▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁made ▁its ▁debut . ▁ ▁Con ce ived ▁and ▁produced ▁independently ▁from ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁its ▁first ▁appearance ▁came ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁show , ▁and ▁also ▁featured ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁crew ▁of ▁a ▁faster - than - light ▁space ▁vessel . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁cult ▁favorite , ▁the ▁German ▁show ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁only ▁seven ▁episodes . ▁The ▁American ▁television ▁show ▁Mission : ▁Im possible ▁made ▁its ▁debut , ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁network . ▁ ▁The ▁prem ise ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁U . S . ▁intelligence ▁ag ency , ▁the ▁Im possible ▁Mission ▁Force , ▁would ▁secret ly ▁interven e ▁against ▁host ile ▁foreign ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁" As ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁protest s ▁mounted ▁in ▁strength ," ▁an ▁observer ▁would ▁write ▁later , ▁" the ▁idea ▁of ▁American ▁agents ▁to pp ling ▁foreign ▁govern ments ▁became ▁less ▁popular , ▁and ▁the ▁scripts ▁changed , ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁now ▁attack ing ▁organized ▁crime ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁" m issions " ▁of ▁the ▁IM F ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁seven ▁seasons , ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁International ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁motor ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Jack ▁B rab ham ▁in ▁a ▁B rab ham ▁B T 1 9 . ▁ ▁Den ny ▁H ul me ▁crossed ▁the ▁line ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁behind ▁B rab ham , ▁driving ▁a ▁slightly ▁newer ▁B rab ham ▁model , ▁the ▁B T 2 0 . ▁