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72-481: The Crystal Award was established in 1977 to honor outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. The Lucy Award for Innovation in Television was founded in 1994 by Joanna Kerns , Bonny Dore, and Loreen Arbus. It was named to pay tribute to Lucille Ball and is presented in association with Ball's estate. It

144-429: A media franchise with a film series started in 2000, which is a continuation of the series story with later generations of Angels. A reboot television series was broadcast in 2011, but was canceled after seven episodes. After the success of Police Woman , the first hour long drama starring a woman, Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts came up with the idea for a series about three beautiful female private investigators as

216-421: A breakthrough but also as an escapist television series. Producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg first considered actress Kate Jackson during the early pre-production stages of the series. She had proven popular with viewers in another police television drama, The Rookies . Jackson was initially cast as Kelly Garrett, but was more attracted to the role of Sabrina Duncan, and her request to switch roles

288-453: A brunette, blonde, and red-headed woman. Smith was the only brunette who auditioned for the role and was cast only after producers liked the on-screen chemistry she shared with Jackson and Fawcett. Producer Leonard Goldberg had the initial idea, three years previously, for a show that would be a cross between The Avengers and Honey West , a short-lived drama from the 1960s about a female private investigator. Goff and Roberts had first titled

360-431: A commercial producer, Richard Kerns, on the set of a commercial, and they married two years later. Their marriage lasted nine years and the couple had a daughter, Ashley Cooper. In 1994 Kerns married Marc Appleton, a prominent Los Angeles architect. In August 2019, Kerns filed for divorce from Appleton. Kerns dated comedian and actor Freddie Prinze a short time before he committed suicide. The two had worked together on

432-403: A heart to the show. Critics said that as actresses we were sexually exploited, but it was a nursery rhyme. We were in a bathing suit at the beach, and if there was a hint of a love scene, it was so proper. I think the producers were smart. They wanted to bring in that younger audience and did want families to watch together". Smith adds: "Each of our characters had their own unique personality, yet

504-689: A job as a backup dancer at Disneyland, and started auditioning for TV commercials and steady acting jobs. On May 4, 1977, she made an appearance on Charlie's Angels as Natalie, a worker at a massage parlor in the episode "The Blue Angels". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kerns started making a name for herself in guest spots on many televisions shows that included: Emergency! , CHiPs , The A-Team , Starsky & Hutch , Street Hawk , Laverne and Shirley , Three's Company , Hill Street Blues , The Love Boat , Hunter , Quincy, M.E. , Magnum, P.I. , and V , as well as many commercials. During an interview, Kerns said, "I kind of

576-475: A little more empowered". Kate Jackson has stated that she believes the first season of Charlie's Angels was the TV show's high point, and it was the most fun for herself, Smith, and Fawcett: "When you think about Charlie's Angels , you think about three specific people". Jackson added: "I don't know what the connection that the three of us have is, but it is there, and it is something extremely special. I think that

648-469: A lot of young women. Young women would write us and say, 'I want to be like you. I want to be a cop when I grow up and taking chances to be something else other than the acceptable school teacher or secretary'". In reference to the show being called "Jiggle TV", Ladd said: "Which made me laugh, I never went braless, and I was married and the mother of a 2-year-old. The 'Angels' were grown-up Girl Scouts. We never slept with anyone; my most 'Aaron Spelling' moment

720-642: A number of shorts, and directed the sixth episode of Pitch , a sports drama on Fox. Kerns has also made notable appearances in feature films, including A*P*E (1976), Girl, Interrupted (1999), and the comedy Knocked Up (2007). She has also co-founded the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards given to women in acting. Kerns was a member of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Board of Trustees from 2004 through 2008. In 1974, Kerns met

792-423: A number of well-known faces during its five seasons. Some of those individuals were long-established stars of film and television; others would find considerable fame and recognition many years after appearing in the program. Notable appearances of celebrities (whether famous then or later) include those of: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released all five seasons of Charlie's Angels on DVD in region one over

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864-492: A passionate commitment to filmmaking. The Women of Courage award was established in 1992 to recognize women who persevere through adverse conditions and circumstances in their quest for the rights of all women in the entertainment industry and society at large. On a film set, the last shot of the day is called the Martini Shot. The Martini Shot award honors men who recognize and acknowledge the talent and ideas of women in

