I Spy

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American television series action television series comedy-drama television series espionage television series

I Spy is a 1960s American television series that blended espionage, action, and humor, notable for being one of the first network dramas to feature an African American lead actor in a co-starring role.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
I Spy (1965 TV series) 0
I Spy (TV series) 2
I Spy theme 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series ⓘ
action television series ⓘ
comedy-drama television series ⓘ
espionage television series ⓘ
broadcastDecade 1960s ⓘ
character Alexander Scott ⓘ
Kelly Robinson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverIdentities tennis player and trainer ⓘ
creator David Friedkin ⓘ
Mort Fine ⓘ
executiveProducer Sheldon Leonard ⓘ
firstAired 1965 ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
adventure ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
lastAired 1968 ⓘ
leadActorAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series ⓘ
surface form: Bill Cosby won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards for his role
leadActorEthnicitySignificance one of the first American network dramas with an African American co-lead ⓘ
leadCharacterOccupation secret agent ⓘ
mixesElementsOf action ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
humor ⓘ
notableFor featuring an African American lead actor in a co-starring role on a network drama ⓘ
on-location shooting in foreign countries ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 82 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 3 ⓘ
originalBroadcastFormat weekly series ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyAiredOn American network television ⓘ
originalNetwork NBC ⓘ
pictureFormat black-and-white ⓘ
portrays Bill Cosby ⓘ
surface form: Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott

Robert Culp as Kelly Robinson ⓘ
productionCompany Sheldon Leonard Productions ⓘ
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 50 minutes ⓘ
setting various international locations ⓘ
starring Bill Cosby ⓘ
Robert Culp ⓘ
targetAudience prime-time television viewers ⓘ
theme Cold War espionage ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s ⓘ
wonAward Primetime Emmy Awards for acting ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Earle Hagen → composed → I Spy ⓘ
this entity surface form: I Spy theme
Bill Cosby → notableWork → I Spy ⓘ
Earle Hagen → notableWork → I Spy ⓘ
this entity surface form: I Spy theme
this entity surface form: I Spy (TV series)
Sheldon Leonard → produced → I Spy ⓘ
this entity surface form: I Spy (TV series)