Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series season 2)

Mission: Impossible (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 21, 1989 – February 24, 1990
Season chronology

The second and final season of the Mission: Impossible revival originally aired Thursdays at 8:00–9:00 pm (EST) on ABC from September 21^[1] to December 14, 1989^[2] and Saturdays at 8:00–9:00 pm (EST) from January 6^[3] to February 24, 1990.^[4]

Cast

Character	Actor	Main	Recurring
Jim Phelps	Peter Graves	Entire Season
Nicholas Black	Thaao Penghlis	Entire Season
Max Hart	Tony Hamilton	Entire Season
Grant Collier	Phil Morris	Entire Season
Shannon Reed	Jane Badler	Entire Season
Barnard "Barney" Collier	Greg Morris		Episodes 1-2

Episodes

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original Airdate	Production #[5]
20	1	"The Golden Serpent: Part 1"	Don Chaffey	Teleplay by: Michael Seims and Ted Roberts & Jeffrey M. Hayes Story by: Michael Seims	September 21, 1989	20
In order to bring down the ruler of a small southeast Asian principality, who is also a member of an opium cartel, the IMF makes the prince believe his long-dead twin brother is still alive and out for revenge. Greg Morris guest stars as Barney Collier.
21	2	"The Golden Serpent: Part 2"	Don Chaffey	Teleplay by: Michael Seims and Ted Roberts & Jeffrey M. Hayes Story by: Michael Seims	September 28, 1989	21
Conclusion. After making the leader of the cartel believe the prince had been stealing from him, Jim Phelps and Nicholas pose as rivals trying to take over the organization.
22	3	"The Princess"	Colin Budds	Ted Roberts	October 5, 1989	22
In order to save a European princess targeted for assassination by a member of her inner circle from the killer known only as "Coyote", the IMF poses as a film production crew making a film about the assassin.
23	4	"Command Performance"	Arch Nicholson	Robert Brennan	October 12, 1989	23
The IMF team poses as circus performers to rescue a priest who can bring down a Baltic defense minister and recover a hidden relic which contains state secrets. Similar to the original series episode "Old Man Out".
24	5	"Countdown"	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Chip Hayes	October 26, 1989	24
Grant must get close to a religious zealot while the team works to convince her that her co-conspirator has betrayed her by bringing her leader, the Holy One, into the blast zone of a nuclear bomb she has placed in a secret location.
25	6	"War Games"	Rod Hardy	Walter Brough	November 2, 1989	25
A power-hungry Eastern European general plans to turn war games on his country's border into the real thing. His objective is to conquer the bordering nation's oil fields and overthrow his own government; the team must use the general's fervent belief in astrology against him.
26	7	"Target Earth"	Colin Budds	Stephen Kandel	November 9, 1989	26
When the first private manned space flight is hijacked by terrorists, with Shannon on board, the IMF has to take control of both the spacecraft and mission control before a retaliatory US missile strike levels the base – with the rest of the team hostage inside. (Stephen Kandel is the only writer other than Walter Brough ("The Fixer," "Reprisal" and "War Games") to contribute original scripts to both the original series and series remake.)
27	8	"The Fuehrer's Children"	Don Chaffey	Frank Abatemarco	November 16, 1989	27
A neo-Nazi leader plans to unify the world's white supremacist groups and create a fourth Reich using kidnapped children that were brainwashed from an early age.
28	9	"Banshee"	Colin Budds	Ted Roberts	November 30, 1989	28
During The Troubles, the IMF uses the legend of the banshee to stop a small-town pub owner who blew up a bus full of old people in order to goose his side business of arms dealing.
29	10	"For Art's Sake"	Don Chaffey	John Whelpley	December 14, 1989	29
An important national painting, on loan to the United States, is stolen by an art thief and placed in a hidden gallery. The IMF have to recover the painting before an international incident occurs, with a little help from a computer-forged Degas. Alex Cord, the villain from Season 7's "Crack Up" from the original series, stars as the villain in this episode.
30	11	"Deadly Harvest"	Arch Nicholson	Jan Sardi	January 6, 1990	30
The IMF travels to the Middle Eastern nation of Orambaq to disrupt a terrorist plot to destroy the American wheat harvest that would introduce virus-laden seeds into the US supply.
31	12	"Cargo Cult"	Colin Budds	Dale Duguid	January 13, 1990	31
The IMF must stop evil miners from using the beliefs of a Pacific cargo cult to extract gold in a manner that is killing the islanders.
32	13	"The Assassin"	Arch Nicholson	Cliff Green	January 20, 1990	32
The team investigates a series of assassinations of government officials by their subordinates, who then kill themselves. This episode is a remake of season 6's "Mindbend".
33	14	"The Gunslinger"	Colin Budds	Teleplay by: Ted Roberts Story by: Dan Roberts	February 3, 1990	33
A wild west tourist attraction in Nevada being run by a power-broker ex-Congressman is a front for a secret operation that the IMF must uncover and put a stop to.
34	15	"Church Bells in Bogota"	Arch Nicholson	Frank Abatemarco	February 10, 1990	34
The plan to bring a brutal Colombian drug lord to the US to stand trial is complicated when Shannon, undercover as a singer, is in a plane crash and develops amnesia.
35	16	"The Sands of Seth"	Colin Budds	Jeffrey M. Hayes	February 24, 1990	35
A museum curator is killing Egyptian politicians to resurrect the ancient death cult of Seth and crown himself pharaoh.

References

1. TV Listings for September 21, 1989
2. TV Listings for December 14, 1989
3. TV Listings for January 6, 1990
4. TV Listings for February 24, 1990
5. White, Patrick J. (1991). The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier. New York: Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-75877-6.