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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

  • TV Series
  • 1976
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
617
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Deidre Hall and Judy Strangis in The Krofft Supershow (1976)
Sci-Fi

The adventures of two female superheroes.The adventures of two female superheroes.The adventures of two female superheroes.

  • Creators
    • Joe Ruby
    • Ken Spears
  • Stars
    • Deidre Hall
    • Judy Strangis
    • Norman Alden
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    617
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Joe Ruby
      • Ken Spears
    • Stars
      • Deidre Hall
      • Judy Strangis
      • Norman Alden
    • 17User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Deidre Hall
    Deidre Hall
    • Electra Woman…
    • 1976
    Judy Strangis
    Judy Strangis
    • Dyna Girl…
    • 1976
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Frank Heflin
    • 1976
    Marvin Miller
    Marvin Miller
    • Narrator
    • 1976
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • The Sorcerer
    • 1976
    Peter Mark Richman
    Peter Mark Richman
    • The Pharaoh
    • 1976
    Jane Elliot
    Jane Elliot
    • Princess Cleopatra
    • 1976
    Susan Lanier
    Susan Lanier
    • Miss Dazzle
    • 1976
    Claudette Nevins
    Claudette Nevins
    • Empress of Evil
    • 1976
    Malachi Throne
    Malachi Throne
    • Ali Baba
    • 1976
    Tiffany Bolling
    Tiffany Bolling
    • Spider Lady
    • 1976
    John Mark Robinson
    John Mark Robinson
    • Glitter Rock
    • 1976
    Sid Haig
    Sid Haig
    • The Genie
    • 1976
    Bruce M. Fischer
    Bruce M. Fischer
    • Spinner
    • 1976
    Jacquelyn Hyde
    Jacquelyn Hyde
    • Lucrecia
    • 1976
    Jeff David
    Jeff David
    • Side Man
    • 1976
    Michael Blodgett
    Michael Blodgett
    • King Alex X of Tourembourg
    • 1976
    Robert Sutton
    Robert Sutton
    • Leggs
    • 1976
    • Creators
      • Joe Ruby
      • Ken Spears
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    dtucker86

    Good clean fun for the inner child in all of us

    Sid and Marty Krofft have been really criticized and even ridiculed in some circles for the shows that they created during the 1970s. However, I have many fond childhood memories of the happiness they gave me with shows like Lidsville and H. R. Puff and Stuff (I don't think I spelled that correctly). They even had a special on the E channel a couple years ago about Puff and Stuff and tried to say that there was a hidden message about marijuana use in it. In fact with their colorful use of puppets, wild colors and psychodelic ambiance, you could say the Krofft brothers were like Mister Rogers on Captain Kangaroo on LSD. People have said that the Krofft's were like Ed Wood. Their projects were so campy and bad that they were almost good in a sort of way. Let me come to their defense and say that even though their shows might be laughable by today's standards, what kind of standards do we really have today I ask? Especially when it comes to entertainment for our kids. Maybe when you watched Land Of The Lost and other shows you laughed at the crude special effects, cheesy costumes and sets and dialogue, but you could at least let your kids watch it. It brought them joy what is wrong with that. I was so happy when the wonderfully nostaglic TV land channel had a Sid and Marty Marathon recently. I loved watching Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Land Of The Lost Again (boy the special effects were just like Jurassic Park ha ha). However, finding Electra Woman and Dyna Girl was to me like Howard Carter finding King Tut's tomb. It was a lost treasure. I have always loved Diedre Hall, my favorite show with her was Our House, I had no idea she had starred in this one as well. EWADG has a tremendous cult following, its amazing because only eight episodes of this show were ever filmed. Its worth it because it reminds me so much of the Batman show I loved as a kid. Right down to the colorful villians like the Sorcerer (a wonderfully hammy Michael Constantine) to Professor Frank who was really like Alfred the Butler. Yes folks just but your brain on hold and open the heart to the inner child. Sid and Marty did a really fine thing and have nothing to be ashamed of. I cannot think of her name but the young actress who played Dyna Girl did an amazing job. She reminded me so much of Robin especially with her "Electra" phrases, the way Robin used "Holy" phrases on Batman.
    DearJohnny

    Deranged 70's Cheese Fun

    One of three segments presented on the 70's Saturday morning kidvid THE KROFT SUPERSHOW; The others were 'Wonderbug,' a Herbie The Love Bug knockoff, and 'Doctor Shrinker,' about a mad scientist who shrinks three teens. All three, if I remember right, were dumped in favor of new short features when the SUPERSHOW came back for a second season, though 'Wonderbug' might have stayed around. Only eight episodes of 'Electra-Woman And Dyna-Girl' were produced, but they're vividly, and sometimes even fondly, remembered by Generation Xers. A weird, low-budget pastiche of the campy 1960's BATMAN with a bit of Lynda Carter WONDER WOMAN thrown in, the show starred Deidre Hall and Judy Strangis as 'Lori' and 'Judy,' two magazine writers who, when trouble strikes, usually in the form of a flamboyantly costumed, wildly overplayed super-villain, become super-heroines Electra-Woman and Dyna-Girl. They battled evil using their 'Electra-comps,' clunky-looking devices worn on their wrists that allowed them to fire various types of low-budget rays and kept them in communication with Frank, the crusty scientific genius who invented the Comps and manned the 'Electra-base' in Lori and Judy's basement.

