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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.
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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Jack Arnold
Stephen Strimpell
Stanley Beamish
Richard Gautier
Hal Walters
John McGiver
B. J. Reed
Paul Smith
Harley Trent
Paul Frees
Narrator
Richard Erdman
Manny
Iggie Wolfington
Petrov
Harold J. Stone
Shenko
Luciana Paluzzi
Mala Valenska
Kathie Browne
Julia / 'Mr. Big'
Troy Melton
2nd Hood
David Opatoshu
The Psychiatrist
Susan Seaforth Hayes
June
Foster Brooks
1st Man
Ellen Corby
Mrs. Walters
Eileen Wesson
Nurse
Russ Grieve
2nd Policeman
Bill Quinn
Pilot
Michael Rye
President
Benny Rubin
Abdul
Henry Corden
Butler
Marjorie Eaton
Princess
Howard Wendell
Mr. Thornton
Paul 'Mousie' Garner
Tailor
Chuck Courtney
Gentleman
Jay Novello
Count Gregory
Lee Bergere
Claude
Richard Dawson
Max
Joan Huntington
Nina
Paul Bryar
Henri
Ned Glass
Dr. Reynolds
Will J. White
Guard
Barbara Stuart
Dolly
Robert Strauss
Carl
Mike Mazurki
Shoulders
Leo Gordon
Archie Thompson
Joyce Jameson
The Girl
Charles Dierkop
Tiger
Steve Mitchell
1st Hood
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Killer Kane
Richard X. Slattery
Blackjack Clayton
Joyce Van Patten
Margo
Clancy Cooper
Police Sergeant
Marianne Gordon
Gladys
Chuck Roberson
Dawson
Barrie Chase
Tanya
Dick Wilson
Chef
Cynthia Lynn
Dashinova
Peter Leeds
Leonid
Henry Brandon
Herman von Brock
Emily Banks
Carol
Debbie Watson
Jenny May
Florence Lake
Maw
Dub Taylor
Preacher
John Mitchum
Harry
William Fawcett
Grandpa
Arnold Moss
Victor / Dr, Chelsey
Lloyd Kino
Dr. Toki
Henry Wills
Chauffeur
Richard Reeves
Arnold
Leslie McRay
Sally
Christopher Dark
Basil
Val Avery
Leo
Don Marshall
Athlete
Michael Forest
Valmar
Harry Hickox
Coach
Ziva Rodann
Christina
John Vivyan
Boris Boraser (Ambassador)
Ulla Strömstedt
Tanya
Michael Pataki
Andre
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