The Original 'Mission: Impossible' as a TV Crime Drama (2011)

In this clip from 'Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas' (2011) Bruce Geller's original 'Mission: Impossible' TV series is looked at. It features contemporary interviews with Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Leonard Nimoy, and the late Peter Graves.

[@alcd6333]

Terrific series with ingenious plot twists. RIP Bruce Gellar, Steven Hill, Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Martin Landau, and Leonard Nimoy.

[@tchin2020]

I love Barbara Bain..she made Mission Impossible.... She deserved the Golden Globe for each season she was in...one of my favorite episodes with Barbara is "Mission: Impossible" The Heir Apparent (TV Episode 1968) - where Barbara played the blind Princess Celine... What a tear jerker in the final scene...Archbishop Djelvas discreetly thanks Cinnamon(as princess celine) in an aside, and adds "whoever you are"(you saved my country...)

[@stevencohen624]

The first Mission Impossible movie committed a travesty in its depiction of Jim Phelps. I don't care what the movie said, Jim Phelps was a hero. We miss you, Mr. Graves.

[@gravynegrodick]

Yes, but unfortunately today's generation is just too retarded to notice when a good character has been butchered because they're too enamored by the empty visuals

[@davidsimmons3405]

+Steven Cohen they made him a villain, i think thats why Graves chose not to appear in it

[@fullhousefrek]

I read that greg Morris went to see it in theaters and he walked out because he hated it.

[@stevencohen624]

fullhousefrek Yes, I read the same thing.

[@deckofcards87]

I know ya'll are angry but I honestly think the movie would be perfect if De Palma just hadn't named Voight Jim Phelps. That movie was an interesting set up for a new team and IM leader for more movies. They just had to be 'tricky' and exploitative about it the pricks. Graves would of done a cameo too, a real missed opportunity .

[@ali5161]

RIP guys; Greg Morris, Leonard Nimoy and Peter graves.

[@conphotovlogs76]

now martin landau :(

[@momoney2720]

lol,gangling giraffe,even worse in space 1999

[@TheRichardSpearman]

... and Steven Hill.

[@jonathangoode546]

O.G. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE .REST IN PARADISE .GOD BLESS THOSE GREAT ACTOR'S . I FEEL THAT THEY ARE WATCHING THEIR ORIGINAL SERIES ON CYBERFLIX WITH ME IN SPIRIT IN MY LIVING ROOM. ALL OF THEM DRESSED FORMAL AND REVIEWING THEIR MISSIONS .

[@1btlfan]

Almost forgot to mention the late Greg Morris. Fantastic actor! Under-rated!

[@russwentz3957]

My favorite character. He played his part perfectly discrete, as they all did, with no signs of ego. Unequaled class acting and writing.

[@waynewright2886]

The Late Greg Morris was a Jack of Trades on Mission Impossible, he did his Role Damn Well those 7 Seasons.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@waynewright2886 Greg was in "Vegas" as the head of the police department! He was great!!🎈🎈

[@lisanidog8178]

I loved Mission Impossible. It was my favorite shows as a kid. My 6th grade teacher gave us a writing assignment, and I made my own Mission Impossible pastiche. It was my first short story and learned how to do rough drafts. It was kinda funny when one of my classmates ran up to me after school school saying how stupid it was. I said yup! I stupided myself into an A what did you get for your story and he ran way. I wrote Westerns throughout my high school years, spent 16 years on my serial and then got out, got published in a Edgar Rice Burroughs fan mag for a Tarzan book review and then drifted out of my writing mode. But Mission Impossible started me on my writing phase.

[@TheDumontShow]

I wish we could have seen Greg Morris. Would have loved to hear his insight. He was fantastic. Loved him the most. So underrated. Barney had to be my second character next to Jim in that entire series. He was the brains of the job. If it wasn't for him, they could never pull off those heists. It was so awesome seeing a Black man on TV like that (never watched it in original run as a kid, reruns in the 80s). Barbara Bain was a classic diva. They could never replace her since. Lesley Ann Warren was aight but never as good as Barbara in the female role. Martin Landau was awesome too.

