Robert Culp doubled as writer and star of the I Spy episode "The Tiger." This time around, agents Kelly and Scotty must rescue famed American medical missionary Dr. Owen McLean (Lew Ayres) from a Southeast jungle. But McLeon refuses to leave with agents unless they save his daughter Sam-Than (France Nuyen, who later became Mrs. Robert Culp), currently held prisoner in a bamboo cage by Chinese guerillas. In an added complication, Kelly begins to fall in love with Sam-Than, leading Scotty to wonder if his partner's effectiveness as a spy is at an end. "The Tiger" originally aired on January 5, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi