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− | {{ | + | {{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} |
− | [[ | + | |name=''Mission: Impossible - Season 2'' |
+ | |picture = MissionImpossible.jpg | ||
+ | |caption = DVD cover | ||
+ | |country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA | ||
+ | |channel = CBS | ||
+ | |genre = Espionage | ||
+ | |dates = 9/10/67 - 3/17/68 | ||
+ | |episodes = 25 | ||
+ | |character1=Jim Phelps | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Peter Graves]] | ||
+ | |character2=Rollin Hand | ||
+ | |actor2=[[Martin Landau]] | ||
+ | |character3=Cinnamon Carter | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Barbara Bain]] | ||
+ | |character4=Barney Collier | ||
+ | |actor4=[[Greg Morris]] | ||
+ | |character5 =Willy Armitage | ||
+ | |actor5=[[Peter Lupus]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | ''' | + | Season 2 of ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966)|Mission: Impossible]]'' introduced [[Peter Graves]] as new IMF team leader Jim Phelps, replacing [[Steven Hill]], who had been fired at the end of [[Mission: Impossible - Season 1|Season 1]]. Phelps was much more hands on than Dan Briggs, he was actively involved in every mission and wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Even though Graves wasn't a member of the original cast, he's still the one actor most people closely associate with the show, staying on for the show's remaining six seasons, and he was the only cast member of the original series to be a regular in the 1988 revival. Likewise, Jim Phelps was the only character from the original series to make it to the [[Mission: Impossible (1996)|film series]], although given what happened to him, it wasn't exactly an honor. |
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+ | [[Martin Landau]] was finally signed on as a regular cast member, after being reluctant to do so during the first season due to fears of losing out on film work if tied to a five year television contract. He and the producers were able to reach a compromise that had him signing one-year contracts every year. | ||
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+ | The team of Jim Phelps, Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, Barney Collier and Willy Armitage was considered the definitive IMF team, despite being together for about a third of total episodes, and all subsequent attempts to revive the series in the late seventies and eighties all included the five in some capacity or another (which was very optimistic considering the way the Landaus left the show.) When a remake was finally given the green light in the late eighties, new actors were hired to play Jim, Rollin, Cinnamon, Barney and Willy, but with Peter Graves signing back on, the remake became a continuation and the remaining four roles became new, yet similar characters. | ||
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+ | Changes were happening behind the camera as well. Desilu Productions had been sold to conglomerate Gulf+Western, which owned Paramount Pictures, in the summer of 1967 and incorporated as Paramount Television in December, so the show had to work harder to control the runaway budgets and delays that plagued the first season. Replacing Steven Hill with Peter Graves, which allowed the show to cut down on guest stars, and locking in Martin Landau did help, however. Creator Bruce Geller's other show, ''[[Mannix]]'', was also picked up for the 1967-68 season, which took some of the Season 1 staff with it. | ||
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+ | The show's ratings improved significantly for Season 2, partly because of its move to Sunday nights, and partly due to the addition of Peter Graves. The second two-parter of the season, "The Council" (episodes 11 and 12) were edited together and released as a feature in Europe, ''Mission Impossible Versus the Mob''. The show was nominated for eleven Emmy awards, including another two nominations for Martin Landau and his wife [[Barbara Bain]] for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series, and for the second year in a row, only Barbara Bain walked away with an award. The show also won again for Outstanding Dramatic Series. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{TV Title Season|2|Mission: Impossible (1966)}} | ||
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[[File:MI66_0218_DS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of a DS in "The Emerald" (S02E18). It had been a rubber snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] just earlier (see below). Since this appears to be an insert shot, and the producers didn't want to bring in the overworked (and expensive) actors for insert shots, it could be anybody's hand.]] | [[File:MI66_0218_DS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of a DS in "The Emerald" (S02E18). It had been a rubber snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] just earlier (see below). Since this appears to be an insert shot, and the producers didn't want to bring in the overworked (and expensive) actors for insert shots, it could be anybody's hand.]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0218_DS_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams ([[Claude Woolman]]) with a DS in "The Emerald" (S02E18).]] | [[File:MI66_0218_DS_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams ([[Claude Woolman]]) with a DS in "The Emerald" (S02E18).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0220_DS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rollin bursts in with his DS in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).]] | ||
==Beretta M1934== | ==Beretta M1934== | ||
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[[Image:MI66_0214_M1934_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Otto Kelmann ([[Wilfrid Hyde-White]]) reaches for an M1934 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14).]] | [[Image:MI66_0214_M1934_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Otto Kelmann ([[Wilfrid Hyde-White]]) reaches for an M1934 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14).]] | ||
[[Image:MI66_0214_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rollin Hand, dressed as Adolf Hitler, with Kelmann's M1934 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14). (Somehow they made Hitler even creepier.)]] | [[Image:MI66_0214_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rollin Hand, dressed as Adolf Hitler, with Kelmann's M1934 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14). (Somehow they made Hitler even creepier.)]] | ||
