Charlie's Angels season 2

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Charlie's Angels
Season 2
No. of episodes26
Release
Original releaseSeptember 14, 1977 (1977-09-14) 
May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)
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This is a list of episodes for the second season of the 1970s TV series Charlie's Angels . Originally aired from September 14, 1977 to May 10, 1978 for a total of 26 episodes, season two starred Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle, and introduced Cheryl Ladd as Kris Munroe, the younger sister of former Angel Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett-Majors).

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Although there were initial doubts as to whether Ladd could fill the void left by Fawcett-Majors, after her enthusiastic "grand entrance" Kris was warmly welcomed. Co-star Jaclyn Smith said of Ladd: "She had big shoes to fill and she did it with confidence". With Ladd being accepted as Kris, ratings finished in the #4 slot for the season.

Although not an original cast member or character, Cheryl Ladd as Kris gained fame and popularity equal to the original Angels, leading her to become a major star of the series, with several episodes centered on her.

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Episodes

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231"Angels in Paradise" Charles S. Dubin John D. F. Black September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14)
242

Two-hour season premiere. Just as Jill leaves the team to pursue an auto racing career, and new Angel Kris Munroe joins the team, someone abducts Charlie in Hawaii. The Angels go on an all-out search and meet a criminal kingpin who demands the Angels commit a jailbreak of her husband, only by then Charlie has been kidnapped by a rival gang.

  • Originally shown as a two-hour season premiere movie, but in syndication is shown as two separate episodes.
  • This was the first of several two-hour specials.

Guest stars: France Nuyen, Art Metrano, Norman Fell, Ron Soble, Cliff Emmich, Alan Manson, Pat Suzuki, Don Ho, Tommy Fujiwara (as Tom Fujiwara), Al Harrington, Lydia Lei (as Lei Kayahara), Jake Hoopai, Jack Hisataki, Yankee Chang, Beatrice Chun, Vincent McAngus (as Vincent Mc Angus), Tad Horino, Ed Couppee, Camille Deubel, Tracy Monsarrat, Reginold F. H. Ho (as Reggie Ho) and David Simmons. Mark Pinkosh and Ronnie Rondell Jr. appear uncredited.

253"Angels on Ice"Bob KelljanRick EdelsteinSeptember 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)
264

Another two-hour special, where the Angels go undercover as Kris becomes a clown skater, Kelly an Ice Capades chorus member and belly dancer, and with Sabrina's help, they uncover an unusual murder plot.

  • Originally shown as a two-hour TV movie, but in syndication is shown as two separate episodes.
  • Production code: H-23

Guest stars: Harvey Jason, Edward Andrews, James Gammon, Lee Delano, Timothy Carey (as Timothy Agoglia Carey), Jim Backus, Phil Silvers, Geoffrey Binney, James Oliver, Erik Kilpatrick (as Eric Kilpatrick), Paul Wexler, Vicky Perry, Inga Schilling and Tom Lawler. John Alderman, Nick Borgani, Iren Koster, Jim Michael, Monty O'Grady, Murray Pollack, Sherril Lynn Rettino and Cis Rundle appear uncredited.

275"Pretty Angels All in a Row"John D. F. BlackJohn D. F. BlackSeptember 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)

The Angels become beauty contestants to find out who is scaring off the contestants in order to win one of them by all means.

Guest stars: Burton Gilliam, Richard Kelton, Jack Knight, Steve Franken, Patricia Barry, Doney Oatman, Bobbie Mitchell, Bill McIntyre, Marki Bey, Don Starr, Dana Kimmell (as Dana Kimmel), Danuta Wesley (as Danuta), Cliff Medaugh, Leslie Vallen, Tommy Breslin, Lisa Baur, Nancy Cameron, Celita DeCastro (as Celita De Castro), Denise DuBarry, Marcy Hanson and Linda Redford.
286"Angel Flight"Dennis DonnellyBrian McKayOctober 5, 1977 (1977-10-05)

When a college friend who teaches stewardesses is being stalked, the Angels come aboard to fly the not so friendly skies. On a training flight, a killer is loose on board the jetliner and there is no cockpit crew.

