Mission: Impossible

Original title : The Code
First Aired : 28.09.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Stuart Hagmann
Writing credits : Ken Pettus
Cast : Jay Tavars (Technician), A Martinez (Young Man), Joany Playdon (Stewardess), Victor Campos (Mansion Guard), Alexandra Hay (Lynn), Michael Constantine (Nikor Janos), Harold Gould (Vincente Bravo), Nate Esformes (Lacerda), Roberto Contreras (Captain Avila), Art Lewis (Janitor), Joaquin Martinez (Desk Guard)

The Story : Vincente Bravo, dictator of Nueva Tierra, is planning an invasion against a neighboring democracy, San Cristobal. The United Peoples' Republic is sending Nikor Janos with a coded invasion plan to help Bravo and set him up as puppet dictator. The IMF must break the alliance between Nueva Tierra and the UPR, break the code, and foil the invasion.

Original title : The Numbers Game
First Aired : 05.10.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Leigh Vance
Cast : Torin Thatcher (General Rados Adolph , Gollan), May Britt (Eva Gollan), Don Francks (Major Alex Denesch), Lew Palter (Lawyer), Bob Bralver (Driver), Erik Holland (Announcer), Vincent Deadrick ("Private"), Gil Perkins ("Russian Colonel"), Than Wyenn (Dr. Wessell), Karl Swenson (Dr. Ziegler), Lee Meriwether (Tracey)

The Story : Exiled dictator General Gollan is preparing an invasion to return to power. He's going to finance his plan with the $600,000,000 he stole. The IMF must stop him. An IMF guest-doctor knocks out Gollan with pneumonia while the rest of the team infiltrate the bunker beneath his estate, then proceed to convince him the country is under nuclear attack.
Note : aka: The Key

Original title : The Controllers (1/2)
First Aired : 12.10.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Paul Krasny
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Bennie E. Dobbins (Lorkner double), Dina Merrill (Meredyth), David Sheiner (Dr. Karl Turek), Alfred Ryder (Colonel Borodin), Lee Duncan (Barney double), Ralph Leabow (Corridor Guard), Michael Stefani (Jailhouse Guard), Jonathan Brooks (Martyn), Leonard Stone (Major Alud), Harry Davis (I) (General Zagin), Robert Ellenstein (Deputy Premier Voss), H.M. Wynant (Lorkner), Brooke Bundy (Katherine)

The Story : Colonel Borodin of a foreign power is arranging the defection of two disloyal American scientists undergoing plastic surgery, Jarvis and his wife Vera, so he can thwart his rival Dr. Turek in the development of B-230, a mind-control drug that has rendered all human test subjects to date catatonic. Jim claims to have developed a superior mind-control drug (with the aid of substitute prisoner Willy) so that Borodin can have Turek's funding is cut off. Meredyth tells Turek that Jim is forcing to her remain silent after she developed a cure to B-230's side effects.

Original title : The Controllers (2/2)
First Aired : 19.10.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Paul Krasny
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Lee Duncan (Barney's double), Bennie E. Dobbins (Lorkner's double), Dina Merrill (Meredyth), David Sheiner (Dr. Karl Turek), Alfred Ryder (Colonel Borodin), Ralph Leabow (Corridor Guard), Michael Stefani (Jailhouse Guard), Jonathan Brooks (Martyn), Leonard Stone (Major Alud), Harry Davis (I) (General Zagin), Robert Ellenstein (Deputy Premier Voss), H.M. Wynant (Lorkner), Brooke Bundy (Katherine)

The Story : With Borodin dead, Jim must come up with a new plan to discredit Turek and sabotage the creation of the B-230 mind control drug.

