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.
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Unaired Pilot
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1
Matchless
5.9
20
30 min
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2
Mr. Big Curtsies Out
5.4
19
30 min
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3
I Can't Fly
5.8
23
30 min
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4
My Partner the Jewel Thief
5.4
20
30 min
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5
The Formula Is Stolen
5.6
19
30 min
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6
Stanley the Safecracker
6.1
19
30 min
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7
Stanley the Fighter
5.8
16
30 min
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8
Stanley the Jailbreaker
5.7
17
30 min
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9
Fly, Ballerina, Fly
5.7
18
30 min
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10
Harley and the Killer
5.5
17
30 min
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11
Stanley and the Mountaineers
6.3
17
30 min
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12
Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out?
5.6
16
30 min
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13
Stanley Goes to the Dentist
5.6
15
30 min
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14
Stanley the Track Star
5.3
15
30 min
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15
Try This on for Spies
5.9
16
30 min
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16
Stanley Joins the Circus
5.5
17
30 min
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17
The Sultan Has Five Wives
5.5
17
30 min
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Stephen Strimpell Stanley Beamish, Fingers McClaine, Stanley Beamish 'Mr. Terrific'
Dick Gautier Hal Walters
Paul Smith Harley Trent
John McGiver Barton J. Reed
Ned Glass Dr. Reynolds, The Scientist
Susan Seaforth Hayes June, Gloria
Bonnie Hughes George
Louis Cavalier Gas Station Customer
Marianne Gordon Girl in Station, Gladys
Will J. White Co-Pilot, Guard
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