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Riffing off the then-popular genres of superheroes and James Bond spy adventures, Cool McCool featured the adventures of a hip, trenchcoated spy, who – as on the contemporary TV show Get Smart – defeated villains despite being comically inept. Villains included the Rattler, Hurricane Harry, Greta Ghoul, the Owl, Jack-In-The-Box and Dr. Madcap. McCool's boss was known as Number One, although his face was never seen onscreen; only his arms and a cigar were visible behind his chair (a reference to another contemporary spy show – The Prisoner, which featured a spy looking for Number One who ran the prison he found himself in). Number One's secretary was Friday, a dumpy girl who had an unrequited crush on the secret agent. McCool had three catchphrases: Danger is my business! When you're right, Number One, you're right, and (after bungling something) That will never happen again.

Here are the 20, one-half hour episodes of the three-disc box set, Chuck McCann Presents: Cool McCool - The Complete Series, as described on their slim cases: DISC ONE: Episode 1 The Big Blowout: Hurricane Harry threatens to blow down the cities of the world unless he gets a million-dollar ransom. The Phantom of the Opera House: The Komedy Kops try to discover the identity of a pesky phantom, who is plaguing a theatre. Fine Feathered Friends: The Owl organizes the birds of the nation into a crime syndicate.

DISC TWO: Episode 8 Sniffin, Snoozen and Sneezen: Hurricane Harry threatens to put the whole world to sleep with sleeping smoke incense. The New Car: After having their bicycle taken away, Harry McCool and the Komedy Kops must learn how to drive a car. How Now Foul Owl: The Owl has a mockingbird imitate the voice of Number One and McCool falls for the ruse.

Episode 9 Caps and Robbers: Dr. Madcap creates a duncecap to make Cool his slave. Three Men on a House: Harry McCool and the Komedy Kops are ordered to whitewash the jailhouse. The Romantic Rattler: The Rattler steals a secret government truth telling machine and tries to extract secrets from McCool.