Mission: Impossible - Season 2

Season 2 of Mission: Impossible introduced Peter Graves as new IMF team leader Jim Phelps, replacing Steven Hill, who had been fired at the end of Season 1. Phelps was much more hands on than Dan Briggs, he was actively involved in every mission and wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Even though Graves wasn't a member of the original cast, he's still the one actor most people closely associate with the show, staying on for the show's remaining six seasons, and he was the only cast member of the original series to be a regular in the 1988 revival. Likewise, Jim Phelps was the only character from the original series to make it to the film series, although given what happened to him, it wasn't exactly an honor.
Martin Landau was finally signed on as a regular cast member, after being reluctant to do so during the first season due to fears of losing out on film work if tied to a five year television contract. He and the producers were able to reach a compromise that had him signing one-year contracts every year. 
The team of Jim Phelps, Rollin Hand, Cinnamon Carter, Barney Collier and Willy Armitage was considered the definitive IMF team, despite being together for about a third of total episodes, and all subsequent attempts to revive the series in the late seventies and eighties all included the five in some capacity or another (which was very optimistic considering the way the Landaus left the show.) When a remake was finally given the green light in the late eighties, new actors were hired to play Jim, Rollin, Cinnamon, Barney and Willy, but with Peter Graves signing back on, the remake became a continuation and the remaining four roles became new, yet similar characters. 
Changes were happening behind the camera as well. Desilu Productions had been sold to conglomerate Gulf+Western, which owned Paramount Pictures, in the summer of 1967 and incorporated as Paramount Television in December, so the show had to work harder to control the runaway budgets and delays that plagued the first season. Replacing Steven Hill with Peter Graves, which allowed the show to cut down on guest stars, and locking in Martin Landau did help, however. Creator Bruce Geller's other show, Mannix, was also picked up for the 1967-68 season, which took some of the Season 1 staff with it. 
The show's ratings improved significantly for Season 2, partly because of its move to Sunday nights, and partly due to the addition of Peter Graves. The second two-parter of the season, "The Council" (episodes 11 and 12) were edited together and released as a feature in Europe, Mission Impossible Versus the Mob. The show was nominated for eleven Emmy awards, including another two nominations for Martin Landau and his wife Barbara Bain for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series, and for the second year in a row, only Barbara Bain walked away with an award. The show also won again for Outstanding Dramatic Series.
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=Handguns=
== Colt Detective Special ==
First generation Colt Detective Specials are seen throughout the season.
==Beretta M1934==
The Beretta M1934 is seen throughout the series.
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Walther P38==
Walther P38s are seen throughout the season.
 
 
 
 
==Astra 400==
Astra 400s are seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign cops and military personnel. 
== Becker & Hollander Beholla ==
King Ibn Borca (Joseph Ruskin) draws a Becker & Hollander Beholla with a chrome finish in "The Slave: Part 2" (S2E06).
==M1911==
Original M1911s are seen throughout the first season.
 
 
 
 
==Colt Official Police==
Colt Official Police revolvers are seen through the season.
 
 
 
==Colt Model 1903/1908==
Colt Model 1903/1908s are seen throughout the season.
 
 
 
==Mle 1892 Revolver==
Captain Miklos Cherno's (Joseph Campanella) sidearm is a Mle 1892 Revolver in "The Spy" (S02E16).
 
 
 
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 (rubber)==
Yorgi Petrosian (Michael Strong) threatens Rollin with what appears to be a rubber snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "The Emerald" (S02E18). It needs to be rubber as Rollin soon gets ahold of it and pistol-whips him with it. In closeup (insert shots), it turns into a Colt Detective Special.
 
 
==Walther PPK==
"Arthur Warner" (Peter Donat) uses a Walther PPK in "The Condemned" (S02E19).
 
 
 
==Protector Palm Pistol==
Jim Phelps assembles a Protector Palm Pistol in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24). Klaus (Paul Winfield) later takes it away from him.
 
 
 
=Submachine Guns=
==Sten Mk II==
Cresnic's henchmen are armed with Sten Mk II submachine guns in "The Widow" (S02E01)..
 
==Madsen M50==
The Madsen M50 is seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign police officers and military personnel.
 
=Rifles=
==Karabiner 98k==
Karabiner 98k rifles are seen throughout the season.
 
==M1A1 Carbine==
M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine with foregrips are seen throughout the series.
==M1917 Enfield Sporter==
Karl de Groot (Warren Stevens) uses an M1917 Enfield Sporter in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
== Winchester Model 70 ==
Barney Collier uses a Winchester Model 70 in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07).
==M1 Carbine==
An unusual variation of the M1 Carbine is used by a guard (uncredited) in "Operation 'Heart' " (S2E07). It appears that the shoulder stock has been cut off.
==FEG Gewehr 98/40==
Foreign guards are often armed with FEG Gewehr 98/40 rifles throughout the season. Barney has one slung while impersonating a guard in "The Spy" (S02E16) and takes one from a prison guard in "Trial by Fury" (S02E24).
==Remington Model 572==
Bert Gordon (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) uses a Remington Model 572 in "The Killing" (S02E22).
==Arisaka Type 2==
An Arisaka Type 2 is used to fake an assassination in "The Phoenix" (S02E23). It is said to be chambered in "7mm."
==Unknown Rifle 1==
Prince Fasar (David Mauro) grabs an unknown rifle in "The Slave: Part 2" (S02E06).
==Unknown Rifle 2==
Willy uses an unknown, suppressed rifle to disable a repair van in "Recovery" (S02E25). It's too dark to make a proper ID.
=Shotguns=
== Remington 870 ==
The Remington 870 is seen throughout the season.
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==Winchester Model 1897==
A police officer responds arrives on scene with a Winchester Model 1897 in "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12).
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==Double Barreled Shotgun==
A sentry (uncredited) is armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Town" (S02E21).
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=Other=
==Webley No. 1 Mark 1 flare gun==
Jim Phelps uses a Webley No. 1 Mark 1 flare gun to deliver a camera and film to Rollin in "The Spy" (S02E16).
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==Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun==
A dropped Harrington & Richardson M5 Flare Gun tips off Jim Phelps that something is amiss in "The Town" (S02E21).
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=Trivia=
==Gun Rack==
David Redding (Anthony Zerbe) has a rack of guns in his bomb shelter in "The Photographer" (S02E15).
==Ammo in jacket==
Jim Phelps has several dozen rounds hidden in the lining of his jacket in "The Photographer" (S02E15). He's there to swap out whatever live rounds David Redding has in his bomb shelter arsenal with paint rounds.
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