Charlie’s Angels

Charlie’s Angels – The Sammy Davis Jr. Kidnap Caper

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. Built around guest-star Sammy Davis Jr. playing two roles, both himself and a celebrity lookalike who is mistakenly kidnapped by some of the most inept kidnappers ever captured on film (who include The Karate Kid‘s Martin Kove), “The Sammy Davis Jr. Kidnap Caper” is a goofy episode even by Charlie’s Angels standards. The Angels are hired to be Davis’ bodyguards after a couple of failed kidnapping attempts leading to them popping up as models in a fashion show, joggers in his neighborhood, and even a local television crew.

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Charlie’s Angels – Magic Fire

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. “Magic Fire” is an odd episode that merges a story about magic, arson, and fashion together. While eventually the threads do come together, it’s easily one of the more awkward setups of the series as police suspect a magician (E.J. André) who uses fire in his act of setting fires despite having no motive to do so. Looking into other magic acts, Bosley (David Doyle) and Kris (Cheryl Ladd) go undercover in their own act and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) plays the role of a famous magician’s daughter. The show telegraphs the identity of the arsonist (Victoria Carroll) with a prank on Kris, although none of the Angels pick up on it.

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Charlie’s Angels – Angels in the Wings

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. “Angels in the Wings” is an unusual episode as much of the time is set aside for song and dance numbers (which are actually quite good) rather than mystery solving. The Angels are called in to investigate a cursed theater after an actress (Shani Wallis) is almost killed by the latest accident on-stage. While there are subplots offered in terms of her estranged son (Nicolas Beauvy) and her ex-husband’s (Gene Barry) gambling debts and unwillingness to do the show, there’s not much of a mystery and much of the Angels’ investigation takes place off-camera.

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Charlie’s Angels – Angel Baby

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. A friend (Scott Colomby) from Kelly‘s (Jaclyn Smith) past, gone AWOL in search of his missing girlfriend (Sunny Johnson), puts the Angels on a case involving black market babies. Kelly goes in undercover as a pregnant woman looking to sell her baby after its birth. Sabrina (Kate Jackson) and Bosley (David Doyle) pose as an entitled rich couple willing to pay whatever price is necessary to procure the baby of their choice. And in a separate thread, Kris (Cheryl Ladd) tackles a different end of the operation finding herself propositioned to giving birth to the scam’s big commodity.

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Charlie’s Angels – Angels on the Air

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Charlie's Angels - Angels on the Air television review

Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. After someone takes a shot at a reporter (Linda Dano), the Angels go undercover at the radio station to catch the shooter. While Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) takes the place of the reporter at the station, with Bosley (David Doyle) working a desk, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) becomes the new reporter in the sky. Meanwhile, Kris (Cheryl Ladd) checks out other suspects while playing the role of a hippie biker chick. However, one by one, each of the suspects are cleared.

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