Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman (1976)

88 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

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Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: When Gargantua has Steigler under his arm and is carrying him down the pipe, you can see the cuffs at the bottom of the pants legs on Gargantua, even though he's supposed to be a real gorilla and not wearing any pants.

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Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: After the Nazis capture Steigler, while they're at the oil refinery Gargantua is in a cage behind them, and when Erica blows the whistle the gorilla reaches through the bars and grabs a large cardboard cutout of Wonder Woman, which was leaning against the wall, but the problem is that in the previous shots that cardboard cutout was not there.

Super Grover

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Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: While the circus crowd is gathered around the cage with Gargantua, there's a closeup of the gorilla as he roars and we can see the stuntman's human teeth behind the gorilla's teeth. It happens again in Gargantua's closeup while he's climbing up to Steigler's window.

Super Grover

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Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Wonder Woman arrives at the warehouse where Steigler is being held, as she's using her lasso to scale the building the high heels on her boots have vanished, and they're now flats. This switch also occurs in previous shots, as well as at the start when Erica Belgard is disguised as Wonder Woman.

Super Grover

Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: After Erica shows Gargantua the window of Steigler's location, when the gorilla climbs up the building we can see the end of the hairy sleeves, and the wrists/hands of the stuntman in the gorilla suit. Then on his way down we can see the end of his hairy pants at his ankle.

Super Grover

Wonder Woman vs Gargantua - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: After Gargantua slams Steigler into the desk, Steigler's body can barely be seen on top of the desk and looks like most of his body is behind the desk. However, when the MP enters the room, Steigler is shown to be on top of the desk and his whole body can be seen. Gargantua didn't move him and Steigler is unconscious.

The Pluto File - S1-E8

Other mistake: This takes place in 1942, but modern 1970s era cars can be seen behind Wonder Woman and Steve when the attendants are loading Benson into the ambulance. Then again later, when The Falcon's partner creates a diversion and is being shot at by the guard.

Super Grover

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The Pluto File - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Diana and Steve meet with Dr. Barnes at the hospital, they stop in the corridor to discuss the guard's condition, and when they resume walking the actors' T-mark and two tape marks are visible on the floor, where they had been standing.

Super Grover

Last of the $2 Bills - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: In the first two closeups of Steve's two dollar bill, the serial number on the bill is "A16452841A", but when Diana kisses the bill and leaves a lipstick mark, in the next closeup it's actually a different two dollar bill with serial number "A77148841A."

Super Grover

Last of the $2 Bills - S1-E9

Other mistake: When the two dollar bill engraving plates are being stolen from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving (in reality it's called Bureau of Engraving and Printing), in the closeup of the plates we see the obverse and reverse sides do not look like the images on real two dollar bills of that era (perhaps this was deliberate, but still an error).

Super Grover

Last of the $2 Bills - S1-E9

Other mistake: After Wotan's arrival on the Virginia beach, there are two closeups of Wonder Woman leaping into the air and the "boots" she's wearing aren't actually boots, they are shoes with the high boot part layered over them, and when she's on the beach she's wearing the flat boots.

Super Grover

Trivia: Jeannie Epper, Lynda Carter's stunt double's son, was bullied in school by his peers who didn't believe his mother played Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter heard this and invited them to the set.

Rob245

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Answer: The transformation twirling was invented for the 1970s TV series only, to explain her quick change from Diana Prince to Wonder Woman. However, it would have been nice to do a little spin homage in the movie.

Answer: She does. However, if she were to use any of her abilities as Diana Prince, everybody, including her enemies would be able to make the connection that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman are the same person which could be used to get revenge on her. By not using her abilities in her civilian disguise, nobody would suspect anything at all and she could keep herself and her friends safe.

So it was more a choice that she decided an Ice Skating move was less conspicuous than say, ducking in a phone booth like Superman? If Clark Kent enters a a phone booth, and Superman comes out, don't you think even the dull of mind would get the connection?

That's because Clark Kent has super speed so he can easily run into a phone booth quickly and leave as Superman as quickly too or whenever Clark does need to change into Superman out in the open, there's never around to see him change. It's a plot device that's really effective.

Could one man or gal. We're supposed to just believe almost everyone these two are around can't figure out of the obvious. Characters like Spider-Man and Batman can do this because of their masks, so these excuses just don't pass with me.

Rob245

Answer: As Diana Prince she didn't have the super powers that Wonder Woman has, although as an Amazon princess she does have greater strength than normal humans. Diana's mom taught her how to transform her ordinary clothes into her Wonder Woman outfit (as opposed to just doing a quick change like Clark Kent does). Her outfit, which her mother gives her when she leaves includes the "golden girdle of Gaea." The girdle provides enhanced strength and heightens her other abilities. As to why she spins, it was a stylized choice to add something extra to the show and hadn't been done in the comics. Although they did change it up a bit due to budget and time. Later, Wonder Woman comic writers would include the spin into the comics, but by then it was generally to put her into her secret identity, not to give her her powers. But as to why Diana Prince doesn't have super powers in the 70's show, as opposed to other incarnations of her; the original TV movie pilot had Diana powerless like the character was during the Bronze Age of Wonder Woman (late 60's) when Diana decided to stay on Earth and became mortal. That series was not picked up, but a 2nd attempt at it, starring Lynda Carter, was and the series loosely based Diana on the first pilot but through magic could transform into the superhero Wonder Woman.

Bishop73

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