Home Video
In North America, Mission: Impossible received limited VHS format release in the waning days of video cassettes: There was a subscription through Columbia House; GoodTimes Home Video issued a sell-through version of Episode 3, "Memory" (under the multiply erroneous title "Butcher of Balkens"); and Paramount Home Video released twelve two-episode volumes of "The Best of Mission: Impossible," six tapes at a time, in 1996 and 2000. Twelve episodes were also released on Laserdisc.
CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released all seven seasons of Mission:Impossible on DVD in Regions 1, 2 & 4. The first season of the 1980s revival was released in the fall of 2011, with the second and final season announced for spring 2012.
On December 11, 2012, Paramount will release Mission: Impossible: The Complete Television Collection on DVD in Region 1. The 56-disc collection will feature all 171 episodes of the series as well as bonus features.
| DVD title | Ep # | Release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
| The Complete 1st Season | 28 | December 5, 2006 | November 20, 2006 | November 30, 2006 |
| The Complete 2nd Season | 25 | June 5, 2007 | May 7, 2007 | April 12, 2007 |
| The Complete 3rd Season | 25 | October 29, 2007 | October 29, 2007 | November 8, 2007 |
| The Complete 4th Season | 26 | May 13, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | May 15, 2008 |
| The Complete 5th Season | 23 | October 7, 2008 | February 9, 2009 | November 6, 2008 |
| The Complete 6th Season | 22 | April 28, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | October 1, 2009 |
| The Complete 7th Season | 22 | November 3, 2009 | March 22, 2010 | October 1, 2009 |
| The Complete Collection | 171 | December 11, 2012 | N/A | N/A |
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