ANGELS IN PARADISE

aired: 9/14/77

written by John D.F. Black

directed by Charles S. Dubin

co-starring 

France Nueyen -LeLani Sako

Tom Fujiwara -Billy Sako

Art Metrano -Mr. Blue

Norman Fell -Sammy Talford

Ron Soble –Ace

Alan Manson –George

Pat Suzuki -Kona

Don Ho –himself

Al Harrington –Ned

Jake Hoopan –Apa

Vincent McAngus -Kimo

Lei Kayahara -Ewa Sako

Tad Hopranio –Muyi

Jack Hisataki -Second Guard

Ed Coupee -sailor

Cliff Emmich –Duce

Beatrice Chun –grandmother

Yankee Chang -grandfather

David Simmons –student

Camille Deubel -Ria

Tracy Monsarrat –hostess

Reggie Ho -fisherman

Upon the arrival of new Angel Kris Munroe, the Angels learn that Charlie has been kidnapped.  They rush to Hawaii and discover that he is being held captive by a mafia leader, LeLani Sako, who wants the Angels to free her husband from jail despite threats made against them by a competitive mobster from Chicago. 

Angel Clues:

*Upon Kris's arrival, she tells her new co-workers that Jill is in Spain preparing for a race.

*Jill was sending Kris to college to be a teacher, whereas Kris was secretly attending the police academy.

*Kris's innocence really shines through when she "blesses" Mr. Blue after he sneezes, much to Sabrina's dismay.

*When Sabrina and Kelly are detesting the arrival of a new partner, Sabrina calls Bosley "John".  He would almost never be called this again by any of the Angels.

ANGELS ON ICE

aired 9/21/77

written by Rick Edelstein

directed by Robert Kellian

co-starring

Phil Silvers –Max

Jim Backus –Iggy

Harvey Jason –Alvin

Edward Andrews -Mason

James Gammon –Billy

Erick Kilpatric –JoJo

Lee Delano –Heline

Georffrey Binney -Jack Ward

Timothy Agoglia Carey –Dergus

Vicky Perry -Shirley Ward

James Oliver -Paul

Paul Wexter -Arabian Guard

Inga Schilling –Olga

Tom Lawler -Luisi

When two ice skaters who are having an affair are realized to be missing, the Angels step in to find them.  During the course of the investigation they halt an assassination attempt made on a foreign diplomat.

Undercover Angels: 

Sabrina poses as a potential buyer of the ice show & then as a program vendor

Kris is a skating clown after failing as a chorus line skater

Kelly is a chorus line girl on ice and then a sexy belly dancer

Bosley poses as a popcorn vendor.

Angel Clues: 

*Kris shows more of her early naiveté while leaving the ice show that Charlie sent them to.  She asks if they are finally going to meet Charlie in person!

*Not only did Kris get Jill's job, she also got her car!

PRETTY ANGELS ALL IN A ROW

aired 9/28/77

written & directed by John D.F. Black

co-starring

Jack Knight -Ben Pawl

Burton Gilliam –Ulmer

Richard Kelton –Hubie

Steve Franken -Fred

Patricia Barry –Millicent

Honey Oatman -Billie Jolene

Bobbie Mitchell -Grace Cooley

Dan Starr -L.J.

Mark Bey –Sara

Danuta –Candy

Tommy Breslin –Henry

Dana Kimmel -Holly

Leslie Vallen -Hazel Spaulding

Celita Decastro / Nancy Cameron / Denise DuBarry

Marcy Hanson / Linda Redford / Lisa Baur

The Angels are assigned to find out who is sabotaging The Chrysanthemum Beauty Pageant, despite the fact that they think the case is frivolous in the beginning.  

Undercover Angels:

Kris plays a bikini clad contestant from Macon, Georgia!

Kelly is a southern dancer who hopes to be a brain surgeon one day!

Sabrina and Bosley are film makers.

Angel Clues: 

*One of the contestants is wearing the same white bikini that Jaclyn Smith wears in the first "Charlie's Angels" pilot film and the episode “Night of the Strangler”.

