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− | {{ | + | {{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} |
+ | |name=''Mission: Impossible - Season 1'' | ||
+ | |picture = MI88_S1.jpg | ||
+ | |caption = DVD cover | ||
+ | |country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA | ||
+ | |channel = ABC | ||
+ | |genre = Espionage | ||
+ | |dates = 10/23/88 - 5/6/89 | ||
+ | |episodes = 19 | ||
+ | |character1=Jim Phelps | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Peter Graves]] | ||
+ | |character2=Nicholas Black | ||
+ | |actor2=[[Thaao Penghlis]] | ||
+ | |character3=Max Harte | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Antony Hamilton]] | ||
+ | |character4 =Grant Collier | ||
+ | |actor4=[[Phil Morris]] | ||
+ | |character5=Casey Randall | ||
+ | |actor5=[[Terry Markwell]] | ||
+ | |character6=Shannon Reed | ||
+ | |actor6=[[Jane Badler]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | The revival of the classic ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966)|Mission: Impossible]]'' series premiered in October of 1988, the culmination of years of effort to resurrect the series. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's, classic television series which were the contemporaries of ''Mission: Impossible'' had been revisited, some either through TV reunion movies (''Rescue from Gilligan's Island'' (1978), ''[[The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E]]'' (1983)), TV series (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1987)), or feature films (''[[The Nude Bomb]]'' (1980)). ''Mission: Impossible'' was noticeably absent, although not for lack of trying. Reunions had been attempted, but nothing had been able to get off the ground, until the Writer's Strike of 1988 finally offered an opening. With no new material being written, Paramount was able to sell the show as a straight remake of the original series, using the original scripts and the original characters, albeit with a few updates. The original plan was to cast new actors as Jim Phelps, Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, Barney Collier, and Willy Armitage, but with the return of [[Peter Graves]], the show was retooled as a continuation, with Jim Phelps leading a new IMF team, all while still using the original scripts. | ||
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+ | Peter Graves returned as Jim Phelps, who was returning to lead an IMF team after the previous leader, his friend and protege, was murdered in the teaser of the series premiere. [[Phil Morris]] played tech wizard Grant Collier, son of Barney Collier, who had been played by Phil's father [[Greg Morris]]. (Since so little emphasis had been placed on character development in the original show, there weren't any references to Barney having kids or even being married.) Australian actors Thaao Penghis and [[Antony Hamilton]], played acting teacher Nicholas Black and tough guy Max Harte, respectively. [[Terry Markwell]], an American actress living in Australia, rounded out the cast as designer Casey Randall. Bob Johnson, who had played the uncredited "voice on tape" in all seven season of the original series, returned to play the now updated "voice on disc" in the revival. Original cast members [[Greg Morris]] and [[Lynda Day George]] both reprised their roles the original series for one episode each. Within the show, it was revealed that Jim Phelps and Lisa Casey (her name retconned to avoid confusion with Casey Randall) had both retired from the team no more than nine years prior, and that Barney had left sometime after that. | ||
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+ | Since the series had been pitched as temporary workaround for the writer's strike, only thirteen episodes were initially ordered. When the writer's strike ended in August, however, new scripts were commissioned, and only four of the first five episodes wound up being remakes. ABC extended the first season to nineteen episodes. All of the actors save for Markwell signed extensions, as Markwell as not happy with her role, and she got the honor of being the first (and ultimately, only) series regular to be killed off and disavowed in the twelth episode. [[Jane Badler]], late of ''[[V]]'', joined the cast at the same time as former broadcast journalist and Secret Service agent (?) Shannon Reed. | ||
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+ | Production costs had plagued the original series, so the revival was shot in Australia to save money, one of the first shows to do so. Ratings for the series had started out strong, good enough to extend the original order of thirteen episodes to nineteen, but the show wound up tied for 77th in the year-end Nielsen ratings (tied with ''[[Tour of Duty - Season 2|Tour of Duty]]''.) The show was renewed for a second season, but ABC cancelled plans for a reunion film that would've brought back the original cast. | ||
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{{TV Title Season|1|Mission: Impossible (1988)}} | {{TV Title Season|1|Mission: Impossible (1988)}} | ||
