Get Christie Love!#Episodes

Based on the novel The Ledger, the main character "Christie Opara"—a white, New York City police detective—was dropped completely and "Christie Love" emerged. Det. Olga Ford of the NYPD served as the series' Technical Advisor.{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=459}} Get Christie Love! was originally broadcast in January 1974 as an ABC Movie of the Week, inspired by the 1970s hero blaxploitation films such as Tamara Dobson's Cleopatra Jones (1973), and Pam Grier's Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974). The title character had a catchphrase; upon apprehending a criminal, Love would declare, "You're under arrest, Sugah!" The film proved a success, and consequently spawned a short-lived television series on the ABC network. 22 episodes were shown from September 11, 1974 – April 5, 1975, featuring Charles Cioffi as Love's supervisor Lt. Matt Reardon, who was later replaced by Jack Kelly as Capt. Arthur Ryan.

Financed on a meager budget and heavily sanitized to conform to Graves' religious morals (she had become a Jehovah's Witness since the making of the pilot, and eventually retired from the entertainment industry to focus on her faith), the series was cancelled after one year. One episode featured many of Graves' former Laugh-In co-stars such as Judy Carne, Jo Anne Worley, and Arte Johnson in particular playing a mad bomber. Another notable guest star was Jaclyn Smith, who appeared in an episode entitled "A Fashion Heist."{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0587416/|title="Get Christie Love!" A High Fashion Heist (TV Episode 1975)|website=IMDb }}

Charles Cioffi played Christie Love's boss for the first 12 episodes of the series (his character was featured from the season premiere until "The Longest Fall") and Jack Kelly took over for the last 10 (beginning with the episode "The Deadly Sport"). The storyline in the pilot that had Christie having a secret affair with her police captain (played by Harry Guardino) was dropped for the regular series.

• Teresa Graves as Christie Love
• Charles Cioffi as Lieutenant Matt Reardon (12 episodes)
• Jack Kelly as Captain Arthur Ryan (10 episodes)
• Michael Pataki as Sergeant Pete Gallagher, Christie's partner
• Dennis Rucker as Lieutenant Steve Belmont
• Andy Romano as Lieutenant Joe Caruso (Romano played a different character in the pilot for the series).

This list is for the ABC Movie of the Week of January 22, 1974, which served as the pilot for the series:

• Harry Guardino as Captain Casey Reardon
• Louise Sorel as Helena Varga
• Paul Stevens as Enzo Cortino
• Ron Rifkin as Normand
• Lynne Holmes as Celia Jackson
• Lee Paul as Max Loomis
• Titos Vandis as Spiliolis
• Tracey Roberts as Gwen Fenley
• William Hansen as Dr. Shepard
• Andy Romano as Sergeant Seymour Greenberg
• Davis Roberts as Myron Jones
• Bill Henderson as Sergeant Stoner Martin
• Deborah Dozier as Amy
• Darlene Conley as Virginia

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| RTitle = Get Christie Love!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|1|22}}

| DirectedBy = William A. Graham

| WrittenBy = George Kirgo

| ShortSummary = Teresa Graves stars as a police detective who tries to get the goods on a huge drug empire.

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| Title = Market for Murder

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|9|11}}

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| DirectedBy = Gene Nelson

| WrittenBy = Calvin Clements Jr.

| ShortSummary = Christie infitrates an international robbery ring and tries to find the top man.

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| Title = Deadly Betrayal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|9|18}}

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| DirectedBy = Mel Stewart

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Olga Ford & Pam Fourzon;

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| t = Eric Kaldor & Charles Sailor

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| ShortSummary = A criminal accuses Christie and her partner of accepting a bribe.

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| Title = Emperor of Death Street

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|9|25}}

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| DirectedBy = Barry Shear

| WrittenBy = Olga Ford & Gerald Sanford

| ShortSummary = Christie poses as a heroin dealer.

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| Title = Pawn Ticket for Murder

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|2}}

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Joseph Polizzi

| ShortSummary = Christie investigates a murder with a homicide sergeant who thinks that women don't belong on the police force.

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{{Episode list

| Title = Death on Delivery

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|9}}

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| DirectedBy = Edward M. Abroms

| WrittenBy = Brad Radnitz

| ShortSummary = Christie goes undercover to investigate a counterfeiting operation.

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{{Episode list

| Title = For the Family Honor

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|23}}

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| DirectedBy = Sam Ross

| WrittenBy = Sam Ross

| ShortSummary = A mobster tries to blackmail Det. Caruso.

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| Title = Highway to Murder

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|30}}

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| DirectedBy = Sam Ross

| WrittenBy = Donn Mullally

| ShortSummary = Two Mexican farm workers are accused of murdering a police officer, but Christie thinks otherwise.

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| Title = Fatal Image

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|11|6}}

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| DirectedBy = Richard Compton

| WrittenBy = Larry Alexander & Robert Earl

| ShortSummary = Christie investigates a murder in the company of a journalist, unaware that he is the killer she seeks.

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| Title = Downbeat for a Dead Man

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|11|13}}

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Paul Mason, Joseph Polizzi & Gerald Sanford

| ShortSummary = Christie poses as a singer in order to investigate a record company owner.

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{{Episode list

| Title = Bullet from the Grave

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|11|20}}

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| DirectedBy = Mel Stewart

| WrittenBy = Booker Bradshaw & David P. Lewis

| ShortSummary = A hit man, supposedly killed in an auto accident, is alive and has been hired to kill Det. Belmont.

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| Title = Deadly Justice

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|12|4}}

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Sean Baine

| ShortSummary = A deranged police academy dropout is executing criminals.

