
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels: Season One was the first season of the 1970s television series, Charlie's Angels. The season starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle, and the voice of John Forsythe. The season aired from September 22, 1976 to May 4, 1977, with a total of 23 episodes. Although the pilot episode featured an extra male liaison named Scott Woodville, he was dropped for the series as it was felt there was no need for Charlie to have two male liaisons. It was also felt that the character of Woodville was rather too severe, whereas Bosley was someone the writers could use to add humor to the episodes. The pilot, which aired on March 21, 1976, was nearly two hours long, and the succeeding episodes were between 48 and 50 minutes in length. Ratings for the first season were extremely high, finishing in the #5 slot. All three female leads were launched to greater heights in their career, with Fawcett-Majors proving to be the most popular of the trio. Although Jackson and Smith were overshadowed by Fawcett-Majors they have equally stood the test of time, and both have also been cited as "fan favorites."
The Angels head to Mexico in search of a downed plane full of heroin. While trying to find the only survivor of the crash, they end up in the crossfire between two warring heroin dealers.
Guest Stars:
Cesare Danova, Arnold Soboloff, Elyssa Davalos, Robert Tafur
Skip, a mentally challenged child who Kelly has taken on an outing, witnesses a murder and runs away when Kelly is wounded. Sabrina and Jill try to find Skip, while the killer, posing as Skip's father, visits Kelly at the hospital.
Guest Stars:
Robert Donner, John Zaremba, Lee Bryant, Bea Silvern, Daryle Ann Lindley
A computer dating service, fronting for prostitutes and their burglar accomplices, starts an underworld war when the thieves steal diamonds belonging to a ruthless crime syndicate. Jill poses as a hooker, while Sabrina and Kelly disguise themselves as veterinarians in order to kidnap the kingpin's prize racehorse.
Guest Stars:
Randy Stone, G.W. Bailey, Ward Wood, Audrey Christie, Alan Manson
Kelly assumes the identity of a rich Texas widow so the Angels can nab a medium who hypnotizes people into believing their dead spouses manage their business affairs from beyond the grave.
Guest Stars:
Gertrude Flynn, Tonya Crowe, George Wyner, Nancy Cameron, René Auberjonois
While investigating an arson at a legitimate business, the Angels discover it is actually a front for a pornographic film studio that blackmails wealthy people into investing.
Guest Stars:
Warren Berlinger, John Calvin, Alan Feinstein, Eda Reiss Merin, William O'Connell
The Angels roll into Las Vegas disguised as a casino auditor and two aspiring showgirls. With Bosley playing the role of a big-spending gambler, the girls set a trap for a con artist.
Guest Stars:
Michael Callan, Brooke Bundy, Blackie Dammett, Carla Borelli, Cosmo Sardo
Jill and Kelly pose as student nurses to catch a rapist who has been terrorizing a hospital night watch. Sabrina plays a local magazine writer working on a story, and Bosley enters the hospital as a patient with a bone spur.
Guest Stars:
Jack Bannon, Richard Derr, Fran Ryan, Michael McGreevey
The Angels investigate a gigolo who charms wealthy women in a ballroom dancing class and then blackmails them. Jill masquerades as a disco dance instructor, Sabrina as a rich heiress and Kelly as a replacement for the gigolo's usual photographer.
Guest Stars:
Logan Ramsey, Dennis Cole, John van Dreelen, Jean Allison
In a series of conspicuous accidents aboard a cruise ship to Hawaii, a young couple is murdered. The ship's owner hires the Angels to investigate. The murderer knows the Angels' true identities from the start and sends them death threats.
Guest Stars:
Meg Wyllie, Frank Gorshin, David Watson, Harold J. Stone, Joe Maross
Sabrina goes undercover on the vice squad with a cop suspected of two murders. Kelly attends the police academy with two of his accomplices and Jill reopens the massage parlor where the murders took place.
Guest Stars:
Dirk Benedict, Joanna Kerns, Timothy Carey, Ed Lauter, Michael Bell