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Short Synopsis: Television’s most glamorous undercover Angels
are back for a third action-packed season. Join Kate Jackson,
Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd with special guest appearances by
an original Angel Farrah Fawcett! Long Synopsis: Television’s
most glamorous undercover Angels are back for a third
action-packed season. Join Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl
Ladd with special guest appearances by an original Angel Farrah
Fawcett! Considered one of the most successful series in
television history, the third season amps up all the suspense,
humor, adventure and sex appeal that made “Charlie’s Angels” an
irresistible and enduring phenomenon. The third season boasts a
host of guest stars including Dean Martin, Jamie Lee Curtis,
Scatman Crothers, Stephen Collins and many others. Kick back,
press play and be prepared for the Angels to blow you away!
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They're back, they're beautiful, and they mean business--but in
a sweet way. Charlie's Angels: The Complete Third Season finds
Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), sister of departed Angel Jill Munroe
(Farrah Fawcett), well ensconced in the Charles Townsend
Investigation agency. Jill, however, isn't entirely absent from
the scene: Fawcett turns up in at least three episodes, not quite
ready to shake her old job despite the lure of car racing and a
handsome beau (Stephen Collins). But enough about her: the
current incarnation of Charlie's team kicks off the season with a
two-part mystery set in Las Ve. Dean Martin plays a maverick
casino owner who believes he's being "lighted," i.e., made the
target of psychological harassment by an unknown enemy. Trouble
is, some of his employees and friends are getting hurt and even
killed by this same assailant. The girls, including brainy
Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson) and streetwise Kelly Garrett
(Jaclyn Smith), plus mirthful supervisor Bosley (David Doyle), go
undercover to root out a plot to ruin Martin's character. (Sure,
Dino romances one of them: Sabrina.)
The rest of the season follows the usual Charlie's Angels
formula of relying on the cast's appealing personalities and
substantive, anti-bimbo characters, while also getting them
(well, not Jackson so much) in various states of undress as
quickly as possible. An accent on stories requiring the wearing
of leotards and showgirl costumes certainly helps the cause, but
there are plenty of non-exploitational episodes as well. Among
the best programs is "Angel Come Home," in which Jill arrives at
Charlie's by surprise after receiving a phony emergency cable in
Europe from someone cling to be Kris. Eager to investigate,
Jill soon hooks up with an old friend (Horst Buchholz) developing
a new car engine targeted by enemies. "Angels in Springtime"
capitalizes on a creepy suggestion of lesbian incarcerators
running an expensive spa for women. "Haunted Angels" is a spooky
tale of a young man's demanding spirit being channeled, from
beyond the grave, through a terrified woman. It could be real or
it could be a scam; only the Angels can find out. "Counterfeit
Angels" finds a trio of bank robbers cling to be Kris, Kelly,
and Sabrina; the girls fight for their innocence. Finally, a
great episode from its era (1979), "Disco Angels," gets the
ladies exactly where they belong: on a dance floor. --Tom Keogh