936-591: A reputation for merely being " jiggle television " that emphasized the sex appeal of the female leads, Charlie's Angels was a top ten hit in the Nielsen ratings for its first two seasons. After the third season, however, the show had fallen from the top 10, and by the fifth season, from the Top 30. Charlie's Angels continues to have a 1970s American cult and pop culture following through syndication , DVD releases, and subsequent television shows. The show also spawned

1008-475: A runaway hit in the 1976-1977 season in its first of five time slots, Wednesdays at 10:00pm, where it followed Baretta . Facing little competition from CBS and NBC , Charlie's Angels finished fifth in Nielsen ratings in the spring of 1977 with an average 26.0 rating. The three lead actresses were suddenly propelled to stardom, with Kate Jackson later commenting that the first few months were like being in

1080-459: A streetwise fighter and model from New York , but the season premiere episode drew mild ratings. She was pictured on the cover of People magazine and featured in an article surrounding the series. The article, titled "Is the Jiggle Up?", asked if Roberts could save Charlie's Angels from cancellation. Executive Brett Garwood said that they hoped to keep the show going for next year, but nothing

1152-550: A tennis court, as he recalled, "I was coming off the court when she came up to me and said, 'Charlie! I finally met Charlie!'". Forsythe was offered the 'Charlie' role in a panicky late-night phone call from Spelling after the original choice, Gig Young , showed up too intoxicated to read his lines: "I didn't even take my pajamas off – I just put on my topcoat and drove over to Fox. When it was finished, Aaron Spelling said, 'That's perfect'. And I went home and went back to bed". Spelling and Goldberg decided to add actor David Doyle to

1224-487: A week, but she declined those offers. ABC reluctantly released her from her series contract in the summer of 1977. However, she was assigned to another contract with ABC, stating that since she left her contract four years early that she would return to the series later on in its run for six guest appearances. Fawcett would return as Jill Munroe on Charlie's Angels for three guest appearances in season three, and again returned for three more in season four. As Fawcett departed

1296-407: A year and I wasn't. I did my year and I moved on". Casting calls went out for Hack's replacement. After a series of false commitments, Spelling and ABC selected model and former dance instructor Tanya Roberts , beating out Jayne Kennedy , Susie Coelho , and what Roberts skeptically called "the [other] alleged 2,000 Angel candidates". Roberts debuted in the fifth-season premiere as Julie Rogers ,

1368-491: Is Charlie!" Charles "Charlie" Townsend's opening narration. In the initial concept, Sabrina Duncan, Jill Munroe, and Kelly Garrett have graduated from the police academy in Los Angeles , California . Despite proving their capability during training, all three have subsequently been assigned to be a meter maid, office worker, and crossing guard, respectively. Dissatisfied with these jobs, they are recruited to work for

1440-461: Is Olympic swimmer Donna de Varona and her aunt was silent film actress Miriam Cooper . Kerns competed in the Olympic trials in 1968 and ranked 14th out of 28. Kerns got her start in show business as a dancer before turning to acting. She attended UCLA and majored in dance. There, she saw an advertisement for a Gene Kelly production called Clown Around and applied for an audition. To take

1512-509: Is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes . It was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions . The show follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working at a private detective agency in Los Angeles , California, and originally starred Kate Jackson , Farrah Fawcett (billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors), and Jaclyn Smith in

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1584-414: Is given to an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the entertainment industry and through her contributions to the community at large. The Kodak Vision award is presented to a female filmmaker with outstanding achievements in cinematography, directing and/or producing, who also collaborates with and assists women in the entertainment industry. Established in 1987,

1656-464: Is given to recognize women and men and their creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television. Dorothy Arzner was the first woman member of the Directors Guild of America . This award was established in her honor to recognize the important role women directors play in both film and television. Inaugurated at the 2006 Crystal+Lucy Awards, this award

1728-491: Is the reason the show worked". Time magazine called Charlie's Angels an "aesthetically ridiculous, commercially brilliant brainstorm surfing blithely atop the Zeitgeist 's seventh wave". Camille Paglia , an American academic and social critic, said that Charlie's Angels was an "effervescent action-adventure showing smart, bold women working side by side in fruitful collaboration". Charlie's Angels proved to be

1800-404: The 1976 TV movie, The Million Dollar Rip-Off . In 2004, Kerns wrote a letter of support for convicted sex offender Brian Peck , who had worked on the set of Growing Pains , before his sentencing in the case. Peck had been found guilty of sexually abusing a minor. Kerns stated in her letter of support for Peck that there must have been "temptation exerted upon him". In March 2024, following