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[[File:MI66_0215_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding ([[Anthony Zerbe]]) with a Beretta 1934 in "The Photographer" (S02E15). This is a continuity error, as it had been a Colt Pocket Hammerless a moment before (see below).]] | [[File:MI66_0215_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding ([[Anthony Zerbe]]) with a Beretta 1934 in "The Photographer" (S02E15). This is a continuity error, as it had been a Colt Pocket Hammerless a moment before (see below).]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0216_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of Rollin's Beretta as he points it at Felicia Vabar ([[Katherine Woodville]]) in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | [[File:MI66_0216_M1934_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of Rollin's Beretta as he points it at Felicia Vabar ([[Katherine Woodville]]) in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | ||
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==Astra 400== | ==Astra 400== | ||
− | [[Astra 400]]s are seen throughout the season. | + | [[Astra 400]]s are seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign cops and military personnel. |
[[Image:Astra_400.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | [[Image:Astra_400.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0203_Astra_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kopik ([[Bob Homel]]) with his Astra in "The Survivors" (S02E03).]] | [[File:MI66_0203_Astra_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kopik ([[Bob Homel]]) with his Astra in "The Survivors" (S02E03).]] | ||
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[[File:MI66_0219_A400_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Vicente Barrera ([[Nate Esformes]]) and Diego ([[Steven Marlo]]) with their Astra 400's drawn in "The Condemned" (S02E19).]] | [[File:MI66_0219_A400_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Vicente Barrera ([[Nate Esformes]]) and Diego ([[Steven Marlo]]) with their Astra 400's drawn in "The Condemned" (S02E19).]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0219_A400_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Barrera fires on a fleeing car in "The Condemned" (S02E19).]] | [[File:MI66_0219_A400_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Barrera fires on a fleeing car in "The Condemned" (S02E19).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0223_A400_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Janos ([[Scott Hale]]) and a guard (uncredited) with their Astra 400's drawn in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0223_A400_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another guard (uncredited) holds Stefan Prohosh ([[Alf Kjellin]]) at bay with his Astra 400 in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0224_A400_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rollin with his Astra 400 in his disguise as a prison officer in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0224_A400_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim Phelps with Rollin's Astra 400 in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).]] | ||
== Becker & Hollander Beholla == | == Becker & Hollander Beholla == | ||
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[[File:MI66_0212_COP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).]] | [[File:MI66_0212_COP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0216_COP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arno ([[Walter Alzmann]]) slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | [[File:MI66_0216_COP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arno ([[Walter Alzmann]]) slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0221_COP_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Deputy ([[Gregg Palmer]]) holds his revolver on Jim Phelps in "The Town" (S02E21).]] | ||
==Colt Model 1903/1908== | ==Colt Model 1903/1908== | ||
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[[File:MI66_0215_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding pulls a Colt on Jim Phelps in "The Photographer" (S02E15). It later turns into a Beretta M1934 (see above.)]] | [[File:MI66_0215_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding pulls a Colt on Jim Phelps in "The Photographer" (S02E15). It later turns into a Beretta M1934 (see above.)]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0217_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A disguised Rollin with a Colt in "A Game of Chess" (S02E17).]] | [[File:MI66_0217_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A disguised Rollin with a Colt in "A Game of Chess" (S02E17).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0220_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Eddie Burke ([[Frank Campanella]]) threatens Cinnamon in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0223_CPH_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stefan Prohosh ([[Alf Kjellin]]) with his Pocket Hammerless in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). Alf Kjellin had actually directed three Season 2 episodes before appearing in front of the camera.]] | ||
==Mle 1892 Revolver== | ==Mle 1892 Revolver== | ||
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[[Image:MI66_0219_PPK_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another closeup.]] | [[Image:MI66_0219_PPK_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another closeup.]] | ||
[[Image:MI66_0219_PPK_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Warner with his PPK.]] | [[Image:MI66_0219_PPK_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Warner with his PPK.]] | ||
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+ | ==Protector Palm Pistol== | ||
+ | Jim Phelps assembles a [[Protector Palm Pistol]] in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). Klaus ([[Paul Winfield]]) later takes it away from him. | ||
+ | [[Image:Palm_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Protector Palm Pistol - .32 Rimfire Extra Short/.32 Centrefire Extra Short ]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_squeeze_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim Phelps starts to assemble the Palm Pistol.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_squeeze_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps with the assembled Palm Pistol.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_squeeze_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps threatens the other prisoners with the Palm Pistol.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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==Madsen M50== | ==Madsen M50== | ||