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[[Image:MI88_0104_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Hamidou ([[Adrian Wright]]) with a PP in "The Condemned" (S01E04). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 2|Season 2]] episode of the same name.]] | [[Image:MI88_0104_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Hamidou ([[Adrian Wright]]) with a PP in "The Condemned" (S01E04). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 2|Season 2]] episode of the same name.]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0104_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Hamidou ([[Adrian Wright]]) with a PP in "The Condemned" (S01E04).]] | [[Image:MI88_0104_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Hamidou ([[Adrian Wright]]) with a PP in "The Condemned" (S01E04).]] | ||
− | [[Image:MI88_0105_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ernst Graff ([[Judson Scott]]) with his Walther PP in "The Legacy" (S01E05). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 1|Season 1]] episode of the same name.]] | + | [[Image:MI88_0105_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ernst Graff ([[Judson Scott]]) with his Walther PP in "The Legacy" (S01E05). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 1|Season 1]] episode of the same name. In the original, his character carried a [[Beretta M1934]].]] |
[[Image:MI88_0105_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ernst Graff ([[Judson Scott]]) with his Walther PP in "The Legacy" (S01E05). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 1|Season 1]] episode of the same name.]] | [[Image:MI88_0105_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ernst Graff ([[Judson Scott]]) with his Walther PP in "The Legacy" (S01E05). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 1|Season 1]] episode of the same name.]] | ||
− | [[Image:MI88_0106_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Wolfgang Gerstner ([[Alan Cassell]]) attached a suppressor to his Walther PP in "The Wall" (S01E06).]] | + | [[Image:MI88_0106_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Wolfgang Gerstner ([[Alan Cassell]]) attached a suppressor to his Walther PP in "The Wall" (S01E06). '''Note''': In the GDR the Walther PP was manufactured as "Mod. 1001" and used by the military and police forces. Possessing such a weapon is therefore not unusual for someone in East Germany. ]] |
[[Image:MI88_0106_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Wolfgang Gerstner ([[Alan Cassell]]) chambers a round into his Walther PP in "The Wall" (S01E06).]] | [[Image:MI88_0106_PP_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Wolfgang Gerstner ([[Alan Cassell]]) chambers a round into his Walther PP in "The Wall" (S01E06).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0111_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Alvarado ([[Joseph Spano]]) pulls out his Walther PP in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | [[Image:MI88_0111_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Alvarado ([[Joseph Spano]]) pulls out his Walther PP in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0113_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arthur Six ([[Richard Romanus]]) is threatened by Judge Vossberg ([[Anthony Ingersent]]) with a Walther PP in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | [[Image:MI88_0113_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arthur Six ([[Richard Romanus]]) is threatened by Judge Vossberg ([[Anthony Ingersent]]) with a Walther PP in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Catherine Balzac ([[Maud Adams]]) reaches for her suppress PP in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
==Rossi Model 851== | ==Rossi Model 851== | ||
− | + | [[Rossi Model 851]] revolvers are seen throughout the season. | |
[[Image:RossiModel851.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Rossi Model 851 (Stainless Version) - .38 Special]] | [[Image:RossiModel851.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Rossi Model 851 (Stainless Version) - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0101_revolver_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Alfred Chambers ([[Ted Hamilton]]) reaches for his Rossi Model 851 in "The Killer" (S01E01).]] | [[Image:MI88_0101_revolver_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Alfred Chambers ([[Ted Hamilton]]) reaches for his Rossi Model 851 in "The Killer" (S01E01).]] | ||
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[[Image:MI88_0111_revolver_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max fires the Rossi Model 851 in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | [[Image:MI88_0111_revolver_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max fires the Rossi Model 851 in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0111_revolver_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max fires the Rossi Model 851 as Casey fires off squibs in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | [[Image:MI88_0111_revolver_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max fires the Rossi Model 851 as Casey fires off squibs in "The Greek" (S01E11).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_Rossi_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A henchman (uncredited) with his Rossi Model 851 in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0117_Rossi_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SFPD officer fires his Rossi Model 851 in "Reprisal" (S01E17).]] | ||
==Ruger Mk II== | ==Ruger Mk II== | ||
