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The Worst Episodes of Mission: Impossible

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....
  1. 6.3/10(63 votes)

    #1 - Banshee

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 6.4/10(57 votes)

    #2 - The Greek

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 6.5/10(54 votes)

    #3 - The Gunslinger

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

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 6.6/10(55 votes)

    #4 - Cargo Cult

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 6.8/10(56 votes)

    #5 - The Plague

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    S1:E16

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

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 6.8/10(58 votes)

    #6 - War Games

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    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.

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    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.0/10(58 votes)

    #7 - The Lions

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    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.

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    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.0/10(58 votes)

    #8 - The Fixer

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.0/10(56 votes)

    #9 - Countdown

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    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.

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  11. 7.1/10(75 votes)

    #10 - Holograms

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

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    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.1/10(62 votes)

    #11 - The Wall

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  13. 7.1/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Submarine

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    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.""

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    Director:N/A
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  14. 7.1/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Command Performance

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

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    Director:N/A
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  15. 7.2/10(114 votes)

    #14 - The Killer

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

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  16. 7.2/10(80 votes)

    #15 - The System

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

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  17. 7.2/10(73 votes)

    #16 - The Condemned

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

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    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.2/10(66 votes)

    #17 - The Haunting

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    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.2/10(70 votes)

    #18 - The Golden Serpent (2)

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    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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.2/10(56 votes)

    #19 - Church Bells in Bogota

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    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.

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  21. 7.3/10(56 votes)

    #20 - Reprisal

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    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.

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    Director:Rob Stewart
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  22. 7.3/10(57 votes)

    #21 - The Fuehrer's Children

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    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.

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  23. 7.3/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Deadly Harvest

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    Terrorist Jouseff K., a native of the country of Orambach, plans to release a deadly virus over the wheat fields of the U.S. The team must stop the production of the virus in Orambach and destroy the terrorist cell.

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    Director:N/A
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  24. 7.4/10(58 votes)

    #23 - The Cattle King

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

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    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.4/10(58 votes)

    #24 - Bayou

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    S1:E19

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

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.4/10(66 votes)

    #25 - The Golden Serpent (1)

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    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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"Banshee" is the worst rated episode of "Mission: Impossible". It scored 6.3/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/30/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Greek".