Product Description

The head of the "Impossible Missions Force", a top-secret government group of operatives, starts a tape recorder and finds out about his latest assignment. Throughout most of the series, they would have to stop some petty dictator or powerful bad guy from whatever evil plot they had against the U.S. or Democracy in general. The elaborate use of electronic gadgetry, masters of disguise and detailed plans that require split-second timing made this tv show an "on the edge of your seater"!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5046 in DVD
• Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
• Released on: 2007-06-05
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, Portuguese
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 7
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 1254 minutes

Amazon.com
The classic Impossible Missions Force lineup made its debut in Mission: Impossible's sophomore season (1967-1968), which is preserved in this essential set for classic TV fans. Gone was Steven Hill as Dan Briggs, and in his place the supremely confident and smooth Peter Graves as new team leader Jim Phelps, whom most viewers identify with the series. Carrying out the missions assigned from a pre-recorded voice on the self-destroying tape recorder was magician and master of disguise Rollin Hand (Martin Landau, who moved up from guest star to regular cast member with this season), top model Cinnamon Carter (Landau's real-life spouse Barbara Bain, who won three Emmys for her work on the show), electronics genius Barney Collier (Greg Morris), and all-purpose strong man Willie Armitage (body builder-turned-actor Peter Lupus). Among the 25 adventures carried out in this seven-disc set: "The Seal," in which the IMF uses a trained cat to assist in the recovery from an important statue from thief Darren McGavin; "The Town," with Phelps discovering that Communists have overrun an entire hamlet; and "The Slave," in which the team tangle with a Middle Eastern slavery ring. Guest stars include Anthony Zerbe, Paul Winfield, Fritz Weaver, and Sid Haig, but it's the team itself that shines the brightest, especially Landau and Bain, who exude the breezy charm of the series itself (though both would depart the show by the following season). Sadly, the second season set includes no extras. -- Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Your mission is to accept this dvd
After geting season one, I could not wait for the release of season 2. The first season dvd were better than expected with great transfers of both picture and sound. The stories, of course were even better than I remembered. This is Mission Impossible, not the movies of recent times. These episodes are based on outwitting, fooling or even conning the opposition not outmuscling them. These agents use planning and stealth to achieve the mission. Of course, something will go wrong calling for improvisation and adaptation. This season marks the appearance of Peter Graves as Jim Phelps. He has a warmer screen personna than Steven Hill of the first season. These shows hold their own even after forty years. From the first note of the opening theme, you will be hooked. Action, humor and suspense delivered with great acting and writing. Do not let this set self destruct. Do not disavow this series. It is an all time classic.

Much Anticipated and Finally Available
At last, the much anticipated second season of Mission Impossible. This is where Peter Graves takes over from Stephen Hill as Jim Phelps. Although Mr. Hill did a fine job, I would venture to say that most of us who remember the series place Mr. Graves as the head of the MI force.

For those of you who think of MI based on the Tom Cruise movies, this is entirely different (and much, much better). The television series is NOT comprised of a bunch of "flash/bang" scenes slapped together in a two-hour film clip designed to make a buck. The TV series was an intelligent attempt (which succeeded for the most part) in portraying a highly specialized and trained group of individuals working for a top secret government department who got missions which were otherwise; well, impossible. They would accomplish this through a meticulous and clever plan, which in most instances involved conning the enemy involved. There were few car chases or gun battles in these episodes (unless the MI force planned them in advance), yet each installment was captivating as we would watch the plot unwind and the bad guy get his just dues.

Yes, we know that by the end of the hour the IM force is going to be successful in its mission each time - but what is so fascinating is how they do it (we are privy to only part of the plan each time at the beginning of the show). The plots often have more twists than a pretzel and are believable (with a couple of exceptions).

Very few of the installments were "losers", which made the TV series well above average overall. The program lasted for seven seasons and outlasted all of the other "spy programs" (such as `The Man from U.N.C.L.E', `I Spy', `Get Smart', etc) during the 1960's spy program craze.

If you haven't yet seen the original television program, do yourself a great favor and try one of the two sets soon available (Season One is available right now). Sit back in your favorite chair with your friends or family and prepare to be delighted. I'll bet you'll find the episodes are like Lays Potato Chips - can't watch just one.

Highly Recommended

~P~

Episodes from Season Two include:

Season 2, Episode 1: The Widow
Original Air Date: 10 September 1967

Season 2, Episode 2: Trek
Original Air Date: 17 September 1967

Season 2, Episode 3: The Survivors
Original Air Date: 24 September 1967

Season 2, Episode 4: The Bank
Original Air Date: 1 October 1967

Season 2, Episode 5: The Slave: Part 1
Original Air Date: 8 October 1967

Season 2, Episode 6: The Slave: Part 2
Original Air Date: 15 October 1967

Season 2, Episode 7: Operation 'Heart'
Original Air Date: 22 October 1967

Season 2, Episode 8: The Money Machine
Original Air Date: 29 October 1967

Season 2, Episode 9: The Seal
Original Air Date: 5 November 1967

Season 2, Episode 10: Charity
Original Air Date: 12 November 1967

Season 2, Episode 11: The Council: Part 1
Original Air Date: 19 November 1967

Season 2, Episode 12: The Council: Part 2
Original Air Date: 26 November 1967

Season 2, Episode 13: The Astrologer
Original Air Date: 3 December 1967

Season 2, Episode 14: Echo of Yesterday
Original Air Date: 10 December 1967

Season 2, Episode 15: The Photographer
Original Air Date: 17 December 1967

Season 2, Episode 16: The Spy
Original Air Date: 7 January 1968

Season 2, Episode 17: A Game of Chess
Original Air Date: 14 January 1968

Season 2, Episode 18: The Emerald
Original Air Date: 21 January 1968

Season 2, Episode 19: The Condemned
Original Air Date: 28 January 1968

Season 2, Episode 20: The Counterfeiter
Original Air Date: 4 February 1968

Season 2, Episode 21: The Town
Original Air Date: 18 February 1968

Season 2, Episode 22: The Killing
Original Air Date: 28 February 1968

Season 2, Episode 23: The Phoenix
Original Air Date: 3 March 1968

Season 2, Episode 24: Trial by Fury
Original Air Date: 10 March 1968

Season 2, Episode 25: Recovery
Original Air Date: 17 March 1968

Stealth=Brains Over Brawn.
This underappreciated series focused on the fooling, outsmarting, & even conning the opposition to beat them. Often using great gadgets & disguises, Barney Collier{Greg Morris} was the best part of the show to me. Not surprisingly, something will go wrong calling for fast adapting & improvisation for the members of the impossible missions force.

This season, the warmer Peter Graves as Jim Phelps replaced the detached Steven Hills as the leader of the IMF. This seasons episodes had more diverse plots than season one. For me discs 3-4, episodes 9-16 were the best. Examples: In 9 "The Seal," has a trained cat recover an ancient jade seal to return it to its rightful country. The two part "The Council," was very well done with even more intruiging disguises than usual. Rollin{played by the superb Martin Landau} impersonates a mob boss using a face supplied by Cinnamon{Landau's real life wife Barbara Bain}. In 14 "The Echo Of Yesterday," was a finely detailed story. Cinnamon & the whole IMF team goes to great lengths to stop a munitions magnate who is giving arms to Neo-Nazi's. Guest star Hans Gudagast{Eric Braden} of Rat Patrol & Young & The Restless fame was very good as the unstable Nazi leader. This may have been the most imaginative episode of the season? The only slight minus was the overdone makeup Barbara Bain wore. Both the series & the opening theme deserves ten stars.