Charlie's Angels season 1

Charlie's Angels
Season 1
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original release	March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21) – May 4, 1977 (1977-05-04)
Season chronology

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 (David Ogden Stiers), 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. Viewing figures for the first season were extremely high, finishing at #5 in the Nielsen ratings. 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."

Main cast

• Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan (regular)
• Farrah Fawcett-Majors as Jill Munroe (regular)
• Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett (regular)
• David Doyle as John Bosley (regular)
• John Forsythe as The Voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend (regular, voice only)
• David Ogden Stiers as Scott Woodville (pilot episode only)

Notable guest stars

• Fernando Lamas
• Ida Lupino
• Dick Sargent
• Richard Mulligan
• Frank Gorshin
• Michael Bell
• Bo Hopkins
• Jenny O'Hara
• Anthony James
• Tom Selleck
• Tommy Lee Jones
• Kim Basinger

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1 2	1 2	"Charlie's Angels"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Ben Roberts & Ivan Goff	March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21)
3	3	"Hellride"	Richard Lang	Edward J. Lakso	September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22)
4	4	"The Mexican Connection"	Allen Baron	Jack V. Fogarty	September 29, 1976 (1976-09-29)
5	5	"Night of the Strangler"	Richard Lang	Pat Fiedler	October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13)
6	6	"Angels in Chains"	Phil Bondelli	Robert Earll	October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20)
7	7	"Target: Angels"	Richard Lang	David Levinson	October 27, 1976 (1976-10-27)
8	8	"The Killing Kind"	Richard Benedict	Rick Husky	November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03)
9	9	"To Kill an Angel"	Phil Bondelli	Rick Husky	November 10, 1976 (1976-11-10)
10	10	"Lady Killer"	George McCowan	Sue Melburn	November 24, 1976 (1976-11-24)
11	11	"Bullseye"	Daniel Haller	Jeff Myrow	December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01)
12	12	"Consenting Adults"	George McCowan	Les Carter	December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)
13	13	"The Séance"	George W. Brooks	Robert C. Dennis & Edward J. Lakso	December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15)
14	14	"Angels on Wheels"	Rick Husky	Jack V. Fogarty & Rick Husky	December 22, 1976 (1976-12-22)
15	15	"Angel Trap"	George McCowan	Edward J. Lakso	January 5, 1977 (1977-01-05)
16	16	"The Big Tap-Out"	Georg Stanford Brown	Brian McKay	January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12)
17	17	"Angels on a String"	Lawrence Doheny	Edward J. Lakso	January 19, 1977 (1977-01-19)
18	18	"Dirty Business"	Bill Bixby	Edward J. Lakso	February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02)
19	19	"The Vegas Connection"	George McCowan	John D.F. Black	February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)
20	20	"Terror on Ward One"	Bob Kelljan	Edward J. Lakso	February 16, 1977 (1977-02-16)
21	21	"Dancing in the Dark"	Cliff Bole	Les Carter	February 23, 1977 (1977-02-23)
22	22	"I Will Be Remembered"	Nicholas Sgarro	Melvin Levy	March 9, 1977 (1977-03-09)
23	23	"Angels at Sea"	Allen Baron	John D.F. Black	March 23, 1977 (1977-03-23)
24	24	"The Blue Angels"	Georg Stanford Brown	Laurie Lakso & Edward J. Lakso	May 4, 1977 (1977-05-04)