Honey West Open 1965 Anne Francis ABC

[potgab7]

That stupid mole was called a beauty spot back then and probably made her more money than you or I will ever see...

[bobby4277]

Loved watching that show when I was little. My Dad used to call her "Honey Buns".

That stupid mole on the edge of her mouth always bugged me though. You'd think she was making enough money to get rid of the damn thing.

[Erlanger51]

I was 14-years-old in '65, and I thought Anne Francis was HOT!

[jdollinter]

Always wondered if Anne Francis was the facial model for the original Barbi Doll, she was so beautiful back then.

[Leblon56]

all the classiest stars are gone now. she was a stunner.

[paulj0557]

She sure could glue your eyeballs to the screen.

[Msprincess102005]

Wow, it's amazing the shows that we've missed that come on late at night. This was a good show. RIP Ann so sad, I'm just now discovering this show and your talent.

[mikeryanify1]

She was a amazing woman and what beauty with everything else! RIP Anne you will be missed!

[billthestinker]

Honey made me sticky

[gdwmontg10]

Rest in Peace - Anne Francis - my first real television heroine - miss you dearly!

[SwingAge22]

RIP Anne Francis........amazingly gorgeous.......really beautiful in the '55 movie Bad Day at Black Rock.

[yingnam]

RIP pretty woman.

[ChanceRooney7]

R.I.P.  This is a very big loss.

[MrTobyRoss]

RIP Ann Francis, I love you

[zappahart]

stern use to jack off to anne back in the day!!!

[hamzah938]

@zappahart I think you should tell your Mother that Trivia Factoid - - - - LOL

[Hildy2E]

RIP

[tapthatt2012]

RIP ANNE FRANCIS

[bukster1]

An amazingly beautiful woman. Rest in peace Anne.

[sumokitty23]

RIP Anne Francis :(

[freshair345]

I wanted the Honey West doll.

[moxie96]

@freshair345 they are rare and expensive now...

[KCOliver1960]

I met Ms. Francis at a sci fi convention some years ago. She was very charming. May she and Leslie Nelson rest in peace.

[kringles4]

RIP Anne, love Joe and Linda.

[fangsteen]

Honey was a GODDESS w/ a lot of help

from Anne Francis Rest in Peace ~-3

[Nooraaph]

RIP! Loved Honey West!

[pataphysician66]

RIP Anne Francis.

[ElectroWOWofficial]

what a strange coincidence I made a web design inspired in this video that I never looked before.

[heebieandjeebie]

R.I.P Anne Frances. Such a beautiful and warm hearted soul! I have Honey West on dvd and comics if Honey West! No one on tv can compare to her! Class act!

[hardrich2]

So beautiful

[Bogframe]

RIP Anne Francis.

[PlisnerU]

The show was terminated because of money. Honey West cost $200,000 per episode to produce. The studio could buy Avengers at $100,000 per episode. The math was easy for the studio. I loved this show and watched it religiously. It took a while to accept the Avengers. I would take Anne Francis over Diana Rigg any day.

[judyluvsnoel]

when i was 3 until 41/2 i wanted to be honey west when i grew up. a fashion model/spy/martial arts expert.... well at least i managed the martial arts thing...lol. but not exactly an expert....  i was also going to marry clint walker.....and live under water..... and drive my flying convertable car on vacations to saturn..... sigh.......

[2nicks]

I was 10 when I first watched Honey West and love it! I recently bought the entire series on DVD and still love it. Yes it's dated, it was filmed in 1965, but it is great fun to watch Honey West and Sam Bolt in action again. Sadly only 30 episodes were produced and I only have about 8 episodes left to view. I wish Honey West had lasted 4 or 5 years and produced a 100 plus episodes. I really love this detective show:-)

[dal4018]

@2nicks She ws the precursor to Charlie's Angels

[mpwb]

This was my very favorite TV show. Never saw a girl fight like that.....until Emma Peel came along, and, as someone else reported earlier I think it was cancelled to make way for The Avengers. I love The Avengers too, but Anne Francis was my female heroine. She is still one of the loveliest people in the business.

[rkogeneral]

It's time to "reinvent" this show.

[judyluvsnoel]

@rkogeneral that is so true. honey would be perfect for todays times.

[Mr76Yearsago]

This show should have been a success.I saw all but one episode in its 1965-66 runand they were all well written. Anne Francis and John Erickson had even better on screen chemistry than Angie Dickson and Earl Holloman on "Police Woman" a decade later. But, it seems this show was perhaps a little ahead of its time.. a bold independent woman running her own agency the same year "Ozzie and Harriett" finally ended.

