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Mr. Terrific(1967)

Comedy
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First Air Date: 1967-01-09
Average Runtime: 25m
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 8
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17

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.

Keywords

superherositcom

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 17
E01
Matchless

Air Date: 1967-01-09

N/A

Stanley is unaware that a hotly-pursued Power Paralysis device has been concealed in a book of matches placed in his ...

E02
Mr. Big Curtsies Out

Air Date: 1967-01-16

N/A

Stanley is assigned to locate and identify an elusive and mysterious crime boss known only as "Mr. Big."

E03
I Can't Fly

Air Date: 1967-01-23

N/A

A malfunctioning Air Force One could be easily repaired by Mr. Terrific, but Stanley's power pills have inexplicably ...

E04
My Partner the Jewel Thief

Air Date: 1967-01-30

N/A

Stanley's suspicious behavior, as he tries to solve a jewel robbery, leads Hal to believe that his best friend has be...

E05
The Formula Is Stolen

Air Date: 1967-02-06

N/A

The formula for the power pill is stolen. However, since the pill only works on Stanley, the thieves will also need t...

E06
Stanley the Safecracker

Air Date: 1967-02-20

N/A

The government sends Stanley on a mission where he must impersonate a safecracker who is identical to him. Stanley mu...

E07
Stanley the Fighter

Air Date: 1967-02-27

N/A

Stanley goes undercover at a fighters' gymnasium to obtain evidence that the facility is actually a front for a count...

E08
Stanley the Jailbreaker

Air Date: 1967-03-06

N/A

Stanley goes undercover as a prison inmate so that he can attempt to ferret out the location of a criminal's hidden l...

E09
Fly, Ballerina, Fly

Air Date: 1967-03-13

N/A

A defecting Soviet ballerina needs Stanley's help to get away from her countrymen. Stanley needs help retrieving his ...

E10
Harley and the Killer

Air Date: 1967-03-20

N/A

An escaped murderer vows to extract fatal revenge on his one-time prosecutor—Harley Trent.

E11
Stanley and the Mountaineers

Air Date: 1967-03-27

N/A

In hill country, Stanley must find an illegal still and stop a shotgun wedding.

E12
Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out?

Air Date: 1967-04-03

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Stanley is asked to demonstrate his powers for several representatives of foreign nations. One of them is an impostor...

E13
Stanley Goes to the Dentist

Air Date: 1967-04-10

N/A

A dentist who's been using truth gas to get secrets from government agents changes tactics and places a tiny transmit...

E14
Stanley the Track Star

Air Date: 1967-04-17

N/A

Stanley laces up his sneaks, and turns on the terrific speed, when he's assigned to locate a kidnapped athlete.

E15
Try This On for Spies

Air Date: 1967-04-24

N/A

Our hero accidentally gives a genuine set of vital blueprints to an enemy agent and keeps the phonies for our side.

E16
Stanley Joins the Circus

Air Date: 1967-05-01

N/A

The search for a stolen code book sends Stanley undercover and under the big top. Ultimately he has to power up and b...

E17
The Sultan Has Five Wives

Air Date: 1967-05-08

N/A

The Bureau of Secret Projects must protect a visiting Sultan, so Stanley powers up and becomes a sort of Turbanator.

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Top Cast

Stephen Strimpell
Stephen Strimpell
Stanley Beamish
Richard Gautier
Richard Gautier
Hal Walters
John McGiver
John McGiver
B. J. Reed
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
Harley Trent
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Narrator