Honey West (1965–1966)

After the death of her father, sexy Honey West took over his high-tech private detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt and her pet ocelot Bruce.

Stars:

Anne Francis, John Ericson, Irene Hervey

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Anne Francis	...	Honey West (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Ericson	...	Sam Bolt (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Irene Hervey	...	Aunt Meg (16 episodes, 1965-1966)
Bruce	...	Bruce the Ocelot (15 episodes, 1965-1966)

Storyline

After the death of her father, sexy Honey West took over his high-tech private detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt and her pet ocelot Bruce.

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Plot Keywords:

ocelot | private detective | woman private detective | martial arts | character name in title

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hunajapupu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (30 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Honey West was created by Skip Fickling and Gloria Fickling (as G. G. Fickling) and appeared in a series of novels, most of which were published in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The final novel was published in 1971.

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Goofs

The style of the detective agency's name changes from episode to episode. Sometimes it is "H. West & Company, Private Investigators" and other times it is "Honey West & Co., Private Investigators." In the novels on which the series is based, it was sometimes "H. West, Private Investigators" and other times "H. West, Private Investigations." The reason it was "H. West" in the novels and not "Honey West" was twofold: Honey did not want potential clients to know she was a woman before they met her, and the business, which she had inherited from her father, Hank West, had always been called "H. West."

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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

User Reviews

Honey West Special Effects Man

Is anyone aware that the man who worked on Special Effects for Honey West is the same man who did the Special Effects for the Star Trek series just a year later? The man's name was Jim Rugg. He was my Pops. He also worked on such shows as The Rifleman, Burkes Law, Broken Arrow, Mission Impossible, Cannon, Barnaby Jones and Hawaii Five-O. He worked on such movies as The Wizard of Oz, River of No Return, Bus Stop, The Day the Earth Stood Still, On the Riviera and Silent Running. Pops had a pyrotechnic license and he made a living blowing everything up from cars to boats to airplanes... you name it. He was most proud of the fact that in no show that he was in charge of did anyone ever get hurt. My Dad is gone now but he was the best in the business... just ask anyone who ever worked with him.