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Mission: Impossible S4E5 — Fool's Gold
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Mission: Impossible•Season 4•Episode 5

Fool's Gold

7.6/10 · 243 votesOct 26, 196945 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 4•+0.1 vs season avg

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Paris poses as a counterfeiter in order to gain access to a safe and destroy millions in phony money, as well as the plates used to make it.

Directed byMurray Golden
Written byKen Pettus
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Cast5

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Jim Phelps

Greg Morris

Greg Morris

Barney Collier

Peter Lupus

Peter Lupus

Willy Armitage

Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson

Man on Tape (voice)

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Paris

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Keith C. Smith

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Ken Pettus

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Murray Golden

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Arthur Hilton

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Episode Summary

"Fool's Gold" is episode 5 of Mission: Impossible season 4. It scored 7.6/10 from 243 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Murray Golden and written by Ken Pettus, it aired on October 26, 1969.

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