− | Max Harte ([[Antony Hamilton]]) draws what appears to be a suppressed [[Ruger Mk II]] in "The System" (S01E02). Despite being a suppressed .22, the sound effect used was that of an unsuppressed, large caliber handgun. | + | Max Harte ([[Antony Hamilton]]) draws what appears to be a suppressed [[Ruger Mk II]] in "The System" (S01E02). Despite being a suppressed .22, the sound effect used was that of an unsuppressed, large caliber handgun. A henchman is seen with what appears to be same prop in "The Plague" (S01E16). |
[[Image:Ruger_Mark_II_MK512.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger Mk II - .22 LR]] | [[Image:Ruger_Mark_II_MK512.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger Mk II - .22 LR]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0102_MkII_01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Max Harte ([[Antony Hamilton]]) fires his suppressed Ruger Mk II in "The System" (S01E02). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 3|Season 3]] episode of the same name.]] | [[Image:MI88_0102_MkII_01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Max Harte ([[Antony Hamilton]]) fires his suppressed Ruger Mk II in "The System" (S01E02). This episode is a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible - Season 3|Season 3]] episode of the same name.]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0102_MkII_02.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A different shot of Max's Mk II as he goes for his radio.]] | [[Image:MI88_0102_MkII_02.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A different shot of Max's Mk II as he goes for his radio.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_MKII_01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A henchman (uncredited) fires his suppressed Ruger Mk II in "The Plague" (S01E16). ]] | ||
==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
− | Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) removes an M1911A1 from Grant Collier ([[Phil Morris]]), who is posing as a bodyguard in "Holograms" (S01E03). This was the first episode of the series that was not a remake. | + | Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) removes an M1911A1 from Grant Collier ([[Phil Morris]]), who is posing as a bodyguard in "Holograms" (S01E03). This was the first episode of the series that was not a remake. Admiral Edgar Sheppard ([[Mitchell Ryan]]) brandishes one in "Submarine" (S01E18). |
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger Mk II - .22 LR]] | [[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger Mk II - .22 LR]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0103_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) removes an M1911A1 from Grant Collier ([[Phil Morris]]), who is posing as a bodyguard in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | [[Image:MI88_0103_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) removes an M1911A1 from Grant Collier ([[Phil Morris]]), who is posing as a bodyguard in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0118_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Admiral Edgar Sheppard ([[Mitchell Ryan]]) threatens Nicholas with his M1911A1 in "Submarine" (S01E18).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0118_M1911_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Admiral Edgar Sheppard with his M1911A1 in "Submarine" (S01E18).]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson 669== | ==Smith & Wesson 669== | ||
− | + | [[Smith & Wesson 669]]s appear throughout the season. | |
[[Image:SM669.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 669 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:SM669.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 669 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0103_SW669_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) points his S&W 669 at Max in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | [[Image:MI88_0103_SW669_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) points his S&W 669 at Max in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0103_SW669_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) with this S&W 669 in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | [[Image:MI88_0103_SW669_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Duvall ([[William Zappa]]) with this S&W 669 in "Holograms" (S01E03).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_SW669_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shot of Laroux's ([[Gary Day]]) S&W 669 in a shoulder holster in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_SW669_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Laroux with hi S&W 669 drawn in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_SW669_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grant discovers Jake Morgan's ([[Frank Thring]]) S&W 669 in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_SW669_05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jake Morgan reveals his S&W 669 in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
+ | ===Special: Grant knows guns=== | ||
+ | Grant has to swap out live rounds for blanks from a Smith & Wesson 669 in "Bayou" (S01E19). | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_SW669_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grant drops the mag.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_SW669_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grant then checks the chamber for a round.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_SW669_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grant takes the time to use the decocker to decock the pistol, and then flicks the safety/decocker back to fire.]] | ||
