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==Television==

==Television==

Unlike other superheroes like [[Superman]], [[Batman]], or [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]], Wonder Woman never made it to either television or film until the late-1960s, despite having a long-running dedicated title within the comics industry.  William Dozier - creator of the hit ''Batman'' series - attempted to be the first producer to put the character on television, but his screen test<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWiiXs2uU1k</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref> never made it past the network approval stage for a pilot program.  Extremely campy, this version starred Ellie Wood Walker as Wonder Woman's alter-ego Diana Prince, and Linda Harrison as the heroine; Dozier's interpretation of Wonder Woman made the character into a slightly dim-witted narcissist.

Unlike other superheroes like [[Superman]], [[Batman]], or [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]], Wonder Woman never made it to either television or film until the late-1960s, despite having a long-running dedicated title within the comics industry.  William Dozier - creator of the hit ''Batman'' series - attempted to be the first producer to put the character on television, but his screen test<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWiiXs2uU1k</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref> never made it past the network approval stage for a pilot program.  Extremely campy, this version starred Ellie Wood Walker as Wonder Woman's alter-ego Diana Prince, and Linda Harrison as the heroine; Dozier's interpretation of Wonder Woman made the character into a slightly dim-witted narcissist.

Wonder Woman's first appearance in animation was done in 1972 as a single episode of Filmation's ''The Brady Kids'', a Saturday morning spin-off of the ABC comedy ''The Brady Bunch''.  In the episode titled "It's All Greek To Me" the kids are transported to ancient Greece courtesy of a mathematician who happens to be Wonder Woman.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ju9FhgGRgc</ref>  A year later she would join Superman, Batman, and [[Aquaman]] in Hanna-Barbera's ''Super Friends''.  Sporting a moral message at the end of every episode, ''Super Friends'' would be broadcast in various incarnations through the mid-1980s, with voice actress Shannon Farnon<ref>http://www.tv.com/superfriends/show/13644/cast.html</ref> as Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman's first appearance in animation was done in 1972 as a single episode of Filmation's ''The Brady Kids'', a Saturday morning spin-off of the ABC comedy ''The Brady Bunch''.  In the episode titled "It's All Greek To Me" the kids are transported to ancient Greece courtesy of a mathematician who happens to be Wonder Woman.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ju9FhgGRgc</ref>  A year later she would join Superman, Batman, and [[Aquaman]] in Hanna-Barbera's ''Super Friends''.  Sporting a moral message at the end of every episode, ''Super Friends'' would be broadcast in various incarnations through the mid-1980s, with voice actress Shannon Farnon<ref>http://www.tv.com/superfriends/show/13644/cast.html</ref> as Wonder Woman.

In 1974 a made-for-television film was broadcast on [[ABC]] and set Wonder Woman in contemporary times against a powerful agent (played by Ricardo Montalban) running a worldwide espionage ring. Starring Cathy Lee Crosby in the title role, this first live action version of ''Wonder Woman'' bore little resemblance to the comic character; Crosby was blonde, had no powers except her intellect, and wore an athletic-appearing jump suit.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izz4OdHxyJo</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref>

In 1974 a made-for-television film was broadcast on [[ABC]] and set Wonder Woman in contemporary times against a powerful agent (played by Ricardo Montalban) running a worldwide espionage ring. Starring Cathy Lee Crosby in the title role, this first live action version of ''Wonder Woman'' bore little resemblance to the comic character; Crosby was blonde, had no powers except her intellect, and wore an athletic-appearing jump suit.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izz4OdHxyJo</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref>

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===''Wonder Woman'' (2017)===

===''Wonder Woman'' (2017)===

[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/</ref> was released on June 2, 2017, and by the end of that month the film had grossed over $720 million worldwide.<ref>http://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-box-office-audience-majority-women/</ref>  In this story Diana learns of a war raging outside of her island world via a pilot who crashed nearby, and she leaves to fight in it and discovers her destiny.  Departing from the comics history slightly, the story takes place in [[World War I]] rather than [[World War II]], in keeping with the immortality of the character.  Chris Pine co-stars as Steve Trevor, and is directed by Patty Jenkins,<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html</ref> who as a female marks a first for the superhero film genre.  

[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/</ref> was released on June 2, 2017, and by the end of that month the film had grossed over $720 million worldwide.<ref>http://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-box-office-audience-majority-women/</ref>  In this story Diana learns of a war raging outside of her island world via a pilot who crashed nearby, and she leaves to fight in it and discovers her destiny.  Departing from the comics history slightly, the story takes place in [[World War I]] rather than [[World War II]], in keeping with the immortality of the character.  Chris Pine co-stars as Steve Trevor, and is directed by Patty Jenkins,<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html</ref> who as a female marks a first for the superhero film genre.  

In a side note, it was discovered that ''Wonder Woman'' reached gender parity in ticket sales; 50% of viewers were women, as opposed to an average of 62% men seeing previous action films which had in its cast a female heroine.  Matthew Liebmann of Movio also indicated the above-average attendance numbers involved parents and their children.  "That says to me that there was an increase in parents taking their children to see the film," he said. "It wasn’t just the female audience that made this film a hit."<ref>http://variety.com/2017/film/news/wonder-woman-study-box-office-1202488262/</ref>

In a side note, it was discovered that ''Wonder Woman'' reached gender parity in ticket sales; 50% of viewers were women, as opposed to an average of 62% men seeing previous action films which had in its cast a female heroine.  Matthew Liebmann of Movio also indicated the above-average attendance numbers involved parents and their children.  "That says to me that there was an increase in parents taking their children to see the film," he said. "It wasn’t just the female audience that made this film a hit."<ref>http://variety.com/2017/film/news/wonder-woman-study-box-office-1202488262/</ref>