"Honey West" (1965) TV series 1965-1966

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

After the death of her father, sexy Honey West took over his high-tech private detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt and her pet ocelot Bruce.

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Ocelot | Beautiful Woman | Martial Arts | Woman Private Detective

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Anne Francis	...	Honey West (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Ericson	...	Sam Bolt (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Irene Hervey	...	Aunt Meg (16 episodes, 1965-1966)
Bruce	...	Bruce the Ocelot / ... (16 episodes, 1965-1966)

Runtime:

30 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Company:

Four Star Productions

Trivia:

First prime time TV series starring a female private eye.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The style of the detective agency's name changes from episode to episode. Sometimes it is "H. West & Company, Private Investigators" and other times it is "Honey West & Co., Private Investigators." In the novels on which the series is based, it was sometimes "H. West, Private Investigators" and other times "H. West, Private Investigations." The reason it was "H. West" in the novels and not "Honey West" was twofold: Honey did not want potential clients to know she was a woman before they met her, and the business, which she had inherited from her father, Hank West, had always been called "H. West."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)

Honey West Special Effects Man

Is anyone aware that the man who worked on Special Effects for Honey West is the same man who did the Special Effects for the Star Trek series just a year later? The man's name was Jim Rugg. He was my Pops. He also worked on such shows as The Rifleman, Burkes Law, Broken Arrow, Mission Impossible, Cannon, Barnaby Jones and Hawaii Five-O. He worked on such movies as The Wizard of Oz, River of No Return, Bus Stop, The Day the Earth Stood Still, On the Riviera and Silent Running. Pops had a pyrotechnic license and he made a living blowing everything up from cars to boats to airplanes... you name it. He was most proud of the fact that in no show that he was in charge of did anyone ever get hurt. My Dad is gone now but he was the best in the business... just ask anyone who ever worked with him.