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1976
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Charlie's Angels was an American television show that aired from 1976-1981. The show was produced by Sony and starred Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Tanya Roberts, and David Doyle. It was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and produced by Aaron Spelling. The show revolved around a trio of highly skilled women who worked as private detectives for the mysterious Charlie Townsend. Charlie, their enigmatic boss, was never seen in person but communicated with the Angels via a speakerbox on his desk. The Angels worked undercover on various cases for clients, using their unique skills to uncover criminal activity and bring criminals to justice. The original trio of Angels included Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett. Their characters were each distinct: Jill was the athletic and bolder of the three, Sabrina was the smart and level-headed one, and Kelly was the compassionate and empathetic member of the team. Their chemistry and banter made for a delightful viewing experience, and they quickly became fan favorites. Over the course of the show's run, there were several cast changes. Fawcett left the show after one season, and Cheryl Ladd was brought in to play her sister Kris Munroe. Tanya Roberts played the role of Julie Rogers in the show's final season after Jackson and Smith had left the series. Despite the cast changes, the show maintained its popularity and remained a cultural icon of the '70s and '80s. One of the show's defining features was its fashion. The Angels were known for their iconic outfits: bell-bottom pants, halter tops, and high-heeled shoes. Their hair was also a topic of conversation, with Farrah Fawcett's feathered hairstyle becoming a cultural phenomenon. The Angels were not only stylish but also skilled in martial arts, driving, and other detective work. The show was also notable for its kitschy tone and over-the-top action scenes. Despite its serious themes, Charlie's Angels never took itself too seriously, and the show was often playful and self-aware. It also featured a memorable theme song, composed by Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson, which became an iconic part of the show's legacy. Charlie's Angels was a cultural phenomenon that spawned two movies, a reboot TV series, and a comic book series. It was also a groundbreaking show for its portrayal of strong, independent women who were not only skilled but also stylish and glamorous. The Angels became icons of '70s fashion and feminism, and their legacy lives on to this day. In summary, Charlie's Angels was a fun, action-packed show that featured strong and independent women working as private detectives for a mysterious boss. The show was known for its iconic fashion, playful tone, and over-the-top action scenes. Despite cast changes, the show maintained its popularity and remained a cultural icon of the '70s and '80s.

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17. Let Our Angel Live

June 24, 1981

The Angels and Bosley are hired to track down Joe Danworth, who walked off with $200,000 of his employer's money. Kelly and Bosley are waiting in their cars outside of his apartment building when he shows up. When Kelly approaches him with a gun, Danworth pulls a gun from his coat and fires. The bullet grazes the right side of Kelly's head. Bosley knocks Danworth out and Kelly is rushed to the hospital in a very serious condition. While Bosley, Kris and Julie are keeping vigil at the hospital, they sadly reminisce about Kelly. The doctor finally arrives and says they were able to treat her with heavy anti-coagulants and that she is going to be fine. Kelly wants to see them. Kris, Julie and Bosley all happily enter Kelly's room and she tells them that she thought that Charlie had been to visit her, but she couldn't stay awake. Bosley assures the Angels that Charlie had been there.

16. Mr. Galaxy

June 17, 1981

Ron Gates, a young body builder, has several accidents while training with his manager, Artie Weaver, for the Mr. Galaxy title. The Angels are called in to find out who is trying to injure Ron. One of the suspects is the current Mr. Galaxy, Chuck Wilde. Another is Wilde's manager, Norman Powers. Another suspect is Danny Barr, owner of the arena with heavy underworld connections. At one time Ron Gates was a boxer who had a management contract with Barr, but who, after almost killing another boxer, quit boxing and took up body building. Barr has always been angry with Ron for walking out on him. Kris stays close to Ron to keep her eye on him. Kelly poses as a staff reporter for a leading body building magazine. Julie and Bosley are customers at the gym called Sportworld. Selena Hansen, the wife of the boxer Ron Gates almost killed, is also a suspect. Ron keeps away from all confrontations, and when Kris questions why he doesn't defend himself, he says he will never hit anyone again. Ron ultimately wins the Mr. Galaxy title. After several more brushes with death, the Angels discover it is Danny Barr who has been trying to get rid of Ron and he is taken into custody.

