The Town

Episode aired Feb 18, 1968
TV-PG
50m

IMDb RATING

8.5/10

435

YOUR RATING

Peter Graves and Eddie Ryder in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller

Jim Phelps is held captive by townsfolk after learning they're part of an assassination network. The clock is ticking as a pair of assassins head out to perform a hit in LA. The IMF must fir... Read allJim Phelps is held captive by townsfolk after learning they're part of an assassination network. The clock is ticking as a pair of assassins head out to perform a hit in LA. The IMF must first rescue Jim and then prevent the hit.Jim Phelps is held captive by townsfolk after learning they're part of an assassination network. The clock is ticking as a pair of assassins head out to perform a hit in LA. The IMF must first rescue Jim and then prevent the hit.

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

435

YOUR RATING

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10/10

10/10 Assassination Story in February 1968.

The timing of this episode was perfect because if it had been scheduled later in the year, it would never have been shown. The assassination's of Martin Luther King and Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy would happen later in 1968. No way this episode would have aired after their assassination's.

This episode is considered one of the best Mission Impossible episodes. I think it is THE BEST. 10/10 from me. I grew up watching this show and remember this one because of Jim Phelps in danger. I was a 13 year old who was enthralled with this series. It was everything a kid my age would love. Rewatching it on MeTV in 2024 reminded me of how great it was. This is a much watched episode.

10/10.

kchiefs1
Apr 2, 2024
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Trivia
Shortly after Phelps enters "the Town" (about 1:14 minutes into the episode) he drives past the Woodfield Town Cemetery, presumably an in-joke named after M:I's second-season script consultant (and writer) William Read Woodfield.

Goofs
When Rollin makes a cast of the doctor's face, he is clearly seen putting plaster of paris over the man's mustache, but when he removes the final mask from the mold, it is clean shaven.

Quotes
[first lines]
Williams: Howdy.
James Phelps: Hi.
Williams: What's it gonna be? Gas, oil, water? Or plain conversation?
James Phelps: Well, how about a little bit of each one.
Williams: Alright. Which one you want to start with?