ANGEL FLIGHT

aired 10/5/77

written by Brian McKay

directed by Dennis Donnelly

co-starring

Fawne Harriman –Angela

Marshall Thompson –Meadows

Eddie Williams -Phillip Roth

Mai Ling -Lisa Moore

Robert Gentry -Gene Knox

Mary Angela –Marilyn

Ben Hayes -Bill Glover

Ralph Byers –Cliff

Nigel Bullard –Palmer

Lee Travis -Paula

When Sabrina’s college friend, stewardess and professional drama queen Angela, receives a string of disturbing calls and four black roses strategically placed in her home and at work, she hires the Angels to investigate.

Undercover Angels: 

Kelly and Kris poses as transfer stewardesses in training for Global Airlines.

Angel Clues: 

*Sabrina and Angela were roommates in college.

*It is learned that Charlie was once an avid flyer.

*Several television series during the 70’s employeed their characters to land a plane hot on the heels of  too many airplane disaster films.

CIRCUS OF TERROR

aired 10/19/77

written by Robert Janes

directed by Allen Baron

co-starring

James Darren -David Barzak

Ramon Bieri -Yanos Barzak

Charles Tyner -Anton Tarloff

Denny Miller -Helmet Kalus

Marvin Kaplan –Zobar

Patty Mulloney -Tinkle Belle

Tom Reese –Reed

Read Morgan -Otis

When a traveling circus is being mysteriously plagued with accidents, the Angels are called in by the ringmaster's son  to find out who and why.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly is "Go-Go Garrett", a motorcycle daredevil

Sabrina is a student mime

Bosley is her assistant

Kris is a knife-throwing target

Angel Clues:

*The skimpy red outfit Kris wears for her knife show is the same one Jill wore when she was a Feline cocktail waitress in "Lady Killer".

*Denny Miller appeared in the 1959 version of "Tarzan, the Ape Man"

ANGEL IN LOVE

aired 10/26/77

written by Skip Webster & Jock Macalive

directed by Paul Stanley

co-starring

Peter Haskell -Doug O'Neal

Carolle Cooke -Hildy Slater

Tom Simcox -Lon Molton

Doris Marian –Audrey

Amanda McBroom –Lorraine

Dante DeAndre -Eric

Charles Picerni -Frank Slater

Undercover Angels:

Sabrina is a reporter

Kelly is a bus driver

Kris is a physical education coordinator

Bosley is a guest who is put on a diet

Angel Clues:

*Charlie's sexy stockbroker is fully clothed!

*Sabrina confesses that she had been burned by love before.  "Enough so" not to let it happen again!

*Kris once studied Tai Chi Twan.

*For the first time ever, viewers see the Angels not getting along, and unfortunately it is over a man!  There would be two more Angel feuds in the future, and they too would be over men.  ("Fallen Angel" & "One Love Two Angels").

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING ANGELS

aired 11/2/77

written by Ronald Austin & David Buchanan

directed by Allen Baron

co-starring

Dennis Cole -Jim Britten

Ross Martine -Dr. Perine

Bill Striglos -Teddy

Michele Nichols -Joyce

Ernestine Barnier -Mrs. Sheridan

John McKinney –Hood

Edna Glover -woman

Richard Ziker -Hood #2

Geroge Carey –man

Nancy Cameron -secretary

When a wealthy woman belonging to a UFO cult appears to be missing, the Angels are hired by her niece to investigate the disappearance.  The Angels soon discover a UFO conspiracy fronting for an investment scam.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly is an advertising and copyright agent, as well as a sexy space alien!

Sabrina is the vice president of Security United Bank

Bosley is the head cashier of Sabrina's bank and later becomes a member of the Celestial Research Foundation

Kris is his niece.

Angel Clues:

*When Kelly sees a photo of Britten in his astronaut gear, she claims that she had a date with an alien the night before.

*Kelly's cover as an alien is perhaps the most ridiculous roles that any of the Angels would ever assume.

*UFO topics were running rampant on television due to the recent success of the film ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’.

