Charlie's Angels Stars Reunite at Emmys, Honor Farrah Fawcett — SkimNews
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- Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd presented the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy at the 78th Emmy Awards, 50 years after Charlie's Angels premiered on September 22, 1976.
- Cheryl Ladd replaced Farrah Fawcett after the first season, playing Kris Munroe — the younger sister of Fawcett's Jill Munroe — and has called the original's departure unnecessary: 'she didn't need a second season.'
- Jaclyn Smith opened the tribute by saying she wished to 'acknowledge someone not standing with us tonight,' referring to Fawcett, while Jackson called her 'the shiniest angel of all' and said millions worldwide still love her.
- Ladd added a lighter note that Fawcett 'was loved by millions of people all over the world… and her iconic poster lives in the minds and the garages of many a man.'
- Charlie's Angels ran on ABC for five seasons (1976-1981), spawned three feature films in 2000, 2003 and 2019, and an ABC TV reboot in 2011 that was canceled after one season.
Why it matters: Five decades after debut, three of the original Angels sharing a current Emmy stage — with a deliberate tribute to their absent fourth — signals how Hollywood treats the franchise as a continuing legacy rather than just nostalgia. The reunion also underlines the show's uneven afterlife: three films (2000, 2003, 2019) and a one-season 2011 reboot, none matching the cultural footprint of the original.
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