1872-568: The 1977 summer hiatus of the series, ABC and Fawcett entered a legal battle over her contract. At the beginning of the series, all three female leads signed five-year contracts, and the network was insistent that they live up to their commitments. Business partners Leonard Goldberg and Aaron Spelling tried to work out a deal with Fawcett and her agents. Goldberg and Spelling had arranged for her to make one film during her summer hiatuses, and her choice over subsequent television shows and miniseries. ABC even agreed to raise her salary from $ 5,000 to $ 8,000

1944-536: The ABC networks disbelief in the project, the repeat ratings were just as high. Golden Globes (1977) Golden Globes (1978) Golden Globes (1979) Golden Globes (1980) Primetime Emmy Awards (1977) Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) People's Choice Awards (1977) American Cinema Editors, USA (1978) TV Land Awards (2003) TV Land Awards (2004) TV Land Awards (2007) TV Land Awards (2010) Online Film & Television Association (2015) Charlie's Angels played host to

2016-484: The Charles Townsend Agency as private investigators . All of this is explained in the opening credit sequence; neither the pilot film nor subsequent series ever actually depicted an "origin story" as they are seen to have been working as investigators for some time as of the start of the pilot. Their boss, Charlie Townsend, who nicknames them "Angels", is never viewed full face, but is often seen from

2088-573: The International award recognizes women whose lives and work have transcended international boundaries. The Founder's award was established in 1996 at the Lucy Awards and was first presented to Tichi Wilkerson Kassel . The award is given in recognition of distinguished service to Women In Film. The Paltrow Mentorship award, in honor of the late director and mentor Bruce Paltrow , is awarded to an entertainment industry professional, who in

2160-464: The TV series had no intelligence or substance. These characterizations stemmed from the fact that the lead actresses frequently dressed scantily or provocatively as part of their undercover characters (including roller derby girl, beauty pageant contestant, maid, female prisoner, or just bikini-clad), and the belief that their clothing was a means of attracting viewers. "Jiggle TV" is seen as trashy and escapist entertainment. Farrah Fawcett once attributed

2232-412: The TV show's success to this fact: "When the show was number three, I figured it was our acting. When it got to be number one, I decided it could only be because none of us wears a bra". Contrariwise on TV Tales , Cheryl Ladd said "I'm just saying, personally, I wore a bra"; Shelley Hack stated: "I don't jiggle much, so I didn't have anything to worry about"; and Jaclyn Smith said, "Jiggle TV. I thought it

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2304-544: The back, mostly in the company of beautiful women. As a former detective, Charlie made many enemies, therefore to protect the Angels, as well as his own identity, Charlie gives the Angels their assignments via a Western Electric speakerphone; he never meets them face to face (Bosley being the exception), which leads to recurring queries from the Angels as to when, or if he will ever join them on an assignment. In season two, San Francisco police academy graduate Kris Munroe takes

2376-495: The beloved all-American mom, Maggie Seaver. One such performance that shocked audiences was her 1992 movie, The Nightman , in which Kerns played a highly sexual business woman who was a motel owner. Her many TV movies include: Those She Left Behind , Blind Faith , The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake , Shameful Secrets , and No One Could Protect Her . After Growing Pains ended, Kerns turned to directing. She directed one episode of Growing Pains while starring on

2448-404: The boss's identity remain a secret. With this, millionaire Charlie Townsend was an unseen character on the series who only spoke to the Angels via a Western Electric speakerphone. John Forsythe , who played the unseen Charlie Townsend, recorded his lines in an audio studio and was never on set. Thus, Forsythe rarely met any of his female co-stars. Some years later, he bumped into Farrah Fawcett at

2520-478: The cast as John Bosley, an employee of Charlie, who would frequently aid the Angels in their assignments. Although ABC had approved of a pilot film, they were concerned about how audiences would accept three women fighting crime on their own. ABC executives brought in David Ogden Stiers as Scott Woodville, who would act as the chief backup to the Angels and Bosley's superior; he would also be depicted as

2592-470: The cast, the show's fourth season saw some ratings erosion as it ranked twentieth for the 1979–80 season, tying with Barney Miller . The fifth season saw the final cast change with Tanya Roberts. The final season was plagued by the 1980 actors strike , causing a delayed premier date. In addition, the series was shuffled around with three different time slots: Sundays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 8:00pm, and finally Wednesdays at 8:00pm, where it remained for

