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"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 28 -- In Philadelphia, Scott's boyhood friend (Jim Brown) takes him and his family hostage for classified microfilm.   Guest starring: Jim Brown, Beah Richards, Hazel Medina, Rupert Crosse, Bob Kline
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 24 -- Robinson and Scott scour Madrid to retrace events that led to the murder of Kelly's date (Zohra Lampert), a Soviet ballerina.  Guest starring: Zohra Lampert, Lawrence Dane, Alan Oppenheimer, Lou Krugman, Shep Sanders
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 27 -- A former Pentagon file clerk (Wally Cox) is the target of a modern Mata Hari seeking nuclear secrets.   Guest starring: Wally Cox, Leticia Roman, Will Kuluva, Sandy Kenyon
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 26 -- A State Department official assigns a comic (Don Rickles) to make a USO tour, unaware he is an easy propaganda target.   Guest starring: Don Rickles, Barbara McNair, Marianna Hill, Diahn Williams, Michael Strong
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 25 -- An agent (France Nuyen) Robinson loves is having an affair with a vicious dictator (Ricardo Montalban).   Guest starring: France Nuyen, Ricardo Montalban, Virginia Grey, Kenneth Tobey, Roy Jenson

Overview

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7.5/10   238 votes
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Writers:
Michael Kandel (writer)
Paul Wendkos (writer)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
15 September 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime more
Plot:
A pair of American agents faces espionage adventures with skill, humor and some serious questions about their work... more
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Bill Cosby Spies a Humor Prize
 (From E! Online. 1 April 2009, 2:10 PM, PDT)

Stage And Screen Legend Eartha Kitt Dead At Age 81
 (From CinemaRetro. 26 December 2008, 3:12 PM, PST)

User Comments:
One of the best series ever on so many levels more

Cast

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Robert Culp ... Kelly Robinson / ... (82 episodes, 1965-1968)

Bill Cosby ... Alexander Scott (82 episodes, 1965-1968)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Danny Doyle" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
60 min (82 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 (season 1) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico more
Company:
3F Productions more

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Trivia:
The first American dramatic TV series to feature a black actor in a lead role. Scripts were peppered with unique lingo. One catchphrase, "wonderfulness," became popular and was later used by Bill Cosby for the title of one of his comedy albums. more
Quotes:
[Contemplating a solid gold stove]
Kelly Robinson: I can just imagine the look on their faces when we unload a million dollars worth of stove on them. 875 pounds worth.
Alexander Scott: Yeah.
Kelly Robinson: Suppose by the time it got to Internal Revenue it only weighed 800 pounds?
Alexander Scott: See what you mean. Well the lid's loose, maybe the damper door?
Kelly Robinson: 75 lbs of gold must be worth a lot of money.
Alexander Scott: Seventy-two thousand.
Kelly Robinson: Already figured it out, huh?
Alexander Scott: Yeah. $60 an ounce on the Chinese black market. I think I can get $70 an ounce. I know a guy...
Kelly Robinson: $70 an ounce! Whew. A couple of one-way tickets to Tahiti would scarcely put a dent in it!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Middleman: The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown (#1.9)" (2008) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best series ever on so many levels, 3 December 2007
8/10
Author: Doc Jargon from United States

Robert Culp didn't "phone in" his performances. One throw-away shot had him discover a dead body just before a commercial break, and the expression on his face was genuinely intense.

The show was ground-breaking for showcasing black talent. Yes. And huzzah for that! But it was a cracking good show regardless of racial issues. Among the many reasons already mentioned, the heroes were vulnerable. They were not stronger, better-armed or backed up by SWAT teams ready to rappel from helicopters. They often got into situations where they elected to run ... yes, RUN! Like intelligent, realistic men when facing superior odds. They were beaten (temporarily) more than a few times, and sometimes were close to death. And they weren't the only heroes in the program, as secondary characters appearing only in that episode would step in and prove useful.

"I, Spy" turns out to be superior Cold War fodder in that it showed perhaps the most realistic (although certainly still unreal, being it was early television) depiction of the stalwart American intelligence operatives trying to keep a lid on a shifting world of mayhem, out on the edge, largely alone.

And the friends, with humor and intelligence, leveraged each other into a team more formidable than three independent agents could ever muster.

These fellows showed a healthy appreciation for good things and fine women, but when the chips were down they were quick to be Boy Scouts ... and made it look convincing and even "cool." It is childishly acceptable and common to make fun of the mores of those days, but having grown up on Norman Rockwell I can tell you that the concept of being a "good guy" was serious in those days, and many men behaved with a genuine courtesy and courage that seems unrealistic today.

Cosby deserved his Emmies ... but Culp really supplied better performance than almost anyone else in those years.

Looking for a new favorite? Something you haven't already memorized and become slightly tired of? Get these DVD's and make your acquaintance with two of the coolest, yet still "upright" heroes fictional America ever produced.

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