Original title : Fool's Gold
First Aired : 26.10.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Murray Golden
Writing credits : Ken Pettus
Cast : Sally Ann Howes (Beth), Nehemiah Persoff (Igor Stravos), David Opatoshu (Premier Roshkoff), Ronald Long (Sir Malcolm Forrester), Paul Marin (Clerk), Arline Anderson (Secretary), Jak Brami (Guard)

The Story : The kingdom of Bahkan has been asked by Igor Stravos, Finance Minister to the Federated People's Republic, to redeem his perfectly counterfeited currency in gold. If Bakhan can't prove Stravos' notes are counterfeit, they'll exhaust their gold reserve doing so, leading to the overthrow of Bahkan's pro-U.S. government. The IMF must destroy the counterfeit money, get Stravos' plates, and eliminate Stravos, getting past a vault with a lethal sound system.

Original title : Commandante
First Aired : 02.11.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Lawrence Dane (Commandante Juan , Acero), Victor Leona (Prison Guard), Robert Padilla (First Guard), Ann Morell (Louisa), David Sachs (Pedro Sanchez), Pepe Callahan (Colonel Ortiz), Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (Mayor Esbarto), Sid Haig (Major Carlos Martillo), Arthur Batanides (Father Paolo , Dominguin)

The Story : Father Dominguin leads a democratic revolution in his country, but a local insurgent Carlos and an international revolutionary working for the far east, Juan Acero, have taken him prisoner and usurped the movement. The IMF must rescue Dominguin and restore him to the revolution.

Original title : Submarine
First Aired : 16.11.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Paul Krasny
Writing credits : Donald James
Cast : Stephen McNally (Kruger Schtelman), Gene Tyburn (Sergeant), Steve London (Somers), Albert Kramer (Carella), William Wintersole (Raskov), Ramon Bieri (Colonel Jaroslav Sardner)

The Story : The East European Republic want the location of a horde of Nazi gold from their prisoner Kruger Schtelman, who is due to be released in three days. Despite the efforts of interrogator Colonel Sardner, they haven't acquired the information. The IMF drugs and grabs Schtelman in the middle of a police escort, and puts him in a fake SS submarine at a warehouse.

Original title : Mastermind
First Aired : 23.11.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Georg Fenady
Writing credits : Jerry Ludwig, Richard Neil Morgan, Jerry Ludwig
Cast : Donnelly Rhodes (Lou Merrick), William Bryant (Nicholson), Gerald Hiken (Thomas Galvin), Ben Wright (Dr. Irving Berman), Joel Lawerence (Carter), Lucas White (Flynn), Alice Reinheart (Nurse Larkin), Lee Duncan (Barney's double), Paul Stewart (Jonas Stone)

The Story : Lou Merrick has gathered blackmail evidence on ranking U.S. government officials and plans to turn it over to the Syndicate. The evidence is being held by Jonas Stone, Merrick's chief. The IMF must destroy Merrick and the blackmail file.

Original title : Robot
First Aired : 30.11.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Howard Berk
Cast : Sergi Tschernisch (TV Director), Ken Delo (Mr. Mechanico), Socrates Ballis (Customs Man), Richard Anders (Lieutenant), Vic Perrin (Anton Massik), Jan Merlin (Captain Danko), Larry Linville (Alexi Silensky), Malachi Throne (Deputy Premier Gregor , Kamirov), Lee Meriwether (Tracey)

The Story : Deputy Premier Kamirov is keeping his Premier "alive" by substituting a double, "Gemini". Kamirov plans to force Gemini as Premier to announce his retirement and name Kamirov his successor. Kamirov will then kill Gemini and ally with the Iron Curtain against the U.S. The IMF hope to get Minister Massick appointed. Tracey, claiming to work for Massick, helps Jim and Willy get into the country with a lifelike robot (Paris) and let Kamirov think Massick is using it to bring in an impostor of his own.

Original title : The Double Circle
First Aired : 07.12.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Jerrold L. Ludwig
Cast : Robert Ritchie (Erickson), Anne Francis (Gillian Colbee), James Patterson (Victor Laszlo), Jason Evers (Ray Dunson), Thom Barr (Dick Miller), Albert Sklar (Markoff)

The Story : Art collector Victor Laszlo and his partner Dunson have stolen a new fuel formula from the U.S. and killed the one scientist capable of duplicating the formula. The IMF must recover the formula from Laszlo.

