Charlies Angels: Season 2

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Season 2 - Episode Guide

In the fall of 1977, when the second season of Charlie's Angels began with veteran angels Sabrina (Kate Jackson) and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) joined by newcomer Kris played by Cheryl Ladd, the only thing that irked feminists more than that opening was the show itself—which featured the striking trio in a succession of bathing suits, bikinis, navel-exploitive hip huggers, and a series of costumes ranging from belly dancer to ice skater. It was the original "jiggle TV" a full decade before "Baywatch," and a show which played like fantasy. The departure of Farrah Fawcett-Majors, who played Jill in the first season, didn't hurt the show one bit. Cheryl Ladd was just as flirtatious in front of the camera, and she also fit the type (blonde). Besides, Fawcett-Majors was so emphatically inaccessible (especially after the Farrah marketing blitz generated a now-famous poster and doll) that Ladd became an instant favorite with males. And the fact that she wasn't a perfectly coiffed glamour-beauty with an air about her was fine by females, too. Although Charlie's Angels finished in fifth place in the Nielsen's its first year, it fared even better after the second season showed, snagging fourth place overall and a 24.4 percent share of the Wednesday night audience.

23. Angels in Paradise (part 1) (Sep. 14, 1977)
How do you rescue someone when you don’t even know what he looks like? That’s the predicament facing the Angels when Charlie is kidnapped in the episode that introduces Cheryl Ladd as Kris Munroe. When Jill leaves the Angels to become a race-car-driver, Sabrina and Kelly refuse to take on a new partner – until they realize it’s Jill’s younger sister Kris, a recent graduate from the San Francisco police academy. But the welcome party is soon cut short. The trio must travel to Hawaii to save Charlie from the wicked Leilani Sako, who threatens to kill Charlie unless the Angels smuggle her husband Billy Sako out of jail. Sabrina determines that they will break Billy out, and then return him after Charlie is safe.

Guest Cast: Tom Fujiwara (Billy Sako), France Nuyen (Leilani Sako), Al Harrington (Ned), Lei Kayahara (Ewa Sako), Jake Ho'Opai (Apa), Pat Suzuki (Kona), Don Ho (Himself), Alan Mason (Mr. Hollis), Cliff Emmich (Duece), Ron Soble (Ace), Norman Fell (Sammy), Art Metrano (Mr. Blue), Camille Deubel (Ria), Tad Horino (Muyi), Vincent Mc Angus (Kimo)
Writer: John D.F. Black
Director: Charles S. Dubin

24. Angels in Paradise (part 2) (Sep. 14, 1977)
Farrah Fawcett’s abrupt departure from Charlie’s Angels left Aaron Spelling scrambling for a replacement just as production on the second season was about to begin. “We faced the toughest casting decision of our life”, he wrote in 1996. “We’re not talking about replacing just anyone. Farrah was a national obsession. Her pinup poster was everywhere, her smiling face was beaming off lunchboxes and T-shirts… Everybody told us that we lost Farrah, the show was over”. No wonder Ladd turned down Spelling when he first offered her the part of Kris, and had “more than a few sleepless nights” even after she finally accepted. Several factors, however, worked to alleviate Ladd’s anxiety. First, Kris would be a rookie who was prone to mistakes – that would make her an underdog for whom viewers would likely root. Second, to ease the transition from Fawcett to Ladd, the series shot an episode in L.A before embarking on the elaborate, 14-day “Paradise” shoot in Honolulu. Third, David “Bosley” Doyle took Ladd under his wing. “I would not have survived the show without David”, said Ladd. “Right away he got me laughing and made me feel like part of the group”. Finally, Charlie’s Angels scored its highest ratings ever for “Paradise” – a clear indication that viewers accepted Ladd. Doyle, for one, felt the show was even “stronger” with Ladd, and the numbers certainly bear him out. Whereas Angels finished its first season fifth in the overall Nielsens, by the end of Year Two it placed fourth. Guest stars include France Nuyen, who made a career out of playing exotic beauties (including the memorable “Elaan of Troyius” in the original Star Trek), and legendary singer Don Ho. Charlie’s Angels scored its highest ratings ever for “Paradise” – a clear indication that viewers accepted Ladd. David Doyle, for one, felt the show was even “stronger” with Ladd, and the numbers certainly bear him out.

