In short, the kind of thing we imagine the CIA really does but doesn’t want to get caught doing. The plots were always very complicated and usually involved the overthrow of some dictator or the theft of secret papers. Since Jim always picked the same people, this seemed sort of silly and was eventually dropped. In the first seasons the self-destructing tape came with a packet of pictures of potential agents to use on the assignment. Graves, brother of Gunsmoke star James Arness, is the leader we remember. In the second season, the team is headed by Peter Graves as Jim Phelps. In 1990, these limitations were accomodated by producer Dick Wolf as Hill began his 10 year run as D.A. Reportedly, Hill’s contract restrictions which limited the days and hours he would work in order for the Orthodox Jew to strictly observe his religion became a problem. In the first season, it was “your mission, Dan” as Steven Hill ( real name, Solomon Krakovsky) played Daniel Briggs, leader of the Impossible Mission Force.
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