I Spy
An American Empress
TV Flash files “An American Empress” as hour 69 of 82 in the TV Flash guide — I Spy (1965–1968) on NBC, season 3, episode 13, aired 1967-12-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 69 of 82 in the I Spy guide, hour 13 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1967-12-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Lotus Eater” (S03E12). Next is “Home to Judgement” (S03E14).
Viewer FAQ
Where does An American Empress sit in the I Spy guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 69 of 82 — hour 13 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did I Spy S03E13 air?
An American Empress aired 1967-12-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any Culp-and-Cosby mission on location shows the contract: tennis-pro covers, buddy rhythm, Scott as full co-lead. The series is weekly adventure, not a single serial hunt.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Tennis-bum cover stories, globe-trotting missions, and two equals sharing the frame: Robert Culp and Bill Cosby made interracial buddy espionage look like a travelogue with a serve. Cosby's Alexander Scott was a lead, not a sidekick — a mid-sixties network color line crossed in style. Location glamour plus chemistry.
Tennis-bum cover stories, globe-trotting missions, two equals sharing the frame. NBC's *I Spy* (1965–1968; 82 episodes) put Robert Culp's Kelly Robinson and Bill Cosby's Alexander Scott on the road as undercover agents, and Cosby's Scott was a lead, not a sidekick — a mid-sixties network color line crossed in style. David Friedkin and Morton Fine emphasized international location filming more than studio-bound spy shows. Banter chemistry sold the espionage. On the palate: travelogue chrome, a serve-and-volley…
Filed against
- Robert Culp as Kelly Robinson
Robert Culp’s Kelly Robinson served tennis-bum cover stories on I Spy — globe-trotting equals with Bill Cosby’s Alexander Scott sharing the frame — then barked FBI handler energy at The Greatest American Hero’s klutz in an alien suit.…
- Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott
Bill Cosby’s Alexander Scott made I Spy a two-equal travelogue — 1960s catalog tennis-bum espionage, a Black lead sharing the frame, then The Cosby Show’s 1980s multi-cam hearth becoming television history with the later disgrace on the…