ANGELS ON THE AIR

aired 11/9/77

written by William Froug

directed by George W. Brooks

co-starring

Linda Dano –Joy

Larry Golden –Dwayne

Nicholas Coaster -Prof. Croydon

Taylor Lacher -Buck Willis

Larry Gilman –Gary

Judith-Marie Bergen -Raven

Kay Stewart -Mrs. Quinlan

Richard McMurray –priest

Linda Ryan -nurse

When a radio news reporter finds herself the target for murder, the Angels go undercover to weed out the suspects.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly is Joy Vance -star reporter for KBEX

Sabrina is Skyy Lark, an aerial reporter and a student of  Winston college

Bosley is a news assignment editor

Kris plays a motorcycle mama

Angel Clues: 

*Note that Kris's hair is crimped while wearing biker fatigues and then curly at the radio station a few hours later.

*Bosley makes a sexist comment about Kelly running just like a man, in which he will take the heat from all the Angels!

*Linda Dano went on to star in the soap opera "Another World"

ANGEL BABY

aired 11/16/77

teleplay by George R. Hodges  &  John D.F. Black

directed by Paul Stanley

co-starring

Edward Winter -Hugh Tomelson

Cissy Wellman –Felise

Scott Colomby -Tommy

John Karlen –Chaffrey

Sunny Johnson –Marie

Jean Allison -Mrs. Morris

Ivy Bethone -Miss. Cutler

Bruce Fairbarn –Jayce

Shirlee Koy –Sam

Annie O'Neill -Terry

The Angels blow the lid off a black market baby operation while looking for a missing girl.  And in the process, Kris learns that there is a lot more to being a detective than intrigue and adventure.

Undercover Angels:

Kris poses as a washed up model who is looking to turn tricks

Kelly plays a pregnant secretary.

Sabrina is Mrs. Bosley, a snobby millionaire who orders her "husband" , Bosley around.

Angel Clues: 

*Sabrina is smoking in this episode, and continues to do so even when Kelly requests she stop!

*The shooting incident at the end of this episode is perhaps the most realistic scene ever filmed for CHARLIE'S ANGELS.  Cheryl Ladd gives one of her best performances in showing a new side to Kris.  Although the character of Kris Munroe would evolve into a mature woman by the end of the series and be put through many uncomfortable circumstances on the way, this one scene stands out amongst all the rests!

ANGELS IN THE WINGS

aired 11/23/77

written by Edward J. Lakso

directed by Dennis Donnelly

co-starring

Gene Barry -Frank Jason

Shani Wallis -Ellen Jason

Nicolas Beauvy -Larry Jason  

Nehemiah Persoff –Anton

Lew Palter –Mancino

Michael Fairman -Cal Stone

Hal Needham –Julio

Tony Epper –Canty

Tammy Grenough -Norma

Kris lands herself a film role while the Angels try to discover who is sabotaging the set of 'Sweet Misery'.

Undercover Angels:

Kris is "Jenny" in Sweet Misery

Angel Clues:

*It should come as no surprise that Kris was once an actress in college.  The Angels are constantly acting their way through cases

*Cheryl Ladd would only sing one other time on CHARLIE'S ANGELS.  It would be for only a few seconds in "Angels in Vegas", the 1978/1979 season opener.  By that time, she would have already scored a top forty hit with "Think it Over" from her self titled first album.

MAGIC FIRE

aired 11/30/77

written by Lee Sheldon

directed by Leon Careere

co-starring

Rudy Solari –Dalzini

Victoria Carroll -Mary Ann

Howard Witt -Joseph Watson         

E.J. Andre -Wendell Muse

Wyatt Johnson -Lt. Summers

Jay Rasumry -Romero

Hugh Warden –Gage

Susan Cotton -receptionist

A magician who dabbles in firey tricks, hires the Angels to clear his name when a string of arson crimes begin blazing up.

Undercover Angels:

Sabrina is a French fashion designer

Kelly is Elizabeth Hart, the daughter of a famous magician

Bosley is Zoltan, a psychic

Kris is his assistant.

Angel Clues:

*Jaclyn Smith's dog, Albert, makes another appearance in this episode

*To the director's credit, after Kris returns a pen to an audience member who we later learn is Charlie, the scene cuts to a long shot whereas the man playing Charlie is never actually seen by viewers!