15. Angel on a Roll

June 10, 1981

After twelve different banks have been robbed of a quarter of a million dollars in hundred dollar bills, the Angels are called in to investigate. All the banks have the same type of automatic teller. Ted Markham, a computer and electronics genius who designed and installed the automatic tellers, has quit his job. Kris volunteers to become acquainted with Markham with the intention of obtaining some of the bills so that the serial numbers may be traced. Kris follows Markham to a poker parlor where he takes out a stack of $100 bills and with the help of a wrist calculator is a big winner. Ted and Kris are attracted to each other and they take off for Las Vegas in Kris' car. While in Las Vegas, Kris manages to get some of the bills away from Ted. She phones the serial numbers to Bosley and soon learns that they are part of the missing money. After Ted has won $300,000, he is asked to leave Las Vegas by the casino owner. On the way out of town, Ted stops at a bank while Kris waits in the car. When they arrive back in California, at the spot where Ted left his car, Kelly, Julie and Bosley are waiting with the police to take Ted into custody. Bosley then finds that Ted is free to go due to the fact that when he deposited the money in the bank in Las Vegas, he had paid back each of the twelve banks with interest, and they will not prosecute. Even though Ted and Kris have strong feelings for each other, they realize their relationship would not be the same -- so they sadly part.

14. Attack Angels

June 3, 1981

Edward Tustin, head of a group trying to take over Western Techtronics, engages efficiency expert, Dr. John Reardon of Executive Assistants, to have the four members of Techtronics who oppose his takeover killed. Reardon has hypnotized three girls for the job; Darlene Warren, Cynthia Weaver and Francine Miller. He uses motivational Pavlovian and Sensory conditioning and the subjects kill without fear, passion or memory. After the Chairman of the Board and a Vice President of Techtronics are killed and Francine Miller's body is found with them, the Angels are hired by company President, Steve Briggs. Briggs realizes he is next on the list. Kelly and Kris join Techtronics as executive trainees and Julie applies as Executive Assistant. She is hypnotized by Dr. Reardon, who uses flashing strobe effects, a candle and a water tank. After Julie has become completely programmed, she is sent to kill Briggs and almost succeeds when the suspicious Kelly and Kris arrive and save him. Julie is then deprogrammed by a doctor who explains that fire and water are two of the strongest hypnotic symbols. Reardon, Tustin and their associates are taken into custody.

13. Stuntwoman Angels

February 28, 1981

Motion picture executive Jonathan Tobias hires Bosley and the Angels to track down someone dressed as one of Robin Hood's Merry Men who has been shooting arrows into studio personnel. Tobias knows that the arrows are aimed at him when his chauffeur is hit. Charlie arranges for the Angels to enroll in stunt school and then go to work as stuntwomen on a picture called "Marian and her Merry Maids" -- a bad remake of an old Errol Flynn classic. The Angels become friendly with one of the maids, Ellen Travers, and her husband, Jeff. Ellen, a former rodeo queen, has become enamored with movies. Jeff is trying desperately to get her to quit the movies and go back home with him. Bosley learns that one of the security guards, Jake Webner, was in the original picture with his idol -- Errol Flynn. Ellen Travers is hit with an arrow while driving a wagon during one of the scenes. It is Jake who has been dressing as Robin Hood's man with the bow and arrow, trying to get to Tobias because he feels that Tobias has been making bad movies. Jake is eventually caught while shooting an arrow into the director's foot. However, Bosley discovers that Jake was on guard duty when Ellen Travers was shot. Her husband, Jeff, who was trying to scare her into giving up movies, really shot her. Jake and Jeff are both taken into custody.

