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Charlie's Angels

Episode aired Mar 21, 1976
1h 14m

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6.9/10

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The Angels head for wine country to discover what happened to a missing man before he's declared legally dead and the estate goes up for grabs.The Angels head for wine country to discover what happened to a missing man before he's declared legally dead and the estate goes up for grabs.The Angels head for wine country to discover what happened to a missing man before he's declared legally dead and the estate goes up for grabs.

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6.9/10

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Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Diana Muldaur in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David Ogden Stiers, and David Doyle in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Jaclyn Smith and Diana Muldaur in Charlie's Angels (1976)

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Trivia
This was David Ogden Stiers' only appearance in the show; his character of Scott Woodville was removed, as it was deemed unnecessary for Charlie to have two male liaisons.

Goofs
At the conclusion of the case, Jill is hiding in the swamp (which is more like a pond) and at one point ducks underwater. Then she swims across it and gets out. When we see her on the other side, she is completely dry.

Quotes
Jill Munroe: Come on, be a pal. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent lying in bed trying to put a face... and a body on that voice.
[referring to Charlie]
Scott Woodville: Beats watching the Late Show, I imagine.

Connections
Featured in Angels Forever (2000)

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The One that started it all

Hard to believe now that this middling TV Movie/Pilot, with a needlessly convoluted plot, would spark a phenomenon. Caught this on Starz Mystery Channel on satellite.

Seeing it for the first time in nearly 30 years, a few retrospective thoughts:

1. Interesting that Jaclyn Smith was front and center for the first act since she had the least amount of acting experience going in. Apparently, Kate Jackson (who was promised the lead) switched roles with her. Farrah is the 3rd banana here - history changed that.

2. It isn't surprising that the David Ogden Stiers character was dropped after the pilot. Originally added so that there would be a man who could "bail out" the Angels, he was really too stuffy for the show's fluff. David Doyle hit the notes perfectly.

3. I liked the jazzier sounding "main theme" as played in the movie. The rest of the score is typical 70's TV waka waka electronics.

4. Aside from a brief shot of Jacklyn Smith in a bikini and the requisite "Charlie Girl" snippets, there was little of the cheesy T&A exploitation that the show became known for (particularly in its first season).

And to think that this was hot stuff at the time. sigh.

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gortx
Mar 20, 2005

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