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In 1965 the cold war was made a little warmer and a lot funnier due in part to the efforts of an inept, underpaid, overzealous spy: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. The hit comedy series 'Get Smart' is the creation of comic geniuses Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. Henry teamed with Brooks to create what has undoubtedly become... more »

In 1965 the cold war was made a little warmer and a lot funnier due in part to the efforts of an inept, underpaid, overzealous spy: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. The hit comedy series 'Get Smart' is the creation of comic geniuses Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. Henry teamed with Brooks to create what has undoubtedly become one of the finest parody/satires of all time. The project seemed headed for success from the start: ABC had green lighted it based on the strength of the concept, and they had an actor already under contract to play Smart. Brooks was approached to write the pilot. As he was looking for a way to finance his new movie The Producers, he agreed. Deemed "not funny", the initial script was rejected by ABC. Undaunted, the production team shopped the script around and NBC accepted it with one minor change. They wanted Don Adams in the title role. And so, an unlikely legend was born.

Set in Washington, D.C., the show features Agent 86 (Maxwell Smart), his boss (The Chief), Smart's partner and later wife (Agent 99) and a host of other agents both good and evil. Perhaps one of the most important elements of the show is the gadgetry created to help Smart in his quest to keep the free world free. On this show, anything including the kitchen sink can be a phone, a tape recorder, a camera or weapon. Looking for an Agent? Check under your seat cushion. Want a weapon? Try your finger-gun. Need to make a phone call? Open up that bologna sandwich. The show was painted in the broadest of strokes and played every moment for its own delightful reality.
In order to give the agents of CONTROL, a series of worthy opponents, KAOS was created. Smart and 99 battled the likes of Mr. Big, The Claw, and Siegfried. On the home front, Max and 99 had a relationship that developed as the show ran and eventually they married. 99 soon gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl) and the Smart family (and the show) began to experience some growing pains. Get Smart ran from 1965 through 1970 on both NBC and CBS. For one month in 1995 FOX attempted to bring the series back with some changes; Max as the Chief, 99 as a Congresswoman, and the Smart twins were now inexplicably only one child. Despite the lack of success experienced by the sequel, Get Smart remains a favorite by agents and civilians alike. (TV Land)

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Telecast
NBC September 18, 1965 - September 20, 1969 CBS September 26, 1969 - September 11, 1970

Broadcast History Sep 1965 - Sep 1968, NBC Sat 8:30-9:00 Sep 1968 - Sep 1969, NBC Sat 8:00-8:30
Sep 1969 - Feb/Apr - Sep 1970, CBS Fri 7:30-8:00

Episodes
138 Episodes On Film
1 Episode in Black And White; 137 Episodes In Color

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• Only one thread? Blasphemy!

  Calling all "Get Smart" fans!!! I guess since they don't rerun this much, it's easy for people to forget, but this was one ...more »

  Calling all "Get Smart" fans!!! I guess since they don't rerun this much, it's easy for people to forget, but this was one of the funniest and smartest comedies ever. Yes, I said ever. Okay, Would you believe during the 60s? How about a little kid with a pea shooter? Huh? Anyway, seems like this show will never be released on DVD. There should be a petition to get it back on TV first, TV Land or something. Then, we can start thinking DVD. I won't bother starting a new thread. Hardly seems like any point. But, here's one here, in case anybody wants to spin it into a new thread. Maxwell Smart, utterly clueless, would often tell 99: "We have to kill, maim and destroy, we represent everything that's wholesome and good in the world." These hilarious and haunting words seem to be more relevant today than when Maxwell Smart first uttered them over 40 years ago. (Mind you I wasn't even born then. Luckily I found it in reruns, first late at night in syndication, then on Nick at Nite. But, even that was many years ago) Anyway, those prophetic words seem to be the basis for our foreign policy today. There has to be a thread in there somewhere.less «

  Tiberius86 Last online Jun 20, 2009
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• Obscured logos on Snoopy Smart Vs The Red Baron (season 4)

  I am happily making my way through the 5 season set of Get Smart and have noticed something that I think has been done delib...more »

  I am happily making my way through the 5 season set of Get Smart and have noticed something that I think has been done deliberately for this set. In the episode SNOOPY SMART VS THE RED BARON (Season 4) where we meet 99's mother, Max and 99 are on a commercial flight and there are red blocks superimposed over what is presumably a logo on the seats. Something to do with advertising the airline? Surely no more 60s airlines exist? less «

  thefourthalien Last online Feb 22, 2009
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• Does anyone know why...?

