Peter's Angels: The Season of Insanity

The TV Show

The Movies

On a little independent island network, a show called Peter's Angels premiered. The series was based on three young detectives who worked for the Peter Criss Detective Agency. Peter, who was their anonymous boss, gave them assignments via a speaker phone. The show was based on guns, rocknroll, and make-up. The trio consisted of Chris, best known for being the "smart angel," Tristan known as the "athletic angel," and rounding out the team was "street wise" Gil. For the last two episodes, the Angels worked with their trusty counter-part, Rocky Munroe, played by Sonny Bono.

Peter's Angels was a huge success the moment it hit the airwaves in Guam. The Angels found themselves not only on gyroscopes, view masters, puzzles and posters, but they also found themselves on the cover of Detective Monthly magazine. Suddenly, Guam was in love with the Angels. Each Wednesday night, around 10 o'clock, women tuned in for the clothing and hair, while men just tuned in for the cool Peter Criss makeup and rock n'roll.

Being #1 in Guam was great for the Angels, but it was Tristan who took off like a rocket with his famous "twirling drumsticks" poster, which sold thousands of copies! Also popular was the life-size "hand with drumstick" poster of Peter. Producer Erin Spelling kept the show fresh by using live rocknroll sequences as well as having a weekly crime to solve. But legal problems kept the show from being aired in the US. The swan song for Peter's Angels came when a lawsuit forced the addition of Sonny Bono as a wise cracking sidekick. The show would never recover from this blow, and never receive the accolades it so richly deserved.

Peter's Angels
The Television Show

starring Gil Doughty, Tristan Gallagher, Chris Wallace, and Peter Criss;
last two episodes featuring Sonny Bono

Peter's Angels only lasted for one season, to be seen by next to no one, and yet it is considered to be one of the most incredible and unusual shows ever produced. Here is an episode guide for the first and only season of this unbelievable show.

Hellrider The Angels join a rocknroll only race track to investigate the death of a race car driver, and uncover would be assassins while driving in a demolition derby.

The Mexican Connection The Angels go undercover to bust a gang of heroin smuggling Russian monkeys controlled by a secret foreign government agency.

Night of the Strangler The Angels go undercover to find who is killing high fashion models and turning them into high fashion zombies. Guest star, Richard Mulligan.

Angels in Chains The Angels search for a missing woman and find themselves in a World War II prison where the guards don't know the war is over. Guest star, Lauren Tewes.

Target: Angels The Angels seem to be an on a hitman's hit list, but when stolen computer tape leads them to an anarchists shady underworld, they find out it's Peter whom he's really after. Guest star, Tom Selleck.

The Killing Kind The Angels go deep undercover in a funeral home to expose a dead mans scheme involving extortion, coffins, and witches. Guest star, Robert Loggia.

To Kill an Angel Tristan accidentally maims a young boy and finds himself shot by a gun that the Phantom of the Amusement Park used to kill someone else moments before.

Death Lady Killer Gil poses as a playmate's body guard when a slick men's magazine fears it's losing its centerfolds girls - to an extravagantly costumed, piano playing killer.

Bullseye, Mr. Murdercycle The Angels enlist in the Army to find out who killed a recruit who was being blackmailed by a coven of Satanists.

Consenting Adults The Angels find themselves in the midst of a local smuggling and "call girl" ring run by vampires in a spooky old mansion.

The Seance The Angels are hired to prevent members of the aristocracy from being brainwashed by a group of KGB agents bent on vengeance. Guest star, Criswell.

Angels on Wheels : To find out why a beautiful roller derby skater was killed, the Angels join the Hustling Satan's roller derby team. Guest star, Dick Sargent.

Angel Trap : The Angels must track down an assassin named "Jericho" who has injected Peter with a slow acting poison. Guest star, Fernando Lamas.

Angels, You're Dead : When a deranged psychic turns up dead, the Angels pose as street thugs, but are confronted by their look alike impostors.

