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TMC · 03-27-2026, 03:28 AM

The original title was The Alley Cats, and the ludicrous premise had three female detectives, Allison, Lee, and Catherine (get it: Al, Lee, Cat), living in alleys and wearing whips and chains! Kate Jackson, who had signed on to star, begged the producers to change the title and rework the premise. She came up with calling the ladies "Angels", so the series was renamed Harry's Angels.

But ABC feared viewers might mistake it as a spin-off or had some connection to their other series, Harry O, which had co-starred Farrah Fawcett-Majors, and changed it to Charlie's Angels.

TMC · 04-21-2026, 08:20 PM

Kate Jackson Says She Was ‘Never Credited or Paid’ for Coming Up with the “Charlie’s Angels” Name (Exclusive)

The star played Sabrina Duncan on the show for three seasons, from 1976 to 1979.

03-27-2026, 03:28 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,077	How much of the show was actually Kate Jackson's idea The original title was *The Alley Cats, and the ludicrous premise had three female detectives, Allison, Lee, and Catherine (get it: Al, Lee, Cat), living in alleys and wearing whips and chains! Kate Jackson, who had signed on to star, begged the producers to change the title and rework the premise. She came up with calling the ladies "Angels", so the series was renamed Harry's Angels. But ABC feared viewers might mistake it as a spin-off or had some connection to their other series, Harry O, which had co-starred Farrah Fawcett-Majors, and changed it to Charlie's Angels*.

04-21-2026, 08:20 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,077	Kate Jackson Says She Was ‘Never Credited or Paid’ for Coming Up with the “Charlie’s Angels” Name (Exclusive) The star played Sabrina Duncan on the show for three seasons, from 1976 to 1979.