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A list of episodes for Charlie's Angels (1976–1981).
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||
| Pilot | 1 | March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21) | 6 | 25.8 | ||
| 1 | 22 | September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22) | May 4, 1977 (1977-05-04) | 5 | 25.8 | |
| 2 | 26 | September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14) | May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10) | 4 | 24.4 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 13, 1978 (1978-09-13) | May 16, 1979 (1979-05-16) | 12 | 24.4 | |
| 4 | 26 | September 12, 1979 (1979-09-12) | May 7, 1980 (1980-05-07) | 20 | 20.9 | |
| 5 | 17 | November 30, 1980 (1980-11-30) | June 24, 1981 (1981-06-24) | 59 | — | |
- Telecast on The ABC Sunday Night Movie.
- Tied with 60 Minutes and All in the Family.
- Tied with Barney Miller.
Episodes
Pilot (1976)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Charlie's Angels" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Ben Roberts & Ivan Goff | March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21) | |
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Charles "Charlie" Townsend's client wants to prove that a missing vineyard owner, Vince le Maire, was murdered by his second wife and his foreman. The Angels set up a sophisticated caper in which Kelly Garrett and Sabrina Duncan pose as the wealthy heiress and Jill Munroe as a dowdy secretary and backwoods gunslinger.
Guest stars: Diana Muldaur, John Lehne, Bo Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, Grant Owens, Ken Sansom, Ron Stein, Colette Bertrand and Russ Grieve. George Simmons and Bob Templeton appear uncredited. | ||||
Season 1 (1976–77)
Main article: Charlie's Angels (season 1)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Hellride" | Richard Lang | Edward J. Lakso | September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Mexican Connection" | Allen Baron | Jack V. Fogarty | September 29, 1976 (1976-09-29) |
| 3 | 3 | "Night of the Strangler" | Richard Lang | S : Glen Olson & Rod Baker S/T : Pat Fiedler | October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13) |
| 4 | 4 | "Angels in Chains" | Phil Bondelli | Robert Earll | October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20) |
| 5 | 5 | "Target: Angels" | Richard Lang | David Levinson | October 27, 1976 (1976-10-27) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Killing Kind" | Richard Benedict | Rick Husky | November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03) |
| 7 | 7 | "To Kill an Angel" | Phil Bondelli | Rick Husky | November 10, 1976 (1976-11-10) |
| 8 | 8 | "Lady Killer" | George McCowan | Sue Milburn | November 24, 1976 (1976-11-24) |
| 9 | 9 | "Bullseye" | Daniel Haller | Jeff Myrow | December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01) |
| 10 | 10 | "Consenting Adults" | George McCowan | Les Carter | December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Seance" | George W. Brooks (as George Brooks) | Robert C. Dennis | December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15) |
| 12 | 12 | "Angels on Wheels" | Richard Benedict | T : Jack V. Fogarty & Rick Husky S/T : Charles Sailor | December 22, 1976 (1976-12-22) |
| 13 | 13 | "Angel Trap" | George McCowan | Edward J. Lakso (as Ed Lakso) | January 5, 1977 (1977-01-05) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Big Tap-Out" | Georg Stanford Brown | Brian McKay | January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12) |
| 15 | 15 | "Angels on a String" | Lawrence Doheny | Edward J. Lakso | January 19, 1977 (1977-01-19) |
| 16 | 16 | "Dirty Business" | Bill Bixby | Edward J. Lakso | February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) |
