Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Mitchell Burgess Michael Cassutt Susan Cridland Wick Michael Gleason Sanford Golden Robin Green Kerry Lenhart John J. Sakmar Del Shores Douglas Steinberg
Directed by	Lou Antonio Daniel Attias Ralph Hemecker David Jackson Artie Mandelberg Nick Marck Sharron Miller James Quinn Jonathan Sanger Oz Scott Rob Thompson James Whitmore, Jr. Michael Zinberg
Starring	Scott Bakula Maria Bello Roy Dotrice
Composer(s)	Velton Ray Bunch
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kerry Lenhart John J. Sakmar
Producer(s)	Scott Bakula Artie Mandelberg
Editor(s)	Lee Haxall
Cinematography	Ronn Schmidt
Running time	60 mins. (approx)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 20, 1996 – November 8, 1996

For other uses see disambiguation page Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a short-lived American crime drama series that aired on CBS. Starring Scott Bakula and Maria Bello, the series aired from September 1996 to November 1996. Mr. & Mrs. Smith was set and filmed in Seattle, Washington.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production notes 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

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.

The series was canceled after nine of the thirteen episodes produced were aired.^[1] (The remaining four aired in Norway , Poland , and Australia.)

[edit] Cast

• Scott Bakula as Mr. Smith
• Maria Bello as Mrs. Smith
• Roy Dotrice as Mr. Big

[edit] Production notes

Mr. & Mrs. Smith was executive produced by Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar. Series star Scott Bakula served as one of the series' producers.^[2]

[edit] Episodes

Ep #	Title	Air date
1	Pilot	September 20, 1996
	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"	September 27, 1996
	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"	October 4, 1996
	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"	October 11, 1996
	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"	October 18, 1996
	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"	October 25, 1996
	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"	October 28, 1996
	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"	November 1, 1996
	Mr. and Mrs. Smith go after a kidnapper, who always seems to be one step ahead of them.
9	"The Space Flight Episode"	November 8, 1996
	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.
10	"The Big Easy Episode"	Never aired
	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"	Never aired
	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"	Never aired
	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"	Never aired
	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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mr. & Mrs. Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith at TV.com
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith at EpGuides.com

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