<Tr> <Th> 80 </Th> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> "The Spy Business" </Td> <Td> Christian Nyby </Td> <Td> Teleplay by: Morton Fine and David Friedkin Story by: John Shannon </Td> <Td> April 1, 1968 (1968 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> 324 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 81 </Th> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> "Carmelita Is One of Us" </Td> <Td> Christian Nyby </Td> <Td> Earl Barret and Robert C. Dennis </Td> <Td> April 8, 1968 (1968 - 04 - 08) </Td> <Td> 325 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 82 </Th> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> "Pinwheel" </Td> <Td> Christian Nyby </Td> <Td> Barry Oringer </Td> <Td> April 15, 1968 (1968 - 04 - 15) </Td> <Td> 326 </Td> </Tr> <P> Co-star Culp wrote the scripts for seven episodes (one of which he also directed), including the show's first broadcast episode, "So Long, Patrick Henry ." Prior to joining I Spy, Culp wrote a pilot script for a proposed series in which he would have played an American character like James Bond . He took the script to his friend Carl Reiner, who recommended he meet with Sheldon Leonard, who was in the midst of creating I Spy . This script was eventually rewritten by Culp and produced as the episode "The Tiger ." In the DVD audio commentary for the "Home to Judgment" episode, Culp reveals that his seven episodes were the only ones filmed exactly as written . He wrote them to establish a specific dramatic tone and level of quality for the other writers to follow . Nevertheless, Culp and Cosby were dissatisfied with the often frivolous and formulaic scripts they received and rewrote most of their dialog and improvised a great deal during filming . </P>

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