[@meganmeier6654]

I admire Barbara bain most she is a wonderful woman elegant beautiful and she inspire me a lot God bless you all

[@mamuschnana620]

I hope we can see more of this best tv series thanks for uploading they are great performers which we don’t have this time

[@justinamarina3774]

This was one of my favorites.

[@G254611]

Loves this Show as a child and as an adult watching all the Repeats

[@serranoblanca12]

Without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest shows in the history of television. This inspired a lot of young people to join government service not to mention that a lot of the shows ideas is rumored to have helped u.s.intelligence agency's.

[@frederick-nrunkkamara103]

One of the most entertaining shows on TV.

[@scoutfinch7727]

The 50s '60s and '70s had the absolute best TV series' ever! The Fugitive; It takes a Thief; The FBI; Mannix: Maverick; Gunsmoke; Mission Impossible; Streets of San Francisco; Rawhide; The Rifleman; Perry Mason: Bonanza; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; The Barbary Coast; The Rockford Files; Ozzie and Harriet; Leave it to Beaver; I Love Lucy; Rin-Tin-Tin; Lassie; Bat Masterson; Star-Trek; Love American Style; Walt Disney presents: Mousketeer Theater (and The Mickey Mouse Club); Ironside; Twilight Zone; Dark Shadows; The Addams Family; The Munsters; Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts (so funny, you'll cry!; and so many, many more. Nowadays, there's nothing much but trash-shows and Ham-actors and they (even if they just played on a stupid reality show are all called "stars"!!! THAT was really unbelieveable when I first became aware of it via magazines (and when the hell is this stupid REALITY crap going to end?)! Well, they are all kin, so it's doubtful anybody can actually write a script. Just because you're kin to Bruce Gellar or Aaron Spelling or a Barrymore/Howard/Garner/Voight doesn't mean you inherited anything but their DNA (and possibly not even that)- certainly not their talent!. A shame too, but, what can one expect? Almost every modern actor is kin to another one; or to a director, producer, old-time movie actor(s), etc,. It was ok for a short while (say the Bridges and Douglas' and Montgomery's); till its gotten so incredibly ridiculous that even poor old uncle "Oscar" was beginning to tarnish from the oh-so-obvious lack of any BRAND NEW talent to choose from - in television or film. It wouldn't surprise me to be told that at least 80% or more of the film industry today (excluding extras-(or nmaybe not)) is related (i.e., Coppala to Cage to Shira,. Voight to Jolie (then her kids and Hawn's kids...ahh, hell...it's just too much BS - since it isn't about talent and the love of the art any longer--it's about sewing up the industry for the ELITE, shall we say, since that's what they think they are - and keeping the MONEY in the family!!

[@TheDumontShow]

i would go 60's to 90's for me. TV between these decades were excellent across the board. I don't even mean just primetime but also daytime and kids programming. All across the board, especially the 80s and 90s. The networks were on the ball. Damn you did make a good point about TV today. Network TV does't really exist anymore. Well it does but not like it used to be. Ever since Netflix and Hulu, TV has never been the same. And HBO put a dent in the networks too. The networks struggle to keep something that's not either a medical drama or a cop drama afloat on TV. And reality TV. Genre TV is now on the streaming platforms now. They are definitely shining on them though

[@jamesjwalsh]

You forgot "F Troop".

[@fullhousefrek]

my favorite episodes are when they reveal who they are to the bad guys. I love the look on their faces when that happens lol

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

Is amazing how things created such long ago still touches new generations.

[@ElloMadamIamYourAdam]

interesting to hear the contrasting views of landau and nimoy on playing a different character each week, which was reflected in their performance. landau was clearly having a lot of fun with the master-of-disguise role, while nimoy looked jaded for the most part.

[@defiverr4697]

Nimoy was happy working at least, when Shatner was doing guest roles. Take money, as they say in HW and leave your feelings in the wardrobe closet!

