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When Wonder Woman performs "Bullets and Bracelets" as a Vaudeville act, the final challenger is an old woman (Maida Severn) with a [[Thompson Submachine Gun]] (equipped with a fifty-round drum). The gun appears to be an M1928A1 model in most shots, though an M1928 (or possibly M1921A1) is substituted in closeups. | When Wonder Woman performs "Bullets and Bracelets" as a Vaudeville act, the final challenger is an old woman (Maida Severn) with a [[Thompson Submachine Gun]] (equipped with a fifty-round drum). The gun appears to be an M1928A1 model in most shots, though an M1928 (or possibly M1921A1) is substituted in closeups. | ||
[[Image:M1928A1Drum.jpg |thumb| | [[Image:M1928A1Drum.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP ]] | ||
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.]] | ||
[[File:WWtommygun01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:WWtommygun01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The old woman (Maida Severn) prepares to fire the Thompson while the act's host Ashley Norman (Red Buttons) looks on nervously. Note the horizontal foregrip]] | ||
[[File:WWtommygun02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:WWtommygun02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The old woman fires the Thompson, while Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) deflects them with her bulletproof bracelets.]] | ||
[[File:WWtommygun03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:WWtommygun03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the Thompson. Note the sudden appearance of a vertical foregrip, which the M1928A1 specifically excludes.]] | ||
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[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
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Wonder Woman is the 1970s television adaptation of the DC Comics superheroine, starring actress Lynda Carter as the titular character. The series premiered in the US on ABC in November of 1975, with a made-for-TV movie entitled The New Original Wonder Woman. Reception was positive, and led to one thirteen-episode season on ABC. Both the pilot movie and the first season took place during World War II, and featured Wonder Woman defending the American homefront against a variety of Nazi saboteurs. Wonder Woman is aided in these adventures by the War Department's Major Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner), a brave but somewhat dimwitted intelligence agent who remains unaware that his secretary, Yeoman Diana Prince, is actually Wonder Woman's secret identity.
Due to the inherently high costs of a period piece, ABC declined to renew the series for another season. The show was to be continued by rival network CBS under a readjusted premise - instead of WWII, events would now take place in present day (that is, the 1970s). Wonder Woman and her alter-ego Diana Prince now fought for the Inter-Agency Defense Command, a CIA-like organization dedicated to combating domestic crime as well as foreign espionage and terrorism. Diana's direct superior at the IADC remained a Trevor - specifically Steve Trevor, Jr. (still played by Waggoner), and the pair would engage in many adventures for another two seasons.
The following weapons were used in the television series Wonder Woman:
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Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 10
In the pilot, Paradise Island's tie-breaking "Bullets and Bracelets" challenge is conducted with a pair of Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.
Submachine Guns
Thompson
When Wonder Woman performs "Bullets and Bracelets" as a Vaudeville act, the final challenger is an old woman (Maida Severn) with a Thompson Submachine Gun (equipped with a fifty-round drum). The gun appears to be an M1928A1 model in most shots, though an M1928 (or possibly M1921A1) is substituted in closeups.
