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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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Episode 1
In order to stop an invasion and shatter an alliance between two countries, the IMF team must photograph and break a code in a matter of minutes.
Directed by Stuart HagmannGuest stars Harold Gould, Roberto Contreras, Michael Constantine, Joaquín Martínez, Alexandra Hay, Nate Esformes, Art Lewis, Joany Playdon
Episode 2
The team tries to get a deposed dictator to divulge his Swiss bank account number by tricking him into believing World War III is about to begin.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Leigh VanceGuest stars May Britt, Lee Meriwether, Vince Deadrick Sr., Lew Palter, Don Francks, Torin Thatcher, Karl Swenson, Than Wyenn
Episode 3
Jim and a female agent pose as scientists who have invented a new drug in order to replace a real drug that turns people into willing slaves.
Directed by Paul KrasnyWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Dina Merrill, Brooke Bundy, David Sheiner, Alfred Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Robert Ellenstein, Michael Stefani
Episode 4
As Barney taints the water system with a mind-numbing drug, Jim is captured and put on trial, where he must discredit an enemy scientist.
Directed by Paul KrasnyWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Dina Merrill, Brooke Bundy, Leonard Stone, David Sheiner, Alfred Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Robert Ellenstein, Michael Stefani
Episode 5
Paris poses as a counterfeiter in order to gain access to a safe and destroy millions in phony money, as well as the plates used to make it.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Ken PettusGuest stars Sally Ann Howes, Nehemiah Persoff, David Opatoshu, Ronald Long, Paul Marin, Arline Anderson, Jack Brami, Ron Nyman
Episode 6
An imprisoned priest is about to be executed, so Jim and Willie pose as U.S. religious workers who are willing to trade guns in exchange for his safety.
Directed by Barry CraneWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Lawrence Dane, Sid Haig, Robert Padilla, Arthur Batanides, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Pepe Callahan, David Sachs, Ann Morell
Episode 7
Upon his release, a prisoner plans to fund neo-Nazis with stolen money. So a submarine voyage is simulated in order to transport him to his contact.
Directed by Paul KrasnyWritten by Donald JamesGuest stars Stephen McNally, Lee Meriwether, Ramon Bieri, William Wintersole, Steve London, Gene Tyburn, Ron Nyman
Episode 8
As Barney Collier attempts to break into a safe that contains an incriminating file, Paris convinces a mob figure that he can read the mind of his double-crossing boss.
Directed by Georg FenadyWritten by Jerrold L. LudwigGuest stars Paul Stewart, Donnelly Rhodes, William Bryant, Gerald Hiken, Ben Wright, Joel Lawrence, Lucas White, Alice Reinheart
Episode 9
A country is unaware that its premier is dead and that a double is about to appoint a successor. So Barney Collier concocts a mechanical man to take his place.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Howard BerkGuest stars Ken Delo, Lee Meriwether, Malachi Throne, Larry Linville, Jan Merlin, Vic Perrin, Richard Anders, Socrates Ballis
Episode 10
An art lover is made to believe he can own a priceless work of art, but it is really a plot to retrieve a valuable formula from his impenetrable safe.
Directed by Barry CraneWritten by Jerrold L. LudwigGuest stars Anne Francis, James Patterson, Jason Evers, Al Sklar, Thom Brann, Robert Ritchie
Episode 11
A Middle Eastern king needs to be restored to the throne. So a medical operation is replicated where he will seemingly donate his kidney to his murderous brother.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Robert C. Dennis, Leigh VanceGuest stars Michele Carey, Lloyd Battista, Joseph Ruskin, Lee Bergere, David Fresco, Noel De Souza, Henry Brandon, Elizabeth Perry
Episode 12
The IMF team has to try and gain access to a nuclear reactor complex, where a terminally ill officer plans to detonate an atomic bomb.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Paul PlaydonGuest stars Bert Freed, BarBara Luna, Bert Freed, Morgan Sterne, William Hansen, Michael T. Mikler, Jack Denbo, John Aniston
Episode 13
Jim Phelps poses as an amnesia victim in order to retrieve a stolen isotope, one that could make nuclear weapons affordable to any country.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Ken Pettus, Robert M. Young, Robert M. YoungGuest stars Julie Gregg, Anthony Zerbe, Steve Ihnat, Lisabeth Hush, Tony Van Bridge, Victor Paul, Bruce Kirby, Jerry Spicer
Episode 14
Paris masquerades as Zastro, a magician who has come to entertain during an arranged wedding between the king's sister and a ruthless usurper.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Paul PlaydonGuest stars Noel Harrison, Lee Meriwether, Diane Baker, Tony Giorgio, Marjorie Bennett, Jack Donner, Arthur Tovey, John Vernon
Episode 15
With the king's sister rescued during the wedding, the team now turns its attention to the true heir, who's locked up in prison.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Paul PlaydonGuest stars Noel Harrison, Lee Meriwether, Diane Baker, Tony Giorgio, Marjorie Bennett, Arthur Tovey, Jack Donner, John Vernon
Episode 16
Just as Jim Phelps and the others unwittingly become caught up in a royal power struggle, a bomb goes off, seriously injuring Paris and revealing his disguise.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Paul PlaydonGuest stars Noel Harrison, Lee Meriwether, Arline Anderson, Diane Baker, Tony Giorgio, Jack Donner, John Vernon, Logan Ramsey
Episode 17
Two halves of a microfilm add up to one dangerous list for the agents it will incriminate. But Barney plans to use a trained dog to retrieve it.