[@ihateallandme]

So lovely, so graceful. A heart of gold, a glance so steamy, a smile so charming. A beautiful lady. Thank you.When I was a teenager, I made a wedding invitation (just one), of Jim Phelps and myself. I had lots of crushes, but that was the only wedding invitation I made.

[@moniquemosley2122]

02:03 - Ladies back then knew how to look good. Her makeup is flawless!

[@warrenhoffman2006]

No piercings or tattoos!

[@theironclads]

According to the excellent book the M:I Dossier,the different gadgets that were used each week were a surprise.Bruce Geller did not envision that gadgets would grow or play a vital part for each episode.

[@bryanedwards2440]

As Mr Landau said to Lucille Ball this show needs the viewer to pay constant attention to it to understand what it's about . Especially in the apartment scene where the team members gets their info from Jim Phelps !!

[@samualbickensworth183]

I have the series on DVD and I believe that Jim Phelps does make a joke and smiles in one episode.

[@juanmonge8]

Not mentioned : MI is based on a 1964 film called " Topkapi". Where a bunch of thieves try to rob s museum. I have not seen the film in many years , but it was often imitated.

[@stuartsplace100]

it was an awesome series,great drama!

[@davidlewis7267]

"My job is just to do what comes naturally"-Cinnamon Carter.

[@richardsharpe2966]

Steven Hill was the main star in the first series

[@keithmichaels7561]

Yes he was but left after the first season. Toward the end of the first year he was seen less and less and one episode he was out entirely.

[@phillipsarrazine9072]

Yes. Steven left because they wanted him to work on Saturdays and because He was Jewish and they have church on Saturdays, he left.

[@marksheiman1538]

He did well enough . In law and order he was a better

[@wmbrown6]

@@marksheiman1538 - His role on "Law & Order" wasn't that big, although he played the D.A., but he was no less observant an Orthodox Jew than in his "M:I" days. He did manage to last about 10 years on "L&O," before the producers decided to change course again.

[@unstepintime]

@@phillipsarrazine9072 That wasn't the only reason. He was difficult to work with, which is the main reason he was replaced.. He was fired.

[@alcoholic2412]

Steven Hill was star of Mission Impossible for the first season. Peter Graves replaced him in season 2

[@AstralPixie]

Love Mission Impossible!

[@jonathangoode546]

I really really miss this show. GOD bless the AMAZON. FIRE STICK ..I GET TO WATCH THIS ALL OVER AGAIN . THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.

[@MrEab2010]

all due respect to Lucille Ball, I remember her less for I Love Lucy than for the fact that she greenlighted perhaps the two greatest entertainment vehicles ever, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.

[@wmbrown6]

Ms. Ball also had a hand in the start-up of "Mannix."

[@MrEab2010]

@@wmbrown6 she gave the go-ahead even though she said she didn't understand the series. She handpicked Barbara Bain after their first meeting saying, "you'll do." Quite a woman.

[@Scouser-N7]

R.I.P Leonard Nimoy

[@yustinusb54]

Barbara Bain Still Beautiful..

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

She made appearances on Perry Mason!!

[@StukInBuf]

I never saw *MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE* as a crime drama. To me, it had the character of the James Bond spy movies.

[@waynewright2886]

The Show was about a Fictional Secret Goverment Group, that Dealt in Counter Intelligence, Deceived & Discredited the Enemy, & Retrieved Valuable Information, or People, Money, Gold, Silver, Jewels, Etc, the IMF (Impossible Mission Force, as it was Called) Successfully Completed the Roughly the 168 Missions that Aired on CBS from 66 to 73, & the IMF Team Didn't Assassinate People, Sometimes the Enemies of the Targeted People or Persons Killed the Target, Either they Caused Waves, or Ripped Off Other Enemies. It's Was a Damn Good Show on CBS.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

THINGS I LEARNED FROM WATCHING MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-1.English is a completely universal language. 2. A lifelike mask of another person can be made in ten minutes using paper mache. 3. A world famous model seen on magazine covers could easily walk around unrecognized as a secret agent (it would be like Kim Kardashian being hired as a secret agent!) 4. Plane reservations can be organized for trips overseas in the next ten minutes. 5. The 'Secretary' doesn't know how to give information over the telephone.

