Once upon a time there were three little girls who starred as private detectives answering to a never-seen boss in a show that turned into a pop culture phenomenon called "Charlie's Angels." Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd reunited to mark the show's 50th anniversary at PaleyFest LA on Monday night. They were greeted with a standing ovation and whoops and cheers from an audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The hour-long crime adventure series debuted on Sept. 22, 1976, in a pre-Internet and streaming world when there were just three major television networks. It was a top-10 hit for ABC in its first two of five seasons, ending in 1981. "I knew the show was different, special and unique," Smith told the audience. "Three women chasing danger instead of getting rescued." Jackson added, "We made an impact, I think." Farrah Fawcett-Majors became a 1970s icon with her feathered hair and sexy swimsuit poster. She left after the first season to pursue a film career. She died in 2009. She was replaced by Ladd, who showed up on her first day wearing a Farrah Fawcett Minor T-shirt. She had turned down producer Aaron Spelling three times, knowing how beloved Fawcett had been. "I knew that there was nobody that was going to replace Farrah, so I made a joke of myself," Ladd said on the red carpet. "Everybody laughed. Farrah would have done something like that." Jackson added, "Cheryl stepped in and we didn't miss a beat." Critics weren't kind, however, calling the show "jiggle television" because the women dressed scantily to go undercover and slamming it for vapid acting. "It didn't bother me," Jackson said on the red carpet. "I knew what we were doing and Gloria Steinem knew what we were doing, and some other very impressive people... Read More