List of ''It Takes a Thief'' (1968 TV series) episodes
This is a list of episodes for the 1968 television series It Takes a Thief.
List of episodes
Season 1 (1968)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Thief is a Thief" | Leslie Stevens | Roland Kibbee & Leslie Stevens | January 9, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Senta Berger, Raymond Burr, Leslie Nielsen, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Wally Cox, Les Crane, James Drury, Doug McClure, Kurt Kasznar, Joe Louis, Susan Saint James, Michael Forest, Anita Eubank, Willi Koopman, Stuart Margolin and Donald Barry | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "It Takes One to Know One" | Leslie Stevens | Leslie Stevens | January 16, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Mark Richman, Alfred Ryder , Susan Saint James, Len Birman and Francine York | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "When Boy Meets Girl" | Don Weis | Dean Hargrove | January 30, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Suzy Parker, Donnelly Rhodes and David Hurst[1] | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Very Warm Reception" | Don Weis | Leslie Stevens | February 6, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Simon Oakland, Katherine Crawford, Gavin MacLeod, Hagan Beggs, Stanley Waxman and Ilka Wwindish[1] | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "One Illegal Angel" | Leonard J. Horn | Stephen Kandel | February 13, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Fernando Lamas, Kate Woodville, Anthony Zerbe and Francine York[1] | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Totally by Design" | Michael Caffey | Teleplay by: Dean Hargrove & Alvin Sapinsley Story by: Alvin Sapinsley | February 20, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Tina Louise, John van Dreelen, Mari Blanchard, Ron Soble, Oscar Beregi, Jr. and Francine York[1] | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "When Thieves Fall In" | Don Weis | Leslie Stevens | February 27, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Susan Saint James, Mario Alcade, Terry Jenkins, Ben Wright, Ben Astar, Cec Linder, Charlene Holt, Amzie Strickland and Lorna Thayer[1] | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "A Spot of Trouble" | Herschel Daugherty | Teleplay by: Gene L. Coon Story by: Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff | March 5, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Katherine Crawford, William Campbell, Cliff Osmond, Joan Patrick and Barbara Rhoades | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "When Good Friends Get Together" | Lee H. Katzin | Dean Hargrove | March 12, 1968 |
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Guest stars: Rosemary Forsyth, Patrick Adiarte James Shigeta (special guest star)[1] | |||||
| 1-10 | 19 March 1968 | Birds of a Feather | Tisha Sterling, Mark Lenard, Strother Martin, Charlene Holt, Taina Elg[1] | ||
| 1-11 | 26 March 1968 | To Steal a Battleship | Bill Bixby, Linda Marsh, Janis Hansen, Maurice Marsac[1] | ||
| 1-12 | 2 April 1968 | Turnabout | Ida Lupino, Steve Ihnat, Shannon Farnon, Lawrence Montaigne[1] | ||
| 1-13 | 9 April 1968 | The Radomir Miniature | Ina Balin, Jill Donohue, Richard Van Vleet, Than Wyenn, Eve Plumb[1] | ||
| 1-14 | 16 April 1968 | Locked in the Cradle of the Keep | Celeste Yarnall, Marti Stevens, Joe Bernard[1] | ||
| 1-15 | 23 April 1968 | A Matter of Royal Larceny | Lynda Day, Henry Wilcoxon, Ben Murphy, Brenda Benet, Don Knight[1] | ||
| 1-16 | 30 April 1968 | The Lay of the Land | Hermione Gingold; Sheila Larken (introducing); Larry D. Mann, Stuart Margolin, Helen Funai, Cathy Lee Crosby[1] | ||
Season 2 (1968–1969)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "One Night on Soledade" | Don Weis | Alan Caillou | September 24, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Nancy Kovack, Madlyn Rhue and Logan Ramsey | |||||
| 16 | 2 | "A Sour Note" | Don Weis | Teleplay by: Gene L. Coon Story by: Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff | October 1, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Harvey Lembeck and Gino Conforti | |||||
| 17 | 3 | "The Bill Is in Committee" | Don Weis | Elroy Schwartz | October 8, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Yvonne Craig, Jocelyn Lane and Roger C. Carmel | |||||
| 18 | 4 | "The Thingamabob Heist" | Jack Arnold | Burt Styler | October 15, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Ricardo Montalban, Bill Russell and Sharon Acker | |||||
