Joxerlives The New Original Wonder Woman Now we're talking! Weird that after setting the Crosby film in the present day they then decide to go back to her origins in WW2. Here we have Henry Gibson as the allied agent undercover as a Nazi who will later recur as a villain in later seasons. The plot of the German's attempting to bomb Washington seems ludicrous but was actually something they planned, pretty late in the war. The Norden bomb sight was also a real WW2 artifact. It seems a bit off that Steve Trevor bails out almost directly into the arms of one of the world's most beautiful women whilst the Nazi pilot is presumably eaten by sharks? (This is of course the era of JAWS-mania so sharks were pretty much obligatory)The air-plane battle is pretty ludicrous and lame, especially when it keeps flitting from black and white to colour. Amazingly in this ep whilst WW saves the pilot of the German bomber she appears to kill the entire crew of the U-boat. The commentary with Lynda is great, especially her appreciation of the effortlessly handsome Lyle Waggoner (Steve Trevor knocked out for the first time! Also under truth serum twice), even though they apparently didn't get on. Also love the scene where Cloris Leachmen Amazon Queen get's quite flustered at the idea of a man on Paradise Island, biting her hand in the time honoured fashion at the thought (maybe the Amazon's aren't quite so misandrist as we presumed?)We have the proper costume for the first time although it has the gold cones over the breasts which doesn't really work for me. That said Lynda looks the business, she's stunning and looks as though she's just walked out of the pages of the comic. No offence to the late Christopher Reeve but no one ever embodied a superhero so effortlessly perfectly as Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Nice scene where we think she's going to wear the mini-skirt (as in the 40s comics) only to peel it off and reveal the hot pants. As the commentary from the producer states, a star was born in that moment, her look was so amazing that it entered the public consciousness, much like Dollhouse got a second season purely on the grounds of the Eliza Dushku-as-a-whip-cracking-black leather clad-dominatrix scene The Amazon Olympics are cool (I was totally fooled by Lynda's blonde wig) although it strikes you as reminiscent of something Hugh Hefner would stage at the Playboy Mansion. 'Bullet's and bracelets' strikes me as rather a weird game and surely not one dating back to ancient Greece. Equally Paradise Isaland seems to lack the industry to produce her invisible plane. We see WW perfectly imitate a voice Terminator style, which she will do several times over the series (why doesn't she just make the captured spy do it with her lasso?).We have WW actually working to raise some money but again the last time she ever has to do so. The bullets-and-bracelets show is daft although the sight of the Nazi-agent little old lady with the Tommy gun is worth it. Also as Lynda points out, when Red Buttons is shooting at her in the later scenes his expression is quite hilarious, he knows this is a futile gesture. One question, where does she land her invisible plane? I'd love to see an ep where someone walks into it and bumps their head!5/10, not that fond of the WW2 eps

Rgambit1964 I must say that I agree with almost everything I read in regards to the show. Originally I was more fond of the '70's version but after just finishing watching season three on DVD I now see the value of the WWII episodes.While I used to think that Lynda was a bit more relaxed and confident on screen it hit me;Lynda's naiveté and sense of bewilderment was much more interesting and believable even if it was due to her lack of experience as an actor.Her innocence of the way "Man's World" functioned was so evident on her face you could almost believe she had grown up as a princess on a hidden island populated by females only.The scene of her coming into the store and then being summarily thrown out by a "SISTER" was priceless and yet when confronted with obvious danger her inner warrior was in play instantly(i.e. the little old lady in the theater pulling out a machine gun).Thru out the season Diana showed her growing confidence and sometimes frustration with the Nazi party and the way they manipulated their women.The episodes featuring Drusilla/Wonder Girl perfectly conveyed her "big sister"protectiveness especially in the 2 part Feminum Mystique episode when she rallied her sisters to reclaim Paradise Island.I'll have more comments on another comment page.But lastly,I thought the same thing about Lynda as Hippolyta if the movie ever gets made.Til next time,Hola!

chrisuab Wonder Woman is one of the best superhero shows of all time. Lynda Carter's charm and elegance made it appeal to everyone. Who doesn't get excited to see Diana Prince spin around and burst into Wonder Woman? I'm definitely glad that by the 3rd episode the spins starting to make a burst of light and a loud sound. I didn't like the original spin. I always watched this series as a child while it was in syndication in the 80's. After watching the series on DVD, it takes me back to my childhood. However, I've watched them with friends for their first time, and they got hooked on it immediately. The best episodes I would have to say are "The Feminum Mystique 1 and 2" and "Wonder Woman Goes to Hollywood." These have Debra Winger as Wonder Girl and she always adds a lot to the episode. However, Beatrice Colen, "Etta Candy," added a lot by the 3rd episode and on with her adorable facial expressions and sayings. The only negative thing I can say about the first season is that the Nazi Spy theme does get redundant after a while. I think the Network realized this, so the last 3 episodes are based outside of Washington DC. The setting starts to take place in Buenos Aires, Texas, and California instead. But I still found every episode delightful with Lynda Carter's charisma.I recommend this DVD to any Superhero or Lynda Carter fan!

mergalvez i am soooo happy to see that wonder woman is now available on DVD!!! i've waited so long to see the show again. when will the next two seasons show up? it used to be that if you wanted to buy it you had to go through that video company. and you had to buy it one video at a time at a high cost.now we can just buy it in one lump sum. my sister and i loved watching wonder woman. she showed us that you didn't have to be a boy to have an adventure. my favorite was when things were added to her costume such as the cape, the horsebackriding costume, or (do you recall!!) the scuba diving outfit. also a favorite-- (spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler)when people find out who she is. it's bound to happen in any superhero storyline