Wonder Woman
The Return of Wonder Woman
TV Flash files “The Return of Wonder Woman” as a desk essential hour — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 2, episode 1, aired 1977-09-16, 90 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 15 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1977-09-16 (90 min). The listed hour before it is “Wonder Woman in Hollywood” (S01E14). Next is “Anschluss '77” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “The Return of Wonder Woman”. The Return of Wonder Woman is the CBS modern-era reset. Same twirl, new decade clothes: the franchise proving it could leave the 1940s and still sell Halloween gold.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
More than 30 years after her adventures during World War II, Princess Diana resumes the mantle of Wonder Woman when a plane carrying Steve Trevor Jr. (son of her former associate) lands on Paradise Island. Wonder Woman and Steve must prevent a terrorist from stealing a nuclear power plant and destabilizing all of Latin America.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Return of Wonder Woman sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 15 of 60 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Wonder Woman S02E01 air?
The Return of Wonder Woman aired 1977-09-16 and is listed at 90 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.
In the series
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.…
Filed against
- 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.…