TMC
08-05-2022, 08:09 PM
https://www.looper.com/954154/the-all-male-charlies-angels-spin-off-that-failed-miserably/
Toni's Boys only got a backdoor pilot
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In 1980, the action drama "Charlie's Angels," focused on a crime-fighting team of female private investigators directed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by John Forsythe), had been running for four seasons. Producer Aaron Spelling decided it was time to see if the formula of the series would work with a gender flip (via MeTV (https://www.metv.com/stories/charlies-angels-attempted-its-own-gender-swapped-spin-off-in-1980)).
In the backdoor pilot "Toni's Boys," which aired near the end of "Charlie's Angels" Season 4, Antonia "Toni" Blake (Barbara Stanwyck) runs a rival agency to the Angels that employs U.S. Olympic athlete Bob Sorenson (Bob Seagren), rodeo expert Cotton Harper (Stephen Shortridge), and "master of disguise" Matt Parrish (Bruce Bauer). Toni's Boys and the Angels eventually solve a case together, working through tensions between the agencies. Despite obvious similarities between "Charlie's Angels" and the potential spin-off, agency leader Toni was actually a visible presence, which would have been a big change if "Toni's Boys" had become a series.
But that wasn't meant to be. "Toni's Boys" wasn't picked up for a full series order in the fall, and "Charlie's Angels" wasn't faring as well in the ratings by then either (via Ultimate Classic Rock (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/charlies-angels-last-episode/)). Season 5 would be the last one for the show, though a successful film adaptation starring Cameron Diaz would release in 2000.
Toni's Boys only got a backdoor pilot
https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/the-all-male-charlies-angels-spin-off-that-failed-miserably/tonis-boys-only-got-a-backdoor-pilot-1659645585.webp
In 1980, the action drama "Charlie's Angels," focused on a crime-fighting team of female private investigators directed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by John Forsythe), had been running for four seasons. Producer Aaron Spelling decided it was time to see if the formula of the series would work with a gender flip (via MeTV (https://www.metv.com/stories/charlies-angels-attempted-its-own-gender-swapped-spin-off-in-1980)).
In the backdoor pilot "Toni's Boys," which aired near the end of "Charlie's Angels" Season 4, Antonia "Toni" Blake (Barbara Stanwyck) runs a rival agency to the Angels that employs U.S. Olympic athlete Bob Sorenson (Bob Seagren), rodeo expert Cotton Harper (Stephen Shortridge), and "master of disguise" Matt Parrish (Bruce Bauer). Toni's Boys and the Angels eventually solve a case together, working through tensions between the agencies. Despite obvious similarities between "Charlie's Angels" and the potential spin-off, agency leader Toni was actually a visible presence, which would have been a big change if "Toni's Boys" had become a series.
But that wasn't meant to be. "Toni's Boys" wasn't picked up for a full series order in the fall, and "Charlie's Angels" wasn't faring as well in the ratings by then either (via Ultimate Classic Rock (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/charlies-angels-last-episode/)). Season 5 would be the last one for the show, though a successful film adaptation starring Cameron Diaz would release in 2000.