When a young music teacher gets beaten up by a local pimp, Kelly and Tiff join his stable as undercover streetwalkers to investigate.When a young music teacher gets beaten up by a local pimp, Kelly and Tiff join his stable as undercover streetwalkers to investigate.When a young music teacher gets beaten up by a local pimp, Kelly and Tiff join his stable as undercover streetwalkers to investigate.
- Toby
- (as Conrad Palmisano)
- Charles Townsend
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to writer Edward J. Lakso, when Kelly volunteers that "I can dance and Kris is a singer" and the camera cuts from her to Kris and Tiffany, the two of them were only supposed to sit there. Instead, Shelley Hack adlibbed "I play the violin... when it's not in the repair shop," a callback to her cover as a violinist in Angels at the Altar (1979). Cheryl Ladd does a double-take and laughs.
- GoofsJudy and her father's last name is Harkins but the name of their school is written as "Harkin's". The correct spelling would be either Harkins or Harkins'.
- Quotes
Charles Townsend: [over speakerphone] Angels, since you'll be shooting in the blind on this one, and Judy may not confide in you either, I suggest you establish some kind of cover going in.
Kelly Garrett: I agree, Charlie. Perhaps we could enroll as music students in your school.
Mr. Harkins: Oh? You're musicians?
Kelly Garrett: Well, I can dance, and ah, Kris is a singer.
Tiffany Welles: I play the violin, when it's not in the repair shop.
Kelly Garrett: Well, we'll think of something.
Charles Townsend: [over speakerphone] Keep good thoughts, Mr. Harkins.
- SoundtracksIf I Could See
Music by Edward J. Lakso
Lyrics by Edward J. Lakso
[Judy Harkins (Amy Johnston) sings the song in the opening scene while playing the piano, with the song subsequently played throughout the episode]
When the father's check bounces, Bosley and the Angels decide to stay on the case after they encounter a pimp played by Richard Lynch. Lynch was known for villainous roles in B-movies and TV appearances. Here he plays Freddy Jefferson, the pimp who controls the streets where the music school is located. Lynch does his awful best, you really hate his character and want to see him be brought to justice.
Amy Johnston plays the daughter of the music school owner. She's best known for being in the Buddy Holly film opposite Gary Busey. Johnston's role is a dual one, playing Judy Harkins, a young woman with musical and singing talent, and an alter ego named Rose, who works as a prostitute under Freddie Jefferson's influence. The Angels at first don't realize she's two different characters because she wears a wig, harsh makeup, and sleazy outfits.
Kris tries to befriend her at the music school but Judy is quiet and withdrawn. Kelly and Tiffany go undercover as, you guessed it, prostitutes. And not the high class kind of call girls but street hookers.
Nancy Fox plays Sunny, a naïve prostitute under Freddie Jefferson's spell. To date this is her second Angel's appearance, her first being season 2's Angels in the Backfield, where she played Amy Jarvis, the owner and player on a lady's football team. She would go on to make two more guest appearances on the show.
Madlyn Rhue plays Georgia, a waitress at a cheap diner on the strip, who acts as a snitch and look out for Freddy Jefferson. She's known for playing Lt Marla MacGyver on Star Trek's 'Space Seed' episode opposite Ricardo Montalban's Khan.
Without Lynch's venomous performance this might be a bit of a dud, it's honestly kind of silly and mostly beyond belief.
As for the hooker costumes, they don't flatter Jacklyn Smith and Shelly Hack, who are too glamorous and high cheek-boned to ever be taken seriously as a street hooker. To me they're dressed for Halloween.
It's an Edward J Lasko script and somehow he manages to slip one of his second rate songs into the proceedings. The tune is not any different from other Edward J Lasko song, and by that I mean the quality is off off off Broadway. And like a lot of Lasko scripts, this one ends in treacle, with Judy promised she'll get the help she needs. It's a thin melodrama but thankfully Richard Lynch takes the edge off.
- adamcshelby
- Sep 7, 2021
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- Adams Hotel - 3896 Main Street, Culver City, California, USA(exterior: Freddie's apartment, demolished)
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