| 17 | 17 | "The Vegas Connection" | George McCowan | John D. F. Black | February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09) |
| 18 | 18 | "Terror on Ward One" | Bob Kelljan | Edward J. Lakso | February 16, 1977 (1977-02-16) |
| 19 | 19 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Cliff Bole | Les Carter | February 23, 1977 (1977-02-23) |
| 20 | 20 | "I Will Be Remembered" | Nicholas Sgarro | T : Melvin Levy S : Richard Powell | March 9, 1977 (1977-03-09) |
| 21 | 21 | "Angels at Sea" | Allen Baron | John D. F. Black | March 23, 1977 (1977-03-23) |
| 22 | 22 | "The Blue Angels" | Georg Stanford Brown | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Laurie Lakso Beasley | May 4, 1977 (1977-05-04) |
Season 2 (1977–78)
Main article: Charlie's Angels (season 2)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Angels in Paradise" | Charles S. Dubin | John D. F. Black | September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14) |
| 24 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | "Angels on Ice" | Bob Kelljan | Rick Edelstein | September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21) |
| 26 | 4 | ||||
| 27 | 5 | "Pretty Angels All in a Row" | John D. F. Black | John D. F. Black | September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28) |
| 28 | 6 | "Angel Flight" | Dennis Donnelly | Brian McKay | October 5, 1977 (1977-10-05) |
| 29 | 7 | "Circus of Terror" | Allen Baron | Robert Janes | October 19, 1977 (1977-10-19) |
| 30 | 8 | "Angel in Love" | Paul Stanley | Skip Webster & Jock Mackelvie | October 26, 1977 (1977-10-26) |
| 31 | 9 | "Unidentified Flying Angels" | Allen Baron | Ronald Austin & James David Buchanan | November 2, 1977 (1977-11-02) |
| 32 | 10 | "Angels on the Air" | George W. Brooks | William Froug | November 9, 1977 (1977-11-09) |
| 33 | 11 | "Angel Baby" | Paul Stanley | T : John D. F. Black S/T : George R. Hodges | November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16) |
| 34 | 12 | "Angels in the Wings" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23) |
| 35 | 13 | "Magic Fire" | Leon Carrere | Lee Sheldon | November 30, 1977 (1977-11-30) |
| 36 | 14 | "Sammy Davis, Jr. Kidnap Caper" | Ronald Austin | Ron Friedman | December 7, 1977 (1977-12-07) |
| 37 | 15 | "Angels on Horseback" | George W. Brooks | Edward J. Lakso | December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21) |
| 38 | 16 | "Game, Set, Death" | Georg Stanford Brown | Worley Thorne | January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04) |
| 39 | 17 | "Hours of Desperation" | Cliff Bole | Ray Brenner | January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11) |
| 40 | 18 | "Diamond in the Rough" | Ronald Austin | T : Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan S/T : Brian McKay | January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18) |
| 41 | 19 | "Angels in the Backfield" | Georg Stanford Brown | Edward J. Lakso | January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25) |
| 42 | 20 | "The Sandcastle Murders" | George McCowan | T : Skip Webster & Jock Mackelvie and Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan S/T : Robert C. Dennis | February 1, 1978 (1978-02-01) |
| 43 | 21 | "Angel Blues" | Georg Stanford Brown | Edward J. Lakso | February 8, 1978 (1978-02-08) |
| 44 | 22 | "Mother Goose is Running for His Life" | George McCowan | T : Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan S/T : Del Reisman | February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) |
| 45 | 23 | "Little Angels of the Night" | Georg Stanford Brown | Mickey Rose | February 22, 1978 (1978-02-22) |
| 46 | 24 | "The Jade Trap" | George McCowan | T : Lee Sheldon S : Tom Lazarus | March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01) |
