Mission: Impossible

3.0 stars (5 votes)

60 min - 7 Seasons - 171 Episodes - Ended

Genres:

Action and Adventure

Aired:

1966 - 1973

Season 1 28 episodes (1966 - 1967)
Season 2 25 episodes (1967 - 1968) 3.5 stars
Season 3 25 episodes (1968 - 1969)
Season 4 26 episodes (1969 - 1970)
Season 5 23 episodes (1970 - 1971)
Season 6 22 episodes (1971 - 1972)
Season 7 22 episodes (1972 - 1973)

Overview

This 7-year series chronicled the adventures of the Impossible Mission Taskforce (IMF), a team of government spies and specialists who were assigned "impossible missions" by the unseen "Secretary". Although the cast varied over the years, the main characters included The Team Leader (Dan Briggs the first season, then Jim Phelps the other six), The Techno-Wizard (Barney Collier), The Strongman (Willy Armitage), The Master of Disguise (first Rollin Hand, then The Amazing Paris), and The Femme Fatale (Cinnamon Carter, Casey, Dana Lambert, Mimi Davis). The series is best known for its opening mission assignment (conducted by a pre-recorded tape), the leader's selection of mission agents from a dossier, the opening briefing, the intricate use of disguises and a typical "mask pulloff" scene near the end of most episodes, and the relative lack of characterization of the characters.

Recurring Cast

Steven Hill	as Daniel Briggs
Peter Graves	as James Phelps
Peter Lupus	as Willy Armitage
Greg Morris	as Barney Collier
Barbara Bain	as Cinnamon Carter
Martin Landau	as Rollin Hand
Lynda Day George	as Lisa Casey
Leonard Nimoy	as Paris
Sam Elliott	as Doug Robert
Bob Johnson	as Voice on Tape
Lesley Ann Warren	as Dana Lambert
Barbara Anderson	as Mimi Davis