| 19 | 5 | "Get Me to the Revolution on Time" | TBA | TBA | October 22, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Ivan Dixon, Wende Wagner, Morgan Woodward, Ena Hartman and Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. | |||||
| 20 | 6 | "The Packager" | TBA | TBA | October 29, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Alex Dreier and Lee Meredith | |||||
| 21 | 7 | "Hans Across the Border: Part 1" | TBA | TBA | November 12, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Joseph Cotten, Pamela Austin and Willi Koopmann | |||||
| 22 | 8 | "Hans Across the Border: Part 2" | TBA | TBA | November 19, 1968 |
| Guest stars: Joseph Cotten, Pamela Austin and Willi Koopmann | |||||
| 23 | 9 | "A Case of Red Turnips" | TBA | TBA | November 26, 1968 |
| Guest star: Noel Harrison | |||||
|- ! 2-10 | 3 December 1968 | The Galloping Skin Game | Richard Kiel, Ricardo Montalban, Martine Beswick |- ! 2-11 | 17 December 1968 | Glass Riddle | Mrs. Robert Wagner (Marion Marshall), Jason Evers |- ! 2-12 | 31 December 1968 | To Catch a Roaring Lion | George Takei, Brock Peters, Denise Nicholas |- ! 2-13 | 7 January 1969 | Guess Who's Coming to Rio? | Teri Garr, Michael Ansara, Alejandro Rey, Arlene Martel |- ! 2-14 | 21 January 1969 | The Artist Is for Framing | Paul Henreid, Gia Scala |- ! 2-15 | 28 January 1969 | The Naked Billionaire | Sally Kellerman |- ! 2-16 | 11 February 1969 | A Matter of Grey Matter – Part 1 | Joey Heatherton, Barry Williams |- ! 2-17 | 11 February 1969 | A Matter of Grey Matter – Part 2 | Joey Heatherton, Barry Williams |- ! 2-18 | 18 February 1969 | Catspaw | Fernando Lamas, Sharon Acker |- ! 2-19 | 25 February 1969 | Boom at the Top | Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Barry Sullivan |- ! 2-20 | 11 March 1969 | The Funeral is on Mundy | Julie Newmar |- ! 2-21 | 18 March 1969 | The Baranoff Time Table | Jessica Walter |- ! 2-22 | 25 March 1969 | Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby | Gavin MacLeod, Melodie Johnson, Edmond O'Brien |- ! 2-23 | 1 April 1969 | The Family | Geraldine Brooks, Carla Borelli |- ! 2-24 | 8 April 1969 | 38-23-36 | Nancy Kovack |- ! 2-25 | 15 April 1969 | The Great Chess Gambit | Nehemiah Persoff, Stuart Margolin, María Noel, Greg Mullavey |- ! 2-26 | 22 April 1969 | Mad in Japan | Sharon Acker, Alex Dreier |}
Season 3 (1969–1970)
Malachi Throne was no longer a regular cast member by this time, and his Noah Bain was no longer a regular character; Edward Binns's Wallie Powers had become Alexander Mundy's boss.
| Ep. # | Original air date (US) | Episode title | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-01 | 25 September 1969 | Saturday Night in Venice | Delia Boccardo, John Russell |
| 3-02 | 2 October 1969 | Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars? | Peter Sellers, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Paola Pitagora |
| 3-03 | 9 October 1969 | The Beautiful People | Teri Garr, John Van Dreelen, Ann Smyrner |
| 3-04 | 16 October 1969 | The Great Casino Caper | Fred Astaire, Adolfo Celi |
| 3-05 | 23 October 1969 | Flowers from Alexander | Senta Berger |
| 3-06 | 30 October 1969 | The Blue, Blue Danube | Martine Beswick, John Russell |
| 3-07 | 6 November 1969 | The Three Virgins of Rome | Fred Astaire, Victor Buono, Karin Dor |
| 3-08 | 13 November 1969 | Payoff in the Piazza | Susan Saint James |
| 3-09 | 20 November 1969 | The King of Thieves | Lex Barker, Lionel Stander |
| 3-10 | 27 November 1969 | A Friend in Deed | Frankie Avalon, Maria Mirka |
| 3-11 | 4 December 1969 | The Second Time Around | Fred Astaire, Adolfo Celi |
| 3-12 | 11 December 1969 | The Old Who Came in from the Spy | Elsa Lanchester |
| 3-13 | 18 December 1969 | To Lure a Man | Wilfrid Hyde-White, Tina Sinatra |
| 3-14 | 25 December 1969 | The Scorpio Drop | Brenda Benet |
| 3-15 | 15 January 1970 | Nice Girls Marry Stock Brokers | Michele Carey, Geoffrey Holder |
| 3-16 | 19 January 1970 | The Steal-Driving Man | Dick Smothers, Fernando Lamas, Felicia Farr |
| 3-17 | 26 January 1970 | Touch of Magic | Bette Davis |
| 3-18 | 2 February 1970 | Fortune City | Stefanie Powers |
| 3-19 | 2 February 1970 | Situation Red | Earl Holliman |
| 3-20 | 23 February 1970 | To Sing a Song of Murder | The 5th Dimension – Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson |
| 3-21 | 2 March 1970 | The Suzie Simone Caper | Susan Saint James |
| 3-22 | 9 March 1970 | An Evening with Alistair Mundy | Fred Astaire |
| 3-23 | 16 March 1970 | Beyond a Treasonable Doubt | Cesar Romero, Ahna Capri |
| 3-24 | 24 March 1970 | Project X | Tina Sinatra, Keye Luke, Lloyd Bochner, Wally Cox |