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Charlie's Angels: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 1976 Updated Jul 20, 2026

Charlie’s Angels season one is the inaugural season of the 1970s American crime‑drama series. The season introduced the three private investigators—Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson), Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett‑Majors) and Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith)—who operated for the unseen benefactor Charlie, voiced by John Forsythe, and were coordinated on‑screen by their liaison John Bosley (David Doyle). The season aired on ABC

Season overview

Charlie’s Angels season one is the inaugural season of the 1970s American crime‑drama series. The season introduced the three private investigators—Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson), Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett‑Majors) and Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith)—who operated for the unseen benefactor Charlie, voiced by John Forsythe, and were coordinated on‑screen by their liaison John Bosley (David Doyle). The season aired on ABC from 22 September 1976 to 4 May 1977 and consists of twenty‑three episodes. A two‑hour pilot episode premiered on 21 March 1976; it originally featured an additional male liaison, Scott Woodville, who was omitted from the series because producers preferred a single, more humorous Bosley. Regular episodes run between forty‑eight and fifty minutes. The first season

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Episodes

S1·E1

Hellride

Sep 22, 1976 · 50 min

Sabrina pretends to be a racecar driver when the girls go undercover to investigate a conspiracy surrounding the death of a female racer.

S1·E2

The Mexican Connection

Sep 29, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels head to Mexico in search of a downed plane full of heroin. While trying to find the only survivor of the crash, they end up in the crossfire between two warring heroin d

S1·E3

Night of the Strangler

Oct 13, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels investigate a series of rag-doll stranglings, using Kelly's resemblance to the first victim to attract the murderer.

S1·E4

Angels in Chains

Oct 20, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels go behind bars to uncover a scheme at a prison-farm in a corrupt small town where rich women are enslaved for their fortunes and then killed.

S1·E5

Target: Angels

Oct 27, 1976 · 50 min

Running from an unknown assassin, the Angels hide out in Charlie's mansion only to discover that they've led the killer to his real target, Charlie.

S1·E6

The Killing Kind

Nov 3, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels pose as employees and guests of an exclusive hotel-resort to solve the murder of an investigative reporter.

S1·E7

To Kill an Angel

Nov 10, 1976 · 50 min

Skip, a mentally challenged child who Kelly has taken on an outing, witnesses a murder and runs away when Kelly is wounded. Sabrina and Jill try to find Skip, while the killer, pos

S1·E8

Lady Killer

Nov 24, 1976 · 50 min

Jill becomes a candidate for the centerfold of Feline Magazine, hoping to tempt the murderer of two models.

S1·E9

Bullseye

Dec 1, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels enlist in the military to uncover a drug-profiteering scheme run by a cruel drill sergeant and a crooked military physician.

S1·E10

Consenting Adults

Dec 8, 1976 · 50 min

A computer dating service, fronting for prostitutes and their burglar accomplices, starts an underworld war when the thieves steal diamonds belonging to a ruthless crime syndicate.

S1·E11

The Séance

Dec 15, 1976 · 50 min

Kelly assumes the identity of a rich Texas widow so the Angels can nab a medium who hypnotizes people into believing their dead spouses manage their business affairs from beyond th

S1·E12

Angels on Wheels

Dec 22, 1976 · 50 min

The Angels go undercover to investigate the mysterious "accidental" death of a roller derby star.

S1·E13

Angel Trap

Jan 5, 1977 · 50 min

The Angels try to stop an assassin intent on killing members of the WW II French underground. Sabrina poses as the girlfriend of the next victim.

S1·E14

The Big Tap Out

Jan 12, 1977 · 50 min

The Angels con a compulsive gambler out of his money in order to catch him replenishing his funds through burglary.

S1·E15

Angels on a String

Jan 19, 1977 · 50 min

An international political spokesman for free Poland is abducted and a double is substituted for him at a world conference being held at a resort where the Angels are vacationing.

S1·E16

Dirty Business

Feb 2, 1977 · 50 min

While investigating an arson at a legitimate business, the Angels discover it is actually a front for a pornographic film studio that blackmails wealthy people into investing.

S1·E17

The Vegas Connection

Feb 9, 1977 · 50 min

The Angels roll into Las Vegas disguised as a casino auditor and two aspiring showgirls. With Bosley playing the role of a big-spending gambler, the girls set a trap for a con arti

S1·E18

Terror on Ward One

Feb 16, 1977 · 50 min

Jill and Kelly pose as student nurses to catch a rapist who has been terrorizing a hospital night watch. Sabrina plays a local magazine writer working on a story, and Bosley enters

S1·E19

Dancing in the Dark

Feb 23, 1977 · 50 min

The Angels investigate a gigolo who charms wealthy women in a ballroom dancing class and then blackmails them. Jill masquerades as a disco dance instructor, Sabrina as a rich heire

S1·E20

I Will Be Remembered

Mar 9, 1977 · 50 min

The Angels go undercover on the set of an aging movie star's comeback film to catch thieves who want to steal the actress' valuable artwork.

S1·E21

Angels at Sea

Mar 23, 1977 · 50 min

In a series of conspicuous accidents aboard a cruise ship to Hawaii, a young couple is murdered. The ship's owner hires the Angels to investigate. The murderer knows the Angels' tr

S1·E22

The Blue Angels

May 4, 1977 · 50 min

Sabrina goes undercover on the vice squad with a cop suspected of two murders. Kelly attends the police academy with two of his accomplices and Jill reopens the massage parlor wher