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Wonder Woman (1975 TV Series)
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Wonder Woman is the 1970s television adaptation of the DC Comics superheroine, starring actress Lynda Carter as the titular character. The series premiered in the US on ABC in November of 1975, with a made-for-TV movie entitled The New Original Wonder Woman. Reception was positive, and led to one thirteen-episode season on ABC. Both the pilot movie and the first season took place during World War II, and featured Wonder Woman defending the American homefront against a variety of Nazi saboteurs. Wonder Woman is aided in these adventures by the War Department's Major Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner), a brave but somewhat dimwitted intelligence agent who remains unaware that his secretary, Yeoman Diana Prince, is actually Wonder Woman's secret identity.
Due to the inherently high costs of a period piece, ABC declined to renew the series for another season. The show was to be continued by rival network CBS under a readjusted premise - instead of WWII, events would now take place in present day (that is, the 1970s). Wonder Woman and her alter-ego Diana Prince now fought for the Inter-Agency Defense Command, a CIA-like organization dedicated to combating domestic crime as well as foreign espionage and terrorism. Diana's direct superior at the IADC remained a Trevor - specifically Steve Trevor, Jr. (still played by Waggoner), and the pair would engage in many adventures for another two seasons until 1979. The character of Wonder Woman would not fully return to live action media until 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The following weapons were used in the television series Wonder Woman:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 10
In the television film "The New Original Wonder Woman", Paradise Island's tie-breaking "Bullets and Bracelets" challenge is conducted with a pair of Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.
Walther P38
True to stereotype, the Nazi agent Ashley Norman (Red Buttons) is armed with a Walther P38 in the television film "The New Original Wonder Woman".
Remington 1866 Derringer
When exposed as a Nazi double-agent, Steve's secretary Marcia (Stella Stevens) turns a Remington 1866 Derringer on Wonder Woman in "The New Original Wonder Woman".
Carbines
Winchester Model 1892
In the television film "The New Original Wonder Woman", Wonder Woman performs "Bullets and Bracelets" as a Vaudeville act. The first challenger is a Marine, who takes a single shot at Wonder Woman with a Winchester Model 1892 carbine.
Submachine Guns
Thompson
The final challenger in the Vaudeville "Bullets and Bracelets" act is the Teutonic Woman (Maida Severn) and her Thompson Submachine Gun (equipped with a fifty-round drum). The gun appears to be an M1928A1 model in most shots, though an M1928 (or possibly M1921A1) is substituted in closeups.