25. Angels on Ice (part 1) (Sep. 21, 1977)
Ice show stars Jack Ward and Helene Robinson are kidnapped six days before opening night and suspicion falls on Billy, a mentally ill handyman with a crush on Helene. The Angels suspect there's more to this case, especially after two foreign skaters; Olga and Luisi, offer their services to the show having already memorized the routines of the missing stars.

Guest Cast: Geoffrey Binney (Jack Ward), Harvey Jason (Alvin), Edwards Andrews (Mason, the Bum), Lee Delano (Dergus), Paul Wexler (Arabian Guard), Eric Kilpatrick (Jo Jo), Phil Silvers (Max), Jim Backus (Iggy), James Gammon (Billy), James Oliver (Paul), Vicky Perry (Shirley Ward), Inga Schilling (Olga), Tom Lawler (Luisi)
Writer: Rick Edelstein
Director: Robert Kelljan

26. Angels on Ice (part 2) (Sep. 21, 1977)
Next to disappear is Iggy, the show's prop man along with a floor plan of the auditorium. Iggy is soon replaced by a relative of Olga's. A promising lead is provided to Sabrina by a homeless man living in the parking lot who links the series of crimes with a limousine sporting diplomatic license plates. Kelly follows the limo to an Arabian restaurant, but she is captured and locked in an abandoned warehouse with Iggy and the missing skaters. She escapes by catapulting up to a window and returning to the ice show. This two-parter episode followed the pattern of most episodes in the series' best era: Kelly and Kris pose as figure skaters in an Ice Capades-like show to investigate the disappearance of the show's stars. While they wear the short skirts and leotards, assisted by Bosley, Kate Jackson and the gravel-voiced David Doyle, the two most seasoned performers on the show, developed an engaging rapport that is used well here. Jackson effortlessly radiates intelligence as well as poise and beauty, and shows why she is the only Angel who you d really buy as a detective in the real world. Cheryl Ladd brings an appealing farm-girl innocence to her portrayal of Kris, and lets loose with some smiles that could melt the polar ice cap. Phil Silvers and Jim Backus provide fine comic relief, the assassination attempt at the climax is cleverly conceived and staged, and the scene in which a female skater is kidnapped probably gave Tonya Harding ideas. But the highlight on most scorecards would probably be Kelly's undercover stint s a sultry, veiled belly dancer.

27. Pretty Angels all in a Row (Sep. 28, 1977)
Steve Franken (Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. on Dobie Gillis) and Don Star (Jordan Lee on Dallas) guest star in a hilarious send-up of “an American institution”. When a tarantula terrorizes a contestant for the Miss Chrysanthemum Festival Pageant, producer Ben Pawl believes someone is out to sabotage the contest and hires the Angels to find why. Kelly and Kris enter the competition, and find themselves pitted against a baton twirler who recites Shakespeare and a cutthroat beauty who’ll do anything to win. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Sabrina and Bosley must contend with two Stetson-wearing thugs – and a closetful of attack pigeons! This whimsical hour was written and directed by John D. F. Black, whose credits include multiple episodes of Star Trek, the screenplay for the original Shaft (co-written with Ernest Tidyman) and Thief, for which he won a 1971 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. “Hi there, Hello”, the catchy Miss Chrysanthemum theme song, was written and composed by Angels producer Ed Lakso

Guest Cast: Don Starr (C.J.), Dana Kimmell (Holly), Marki Bey (Sarah), Linda Redford (Contestant), Tommy Breslin (Henry), Leslie Vallen (Hazel Spaulding), Cliff Medaugh (Cree), Danuta (Candy), Richard Kelton (Hubie), Steve Franken (Fred), Bill McIntyre (Si Dearborn), Patricia Barry (Millicent), Jack Knight (Ben Pawl), Doney Oatman (Billie Jolene), Bobbie Mitchell (Grace Cooley)
Writer: John D.F. Black
Director: John D.F. Black

28. Angel Flight (Oct. 5, 1977)
Flight attendant trainer, Angela Hart, enlists the aid of the Angels when she starts receiving menacing phone calls from a mysterious caller who leaves a black rose as a calling card eventually leading to murder. Kelly & Kris pose as stewardesses and with the help of Sabrina the Angels soon uncover an elaborate plot to hijack some sophisticated airplane equipment that involves a frightened, unknowing Angel. With a killer loose on board and no cockpit crew, Kelly has to land the plane.