Directed by Herb WallersteinWritten by Ken PettusGuest stars Fernando Lamas, Percy Rodriguez, Thomas A. Geas, Gregory Sierra, Jay Tavars, Jock Gaynor
Episode 18
A 12-year-old king whose life is in danger is rescued by gypsies - Paris and Willie in disguise - and forced to dress up like a girl to fool his assassins.
Directed by Barry CraneWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Margarita Cordova, Richard Romanus, Peter Mark Richman, Barry Williams, Rudy Solari, Roberto Contreras, Robert Carricart, John Rayner
Episode 19
A murderous dictator's belief in ghosts is used against him when Barney fashions a clever system that projects spirits of his dead victims before his eyes.
Directed by Marvin J. ChomskyWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Luther Adler, Antoinette Bower, Jeff Pomerantz, Michael Baseleon, Ivor Barry, Ben Astar, Gregory Sierra, Ralph Leabow
Episode 20
Jim and his team must infiltrate a prison in order to block the release of a ruthless Middle Eastern terrorist about to be pardoned.
Directed by Marvin J. ChomskyWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Arlene Martel, Joe De Santis, David Opatoshu, Michael Tolan, Ron Feinberg, Leland Murray, MaKee K. Blaisdell
Episode 21
While in London to break a spy ring, Paris develops feelings for the beautiful Lady Weston after he is cast as a jealous lover in a romantic triangle.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Jane Merrow, John Williams, Don Knight, Jerry Douglas, Charles Macaulay, Peter Ashton, William Beckley, Ford Lile
Episode 22
An unknown assassin must be stopped, so Barney infiltrates the foreign agency that employs him while Jim poses as a drug addict with information to sell.
Directed by Gerald MayerWritten by Paul PlaydonGuest stars Bruce Glover, Booth Colman, Jessica Walter, Albert Paulsen, Gene Benton, Allen Joseph, Bart La Rue, Pitt Herbert
Episode 23
Jim and his team rescue a prisoner and place him in a spot his captors will never think to look - a conspicuous location right under their noses.
Directed by Paul KrasnyWritten by Ken PettusGuest stars Carl Betz, Felice Orlandi, Don Eitner, Ernesto Macias, Ralph Ventura, George Fisher, Micil Murphy, John Blower
Episode 24
Barney kills a man in self-defense and is marked for execution by the victim's brother, a chief of police who heads a death squad.
Directed by Barry CraneWritten by Laurence HeathGuest stars Cicely Tyson, Leon Askin, Pernell Roberts, John Schuck, Richard Angarola, Valentin de Vargas, Luanne Roberts, Trish Mahoney
Episode 25
A duchess is under the powerful spell of a mystic, who notices his uncanny resemblance to Paris and plans to use him in a plot to ascend to the throne.
Directed by Alan GreedyWritten by Ken Pettus, Henry SharpGuest stars Arthur Franz, Nan Martin, Sid Haig, Rudy Doucette, Mark Russell, Alan Bergmann, Dick Poston, Josh Adams
Episode 26
As a duplicitous dictator courts the young people of his country, Paris poses as the son of his predecessor, a martyred youth leader.
Directed by Virgil W. VogelWritten by Ken PettusGuest stars Peter Brocco, Anna Lee, John Larch, Scott Marlowe, Ken Swofford, Lynn Kellogg, Ed Bakey, Buck Holland
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Peter GravesJim Phelps
Greg MorrisBarney Collier
Steven HillDaniel Briggs
Barbara BainCinnamon Carter
Peter LupusWilly Armitage
Lynda Day GeorgeLisa Casey
Bob JohnsonMan on Tape (voice)
Leonard NimoyParis
CBSUnited States
Desilu ProductionsUnited States
Paramount TelevisionUnited States
