| Mission: Impossible - Season 2
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| Country
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 USA
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| Channel
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CBS
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| Genre
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Espionage
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| Broadcast
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9/10/67 - 3/17/68
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| No. of Episodes
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25
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| Main Cast
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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.
Colt Detective Special 1st Gen .38 Special
Rollin Hand with his DS in "The Widow" (S02E01).
Jack Cole (
Dan O'Herlihy) holds Cardoza's DS on Phelps in "Trek" (S02E02.)
Rollin Hand opens fire with his DS in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05).
Jim Phelps shows Jara (
Percy Rodrigues) his backup DS "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Rollin Hand threatens a doctor with his DS in "Operation 'Heart'" (S2E07).
President Beyron Rurich (
Pernell Roberts) carries the Colt as his sidearm in "Operation 'Heart'" (S2E07).
Jim Phelps with a cat in one hand and a gat in the other in "The Seal" (S2E09).
Barney's DS in his holster in "The Council: Part 1" (S02E11).
Frank Wayne (
Paul Stevens) with Barney's DS in "The Council: Part 1" (S02E11).
Phelps takes the DS out of Col. Markus von Frank's (
Eric Braeden) hand in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14). Braeden was still known by his birth name, Hans Gudegast, at the time.
Barney swaps live rounds out of a DS for paint rounds in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Rollin and Willy Armitage (
Peter Lupus) with Detective Specials as they pose as federal agents in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Alex Morley (
John Randolph) with Rollin's DS in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
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.
Rollin bursts in with his DS in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).
Beretta M1934
The Beretta M1934 is seen throughout the series.
Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP
A closeup of Cresnic's M1934. Note that it is now uncocked.
Eric Stavak (
Albert Paulsen) holds his Beretta to Jim Phelps in "The Survivors" (S02E03).
Alfred Belzig (
James Daly) with his Beretta in "The Bank" (S02E04).
Rollin Hand, dressed as Adolf Hitler, with Kelmann's M1934 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14). (Somehow they made Hitler even creepier.)
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).
A close-up of Rollin's Beretta as he points it at Felicia Vabar (
Katherine Woodville) in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Rollin holds his Beretta on Felicia in "The Spy" (S02E16). He later loses it to Lieutenant Dreis (
George Sperdakos).
A closeup of Felicia's Beretta in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Phelps loads a Beretta 1934 with a microphone inside the magazine before handing it off to Rollin disguised as David Webster (
Kevin Hagen) in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
Tom (
Keith McConnell) holds his Beretta to Phelps' head in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
Walther P38
Walther P38s are seen throughout the season.
Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War Two dated - 9x19mm
Alex Cresnic (
William Windom) with a suppressed P38 in "The Widow" (S02E01). Note that this suppressor is far more realistic looking than the one used in
Season 1.
A Santales soldier is seen guarding Colonel Cardoza with a P38. General Diaz (
Michael Pate) (left) had one earlier in the episode.
A bank guard with his P38 in "The Bank" (S02E04).
Musha (
Sid Haig) with his P38 in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05).
Some of the men employed by Walter DuBruis also hold Walther P38's in "The Money Machine" (S2E08).
Barney with his specially modified P38 in "The Council: Part 1" (S02E11). According to Barney, flipping on the safety/decocker will cause the pistol to misfire.
Rollin flips the safety on Barney's specially modified P38 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12). Flipping on the safety/decocker on a normal P38 would lock the trigger in place.
Rollin Hand, dressed as Hitler, with a P38 in "Echo of Yesterday" (S02E14). The haziness is the first person perspective of Otto Kelmann, who had been drugged and forced to watch a reenactment of his wife's murder.
Barney swaps out a magazine of live rounds for a magazine of paint rounds in "The Photographer" (S02E15). It was highly presumptuous for him to assume that David Redding (
Anthony Zerbe) would have a P38.
Jim Phelps does the same with Redding's bomb shelter arsenal in "The Photographer" (S02E15). Unlike Barney, Phelps brought loose rounds of various calibers, not knowing what he'd find.
Alex Morley's empty P38 locked open in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Astra 400
Astra 400s are seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign cops and military personnel.
Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo
Kopik (
Bob Homel) with his Astra in "The Survivors" (S02E03).
Barney with Kopik's Astra in "The Survivors" (S02E03).
Vito Lugana (
Vincent Gardenia) grabs an Astra 400 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
A closeup of Vito's Astra 400 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
Nikos (
Edward Knight) and Makar (
Dehl Berti) fire their Astra 400s at Rollin behind the door in "The Spy" (S02E16). Note how the squibs in the door are slightly out of sync with the guns.
