Charlie's Angels Original Pilot

A new show premiered on the ABC network called Charlie's Angels. The series was based on three female detectives who worked for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency. Charlie, who was their anonymous boss, gave them assignments via a speaker phone. The show was based on guns, hair, and make-up. The trio consisted of Sabrina Ducan (Kate Jackson) best known for being the "smart angel," Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett) known as the "athletic angel," and rounding out the team was "street wise" Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith). The Angels worked with their trusty male counter-part, John Bosley, played by David Doyle.



Charlie's Angels was a huge success the moment it hit the airwaves. The Angels found themselves not only on gum cards, doll boxes, puzzles and posters, but they also found themselves on the cover of Time magazine. Suddenly, America was in love with "Angels." Each Wednesday night, around 10 o'clock, women tuned in for the clothing and hair, while men just tuned in.