Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
Caped reporters fight crime with high-tech gadgets.
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl is a live-action superhero children's television series created by Sid and Marty Krofft in 1976. It aired 16 episodes as part of the umbrella series The Krofft Supershow. The series was later syndicated in the package 'Krofft Super Stars' and released on home video with the 12-minute segments combined into eight episodes.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 12 minutes (per episode)
- Creator
- Joe Ruby; Ken Spears
- Developer
- Dick Robbins; Duane Poole
- Producer
- Sid and Marty Krofft; Walter Miller
- Starring
- Deidre Hall
- Judy Strangis
- Norman Alden
- Company
- Sid and Marty Krofft Television Productions; Krofft Entertainment
- Country
- United States
- Network
- ABC
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Premise
The series follows caped superhero Electra Woman, played by Deidre Hall, and her teen sidekick Dyna Girl, played by Judy Strangis. In their civilian lives, they work as reporters for Newsmaker Magazine, using only their first names, Lori and Judy. They change into brightly-colored spandex costumes via an 'Electra-Change' and use the ElectraCar and advanced gadgets to battle supervillains.
The ElectraComs
The ElectraComs are bulky wrist devices worn by Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. They function as two-way radios with video capabilities and serve various specialized functions to help the duo escape traps. With special cartridge attachments, the ElectraComs perform multiple functions: Direct-A-Scan navigates through buildings to the villain's location; Electra-Change allows instant costume changes; Electra-Beam emits a kinetic beam to push or pull objects; Electra-Degravitate enables short-distance gravity defiance; Electra-Force breaks steel bars (though unavailable once when attempted); Electra-Force Shield creates a force field to detain villains or defend against attacks; Electra-Freeze lowers a target's temperature; Electra-G increases a target's weight; Electra-Split replicates a target (but not humans, leaving both unstable); Electra-Strobe speeds the wearer's motions 10,000 times faster; Electra-Vibe creates a sonic field to shatter glass or disorient opponents; Electra-Vision emits a blinding light; and Electra-X provides portable X-ray vision to reveal skeletons or identities.
Other adaptations
In 2001, The WB Television Network commissioned a pilot for a new version starring Markie Post as Electra Woman and Anne Stedman as Dyna Girl. The pilot was a cynical parody set 25 years after the original, with a retired, disillusioned Electra Woman who is a chain-smoking alcoholic, brought back by a fan who becomes the new Dyna Girl. The pilot omitted Frank Heflin but included an in-joke referencing Norman Alden via Aquaman at a university alumni function. The series was not picked up. In 2015, YouTube personalities Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart starred in a reboot produced by Tim Carter and Tomas Harlan, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, and shot in Vancouver, B.C. It was digitally released by Fullscreen as eight 11-minute webisodes in April 2016, then on all major platforms on June 7 by Legendary Digital Studios and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, with a DVD release in late July. In 1992, comic-book creators Bryan J. L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming created Lycra Woman and Spandex Girl, parodying the series. After DuPont sued over the Lycra trademark, copies were destroyed and the character's name changed to Flex Woman; the pair appeared in limited series and one-shots through 1997.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who created Electra Woman and Dyna Girl?
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.
Which network aired Electra Woman and Dyna Girl?
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl aired on ABC.
When did Electra Woman and Dyna Girl first air?
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl first aired on 11 September 1976.
When did Electra Woman and Dyna Girl end?
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl last aired on 25 December 1976.
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