− | The [[Madsen M50]] is seen throughout the season. | + | The [[Madsen M50]] is seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign police officers and military personnel. |
[[File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:MI66_0204_M50_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy Armitage ([[Peter Lupus]]) with an M50 in "The Bank" (S02E04).]] | [[Image:MI66_0204_M50_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy Armitage ([[Peter Lupus]]) with an M50 in "The Bank" (S02E04).]] | ||
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[[Image:MI66_0216_M50_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy Armitage fires his Madsen M50 in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | [[Image:MI66_0216_M50_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy Armitage fires his Madsen M50 in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | ||
[[Image:MI66_0216_M50_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenant Dreis ([[George Sperdakos]]) with his Madsen M50 in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | [[Image:MI66_0216_M50_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenant Dreis ([[George Sperdakos]]) with his Madsen M50 in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_M50_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A prison guard opens fire with his M50 in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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[[File:MI66_0202_K98k_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jack Cole ([[Dan O'Herlihy]]) with a captured K98k in "Trek" (S02E02).]] | [[File:MI66_0202_K98k_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jack Cole ([[Dan O'Herlihy]]) with a captured K98k in "Trek" (S02E02).]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0202_K98k_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A K98k on the ground in "Trek" (S02E02). Unlike the other K98ks seen throughout this episode, this one has the enlarged trigger guard, indicating it is a post-war Czech model.]] | [[File:MI66_0202_K98k_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A K98k on the ground in "Trek" (S02E02). Unlike the other K98ks seen throughout this episode, this one has the enlarged trigger guard, indicating it is a post-war Czech model.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_K98k_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A prison guard with his K98k in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). This episode was shot on the redressed sets of ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', which is ironic because this show has real K98ks but ''Hogan's Heroes'' did not.]] | ||
==M1A1 Carbine== | ==M1A1 Carbine== | ||
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An unusual variation of the [[M1 Carbine]] is used by a guard (uncredited) in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07). It appears that the shoulder stock has been cut off. | An unusual variation of the [[M1 Carbine]] is used by a guard (uncredited) in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07). It appears that the shoulder stock has been cut off. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]] | ||
− | [[Image:MI66_0207_M1C_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A blurry shot of the guard's unusual M1 Carbine. While the | + | [[Image:MI66_0207_M1C_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A blurry shot of the guard's unusual M1 Carbine. While the shoulder stock has been cut down, the barrel has not.]] |
[[File:MIS2E07_12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The cut down M1 Carbine in the hands of the guard on the right.]] | [[File:MIS2E07_12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The cut down M1 Carbine in the hands of the guard on the right.]] | ||
==FEG Gewehr 98/40== | ==FEG Gewehr 98/40== | ||
− | + | Foreign guards are often armed with [[FEG Gewehr 98/40]] rifles throughout the season. Barney has one slung while impersonating a guard in "The Spy" (S02E16) and takes one from a prison guard in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). | |
[[Image:Gewehr9840.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FEG G.98/40 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Gewehr9840.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FEG G.98/40 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
− | [[Image:MI66_0216_FEG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with FEG Gewehr 98/ | + | [[Image:MI66_0216_FEG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with FEG Gewehr 98/40s in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] |
+ | [[Image:MI66_0223_FEG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards with FEG Gewehr 98/40s in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0224_FEG_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Barney with a FEG Gewehr 98/40 taken from a guard in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).]] | ||
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+ | ==Remington Model 572== | ||
+ | Bert Gordon ([[Gerald S. O'Loughlin]]) uses a [[Remington Model 572]] in "The Killing" (S02E22). | ||
+ | [[Image:Remington572.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington Model 572 - .22 LR/.22 Short/ .22 Long]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0222_R572_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bert Gordon fires his Model 572 at his personal range in his home.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0222_R572_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 572 off to the side while Bert checks his target.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0222_R572_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bert fires in the climax.]] | ||
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+ | ==Arisaka Type 2== | ||
+ | An [[Arisaka Type 2]] is used to fake an assassination in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). It is said to be chambered in "7mm." | ||
+ | [[Image:ArisakaType02ParaTakedown.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Type 02 Paratrooper Takedown Rifle - 7.7mm ]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0223_Arisaka_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rollin next to the rifle, clamped in a vise in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). The rifle is not yet assembled. In fact, the rifle is never seen fully assembled in the entire episode.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0223_Arisaka_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Janos ([[Scott Hale]]) examines the other half of the rifle in in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0223_Arisaka_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Barney, posing as an investigator with the Internal Security Department, examines the rifle before handing it to Phelps in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). (No one in the episode questions how a black man works as an investigator in the internal security department of an Eastern European country.)]] | ||
