The waterproof, swimming, diving, blue, hooded bodysuit
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dpcole7 — 10 years ago(September 27, 2015 09:43 AM)
Her facial expression in the first diving suit (and the artistic take revamp) make me wonder if she wanted to be in that photo or even wear the suit - it does leave little to the imagination, and being in the late-1970s where all the networks wanted "jiggle factor" isn't it true that Pam Dawber refused to wear revealing outfits or jiggle for "Mork and Mindy" (and rightly so, it was exploitative)?
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grendelkhan — 11 years ago(June 29, 2014 10:16 AM)
Based on the picture links, it looks like neoprene, which is used to make wetsuits. The hood looks more like nylon, but the bodysuit looks like neoprene. It could also be padded nylon, like a bathing suit, but it looks more like neprene, to me.
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Oddly-Even — 11 years ago(June 30, 2014 02:25 PM)
Question about the suit used to ride the motorbike. What was the point in it? She is Wonder Woman. Isn't she supposed to be able to run fast and catch up with whoever she is chasing? Why would she need to hop on a motorbike?
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Jimmy-128 — 11 years ago(June 30, 2014 07:59 PM)
In story, there was no point. You're right: Wonder Woman should be able to outrun a motorcycle. Out of story, however, Lynda Carter can't, and I guess they had no way of simulating her "outrunning" a moving vehicle (I don't remember if Steve Austin or Jamie Sommers ever did, either).
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grendelkhan — 11 years ago(July 16, 2014 08:33 AM)
I think it was more of a case of protecting Jeannie Epper, the stunt double, and other stunt artists for those scenes. In the documentary, Double Dare, Epper jokes about the lack of protective gear when doing Wonder Woman stunts, saying, "We had nylons." The costume didn't allow any place to hide pads and Epper even had to get them to compromise and add flesh-colored straps to the top, after she flashed the crew after landing, during a stunt. The documentary opens with a shot of her prepping, then performing a stunt where she jumps through a skylight, into a room below. It may be sugar-glass, but there were shards, wood pieces and other dangers and she has no knee or elbow pads; just the costume and a crash pad at the bottom.
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mptnla — 11 years ago(July 13, 2014 10:47 AM)
I don't remember her mother giving her all those gifts.
The Queen:
"and my daughter, I give you the golden lasso of truthand an underwater suit, a motorcycle suit with matching helmet AND a set of kneepads for scurrying around on a skateboard."
"I'm so glad I found you on Facebook. Now I can stalk you properly."