Guest stars: Fawne Harriman, Robert Gentry, Marshall Thompson, Phil Roth, Ben Hayes, Ralph Byers, Mary Angela Shea (as Mary Angela), Lisa Moore, Lee Travis and Nigel Bullard.
297"Circus of Terror" Allen Baron Robert JanesOctober 19, 1977 (1977-10-19)

The Angels join the circus to uncover who is behind all the "accidents" that threaten to close it for good. Kelly is a motorcycle stunt rider, Sabrina is a mime and Kris goes under the knife as a knife thrower's assistant.

Guest stars: James Darren, Charles Tyner, Denny Miller, Patty Maloney, Marvin Kaplan, Read Morgan, Tom Reese and Ramon Bieri. Jerry Maren, Tony Margulies and Sherri Rabinowitz appear uncredited.
308"Angel in Love" Paul Stanley Skip Webster & Jock MackelvieOctober 26, 1977 (1977-10-26)

While the Angels are tracking down clues to the murder of a health resort employee, they uncover a $2 million aircraft hijacking mystery.

Guest stars: Peter Haskell, Carole Cook, Tom Simcox, Amanda McBroom, Doris Martin, Dante D'Andre (as Dante De Andre) and Charles Picerni. Hank Robinson and Cis Rundle appear uncredited.
319"Unidentified Flying Angels"Allen BaronRonald Austin & James David BuchananNovember 2, 1977 (1977-11-02)

UFOs, mysterious disappearances and the murder of a wealthy old lady put the Angels on the trail of a killer. Sabrina acts as a pushy Bronx reporter, Bosley and Kris as a sugar daddy and his ditzy wife, and Kelly impersonates an alien.

Guest stars: Dennis Cole, Bill Striglos, Ross Martin, Ken Olfson, John McKinney, Michele Nichols, Ernestine Barrier, Dick Ziker (as Richard Ziker), Edna Glover, George E. Carey (as George Carey) and Nancy Cameron. Ethelreda Leopold, Murray Pollack, Leoda Richards and Robert Strong appear uncredited.
3210"Angels on the Air"George W. Brooks William Froug November 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)

The Angels join a radio station's new staff to prevent the murder of a beautiful reporter while Kris investigates a Charles Manson-like hippie.

Guest stars: Nicolas Coster, Linda Dano, Larry Golden, Taylor Lacher, Larry Gilman, Kay Stewart, Richard McMurray, Judith-Marie Bergan and Linda Ryan. Cis Rundle appears uncredited.
3311"Angel Baby"Paul StanleyT: John D. F. Black
S/T: George R. Hodges
November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)

The Angels investigate a murder and discover a shocking traffic in black market babies. Sabrina is an adoptive mother, Kelly helps deliver a baby, and Kris is badly shaken as she shoots the culprit, her first time.

  • This is the first episode where one of Charlie's Angels shoots someone, and it is Kris with the honors in this one; the epilogue his survival.

Guest stars: Edward Winter, Scott Colomby, John Karlen, Cissy Wellman, Bruce Fairbairn, Sunny Johnson, Jean Allison, Ivy Bethune, Annie O'Neill, Shirlee Kong and Joshua Gallegos. Robert Buckingham, Joanne Willis and Marianne Willis appear uncredited.

3412"Angels in the Wings"Dennis Donnelly Edward J. Lakso November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)

Kris is singing "Sweet Misery" when she appears in a movie musical to help find out who is trying to kill actress Ellen Jason.

  • Jaclyn Smith doubles as another actress who died under mysterious circumstances in the same sound stage, in a Phantom of the Opera -type twist.
  • Cheryl Ladd, who launched a solo singing career during her time on the series, sings in this episode.

Guest stars: Gene Barry, Nicolas Beauvy, Michael Fox, Nehemiah Persoff, Shani Wallis, Lew Palter, Michael Fairman, Hal Needham, Tony Epper and Tammy Greenough. Ray Pourchot appears uncredited.

3513"Magic Fire"Leon Carrere Lee Sheldon November 30, 1977 (1977-11-30)

The Angels are hired to clear magician Wendell Muse as the prime suspect in mysterious arson fires set by the "Magic Man". Sabrina poses as a French fashion designer, Kelly a magician's daughter looking to sell the secret to a famous illusion, and Bosley and Kris perform their own magic act. They find the culprit sets fire by remote, and Sabrina's angle heats up quickly.

