“It’s Charlie, Angels. Time to go to work.” On September 22, 1976, Charlie’s Angels debuted on ABC. The crime drama lasted for five seasons and 115 episodes—and TV GUIDE MAGAZINE followed the intrepid bombshells from the start.
The leading trio, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, graced TV GUIDE MAGAZINE’s cover on September 25, just a few days after the world was introduced to the series’ pilot. In the accompanying story, titled “Stop the Chase—It’s Time for My Comb-Out,” producers discussed keeping the women’s wardrobe and hairdos flawless—despite tricky locations and underwater action.
Through it all, the ladies were a unit. “The only time we have any conflict,” Fawcett said, “is when we knock each other down racing for the doughnut wagon.”…