Captain Barrera fires on a fleeing car in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
Janos (
Scott Hale) and a guard (uncredited) with their Astra 400's drawn in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).
Another guard (uncredited) holds Stefan Prohosh (
Alf Kjellin) at bay with his Astra 400 in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).
Rollin with his Astra 400 in his disguise as a prison officer in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
Jim Phelps with Rollin's Astra 400 in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
Becker & Hollander Beholla
King Ibn Borca (Joseph Ruskin) draws a Becker & Hollander Beholla with a chrome finish in "The Slave: Part 2" (S2E06).
Becker & Hollander Beholla - .32 ACP
M1911
Original M1911s are seen throughout the first season.
Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
One of Cresnic's henchmen with a
M1911 in "The Widow" (S02E01).
Karl de Groot (
Warren Stevens) with Phelps' M1911 in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05).
Phelps' M1911 on a table in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05). Note the flat backstrap and the lack of cuts in the frame.
Jara (
Percy Rodrigues) fires Phelps' in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06). Despite having just fired, the hammer remains down, and slide has not locked open.
Jim holds the pistol in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Colt Official Police
Colt Official Police revolvers are seen through the season.
Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special
Rollin Hand with a suppressed Official Police in "Charity" (S02E10).
Rolling Hand offers his revolver, now with the suppressor removed, to Erik Hagar (
Fritz Weaver), who takes it, in "Charity" (S02E10).
Johnny (
Robert Phillips) points his Colt at Jimmy Bibo (Nicholas Colasanto) in "The Council: Part 1" (S02E11). Nicholas Colasanto, of course, it far better known for his role as Coach on
Cheers.
Barney tosses Johnny's revolver out on the sidewalk after unloading it in "The Council: Part 1" (S02E11). Unlike many other scenes that involve a gun being dropped on hard surfaces, this appears to be a real gun rather than a rubber prop.
Johnny slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
Arno (
Walter Alzmann) slips a (fake) suppressor onto his revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).
The Deputy (
Gregg Palmer) holds his revolver on Jim Phelps in "The Town" (S02E21).
Colt Model 1903/1908
Colt Model 1903/1908s are seen throughout the season.
Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP
Akim Hadramut (
Steve Franken) with a Colt Model 1903/1908 in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06). He also has a Colt Detective Special that he hands to Prince Fasar (
David Mauro).
Rollin Hand with his Colt Model 1903/1908 in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Raf Tagoor (
Michael Shillo) with his Colt in "The Money Machine" (S02E08).
Al Morgan (
Paul Lambert) with a Colt in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
Col. Alex Stahl (
Steve Ihnat) with a Colt in "The Astrologer" (S02E13). The Steward (
Ed McCready) is armed with a P38.
David Redding pulls a Colt on Jim Phelps in "The Photographer" (S02E15). It later turns into a Beretta M1934 (see above.)
A disguised Rollin with a Colt in "A Game of Chess" (S02E17).
Eddie Burke (
Frank Campanella) threatens Cinnamon in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).
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
Captain Miklos Cherno's (Joseph Campanella) sidearm is a Mle 1892 Revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm SR
Cherno threatens Phelps with his sidearm in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Cherno unloads his Mle 1892 in "The Spy" (S02E16). Note how the cylinder swings to the right, unlike most modern double action revolvers.
The fact that it is too easy to tell which chamber is loaded is precisely why this is a terrible way to intimidate someone.
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.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model
Yorgi Petrosian (
Michael Strong) with a rubber S&W 10 snub in "The Emerald" (S02E18). Note the solid barrel and the Smith & Wesson-style cylinder release.
Rollin with the same gun in "The Emerald" (S02E18) after knocking Petrosian out with it.
Walther PPK
"Arthur Warner" (Peter Donat) uses a Walther PPK in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
Walther PPK - 7.65 mm Browning aka .32 ACP
A closeup of Warner's PPK.
Protector Palm Pistol
Jim Phelps assembles a Protector Palm Pistol in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). Klaus (Paul Winfield) later takes it away from him.
Protector Palm Pistol - .32 Rimfire Extra Short/.32 Centrefire Extra Short
Jim Phelps starts to assemble the Palm Pistol.
Phelps with the assembled Palm Pistol.
Phelps threatens the other prisoners with the Palm Pistol.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
Cresnic's henchmen are armed with Sten Mk II submachine guns in "The Widow" (S02E01)..
Cresnic's henchman with a Sten 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.
Willy Armitage (
Peter Lupus) with an M50 in "The Bank" (S02E04).