Original title : The Brothers
First Aired : 14.12.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Murray Golden
Writing credits : Leigh Vance, Robert C. Dennis
Cast : Lee Duncan (Second Reporter), Fred Villani (First Reporter), Elizabeth Perry (First Nurse), Henry Brandon (Farid), Noel de Souza (Behram), David Fresco (Ahmed), Lee Bergere (Dr. Labashi), Joseph Ruskin (Colonel Hatafis), Lloyd Battista (King Selim/Prince , Samandal), Michele Carey (Lisa)

The Story : King Selim of Qamadan, an American ally, has been secretly imprisoned by his brother Prince Samandal, who controls the oil reserves and is brutalizing his people. The IMF must restore Selim to power. The IMF goes in as a medical team and fake a uremia attack for Samandal. He needs a kidney transplant from a close relative and reluctantly has his brother the king brought in.

Original title : Time Bomb
First Aired : 21.12.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Murray Golden
Writing credits : Paul Playdon
Cast : Bert Freed (General Brenner), Barbara Luna (Wai Lee), Morgan Sterne (Anton Malek), William Hansen (Dr. Wimmel), John Aniston (First IMF Captain), Peter Church (Engineer), Allen Bleiweiss (Orderly), Bob Bralver (Foreman), Lucetta Jenison (Nurse), Mario Machado (Technician), Art Koulias (Doctor), Jacques Denbeaux (IMF Captain), Michael T. Mikler (Lt. Reigler)

The Story : Spy Anton Malek has been planted in the Federated People's Republic's atomic research program 12 years ago. Now, suffering from an incurable disease, he goes rogue and plans to transform the reactor into a nuclear bomb and wipe out the FPR's capital. The IMF must stop him without exposing him and forcing him to set off the bomb prematurely.

Original title : The Amnesiac
First Aired : 28.12.1969 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Robert M. Young, Ken Pettus From a Story by Robert M. Young
Cast : Kurt Grayson (First Guard), Jerry Spicer (Black), Lisabeth Hush (Alena Ober), Julie Gregg (Monique), Bruce Kirby (TV Newsman), Steve Ihnat (Major Paul Johan), Philippe Nemonn (Second Guard), Victor Paul (Jack Ashbough), Anthony Zerbe (Colonel Alex Vorda), Tony Van Bridge (Erhard Poltzin)

The Story : Three men engineered the theft of a sphere of trivanium from the U.S. Johan killed the third man, Silff, and blamed the disappearance on him to their leader, Vorda. Johan now plans to secretly sell the sphere.

Original title : The Falcon (1/3)
First Aired : 04.01.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Paul Playdon
Cast : Dal Jenkins (Rousek), Tony Giorgio (Foyer Guard), Josh Adams (Tour Officer), Marjorie Bennett (Woman), Jason Heller (Man), Jack Donner (Buccaro), William Visteen (Maintenance Room , Officer), John Rose (Upstairs Officer), Peter Kilman (Stephan's Guard), Arline Anderson (Receptionist), Joseph Reale (Prince Stephan), Marcel Hillaire (Bishop), Noel Harrison (Nicolai), John Vernon (General Ramon Sabattini), Logan Ramsey (Colonel Vargas), Lee Meriwether (Tracey)

The Story : General Sabattini has faked the death of Prince Stephan and plans to force Stephan's fiancee, Francesca, to marry him and let him ascend the throne over the simpleton Prince Nicolai. Once he has married Francesca, Sabattini plans to kill all three - the IMF must thwart him. Paris, Tracey, and Willy infiltrate the palace as a magic act, sneaking in with a hidden guest-agent Sebastian and Barney.

