this is the lynda carter pilot. the pilot that people traditionally think about. " lynda carter was a former singer and miss world usa, who was trying to break into t-v. "there were very few jobs available for women. i went in for the reading, to read for wonder woman, and doug cramer who was the executive producer had seen film on me. and i walked in and he said, 'oh we don't want you to read. because we've already seen you on film. we just want you to do the screen test.' (gasps) really? oh my god! that was like the closest i'd ever got to anything really big." carter's wonder woman debuted on november 7, in an explosion of starbursts and spandex and was an instant hit. "i think the secret formula that the producers were missing when trying to adapt wonder woman in those previous attempts, the '67 and '74 attempt was sex appeal. and that is what they ended up finding in the 1975 version. when you watch the 1974 feature/pilot adaptation, she's fully dressed with long sleeves, pants. she's 100 percent clothed. she's