Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific (1967)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • First Air Date: 1967-01-09
  • Last Air Date: 1967-05-08
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 17
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 25 min.
  • Production Company: Universal Television
  • Networks: CBS
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Summary

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: superhero, sitcom
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    Mr. Terrific Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1967-01-09
    17 Episodes

    Mr. Terrific Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Matchless30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Mr. Big Curtsies Out30 min
    Season 1Episode 3I Can't Fly30 min
    Season 1Episode 4My Partner the Jewel Thief30 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Formula is Stolen30 min
    Season 1Episode 6Stanley the Safecracker30 min
    Season 1Episode 7Stanley the Fighter30 min
    Season 1Episode 8Stanley the Jailbreaker30 min
    Season 1Episode 9Fly, Ballerina, Fly30 min
    Season 1Episode 10Harley and the Killer30 min
    Season 1Episode 11Stanley and the Mountaineers30 min
    Season 1Episode 12Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out?30 min
    Season 1Episode 13Stanley Goes to the Dentist30 min
    Season 1Episode 14Stanley the Track Star30 min
    Season 1Episode 15Try This On for Spies30 min
    Season 1Episode 16Stanley Joins the Circus30 min
    Season 1Episode 17The Sultan Has Five Wives30 min
    • Stephen Strimpell

      as Stanley Beamish
    • Richard Gautier

      as Hal Walters
    • John McGiver

      as B. J. Reed
    • Paul Smith

      as Harley Trent
    • Paul Frees

      as Narrator
    Production Jack Arnold Producer
    Production John Morrison Unit Manager

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