#tedgrainger

Street Models and Hawaiian Angels (1980) [1 of 3] Deleted scenes from the broadcast version of the 3-hour fifth and final season premiere, originally titled "Street Models and Hawaiian Angels". It was later split into "Angels in Hiding, Parts 1 & 2" and "To See An Angel Die". Gary Frank's character Ted Grainger bridged the two storylines, but his scenes were cut from "Angel in Hiding Pt. 2" in the syndicated versions that viewers see now across streaming and home media. Losing these scenes really did take away from the story, because these missing scenes add some layers to Ted Grainger as a character. Seeing Kris run down an elderly man in front of traffic certainly adds more gravitas to his opinion of Kris going into "To See An Angel Die".

Gary Frank as Ted Grainger in "Street Models and Hawaiian Angels", the three-hour premiere of the final season (1980). In syndication, the episode was broken up into three episodes, "Angel in Hiding Pt 1 & 2" (these scenes occur during Pt 2), and then "To See An Angel Die". Gary Frank's scenes from "Angel in Hiding" were cut, and he only appears in "To See An Angel Die" now because streaming, home media, and reruns are now all based on versions of the episodes that are edited. It would be so amazing to get a fully restored set of the Charlie's Angels series. The only way that would ever happen is if fans made a lot of noise requesting it. Just sayin'. We deserve the full episodes, which haven't aired in over 20 years at least.