Long before Magnum, PI put Tom Selleck on the map, Charlie's Angels owned the world of TV private eyes. Nominated for 4 Emmys and 7 Golden Globes, including 2 for Best TV Series - Drama, Charlie's Angels was a truly rare overnight sensation. The forerunner to modern day shows such as La Femme Nikita and Alias, creators Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts capped off long careers as showbiz writers by penning the unforgettable story of three sexy and vivacious private investigators. Executive producer Aaron Spelling (linked to innumerable hit shows such as Beverly Hills 90210, The Love Boat, Melrose Place, Dynasty, 7th Heaven, and Charmed among others) played a prominent role in the pop culture explosion of this series which witnessed the immediate mass marketing of Charlie's Angels trading cards, posters, lunchboxes, and endless other memorabilia - including a full-length feature film of the same name two decades later (2000). Through the duration of the series (five seasons), the cast changed continuously as Charlie's angels became media stars in their own right and left to pursue various opportunities in modeling, film, and TV…
The Charlie's Angels (Season 2) DVD features a number of action-packed episodes including the season premiere "Angels in Paradise" in which the angels are at first apprehensive about the arrival of a new angel in Jill's absence (she left the agency to become a racecar driver), but all their fears are assuaged when her replacement turns out to be Jill's younger sister Kris. Their first assignment - to rescue a kidnapped Charlie! To do so, they must travel to Hawaii where an international smuggler offers the angels Charlie's release in exchange for their aid in breaking her husband out of prison… Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "Circus of Terror" in which (similar to The A-Team) the angels are called in to help out a ringmaster who has been plagued by a number of attempts to ruin his circus, and "Game, Set, Death" in which Kris enters herself in a tennis tournament in order to get to the bottom of a string a mysterious murders…
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Episode 23 (Angels in Paradise: Part 1) Air Date: 09-14-1977 Episode 24 (Angels in Paradise: Part 2) Air Date: 09-14-1977 Episode 25 (Angels on Ice: Part 1) Air Date: 09-21-1977 Episode 26 (Angels on Ice: Part 2) Air Date: 09-21-1977 Episode 27 (Pretty Angels All in a Row) Air Date: 09-28-1977 Episode 28 (Angel Flight) Air Date: 10-05-1977 Episode 29 (Circus of Terror) Air Date: 10-19-1977 Episode 30 (Angel in Love) Air Date: 10-26-1977 Episode 31 (U.F.A.'s (Unidentified Flying Angels) Air Date: 11-02-1977 Episode 32 (Angels on the Air) Air Date: 11-09-1977 Episode 33 (Angel Baby) Air Date: 11-16-1977 Episode 34 (Angels in the Wings) Air Date: 11-23-1977 Episode 35 (Magic Fire) Air Date: 11-30-1977 Episode 36 (The Sammy Davis Jr. Kidnap Caper) Air Date: 12-07-1977 Episode 37 (Angels on Horseback) Air Date: 12-21-1977 Episode 38 (Game, Set, Death) Air Date: 01-04-1978 Episode 39 (Hours of Desperation) Air Date: 01-11-1978 Episode 40 (Diamond in the Rough) Air Date: 01-18-1978 Episode 41 (Angels in the Backfield) Air Date: 01-25-1978 Episode 42 (The Sandcastle Murders) Air Date: 02-01-1978 Episode 43 (Angel Blues) Air Date: 02-08-1978 Episode 44 (Mother Goose is Running for Her Life) Air Date: 02-15-1978 Episode 45 (Little Angels of the Night) Air Date: 02-22-1978 Episode 46 (The Jade Trap) Air Date: 03-01-1978 Episode 47 (Angels on the Run) Air Date: 05-03-1978 Episode 48 (Antique Angels) Air Date: 05-10-1978
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