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pears briefly . In the process , the teenager learns to transform his interests into career goals , and the veteran finds a way to reconnect with society .
CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE
Wonder Woman began as a popular show . Its pilot premiered “ well ” (“ Weekly Rating Scorecard ” 38 ), on Friday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time alongside the likes of Sanford and Son , The Rockford Files , and M * A * S * H , with some newspapers objectively listing its premise as “ The heroine of the popular 1940 ’ s comic books , saves the life of a U . S . Air Force officer ,” and others including the language of “ beautiful ” ( Appendix : North Carolina Television Schedule Sources ). Its first season did not have a set time , but at least one of its early episodes earned a positive Nielsen response ( Sharbutt ; New York News ; “ Wonder Woman Kayos Bob Hope !”), and its first season was part of ABC ’ s “ most successful calendar year ” in the network ’ s history at that point ( Kenion “ ABC Adds ” B9 ). Despite its moves across days , and eventually networks after being acquired by CBS for its second and third seasons , it consistently aired at 8:00 or 8:30 against the likes of Little House on the Prairie , The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Rhoda , Good Times , and before Baretta , Starsky and Hutch , or Charlie ’ s Angels . During its final season , it settled into Fridays at 8:00 , after The Muppet Show and before The Incredible Hulk or The Dukes of Hazzard , and against shows like Happy Days and Diff ’ rent Strokes ( Appendix : North Carolina Television Schedule Sources ).
While Lynda Carter claimed that in the first year , it was “ a very in thing ” to be guest-starring on the show , and Douglas S . Cramer , the original producer of the series , said he “ could seldom go to dinner party or movie opening without someone saying ‘ I really love Wonder Woman , can you write me
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