12. Chorus Line Angels

February 21, 1981

The Angels are hired by Ruth Traina, who has invested $150,000 in a Darian Mason Production, to investigate the disappearance of two of the best dancers. Kelly auditions a job as a dancer; Julie is her agent/manager and Kris poses as a writer/critic doing a story on Mason. Another of the better dancers, Nancy, disappears after being caught going through Mason's files. Mason then catches Kris going through his files and threatens her. The Angels and Bosley find that Mason has deliberately hired theinexperienced and gotten rid of the good ones to make the audition a failure, since he can't possibly pay off all of his investors. Kelly and Julie come to Kris' rescue. They then find and free the three missing dancers. The cast, including Kelly, decide to go through the audition since they feel that they owe it to themselves to at least try. The Las Vegas executives they audition for express great interest in the dancers.

11. Angel on the Line

February 14, 1981

Mary and her very attractive friend, Lois, go to the Hot Line Club, a singles club with a phone at each table. The phone rings and the caller asks to speak to Lois. He then tells her that she is so pretty he has to kill her. Lois leaves the club. She is followed, and in an effort to escape, runs in front of a car, is hit and killed. Mary calls in the Angels to investigate. They all go to the Hot Line Club. The entertainment is hypnotist, Margo, who gets Kelly into the act. Kelly later gives Margo her business card. Afterwards, Kelly sits with Mary. Soon the phone rings and Mary answers. The voice asks to speak with Kelly. When she gets on, he tells her that she is so pretty he has to kill her. Mary recognizes it as the same voice that called Lois. When Kelly leaves the club, she sees a car following her and writes down the license number. Later she is contacted by a man named Edward Ford who says he is a writer. He tells Kelly that Margo gave him her name and number. They arrange to meet for lunch. Kelly is suspicious of him and contacts the other Angels who find out that his car is registered in the name of Paul Factor. Kelly leaves the luncheon and goes back to the Hot Line Club in an effort to get information about Ford from Margo. When Margo arrives, she takes Kelly out to a back alley, pulls a knife and tries to stab her. The Angels and Bosley arrive in time to rescue her. During the struggle, Margo's wig and false eyelashes come off, revealing "her" to be Edward Ford who really is Paul Factor.

10. Taxi Angels

February 7, 1981

The Angels are called in to investigate, when Tom Archer, who owns a cab company with his wife Laurie, is badly burned as his cab explodes. Laurie Archer reveals that they have been getting threatening phone calls and someone obviously is trying to put them out of business. Kris takes a job as a waitress across the street from the cab garage. Julie becomes a driver and Kelly, a dispatcher. Two employees, Jake Barnett, ex-con, and Sarge, a shell-shocked hallucinating casualty of World War II, are both under suspicion. It seems Tom Archer had fired Sarge and advised him to go to the V.A. hospital for treatment. Later, Julie's cab catches fire and she and her passenger escape just in time. Jake advises Julie that Sarge's ex-wife was killed by a cab and he is starting the fires to put Tom and Laurie's cab company out of business. The Angels go to Sarge's room, but he escapes through a window, goes up on the roof, and tries to jump to the next building. He misses and is killed. The Angels then find out that Sarge's wife was not killed by a cab. Instead, the woman who Jake lived with was the victim of the accident. Julie takes Jake out in her cab with a tape recorder on -- the others listening -- and gets Jake to admit that he is really the guilty one. He takes off in the cab -- Kris arrives and she and Julie pursue him and trap him at the Los Angeles River. The other Angels praise Julie for her driving expertise and she admits she learned it from an old boyfriend in her neighborhood who drove stolen cars.

