Mission: Impossible
TV-PG1988•1h 0m•7.5/10
DramaAction & AdventureCrime
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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.
Production
Jeffrey Hayes Productions, CBS Studios
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 23, 1988
Last Aired
February 24, 1990
Networks
ABC
Created By
Bruce Geller
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Killer
Air date: 1988-10-23
When an IMF team leader is assassinated, Jim Phelps comes out of retirement and assembles a new team to bring the killer to justice.
E2
The System
Air date: 1988-10-30
The team must force a mobster to turn evidence against his partner and mentor.
E3
Holograms
Air date: 1988-11-06
The IMF must lure a canny drug lord on to U.S. territory so he can be arrested for his crimes.
E4
The Condemned
Air date: 1988-11-20
The team must free a falsely-condemned prisoner - former IMF techno-genius Barney Collier.
E5
The Legacy
Air date: 1988-11-26
When 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.
E6
The Wall
Air date: 1988-12-11
A 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.
E7
The Cattle King
Air date: 1988-12-18
The IMF teams up with Australian aborigines to bring down a superstitious cattle king and arms dealer.
E8
The Pawn
Air date: 1989-01-15
When 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.
E9
The Haunting
Air date: 1989-01-28
When a rich young sociopath kills a Middle Eastern princess and her father threatens war, the IMF must bring him to justice.
E10
The Lions
Air date: 1989-02-04
A 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.
E11
The Greek
Air date: 1989-02-11
Jim and Grant must get close to a Greek billionnaire who runs a black market drug ring, and turn his partners against him.
E12
The Fortune
Air date: 1989-02-18
A 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.
E13
The Fixer
Air date: 1989-02-25
A Washington journalist uses his connections to gain information to blackmail politicians, posing a threat to the U.S.
E14
Spy
Air date: 1989-03-18
An 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.
E15
The Devils
Air date: 1989-03-25
A 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.
E16
The Plague
Air date: 1989-04-08
An industrial spy prepares to sell a vial of bacteria, unaware of how virulent it is if accidentally released.
E17
Reprisal
Air date: 1989-04-15
A 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.
E18
Submarine
Air date: 1989-04-29
A 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.""
E19
Bayou
Air date: 1989-05-06
The IMF must use voodoo rituals to break up a white slavery ring run by a sadistic Louisiana bar owner and millionnaire.
Cast
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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