THE SAMMY DAVIS JR. KIDNAP CAPER

aired 12/7/77

written by Ron Friedman

directed by Ronald Austin

co-starring

Sammy Davis Jr. -himself/Brubaker

Altovise Davis -herself

Harry Rhodes -Ben Brody

Robert Pine -Andy Price

Norman Alden -Louise Fluellen

Natalie Core -Mrs. Warren

Lee Jones De Broux -Lee Harris

Martin Kove –Georgie

Betty McQuire -secretary     

Robert Hackman -tipsy driver

The Angels become bodyguards to protect Sammy Davis Jr. when he begins to receive kidnapping threats.

Undercover Angels:

Kris is a TV news reporter and a jogger

Kelly is a runway model

Sabrina is a chairperson for the Committee for Giving

Bosley is a chauffeur

ANGELS ON HORSEBACK

aired 12/21/77

written by Edward J. Lakso

directed by George W. Brooks

co-starring

Angela Tompkins -Jean Trevor

James Sikking -Ed Frisch

Woodrow Parfrey -Sherriff Hayden

Louie Elias –Sloan

Ted Marlland -Ed Cole

Buddy Joe Hooker -Farrell

William Phipps -George Jackson

Hal Riddle -Ed Miller

When a guest of the Sunset Dude Ranch turns up dead on the resort's bus, the Angels go undercover to look for his murderer.

Undercover Angels:

Kris is a traveler from Des Moines

Bosley is on vacation from Chicago

Kelly is a divorcee' from Philadelphia

Sabrina is a former rodeo rider

Angel Clues: 

*Felise's Boutique, where the Angels are shopping for bathing suits, was the same store which fronted a black market baby ring in "Angel Baby"

GAME SET DEATH

aired 1/4/78

written by Worley Thorne

directed by George Stanford Brown

co-starring

Bibi Besch -Carrie Jo

Larry Black -Arlo Spinner

Seth Foster -Kyle

Tiffany Bolling –Helga

George Caldwell –Fisk

Lynda Beattie –Sandy

David Thayman -spectator

Lee Terri -Mrs. Hailey

Randy Phillips –umpire

Arthur Adams -bartender

The Angels investigate a woman's tennis tournament when several of the players become terrorized by a maniac.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly is a fashion model 

Sabrina is a fashion designer

Kris is a tennis player

Bosley is a maintenance man

Angel Clues: 

*Kris is said to have played tennis in college

*When Helga tells Kelly she is "exploiting her sexuality", Kelly responds that she never thought of it that way.  Could this be why the Angels are wearing frumpy robes (and Sabrina, big soup can curlers) in the final scene?

HOURS OF DESPERATION

aired 1/11/78

written by Ray Brenner

directed by Cliff Bole

co-starring

Stanley Kamel –Dinsmore

Tom Clancy –Williams

Peter Palmer -Fred Michaels

John Quade –Brown

Edward Power –Murdock

Paul Sorenson –Jackson

Sara Price -Nurse Johnson

Taurean Blackique -Dr. Stevens

Joe Petrillo -male nurse

Barbara Baldavin -waitress                           

Sabrina and Bosley are held hostage at the Townsend office by a pyrotechnic madman who orders Kelly and Kris to retrieve stolen jewels within ten hours.

Undercover Angels:

Kris pretends to be Cindy Burdette, a country singer that Murdock once represented in a phony mail scam.  Unknown to Kris, Burdette had died three weeks ago.

Kelly plays a devoted sister looking for a no good man, Murdock!

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

aired 1/18/78

teleplay by Brian McKay, Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan

directed by Ronald Austin

co-starring

Dan O'Herliny -Freddy Brander

Robert Perault –Ali

Rene' Enriquez -Faris Salim

Sid Haig –Reza

Bert Remson -Brewster McFarland

Tony Giorgio -Carl

John Winston -hotel clerk

Michael Evans -maitre'd

Rita Madero -Cleo

To clear his name, a legendary jewel thief hires the Angels to help him steal a priceless diamond from a billionaire residing in the Caribbean.

Undercover Angels:

Sabrina is Lady Brander

Bosley is her valet and servant.

