Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther
TV Flash files “Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther” as hour 2 of 60 in the TV Flash guide — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 1, episode 2, aired 1976-04-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, hour 2 of 14 in season 1. It aired 1976-04-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The New Original Wonder Woman” (S01E01). Next is “Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman” (S01E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Steve is framed for charges of treason by Nazi spies and Wonder Woman finds herself in trouble when she loses her magic lasso while trying to rescue him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 60 — hour 2 of 14 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.
When did Wonder Woman S01E02 air?
Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther aired 1976-04-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
WWII season or the modern CBS years?
Start with Carter's ABC WWII-period hour for the origin sparkle, then the CBS modernization if you want the later franchise run. The spin is the constant.
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Why this series still plays
Lynda Carter spins into the live-action Wonder Woman a generation kept: patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Female superhero as viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, and a twirl that became Halloween permanent.
ABC, then CBS, put a female superhero in a patriotic swimsuit and proved the character could hold a network hour in the disco decade. Wonder Woman (1975–1979 as a franchise run) gave Lynda Carter three seasons, 60 episodes — a short window, not a cinematic universe. Stanley Ralph Ross filtered William Moulton Marston's DC icon through 1970s sparkle. Lyle Waggoner played Steve Trevor across eras; Debra Winger appeared as Drusilla/Wonder Girl. The transformation twirl became a national image before gifs existed.…
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- Lynda Carter as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter spun into a generation’s Halloween as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman — patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years, female superhero as a viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, a twirl…
- Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor
Lyle Waggoner stood tall through The Carol Burnett Show’s sketch detonations — movie parodies, the charwoman, Conway’s corpse-making ad-libs — then put on Steve Trevor’s uniform for Wonder Woman’s patriotic swimsuit glory. CBS variety as…
- Debra Winger as Drusilla / Wonder Girl
Debra Winger’s Drusilla spun Wonder Woman as Wonder Girl — Lynda Carter’s live-action Amazon a generation kept, patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Kid-sister voltage in a disco-decade franchise.…