| 47 | 25 | "Angels on the Run" | Bob Kelljan | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Laurie Lakso | May 3, 1978 (1978-05-03) |
| 48 | 26 | "Antique Angels" | Leon Carrere | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Lee Travis | May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10) |
Season 3 (1978–79)
Main article: Charlie's Angels (season 3)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Angels in Vegas" | Bob Kelljan | Edward J. Lakso | September 13, 1978 (1978-09-13) |
| 50 | 2 | ||||
| 51 | 3 | "Angel Come Home" | Paul Stanley | Stephen Kandel (as Stephen Kandell) | September 20, 1978 (1978-09-20) |
| 52 | 4 | "Angel on High" | Larry Doheny | Edward J. Lakso | September 27, 1978 (1978-09-27) |
| 53 | 5 | "Angels in Springtime" | Larry Stewart | William Froug | October 11, 1978 (1978-10-11) |
| 54 | 6 | "Winning is for Losers" | Cliff Bole | Ray Brenner | October 18, 1978 (1978-10-18) |
| 55 | 7 | "Haunted Angels" | Ronald Austin | Lee Sheldon | October 25, 1978 (1978-10-25) |
| 56 | 8 | "Pom Pom Angels" | Cliff Bole | Richard Carr | November 1, 1978 (1978-11-01) |
| 57 | 9 | "Angels Ahoy" | Allen Baron | Lee Sheldon | November 8, 1978 (1978-11-08) |
| 58 | 10 | "Mother Angel" | Don Chaffey | Rift Fournier | November 15, 1978 (1978-11-15) |
| 59 | 11 | "Angel on My Mind" | Curtis Harrington | Edward J. Lakso | November 22, 1978 (1978-11-22) |
| 60 | 12 | "Angels Belong in Heaven" | Paul Stanley | Edward J. Lakso | December 6, 1978 (1978-12-06) |
| 61 | 13 | "Angels in the Stretch" | Lawrence Doheny | Bob and Esther Mitchell | December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20) |
| 62 | 14 | "Angels on Vacation" | Don Weis (as Don Weiss) | Edward J. Lakso | January 10, 1979 (1979-01-10) |
| 63 | 15 | "Counterfeit Angels" | Georg Stanford Brown | Richard Carr | January 24, 1979 (1979-01-24) |
| 64 | 16 | "Disco Angels" | Georg Stanford Brown | George Slavin | January 31, 1979 (1979-01-31) |
| 65 | 17 | "Terror on Skis" | Don Chaffey | Edward J. Lakso | February 7, 1979 (1979-02-07) |
| 66 | 18 | ||||
| 67 | 19 | "Angel in a Box" | Curtis Harrington | Edward J. Lakso | February 14, 1979 (1979-02-14) |
| 68 | 20 | "Teen Angels" | Allen Baron | T : Bob and Esther Mitchell S : Laurie Lakso | February 28, 1979 (1979-02-28) |
| 69 | 21 | "Marathon Angels" | Bob Kelljan | Edward J. Lakso | March 7, 1979 (1979-03-07) |
| 70 | 22 | "Angels in Waiting" | Allen Baron | Edward J. Lakso | March 21, 1979 (1979-03-21) |
| 71 | 23 | "Rosemary, For Remembrance" | Ronald Austin | Lee Sheldon | May 2, 1979 (1979-05-02) |
| 72 | 24 | "Angels Remembered" | Kim Manners | Edward J. Lakso | May 16, 1979 (1979-05-16) |
Season 4 (1979–80)
Main article: Charlie's Angels (season 4)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Love Boat Angels" | Allen Baron | Edward J. Lakso | September 12, 1979 (1979-09-12) |
| 74 | 2 | ||||
| 75 | 3 | "Angels Go Truckin'" | Lawrence Dobkin | Richard Carr | September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) |
| 76 | 4 | "Avenging Angel" | Allen Baron | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Laurie Lakso | September 26, 1979 (1979-09-26) |
| 77 | 5 | "Angels at the Altar" | Lawrence Dobkin | Larry Alexander | October 3, 1979 (1979-10-03) |
| 78 | 6 | "Fallen Angel" | Allen Baron | Kathryn Michaelian Powers | October 24, 1979 (1979-10-24) |
| 79 | 7 | "Caged Angel" | Dennis Donnelly | B.W. Sandefur | October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31) |
| 80 | 8 | "Angels on the Street" | Don Chaffey | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Laurie Lakso | November 7, 1979 (1979-11-07) |
| 81 | 9 | "The Prince and the Angel" | Cliff Bole | T : Edward J. Lakso S : Laurie Lakso | November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) |
