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

American television series

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The American television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which aired from 1964 to 1968, centered on two secret agents, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who worked for a fictional secret international espionage organization called U.N.C.L.E.. The full name of this organization was the \"United Network Command for Law and Enforcement\". The series was a product of the spy craze of the 1960s and featured the agents battling against a nefarious organization known as THRUSH, which stood for \"Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity\". The show was known for its blend of action, humor, and Cold War intrigue.1

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