Original title : The Falcon (2/3)
First Aired : 11.01.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Paul Playdon
Cast : Dal Jenkins (Rousek), Tony Giorgio (Foyer Guard), Josh Adams (Tour Officer), Marjorie Bennett (Woman), Jason Heller (Man), Jack Donner (Buccaro), William Visteen (Maintenance Room , Officer), John Rose (Upstairs Officer), Peter Kilman (Stephan's Guard), Arline Anderson (Receptionist), Joseph Reale (Prince Stephan), Marcel Hillaire (Bishop), Noel Harrison (Nicolai), John Vernon (Colonel Ramon Sabattini), Logan Ramsey (Colonel Vargas), Lee Meriwether (Tracey)

The Story : Paris replaces Nicolai while Sebastian takes Paris' place while Barney sneaks into the royal vault to replace the royal jewels but is blinded by a concussion. Barney manages to make his way to the vault despite his blindness and replace the real jewels with fakes. Paris-as-Nicolai slips Francesca a gun and she fake-shoots herself at the altar. Sabattini orders her entombed where Barney is on hand (barely) to rescue her and get back to the magic act where they get out of the castle, leaving Paris-as-Nicolai in place and Barney still within the walls. Meanwhile, Jim, pretending to be a fence, alerts Sabattini to the fact the jewels are replaced with fakes, and only Stephan knows where they are.

Original title : The Falcon (3/3)
First Aired : 18.01.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Paul Playdon
Cast : Dal Jenkins (Rousek), Tony Giorgio (Foyer Guard), Josh Adams (Tour Officer), Marjorie Bennett (Woman), Jason Heller (Man), Jack Donner (Buccaro), William Visteen (Maintenance Room , Officer), John Rose (Upstairs Officer), Peter Kilman (Stephan's Guard), Arline Anderson (Receptionist), Joseph Reale (Prince Stephan), Marcel Hillaire (Bishop), Noel Harrison (Nicolai), John Vernon (Colonel Ramon Sabattini), Logan Ramsey (Colonel Vargas), Lee Meriwether (Tracey)

The Story : Vargas's plan to kill Sabattini and Nicolai catches Paris in the explosion which he (barely) survives but his cover (and his mask) is blown. Meanwhile, Sabattini has taken Jim to the imprisoned Stephan. A hidden Barney has placed a hidden projector screen in Stephan's cell while Jim has a projector in his briefcase. They project footage of Jim interrogating Stephan while everyone makes their escape and the royal family are reunited out of the country.

Original title : Chico
First Aired : 25.01.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Herb Wallerstein
Writing credits : Ken Pettus
Cast : Chuck Hicks (Guard), Jay Tavars (Desk Clerk), Gregory Sierra (Butler), Jock Gaynor (Rafael), Fernando Lamas (Ramon Prado), Percy Rodriguez (Arturo Sandoval), Thomas A. Geas (Sanchez)

The Story : Ramon Prado, a narcotics dealer, has stolen half of a microfilm containing a list of undercover agents. His rival, Arturo Sandoval, has the other half. The two men are trying to work out a truce to combine their two halves and sell the list.

Original title : Gitano
First Aired : 01.02.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : John Rayner (Captain Luis Serra), Robert Carricart (Erdos), Roberto Contreras (Captain Mestovo), Barry Williams (King Victor), Barry Atwater (Grand Duke Clement), Rudy Solari (Colonel Moya), Peter Mark Richman (General Stefano , Aragas), Margarita Cordova (Zorka), Leo G. Morrell (Major Forano), Jack Baker (Tourist), Richard Romanus (Guard), James Turley (Brinadi), Ted White (Piqueros)

The Story : General Aragas of Sardia plans to kill the young King Victor, frame his uncle, Grand Duke Clement of neighboring Montego, and assume the throne and take his country into war. Clement's friend and security chief is working for Aragas, and is escorting Victor back to Sardia. The team must rescue Victor and convince him that Aragas doesn't have his best interests at heart.