==Single Action Army-type== | ==Single Action Army-type== | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 29== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 29== | ||
− | Doyle ([[John Calvin]]) is armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] in "The Fixer" (S01E13). | + | Doyle ([[John Calvin]]) is armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] in "The Fixer" (S01E13). Russell Acker ([[David Cameron]]) uses a Model 29 in "Reprisal" (S01E17), which Grant later takes. |
[[Image:Smith&WessonModel29.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | [[Image:Smith&WessonModel29.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle with his S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | [[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle with his S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle stands over a "dead" Nicholas with his S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | [[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle stands over a "dead" Nicholas with his S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max empties Doyle's S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | [[Image:MI88_0113_SW29_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max empties Doyle's S&W 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0117_SW29_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Russell Acker ([[David Cameron]]) draws his S&W 29 in "Reprisal" (S01E17)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0117_SW29_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acker fires his S&W 29 in "Reprisal" (S01E17)]] | ||
==Unidentifiable pistol== | ==Unidentifiable pistol== | ||
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==Micro Uzi== | ==Micro Uzi== | ||
− | A bodyguard pulls a [[Micro Uzi]] in "The Fortune" (S01E12). | + | A bodyguard pulls a [[Micro Uzi]] in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Max uses one in "Bayou" (S01E19). |
[[Image:MicroUzi-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|IMI Micro Uzi with bent trigger guard - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MicroUzi-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|IMI Micro Uzi with bent trigger guard - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0112_Micro_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A bodyguard with his Micro Uzi in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Note the bent trigger guard.]] | [[Image:MI88_0112_Micro_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A bodyguard with his Micro Uzi in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Note the bent trigger guard.]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0112_Micro_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A bodyguard with his Micro Uzi in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | [[Image:MI88_0112_Micro_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A bodyguard with his Micro Uzi in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_Micro_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A henchman removes Max's Micro Uzi during a pat-down in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_Micro_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Max fires his Micro Uzi in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
==Austen== | ==Austen== | ||
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[[Image:MI88_0115_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lord Holman ([[John Stanton]]) with a double-barreled shotgun in Phelps' mission briefing in "The Devils" (S01E15). Once again, this is the only time in the episode he is seen with one.]] | [[Image:MI88_0115_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lord Holman ([[John Stanton]]) with a double-barreled shotgun in Phelps' mission briefing in "The Devils" (S01E15). Once again, this is the only time in the episode he is seen with one.]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0115_DBS_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Challis ([[Ron Graham]]) with his shotgun in "The Devils" (S01E15).]] | [[Image:MI88_0115_DBS_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Challis ([[Ron Graham]]) with his shotgun in "The Devils" (S01E15).]] | ||
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+ | ==Mossberg 500== | ||
+ | Guards at a mental hospital are armed with [[Mossberg 500]]s in "Reprisal" (S01E17). Henchmen are armed with Mossberg 500 field guns in "Bayou" (S01E19). Max gets ahold of one later in the episode. | ||
+ | [[Image:Mossberg500AT.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mossberg 500AT Shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Mossberg500fieldShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500A Field Gun with 28" Barrel - 12 gauge]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0117_M500_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of a guard's Mossberg 500 in "Reprisal" (S01E17).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0117_M500_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grant looks over his shoulder at a guard with his Mossberg 500 in "Reprisal" (S01E17).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_M500_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morgan's henchmen with their Mossberg 500 field guns in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_M500_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morgan's henchman (uncredited) with his field gun in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0119_M500_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morgan's henchman frisks Max, finger firmly on the trigger in "Bayou" (S01E19).]] | ||
