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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 273059" data-attributes="member: 7">CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS did make her a household name. So popular was Farrah at the time that she was branded a phenomenon. She eclipsed the popularity of Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, and even the show itself. Her hairstyle -- which was nicknamed &quot;the Farrah&quot; -- became very trendy. I&#039;ve seen many photos of my mother and her friends from the late 1970s where they all have that flipped out, feathery hair. 

Her decision to leave CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS in 1977 really put a damper on her career. That show was hot in the ratings, and pictures of the trio of Angels were plastered everywhere. She could&#039;ve had all the guest shots, TV movies, or mini-series she wanted had she stuck with that alleged deal ABC offered her to keep her from bailing. 

I recall watching a documentary somewhere about Farrah where someone mentioned her famous poster (pasted below) being used in the film SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, starring John Travolta. At a screening of the film -- when Travolta&#039;s character looked at her poster -- the audience booed at the sight of it. The man explained that the audience was angry at Farrah&#039;s abrupt decision to leave CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS like she did. 

The producers of CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS tried everything in their power to keep her happy so she would stay. There was that alleged ABC &quot;new deal&quot; contract on the table, and I read somewhere once where the writers of CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS had agreed to &quot;deepen&quot; the story lines to give the Angels more character development. When they eventually realized that Farrah wasn&#039;t returning no matter the offer, they decided to make her character&#039;s replacement her kid sister. Cheryl Ladd was brought in as Farrah&#039;s younger sister, Kris Munroe, which was the producers&#039; way of easing Cheryl into the show as the rookie sister of the show&#039;s most identifiable star after the fans had been left hanging in the wind. 

[ATTACH=full]27443[/ATTACH]Farrah was contractually obligated to return to CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS for six guest appearances between 1978 and 1980 because she left the show so abruptly. She made three appearances in the third season and three more appearances in the fourth season.

Cheryl Ladd, her replacement on the show, always said that she felt &quot;out of the loop&quot; when Farrah guest-starred on the show, especially when Kate Jackson was still a part of the cast. Cheryl said that Farrah, Kate, and Jaclyn would &quot;slide back into their first season clique&quot; and leave her by the way-side. Kate and Cheryl were apparently never buddies anyway.

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[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 273059, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]CHARLIE'S ANGELS did make her a household name. So popular was Farrah at the time that she was branded a phenomenon. She eclipsed the popularity of Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, and even the show itself. Her hairstyle -- which was nicknamed "the Farrah" -- became very trendy. I've seen many photos of my mother and her friends from the late 1970s where they all have that flipped out, feathery hair. Her decision to leave CHARLIE'S ANGELS in 1977 really put a damper on her career. That show was hot in the ratings, and pictures of the trio of Angels were plastered everywhere. She could've had all the guest shots, TV movies, or mini-series she wanted had she stuck with that alleged deal ABC offered her to keep her from bailing. I recall watching a documentary somewhere about Farrah where someone mentioned her famous poster (pasted below) being used in the film SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, starring John Travolta. At a screening of the film -- when Travolta's character looked at her poster -- the audience booed at the sight of it. The man explained that the audience was angry at Farrah's abrupt decision to leave CHARLIE'S ANGELS like she did. The producers of CHARLIE'S ANGELS tried everything in their power to keep her happy so she would stay. There was that alleged ABC "new deal" contract on the table, and I read somewhere once where the writers of CHARLIE'S ANGELS had agreed to "deepen" the story lines to give the Angels more character development. When they eventually realized that Farrah wasn't returning no matter the offer, they decided to make her character's replacement her kid sister. Cheryl Ladd was brought in as Farrah's younger sister, Kris Munroe, which was the producers' way of easing Cheryl into the show as the rookie sister of the show's most identifiable star after the fans had been left hanging in the wind. [/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="291px"]27443[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [JUSTIFY]Farrah was contractually obligated to return to CHARLIE'S ANGELS for six guest appearances between 1978 and 1980 because she left the show so abruptly. She made three appearances in the third season and three more appearances in the fourth season. Cheryl Ladd, her replacement on the show, always said that she felt "out of the loop" when Farrah guest-starred on the show, especially when Kate Jackson was still a part of the cast. Cheryl said that Farrah, Kate, and Jaclyn would "slide back into their first season clique" and leave her by the way-side. Kate and Cheryl were apparently never buddies anyway. [/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="510px" alt="1621952163434.png"]27444[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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