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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 9 - Banshee
    6.3/10(66 votes)

    #1 - Banshee

    S2:E9

    An Irish arms dealer plays both sides of the country's conflict against each other, and the IMF must trick them into uniting to defeat him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 11 - The Greek
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #2 - The Greek

    S1:E11

    Jim and Grant must get close to a Greek billionnaire who runs a black market drug ring, and turn his partners against him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 14 - The Gunslinger
    6.5/10(59 votes)

    #3 - The Gunslinger

    S2:E14

    An arms dealer who runs a mock-Western town in Nevada is the team's next target.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 12 - Cargo Cult
    6.6/10(59 votes)

    #4 - Cargo Cult

    S2:E12

    The IMF take on a criminal organization that is using the image of a vulcano-god and his prophet to scare a primitive tribe into mining gold for them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 6 - War Games
    6.8/10(62 votes)

    #5 - War Games

    S2:E6

    The IMF must stop the general of a European country from using a series of war games as a cover to invade a neighboring country.

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 10 - The Lions
    6.9/10(67 votes)

    #6 - The Lions

    S1:E10

    A king's son returns to his Asian country to take the test that will confirm him as the king, but his uncle, a rabid anti-American, has rigged it so that he can fail, so the IMF must rig it back.

    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 13 - The Fixer
    6.9/10(62 votes)

    #7 - The Fixer

    S1:E13

    A Washington journalist uses his connections to gain information to blackmail politicians, posing a threat to the U.S.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 16 - The Plague
    6.9/10(61 votes)

    #8 - The Plague

    S1:E16

    An industrial spy prepares to sell a vial of bacteria, unaware of how virulent it is if accidentally released.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 5 - Countdown
    6.9/10(60 votes)

    #9 - Countdown

    S2:E5

    To prevent the detonation of a nuclear bomb by a fanatic unaware that she is being mislead by a general seeking to take over his country, Grant must get close to the woman and find the location of the bomb.

    Director:Brian Trenchard-Smith
    Writer:Chip Hayes

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  10. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 18 - Submarine
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    #10 - Submarine

    S1:E18

    A retired admiral prepares to sell a computer virus that can sink any naval vessel, but the plan goes awry when he destroys the computer ""cure"" before the IMF can get it. Now they must force the admiral to reveal the ""cure.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 8 - The Fuehrer's Children
    7.1/10(62 votes)

    #11 - The Fuehrer's Children

    S2:E8

    The head of a neo-Nazi organization plans to ally similar groups with an elaborate computer scheme, and has a ""master plan"" which guarantees him success.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Frank Abatemarco

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  12. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 1 - The Killer
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #12 - The Killer

    S1:E1

    When an IMF team leader is assassinated, Jim Phelps comes out of retirement and assembles a new team to bring the killer to justice.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Arthur Weiss

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  13. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 2 - The System
    7.2/10(86 votes)

    #13 - The System

    S1:E2

    The team must force a mobster to turn evidence against his partner and mentor.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  14. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 3 - Holograms
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #14 - Holograms

    S1:E3

    The IMF must lure a canny drug lord on to U.S. territory so he can be arrested for his crimes.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 4 - The Condemned
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #15 - The Condemned

    S1:E4

    The team must free a falsely-condemned prisoner - former IMF techno-genius Barney Collier.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wall
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    #16 - The Wall

    S1:E6

    A East German doctor makes money by tricking political refugees into paying to use his escape route, and kidnaps a diplomat's daughter to prevent the reunification which would make his services obsolete. The IMF must rescue the girl, who is trapped on a life support machine with time running out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 9 - The Haunting
    7.2/10(73 votes)

    #17 - The Haunting

    S1:E9

    When a rich young sociopath kills a Middle Eastern princess and her father threatens war, the IMF must bring him to justice.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 4 - Command Performance
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    #18 - Command Performance

    S2:E4

    The IMF team must rescue an imprisoned holy man and recover a holy relic which holds evidence of the Defense Minister's atrocities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 15 - Church Bells in Bogota
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #19 - Church Bells in Bogota

    S2:E15

    The IMF team is sent to Bogota in order to destroy a vicious druglord's operation. All attempts to even meet the druglord is met with failure - Nicholas as an arms dealer, Max as a drill sergeant for the troups. Finally, Shannon is set up as a singer, but her plane to Bogota crashes, and she loses her memory. She is brought to the druglord, and his nephew sees this as an opportunity to woo her, and eventually he proposes to her. She says yes. On the wedding day, the team makes their move. Jim poses as a doctor, restores her memory, and under cover of Nicholas'impression of a priest, they manage to sneak her out while destroying the operation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 7 - The Cattle King
    7.3/10(65 votes)

    #20 - The Cattle King

    S1:E7

    The IMF teams up with Australian aborigines to bring down a superstitious cattle king and arms dealer.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 1 - The Golden Serpent (1)
    7.3/10(70 votes)

    #21 - The Golden Serpent (1)

    S2:E1

    The IMF must take down Selimun, who works for the Golden Serpent triad running drugs. Complicating matters, Grant's father Barney has already infiltrated Selimun's operation, but is captured and the team must weigh whether to help him or complete the mission.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 2 - The Golden Serpent (2)
    7.3/10(74 votes)

    #22 - The Golden Serpent (2)

    S2:E2

    The team turn Selimun against his Golden Serpent masters, but when they kill him they must deal with the head of the organization to recover the hidden gold and destroy the Serpent once and for all.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mission: Impossible Season 2 Episode 7 - Target Earth
    7.3/10(60 votes)

    #23 - Target Earth

    S2:E7

    When an IMF operative at a commercial orbital launch site goes missing, Shannon takes her place, only to find herself trapped on a space shuttle in orbit when terrorists take it over to launch a global blackmail scheme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 17 - Reprisal
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Reprisal

    S1:E17

    A deranged ex-IMFer targets retired IMF agents, killing them and framing Jim Phelps for the crimes. The IMF gives Jim only a little time to prove his innocence before they must turn him over to the authorities.

    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mission: Impossible Season 1 Episode 19 - Bayou
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #25 - Bayou

    S1:E19

    The IMF must use voodoo rituals to break up a white slavery ring run by a sadistic Louisiana bar owner and millionnaire.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Banshee" is the worst rated episode of "Mission: Impossible". It scored 6.3/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/30/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Greek".