Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16410 in VHS
• Released on: 2000-05-23
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Color, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Amazon.com
An evil sorcerer (Michael Constantine) and a cackling musical nightmare named "GlitterRock" threaten to wreak havoc on the world in this double episode of low-budget, high-fivin' action. In a shameless rip-off of the popular live-action Batman and Robin series (1966-68), ElectraWoman and DynaGirl blast back from the 1970s for 45 minutes of glamorous crime busting, courtesy of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions. Former Olympic gymnastics coach Lori (Deidre Hall) and her protégée, Judy (Judy Strangis), don their trademark orange and yellow capes and supergal go-go boots when they slide down a hidden shaft in their bachelorette pad. With help from Frank, the electronics whiz and gadget inventor who operates their secret electrolab, these big-haired ladies elegantly chase, confront, and eventually capture a variety of seedy characters. They're sort of like Barbie dolls with a purpose. Plenty of cheesy one-liners ("The county museum! What better place to find an escape "artist"!), laughable special effects, and spiraling psychedelic scene bridges offer an amusing trip down memory lane for Baby Boomers--and clean entertainment for first-time viewers ages 5 to 8. --Liane Thomas

Customer Reviews

An Electrablast...
With Campy stuff like this with cookie cutter special effects, the people involved with it can take two ways of going about it:

1. Do it grudgingly, for the paycheck.

2. Have fun with it and revel in it's particular goofiness.

Fortunataly, Electrawoman and Dynagirl was made by people who seem to occupy the second catagory.

Both Dedre and Judy look like they are having a blast being in those outfits and trotting around on those high school play style sets. Not too mention holding up the gadgets that have the standard electronic switch buttons that you can buy from Radio Shack.

Judy puts a lot of "oommmph" in her every "Electa..." exclamation. They both seem to get a kick out of uttering the campy cornball dialog.

Electrawoman and Dynagirl is of course a blow by blow rip off of Batman and Robin. Complete with the underground cave, the special car (which looks like a disco dune buggy), flamboyant over the top villians and the duel older and younger costumed heroes whom you always suspected were just a bit too close for comfort.

For us guys though, Electrawoman and Dynagirl are 10 times more adorable than Batman and Robin.

The wobbely special effects really fun to see. It takes you back to the time when you were young and you found a way in your mind to believe even the worst special effects.

For the Children of 70's pop culture, you can't go wrong with this tape. You'll have tons of Electrafun. I wish it was a four episode tape instead of a two episode deal though.

The quality of the tape is the best that it can be. It has the soft look common for 1970's videotaped programs but retains the clean, new look of video. Which makes it look a little weird considering the vintage...

Ahead Of Its Time
I agree with other reviewers who thought the special effects were laughable...truth is, Electra Woman & DynaGirl lasted only eight episodes for the chief reason that it was, perhaps, far ahead of its time. The Glitter Rock episode was far better than the Sorcerer one, mainly because many of the technological features, such as satellites, electronic eyes and Crimescope's fax machine were presented in a brilliant fashion for 1976. The Glitter Rock story also led to a ninth episode of EWDG, "Blood On Her Hands", which can only be found in printed form on the EWDG website. I look forward to the other six episodes being released by Rhino.

Electra-cool!
Okay, I'll admit the stories are silly, the special effects are laughable, and the performances are, at best, enthusiastic, but if you're the right age, and grew up during a time when Saturday morning television really meant something, then the shows of Sid and Marty Krofft are already a treasured memory. ElectraWoman and DynaGirl was always my favorite, and it was a wonderful nostalgic rush to see these episodes again. Great, great stuff.