Guest Cast: Fawne Harriman (Angela Hart), Mary Angela (Maralyn), Nigel Bullard (Palmer), Philip Roth (Eddie), Robert Gentry (Gene Knox), Marshall Thompson (Meadows), Ben Hayes (Bill Glover), Lisa Moore (Mai Ling), Ralph Byers (Cliff), Lee Travis (Paula)
Writer: Brian McKay
Director: Dennis Donnelly

29. Circus of Terror (Oct. 19, 1977)
A passel of familiar faces join Charlie’s Angels under the big top in “Circus of Terror”. A series of accidents has the Barzak family circus on the verge of bankruptcy. Though Yanos Barzak’s traditional gypsy values compel him to handle the matter himself, his modem-thinking son David secretly hires the Angels to investigate. Sabrina plays a clown, Kris is a knife thrower’s assistant, while Kelly poses as motorcycle daredevil Go-Go Garrett. Guest stars include James Darren (Time Tunnel), Ramon Bieri (Bret Maverick), Tom Reese (Ellery Queen), Marvin Kaplan (Alice), and former Tarzan Denny Miller. Kaplan is particularly funny as Zobar, a man who gives new meaning to the phrase “talking head”. “Circus of Terror” was the first episode Cheryl Ladd filmed, which technically makes this her actual series debut. She has some nice moments, especially with David Doyle - the warmth he extended her off-camera clearly shows onscreen as well. Perhaps that’s why Ladd has singled out this episode as her personal favorite.

Guest Cast: Ramon Bieri (Yanos Barzak), James Darren (David Barzak), Tom Reese (Reed), Read Morgan (Otis), Marvin Kaplan (Zober- the head),Charles Tyner (Anton Tarloff), Denny Miller (Helmut Klaus), Patty Maloney (Tinkle Belle),
Writer: Robert Janes
Director: Allen Baron

30. Angel in Love (Oct. 26, 1977)
When Charlie’s Angels first began, Sabrina was the only Angel with a regular boyfriend (her ex-husband, police detective Bill Duncan). The angle was dropped in the second season, enabling the series to do episodes such as “Angel in Love”, in which the normally unflappable leader of the Angels fall head over heels for a man who may be the leading suspect in a murder investigation. Kate Jackson’s strong performance clearly shows why she earned three Emmy nominations for her work in the series. The character of Sabrina’s beau, by the way, was doubtlessly inspired by the legend of D.B Cooper, who hijacked a plane of $200.000 and was never caught. This episode also tweaks the “human potential movement” of the 1970s. The detectives infiltrate Utopia West, where people are encouraged to “deposit their inhibitions and let it all hang out”. To a degree, our heroes do just that: the Angels go hot-tubbing in one scene, while Bosley goes shirtless in another.

Guest Cast: Peter Haskell (Doug O'Neal), Doris Martin (Audrey), Carole Cook (Hildy Slater), Charles Picerni (Frank Slater), Tom Simcox (Lon Molton), Amanda McBroom (Lorraine Fielding), Dante D'Andre (Eric)
Writer: Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie
Director: Paul Stanley

31. Unidentified Flying Angels (Nov. 2, 1977)
A small dog helps the Angels solve a murder mystery in “Unidentified Flying Angels”. Wealthy socialite Charlotte Sheridan suddenly disappears after joining the Celestial Research Organization, an outfit that offers its affluent members the chance to travel in outer space and meet alien races. After Mrs. Sheridan’s niece hires them to investigate, the Angels determine that the organization is a shell game run by Dr. Franklyn Perine (Ross Martin of the Wind, Wild West), a charmer who’s not above committing foul play to protect the fraud. While Sabrina, Kris and Bosley probe Perine, Kelly romances his cohort, former astronaut the time of production; they would eventually be married for three years (1978-1981). The episode also shows that Sabrina, like Kate Jackson, is canine lover – she adopts Mrs. Sheridan’s gray pooch early on, a purely emotional decision that will yield an unexpected payoff later in the story.