Angels on a String : While on vacation for R & R, the Angels find themselves caught in the middle in the kidnapping of a Polish accordion player by an evil loan shark.

Dirty Business : The Angels become maids for hire when they must find out who is trying to put Marvin Goodman's adult film business out of business for good.

The Vegas Connection : The Angels are hired to find out why a wealthy businessman's wife is stealing the identity of a dead bag lady, and performing a bullet catching stage act.

Terror on Ward One : The Angels turn in their halos for nursing outfits to find who is behind the terrifying Plastic Evil Twin scandal.

Doppleganger in the Dark : The Angels find themselves dancing the hustle in a seedy dance club to find out who is killing the great chefs of Europe.

Nightmare in Blue : The Angels are hired to find out who is trying to force teenage superstars, Randolph Agarn and Morgan O'Rourke, to fake their own deaths in a bizarre murder plot. Guest stars, Leif Garrett, Jimmy McNichol.

Angels at Sea : The Angels go undercover as entertainers on a cruise ship to find out who is trying to hypnotize the guests and crew to murder their sidekick, Rocky Munroe.

The Blue Angels : When Rocky gets amnesia and believes he is a professional wrestler, the Angels find themselves in a massage parlor investigating a prostitution ring. Guest star, Dirk Benedict.

Peter's Angels
The Movies

Erin Spelling was devastated by the cancellation of her series. She spent many years working on sequels, which never materialized. This was partly because Peter was so traumatized by his failure, that he refused to even read subsequent treatments for the show. Without Peter, Erin tried to recast the role of Peter Criss, but found that actors in Hollywood were sadly lacking the vitality and drumsticks that Peter had. Legend has it that Erin did shoot screen tests for the role featuring Shaun Cassidy, John Saxon, Jimmy McNichol, Christopher Lee, Larry Storch, and Les McKeown from the Bay City Roller.

Erin realized that the role of Peter Criss could only be filled by one man - Peter Criss. Thus after a number of years, she was able to convince Peter to star in a series of Peter's Angels movies. The movies were low budget, and vary from suspense to comedy. You never knew what you were getting when you went to a Peter's Angels movie.

Evil A-Go-Go : Hijinx ensues in this 3D romp as a mad scientist creates evil twins of Peter Criss and the Angels. Can the real Angels get to the big concert before their evil alter egos destroy the world with the Super Psycho Hitler-o-graphic Time Machine? With Criswell as Herr Doktur and William Shatner as Taskmaster Mindbender.

Peter's Angels Vs. The Wax Phantom : The Angels help a woman whose father left her a wax museum that appears to be haunted by the ghost of the Wax Phantom.

Go Go Gorilla : Peter and the Angels are on a collision course with wackiness when an inept hijacker in a gorilla suit tries to hide out in the local zoo after stealing an energy ray weapon from a deranged doctor.

Terror on the Creepy Old Autobahn : This supernatural thriller pits Peter and the Angels against a vigilante mad scientist intent on ruining Peter's career. When the angels stumble upon top secret documents, they are lead on a cross continent chase in pursuit of a dare-devil who was presumed dead until he resurfaced during a crime spree at the O.S.I. The trail leads them to the fight of their lives as their nemesis reactivates an army of legendary burial demons who were trapped in pods within a secret fortress in a creepy location. For some unknown reason, there are occasional shots of the demons doing what appears to be a tap dance in top hat and tails.

Wake Me When the Bionic Man Screams : The Angels run afoul of an insane doctor performing mind control surgery, who is turning the people of a small town into telepathic, levitating, mad men. The process can be reversed only by lifting the curse of the clones, which has plagued the town for centuries. This movie features musical numbers, slo-mo disco dancing, and the questionable idea of having all the characters on roller skates. There are unintentional laughs in this low budget picture as some actors frantically try to stay on their feet while saying their lines. Features the return of Criswell as Herr Doktur plus William Shatner in a cameo as Taskmaster Mindbender.

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