2664-416: The course of its five-year run, Charlie's Angels had a series of highly publicized cast changes. The first of these took place in the spring of 1977, just after the conclusion of the first season . Fawcett turned in her resignation just before the season one finale aired on May 4, 1977. Fawcett's decision not to return for a second season triggered a lawsuit against the actress by ABC and Spelling. During

2736-480: The course of their career, has shown an extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and executives. The Norma Zarky Humanitarian award was established in 1979 and is presented to individuals who have demonstrated enlightened support for the advancement of equal opportunity for all and devotion to the improvement of the human condition. The Nancy Malone Directors Award recognizes emerging women directors who have demonstrated

2808-577: The entertainment industry. This award was created to honor women from the business side of the industry, in the boardroom and behind the camera. "For excellence in artistic representation" Joanna Kerns Joanna Kerns is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992. Kerns was born Joanna Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco , California . Her older sister

2880-420: The eye of a storm. Farrah Fawcett became hugely popular and was branded a phenomenon. However, the situation off screen was not as rewarding. The long working hours on set, combined with numerous calls for photo shoots, wardrobe fittings, and promotional interviews, took their toll on the trio. Jackson was especially unhappy as she felt the quality of scripts was declining and the format was now more "cop story of

2952-409: The hype the series had with Fawcett, Ladd was written in the series as her sister, San Francisco police academy graduate Kris Munroe. Ratings dropped during the third season. Jackson began to complain about the show's diminishing script quality (she once complained: "The scripts are so light it would take a week to get to the floor if you dropped it from the ceiling") and further stated that initially

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3024-413: The leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the crime-fighting operations of the "Angels" over a speakerphone. There were a few casting changes: after the departure of Fawcett, Cheryl Ladd joined; after Jackson departed, Shelley Hack joined, and she was subsequently replaced by Tanya Roberts . Despite mixed reviews from critics and

3096-474: The organizer of the plan, in similar fashion to Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible , a series for which Goff and Roberts had written. The 74-minute pilot film initially aired on March 21, 1976. The story focuses heavily on Kelly Garrett (a role intended for Jackson before she and Smith swapped) who poses as an heiress who returns home to gain her father's successful winery. In the end of the film

3168-565: The part, however, she would have to drop out of college and move to New York, which she did. After Clown Around , Joanna also got parts in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of Two Gentlemen of Verona and Ulysses in Nighttown , where she was directed by Burgess Meredith . Meredith also introduced Kerns to Peggy Feury , under whom Kerns studied acting. In 1972, she moved back to California and landed

3240-501: The parts, and the two became great friends off the show. The successful show, which dealt with two working parents raising their kids, ran on ABC from 1985-1992. Kerns reprised her role in two reunion TV movies, The Growing Pains Movie (2000) and Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004). During the success of Growing Pains , Kerns began to star in television movies, where she played controversial parts very different from

3312-410: The place of her older sister, Jill, in the trio; in the fourth season, Tiffany Welles, a Boston police academy graduate, takes Sabrina's place; and in the fifth and final season, upon Tiffany's departure, Julie Rogers, a former New York model fills the void when she is granted a temporary private detective license. Charlie's Angels was generally formatted in the way of a procedural drama, much like

3384-447: The release of the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV , which discussed Kerns' letter of support for Peck, Kerns stated, "Knowing what I know now, I never would have written [the letter]." In 2016, Kerns underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer , specifically a ductal carcinoma in situ . She has raised funds for Planned Parenthood . Charlie%27s Angels Charlie's Angels

3456-424: The remainder of its run. Despite generally receiving mild competition from its rival networks on these time slots, Charlie's Angels placed fifty-ninth out of sixty-five shows for the 1980–81 season. ABC thereby canceled the series after five seasons and 115 episodes. The Charlie's Angels seventy four minute pilot film that aired on March 21, 1976, received enormous ratings, but ABC network — who thought this

3528-728: The scripts, Jackson became problematic, as she admitted, "I guess I did cause a few problems" and she was let go. In a statement, Spelling said: "Due to problems on the set, Kate is being dropped for the good of the show". Casting calls for Jackson's replacement began during the summer of 1979. Several up-and-coming actresses were considered for the role, including Barbara Bach , Connie Sellecca , Shari Belafonte , Judith Chapman , newcomer Michelle Pfeiffer and The Price Is Right model Dian Parkinson . ABC producers auditioned Revlon Charlie perfume model Shelley Hack and cast her as Jackson's replacement. Producers at Spelling-Goldberg were quoted as saying: "We feel that Shelley Hack has exactly