Guest Cast: Nancy Cameron (Secretary), George Cary (Man), Edna Glover (Woman), Michele Nichols (Joyce), Ken Olfson (Seth), Dennis Cole (James Britten), Bill Striglos (Teddy), Ross Martin (Dr. Perine), Ernestine Barrier (Mrs. Sheridan)
Writer: Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan
Director: Allen Baron

32. Angels on the Air (Nov. 9, 1977)
When successful radio newswoman Joy Vance's life is threatened unless she stops broadcasting, the Angels take to the airways to track down her would-be killer. Since the mysterious assailant doesn't know what Joy looks like, Kelly takes her place while investigating the case and Kris with Sabrina check up on some of the threats she's been receiving. It is eventually learned that one of the many suspects is Professor Croyden, who blames Joy for ruining his reputation after she exposed his false research facts.

Guest Cast: Linda Dano (Joy Vance), Nicolas Coster (Professor Croyden), Larry Golden (Dwayne), Taylor Lacher (Buck Willis), Larry Gilman (Gary), Judith-Marie Bergan (Raven)
Writer: William Froug
Director: George Brooks

33. Angel Baby (Nov. 16, 1977)
Edward Winter, the dementedly gung-ho CIA operative Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H, plays a philanthropist whose home for wayward girls is really a front for a baby brokerage operation in “Angel Baby”, an episode best known for its surprisingly poignant final scene. Rookie Kris faces her first “line of fire” situation: a dramatic shootout with a cold-blooded killer. Though Kris wins the showdown, the shock of realizing she had to shoot someone to do her job overwhelms her, to the point where she has to be comforted by Sabrina. It’s a sensitive moment very well done, and made all the more effective by the element of surprise. “Instead of making it a light, Angel moment, they made it a real moment” said Cheryl Ladd. Other guest stars include Emmy winner John Karlen (Cagney and Lacey), who starred with Kate Jackson on Dark Shadows and Bruce Fairbairn, Jackson’s co-star for two seasons on The Rookies.

Guest Cast: Scott Colomby (Tommy), Jone Allison (Mrs. Morris), Bruce Fairbairn (Jayce), John Karlen (Chaffey), Sunny Johnson (Marie), Edward Winter (Hugh Tomlinson)
Writer: George R. Hodges and John D. F. Black
Director: Paul Stanley

34. Angels in the Wings (Nov. 23, 1977)
A musical star wants to know who’s sabotaging her latest movie in an episode starring Gene Barry (Burke’s Law), singer/actress Shani Wallis (Oliver!), and veteran heavy Nehemiah Persoff. Because it was assumed that Farrah Fawcett would return for the second season, most of the early episodes Cheryl Ladd filmed were actually written for “Jill”. “Angels in the Wings” was one of the scripts written specifically for “Kris”, and it showcases Ladd’s diverse musical talents. Ladd’s first professional break was singing back-up on Josie and the Pussycats; her albums Cheryl Ladd (1978) and Dance Forever (1979) were both smashes. In 2000 she starred on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun. Angels producer Ed Lakso composed four original songs for this episode, which features contributions from dancer/director Gene Nelson and more inside humor (the movie-within-the-episode is filmed at “Soundstage 8”, the same 20th-Century/Fox Studios set where Angels was shot). Stuntman/director Hal Needham (Smokey and the Bandit) also appears as a thug who knows his trees.

Guest Cast: Gene Barry (Frank Jason), Nicolas Beauvy (Larry Jason), Michael Fox (Austin Wells), Nehemiah Persoff (Anton), Lew Palter (Mancino), Michael Fairman (Cal Stone), Hal Needham (Julio), Tony Epper (Canty), Tammy Greenough (Norma), Shani Wallis (Ellen Jason)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: Dennis Donnelly

35. Magic Fire (Nov. 30, 1977)
When several fires of a suspicious nature are mysteriously started at Fashion City warehouses, an almost legendary arsonist called the "Magic Man" is suspected and the Angels are called in. Veteran magician Wendell Muse is a prime suspect in the baffling case and the Angels need more than a few tricks up their sleeves to clear his name.

Guest Cast: Jay Rasumny (Thomas Romero), Hugh Warden (Gage), Wyatt Johnson (Captain Summers), Susan Cotton (Receptionist), Rudy Solari (Danzini), Victoria Carroll (Mary Ann), Howard Witt (Joseph Watson), E.J. André (Wendell Muse)
Writer: Lee Sheldon
Director: Leon Carrere

36. The Sammy Davis Kidnap Caper (Dec. 7, 1977)
When two attempts are made to kidnap Sammy Davis Jr. the Angels are called to protect the popular entertainer and thwart any further attempts. Matters are soon complicated when the kidnappers accidentally snatch Henry Brubaker, Sam's exact double, which means Herbie's life wont be worth a plug nickel when its learned that he is not the "real McCoy".

