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Episodes: "A Day Called 4 Jaguar" - Cosmonaut Dimitri Balin, who is devoted to the study of archaeology, disappears in the Mexican jungle to return to the ways of the Aztecs. Co-Starring Rory Calhoun and George Montgomery. "One Thousand Fine" - Flight engineer Jack Gannon, sole survivor of a plane crash in the Mexican jungle resulting in the loss of U.S. gold bullion, attempts to conquer a memory block concerning the tragedy as he aids American secret agents Robinson and Scott in the recovery of the gold. Co-Starring Dane Clark and Susan Oliver. "Crusade to Limbo" - Assigned by the U.S. government t
Episodes: "A Day Called 4 Jaguar" - Cosmonaut Dimitri Balin, who is devoted to the study of archaeology, disappears in the Mexican jungle to return to the ways of the Aztecs. Co-Starring Rory Calhoun and George Montgomery. "One Thousand Fine" - Flight engineer Jack Gannon, sole survivor of a plane crash in the Mexican jungle resulting in the loss of U.S. gold bullion, attempts to conquer a memory block concerning the tragedy as he aids American secret agents Robinson and Scott in the recovery of the gold. Co-Starring Dane Clark and Susan Oliver. "Crusade to Limbo" - Assigned by the U.S. government to infiltrate a Mexican-based group dedicated to the liberation and invasion of a nearby Latin American dictatorship, Robinson and Scott pretend sympathy for the movement. Co-Starring Howard Duff and Frank Silvera. "My Mother the Spy" - Sally Kellerman guest stars as a former U.S. spy who has made the mistake of falling in love with an enemy agent and becomes the object of a search by Robinson and Scott. Co-Starring Alejandro Rey and Theo Marcuse.
In the glory days of spy flicks and TV shows, I Spy was one of the most entertaining programs of the genre, thanks to the pairing of Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. As spies for the U.S. government, the duo bopped around the world, hiding in plain sight as carefree athletes following the "tennis circuit." Part of the appeal (OK, the gimmick) of the show was that the carefree and dashing agents were always facing death, and beautiful women, in exotic locations. In the four episodes on this DVD, the globetrotting spies find themselves in Mexico, where they do battle with agents for "the other side" and get into various romantic entanglements. Though the show was noteworthy at the time for casting an African American in a lead role, the plots are generally pure escapism. One episode employs a Heart of Darkness motif, with a Russian defector living among villagers as an embodiment of Quetzalcoatl, though the American spies stay at a luxurious hotel where they socialize poolside with a women's synchronized swimming team. A young Sally Kellerman turns up in another episode as a spy who has just had a baby. The implausibility just adds to the fun, and I Spy stands up as a great example of tongue-in-cheek '60s cool. --Robert J. McNamara
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Release date: 20 February 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0014381982824 UPC: 014381982824
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