3600-480: The second season, the series still remained in the top five for the 1977–78 season, placing fourth in the ratings, tying with 60 Minutes and All in the Family . In the third season, viewership stabilized, but the series began losing traction as it ranked twelfth behind newcomers Mork & Mindy , The Ropers , and Taxi for the 1978–79 season. With Jackson's departure and Shelley Hack entering

3672-490: The series The Alley Cats in which the three females (named Allison, Lee, and Catherine) would reside in alleys and wear whips and chains. Jackson disapproved of the title and, since she was given semi-control over the development of the series, she encouraged producers to find a new title. It was Jackson who decided the three women would be called "Angels" after seeing a picture of three angels hanging in Spelling's office, and

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3744-399: The series became known as Harry's Angels . This title was changed, however, when ABC did not want to run into conflict with the series Harry O , and it thereby became Charlie's Angels . In the initial concept of the series, the three females' boss would be a millionaire who often aided them in their assignments; however, Jackson and Spelling decided it would be more interesting to have

3816-663: The series focused on "classic detective work", but had become more of a "cop story of the week". During the third season, Jackson was offered the part of Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) with Dustin Hoffman but the Charlie's Angels producers refused to reorganize the shooting schedule to allow Jackson time off to shoot the film (the part of Joanna ultimately went to Meryl Streep , who won an Academy Award for her performance). Upset by this situation and her negative opinion of

3888-412: The series, ABC began searching for her replacement. Executives eventually noticed singer turned actress Cheryl Ladd and offered her a screen test. Initially, Ladd refused the opportunity for a screen test, but after lobbying from studio executives, she relented. Although executives noticed Ladd was inexperienced, they saw promise in her performance and signed her to a four-year contract. In an effort to keep

3960-585: The series. However, after an initial spike in the ratings, they began to erode, so in an attempt to revitalize declining ratings and regain popularity, ABC released Hack from her contract in February 1980. A statement later issued by Spelling-Goldberg read: "When she signed her contract for the series, Miss Hack had a personal agreement that she could review her continuation with the show at the end of her first season since series television represented an enormous change in her career and lifestyle", implying that Hack

4032-404: The series; according to The Charlie's Angels Casebook , audiences also reacted negatively to the character. Bosley was kept, made slightly less inept than depicted in the pilot, and was given many of Woodville's attributes and responsibilities. The series formally premiered on Wednesday, September 22, 1976, at 10:00pm. The pilot film received enormous ratings, but ABC – who thought this was one of

4104-797: The show and got hooked. In an interview, Kerns stated, "Directing is where I've always wanted to go". She loved directing and decided to change the focus of her career from acting to directing, while continuing to make rare appearances in front of the camera when the right parts come along. She has also directed episodes of television shows including Dawson's Creek , Titans , Scrubs , Private Practice , Psych , Felicity , Grey's Anatomy , Privileged , ER , Ghost Whisperer , Army Wives , Pretty Little Liars , Switched at Birth , The Goldbergs , This Is Us , and Fuller House . Kerns also directed Annie Potts in an original made-for-television movie for Lifetime TV entitled: Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story . She has since made

4176-424: The show was all very cohesive - it just worked. We really were all good friends and that showed on the screen". Ladd believed the TV series was "inspirational" to women despite the critics calling it a "jiggle show". She noted, "there hadn't been a show like this on the air [with] three powerful women who had the latest hairdos, wore the coolest clothes and could walk around in a bikini. We were very inspirational to

4248-472: The show was not well received by television critics, her part proved to producers that she was capable of acting as a leading lady. Soon after the cancellation of The Four Seasons , Kerns auditioned with Alan Thicke for a new family sitcom called Growing Pains . Kerns joked in interviews that Alan and she had immediate chemistry, especially when she kissed him on his nose by accident during their audition together. Kerns and Thicke's chemistry won them both

4320-496: The span of ten years, with the fifth and final season released as a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Amazon.com & WBShop.com and only in the U.S. Additionally, seasons 1–3 have been released on DVD in regions 2 and 4. Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including Charlie's Angels in 2013. They subsequently re-released