Guest Cast: Sammy Davis Jr. (Himself / Herbert Brubaker III), Robert Hackman (Tipsy Diner), Betty McGuire (Secretary), Lee De Broux (Leo Harris), Natalie Core (Mrs. Warren), Altovise Davis (Herself), Norman Alden (Louis Fluellen), Robert Pine (Andy Price), Martin Kove (Georgie), Harry Rhodes (Ben Brody)
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Ronald Austin

37. Angels on Horseback (Dec. 21, 1977)
The Angels go westward to the Sunwest Dude Ranch to investigate the murder of one of the guests, Joseph Frisch. The Angels disguise themselves as ordinary visitors to investigate. In their search for clues to the motive, the Angels soon discover that the man murdered was not Frisch but in actuality an unfortunate pawn killed in order to shake the syndicate off the real Joe Frisch's trail.

Guest Cast: Hal Riddle (The Real Ed Miller), Louie Elias (Sloan), Angel Tompkins (Jean Trevor), Woodrow Parfrey (Sheriff Hayden), William Phipps (George Jackson), James B. Sikking (Frisch), Ted Markland (Ed Cole), Buddy Joe Hooker (Farrell)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: George W. Brooks

38. Game, Set, Death (Jan. 4, 1978)
When several tennis players start pulling out of a tennis tour after various deliberate accidents occur, the Angels take on the case to thwart any further incidents before someone gets killed. Kris really gets into the swing of things when she goes undercover as a tennis player to enter the competition and get a lead on the killer.

Guest Cast: David T. Hayman (Spectator), Randy Phillips (Umpire), Bibi Besch (Carrie Jo Evans), Larry Block (Arlos Spinner), Seth Foster (Kyle), Tiffany Bolling (Helga), George Caldwell (Fisk), Lynda Beattie (Sandy), Arthur Adams (Bartender), Lee Terri (Mrs Haily)
Writer: Worley Thorne
Director: Georg Stanford Brown

39. Hours of Desperation (Jan. 11, 1978)
When a jewel thief double-crosses his partners, the crooks enlist the Angels to help them recover their missing partner and sack of priceless rubies. In order to persuade the Angels to help them, the crooks suit Sabrina with a belt full of explosives threatening to detonate it if the Angels don't find their missing partner and the stolen gems. With only twelve hours to solve the case and with very few leads, Kelly and Kris race against the clock to save Sabrina's life.

Guest Cast: Paul Sorenson (Jackson), Tom Clancy (Williams), Stanley Kamel (Dinsmore), Peter Palmer (Fred Michaels), John Quade (Brown), Edward Power (Clint Murdock), Taurean Blacque (Dr. Stevens)
Writer: Ray Brenner
Director: Cliff Bole

40. Diamond in the Rough (Jan. 18, 1978)
Oscar nominee Dan O’Herlihy (Robinson Crusoe) plays Freddie “the Fox” Brander, a retired jewel thief who is writing a book about his legendary exploits. Freddie’s plans for publication, however, are derailed when he is falsely accused of stealing the famous Light of Arabia diamond. Knowing that the purloined gemstone has actually been stashed away by crooked Caribbean businessman Faris Salim (Rene Enriquez of Hill Street Blues), Freddie hires the Angels to help him recover the diamond – and give his memoir a dynamic final chapter to boot. This episode includes an homage to Jules Dassin’s Rififi (“The granddaddy of all caper/heist movies”, according to Leonard Maltin). Like the famous burglary sequence in Rififi, the scene in which Sabrina, Kris and Bosley retrieve the diamond is executed in complete silence.