9. He Married an Angel

January 31, 1981

The Angels are hired by Barbara Stone and her sister, Jane, to track down John Thornwood. He has swindled them out of $100,000 by promising to marry Jane and persuading her to invest money in a phony South American oil exploration venture. The Angels track Thornwood to an apartment complex. Kris, posing as a confidence artist, rents the apartment next to his. Bosley poses as a Texan from whom she has swindled $50,000. Kris and Thornwood become friends, and he confesses to her that he has another scheme going. Kelly and Julie follow Thornwood to a museum owned by plain-looking Monica Thackery. Thornwood is posing as Professor Thornwood and has asked the smitten Monica to marry him and deposit $150,000 to an account supposedly for importing some pieces of art. Charlie, Bosley and the Angels find that Monica is the daughter of an eastern syndicate head, Joe Fenell. Thornwood is planning a phony marriage ceremony with Monica and then to withdraw the money and run. The Angels trick Thornwood into a real marriage with Monica because she is so much in love with him. They figure that her father will keep Thornwood in line. Thornwood, finding that he has been tricked, tries to escape, but is caught by Joe Fenell and his henchmen. Fenell warns him to be good to Monica or else. Thornwood knows that he has to stick with Monica and be a good husband...or else.

8. Moonshinin' Angels

January 24, 1981

The Angels are sent to Moonshine country in the Deep South to investigate problems between long-feuding bootlegging families, the Bartletts and the Catlins. Son, Bobby Dan Bartlett, who is injured trying to get a shipment of whiskey to market and Catlin daughter, Melinda, are in love, much to the displeasure of both families. Kris gets a job with the Catlins as a still master. Kelly gets a job with the Bartletts as a driver. Julie takes a job as a waitress at Joe's Diner. Bosley poses as a wealthy southerner trying to buy both families out. The Angels find that the shootings and hijackings have not been done by the families, but by a group headed by Max Lacy from New York. Lacy is trying to corner the whiskey market and gain political control of the state. The Angels are able to stop a gunfight between the family elders, Hawkshaw Bartlett and Bluford Catlin, and show them who the real culprits are. Max Lacy and his group are arrested. Hobby Dan and Melinda are happily reunited.

7. Hula Angels

January 11, 1981

Steve Moss, owner of the Tropicana nightclub in Honolulu, is kidnapped, after firing young dancer, Donna Lindsey. He is taken in a van to a warehouse, where he is put into a cage with 60's rock music blaring in his ears. One of the specialties of his club is dancers in cages performing to 60's rock music. Steve is known as a hard taskmaster and is disliked by his dancers, particularly head dance show director, Stacy Parrish. A ransom note appears asking for $1 million with a note saying there will be one dancer missing each day until it is paid. Much to the surprise of everyone, Marian Moss, Steve's wife, advises that she doesn't have the $1 million asked. Since the Tropicana has been a lucrative nightclub, the Angels and Bosley (in various disguises) investigate and find through Donna Lindsey that Moss was really helping the young girls who couldn't make it in show business, and that is where the money went. They also discover that Stacy was a girlfriend of Moss before he met Marian and Stacy has staged the whole thing. They locate the warehouse where Moss is being kept and where Julie has also been taken. The two are freed and Stacy is taken into custody.

6. Waikiki Angels

January 4, 1981

The Angels are in Honolulu (hoping for two weeks of sun, surf and no assignments) when they receive a call from Charlie advising that Congressman Knight's son, David, honeymooning with his wife, Marti, has been attacked while moonlight picnicking on the beach. David is critically injured and Marti is missing. The Angels pass all the tests -- sign on as lifeguards. Marti has been kidnapped and terrorized by three toughs who hold her in a secluded beach house. The three men later ram the legs of Kris' lifeguard stand with their vehicle but Kelly and Julie arrive in time to save her as the toughs escape. Bosley finds that there have been other complaints of beach assaults and the Angels recognize, from the pictures, the three who tried to attack Kris. Ted, one of the men, unbeknownst to the other two, takes Marti out of the beach house and drives to a phone where he calls Bosley with a ransom offer. Meanwhile, Marti gets away and into a shopping center where she is spotted wandering in a daze and is rescued by the Angels. The other two men discover what Ted has done and kill him. Later, Kris and Kelly are picked up and taken by the two toughs to the beach house. Kelly gets to her radio (while the two have Kris in another room) and reaches Bosley and Julie who come to the rescue and apprehend the kidnappers. David and Marti are well on their way to full recovery.