Kelly hides behind glasses as a secretary 

Kris is a masseuse who chases after rich men

ANGELS IN THE BACKFIELD

aired 1/25/78

written by Edward J. Lakso

directed by Georg Standford Brown

co-starring

Gary Wood -Joe Phillips

L.Q. Jones -Dan Jarvis

Nancy Fox -Amy Jarvis

Patch Mackenzie -Julia Smyth

Garn Stephens -Pokey

Saundra Sharp -Hilda

Heidi Von Beltz –Grinelda

Larry Huffman -announcer

The Angels join a female football team to find out why some of the players are being terrorized by a mysterious motorcycle duo. 

Undercover Angels: 

The heavenly trio pose as female football players.

Angel Clues: 

*Kelly doesn’t really need to defend Kris from the butchy Grinelda, seeing as Kris will one day beat up two alligators (“Winning is for Losers”)

*Both Kelly and Sabrina played football at the police academy.  Sabrina was a quarterback.  Sabrina’s desire to play in the football game after the case is closed, showcases her need to be an overachiever and be the best at everything!

*Another failed romance for Kelly.  She seems genuinely interested in Joe Phillips, but he rejects him due to his limp.  Kelly tells him that he is a "cripple" in the head!

THE SANDCASTLE MURDERS

aired 2/1/78

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis, Skip Webster, Jack Mackalvie, Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan

directed by George McCowan

co-starring

Alan Feinstein -David Christopher

Melissa Converse –Melissa

John Crawford -Lt. Francona

Steve Sandor –Gerson

Jason Evers -Larry Fallon

Sheila Smith -Leslie

Cic Rundle -beach girl

Melody Thomas –Betsy

Hunter Von Leer –Hank

Bib Osterwald -Mabel

Putting a party and another case on hold, Kris hires the Angels to help her investigate a  string of murderers taking place near her beach house.

Undercover Angels:

Sabrina plays a bag lady and a potential employee for Fallon.

Bosley works as a cook at the beach diner.

Angel Clues:

*It is no secret that Bosley is concerned with Charlie's finances, but in this episode he is in overdrive!  Every chance he gets, Bosley reminds everyone that they aren't being paid for this case.

*Charlie and Bosley are exposed as punctuality freaks!

*The L.A. Rams were going to be guests at the Angels' party, which by the way is never mentioned again after Kris finds her friend dead.

*Bosley is reported to be somewhat of a gourmet cook!

ANGEL BLUES

aired 2/8/78

written by Edward J. Lakso

directed by Georg Standford Brown

co-starring

Gary Bisig –Lenny

Bess Gatewood –Amy

Bill Quinn -Ted Waters

Steve Gravers -Cooperman

Andy Jarrell -Eban Stone

Lou Picetti –Doneger

Steve Gravers –Cooperman

Herb Braha -Hank

Tim Rosovich –Taylor

Lynne Marta -Amy's voice

After country singer Amy Waters is found dead of a heroine overdose, her father hires the Angels to prove that it wasn't suicide.  

Undercover Angels:

Kris is a reporter for Country Music Quarterly

Bosley is her editor

MOTHER GOOSE IS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE

aired 2/15/78

teleplay by Del Reisman, Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan

directed by George McCowan

co-starring

Murray Matheson -Leland Swinnerton

Gilbert Green -Tony Phelan

Clifford David -Gordan Roclair

Don Knight -Jack Orwell

Robbi Jordan –Donna

Holly Irving -Mrs. Cooley

Vincent Duke Malana -Larry Wilkes

Eldon Quick –designer

John Roselius -cop

The Angels go undercover to find out who is trying to drive a legendary toy czar out of business.

Undercover Angels:

Sabrina is Jennifer Collins, a Hong Kong toy company heiress

Kris is a model and a rag doll mannequin

Kelly is a wiretapping expert

Bosley is Sabrina's lawyer.

Angel Clues: 

*A major faux pas is made in this episode.  When presented with their look-alike dolls, Kellys asks if she can have a set for her niece!  Fans know that Kelly doesn't have a family!!!

*The Hasbro dolls that appear here are not dressed in their original attire, but in some of the many fashions that were sold separately.

*Kris claims that she still has a Mother Goose brand Koala bear in her closet.

*Charlie claims that he came up with a photo of Orwell.  This photo was taken from the scene in which Kris landed in Phelan's backyard.  It was never indicated that she had a camera on her.

