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Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series of the same name. The only actor to return for the series as a regular cast member was Peter Graves who played Jim Phelps, although two other cast members from the original series returned as guest stars. The only other regular cast member to return for every episode was the voice of "The Tape", Bob Johnson.
- Created by:
- Bruce Geller
- Cast:
- Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 6.7The Killer
1988-10-23 · 48mWhen an IMF team leader is assassinated, Jim Phelps comes out of retirement and assembles a new team to bring the killer to justice.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 6.7The System
1988-10-30 · 47mThe team must force a mobster to turn evidence against his partner and mentor.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 6.7Holograms
1988-11-06 · 47mThe IMF must lure a canny drug lord on to U.S. territory so he can be arrested for his crimes.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.0The Condemned
1988-11-20 · 48mThe team must free a falsely-condemned prisoner - former IMF techno-genius Barney Collier.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.0The Legacy
1988-11-26 · 47mWhen the sons of four Nazis come together to recover a fortune in gold and create the Fourth Reich, the team must infiltrate the group and locate the gold.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 6.5The Wall
1988-12-11 · 48mA East German doctor makes money by tricking political refugees into paying to use his escape route, and kidnaps a diplomat's daughter to prevent the reunification which would make his services obsolete. The IMF must rescue the girl, who is trapped on a life support machine with time running out.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 6.5The Cattle King
1988-12-18 · 47mThe IMF teams up with Australian aborigines to bring down a superstitious cattle king and arms dealer.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.5The Pawn
1989-01-15 · 48mWhen a Russian scientist and chess player decides to defect, Nicholas must take his place under the watchful eyes of the KGB while the rest of the team gets the scientist and his daughter out of the country.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.5The Haunting
1989-01-28 · 48mWhen a rich young sociopath kills a Middle Eastern princess and her father threatens war, the IMF must bring him to justice.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 6.5The Lions
1989-02-04 · 49mA king's son returns to his Asian country to take the test that will confirm him as the king, but his uncle, a rabid anti-American, has rigged it so that he can fail, so the IMF must rig it back.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.5The Greek
1989-02-11 · 49mJim and Grant must get close to a Greek billionnaire who runs a black market drug ring, and turn his partners against him.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 6.5The Fortune
1989-02-18 · 49mA team member is killed on solo assignment against the wife of a mentally-weak exiled dictator, and the others resolve to bring them both to justice.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 6.5The Fixer
1989-02-25 · 48mA Washington journalist uses his connections to gain information to blackmail politicians, posing a threat to the U.S.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 6.5Spy
1989-03-18 · 48mAn ex-MI6 agent sells lethal chemical weapons and the IMF must team up with a Russian spy whose people also want to eliminate the threat.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 6.5The Devils
1989-03-25 · 49mA rash of insanity among diplomats requires Jim to go undercover as...the Devil, to get the goods on a British lord in charge of a Satanic cult.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 6.5The Plague
1989-04-08 · 49mAn industrial spy prepares to sell a vial of bacteria, unaware of how virulent it is if accidentally released.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.0Reprisal
1989-04-15 · 49mA deranged ex-IMFer targets retired IMF agents, killing them and framing Jim Phelps for the crimes. The IMF gives Jim only a little time to prove his innocence before they must turn him over to the authorities.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 6.5Submarine
1989-04-29 · 48mA retired admiral prepares to sell a computer virus that can sink any naval vessel, but the plan goes awry when he destroys the computer ""cure"" before the IMF can get it. Now they must force the admiral to reveal the ""cure.""
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E19
Episode 19
★ 6.5Bayou
1989-05-06 · 49mThe IMF must use voodoo rituals to break up a white slavery ring run by a sadistic Louisiana bar owner and millionnaire.
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Peter Graves
Jim Phelps
Thaao Penghlis
Nicholas Black
Antony Hamilton
Max Harte
Phil Morris
Grant Collier
Jane Badler
Shannon Reed
Bob Johnson
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