5. Island Angels

December 14, 1980

In Hawaii, the Angels and Bosley get word that a professional assassin has been hired to kill Eric Nilsson of an international peace-keeping organization. Nilsson is scheduled to speak at the Convention Center in 48 hours. They are watching all incoming flights since Julie had seen the suspected assassin several years earlier in Istanbul and might recognize him. A swinging singles Club Paradise tour arrives with one suspicious looking member, Fredrick Ober. They apprehend Ober but soon realize that he is just a cover for the real assassin. Bosley and Julie pose as writer and photographer from "Single Life Magazine" and join the Club Paradise group. They have several false leads but soon uncover the real assassin, Lisa Gallo, posing as a member of the tour group. She is captured just in time to save Nilsson.

4. Angels of the Deep

December 7, 1980

Kris joins mysterious Bianca Blake in diving to look for wrecked ships. They find "The Starshine," a ship that sunk with a load of marijuana aboard -- but fail to notice that they are being observed by Claude and Walrus. In turn, Claude and Walrus are being watched by Blackie and Chin, two henchmen working for Tony K., the man who owned the lost marijuana. Claude and Walrus have removed the marijuana to a warehouse and are preparing to sell it to Tony K.'s original buyer -- Cindy Lee. The Angels go back to investigate the wreck because Kris' friend Bianca thinks the marijuana is still aboard. Claude finds them and blows up the ship. Julie struggles with him until they barely make it to safety. Bosley and the Angels capture Claude and Walrus as they are making a deal with Cindy Lee. The Angels vouch for Bianca, who was originally Claude's partner. Bianca goes free on the condition that she stay out of trouble.

3. To See an Angel Die

November 30, 1980

Following the Angels' arrival to set up a temporary office in Hawaii, Kris is on her way to pick up some champagne for a celebration when she's forced off the road. After accusing her of killing his wife, Tom Grainger and his two grown children kidnap Kris. Suspecting that something is wrong when she finds Kris' abandoned car, Eleanor Willard, a registered psychic who has frequently helped the police, tracks down Kelly, Julie, and Bosley and takes them to the spot where she senses that something violent has occurred. So, with too little time to pursue any other leads, the two worried Angels and their skeptical sidekick must trust this stranger's instincts. Told by Grainger's son, Ted, that after she arrested his mother for prostitution in San Francisco three years ago, she killed herself in her jail cell. Kris wonders why the late Mrs. Grainger wasn't with her family in Hawaii. After failing to escape, watching Ted think long and hard about letting her go before alerting his father and sister helps Kris realize that his mom, Mrs. Grainger, fled to escape her abusive husband. However, while Ted admits that his father is violent, he doesn't believe that he would really kill Kris. Meanwhile, as Eleanor finds an old copy of Hansel and Gretel among Kris' belongings, Kelly confirms that she considered the childhood book a good luck charm. With her friends relying on Eleanor's visions to uncover her whereabouts, Kris kicks her purse out of the truck as a clue and, recalling Hansel and Gretel, subtly opens a salt bag in order to leave a white line on the road for them to follow. As Kelly tries to calm a worried Julie and thank her for showing so much concern for someone she barely knows, they find the discarded purse. Meanwhile, once Ted realizes that his father actually intends to kill her, Kris confronts Grainger, insisting that not only is she not responsible for his wife's death, but that he is really to blame for abusi