| 82 | 10 | "Angels on Skates" | Don Chaffey | T : Michael Michaelian (as Michael Michalian) S/T : John Francis Whelpley | November 21, 1979 (1979-11-21) |
| 83 | 11 | "Angels on Campus" | Don Chaffey | Michael Michaelian | November 28, 1979 (1979-11-28) |
| 84 | 12 | "Angel Hunt" | Paul Stanley | Lee Sheldon | December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05) |
| 85 | 13 | "Cruising Angels" | George McCowan | B.W. Sandefur | December 12, 1979 (1979-12-12) |
| 86 | 14 | "Of Ghosts and Angels" | Cliff Bole | Kathryn Michaelian Powers | January 2, 1980 (1980-01-02) |
| 87 | 15 | "Angel's Child" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | January 9, 1980 (1980-01-09) |
| 88 | 16 | "One of Our Angels Is Missing" | Allen Baron | Robert S. Biheller & W. Dal Jenkins | January 16, 1980 (1980-01-16) |
| 89 | 17 | "Catch a Falling Angel" | Kim Manners | Edward J. Lakso | January 23, 1980 (1980-01-23) |
| 90 | 18 | "Homes $weet Homes" | Allen Baron | S : Robert E. Lee & Ronald E. Osborn S/T : William Froug | January 30, 1980 (1980-01-30) |
| 91 | 19 | "Dancin' Angels" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06) |
| 92 | 20 | "Harrigan's Angel" | Don Chaffey | Edward J. Lakso | February 20, 1980 (1980-02-20) |
| 93 | 21 | "An Angel's Trail" | Dennis Donnelly | Wayne Cruseturner | February 27, 1980 (1980-02-27) |
| 94 | 22 | "Nips and Tucks" | Don Chaffey | S : Cory Applebaum S/T : B.W. Sandefur | March 5, 1980 (1980-03-05) |
| 95 | 23 | "Three for the Money" | George McCowan | Lee Sheldon | March 12, 1980 (1980-03-12) |
| 96 | 24 | "Toni's Boys" | Ron Satlof | S : Robert Janes S/T : Katharyn Powers | April 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) |
| 97 | 25 | "One Love... Two Angels: Part 1" | Dennis Donnelly | B.W. Sandefur | April 30, 1980 (1980-04-30) |
| 98 | 26 | "One Love... Two Angels: Part 2" | Dennis Donnelly | B.W. Sandefur | May 7, 1980 (1980-05-07) |
Season 5 (1980–81)
Main article: Charlie's Angels (season 5)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 1 | "Angel in Hiding" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | November 30, 1980 (1980-11-30) |
| 100 | 2 | ||||
| 101 | 3 | "To See an Angel Die" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | November 30, 1980 (1980-11-30) |
| 102 | 4 | "Angels of the Deep" | Kim Manners | Robert George | December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07) |
| 103 | 5 | "Island Angels" | Don Chaffey | T : Robert George S : Robert I. Holt | December 14, 1980 (1980-12-14) |
| 104 | 6 | "Waikiki Angels" | Dennis Donnelly | B.W. Sandefur | January 4, 1981 (1981-01-04) |
| 105 | 7 | "Hula Angels" | Kim Manners | Robert George | January 11, 1981 (1981-01-11) |
| 106 | 8 | "Moonshinin' Angels" | Kim Manners | B.W. Sandefur | January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24) |
| 107 | 9 | "He Married an Angel" | Don Chaffey | Edward J. Lakso | January 31, 1981 (1981-01-31) |
| 108 | 10 | "Taxi Angels" | John Peyser | Robert George | February 7, 1981 (1981-02-07) |
| 109 | 11 | "Angel on the Line" | Kim Manners | Edward J. Lakso | February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14) |
| 110 | 12 | "Chorus Line Angels" | David Doyle | Edward J. Lakso | February 21, 1981 (1981-02-21) |
| 111 | 13 | "Stuntwomen Angels" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | February 28, 1981 (1981-02-28) |
| 112 | 14 | "Attack Angels" | Kim Manners | B.W. Sandefur | June 3, 1981 (1981-06-03) |
| 113 | 15 | "Angel on a Roll" | Dennis Donnelly | Edward J. Lakso | June 10, 1981 (1981-06-10) |
| 114 | 16 | "Mr. Galaxy" | Don Chaffey | T : Mickey Rich S : Larry Mitchell & Robert Spears | June 17, 1981 (1981-06-17) |
| 115 | 17 | "Let Our Angel Live" | Kim Manners | Edward J. Lakso | June 24, 1981 (1981-06-24) |
References
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