Original title : Phantoms
First Aired : 08.02.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Marvin Chomsky
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Gregory Sierra (Gomal), Luther Adler (Leo Vorka), Antoinette Bower (Nora Bennett), Jeff Pomerantz (Stefan Zara), Michael Baseleon (Georgi Kull), Ivor Barry (Edmund Moore), Ben Astar (Deputy Premier Barzin), Jack Barnardi (Guard), Eli Behar (Secret Policeman), Walter Alzmann (Driver), Ralph Leabow (Jan Golni)

The Story : The aging dictator Vorka plans to instigate an artistic purge with the help of his lieutenant Kull, and the IMF must assure he steps down and a less tyrannical deputy minister takes over. The IMF team plant projectors in Vorka's office and in his glasses during a fake BBC interview, then sics the "ghost" of a woman from his past on him and convince him the primary artist he is targeting, Zara, is actually his son. Meanwhile, Willy rescues the real Zara and then they send Paris-as-Zara in to confront Vorka. Paris fakes a heart attack and then his "ghost" confronts Vorka as well. The deputy minister arrives to find Vorka shouting hysterically at nothing, and has him deposed.

Original title : Terror
First Aired : 15.02.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Marvin Chomsky
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Leland Murray (Rafik), Blaizdell MaKee (Guard), Ron Feinberg (Jenab), Michael Tolan (Ismet El Kabir), Arlene Martel (Atheda), Joe De Santis (Marak), David Opatoshu (Ahmed Vassier)

The Story : The propaganda minister of Suroq, Vassier, is preparing to pardon Ismet El Kabir, a ruthless terrorist, whom he secretly supports. The IMF must make sure El Kabir is never released. Barney and Willy steal government dynamite and sell it to Kabir's girlfriend Atheda. Meanwhile Paris and Jim question Kabir about the truck and plant a bug in the cell, and then suggest Vassier plans to escape and humiliate him.

Original title : Lover's Knot
First Aired : 22.02.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Reza Badiyi
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Vic Perrin (Peter Stone (voice)), Tony Giorgio (First Man), George Wilbur (Chauffeur), Ford Lile (Ross), William Beckley (Diceman), Peter Ashton (Blake), Charles Macaulay (Conway), Jerry Douglas (Marvin Rogers), Don Knight (Tim Rorke), John Williams (II) (Lord Richard , Weston), Jane Merrow (Lady Cora Weston)

The Story : The IMF must uncover "K", head of European espionage working against the U.S., using Lady Cora Weston, an enemy agent and the wife of an elderly British lord. Jim and Paris pretend to have access to a new unscrambling device and Cora goes after Jim despite an attraction to Paris. Jim fakes a gambling addiction and is forced to give the device to Cora, then the team fakes a communication establishing Paris as the head of U.S. espionage who is about to be arrested. Cora approaches him, they fake Jim's death, and Paris and Cora go to "K" but he is exposed by an accident and must save Cora, whom he has become attracted to.

Original title : Orpheus
First Aired : 01.03.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Gerald Mayer
Writing credits : Paul Playdon
Cast : Dan Deitch (Security Guard), Donna Ashbrook (Tratzmer's Secretary), Karl Bruck (Defense Minister), Pat Newby (Bergman's Secretary), Bart La Rue (Lt. Reikman), Allen Joseph (Dr. Tratzmer), Pitt Herbert (Desk Clerk), Gene Benton (Dr. Mannerheim), Booth Colman (Werner Stravos), Bruce Glover (Major Deiter), Albert Paulsen (Eric Bergman), Jessica Walter (Valerie)

The Story : The IMF must stop the faceless killer Stravos in two days' time - only his superior, Bergman, can contact him but even Bergman doesn't know who he really is. Jim plays a U.S. agent and heroin addict who kills another agent (Willy) and is forced to defect. IMF guest-agent Valerie and Bergman force Jim into withdrawal to reveal that the U.S. has a double agent, "Orpheus," whom the IMF lead Bergman to believe is Stravos. Bergman sets up a meet with Stravos to kill him but Paris takes Bergman's place and gets Stravos to reveal where his victim is.

