What do you get when you combine kick-butt women, an unseen boss, crime-fighting missions, and amazing outfits? Charlie’s Angels of course! This popular television show, created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and produced by Aaron Spelling, initially ran on ABC from 1976 to 1981 for a total of 110 episodes. The series followed three beautiful private investigators, portrayed by Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Jaclyn Smith, as they embarked on missions to stop criminals for their boss Charlie Townsend (voiced by John Forsythe). 

After graduating from the police academy in California, Sabrina Duncan (Jackson), Jill Munroe (Fawcett), and Kelly Garrett (Smith) were greatly dissatisfied with their new positions. Despite their considerable talents, the girls were assigned to working as a meter maid, office worker, and crossing guard, respectively. Fortunately, they were eventually recruited to work as private investigators for the Charles Townsend Agency. Interestingly enough, this is all explained in the opening credit sequence. Neither the pilot episode or any subsequent episodes ever actually depicted an origin story for any of the girls. The pilot episode suggests that the trio have been working for Townsend as his “Angels” for some time.

While Townsend is never seen full-face, a teaser look at him from behind is occasionally offered ‒ typically surrounded by beautiful women. Using an intercom, Townsend assigns the Angels to their latest mission. The fact that the Angels never meet their boss face-to-face, lead them to question who he really is and if they will ever officially meet him. After the departure of Fawcett and Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, and Tanya Roberts joined the series as Kris Munore, Tiffany Welles, and Julie Rogers, respectively. In addition to five television seasons, Charlie’s Angels also spawned two feature films Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. A short-lived revival of Charlie’s Angels debuted on ABC in 2011, but was cancelled after one season. 

Rumors about a possible revival of the classic Charlie's Angels TV series and a new Charlie's Angels film have also been teased recently. Although the future of the Angels on the screen remains to be seen, did you know they are preparing to make their comic debut? Dynamite Entertainment is bringing the original Angels to print in a new comic book series hitting shelves in June 2018. You can read more about this exciting new series on Scoop.