Week after week through 1981, America tuned in to see the mysterious Charlie's three lovely and often scantily clad Angels fight crime. While the three beauties that played the Angels changed almost every year, we remain faithful to the original three - Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and the ultimate poster babe - Farrah Fawcett.
Most episodes followed one of two formulas:
One: After mysterious occurrence X is reported at sexy location Y, the Angels are called in to investigate. Angel A poses as foxy professional 1, Angel B as sexy professional 2 and Angel C as smart professional 3. They never find out who Charlie is.
Two: While minding her own business, Angel 1 (or Angel 1's friend) is mysteriously kidnapped. Angels 2 and 3 need to find out who did the dirty deed. They never find out who Charlie is.
The Angels were employed by Charles Townsend (voice of Dynasty's John Forsythe), a never-seen wealthy and eccentric millionaire and head of the Townsend Detective Agency. John Bosley (David Doyle), assistant to the never seen Charlie, assisted and protected the girls in every episode. But it was the Angels that got all the attention. Farrah, Kate, and Jaclyn rocketed into the American consciousness. "Charlie's Angels," shortly after premiering on Sept. 22, 1976, became the No. 1-rated television show, pulling in 36 million viewers. Smith, Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett-Majors became superstars, even appearing on the cover of TIME.Through merchandising, reruns and a combined total of over 100 made-for-TV movies, the Angelic trio have managed to remain on the air, at least somewhere, for over two decades. Another great addition to the show was the amazing parade of guest stars - Tom Selleck, Kim Basinger, Richard Mulligan and dozens of others who winged their way onto the Angel's gumshoe turf.
So where are they now, these fearless fashionable femme fatales? Here is some background and update on the original trio.