Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties but I took them all away from all that and now they work for me. My name is Charlie.
Those famous words were heard every week from 1976 to 1981 during Charlie's Angels 5 year run.
This ABC crime series began in September of 1976 introducing three stunning, sexy and young former policewoman, private detectives working for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency. The wealthy Charlie Townsend, voiced by John Forsythe, was their never-seen boss, who relayed assignments via a speaker telephone. The trio of Angels featured Sabrina Duncan; (Kate Jackson) the "cool, smart, multilingual leader," Jill Munroe; (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) the "athletic angel" and finally Kelly Garrett; (Jaclyn Smith) the "street wise angel." The Angels worked with their trusty male counter-part, John Bosley played by (David Doyle).
Cast and Characters
Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan (1976-79)
Farrah Fawcett-Majors as Jill Munroe (1976-77, recurring 1978-80)
Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett
Cheryl Ladd as Kris Munroe (1977-81)
Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles (1979-80)
Tanya Roberts as Julie Rogers (1980-81)
David Doyle as John Bosley
John Forsythe (voice only) as Charles "Charlie" Townsend
Broadcast History First Telecast: September 22, 1976 Last Telecast: June 24, 1981 Number of Episodes: 110
Number of Seasons: 5
Original Network: ABC