Shelley got the part of Tiffany Welles, Charlie's 5th Angel, in 1979; and a publicity campaign was launched to introduce her to the public and to generate interest on the hit TV series which suffered a slump in the ratings during the past season. Many publicity pics were taken with the Angels in different looks and garbs. In one set of pics, the Angels were dressed in colorful satin karate robes. Fully made up and posing in front of a fan (a late '70s must), Angels Shelley, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd projected the new glamorous image the show was taking on.