Charlie's Angels
Angels Belong in Heaven
TV Flash files “Angels Belong in Heaven” as hour 60 of 115 in the TV Flash guide — Charlie's Angels (1976–1981) on ABC, season 3, episode 12, aired 1978-12-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 60 of 115 in the Charlie's Angels guide, hour 12 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1978-12-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Angel on My Mind” (S03E11). Next is “Angels in the Stretch” (S03E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When an old friend is targeted to be killed, he leaves an urgent message for Charlie, warning him that someone is out to destroy one of his Angels.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Angels Belong in Heaven sit in the Charlie's Angels guide?
S03E12 is listed hour 60 of 115 — hour 12 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.
When did Charlie's Angels S03E12 air?
Angels Belong in Heaven aired 1978-12-06 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Hellride for the original trio's first look, then Angels in Chains for the still the culture kept. That is the silhouette at full voltage.
In the series
Why this series still plays
For the still: feathered hair as a national hairstyle, a speakerphone boss as alibi, and an action hour that made glamour do franchise work — then had to restyle in public when the poster walked.
The first flash is not a gun. It is hair. Hellride opens ABC's 1976 bet that action could be photographed like a perfume ad: Farrah Fawcett as Jill, Kate Jackson as Sabrina, Jaclyn Smith as Kelly, and a speakerphone named Charlie who is really John Forsythe's voice in a nicer office than anyone on screen. The look is liquid gold, no jewelry needed, a Farrah feather that became a national hairstyle before the second commercial break had finished explaining the premise. Style is the plot. The speakerphone is the…
Filed against
- Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe
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- Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan
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- Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett
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- David Doyle as John Bosley
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- John Forsythe as Charlie Townsend (voice)
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