[btwall60]

@Mr76Yearsago

about Anne Francis post:

my big brother Dave went crazy over Anne Francis when this show came out, I remember I was 5, he was a teenager, He was nutty about her, and I can see why, just breath taking. She's great in "Bad Day at Black Rock"

[Mr76Yearsago]

I was about your brothers age when Honey West was on ABC that year. The show should have lasted longer

[catfan]

Actually, I think it was ended because ABC had bought The Avengers and did not want two shows with strong female leads. The Avengers debuted on ABC in late March 1966, when this show was still airing. A real pity, since George Clayton Johnson was among those writing the episodes!! The show should have been allowed to survive!!

[Mr76Yearsago]

Thanks for that insight. I had never thought of it before, that Honey West was such a strong female lead for 1965, that might have contributed to its early exit

[jsrosa1282]

@Mr76Yearsago What I could never understand is the fact that ABC lets high-quality shows run, on average, 3 or 4 years and then cancels them for no apparent reason. Case in point: This show (Honey West), Batman, The Bionic Woman, Just the Ten of Us, Doogie Howser, just to name a few programs canceled before their time was up.

[Bestmanme08]

Anne Francis in great new bio (All About Jeffrey Hunter) at amazon!

[fromthesidelines]

"GOMER PYLE, USMC" was on CBS, 'Bob'; "CONVOY" was on NBC from 8:30-9:30pm(et), but not for long- that was replaced by "THE SAMMY DAVIS JR. SHOW" in January 1966, then repeats of "SING ALONG WITH MITCH" by April.

[cywyhot]

I asked for a photo of the ocelot, Bruce, and got a photo of woman and cat signed for both Honey and Bruce. :) There were a number of strong female role models on tv in that era but they didn't have cool pets like she did.

[teresasells]

I loved this show so much I named my honey blond dong HoneyWest! NO LIe! Check out my Video on HoneyWest takes a walk and you can see the resemblence down to the beautmark on her face!

[castletriglav]

@teresasells You have a dong named Honey West? Amazing. I've never named ny dong.

[beattleBob]

The show is out now on DVD on VCI. The reason Honey West only lasted one season is that it was up against that NBC Ratings smash Gomer Pyle.

[kevdor79]

Gomer Pyle WAS on CBS not NBC

[LOTAGURL]

This show wasn't sirloin. It was more like fried bologna, but I ate up every bit of it!

[granprix49]

OMG this was the show, this chick was baddddddddddddd,

[usisguy]

I remember this show and I am 48 years old, boy does time fly.LOL

[mindreadingradios]

When I was a kid, my Mom wouldn't let us watch "Honey West". I think she thought it was too racy for my sister and I to watch.

For its time, it was pretty suggestive, though hard to believe by today's standards. lol

[Soulthinker2007]

When its going to be on DVD? I have not seen it since I was very young when it was on. The photos looked sensual.

[paulin4ik]

OMG!

I used to watch this show, the whole my family watched it - it was so cool))))))))))

[alvastarr1]

I LOVED Sam! ( John Ericson).

[jmstudio]

The states version of PUSSY GALORE!

[Lakegrover]

Ummm, Honey, you got this thing...right there near your mouth...you might want to get that thing removed. I think its giving birth. Holy moley moley moley....

[buddhaman1959]

It's called a beauty mark dumb ass!

[netwitt1]

I was only 4 when this show aired but it stopped me in my tracks! I was so gaga over Honey West that my mom got me the doll - yes, there was a doll! Honey and Emma were great inspirations to some of us young girls back then - I went on to get a black belt and drive motorcycles. Haven't started a detective agency yet, but... who knows! I met Anne in Chicago when she was doing "Steel Magnolias". She was very gracious in accepting my "thanks" for Honey West!

[jeffteach]

Loved this show as a kid. Anne Frances was sexy and cool.

[TimelordR]

I wish they had this show in syndication, that way i can really appreciate this classic detective show. Just imagine if someone made a movie based on this show! Thank you for the clip.

[Valizan]

If you search on Amazon, it is available on DVD.

[shuggy1110]

I have a big "chubby" for Honey West!

[tapyenreit]

Hey:

Don't forget, there actually were some, um, fellows who preferred Gomer over Honey(i.e. Rock Hudson)!

[pumamber05]

Honey West or Gomer Pyle?

Gollllly,people were sure stupid back then!

[fromthesidelines]

Whatever merits this series had, it wasn't enough for Anne Francis to lure viewers away from CBS' highly-rated "GOMER PYLE, U.S,M.C." at 9pm(et) on Friday nights- ABC COULD have cancelled the series in mid-season {as they did with another Four Star TV series on the network, "AMOS BURKE- SECRET AGENT", in January of '66), but at least they allowed it to run a full season before they gave it the axe....

[Mr76Yearsago]

Wow. You have as excellent a memory as my own. Every detail about Honey West and its specific competition was right on the mark.