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+ | ==Unknown Rifle 1== | ||
+ | Prince Fasar ([[David Mauro]]) grabs an unknown rifle in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06). | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0206_rifle_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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+ | ==Unknown Rifle 2== | ||
+ | Willy uses an unknown, suppressed rifle to disable a repair van in "Recovery" (S02E25). It's too dark to make a proper ID. | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0225_rifle_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy fires the rifle in "Recovery" (S02E25).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MI66_0225_rifle_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A brief shot of the muzzle in "Recovery" (S02E25).]] | ||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
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[[File:MI66_0215_870_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim Phelps swaps out live 12 gauge shells for paint shells in "The Photographer" (S02E15).]] | [[File:MI66_0215_870_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim Phelps swaps out live 12 gauge shells for paint shells in "The Photographer" (S02E15).]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0215_870_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding with a Remington 870 in "The Photographer" (S02E15).]] | [[File:MI66_0215_870_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Redding with a Remington 870 in "The Photographer" (S02E15).]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0220_870_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Willy with a Remington 870 in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).]] | ||
==Winchester Model 1897== | ==Winchester Model 1897== | ||
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[[File:MI66_0212_W1897_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An officer with his shotgun ready in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12)]] | [[File:MI66_0212_W1897_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An officer with his shotgun ready in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12)]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0212_W1897_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:MI66_0212_W1897_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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+ | ==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
+ | A sentry (uncredited) is armed with a [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] in "The Town" (S02E21). | ||
+ | [[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg|thumb|none|400px|L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0221_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The sentry with his shotgun in "The Town" (S02E21).]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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[[File:MI66_0216_WF_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Miklos Cherno ([[Joseph Campanella]]) examines the Webley flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16). (It looks a lot funnier than it is.)]] | [[File:MI66_0216_WF_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Miklos Cherno ([[Joseph Campanella]]) examines the Webley flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16). (It looks a lot funnier than it is.)]] | ||
[[File:MI66_0216_WF_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Dubov ([[Karl Swenson]]) with the flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | [[File:MI66_0216_WF_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Dubov ([[Karl Swenson]]) with the flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16).]] | ||
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+ | ==Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun== | ||
+ | A dropped [[Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun]] tips off Jim Phelps that something is amiss in "The Town" (S02E21). | ||
+ | [[Image:H&R_M5_Flare.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun - 10 Gauge]] | ||
+ | [[File:MI66_0221_flare_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The M5 releasing a cloud of smoke for some reason in "The Town" (S02E21).]] | ||
=Trivia= | =Trivia= |
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Season 2 of Mission: Impossible introduced Peter Graves as new IMF team leader Jim Phelps, replacing Steven Hill, who had been fired at the end of Season 1. Phelps was much more hands on than Dan Briggs, he was actively involved in every mission and wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Even though Graves wasn't a member of the original cast, he's still the one actor most people closely associate with the show, staying on for the show's remaining six seasons, and he was the only cast member of the original series to be a regular in the 1988 revival. Likewise, Jim Phelps was the only character from the original series to make it to the film series, although given what happened to him, it wasn't exactly an honor.
Martin Landau was finally signed on as a regular cast member, after being reluctant to do so during the first season due to fears of losing out on film work if tied to a five year television contract. He and the producers were able to reach a compromise that had him signing one-year contracts every year.
The team of Jim Phelps, Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, Barney Collier and Willy Armitage was considered the definitive IMF team, despite being together for about a third of total episodes, and all subsequent attempts to revive the series in the late seventies and eighties all included the five in some capacity or another (which was very optimistic considering the way the Landaus left the show.) When a remake was finally given the green light in the late eighties, new actors were hired to play Jim, Rollin, Cinnamon, Barney and Willy, but with Peter Graves signing back on, the remake became a continuation and the remaining four roles became new, yet similar characters.
