Honey west the complete series by murray golden anne. As well, some of honey west s james bondstyle gadgets were good for a chuckle, too. Tales, kids can enjoy meaningful adventure stories and fun animation while they learn biblically based concepts like. Sucrets, carnation instant breakfast, coffeemate creamer, cover girl, sylvania flash cubes, and cigarette ads for pall mall and tareyton. Honey west is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team gloria and forest fickling under the pseudonym g. Honey west was the first female detective to be featured in a weekly american television series. Longregarded as a breakthrough, protofeminist series featuring tvs first asskicking female private eye honey west may never have been syndicated. With anne francis, john ericson, bruce, irene hervey. If you liked the batman series and the avengers of the 60s you will want this in your collection. I didnt remember honey west as a child, but am glad i got it. For this, we can reportedly blame the toprated gomer pyle and the arrival on the same network of the avengers, with diana riggs emma peel.
Honey west is an american crime drama television series. Honey soon suspects that the kidnapping was faked, either as a publicity stunt or so the young man could lay his hands on some easy cash. And as her name suggests shes a honey ofa honey as tvs first, female detective from the maledominated 1960s. Honey west was the first dramatic tv show with a female star in an actionadventure role. Honey west season 1 episode 12 a million bucks in anybodys language. Honey is hired to take her place as well as investigate her death. Honey and sam are hired to ensure that ransom money is delivered and the kidnap victim, a rocknroll singing son of a millionaire businessman, is returned safely. Honey west series with theme song by admins rose robertson.
She was spun off into her own one season wonder of 196566. I knew about this show when i was little, but didnt watch it. Honey investigates a murder that involves a counterfeiting operation. Honey s own series began on abctv in september 1965, but lasted only one season as it was on opposite the huge hit gomer pyle. Honey west series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred anne francis as female private detective honey west and john ericson as her partner, sam bolt 30 halfhour episodes were produced.
Then the character appeared on an episode of the series, burkes law and less than five months later this tv spinoff series was on the air. Soon honey herself becomes the target of a series of socalled accidents. The pilot for this show was an episode of burkes law who killed the jackpot. Watch honey west episodes online season 1 tv guide.
Season 1 when available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. Sep 30, 2014 honey west was the first dramatic tv show with a female star in an actionadventure role. In the show, honey inherited her spying business from her late father, a top private eye. Watch honey west season 1, episode 2 the owl and the eye. This show had a bad timeslot so it only lasted one season. By 1965, when honey west premiered, spies and detectives rivaled cowboys in popularity. Otherwise they will be shown using the series origin language. Skip fickling, cowriter of the original honey west novels, died on 3 apr 1998. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. While this promo is public domain, the series isnt.
Together with her studmuffin partner, sam bolt, honey whos, naturally, a total martial arts expert kicks ass and rights wrongs from one end of the city of angels to the. Oct 25, 2018 anne francis as honey west john ericson as sam bolt irene hervey as aunt meg bruce the ocelot as himself a spinoff from the series burkes law, based on the novels by g. Season 1, episode 10 honey tries to piece together a puzzle involving an accident victim j. Honey west season 1 publicity still of anne francis. Fickling, this tale introduced an eventual 11 honey west potboilers and a followup tv series. She first appeared in the 1957 book this girl for hire and would appear in nine novels before being. If you have purchased dvds in a boxset before, be prepared for a surprise, for honey west the complete series comes in a single, standard dvd jewel box, containing all 30 original epsiodes on 4 dvds. Honey west, a sexy female private investigator created by gloria and forest fickling, first appeared in the 1957 novel this girl for hire and was the focus of a 1965 tv series starring anne francis. The premise is that after the death of her father, honey west took over his hightech private investigation firm. By the way, honey west is the creation of noneotherthan producer aaron spelling. Animated adventures little children love with godcentered lessons parents applaud.
More product ads from sponsors of the 19651966 season of abcs honey west series. Honey west complete series dvd set collection lot season. Honey was the first female detective to front her own series, and certainly the first detective to be spied luxuriating in a bubble bath. While borrowing elements of the 11 books from which the character originated, it was but a watered down version of those hardboiled detective dime store novels. If you ask me it was all of the unintentional humour that prevailed throughout this tv show that earned its 6star rating from me. Honey west was introduced on an episode of burkes law, another private eye show. Stay in touch with honey west next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Fickling, transforming the affable bimbo sleuth into something far more subversive. Producer aaron spelling spun the character off into a separate thirtyminute series which premiered in the fall of 1965. Anne francis shines in a 1 season series from 1965 thats full of chic fun, action, mystery, martial arts and comedy. Honey west is an american crime drama television series that aired on abc during the 19651966 television season.
Honey west only lasted one season in the midsixties, but endured for some time later in reruns. Based on the character from a series of fairly risque paperbacks and spun off into her own show after a gueststarring role on burkes law, honey anne francis was something of a trendsetter, one of televisions first liberated females. Fickling in the late 1950s forrest fickling had been a united states army air forces air gunner during world war ii. Honey poses as a society matron in an effort to smash a blackmailing ring that preys on wealthy women. Burkes law season 1 episode 12 who killed skippys master. Marine corps reserve after the war, and as a member of that service was called back to active duty during the korean war. They love fun and adventure, enjoy their work and family, and try to learn each day what it means to be like christ. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred anne francis as female private detective honey west and john ericson as her partner, sam bolt. A compilation of 10 classic closing credits endings from various classic tv series, mostly from the 1950s.
She was spun off into her own one season wonder of 196566 from executive producer aaron spelling and producer. Complete series looks better than i expected, there are compression issues, including some pixilation at times, as well as some jaggies and edge enhancement. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred anne francis as female private detective honey west and john ericson as her partner, sam bolt only 30 halfhour episodes were produced. Honey west trivia the character honey west first appeared in a series of novels published in the 1950s and 60s. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Oct 01, 2005 first released in 1958, primo pulp fiction starring knockout private eyeful honey west. Honey west tv series 19651966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Honey investigates the death of a fellow private investigator found dead in an explosion. After the death of her father, honey west took over his hightech private detective firm, assisted by rugged sam bolt and her pet ocelot bruce. In the show, honey inherited her spying business from her. Season 1, episode 2 the owl and the eye an insurance company hires honey anne francis to test a museums security systemby trying to steal a valuable jade carving. The image measures 2976 2351 pixels and was added on 4 may 14. Considered a little edgy in its day, viewers now would see it as a product of its time. Written by the husbandandwife team of gloria and forest e.
In order to test a museums security system, an insurance company hires honey to steal a jade carving that they have ins. Honey west staked out a claim on television history. Watch honey west season 1, episode 30 an eerie, airy, thing. The honey west character was created by gloria and forrest e.
Honey west tv series 19651966 honey west tv series. Reaction to the episode was strong from abc, and spelling was given the goahead for a full 30 episode order of honey west for the fall 1965 season. Originally broadcast on television during the 19651966 season. Watch honey west season 1, episode 12 a million bucks in anybodys language. The trail leads to a set of counterfeit plates to be used to print phony british pounds.
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