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Plot

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.

Cast

Stephen Strimpell as Stanley Beamish
Stephen Strimpell

as Stanley Beamish

Richard Gautier as Hal Walters
Richard Gautier

as Hal Walters

John McGiver as B. J. Reed
John McGiver

as B. J. Reed

Paul Smith as Harley Trent
Paul Smith

as Harley Trent

Paul Frees as Narrator
Paul Frees

as Narrator

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Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • January 9, 1967

Last Aired Date

  • May 8, 1967

Production Companies

  • Universal Television

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 17

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1967|17 Episodes

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