Honey was a character ahead of her time in the mid-1960s, an extremely stylish woman who wore Jackie O sunglasses and fashionable clothes. She lived in a cool apartment, drove a sleek sports car, and kept an exotic pet ocelot named Bruce.
Honey was a pioneer: the first woman detective to appear as the main character of an American network TV series.
Based on the 1950s paperbacks, Honey West was a beautiful blonde PI who had a prominent beauty mark next to her lower lip. She inherited her father's
private detective agency after he died.
She wore slinky, revealing outfits and was often compared to "The Avengers" spy Emma Peel (Diana Rigg). Emma wore a leather jumpsuit and drove a Lotus Elan while Honey sported a black fabric body stocking and tooled around in an AC Cobra convertible.
Honey was a black belt in judo and used Bond-type gimmicks such as a garter-belt gas mask and tear-gas earrings. With partner Sam Bolt (John Ericson), she worked out of a specially equipped mobile surveillance van disguised as a TV service vehicle.
ABC wasn't shy about showcasing Honey's sex appeal. The series' promo showed the lovely actress applying perfume as the narrator explained, "Believe it or not, this is a private detective. Don't let her looks fool you. As a detective, Honey aims to please."
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