[@lisanidog8178]

Anyone notice how much Peter Graves sounded like his brother James Arness?

[@I.pray.to.George.Carlin]

Peter Graves .... RIP 🙏😇 ...you are truly missed?!!

[@patwaters-actormoviereviewer]

I’m surprised this documentary never mentioned Steven Hill, the first IMF field director Dan Briggs.

[@HOE68YEN]

Thanks from Singapore. Very informative.

[@scoobycarr5558]

HOE YEN TAM Greetings sir from Singapore from Scooby in the USA. May you have safe and pleasant journeys ahead.

[@plcustodian]

In response to lingossxoxo about Bruce Geller: Bruce Geller died in a plane crash in 1978.

[@Jamesalec63]

Mission Impossible forever the brilliant idea of super spy's that was from the beginning was just so smart and full of gadgets and clever tech way a head of it's time and the aspect of the the way they catch people out or solve a problem with a tiny filick of switch or something that completely through you is just perfection. The star's that made series were both right and made you remember them for there was quite a lot of surprises with guest stars and returning one's to. The original and favourite TV series never used to miss it but I think there some episodes that never got seen or a few bloopers as well I imagine there's a ton of outtakes and a lot of props that went wrong or something silly that made the show it was?

[@Shatterhand2049]

"We gotta stop going to foreign countries and doing tricks on them. We can't do that anymore; that's not nice!" I LOVE that! Well said, Mr. Graves!

[@thegreatnessoftheraiders4948]

Because of the Vietnam conflict... the protesters.

[@ukamerica8]

Lovely classic

[@cinnamonnut]

OH! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!

[@joaomorais3792]

Eu adorava esse seriado missão impossivel, não perdia um episodio era apresentado pela tv esseusior canal 9, tenho saudades dessa epoca de ouro dos seriados de tv

[@russwentz3957]

Now I understand why they went to the fighting the crime syndicates theme, in later seasons! I agree with Peter Graves, that's when the writing started sagging! I always felt that the early seasons writing was great, reflecting fighting for the free world, albeit discretely.

[@CaptainVideo1960]

Barney was my favorite character As a kid, I was always disassembling electronics Alas, unlike Barney, I couldn’t ever get them working again. But eventually did that kind of thing for a living

[@jerrycooperman-dors-4885]

Phenomenal show. Two episodes I remember clearly. They once used a cat and another time they used a dog to accomplish the missions.

[@sharondonovan1403]

Love this show my favorite and Greg Morris who played Barney a great actor.....played mission impossible great......

[@misternewoutlook5437]

Yeah, I agree with the cast. The international missions were by far the best episodes.

[@Orsley]

That was great. Thanks!

[@1btlfan]

Don't forget the first season with Steven Hill!! But my fav episode is with Luke Askew.

[@S7EVE_P]

The TV series is so much better than any of the Tom Cruise shit. There was class and production restraint and it made for a better more interesting viewing experience.

[@jamesjwalsh]

Amen.

[@mcallisterk]

The original was the best all the cast was brilliant

[@devondevon4366]

Lucille Ball picked a great show as Mission Impossible is one of the best TV series. I have watched many of the shows over and over . I like , 'It Takes a Thief ' too. It is somewhat similar to Mission Impossible (tv series)

[@leftcoaster67]

She also picked Star Trek. She thought it was someone looking for movie stars lol.

[@retroguy1976]

barbara bain looks amazing my god if I was 50 yrs older lol

[@ubatecundinamarcaful]

best series ever! watch it on Netflix

[@fullhousefrek]

I did until they took it off 😞😒😠

[@robertjacinthe484]

fullhousefrek .