  • Kris is unaware that, during a routine, the audience member that she went to perform a trick for was Charlie.

Guest stars: Rudy Solari, Victoria Carroll, Howard Witt, E. J. André (as E.J. Andre), Wyatt Johnson, Jay Rasumny, Hugh Warden and Susan Cotton. Albert (Jaclyn Smith's poodle), Robert Buckingham, Bart Greene, Robert Hitchcock, Kathryn Janssen, Murray Pollack, Leoda Richards, Norman Stevans, Robert Strong and Judith Woodbury appear uncredited.

3614"Sammy Davis, Jr. Kidnap Caper"Ronald Austin Ron Friedman December 7, 1977 (1977-12-07)

The Angels become bodyguards for Sammy Davis Jr. to protect him from further kidnapping attempts.

Guest stars: Norman Alden, Robert Pine, Altovise Davis, Martin Kove, Lee de Broux (as Lee Jones De Broux), Hari Rhodes (as Harry Rhodes), Sammy Davis Jr., Natalie Core, Betty McGuire and Robert Hackman. Arthur Tovey appears uncredited.
3715"Angels on Horseback"George W. BrooksEdward J. LaksoDecember 21, 1977 (1977-12-21)

The Angels go to a dude ranch to find out who has killed one of the guests.

Guest stars: Angel Tompkins, Woodrow Parfrey, William Edward Phipps (as William Phipps), James Sikking, Ted Markland, Louie Elias, Buddy Joe Hooker and Hal Riddle. Cis Rundle appears uncredited.
3816"Game, Set, Death" Georg Stanford Brown Worley Thorne January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)

The Angels join the tennis circuit as top players become victims of accidents and murder.

Guest stars: Bibi Besch, Larry Block, Seth Foster, Tiffany Bolling, George Caldwell, Lynda Beatie (as Lynda Beattie), Lee Terri, Randy Phillips, Arthur Adams and David Hayman (as David T. Hayman). Murray Pollack and Cis Rundle appear uncredited.
3917"Hours of Desperation" Cliff Bole Ray BrennerJanuary 11, 1978 (1978-01-11)

After two diamond thieves are double-crossed, they take the Angels hostage to help the crooks retrieve their stolen diamonds.

Guest stars: Stanley Kamel, Peter Palmer, John Quade, Edward Power, Tom Clancy, Taurean Blacque, Paul Sorensen, Sari Price, Barbara Baldavin and Joe Petrullo. Arthur Tovey appears uncredited.
4018"Diamond in the Rough"Ronald AustinT: Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan
S/T: Brian McKay
January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18)

The Angels are hired by Freddie the Fox to help steal back a diamond and return it to its rightful owner. The Angels travel to the Caribbean and execute an elaborate jewel heist, and Kris falls for the son of the villain.

Guest stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Bert Remsen, Sid Haig, Robert Perault, René Enríquez (as Rene Enriquez), Tony Giorgio, Rita Madero, Michael Evans and John Winston. Sam Nickens, Leoda Richards and George Simmons appear uncredited.
4119"Angels in the Backfield"Georg Stanford BrownEdward J. LaksoJanuary 25, 1978 (1978-01-25)

The Angels tackle a bunch of crooks who are trying to knock a women's football team out of the game. Kelly has a catfight with a towel-clad lady in the women's shower room before the real motive behind the attacks is uncovered.

Guest stars: Gary Wood, Nancy Fox, Patch Mackenzie, Garn Stephens, L. Q. Jones, Heidi Von Beltz, S. Pearl Sharp (as Saundra Sharp) and Larry Huffman. Cis Rundle appears uncredited.
4220"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)

When investigating a cosmetics company, the Angels must intercept a strangler obsessed with blue-eyed blonde women or Kris will be his next victim.

Guest stars: Alan Feinstein, Melissa Converse, John Crawford, Bibi Osterwald, Hunter von Leer, Melody Thomas Scott (as Melody Thomas), Steve Sandor, Jason Evers, Sheila Smith and Cis Rundle. Paul DeCeglie and Monty O'Grady appear uncredited.

