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Season 2 – It Takes a Thief

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Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.
It Takes a Thief — Season 2

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Robert Wagner

Alexander Mundy

Malachi Throne

Noah Bain

Edward Binns

Wallie Powers

Fred Astaire

Alister Mundy

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 1968 One Night in Soledad Al Mundy is assigned to steal the dead body of the son of a Caribbean dictator and return it after an autopsy has been performed. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 1968 A Sour Note A temperamental opera singer (Suzanne Pleshette) helps Mundy steal a blackmailer's documents which could expose a fugitive Nazi. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 1968 The Bill Is in Committee As a magician, Mundy enters a Latin American dictator's palace for negatives used in a blackmail plot. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 1968 The Thingamabob Heist Al Mundy is assigned to steal a stolen sample of a revolutionary jet fuel from an international fence. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 1968 Get Me to the Revolution on Time Mundy poses as a hotel bartender in a plan to carry out his next theft, a contract between a major cartel and a revolutionary. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 1968 The Packager Mundy has evidence on a wealthy traitor, but the culprit threatens to expose Mundy's SIA connection. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 12, 1968 Hans Across the Border Mundy gets himself arrested in East Germany as a spy so he can be traded for a double agent; guest Joseph Cotten. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 19, 1968 Hans Across the Border Papers planted by Mundy lead Heinrich (Joseph Cotten) to accuse a Soviet general of spying for the United States. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 26, 1968 A Case of Red Turnips To protect identities of SIA agents, Mundy must steal the only print of an avant-garde film. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 3, 1968 The Galloping Skin Game A successful mission to get a stolen treaty may cost the life of Mundy's friend (Ricardo Montalban). Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 17, 1968 Glass Riddle Mundy is assigned to rob a bank safe enclosed in glass in full view of a busy city street; guests Marion Marshall, Jason Evers. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 31, 1968 To Catch a Roaring Lion An African government may collapse if Mundy cannot recover stolen relics; guests Brock Peters, George Takei. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 1969 Guess Who's Coming to Rio In Rio de Janeiro, Mundy is nearly bombed, threatened, kidnapped and finally arrested for murder. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 21, 1969 The Artist Is for Framing Fingerprints and other evidence leading to Al's arrest for jewel thefts convince even Noah. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 28, 1969 The Naked Billionaire The government wants a reclusive tycoon to build an anti-missile complex -- as soon as Mundy discovers whether the man is alive. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 4, 1969 A Matter of Grey Matter Mundy must steal a missile-fuel formula from a recluse before it falls into enemy hands; guest Joey Heatherton. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 11, 1969 A Matter of Grey Matter Mundy begins to think Dodie's (Joey Heatherton) precocious young brother invented the stolen formula. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 18, 1969 Catspaw Injured Mundy enlists a former protege (Fernando Lamas) to recover crown jewels from a castle; guest Lloyd Bochner. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 25, 1969 Boom at the Top The SIA orders Mundy to give a Washington, D.C., party in hopes he can nab the pickpocket who recently invaded a similar event. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 11, 1969 The Funeral Is on Mundy Learning he is the target of a professional assassin, Mundy hides in Noah's apartment; guest Julie Newmar. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 18, 1969 The Baranoff Time Table A jet-setter (Jessica Walter) helps Mundy obtain a document detailing a Communist takeover of South America. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 25, 1969 Rock -- Bye, Bye, Baby Mundy hires a hard-drinking safecracker (Edmond O'Brien) to help steal information from a nightclub belonging to a crime boss. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 1, 1969 The Family Mundy arranges to be quarantined with a wealthy clan to learn why its patriarch sells oil behind the Iron Curtain. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 8, 1969 38-23-36 Al Mundy tries to find a vital microdot supposedly in the possession of one of a group of international beauty contest winners. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 15, 1969 The Great Chess Gambit The crash of a SAC bomber in Spain sends Mundy on a mission to retrieve a top-secret device that disappeared from the wreckage. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 22, 1969 Mad in Japan A traitorous SIA agent obstructs Al Mundy's attempts to track down a laser gun being developed by the Chinese. Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 1968