[@mrk1558]

0:09 Lucile Ball - Who Knew ? And BG clearly knew a good idea when he saw one ! 2:57 Good Hands - Like hunting in a pack ! 3:09 WONDERFULLY IT WAS A CON GAME - That's the reason why Lucy - possibly smartest & funniest woman to ever live - had trouble digesting "it" (try writing it :) 5:20 Interesting moral aspect :) "going to foreign countries and doing tricks on "them" ..."that's not nice" = Understandable Squeamishness ! 6:07 For an "Actor"... Best Playground ! ...Different character every... "Gave you a field day" "you play a German" I love it ! 6:44 Spock agrees about "more visual less dialog" :) 2:17 Interesting... Plot vs Character & straight baiting 2:32 "WE"conquered - Read stickies / love your mods ;) 0:53 That makes sense it was hard to get until you got 4:43 High Tech con tricks ! 5:10 - Google Analytics mabe ? 6:07 Every week ! Does anyone know where someone like me can put on a white hat and fight evil like they did using deception (now that I understand why that in itself is not evil) I am in a wheel chair so please no Iron Side Jokes ! (another of our old favorites:) It seems to me there is plenty of evil out there, I just need a tool (or a pack) so I can feel useful occasionally Seriously anyone ? PS: Best TV intro of all time (music and video !) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3KVfKCAgrB5qLM Note the guy from camp Tucahoe who can't find SW :) And on SUNDAY night, in a time before PVRs when people actually grouped to learn and laugh. How quaint of them :) Anyone asked the chat bot at if he "likes mission impossible ?" < If you loved the show you might get something out of a quick chat :) 80232 80387

[@marksheiman1538]

And to think you couldn't get it on air today. I like Steven Hill as leader of the team

[@Yorkie-bq7gt]

So who is left, just Bain and Lupus?

[@GameShowGumbo]

Linda Day George is still alive as well. She replaced Bain in the last couple of seasons.

[@wmbrown6]

@@GameShowGumbo - So are Season 5 regulars Lesley Ann Warren and Sam Elliott. It was she whom Ms. George replaced; Ms. Warren indirectly replaced Ms. Bain.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Frankly, I think the real reason Martin Landau, Barbra Bain, Leonard Nimoy, Sam Elliot, Leslie Ann Down left the series is because the show was really the Peter Graves Show! Or at least it was after the first season. The stories always had Jim Phelps the centre of the episode.

[@fermingarrick2120]

One of the best series ever...so sad it finish open ended..no other series are this one....also the cat with ben lagoria.

[@rosemoment7481]

Great show. And they added some color. .Greg Morris

[@russwentz3957]

Greg Morris was my favorite, Barney Collier has been a sudo-name with me in my small electronics business LOL!

[@SrisunihartiSuni]

Beliau gagah tampang begitu berkarisma & Mrs Barbara Bain cantik sekali.❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

[@wheelinthesky300]

Kelsey Grammer narrating.

[@dncarac]

I absolutely loved this show, until it decided to become The Untouchables ... and inferior at that. I was in college at the time, and the only one with a TV in the room (it was like that in the late 60s). Sunday nights everyone would be back from off campus visits, and tired of studying, and the whole floor would crowd into our room to watch Mission Impossible. Being at a technological university, we all loved Barney. The first engineer featured in a major TV show as an engineer.

[@dncarac]

Yep. Hence jumptheshark.com (I miss that site).

[@russwentz3957]

Thank you for sharing that great memory! Greg Morris played his role so well, very discrete with no ego. Do you think this series had any comradeship impact on the technical professions of the time?

[@chriscahill9671]

Great show reruns excellent

[@billgreen4003]

Star trek spock illusionist passed away also

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Ms Bain had a musical voice and I've always wondered if she sang.