Guest Cast: Dan O'Herlihy (Freddie Brander), Rene Enriquez (Faris Salim), Rita Madero (Cleo), Tony Giorgio (Carl), Bert Remsen (Brewster McFarland), Sid Haig (Reza), Robert Perault (Ali)
Writer: Brian McKay, Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan
Director: Ronald Austin

41. Angels in the Backfield (Jan. 25, 1978)
The Angels investigate trouble on the gridiron in this episode. Sabrina, Kelly, and Kris don shoulder pads after members of a women’s professional football team are terrorized by a pair of motorcyclists. Though Coach Amy Jarvis believes the harassment is designed to scare her players out of playing a big game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Angels soon discover the attack is really tied to a plot to rob the stadium of over a million dollars. Amy is played by Nancy Fox (Temperatures Rising), a longtime friend of Angels star Jaclyn Smith who would appear on several other episodes of the series. Besides tackling some of the prejudices facing women who play professional sports, “Angels in the Backfield” also addresses the issue of dyslexia. Angels writer/producer Ed Lakso had a friend who was dyslexic, so he wrote that into the story (one of Amy’s players also suffers form that condition).

Guest Cast: Gary Wood (Joe Phillips), Patch Mackenzie (Julia Smyth), Nancy Fox (Amy Jarvis), L.Q. Jones (Dan Jarvis), Heidi Van Beltz (Grinelda), Saundra Sharp (Hilda)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: Georg Stanford Brown

42. The Sandcastle Murders (Feb. 1, 1978)
When Kris' friend becomes the next victim in a series of surf side strangulation murders, the Angels hit the beach in search of the psychopathic killer. The biggest lead the Angels have is that all of the victims look somewhat alike and are always found under a massive sandcastle. Unless they stop the strangler who seems to be obsessed with blonde, blue-eyed women, Kris will be his next victim.

Guest Cast: Melody Thomas Scott (Betsy), Alan Feinstein (Dave Christopher), Melissa Converse (Melissa Rossiter), John Crawford (Lt. Francona), Bibi Osterwald (Mabel), Sheila Smith (Leslie), Hunter Von Leer (Hank), Jason Evers (Larry Fallon), Steve Sandor (Ovie Gerson)
Writer: Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie, Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan, Robert C. Dennis
Director: George McCowan

43. Angel Blues (Feb. 8, 1978)
When country singer and known drug abuser Amy Waters dies from an apparent morphine overdose, the Angels are asked by her father to investigate the strange circumstances of her death. While investigating the supposed suicide, the Angels soon learn that Amy was making a valiant effort to clean up her act and was on her way to the police with evidence that could expose the drug dealers who murdered her.

Guest Cast: Bess Gatewood (Amy Waters), Gary Bisig (Lenny), Bill Quinn (I) (Ted Waters), Andy Jarrell (Eban Stone), Vincent Schiavelli (Freddie), Steve Gravers (Cooperman), Herbie Braha (Hank [credited as Herb Braha]), Lou Picetti (Doneger), Tim Rossovich (Taylor)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: Georg Stanford Brown

44. Mother Goose is Running For His Life (Feb. 15, 1978)
An imperiled toy manufacturer hires Sabrina, Kelly and Kris for protection in “Mother Goose is Running For His Life”. When Leland Swinnerton (Murray Matheson) refuses to sell his Mother Goose Toy Company to a rival toy maker, he is besieged by a series of accidents, including an exploding toy train. The Angels soon discover that the man behind the threats is an ex-mobster working in collusion with one of Swinnerton’s own employees. Kris proves that she’s no dummy in a famous sequence in which she poses as a mischievous, bubble-gum-chewing mannequin. This episode also features an inside joke and some clever cross-promotion. Sabrina goes undercover as “Jennifer Collins” (which is the name of a character on Kate Jackson’s first series, Dark Shadows), while Swinnerton rewards the Angels with a set of dolls in their likeness. The figurines, sold by Hasbro industries, were among the multitude of Charlie’s Angels merchandise that was being marketed at the time of the show.

Guest Cast: Murray Matheson (Leland Swinnerton), Vincent Duke Milana (Larry Wilkes), Eldon Quick (Designer), Gilbert Green (Tony Phelan), Clifford David (Gordon Roclair), Don Knight (Jack Orwell), Bobbie Jordan (Donna), Holly Irving (Mrs. Cooley)
Writer: Del Reisman, Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan
Director: George McCowan

45. Little Angels of the Night (Feb. 22, 1978)
The Angels move into an apartment house mostly inhabited by working girls in “Little Angels of the Night”. Charlie’s friend Dolly Smith hires the detectives to probe the deaths of two female tenants, both of whom were blondes. When a third blonde is attacked – and a former client of hers calls and asks for a blonde – the detectives believe they’ve found their suspect and use Kris to bait a trap. Michael Warren (Hill Street Blues) guest stars. This episode features perhaps the most unusual chase sequence since the famous “skateboard show” – the Angels mount ten-speed bicycles to race down the killer. Cheryl Ladd was “the Little Rebel” of Charlie’s Angels because she wasn’t afraid to speak out when it came to “inappropriate clothes for certain scenes”. Though she knew wearing bikinis was occasionally part of the job, she did do so only if the scene took place at the beach, near a pool, or (as we see in this episode) on the boat.