4392-452: The talent, style, and intelligence we were looking for". Producer Spelling loved the idea of the headline "The Charlie Girl Becomes A Charlie's Angel ". Hack debuted in the fourth-season premiere as Tiffany Welles , an elegant police graduate from Boston . In hiring Hack, Spelling's priority for season four was to "bring back the glamour" while ABC hoped Hack's sophisticated personality would bring an interesting new mystique and intrigue to

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4464-402: The three women are caught in a bind and Scott attempts to save them, but to no avail, leaving them to solve the dilemma on their own (and with the help of allies made during the story). ABC executives were somewhat disappointed in this initial project, fearing there was more emphasis on camp than serious drama. After viewing the pilot, Spelling encouraged executives to delete Scott Woodville from

4536-499: The vast majority of other crime shows of the era. Many of the episodes follow a regular structure whereby a crime is committed, the 'Angels' are given the case details, and then they go undercover to solve the crime. Inevitably, the final scene takes place back at the Townsend office with Charlie offering his congratulations for a job well done. Most episodes have stand-alone plots and are usually not referenced in future episodes. Over

4608-544: The week" rather than classy undercover drama, which had been the intention with the pilot film . With season two, the series moved up an hour to the Wednesday 9:00pm time slot, where it stayed for three years. During that time, the series competed with such popular shows as One Day at a Time , The Jeffersons , and Diff'rent Strokes . The transition from Fawcett to Cheryl Ladd in the second season proved to be popular with viewers. While viewership dipped marginally in

4680-464: The worst ideas for a TV series they had ever heard – did not believe the figures and showed the pilot again at a later date to check. The ratings were just as high, even for a repeat screening. Each episode of the series cost between $ 575,000 and $ 600,000. "Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy; and they were each assigned very hazardous duties. But I took them away from all that and now they work for me. My name

4752-488: Was always looking for the next thing; I auditioned for anything, hoping to get a big break" ( Lifetime 's Intimate Portrait ). Then, Kerns got her first steady acting job in 1983, starring as Pat Devon in a new CBS series called The Four Seasons , which lasted only one season. The sitcom, which was based on a 1981 movie of the same name , was about three couples who all lived under the same roof in California. Although

4824-481: Was certain. Between November 1980 and June 1981, the series was broadcast in three different time slots and its ratings further declined, so ABC cancelled the show in the spring of 1981. Charlie's Angels became known as " Jiggle TV ". Jiggle TV was also called " Tits & Ass Television" or "T&A" for short and in the 1970s the amount of sex on television increased, as did its ratings, creating social controversies and consequences, by critics who believed that

4896-419: Was granted. Farrah Fawcett was next cast as Jill Munroe but, like Jackson, did not audition for a role. She was offered a part by Spelling after he had viewed her performance in the 1976 film Logan's Run . Jaclyn Smith was among the hundreds of actresses who auditioned for the role of Kelly Garrett. Despite liking Smith, Spelling and Goldberg were wary about hiring her because their initial concept concerned

4968-437: Was included in the decision to exit Charlie's Angels . In an interview with People , Hack said: "They can say I didn't work out, but it isn't true. What happened was a network war. A business decision was made. Change the timeslot or bring on some new publicity. How to get publicity? A new Angel hunt. Who is the obvious person to replace? I am—the new kid on the block". Hack later stated: "I never expected to be there more than

5040-403: Was one of the worst ideas for a TV series they had ever heard — did not believe the figures and showed it again a week later to check. At the time of Spelling pitching the pilot of Charlie's Angels to the network, ABC executive Michael Eisner told Spelling that his pitch had to be "one of the worst ideas I've ever heard", and ABC executive Barry Diller claimed no one would ever watch it. Despite

5112-399: Was ridiculous". Reflecting on the 1970s female-driven drama, Jaclyn Smith, who was the only 'Angel' to star on all five seasons, states how Charlie's Angels changed her – and TV audiences across America: "It was ground-breaking. It was about three emotionally and financially independent women. We shot at beautiful locations with fancy fast cars, and they cared about each other, so there was

5184-472: Was wrestling an alligator. With the feminist movement, we were kind of half-heroes, half-goats". Hack said: "Of course it's fluff, but high-grade fluff. You don't compare Agatha Christie to Tolstoy". Additionally, referring to the Revlon Charlie commercials and Charlie's Angels , she stated on The Oprah Winfrey Show : "I was lucky. There were two things I was in that were about making women feel

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