[@wmbrown6]

At least twice. Once on "Mission: Impossible." (You may remember the episode - "Illusion" - where she played a cabaret singer.) The other with then-hubby Landau on "The Andy Williams Show" to do a performance piece, "When We Were Small." (And on the same night as the S5 "M:I" premiere that introduced Lesley Warren as new IMF agent Dana Lambert.) Yet she was no singer really, the songs she did in that "M:I" episode took several takes and the most passable were used. But those numbers are regarded highly by her fans. Go figure.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

@@wmbrown6 Must have missed that episode when broadcast and was one of the dozen or so that didn't make it to syndication for some reason. Can't recall seeing Andy's show much, except for one where these Osmond boy singers brought their sister Marie on, and I fell for her just like I did for that Wednesday Addams girl a couple years prior.(I was about the same age, no creepy adult here) Do remember LAW there as I was quite taken with her Cinderella.

[@wmbrown6]

@@kurtsnyder4752 - Here's Landau and Bain's Andy Williams appearance . . . kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqvInqKpr5ifo9E It was as if they were trying out a new career as their acting careers were in legal limbo at that point. As for that "Illusion" episode, I saw it in syndication. So I may have seen at least one of her numbers in passing.

[@jboy9358]

Who s voice was it on the tape !!!!!!

[@JakeMabe1]

Bob Johnson

[@lauriewalker90]

His name was Bob Johnson a voice actor

[@wmbrown6]

@@lauriewalker90 - Meanwhile, sponsor billboard bumpers and return bumpers and "Next week" teases were voiced by Hank Simms.

[@cinnamonnut]

I absolutely ADORE Peter!!! good for you to get an autograph!!!! Peter is perhaps... my biggest hottie over the years,,,,,,,trust me...fighting THAT title is Tom Selleck and young James Brolin! Of course Captain Kirk and Commander Koenig can make me smile any time!....cinn

[@hilarioph]

Good bye Leonard Nimoy and rest in peace :-( I watch the original Mission impossible on GMA 7 back in 1992

[@scoobycarr5558]

michael anthony hilario That's nice and exciting - put a little bit of Star Trek into Mission: Impossible and you got basically the finest edge of your seat crime drama around.

[@lamontburton1233]

To Rose Moment:For the record the Barney Collier character had no specific race or color in mind.The show's creator/executive producer Bruce Geller when it time to cast the role he went through several actors & thought Greg Morris was perfect for the job.Needless to say the rest is history.RIP Bruce & Greg.

[@russwentz3957]

@@lamontburton1233 Yes, no race, gender or arrogance. Bruce Geller was aiming for the ends to the means, purpose, class and good entertainment. The only TV series that I know of, with these qualities.

[@retroguy1976]

I can only watch up to season 3 and that's it lol

[@Lampritch]

In fact, there were moments of humour in the show -- often very effective. Martin Landau seemed to be playing deranged neo-nazis and sinister communists with his tongue in his cheek.

[@GetTheGrandFunkOut]

I loved the crap out of this show!

[@sainttrunks1982]

FOR SURE...... ✔

[@robertviragh6527]

part 2?

[@Calriec]

Yeah, after Barbara Bain and Martin Landau left, it just wasn't as good.

[@OasisJK22]

That is so not true. Leonard Nimoy did a phenomenal job on the show and the stories were excellent.

[@wmbrown6]

@@OasisJK22 - Nimoy, however, thought he was wasted on the show, acting-wise. (He was probably wasted in another way in his time there - he had developed a drinking problem whilst "Star Trek" was still on the air.)

[@xuanquanghuynh1821]

I love Misstion Impossiple tv 1967

[@sgairsoft9696]

Lordy Cinnamon is hot hot hot!!!!!

[@donniehodges97]

who was the voice on the tape?

[@sgairsoft9696]

+Donnie Hodges Bruce Geller apparently!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

The voice on the tape was actor Robert Cleveland "Bob" Johnson. And yes, I've never heard of him either!!

