NUMBER OF EPISODES: 
YEAR OF PRODUCTION:
COMPANY:
CREATED BY: 
171
1966-1973
PARAMOUNT
BRUCE GELLER

 
BACKGROUND

Mission: Impossible was created by Bruce Geller and was initially made at Desilu Studios
in Los Angeles. Paramount, who bought Desilu in 1967 continued to produce the show.

Being made in colour, it ran for about 168 episodes (the exact number depends on how
you count multi-part episodes) on CBS Television, between 17 Sep 1966 and 30 Mar 1973.

A very good series which bears very little relation to the Tom Cruise movies of the same name.


 
CAST
DAN BRIGGS Steven Hill
JIM PHELPS Peter Graves
ROLLIN HAND Martin Landau
BARNEY PHILLIPS Greg Morris
CINNAMON CARTER Barbara Bain
WILLY ARMITAGE Peter Lupus
PARIS Leonard Nimoy
DANA LAMBERT Lesley Ann Warren
LISA CASEY Lynda Day George
MIMI DAVIES Barbara Anderson
TRACEY Lee Meriwether
DOUG Sam Elliot
 

 
EPISODE GUIDE
SEASON 1 SEASON 2

PILOT 
OLD MAN OUT 1
OLD MAN OUT 2
MEMORY 
OPERATION ROGOSH 
ODDS ON EVIL 
A SPOOL THERE WAS 
FAKEOUT 
WHEELS 
THE RANSOM 
ELENA 
ZUBROVNIK'S GHOST 
THE TRIAL 
THE CARRIERS 
THE SHORT TAIL SPY 
THE LEGACY 
THE RELUCTANT DRAGON 
THE FRAME 
THE DIAMOND 
THE LEGEND 
THE CONFESSION 
SNOWBALL IN HELL 
ACTION! 
THE TRAIN 
SHOCK 
A CUBE OF SUGAR 
THE TRAITOR 
THE PSYCHIC 

THE SURVIVORS 
TREK 
THE BANK 
OPERATION-HEART 
THE SLAVE 1
THE SLAVE 2
THE WIDOW 
THE MONEY MACHINE 
THE SEAL 
CHARITY 
THE COUNCIL 
THE COUNCIL 
ECHO OF YESTERDAY 
THE ASTROLOGER 
THE PHOTOGRAPHER 
THE SPY 
A GAME OF CHESS 
THE EMERALD 
THE CONDEMNED 
THE COUNTERFEITER 
THE TOWN 
THE KILLING 
THE PHOENIX 
TRIAL BY JURY 
RECOVERY 
SEASON 3 SEASON 4

THE MERCENARIES 
THE HEIR APPARENT 
THE DIPLOMAT 
THE CONTENDER 
THE CONTENDER 
THE EXECUTION 
THE PLAY 
THE CARDINAL 
THE ELIXIR 
THE EXCHANGE 
THE BARGAIN 
THE MIND OF STEFAN MILKOS 
THE FREEZE 
THE TEST CASE 
THE SYSTEM 
THE GLASS CAGE 
LIVE BAIT 
DOOMSDAY 
THE BUNKER  1
THE BUNKER  2
NITRO 
THE VAULT 
NICOLE 
ILLUSION 
THE INTERROGATOR 

THE CONTROLLERS 1
THE CONTROLLERS 2
THE CODE 
MASTERMIND 
THE NUMBERS GAME 
COMMANDANTE 
ROBOT 
FOOL'S GOLD 
THE DOUBLE CIRCLE 
SUBMARINE 
THE BROTHERS 
THE FALCON 
THE FALCON 
TIME BOMB 
THE AMNESIAC 
CHICO 
TERROR 
GITANO 
PHANTOMS 
LOVER'S KNOT 
ORPHEUS 
THE CHOICE 
THE CRANE 
DEATH SQUAD 
THE MARTYR 
SEASON 5 SEASON 6

BUTTERFLY 
HOMECOMING 
THE REBEL 
THE KILLER 
FLIP SIDE 
MY FRIEND,MY ENEMY 
THE INNOCENT 
DECOY 
FLIGHT 
HUNTED 
THE AMATEUR 
THE CATAFALQUE 
SQUEEZE PLAY 
THE MERCHANT 
CAT'S PAW 
THE HOSTAGE 
TAKEOVER 
THE MISSILE 
KITARA 
THE FIELD 
BLAST 
A GHOST STORY 
THE PARTY 

BLIND 
THE BRIDE 
RUN FOR YOUR MONEY 
THE MIRACLE 
MINDBEND 
THE TRAM 
ENCOUNTER 
SHAPE-UP 
UNDERWATER 
THE VISITORS 
THE CONNECTION 
INVASION 
IMAGE 
BLUES 
NERVES 
COMMITED 
STONE PILLOW 
DOUBLE DEAD 
BAG WOMEN 
CASINO 
TRAPPED 
SEASON 7

SPEED 
TWO THOUSAND 
UNDERGROUND 
LEONA 
BREAK! 
THE DEAL 
IMITATION 
CRACK-UP 
TOD-5 
COCAINE 
THE QUESTION 
HIT 
MOVIE 
ULTIMATUM 
KIDNAP 
THE PUPPET 
THE FOUNTAIN 
BOOMERANG 
INCARNATE 
THE WESTERN 
THE FIGHTER 
THE PENDULUM 
NEW MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 1988
SEASON 1 SEASON 2

THE KILLER 
THE LEGACY 
THE SYSTEM 
HOLOGRAMS 
THE CONDEMNED 
THE WALL 
THE CATTLE KING 
THE PAWN 
THE HAUNTING 
THE LIONS 
THE GREEK 
THE FORTUNE 
THE FIXER 
SPY 
THE DEVILS 
THE PLAGUE 
REPRISAL 
SUBMARINE 
BAYOU 

THE GOLDEN SERPENT 1
THE GOLDEN SERPENT 2
THE PRINCESS 
COMMAND PERFORMANCE 
COUNTDOWN 
WAR GAMES 
TARGET EARTH 
THE FUEHRER'S CHILDREN 
BANSHEE 
FOR ART'S SAKE 
DEADLY HARVEST 
CARGO CULT 
THE ASSASSIN 
THE GUNSLINGER 
CHURCH BELLS IN BOGOTA 
THE SANDS OF SETH 
MOVIES
Starring Tom Cruise

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 (2006)

 
TRIVIA FAX

Rollin Hand's original name was to be Martin Land! 

Creator Bruce Geller sadly died in a plane crash in 1973. 

The series was almost called Brigg's Squad. 

Then Husband and Wife team Martin Landau and Barbara Bain went on to star in Gerry
Anderson's big budget sseries Space 1999

This was Spock actor Leonard Nimoy's first series after the cancelation of Star Trek in 1969.

Mission: Impossible 3 is due for release in 2006 with Cruise back as Ethan Hunt.