It Takes a Thief

TV Series
1968–1970
TV-PG
51m

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7.5/10

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Action Adventure Crime Drama

The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,701

699

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
"The last line of dialogue in the last episode of the series is spoken directly to the camera. Wally Powers (facing & continuing to talk to the other actors, not the camera): "You know that, and I know it, and you can be very sure the government knows it." (turning his face to the camera) "So what are you trying to do, scare everybody?"

Goofs
Several episodes in season 1 use stock footage of the undercarriage of an aircraft landing. This aircraft has 4 sets of landing gear. No commercial aircraft uses this configuration. The only aircraft to use this configuration is the USAF B-52 bomber.

Quotes
Noah Bain: Oh, uh, look, Al, I'm not asking you to spy. I'm just asking you to steal.
Alexander Mundy: Let me get this straight: you *want* me to steal?

Alternate versions
The video release, "Magnificent Thief," is the series' premiere episode, "A Thief Is A Thief Is A Thief," expanded from filling a 90 minute time slot with commercials, to 99 minutes by itself. Why it was distributed to TV stations this way instead of being made a two-parter for the unusually-small-as-it-was syndicated rerun package is a mystery.

Connections
Referenced in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: William Conrad (1972)

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10/10

"It takes a thief" one of the best ever

Back in the day there were three shows that I had to see every week , or , the world might stop spinning or some strange like that would happen.They were "It takes a thief " , " Mission Impossible " , and, " Star Trek",In that order, and in case you didn't know Al Munday was the coolest guy on TV. And then make Fred Astaire his dad was just to much, they were the perfect match. The chemistry between characters, the writing,the locations. This I think was one of the perfect shows far ahead of it's time, I wouldn't be surprised if it ran today that it would get better ratings then some of stuff on the major networks.I was so overjoyed to see the entire saris, and look forward to sharing it with everyone.