    What makes the show interesting and fun, if not exactly good, is the bizarre sense of conviction most of the actors bring to their roles. They all overact wildly, especially Judy Strangis, but seem perfectly attuned to the claustrophobic confines of the bizarre little world they inhabit. Despite looking like it was made in someone's basement, the show did its best to ape the fantastic comic books it copied, sending its heroines through time, into alternate dimensions, etc. Admittedly, it did it all with apparently two sets, a maximum of six actors, and a budget of twenty dollars, but it could be seen as trying to bring back the spirit of the old CAPTAIN VIDEO-type shows. Or not.
    richard.fuller1

    Always Play it Serious, Never Tongue In Cheek

    And there was no camp, no sneers, grins, winks, no comedy relief here.

    Most Saturday morning shows which ran for only one season averaged sixteen episodes.

    Electra Woman filled that requirement, but with the two parter continued next week, this resulted in eight complete episodes if shown in the half hour time slot.

    When Tvland aired Electra Woman at the beginning of 2004, I recorded the shows off. They are indeed fun.

    The Sorcerer would be Michael Constatine, Judy Strangis' (Dyna Girl) former Emmy award winning costar from Room 222. I think Constatine made a bit of a mini-comeback with Lainie Kazan in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

    Ali Baba would be Malachi Throne, he of the two part story of the original Star Trek, as well as the uncredited villain, No Face or Unface, on the sixties Batman show, as well as endless other appearances.

    Ali Baba's sidekick, the Genie, would be Sid Haig, he who likewise has endless credits to his name. And check out the evil Dyna Girl in this story! Her little eyes are as big around as her nostrils! Glitter Rock was apparently a prototype for Kaptain Kool.

    The Pharaoh would be Peter Mark Richman, the Christopher Plummer lookalike who likewise has endless TV credits to his name, but I saw him first as Suzanne Somers' father on Three's Company, as the Reverend Snow.

    His sidekick, Cleopatra, would be portrayed by Jane Elliot, she who appeared in the Elvis Presley-Mary Tyler Moore movie "Change of Habit" and would likewise have endless soap credits to her name, among them Diedre Hall's (Electra Woman) on Days of Our Lives.

    The Empress of Evil was Claudette Nevins, who, when I IMDb'd her, I learned she was in a racy little comedy show that I began to believe I must have imagined, called Husbands Wives and Lovers. Created by Joan Rivers, just imagine Knots Landing with a laugh track.

    The Spider Lady would be Tiffany Bolling.

    Amusing thing about Bolling. A year after she was the Spider Lady, she would appear in the twilight zone type telemovie with William Shatner called Kingdom of the Spiders. Wonder if she felt typecast?

    The Spider Lady would transform into Electra Woman, and upon doing this, the duplicate would be portrayed by Diedre Hall's own sister, Andrea, rather than resort to the usual split screen effect.

    For eight small adventures, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl sure was a lot of fun.
    7jeremycrimsonfox

    Electa-Wow

    I am a fan of this series, mainly because I am a sucker for superhero shows. Electra Woman and Dyna Girl is one of the many shows made by Sid and Marty Krofft, created for the Krofft Supershow. Only eight episodes were made, which were split into 16 for the Supershow, where each episode had two parts.

    In this show, Lori and Judy are two reporters for Newsmaker Magazine, but when crime strikes, and they get a call from Frank, a scientist who serves as inventor and the Alfred of the series, Lori and Judy use their ElectraComs to Electra-Change into Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, spandex-clad heroines, who then use their ElectraComms and smarts to thwart the villain of the day.

    So, basically, this is what we call a late attempt at making money off the success of the Batman show from the 1960's. Due to it being made for Saturday Morning (instead of primetime like the Batman), there are no fisticuffs to be seen or more serious plots. Like the other works of Sid and Marty, this is a cartoony take on the superhero genre, and that is where it can be bad to some, as it sometimes makes the show even more campier than Batman. The first episode does not show the origin story of the two heroines, which is also a downside, as we do not know how Lori and Judy got to become Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and what The Sorcerer. The first episode's villain, did to cross paths with them to want revenge. Other than that, it is a good show. Not perfect, but good.
    Sargebri

    The Distaff Batman and Robin

    This show will always be to me a female version of "Batman". The only difference was that the two leads were not a rich millionaire and his teenage ward, they were a pair of reporters and their version of Alfred was the scientist who invented the special bracelets they wore. I'm just surprised that Howie Horwitz, the producer of "Batman" didn't sue over this show because of its similarities to it, especially Dyna Girl's use of phrases like "ELECTRA WOW" which could have easily been a version of Robin's "HOLY'S". Also, it is very ironic that Judy Strangis was cast in this show. Her father, Sam Strangis, was one of several directors used for the Batman series. In fact, Judy once had a cameo appearance in one episode. This was definitely one of the Krofft brothers wildest creations.

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    • Trivia
      The series was originally aired as 16 serialized installments on The Krofft Supershow (1976). They were later re-edited as eight standalone episodes, which went on to air sporadically on TV and blip on home video. The original "Supershow" edits are generally longer, but there are a few extended shots in the standalone versions. Only Empress of Evil: Part 2 (1976) is unchanged.
    • Quotes

      The Sorcerer: Your attention, my kilowatt cuties!

    • Crazy credits
      About 35 seconds into the show's titles the episode's villain is briefly seen, meaning there are six different opening credit sequences.
    • Connections
      Featured in Land of the Lost: Dream Maker (1992)

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Electra Bella y Dyna Chica
    • Filming locations
      • The Lot - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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