Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith was a short-lived CBS television series in 1996, starring Scott Bakula and Maria Bello. The show aired from September 1996 to November 1996. It was filmed in Seattle, Washington.
After just eight weeks and 13 episodes the series was cancelled, 4 episodes are unaired. Two spies (Bakula and Bello) are recruited by a mysterious organization known as "The Factory". They pose as a married couple Mr. and Mrs. Smith when they are on their missions, even though neither has any idea of the other's real name or background.
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- 1. Pilot- While searching for two missing physicists who've made a breakthrough in cold fusion, a secret agent encounters an equally secret and capable blonde who is in competition with him.
- 2."The Suburban Episode" - Now forced to work together and masquerading as a suburban couple, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" spy on their neighbor who is suspected of stealing top-secret information from his employer.
- 3."The Second Episode" - With the assistance of a nerdy bookkeeper, Mr. and Mrs. Smith go to sea to spy on a shipper who is suspected of stealing 200 Stinger missiles.
- 4."The Poor Pitiful Put-Upon Singer Episode" - With the assistance of an annoying computer expert, Mr. and Mrs. Smith try to find out who is behind an assassination attempt on a record producer.
- 5."The Grape Escape" - Mr. and Mrs. Smith go to Napa Valley to find out who is trying to use genetically engineered insects to destroy the grape crop, and Mr. Smith learns more about his mysterious partner's past.
- 6. "The Publishing Episode" -Mr. and Mrs. Smith pose as author and literary agent to track down a former agent's book which could compromise the identity of American spies all over the world.
- 7. "The Coma Episode" - Mr. and Mrs. Smith enter a hospital, posing as a doctor and his comatose patient, to protect an unconscious woman who can identify a saboteur when she wakes up.
- 8."The Kidnapping Episode" - Mr. and Mrs. Smith go after a kidnapper, who always seems to be one step ahead of them.
- 9."The Space Flight Episode" - Mr. and Mrs. Smith go after the scientist son of a former astronaut, who has sold his novel flying platform to crooked military contractor who wants to turn it into a weapon.
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- 10."The Big Easy Episode" - The Smiths pose as "spin doctors" for a New Orleans senator who's involved in a scandal where his girlfriend is accused of selling defense secrets to Iraq. Together with Rox they are trying to expose the real culprit.
- 11."The Impossible Mission" - Mr. & Mrs. Jones are sent in to retrieve stolen currency plates from the Department of the Treasury. When Mrs. Jones gets shot Mr. & Mrs. Smith get called in to finish the job.
- 12."The Bob Episode" - The Smiths and a CIA-agent lose a ball of Plutonium-239 due to the interference of Bob Myers, an old friend of Jerry Rawlins (Mr. Smith). Now they must retrieve the Plutonium and protect Bob from the terrorist.
- 13."The Sins of the Father Episode" - Mr. Smith disappears during a mission and leaves Mrs. Smith hanging. She escapes and begins to search for the missing Mr. Smith. Meanwhile, he finds out that his son has been kidnapped and to get him back he must kill a man.
