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I Spy

TV Series (1965 - 1968)

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03x26 Pinwheel Aired: Apr. 15, 1968

What is this ring of spies set up in Africa? Melanie knows, or thinks she knows, or anyway means to find out, why not? [continue reading]

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I Spy is Canceled/Ended
The show had 3 seasons and 82 episodes air between 1965 and 1968.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 15, 1965
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1965 - 1968
To-Date:
3 Seasons
82 Episodes
Network
NBC TV Network
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Series Fun Facts

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  • Bill Cosby's character, Alexander Scott, was originally intended to be an older mentor to Robert Culp's trainee agent, Kelly Robinson. Executive producer Sheldon Leonard cast Cosby in the…
    [show]    Bill Cosby's character, Alexander Scott, was originally intended to be an older mentor to Robert Culp's trainee agent, Kelly Robinson. Executive producer Sheldon Leonard cast Cosby in the role after seeing one of his routines (Scott was originally intended to be a Caucasian). Due to this casting change, the writers thought an occasional reference to Cosby's race would be a necessity, given the tumult of the times. In an early episode, "Danny Was a Million Laughs", guest star Martin Landau's character makes a racial joke at Scott's expense. Culp and Cosby demanded that no more racial jokes be done, and none were for the run of the series.
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  • Culp and Cosby improvised most of their banter. They also ended up rewriting much of their dialogue as they were often dissatisfied with the scripts.
  • Before the series, Culp had written a pilot script in which he would play a James Bond-type American spy. He showed the script to Carl Reiner who then recommended him to Sheldon Leonard. The…
    [show]    Before the series, Culp had written a pilot script in which he would play a James Bond-type American spy. He showed the script to Carl Reiner who then recommended him to Sheldon Leonard. The script was eventually produced as the episode "The Tiger".
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