4321"Angel Blues"Georg Stanford BrownEdward J. LaksoFebruary 8, 1978 (1978-02-08)

The Angels retrace the steps surrounding the mysterious death of a country-western singer. As Sabrina and Kelly uncover the clues and events that led up the singer's death, the killers work to cover their tracks and Kris, posing as a reporter, rides with the cab driver who was the last to see her alive.

Guest stars: Bess Gatewood, Gary Bisig, Bill Quinn, Andy Jarrell, Vincent Schiavelli, Steve Gravers, Herb Braha, Lou Picetti, Tim Rossovich and Lynne Marta.
4422"Mother Goose is Running for His Life"George McCowanT: Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan
S/T: Del Reisman
February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15)

Deadly toys are appearing at the Mother Goose Toy Company and it is up to the Angels to solve the case. Kris impersonates a life-sized rag doll.

Guest stars: Murray Matheson, Gilbert Green, Clifford David, Don Knight, Bobbi Jordan, Hollis Irving (as Holly Irving), Eldon Quick, Vincent Duke Milana and John Roselius. Tiffany Bolling appears uncredited.
4523"Little Angels of the Night"Georg Stanford Brown Mickey Rose February 22, 1978 (1978-02-22)

The Angels go undercover in the twilight world of vice to discover why three beautiful call girls have been murdered. They find an unlikely link between the apartment complex where the victims live and the restaurant across the street. Kris fits the profile of the dead girls and finds herself trapped with the psychotic killer.

Guest stars: Paul Cavonis, Jeffry Druce, Denise Galik, Tara Tyson, Grayce Spence, Kutee (as Kutée), Rod Colbin, Michael Warren (as Mike Warren), James Mitchell, Joy Garrett and Shauna Sullivan. Robert Buckingham and Bob Templeton appear uncredited.
4624"The Jade Trap"George McCowanT: Lee Sheldon
S: Tom Lazarus
March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01)

The Angels solve two cases: A beautiful millionaire plays with fire when she betrays a playboy and the Angels have to smoke out her killer. At the same luxury residence, a cat burglar is making the rounds. The killer and cat burglar cross paths when they see each other. Kris poses as a Swedish movie star and Bosley complicates the case when acting as an auctioneer; he sells a valuable jade item meant as bait.

Guest stars: Barry Bostwick, Victoria Shaw, Irene Hervey, Dirk Benedict, Lurene Tuttle, Joan Leslie, Jack Kosslyn, Thomas Bellin and Nancy Penoyer. David Armstrong, Ethelreda Leopold, Norman Palmer, Joe Pine, Leoda Richards, Hank Robinson, Cosmo Sardo, Norman Stevans and George Washburn appear uncredited.
4725"Angels on the Run"Bob KelljanT: Edward J. Lakso
S: Laurie Lakso
May 3, 1978 (1978-05-03)

An aspiring singer hires the Angels to find her philandering husband who has disappeared. Unbeknownst to him, jewel thieves hid a fortune in jewels in his truck cargo, which he left with one of his several girlfriends, and the thieves kidnap him to get the jewels back. Now Kelly must step in for the singer, and when she is kidnapped as well, the other Angels must track her before her cover is blown.

  • NOTE: The sign outside the Backwoods Café mentions a performance by The Lakso Trio, referring to Edward J. Lakso and his daughter Laurie, who contributed the story idea for this episode.

Guest stars: Don Reid, Carole Mallory, Belinda Balaski, Bill Duke, Alex Courtney, Elaine Joyce, Judy Landers, Maurice Sneed, Fred Kareman, David Chow, Craig T. Nelson and Sy Kramer.

4826"Antique Angels"Leon CarrereT: Edward J. Lakso
S: Lee Travis
May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)

A space age fuel is stolen and the Angels track down the thieves to an antique car rally, where they pose as Keystone Cops. Bosley flips over a lovely lady enrolled in the rally.

Guest stars: Edward Bell, Joseph Hacker, Kenneth Tigar, Chuck Wassil (as Chuck Winters), Ken Scott, Sandy Ward, Borah Silver, Mala Powers, Rick Casorla and Richard Milholland. Al Beaudine, Jack Berle, Bart Greene, Chester Hayes, George Holmes, Joe Pine, Murray Pollack, Arnold Roberts, Cis Rundle and Arthur Tovey appear uncredited.

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