From 1976 to 1981, viewers had the incredible honor of watching the many grand adventures of a crime-fighting trio of women, and we have the show’s creators Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and producer Aaron Spelling to thank for that. Of course we also have the Angels themselves to thank as they brought the epic characters to life! Now that the show has turned 40 years old, which is crazy to think about, we decided to dig deep and find some little-known facts about the iconic television series.
ABC Originally Thought The Storyline Wasn’t Worth It
When producer Aaron Spelling and his partner Leonard Goldberg presented the idea of a television show that followed female spies to ABC executives, they didn’t really get a great response. In fact, the network executives said, “[this was] the worst idea we have ever heard.” However, the only reason ABC ended up going through with it was due to the fact that Spelling already had a previous arrangement which guaranteed him $25,000 for a totally new pilot script. Win-win!
ABC Originally Thought The Storyline Wasn’t Worth It
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Wrap your head around this tidbit: Jaclyn Smith was in the running for the role of Kelly Garrett, but so were about a hundred other actresses. Even though Spelling and Goldberg liked Smith, they were skeptical in giving her the part as their initial idea starred a brunette, blonde, and red-head. As Smith was the only brunette to audition and had extraordinary on-screen chemistry with Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, she was eventually given the role. Good choice!
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