[@philleonard6940]

it was Peter Johnston

[@philleonard6940]

Peter Johnston was the Voice on The Tape he even did on good morning miss Carter. while Dan Briggs was away.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

👍👍

[@SrisunihartiSuni]

Saya ingin sekali memiliki foto2 peran IMF.❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

[@lisanidog8178]

What’s not to understand about Mission Impossible? They conned the criminals. I liked he ones better with Peter Graves leading the gang. Only saw a couple when Nimoy was part of the team.

[@billgreen4003]

Cool space 1999 guy actor and lady actress

[@rr7firefly]

To his credit (and earning our admiration), Peter Graves organized a Los Angeles city ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. We all know what a disruptive annoyance and health hazard those infernal things are. Your bone head neighbor brings it out at the worst times, with no consideration for your peace.

[@simonac688.]

Best of the best has a kid i never missed a show never ! How is that " Impossible " 👀👃👀

[@ronnyb5890]

superb tv serie,and still is today,the remake and the movies are not that good,sadely

[@walendxweg]

[@tinabelair5693]

I wonder how actress actors people work on tv shows feel Tom Cruise makes movies out of it RiIP who dies

[@omt4293]

Mission Impossible was always a great series. I actually like the movies, but let’s be honest, they really did Jim Phelps dirty. The best thing that happened was that Peter Graves was not in it. Can never imagine him as Phelps and becoming a traitor to the IMF.

[@wmbrown6]

Graves couldn't imagine all that either and was upset at how the film producers did so. Greg Morris was even more so, so much that he actually walked out of the premiere of the movie. (Morris died not long after.)

[@Tmanaz480]

Too bad they couldn't pay for the real music from the series. The cheesy knockoffs are annoying.

[@wmbrown6]

No doubt because of copyright.

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Barbra was hot back in the day.

[@phillyflash43]

The TV show was a money loser for the network, at least until it went into syndication...

[@deckofcards87]

phillyflash43 And so was Star Trek in it's original run, suprisingly, both aired by paramount.

[@phillyflash43]

I didn't know that. And I heard ST was less costly than Lost In Space. I read that the magic number for a series was about 5 years or at least 100 episodes, for it to make the maximum amount in rerun syndication.

[@deckofcards87]

+phillyflash43 Yeah it is about 100 episodes...which ST didn't even come close to completing: only 3 seasons (I think) before it was cancelled; It was an absolute flop. But the power of it's cult audience was something to be reckoned with.

[@jonathangoode546]

I NEVER liked the first M.I. movie . Mr. Phelps he was CHAMPION of what is right also A MASTER PLANNER . I.M.F. WOULD MAKE SHIELD LOOK BAD ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

[@tk5800thesecond]

"whats spock doing in russia?" XD thanks for the upload

[@jlee9735]

When Bain left and Leslie Ann Warren Warren join the show she stayed for one season from what I understand she wasn’t happy and they felt she was two and it’s spirit aunts and then they brought I think two other females in bed by then the show is going downhill I am I’ve never watched I just started watching the season where Leslie joint I thought she was OK

[@waynewright2886]

This is the Rundown... Barbara Bain was Let Go After Season 3 (69/69), Due to her Then Now Late Ex Husband Martin Landau's Wanting a Big Pay Raise for Mission Impossible After Season 3, he didn't get it & Walked or was Fired, Barbara Bain was Caught in the Middle & Let Go because of Martin's Demands. Lee Merriweather (Barnaby Jones/the Time Tunnel) Appeared in Several Episodes for Season 4 (69/70). Lesley Ann Warren Was on For Season 5 (70/71). Lynda Day George was On for the Last 2 Seasons (71/73). Barbara Anderson (Ironside, 67/71, & Appeared in the Very 1st Mannix Episode in 67), Filled in For Lynda Day George in the Early Part of the 72/73 Season (the Final Season) for a Couple of Episodes.

[@jamesjwalsh]

4:10 - Can it be true that Russians could watch this on TV? in the '60's?

[@josephlima9127]

Pray for intellagents in the demcrate party please.