"Charlie's Angels" (1976) TV series 1976-1981

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creators:

Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

22 September 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Action

Plot:

The adventures of three sexy female private eyes.

Plot Keywords:

Female | Hidden Character | Beauty | Anonymous Backer | Secret Agent

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Jaclyn Smith	...	Kelly Garrett / ... (113 episodes, 1976-1981)
David Doyle	...	John Bosley (113 episodes, 1976-1981)
John Forsythe	...	Charles Townsend (109 episodes, 1976-1981)
Cheryl Ladd	...	Kris Munroe (90 episodes, 1977-1981)
Kate Jackson	...	Sabrina Duncan (69 episodes, 1976-1979)

Also Known As:

"The Alley Cats" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

45 min (106 episodes) | USA:60 min (116 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Canada:PG (DVD rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

189 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Trivia:

Among the actresses who auditioned over the years for the various roles as Angels were Kathie Lee Gifford and Kim Basinger. Basinger appears in the episode "Charlie's Angels: Angels in Chains (#1.4)" (1976) as a woman who hires the Angels to find out what happened to her sister who disappeared from a prison where she had been an inmate.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Daria: Murder, She Snored (#4.4)" (2000)

Classic and Unforgetable

I never quite figured out what made me jump out of joy every time the show started when I was a kid. The 3 gorgeous girls or their personalities. Maybe it was also that their characters were somewhat.. extraordinary. C'mon do u know a lot of people's sisters or daughters who are detectives and they kick a**? Didnt think so. The show was brilliant. The plots were clever, excellent guest stars, (Remember Patrick Duffy?) But i was really unhappy when Farah left. It was only after sometime I got to love Cheryl Ladd, and be glad she stayed on till the end of the series....Still what a joy it was every time Farah returned for an episode or two..! Kate Jackson. The studios should have made whatever it took to keep her. The show was never the same after she was gone Shelley Hack, Tanya Roberts. Totally and utterly inappropriate choice. No further comments.

The new Angels..? Oh come on! Lets get serious. I was so dissapointed with the first movie but I am happy to see that Jaclyn Smith is going to be in the new release in the summer. That! I wanna see!

If u didnt have the chance to watch the original series, dont wait a sec. Go to get it NOW. 10/10