=Rifles/Carbines= | =Rifles/Carbines= | ||
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[[Image:MI88_0114_M16_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another henchman with his M16 in "Spy" (S01E14).]] | [[Image:MI88_0114_M16_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another henchman with his M16 in "Spy" (S01E14).]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Parker Hale M85== |
− | Czechoslovakian guards are armed with [[ | + | Douglas Matthews ([[David Bradshaw]]) uses what appears to be a [[Parker Hale M85]] in "The Cattle King" (S01E07). Carl ([[Lee Rice]]) is seen using the same rifle in "Spy" (S01E14). |
− | [[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:ParkerHaleRiflescoped.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Parker-Hale 1200 series rifle]] |
− | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Czechoslovakian guards storm a building armed with | + | [[Image: MI88_0107_rifle_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Douglas Matthews ([[David Bradshaw]]) with the rifle in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).]] |
− | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard fires | + | [[Image: MI88_0107_rifle_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another shot of Matthews with the rifle in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).]] |
− | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard with his | + | [[Image: MI88_0114_rifle_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Carl ([[Lee Rice]]) with the rifle in "Spy" (S01E14).]] |
− | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard with his | + | |
+ | ==Sa vz. 58 P== | ||
+ | Czechoslovakian guards are armed with [[Sa vz. 58 P]] in "The Pawn" (S01E08). | ||
+ | [[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sa vz. 58 P - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Czechoslovakian guards storm a building armed with vz. 58 Ps in "The Pawn" (S01E08).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard fires a vz. 58 P full auto in "The Pawn" (S01E08).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard with his vz. 58 P in "The Pawn" (S01E08).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0108_Vz58_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard with his vz. 58 P in "The Pawn" (S01E08).]] | ||
==Steyr AUG== | ==Steyr AUG== | ||
− | Guards are armed with [[Steyr AUG]] rifles in "The Fortune" (S01E12). | + | Guards are armed with [[Steyr AUG]] rifles in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Guards are also seen armed with AUGs in "Submarine" (S01E18). |
[[Image:Steyr-AUG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr AUG - Austrian Army Version - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:Steyr-AUG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr AUG - Austrian Army Version - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | [[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | [[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | [[Image:MI88_0112_AUG_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "The Fortune" (S01E12).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0118_AUG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with their AUGs in "Submarine" (S01E18).]] | ||
==Modified SKS== | ==Modified SKS== | ||
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[[Image:G3a3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 with wide handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:G3a3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 with wide handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:MI88_0114_G3_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A henchman with a G3 in "Spy" (S01E14).]] | [[Image:MI88_0114_G3_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A henchman with a G3 in "Spy" (S01E14).]] | ||
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+ | ==FAMAS F1== | ||
+ | French Army guards are seen armed with [[FAMAS F1]] rifles in "The Plague" (S01E16). | ||
+ | [[Image:Famas.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FAMAS F1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_FAMAS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A guard with his FAMAS in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_FAMAS_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another guard with his FAMAS in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_FAMAS_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A "dead" guard with his FAMAS in a staged photo in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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==FIM-92 Stinger== | ==FIM-92 Stinger== | ||
Stock footage of real [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missiles is seen in "The Cattle King" (S01E07). | Stock footage of real [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missiles is seen in "The Cattle King" (S01E07). | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:FIM-92 Stinger.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FIM-92A Stinger - 70mm]] |
