Voting Station

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Please vote to return to collections.

TV Series

The Resume

    (September 22, 1964-January 15, 1968)
    Aired on NBC
    Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo
    David McCallum as Ilya Kuryakin
    Leo G. Carroll as Alexander Waverly
    Premise: An international law-enforcement agency tries to prevent THRUSH from conquering the world

Why The Man from U.N.C.L.E. might be annoying:

    UNCLE stood for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, while THRUSH stood for Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity.
    All episodes had titles of 'The _______ Affair,' with the exception of 'Alexander the Greater Affair.'
    The show became increasingly campy in seasons two and three.
    It spun off the short-lived 'The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'
    The producers shot extra footage with sex and violence, inserted the scenes into previously aired episodes, and released them to theaters.

Why The Man from U.N.C.L.E. might not be annoying:

    Ian Fleming helped create it.
    Ilya Kuryakin was originally a walk-on role, but attracted so much attention from female fans that he was added permanently.
    The show featured an American and a Russian cooperating at the height of the Cold War.
    A pen communicator from the show is on display at the CIA museum.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 6.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 16.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 29.03% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 47.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 25.00% Annoying