1x01 So Long, Patrick Henry - I Spy Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: So Long, Patrick Henry
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 00001
First Aired: Sep. 15, 1965

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Elroy Brown	played by Ivan Dixon
Princess Amara	played by Cicely Tyson
Mr. Tsung	played by Richard Loo
Mickey	played by Ricky Der
Chinese Bodyguard	played by Tiger Joe Marsh
Mr. Laswell	played by John Lasell
Mr. Shaw	played by James Hong
Reporter	played by Nicholas Colasanto
Mr. Redding	played by Alex Finlayson

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CONT: Prior to the epilogue, Kelly breaks his left arm and is shown with it in a sling and bandaged. The epilogue, which takes place soon after, shows him with his arm in perfect working order and no indication of an injury.

According to his commentary on the 2002 DVD release, Robert Culp wrote several scripts for ‘I Spy’ on his own initiative after being dissatisfied with the script for the show's pilot episode. Culp had already written episodes for several other TV series by this time.
During the scene from the hotel bar, the bellboy is paging "Mr. Lee Weaver." In real life, Lee 'Weaver (II)' is an actor who has worked with Bill Cosby on all of his television shows. He is most memorable as Chet Kincaid's brother on "The Bill Cosby Show" (1969) and as Ray Nay on "A Different World" (1987).
Series star Robert Culp wrote this episode, the first broadcast. This was one of the first occasions in US TV history in which the introductory episode of a dramatic TV series had been written by one of its stars.

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