[[Image:MI88_0107_FIM92_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stock footage of real Stingers is shown during Phelps' briefing in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).]] | [[Image:MI88_0107_FIM92_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stock footage of real Stingers is shown during Phelps' briefing in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).]] | ||
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Matthew Drake ([[John de Lancie]]) uses a small, custom dart gun to assassinate his targets in "The Killer" (S01E01). | Matthew Drake ([[John de Lancie]]) uses a small, custom dart gun to assassinate his targets in "The Killer" (S01E01). | ||
[[Image:MI88_0101_dart_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Matthew Drake with the dart gun in "The Killer" (S01E01).]] | [[Image:MI88_0101_dart_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Matthew Drake with the dart gun in "The Killer" (S01E01).]] | ||
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+ | ==Ferret Armored Car== | ||
+ | A Ferret Armored Car is seen outside a French military research lab in "The Plague" (S01E16). | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_Ferret_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shot of the Ferret in "The Plague" (S01E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_Ferret_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A quick shot of the turret and mounted machine gun, but it's hard to tell what kind of machine gun.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0116_FAMAS_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shot of the Ferret daylight.]] | ||
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+ | ==General Dynamics F-111C== | ||
+ | An Royal Australian Air Force F-111C bomber, dressed up in USAF livery, is featured in the teaser of "Submarine" (S01E18), with Jim Phelps finding his mission briefing in the cockpit. The RAAF retired all of their F-111s by 2010, and all aircraft not selected for preservation were buried in a landfill in Ipswitch, Queensland. | ||
+ | [[Image:MI88_0118_F111_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The F-111C in "Submarine" (S01E18).]] | ||
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[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
[[Category:Espionage]] | [[Category:Espionage]] |
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The revival of the classic Mission: Impossible series premiered in October of 1988, the culmination of years of effort to resurrect the series. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's, classic television series which were the contemporaries of Mission: Impossible had been revisited, some either through TV reunion movies (Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978), The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E (1983)), TV series (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)), or feature films (The Nude Bomb (1980)). Mission: Impossible was noticeably absent, although not for lack of trying. Reunions had been attempted, but nothing had been able to get off the ground, until the Writer's Strike of 1988 finally offered an opening. With no new material being written, Paramount was able to sell the show as a straight remake of the original series, using the original scripts and the original characters, albeit with a few updates. The original plan was to cast new actors as Jim Phelps, Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, Barney Collier, and Willy Armitage, but with the return of Peter Graves, the show was retooled as a continuation, with Jim Phelps leading a new IMF team, all while still using the original scripts.
Peter Graves returned as Jim Phelps, who was returning to lead an IMF team after the previous leader, his friend and protege, was murdered in the teaser of the series premiere. Phil Morris played tech wizard Grant Collier, son of Barney Collier, who had been played by Phil's father Greg Morris. (Since so little emphasis had been placed on character development in the original show, there weren't any references to Barney having kids or even being married.) Australian actors Thaao Penghis and Antony Hamilton, played acting teacher Nicholas Black and tough guy Max Harte, respectively. Terry Markwell, an American actress living in Australia, rounded out the cast as designer Casey Randall. Bob Johnson, who had played the uncredited "voice on tape" in all seven season of the original series, returned to play the now updated "voice on disc" in the revival. Original cast members Greg Morris and Lynda Day George both reprised their roles the original series for one episode each. Within the show, it was revealed that Jim Phelps and Lisa Casey (her name retconned to avoid confusion with Casey Randall) had both retired from the team no more than nine years prior, and that Barney had left sometime after that.
Since the series had been pitched as temporary workaround for the writer's strike, only thirteen episodes were initially ordered. When the writer's strike ended in August, however, new scripts were commissioned, and only four of the first five episodes wound up being remakes. ABC extended the first season to nineteen episodes. All of the actors save for Markwell signed extensions, as Markwell as not happy with her role, and she got the honor of being the first (and ultimately, only) series regular to be killed off and disavowed in the twelth episode. Jane Badler, late of V, joined the cast at the same time as former broadcast journalist and Secret Service agent (?) Shannon Reed.