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| Title = The Longest Fall

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|12|11}}

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Glen A. Larson

| ShortSummary = Christie goes undercover at a flying school. This episode features the last appearance of Charles Cioffi as Lt. Matt Reardon in the series.

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| Title = The Deadly Sport

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|1|8}}

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Glen A. Larson

| ShortSummary = Christie takes on two jobs at once. This episode features the first appearance of Jack Kelly as Capt. Arthur Ryan in the series.

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{{Episode list

| Title = Too Many Games in Town

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|1|15}}

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler

| WrittenBy = Lou Shaw

| ShortSummary = A 12-year-old boy is inadvertently drawn into his older brother's scheme to blackmail a Las Vegas kingpin.

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| Title = Our Lady in London

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|1|29}}

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| DirectedBy = Walter Doniger

| WrittenBy = Lou Shaw

| ShortSummary = When her police captain is blackmailed into taking a criminal mastermind (John Astin) to London, Christie goes undercover as a stewardess to save the day. Linda Dano has a small role as an airport pickpocket.

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| Title = Murder on High C

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|2|5}}

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| DirectedBy = Mark Warren

| WrittenBy = Elliot Kaye & Albert Elmar

| ShortSummary = Christie goes after a bomber (Arte Johnson) who gives clues to his intended targets in tape-recorded rhymes. This episode featured several of Teresa Graves' former co-stars from "Laugh-In" including Johnny Brown, Judy Carne, Henry Gibson, Gary Owens and Joanne Worley.

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| Title = My Son, the Murderer

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|2|12}}

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| DirectedBy = Phil Bondelli

| WrittenBy = Gene Levitt

| ShortSummary = Christie tries to help a childhood friend.

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{{Episode list

| Title = The Big Rematch

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|2|19}}

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| DirectedBy = Gene Levitt

| WrittenBy = Howard Berk

| ShortSummary = $250,000 in prize money from a tennis match is stolen.

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{{Episode list

| Title = From Paris with Love

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|3|5}}

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler

| WrittenBy = Elliot Kaye & Albert Elmar

| ShortSummary = A charter service is suspected of being involved in smuggling and murder. Frank Gorshin guest stars.

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| Title = A High Fashion Heist

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|3|12}}

| EpisodeNumber = 20

| DirectedBy = David Friedkin

| WrittenBy = Michael A. Hoey & B. Gerald Bell

| ShortSummary = A diamond thief (Don Galloway) proves difficult to catch. Jaclyn Smith guest stars as a friend of Christie's who models and turns tricks on the side.

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| Title = A Few Excess People

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|3|26}}

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler

| WrittenBy = Peter Allan Fields

| ShortSummary = Sgt. Gallagher's Uncle Harry (Phil Silvers) causes problems when he jumps in to help with a dangerous case. Rose Marie guest stars.

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| Title = I'm Your New Neighbor

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|4|4}}

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| DirectedBy = Ron Satlof

| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Matthew Howard aka Douglas Heyes;{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/douglas-heyes-103884/|title=Douglas Heyes Obit|date=10 February 1993|access-date=6 July 2019}}

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| t = Glen A. Larson

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| ShortSummary = When Christie goes next door to ask her new neighbors to keep the noise down, she gets mixed up in something much more sinister. This is a Glen Larson re-write of the very first episode of McCloud titled "Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City?"

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The series has aired in the U.S. on the cable network TV Land in 1997 and on Centric (now known as BET Her) in 2014 as part of the show's 40th anniversary. The show gave the first black woman to serve in a State Police force in the United States, Louise Smith, critical motivation to continue with her chosen career when she faced significant discrimination both in the barracks and on the streets.{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Fox 61 |title=First ever African American female state trooper pushes for more women in uniform |url=https://fox61.com/2018/02/28/first-ever-african-american-female-state-trooper-pushes-for-more-women-in-uniform/ |website=fox61.com |date=March 2018 |publisher=Fox Connecticut |access-date=27 June 2019}}

• In a scene in Quentin Tarantino's film, Reservoir Dogs (1992), the characters Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), and "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot (Chris Penn), engage in a brief discussion regarding Get Christie Love!.
• In the 2002 Austin Powers movie Austin Powers in Goldmember, the character Foxxy Cleopatra (portrayed by Beyoncé) uses the famous phrase, "You're under arrest, Sugah!"

In 2017, producers Courtney Kemp and Vin Diesel became attached to a reboot of the series for ABC, entitled Get Christie Love (without the exclamation point), a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Universal Television, which focused on an African American female CIA agent who leads an elite ops unit. However, ABC later announced that it had decided not to pick the pilot up to series.{{cite web |url=https://shadowandact.com/abc-passes-on-kylie-bunbury-in-get-christie-love-also-not-picking-up-nola-set-magic-drama-starring-lex-scott-davis |title=ABC Passes On Kylie Bunbury In 'Get Christie Love'; Also Not Picking Up NOLA-Set Magic Drama Starring Lex Scott Davis |first=Trey |last=Mangum |date=12 May 2018 |website=shadowandact.com |access-date=19 November 2018}}

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• [http://www.ctva.biz/US/Crime/GetChristieLove.htm Get Christie Love!] at The Classic TV Archive
• {{Internet Archive film|id=GetChristieLove|name=Get Christie Love!}}
• [http://www.eonline.com/Features/Topten/Tvchicks/5.html Top 10 Kick-Ass TV Divas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412143426/http://www.eonline.com/Features/Topten/Tvchicks/5.html |date=2006-04-12 }}

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