A guard with a Madsen M50 in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05).
Barney uses the camera built into the receiver of a Madsen M50 in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05).
Another guard with his M50 in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05). Note the lack of a bolt actuator, as this appears to be a cast replica.
Barney with his fully assembled M50/camera in "The Slave: Part 1" (S02E05). Since the receiver was assembled in two pieces (see above), a seam should be visible in this shot.
Willy Armitage with a Madsen M50 in "Operation 'Heart'" (S02E07).
Willy Armitage fires his Madsen M50 in "The Spy" (S02E16).
A prison guard opens fire with his M50 in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k rifles are seen throughout the season.
Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Santales soldiers with their Mausers in "Trek" (S02E02).
Jack Cole (
Dan O'Herlihy) with a captured K98k in "Trek" (S02E02).
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.
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 Paratrooper Carbine with foregrips are seen throughout the series.
M1 Carbine manufactured by Plainfield, with post WW2 paratrooper stock
A henchman with an M1A1 carbine in "The Survivors" (S02E03).
The guard on the left is armed with the M1A1 Carbine in "Operation Heart" (S2E07). The one on the right has an M1 Carbine with only the shoulder stock cut down, described below.
M1917 Enfield Sporter
Karl de Groot (Warren Stevens) uses an M1917 Enfield Sporter in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
Sporterized Pattern M1914 (P 14) Enfield - .303 UK
Winchester Model 70
Barney Collier uses a Winchester Model 70 in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07).
Modern update of classic Winchester Model 70 with open sights - .30-06.
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.
Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
A blurry shot of the guard's unusual M1 Carbine. While the shoulder stock has been cut down, the barrel has not.
The cut down M1 Carbine in the hands of the guard on the right.
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).
FEG G.98/40 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Guards with FEG Gewehr 98/40s in "The Spy" (S02E16).
Guards with FEG Gewehr 98/40s in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).
Barney with a FEG Gewehr 98/40 taken from a guard in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
Remington Model 572
Bert Gordon (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) uses a Remington Model 572 in "The Killing" (S02E22).
Remington Model 572 - .22 LR/.22 Short/ .22 Long
Bert Gordon fires his Model 572 at his personal range in his home.
The Model 572 off to the side while Bert checks his target.
Bert fires in the climax.
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."
Type 02 Paratrooper Takedown Rifle - 7.7mm
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.
Janos (
Scott Hale) examines the other half of the rifle in in "The Phoenix" (S02E23).
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.)
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.
Willy fires the rifle in "Recovery" (S02E25).
A brief shot of the muzzle in "Recovery" (S02E25).
Shotguns
Remington 870
The Remington 870 is seen throughout the season.
Remington 870 Slug Shotgun - 12 gauge
Jim Phelps and Barney Collier with Remington 870s in "The Widow" (S02E01).
Willy Armitage chambers a round in his Remington 870 in "The Widow" (S02E01).
Willy and Barney with Remington 870s in "The Widow" (S02E01).
Rollin Hand with an 870 in "The Survivors" (S02E03).
The
Remington 870 is used by Barney in "The Money Machine" (S2E08).
Jim Phelps swaps out live 12 gauge shells for paint shells in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
David Redding with a Remington 870 in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Willy with a Remington 870 in "The Counterfeiter" (S02E20).
Winchester Model 1897
A police officer responds arrives on scene with a Winchester Model 1897 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge
An officer with his shotgun ready in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12)
Double Barreled Shotgun
A sentry (uncredited) is armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Town" (S02E21).
L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 Gauge.
The sentry with his 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).
Webley No. 1 Mark 1 Flare Gun - 37mm
The Webley flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16). This one is missing the shoulder stock. The conical piece opens up to accept the camera, and it them muzzle-loaded into the flare gun.
Phelps ready to fire the flare gun.
Captain Miklos Cherno (
Joseph Campanella) examines the Webley flare gun in "The Spy" (S02E16). (It looks a lot funnier than it is.)
Colonel Dubov (
Karl Swenson) with the flare gun 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).
Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun - 10 Gauge
The M5 releasing a cloud of smoke for some reason in "The Town" (S02E21).
Trivia
Gun Rack
David Redding (Anthony Zerbe) has a rack of guns in his bomb shelter in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
Redding's gun rack in "The Photographer" (S02E15). There's at least one Remington 870, a
Coach Gun, and what appears to be an
M1 Garand on the far right.
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.
Phelps' jacket in "The Photographer" (S02E15). Paint rounds or not, a jacket lined with that many rounds and shells would not only be absurdly heavy, but immediately noticeable as well.
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