Guest Cast: Michael Warren (Lt. Mathews), Jeffrey Druce (Freddie), Denise Galik-Furey (Bonnie), Shauna Sullivan (Terry), Joy Garrett (Carol), Paul Cavonis (Roman Vail), Rod Colbin (Dr. Eggars), Tara Tyson (Mary Thomas), Grayce Spence (Mrs. Dolly Smith), Kutee (Melanie), James Mitchell (Jim Walker)
Writer: Mickey Rose
Director: Georg Stanford Brown

46. The Jade Trap (Mar. 1, 1978)
Golden Globe winner Barry Bostwick (Spin City, The Rocky Horror Picture Show) stars in this episode. When the family brokerage business fails, Ted Machlin (Barry Bostwick) and his mother (Lorene Tuttle) maintain their upscale lifestyle by launching a series of sophisticated jewel heists. Their victims? New tenants in the posh apartment building where they live. Ted soon finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when he witnessed a man murdering the same woman whose apartment he’s robbing! Ted knows he’s a prime suspect for the killing. What he doesn’t realize is that he’s being investigated by the woman he’s falling in love with: Kelly! Bostwick and Jaclyn Smith also played lovers in the 1984 mini-series George Washington. Lorene Tuttle is the mother of singer Jack Jones, who crooned the theme song for Aaron Spelling’s hit series The Love Boat. “The Jade Trap” also features a wonderfully goofy turn by Kris as Swedish film star “Anneke Bjornbar”. Interestingly enough, Anneke’s pronounced accent was not originally in the script. Cheryl Ladd suggested playing her that way, and the results are, indeed, priceless.

Guest Cast: Barry Bostwick (Ted Machlin), Jack Kosslyn (Clerk), Victoria Shaw (Julie), Joan Leslie (Catherine), Irene Hervey (Samantha), Nancy Penoyer (Wife), Thomas Berlin (Man), Dirk Benedict (Denny Railsback), Lurene Tuttle (Mrs. Machlin)
Writer: Lee Sheldon
Director: George McCowan

47. Angels on the Run (May 3, 1978)
When Larry Cantrell, husband of singer Sue Cantrell, disappears under mysterious circumstances and for no apparent reason, the Angels are called in to find him. The Angels soon learn that Larry unknowingly transported $5 million worth of stolen diamonds in his dump truck to a spot only he had knowledge of and the "owners" desperately want the diamonds back.

Guest Cast: Don Reid (Larry Cantrell), Belinda Balaski (Sue Cantrell), Carole Mallory (Rosey), Bill Duke (David Pearl), Alex Courtney (Taylor), Elaine Joyce (Nancy), Judy Landers (Mrs. Chicken), Maurice Sneed (Blackjack), Fred Kareman (Mel), David Chow (Mace), Sy Kramer (Roger), Craig T. Nelson (Stone)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: Robert Kelljan

48. Antique Angels (May 10, 1978)
The Angels and Bosley masquerade as Keystone Kops in order to recover a highly radioactive gas that is stolen. Two canisters of the space age fuel libridrium are stolen from a desert manufacturing facility. The Angels must catch the thieves before they sell the fuel to a foreign power, but the only clue to the crime is the tire track of a car designed in the 1920s. The investigation leads the detectives to a nearby antique car rally where the culprits plan to smuggle the libridrium out of the country in a racing car.

Guest Cast: Kenneth Tigar (Danner), Joseph Hacker (Nichols), Edward Bell (Greeves), Chuck Winters (Jeffers), Ken Scott (Slade), Sandy Ward (Stone), Mala Powers (Martha), Richard Milholland (Trask), Borah Silver (Hendricks), Rick Casorla (Marshall)
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
Director: Leon Carrere