Production costs had plagued the original series, so the revival was shot in Australia to save money, one of the first shows to do so. Ratings for the series had started out strong, good enough to extend the original order of thirteen episodes to nineteen, but the show wound up tied for 77th in the year-end Nielsen ratings (tied with Tour of Duty.) The show was renewed for a second season, but ABC cancelled plans for a reunion film that would've brought back the original cast.
The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the television series Mission: Impossible (1988):
Handguns
Walther PP
Walther PPs are seen throughout the first season, with and without suppressors.
Rossi Model 851
Rossi Model 851 revolvers are seen throughout the season.
Ruger Mk II
Max Harte (Antony Hamilton) draws what appears to be a suppressed Ruger Mk II in "The System" (S01E02). Despite being a suppressed .22, the sound effect used was that of an unsuppressed, large caliber handgun. A henchman is seen with what appears to be same prop in "The Plague" (S01E16).
M1911A1
Major Duvall (William Zappa) removes an M1911A1 from Grant Collier (Phil Morris), who is posing as a bodyguard in "Holograms" (S01E03). This was the first episode of the series that was not a remake. Admiral Edgar Sheppard (Mitchell Ryan) brandishes one in "Submarine" (S01E18).
Smith & Wesson 669
Smith & Wesson 669s appear throughout the season.
Special: Grant knows guns
Grant has to swap out live rounds for blanks from a Smith & Wesson 669 in "Bayou" (S01E19).
Single Action Army-type
Stanton (Steve Jacobs) uses what appears to be a Single Action Army-type revolver in "The Condemned" (S01E04). From the size, it might be chambered in .22LR.
Walther P38
A German officer is seen with a Walther P38 in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05). Max Harte (Antony Hamilton) is armed with one as part of his disguise as an East German officer in "The Wall" (S01E06), which Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) later takes away. John Christie (Tim Hughes) uses one in "Spy" (S01E14), which Nicholas (Thaao Penghlis) later gets his hands on.
Colt Official Police
Casey (Terry Markwell) pretends to have killed herself with what appears to be a Colt Official Police in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).
Tokarev TT-33
Major Natalia Zorbuskaya (Rowena Wallace) draws a Tokarev TT-33 in "The Pawn" (S01E08).
Browning High Power
Socrates Colonnades (Cesare Danova) uses a Browning High Power in "The Greek" (S01E11).
Webley Mk IV
Woodward (Nicholas Hammond) uses a Webley Mk IV in "The Greek" (S01E11). Inspector Egerton (Russell Newman) uses one in "The Devils" (S01E15).
Smith & Wesson Model 29
Doyle (John Calvin) is armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 29 in "The Fixer" (S01E13). Russell Acker (David Cameron) uses a Model 29 in "Reprisal" (S01E17), which Grant later takes.
Unidentifiable pistol
Patterson (Terry Gill) draws an unidentifiable handgun in "The Greek" (S01E11). This may be the same Smith & Wesson 669 from "Holograms" (S01E03), but it's impossible to tell.
Submachine Guns
Uzi
Federal agents are seen armed with Uzis in "Holograms" (S01E03). Grant Collier (Phil Morris) uses one in "Spy" (S01E14).
Smith & Wesson 76
Turkish prison guards are seen armed with Smith & Wesson 76 submachine guns in "The Condemned" (S01E04).
Micro Uzi
A bodyguard pulls a Micro Uzi in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Max uses one in "Bayou" (S01E19).
Austen
A henchmen is armed with an Austen in "Spy" (S01E14).
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Captain Hamidou (Adrian Wright) is seen with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Condemned" (S01E04). Lord Holman (John Stanton) and his groundskeeper Challis (Ron Graham) are seen with them in "The Devils" (S01E15).
Mossberg 500
Guards at a mental hospital are armed with Mossberg 500s in "Reprisal" (S01E17). Henchmen are armed with Mossberg 500 field guns in "Bayou" (S01E19). Max gets ahold of one later in the episode.
