Anybody Remember the '70's Wonder Woman? What Version Did You Like Better?

[Brian Damage]

• The '70s version of "Wonder Woman," with Lynda Carter in the star-spangled bathing suit, originally took place in World War II. When the second season began, the action had jumped ahead to present-day (mainly to save money, since period pieces are more expensive), which worked for the immortal Wonder Woman, less so for love interest Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner). So it was explained that this was now Steve Trevor Junior, who had grown up hearing his dad tell stories about Wonder Woman. Not creepy at all.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/law-order-los-angeles-shakeup-other-weird-tv-show-revamps

[Retro4Life]

Another reason they switched to the newer setting was likely the newfound popularity of Star Wars, which had just come out a few months before. They made the show more "science fictiony" and even added a cute (?) little robot!


I liked the newer version more. While both versions were cheesy, the original was just so camp it was kind of hard to even remotely take seriously.