Changes were happening behind the camera as well. Desilu Productions had been sold to conglomerate Gulf+Western, which owned Paramount Pictures, in the summer of 1967 and incorporated as Paramount Television in December, so the show had to work harder to control the runaway budgets and delays that plagued the first season. Replacing Steven Hill with Peter Graves, which allowed the show to cut down on guest stars, and locking in Martin Landau did help, however. Creator Bruce Geller's other show, Mannix, was also picked up for the 1967-68 season, which took some of the Season 1 staff with it.
The show's ratings improved significantly for Season 2, partly because of its move to Sunday nights, and partly due to the addition of Peter Graves. The second two-parter of the season, "The Council" (episodes 11 and 12) were edited together and released as a feature in Europe, Mission Impossible Versus the Mob. The show was nominated for eleven Emmy awards, including another two nominations for Martin Landau and his wife Barbara Bain for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series, and for the second year in a row, only Barbara Bain walked away with an award. The show also won again for Outstanding Dramatic Series.
The following weapons were used in Season 2 of the television series Mission: Impossible (1966):
Handguns
Colt Detective Special
First generation Colt Detective Specials are seen throughout the season.
Beretta M1934
The Beretta M1934 is seen throughout the series.
Walther P38
Walther P38s are seen throughout the season.
Astra 400
Astra 400s are seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign cops and military personnel.
Becker & Hollander Beholla
King Ibn Borca (Joseph Ruskin) draws a Becker & Hollander Beholla with a chrome finish in "The Slave: Part 2" (S2E06).
M1911
Original M1911s are seen throughout the first season.
Colt Official Police
Colt Official Police revolvers are seen through the season.
Colt Model 1903/1908
Colt Model 1903/1908s are seen throughout the season.
Mle 1892 Revolver
Captain Miklos Cherno's (Joseph Campanella) sidearm is a Mle 1892 Revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Smith & Wesson Model 10 (rubber)
Yorgi Petrosian (Michael Strong) threatens Rollin with what appears to be a rubber snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "The Emerald" (S02E18). It needs to be rubber as Rollin soon gets ahold of it and pistol-whips him with it. In closeup (insert shots), it turns into a Colt Detective Special.
Walther PPK
"Arthur Warner" (Peter Donat) uses a Walther PPK in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
Protector Palm Pistol
Jim Phelps assembles a Protector Palm Pistol in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). Klaus (Paul Winfield) later takes it away from him.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
Cresnic's henchmen are armed with Sten Mk II submachine guns in "The Widow" (S02E01)..
Madsen M50
The Madsen M50 is seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign police officers and military personnel.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k rifles are seen throughout the season.
M1A1 Carbine
M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine with foregrips are seen throughout the series.
M1917 Enfield Sporter
Karl de Groot (Warren Stevens) uses an M1917 Enfield Sporter in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Winchester Model 70
Barney Collier uses a Winchester Model 70 in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07).
M1 Carbine
An unusual variation of the M1 Carbine is used by a guard (uncredited) in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07). It appears that the shoulder stock has been cut off.
FEG Gewehr 98/40
Foreign guards are often armed with FEG Gewehr 98/40 rifles throughout the season. Barney has one slung while impersonating a guard in "The Spy" (S02E16) and takes one from a prison guard in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
Remington Model 572
Bert Gordon (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) uses a Remington Model 572 in "The Killing" (S02E22).
Arisaka Type 2
An Arisaka Type 2 is used to fake an assassination in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). It is said to be chambered in "7mm."
Unknown Rifle 1
Prince Fasar (David Mauro) grabs an unknown rifle in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Unknown Rifle 2
Willy uses an unknown, suppressed rifle to disable a repair van in "Recovery" (S02E25). It's too dark to make a proper ID.
Shotguns
Remington 870
The Remington 870 is seen throughout the season.
Winchester Model 1897
A police officer responds arrives on scene with a Winchester Model 1897 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
Double Barreled Shotgun
A sentry (uncredited) is armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Town" (S02E21).
Other
Webley No. 1 Mark 1 flare gun
Jim Phelps uses a Webley No. 1 Mark 1 flare gun to deliver a camera and film to Rollin in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun
A dropped Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun tips off Jim Phelps that something is amiss in "The Town" (S02E21).
Trivia
Gun Rack
David Redding (Anthony Zerbe) has a rack of guns in his bomb shelter in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Ammo in jacket
Jim Phelps has several dozen rounds hidden in the lining of his jacket in "The Photographer" (S02E15). He's there to swap out whatever live rounds David Redding has in his bomb shelter arsenal with paint rounds.