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Mr. Terrific
Mister Terrific is an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS Television from January 9, to May 8, 1967. It starred Stephen Strimpell in the title role, and lasted 17 episodes. The show was similar to NBC's Captain Nice, which followed Mist...

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Mr. Terrific
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About Mr. Terrific
Mister Terrific is an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS Television from January 9, to May 8, 1967. It starred Stephen Strimpell in the title role, and lasted 17 episodes. The show was similar to NBC's Captain Nice, which followed Mister Terrific on Monday nights during its run. Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze of the 1960s, the show's premise involved gas station attendant Stanley Beamish, a mild-mannered scrawny youth who secretly worked to fight crime for a government organization, The Bureau of Secret Projects, in Washington. All he needed to do was take a "power pill" which gave him the strength of a thousand men and enabled him to fly, much like Superman, albeit by furious flapping while wearing the top half of a wingsuit. Unfortunately, he was the only person on whom the pills worked. It was established that, although the pill would give him great strength, he was still vulnerable to bullets. Furthermore, each power pill had a time limit of one hour, although he generally had two 10-minute booster pills available per episode. Much of the show's humor revolved around Stanley losing his superpowers before he completed his given assignment.
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Release Year
1967
TMDB Rating
7.7
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Season 1
17 episodes | 1967-01-09
E1Matchless
Episode 1Stanley is unaware that a hotly-pursued Power Paralysis device has been concealed in a book of matches placed in his coat pocket.
E2Mr. Big Curtsies Out
Episode 2Stanley is assigned to locate and identify an elusive and mysterious crime boss known only as "Mr. Big."
E3I Can't Fly
Episode 3A malfunctioning Air Force One could be easily repaired by Mr. Terrific, but Stanley's power pills have inexplicably stopped working.
E4My Partner the Jewel Thief
Episode 4Stanley's suspicious behavior, as he tries to solve a jewel robbery, leads Hal to believe that his best friend has become a crook.
E5The Formula Is Stolen
Episode 5The formula for the power pill is stolen. However, since the pill only works on Stanley, the thieves will also need to kidnap Stanley to brainwash him and then sell him to the highest bidder.
E6Stanley the Safecracker
Episode 6The government sends Stanley on a mission where he must impersonate a safecracker who is identical to him. Stanley must fool the man's girlfriend plus somehow convince the gang he knows how to break into vaults.
E7Stanley the Fighter
Episode 7Stanley goes undercover at a fighters' gymnasium to obtain evidence that the facility is actually a front for a counterfeiting ring.
E8Stanley the Jailbreaker
Episode 8Stanley goes undercover as a prison inmate so that he can attempt to ferret out the location of a criminal's hidden loot.
E9Fly, Ballerina, Fly
Episode 9A defecting Soviet ballerina needs Stanley's help to get away from her countrymen. Stanley needs help retrieving his lost booster pill.
E10Harley and the Killer
Episode 10An escaped murderer vows to extract fatal revenge on his one-time prosecutor—Harley Trent.
E11Stanley and the Mountaineers
Episode 11In hill country, Stanley must find an illegal still and stop a shotgun wedding.
E12Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out?
Episode 12Stanley is asked to demonstrate his powers for several representatives of foreign nations. One of them is an impostor who wants to kidnap Mr. Terrific.
E13Stanley Goes to the Dentist
Episode 13A dentist who's been using truth gas to get secrets from government agents changes tactics and places a tiny transmitter in Stanley's tooth.
E14Stanley the Track Star
Episode 14Stanley laces up his sneaks, and turns on the terrific speed, when he's assigned to locate a kidnapped athlete.
E15Try This On for Spies
Episode 15Our hero accidentally gives a genuine set of vital blueprints to an enemy agent and keeps the phonies for our side.
E16Stanley Joins the Circus
Episode 16The search for a stolen code book sends Stanley undercover and under the big top. Ultimately he has to power up and battle several performers and a gorilla in order to accomplish his mission.
E17The Sultan Has Five Wives
Episode 17The Bureau of Secret Projects must protect a visiting Sultan, so Stanley powers up and becomes a sort of Turbanator.
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