Wonder Woman - The Complete First Season |  | Directors: Dick Moder, Stuart Margolin, Jack Arnold, Herb Wallerstein, Ivan Dixon
Actors: Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  198 reviews
Sales Rank: 10186
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 725 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1
MPN: WARD33435D
ISBN: 0790791293
UPC: 085393343521
EAN: 9780790791296
ASIN: B0001ZMWYG
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1976
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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"In your satin tights / Fighting for your rights / And the old Red, White, and Blue!... / Wonder Woman!" Could anyone who grew up in the '70s ever forget that super-catchy theme song? Originally packaged as the female version of the IBatman/I TV show (producer Stanley Ralph Ross penned 32 of the caped crusader's episodes), IWonder Woman/I ended up redefining the campy, comic book genre. The primetime show immediately became a social and cultural phenomenon, attracting a wide audience that continued to tune in to America's favorite socially progressive superheroine. p Looking back on it now, it is easy to see the attraction of this unique show that oozed '70s culture, but was set in the 1940s. While trying to stop a Nazi plane from reaching the U.S., Major Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner) is shot down, landing on mythical Paradise Island. The uncharted island is the hidden home to the lost tribe of eternally young Amazon women. The Amazons take in the Major and nurse him back to health. During his recovery he attracts the sympathy and interest of Princess Diana (Lynda Carter, former Miss USA 1973) who is intrigued by the man from the mainland and his tales of the evil Nazis. She decides she must follow the Major back to the U.S. and join the forces of good against the tyranny of evil. So begins the saga of the beautiful Amazon Wonder Woman, armed with super strength, bulletproof bracelets, and the unbreakable, "truth-telling," golden lasso. What sets season 1 apart from the two subsequent seasons is that the pilot and each of the 13 episodes take place during World War II, corresponding to the original comic stories. In this season we see Wonder Woman battle spies, uncover Fausta the Nazi Wonder Woman, stop thieves trying to steal the secret substance of Amazonian power (Feminum), wrestle a Nazi-trained circus gorilla, and rescue an interplanetary visitor held captive by the Third Reich--all of which are priceless. p Included with the pilot episode is an extremely fun commentary track by Lynda Carter and producer Douglas C. Kramer. Also added on the DVD set is the making-of featurette "Beauty, Brawn and Bulletproof Bracelets." Yes, it is very campy, cheesy, dated, and filled with double entendres and subtle innuendos. But below the surface, there is something special that makes the show timeless and a pleasure to watch. Calling IWonder Woman: The Complete First Season/I a time capsule would be an understatement. But a time capsule in the most wonderful sense of the phrase. I--Rob Bracco/I
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 Lynda the 1970's November 16, 2009
David Chan
just loads of color fun. lots of action. the beautiful 1970's. lynda carter is the most prettiest i've ever seen. also love her singing.****
Wonder Woman received October 7, 2009
N E Groh (FL)
On time.....arrived in perfect condition to introduce another generation of wonder women to this fun show !
 43 I still LOOOOVE Wonder Woman! purchasing 1st Season today October 5, 2009
C. A. GARNER (Columbus, OH)
I purchased Seasons 2 3 this weekend at a local flea market, but the vendor didn't have the First Season. Not to be deterred, I decided to stop in here at amazon to see if it was available..lucky for me, it is! Yes, it's cheesy (at one point in the second dvd, I think, in the episode where Diana "married" some IADS guy as an undercover ploy, they're stopped at a "filling station" and, as they LEAVE their car with the attendant to dash across the street to the local diner, it shows the price of gas...67.9 cents for regular! WOW...I just about choked on my popcorn strawberry Fanta!), and the special effects are, uhm, not really so special, but it really took me back to a simpler time when reality tv was not the norm as it appears to be today!
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br /I'll also be purchasing another of my favorite childhood memories that I hadn't thought about in a really long time, but it showed up on the "recommended items" section -- the Complete Isis series -- such very fond memories of being a little girl with not a care in the world (even though the world was fraught with war the economy was absolutely nuts..hmmm, much like today!)
Get us out from under Wonder Woman! July 9, 2009
A Mother of 2 Kidlets (Chicago suburbs)
I rented this from my local library and my 6 year old daughter just loved it! I had to do some explaining about who the Nazis were, but the message of a powerful woman who works for truth and justice was strong and clear. I purchased the first season DVD.
classic show! June 1, 2009
chris l. (ca, usa)
classic show with a lot of episodes on this compilation! i like watching wonder woman's adventures and overall it's a good dose of imagination, action and a little comedy, considering of course the time period it was filmed and that it originated as a comic book.
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