For the YMMV page for the Wonder Woman franchise at large see YMMV.Wonder Woman.
- Aluminum Christmas Trees:
- In "Spaced Out", the very idea of a science fiction convention carried this connotation in world. It was the The '70s and to many in the mass audience, this was the first view of such a thing. For example, Diana was emphatic that while she was staying that the same hotel as the convention, she was absolutely not attending it.
- In "The Fine Art of Crime", Harold Farnum's description of his computer expertise is quite a throwback to days that a modern audience wouldn't recognize.Harold Farnum: But I know all about computers. I took a course last semester. Keypunch, you name it. I know it all.
- Best Known for the Fanservice: Lynda Carter, a world class beauty and Miss World USA pagent winner, made multiple generations fondly remember what otherwise became a non-descript spy show in seasons 2 and 3. Not only that, but her look changed the character forever.
- Fight Scene Failure: The show had its share. One notable example came in "The Starships Are Coming". Mason Steele's Aide ("Well, we gotta do something!") rushes up to Wonder Woman and swings wildly over her head. This would be roughly par for the course. What made it stand out was that he held his fist over his head for a full second while Lynda Carter reared back her punch and delivered the hit. Apparently Wonder Woman seemed like the kind of person who needed a really, really big opening.
- Foe Yay Shipping: Fausta has been the subject of plenty of fan material between her and Diana.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: An episode from season 3 ("Spaced Out," originally aired 1979) features a sci-fi convention with typical shots of crazy con-goers in their (mostly) horrible homemade cosplay togs. One of these is astonishingly similar to the now-famous "brass bikini" slave-girl costume Leia wore as Jabba's attendant in Return of the Jedi, which was released in 1983.
- Hollywood Homely: Mocked a bit in "Beauty on Parade". Diana proposes infiltrating a USO beauty pageant to find a saboteur. Steve objects, thinking they would need somebody really gorgeous to pull off an undercover like that. Diana does it behind his back, and the enthusiasm from the pageant organizers reveals that Steve is, well, kind of a moron.
- Narm: The bottom half of her outfit looks like a blue diaper.
- Narm Charm:
- Overshadowed by Controversy: Prior to being cast as Wonder Woman a nearly bankrupt Lynda Carter accepted the title role in 'Bobbi Jo and the Outlaw', a sleazy exploitation flick where she played a murderous bank-robber and involved her in much nudity and several sex scenes. Once Wonder Woman started airing the production company rushed the film into distribution in order to exploit her new found fame, featuring her image prominently in all the advertising. This created a mild scandal given how Wonder Woman was considered such a positive role model for children and the feminist movement.
- Questionable Casting: In the episode "The Pied Piper", casting comedic nebbish Martin Mull to play a flamboyant rock star.
- Rooting for the Empire: Not that anyone is rooting AGAINST Diana, but fans like to imagine scenarios where some of her villains claim victory over her (Henry Roberts genuinely transforming her into a living waxwork, the Pied Piper hypnotising her into becoming one of his obedient groupies, the Toy Maker converting her into a living doll etc). Very common in fanfiction, fanart and re-edited video clips of the show published online, sometimes finally allowing Steve Trevor to be the hero.
- Special Effects Failure: Not uncommon - the show had a somewhat higher budget than what Adam West's Batman got, but the show's premise required more fantastic plots, and unlike Batman, it couldn't hide its cheapness behind the "just a silly comedy" excuse. Special mention goes to the swimming sequence from "The Bermuda Triangle Crisis" (blatantly filmed in a swimming pool interspersed with clips taken from 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' and 'The Enemy Below').
- Tear Jerker: in 'The Phantom of the Rollercoaster' Wonder Woman reunites 2 estranged brothers, one hideously deformed by napalm during the Vietnam War in an incredibly dark storyline for an essentially lightweight show.
- Unintentional Period Piece: The '70s era of the series is presented as modern day as opposed to the old days of World War II. So the huge rooms to house one computer, the computer jargon ("Keypunch, you name it"), phone booths, prices, contemporary football players such as Deacon Jones and Roman Gabriel, and even episode names ("Anschluss '77") clearly lock in the actual time.