Rifles/Carbines
L1A1
Troops loyal to Colonel Gregory Usher (Gerard Kennedy) are armed with L1A1 rifles. Henchmen are armed with L1A1s in "Spy" (S01E14).These are presumably Australian L1A1s, since the series was shot in Australia.
CAR-15
Major Duvall (William Zappa) uses what appears to be a scoped CAR-15 in the teaser of "Holograms" (S01E03). Max uses what appears to be the same rifle with a different optic in "Spy" (S01E14).
Karabiner 98k
A German officer is armed with a Karabiner 98k in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
M1 Carbine
US soldiers are armed with M1 Carbines in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
M1 Garand
US soldiers are armed with M1 Garands in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
Sturmgewehr 44
German troops are seen armed with Sturmgewehr 44s in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
Heckler & Koch HK33
In a continuity error (and anachronism), the Sturmgewehr 44s turn into Heckler & Koch HK33 later in the scene. It's possible the switch was made due to the lack of blank-firing Sturmgewehrs.
AKMS
East German guards are armed with AKMS rifles in "The Wall" (S01E06).
AK-47
East German guards are armed with AK-47 rifles in "The Wall" (S01E06).
SKS
An East German guard is seen with an SKS in "The Wall" (S01E06).
M16
An American MP is seen with what appears to be some sort of M16 in "The Wall" (S01E06). Henchmen are armed with M16s in "Spy" (S01E14).
Parker Hale M85
Douglas Matthews (David Bradshaw) uses what appears to be a Parker Hale M85 in "The Cattle King" (S01E07). Carl (Lee Rice) is seen using the same rifle in "Spy" (S01E14).
Sa vz. 58 P
Czechoslovakian guards are armed with Sa vz. 58 P in "The Pawn" (S01E08).
Steyr AUG
Guards are armed with Steyr AUG rifles in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Guards are also seen armed with AUGs in "Submarine" (S01E18).
Modified SKS
Carl (Lee Rice) uses an SKS visually modified to resemble an AK-47 in "Spy" (S01E14).
Heckler & Koch G3
A henchman is armed with a Heckler & Koch G3 in "Spy" (S01E14).
FAMAS F1
French Army guards are seen armed with FAMAS F1 rifles in "The Plague" (S01E16).
Other
M60 machine gun
An M60 machine gun is seen mounted on a jeep in "Holograms" (S01E03).
Browning M2
Browning M2 machine guns are seen in stock footage in "The Legacy" (S01E05).
Bofors 40mm
A Bofors 40mm cannon is seen briefly in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
A German officer tosses a Model 24 Stielhandgranate in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
Mk 2 hand grenade
American soldiers are seen with Mk 2 hand grenades in the teaser of "The Legacy" (S01E05).
FIM-43 Redeye
FIM-92 Stinger missiles are central to the plot of "The Cattle King" (S01E07), although it appears that a prop FIM-43 Redeye was used in its place.
FIM-92 Stinger
Stock footage of real FIM-92 Stinger missiles is seen in "The Cattle King" (S01E07).
Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol
Socrates Colonnades (Cesare Danova) uses a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol in "The Greek" (S01E11).
M26 Hand Grenade
Shannon Reed (Jane Badler) uses a M26 Hand Grenade in "The Fortune" (S01E12). Grant (Phil Morris) and Jim (Peter Graves) all handle the grenade in the episode.
Trivia
Dart gun
Matthew Drake (John de Lancie) uses a small, custom dart gun to assassinate his targets in "The Killer" (S01E01).
Ferret Armored Car
A Ferret Armored Car is seen outside a French military research lab in "The Plague" (S01E16).
General Dynamics F-111C
An Royal Australian Air Force F-111C bomber, dressed up in USAF livery, is featured in the teaser of "Submarine" (S01E18), with Jim Phelps finding his mission briefing in the cockpit. The RAAF retired all of their F-111s by 2010, and all aircraft not selected for preservation were buried in a landfill in Ipswitch, Queensland.