Original title : The Crane
First Aired : 08.03.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Paul Krasny
Writing credits : Ken Pettus
Cast : Conrad Bachmann (Third NSF Man), John Blower (Second NSF Man), Micil Murphy (First NSF Man), Ralph Ventura (Clay), George Fisher (Lieutenant), Eric Mason (Constantine), Don Eitner (Rafik), Felice Orlandi (Colonel Alex Strabo), Carl Betz (General Yuri Kozani)

The Story : Constantine, the guerilla head of the People's Liberation Army of Logosia, has been captured by the corrupt government and the IMF must free him and help him smash the military gunta. Jim, posing as a guerilla, tries to kill the two main leaders, Kozani and Strabo, claiming he had a deal with them concerning Constantine. The IMF break out Constantine and hide him in a crane basket while Strabo launches a futile search. Paris-as-Strabo lures Kozani's aid into a trap to make it look to Kozani like Strabo and Constantine are working together. The team grab Strabo, disguise him as Constantine, and turn him over to Kozani while provoking Kozani into betraying Strabo. Strabo whips off his disguise and shoots Kozani. Constantine takes over and takes care of Strabo.

Original title : Death Squad
First Aired : 15.03.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Laurence Heath
Cast : Trish Mahoney (Maria), Luanne Roberts (Louisa), Natividad Vacio (Flower Man), Valentin de Vargas (Luis Corba), Richard Angarola (Tolima), John Schuck (Lieutenant Jocaro), Leon Askin (Riva), Cicely Tyson (Alma Ross), Pernell Roberts (Chief Manuel Corba)

The Story : On vacation with Jim, Barney meets Alma, a beautiful artist, and Luis Corba, a jealous suitor. Luis attacks Alma and accidentally kills himself when attacking Barney, who comes to Alma's aid. Luis' brother, the chief of police, arrests Barney and prepares to have him executed.

Original title : The Choice
First Aired : 22.03.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Barry Crane, Allan Greedy
Writing credits : Ken Pettus, Henry Sharp
Cast : Kurt Grayson (Security Guard), Josh Adams (House Guard), Dick Poston (Cook), Sid Haig (Goujon), Alan Bergmann (Colonel Antoine Benet), Arthur Franz (First Minister Andre , Picard), Nan Martin (Grandduchess Teresa)

The Story : Emile Vautrain, a mystic and charlatan, has gained sway over the Grandduchess of Trent and plans to take control of the country. Jim and Pris fake a magic act to convince Vautrain they are working with First Minister Picard (loyal to the Grandduchess) and were planning to take Vautrain out and have Paris-as-Vautrain take his place. Vautrain supposedly forces them to change their act and establish his invulnerability - Barney knocks him out and imprisons him, and Paris takes his place. The IMF let Vautrain escapes with a blank-loaded gun - he shoots Paris-as-Vautrain in front of the Grandduchess - with "proof" that he is the real, mystically-invulnerable Vautrain, Paris has the real Vautrain shot and then "confesses" he is a fake (a fake mystic, not a fake Vautrain) to the Grandduchess before leaving with the rest of the team.

Original title : The Martyr
First Aired : 29.03.1970 (USA)(CBS)
Director : Virgil W. Vogel
Writing credits : Ken Pettus
Cast : Buck Holland (Security Guard), Anna Lee (Maria Malik), John Larch (Premier Anton Rojek), Ed Bakey (Dr. Kadar), Peter Brocco (Dr. Valari), Ken Swofford (Florian Vaclav), Lynn Kellogg (Roxy), Scott Marlowe (Joseph Czerny)

The Story : Premier Rojek and his advisor Czerny put together a special congress of their Youth Organization to endorse them and deter youth who follow the memory of the deceased President Malik, a freedom fighter.