2. Angel in Hiding (2)

November 30, 1980

PART I Kelly and Kris pose as models and secure jobs with the Woodman Agency after the disappearance and subsequent death of model Jody Mills. They are joined by Julie Rogers, who, they later find out, is an undercover police officer working with partner Harry. They find that the models are classed as "A" and "B" types. The "A" types do legitimate modeling, mix with John Woodman's clients at his parties, but the "B" types "pose" for customers at Eddie's Place and eventually prostitution, most of them to pay for their drug habits. Kris deliberately acts like a "klutz" at one of Woodman's parties so she will get shuttled off to Eddie's Place, where she meets Edward Jordan, who was seen leaving Eddie's the night that Jody Mills was killed. Julie, after the death of her partner, Harry, vows to find the killer. She suspects and pursues Jimmy Joy, drug supplier to Woodman's clients, to a bar. He forces her to leave but she manages to get free and hit him over the head with a trash basket. Kelly arrives and at gunpoint they capture Jimmy Joy. While modeling for Jordan at Eddie's Place, Kris finds part of a camera cap which matches the one dropped in the alley the night that Jody Mills was murdered; at that moment Bosley arrives, and they trap Jordan. Kris, Kelly and Bosley go to the Woodman Agency where there is a client party in progress. They confront Woodman with the mistreatment of the girls. The customers and girls hear and there is a mass exodus, leaving John Woodman trying to coax them back, but to no avail. Bosley announces that Julie has done such an outstanding job; she will work with the Angels. PART II After the Angels have checked into their hotel in Hawaii, Kris goes out to get some champagne to celebrate. She is followed, and her car is driven off the road. She is then forced into a van by Tom Grainger along with his son and daughter. It seems Tom's wife hang

1. Angel in Hiding (1)

November 30, 1980

Description

The show revolved around a trio of highly skilled women who worked as private detectives for the mysterious Charlie Townsend. Charlie, their enigmatic boss, was never seen in person but communicated with the Angels via a speakerbox on his desk. The Angels worked undercover on various cases for clients, using their unique skills to uncover criminal activity and bring criminals to justice.

The original trio of Angels included Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett. Their characters were each distinct: Jill was the athletic and bolder of the three, Sabrina was the smart and level-headed one, and Kelly was the compassionate and empathetic member of the team. Their chemistry and banter made for a delightful viewing experience, and they quickly became fan favorites.

Over the course of the show's run, there were several cast changes. Fawcett left the show after one season, and Cheryl Ladd was brought in to play her sister Kris Munroe. Tanya Roberts played the role of Julie Rogers in the show's final season after Jackson and Smith had left the series. Despite the cast changes, the show maintained its popularity and remained a cultural icon of the '70s and '80s.

One of the show's defining features was its fashion. The Angels were known for their iconic outfits: bell-bottom pants, halter tops, and high-heeled shoes. Their hair was also a topic of conversation, with Farrah Fawcett's feathered hairstyle becoming a cultural phenomenon. The Angels were not only stylish but also skilled in martial arts, driving, and other detective work.

The show was also notable for its kitschy tone and over-the-top action scenes. Despite its serious themes, Charlie's Angels never took itself too seriously, and the show was often playful and self-aware. It also featured a memorable theme song, composed by Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson, which became an iconic part of the show's legacy.

Charlie's Angels was a cultural phenomenon that spawned two movies, a reboot TV series, and a comic book series. It was also a groundbreaking show for its portrayal of strong, independent women who were not only skilled but also stylish and glamorous. The Angels became icons of '70s fashion and feminism, and their legacy lives on to this day.

In summary, Charlie's Angels was a fun, action-packed show that featured strong and independent women working as private detectives for a mysterious boss. The show was known for its iconic fashion, playful tone, and over-the-top action scenes. Despite cast changes, the show maintained its popularity and remained a cultural icon of the '70s and '80s.

Charlie's Angels is a series that is currently running and has 5 seasons (115 episodes). The series first aired on March 21, 1976.

Where to Watch Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels is available for streaming on the Sony website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Charlie's Angels on demand at Google Play and Apple TV.