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A standard television plot. An assignment is received in [[The Teaser]]. A planning session is held ([[Avengers Assemble]]). Then comes [[The Caper]] or [[The Con]], using a [[Master of Disguise]] and an [[A Team Montage]]. The resolution is as close to end of [[The Tag]] as possible.
A standard television plot. An assignment is received in [[The Teaser]]. A planning session is held ([[Avengers Assemble]]). Then comes [[The Caper]] or [[The Con]], using a [[Master of Disguise]] and an [[A-Team Montage]]. The resolution is as close to end of [[The Tag]] as possible.


At about the 40-minute mark, there is a [[Pseudo Crisis]].
At about the 40-minute mark, there is a [[Pseudo Crisis]].
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Not to be confused with the video game ''[[Impossible Mission (Video Game)|Impossible Mission]]''. Also see [[Suicide Mission]].
Not to be confused with the video game ''[[Impossible Mission (Video Game)|Impossible Mission]]''. Also see [[Suicide Mission]].


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* Despite its few episodes, ''[[Firefly]]'' did two of these, in "Ariel" and in "Trash".
* Despite its few episodes, ''[[Firefly]]'' did two of these, in "Ariel" and in "Trash".
* Mercilessly parodied in the ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' game "Improbable Mission," which had agents given missions involving high stakes but ordinary tasks, such as doing laundry or mowing the lawn.
* Mercilessly parodied in the ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' game "Improbable Mission," which had agents given missions involving high stakes but ordinary tasks, such as doing laundry or mowing the lawn.
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