LITTLE ANGELS OF THE NIGHT

aired 2/22/78

written by Mickey Rose

directed by Georg Standford Brown

co-starring

Paul Cavonis -Roman Vail

Jeffry Druce –Freddie

Denise Galik –Bonnie

Kutee' -Melanie

Grace Spence -Dolly Smith

Tara Tyson -Mary Thomas

Rod Colbin -Dr. Eggars

Mike Warren -Lt. Mathews

Shauna Sullivan –Terry

Joy Garrett –Carrol

James Mitchell -Jim Walker

To find a killer, the Angels move into an apartment complex that houses a bevy of call girls.

Undercover Angels:

All three Angels pose as call girls

Bosley is a janitor

Angel Clues:

*The uniforms the waitresses wear at Vail's restaurant are the same ones that Kelly wore when she played a waitress as an extra on a movie set ("I Will be Remembered").

THE JADE TRAP

aired 3/1/78

teleplay by Lee Sheldon

written by Tom Lazarus

directed by George McGowan

co-starring

Barry Bostwick -Ted Machlan

Dirk Benedict -Denny Railsback

Lurene Tuttle -Mrs. Machlan

Victoria Shaw –Julie

Irene Hervey –Samantha

Joan Leslie -Catherine

Thomas Bellin –man

Nancy Penoyer -wife

Jack Kosslyn -clerk

The owner of the Seawave Residential Hotel hires the Angels to investigate a murder that took place in one the rooms, but in the process of hunting down the killer the team uncovers a burglary operation as well.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly plays Kelly Devaroe, a museum curator from New Orleans.

Kris is Swedish actress Annica Bjornbar

Bosley is a crazed auctioneer

ANGELS ON THE RUN

aired 5/3/78

teleplay by Edward J. Lakso

written by Laurie Lakso

directed by Bob Kellian

co-starring

Don Reid -Larry Kandrell

Brenda Balaski -Sue Kandrell

Carole Mallory -Rosey

Craig T. Nelson –Stone

Elaine Joyce -Nancy Coleman

Judy Landers -Mrs. Chicken

Maurice Sneed –Blackjack
Bill Duke -David Pearl

Fred Kareman –Mel

David Chow -Mace

Sy Kramer –Roger

Alex Courtney -Taylor

When a lounge singer's philandering husband turns up missing, she hires the Angels to find out if he is out cheating on her again or if he is in danger.

Undercover Angels:

Kelly is Sue Kandrell, a debuting lounge singer.

Kris, Bosley, and Sabrina pose as neighborly hillbillies.

Angel Clues:

*Kelly gets stage fright and fears she can't sing.  This isn't the first time she has posed as a singer though.  When headlining at the Feline club, Bosley played a reel to reel tape while Kelly lip synched "Embraceable You".  ("Lady Killer")

*Kelly sang lead in the glee club at school.

*Note the sign outside of the dinner club.  It reads "The Lakso Trio".  Lakso is the name of the writer who created nearly half of the CHARLIE'S ANGELS episodes, this one included.

*The rapport between Bosley and Mrs. Chicken is quite Freudian and quite rare of a situation for Bosley to find himself in.  

*Kris gives Kelly advice on how to sell her voice.  She tells her that men become more "tone deaf" the "lower the neckline".   Although Cheryl Ladd is a fantastic singer, maybe she shared the same opinion when she posed for her first album cover wearing a blue satin jacket with nothing underneath!

*Craig T. Nelson would go on to star in the hit sitcom ‘Coach’.

ANTIQUE ANGELS

aired 5/10/78

teleplay by Edward J. Lakso

written by Lee Travis

directed by Leon Careere

co-starring

Edward Belle –Greeves

Ken Scott –Slade

Chuck Winters – Jeffers

Marla Powers -Martha   

Joseph Hacker –Nichols

Rick Casorla –Marshall

Borah Silver –Hendriks

Kenneth Tigar -Danner

Sandy Ward –Stone

Richard Milholland -Trask

The Angels go undercover at an antique car show to search for stolen space age fuel.

Undercover Angels: 

Kelly is a reporter for American Antique Magazine

Kris and Sabrina are magazine writers.