  Does anyone know why "Get Smart" on DVD isn't sold through stores? What reason is it that you have to get it thorugh...more »

  Does anyone know why "Get Smart" on DVD isn't sold through stores? What reason is it that you have to get it thorugh mail-order? I can't imagine that there would be copyright problems with songs (which prevent some shows from coming to DVD e.g. Wonder Years), so I am bewildered why I couldn't have bought this in the stores. I have the whole collection by the way, and they are great. I was just wondering why they have you get them this way? less «

  d_henderson1810 Last online Mar 28, 2009
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  10 Perfect

  If the FBI has agents like Max working for they have nothing to worry about would you believe ? hide « show »

  Get Smart is a show based around Maxwell Smart who is an agent of Control trying to be a force good and niceness if only Kaos would do the same. 99 who is Max's partner is the better spy out of the pair but she lets Max take the credit for it and also her name is never revealed which is a bit more spy like compared to Max who every Kaos agent knows my name and number.And we can't forget the beloved Chief of Control who has to put up with Max all the time and clean up the mess which Max gets himself into.
  Overall the show is funny and has a whole pile of catch phrases which you will know and love by a couple of episode but the lines still stay good.

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  Flexie52 Added Jun 10, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Maxwell Smart is Agent 86 working for CONTROL, a secret spy organization fighting criminal activity, usually from KAOS, an organization of evil doers. hide « show »

  Get Smart is one of those shows that seems to get better and better as time goes on, even though the spy craze and the Cold War that gave birth to it have both long passed into almost irrelevance. Perhaps because it was a satirical take on the genre has given it more of a shelf life. Indeed, really good satire has been hard to find on network TV over the years. GS helped open the door for sit-coms to do satire, but even there, only a few sit-coms have done satire as well as Smart. With the catch phrases, the wild physical humor and silly sight gags, these shows are still hilarious. And dont underestimate the talents of Don Adams. He was just an absolutely brillant performer on this show. Its kind of sad that nothing else he ever did came even close to matching his work here. And the chemistry between Adams and Agent 99- Barbra Feldon cant be overlooked either. The first 2 seasons were almost flawless thanks in large part to that chemistry. Then in the 3rd season, the producers made a mistake that would haunt them the rest of the series. With the spy craze already starting to fade, they decided, in order to add some life to the series, they would have Max marry 99. At first it didnt seem to hurt, it seemed to add an interesting new element, but soon it became clear that the show had become domesticated and for the final season, they changed the opening and added babies, and further doomed to the show. Fortunately, the first 2 seasons live on in syndication and now on DVD, so some the best satire in the history of American TV can be seen over and over and theres nothing wrong with that. And to further confirm the shows significance, last year saw the release of Get Smart, the full length feature film.

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  drwoowoocl Added Nov 22, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.5 Superb

  One of the best tv shows of all time hide « show »

  The series Get Smart is a true television classic. It has the perfect blend of comedy mixed with strong plots involving dangerous situations in the world of espionage.
  Don Adams is absolutely hilarous as Agent 86, Maxwell Smart. His one-liners are legendary, especially when he finds himself in a troubled situation. While he can seem a little slow-witted at times he always manages to find a way to prevail and ruin the evil KAOS plans - even if its slightly by accident! Agent 99 who Smart eventually marries in the series is very stylish and sexy, and the Chief is very funny to watch as he is constantly frustrated by Smart's silliness.

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  stoudemire08 Added Nov 11, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.3 Superb

  KAOS, CONTROL, Inept agents a recipe for greatness hide « show »

  What a great show, i started watching this show due to really enjoying the film that has just been released. As long as you remember when the show was made its brilliant. The corny one-liners and the really useless gadgets.
  
  Maxwell Smart is the main man as agent 86 of CONTROL he spends each week going on a mission of some nature and somehow manages to complete them in his own comedic way.
  
  To help him he is normally assigned agent99 who is much more adept at spying than 86 and she constantly comes up with good ideas that max steels.
  
  Other key characters help to round of the show, even some who are just plain silly but get the laughs, like the agents who are constantly put in the most ridiculous of places to assist Max.
  
  The show is set against the cold war where KAOS is an eastern European organisation that CONTROL is endeavouring to liquidate. Funny one liners and a blast to the past make this a show to watch. I thouroughly enjoy it. I think it could be funy to see a remake of this show in the form aof a tv programme rather than a film

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  whitewiz Added Sep 5, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.6 Superb

  We are safe only because the intrepid agents of CONTROL are constantly endeavoring to thwart the powers of evil, namely the sinister organization known as KAOS! hide « show »

  As a child I watched the episodes as they originally aired, growing to appreciate them more and more with each year. It was one of my first "favorite shows" going back to just before I began going to school. Here are a few personal musings:
  
  1. Edward Platt was a great straight-man, his Chief was a work of art. I felt secure knowing he had things under control.
  
  2. As a kid I wondered if Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) ever hung out with Emma Peel (Dianna Rigg). I knew there was a difference between the two ladies because sometimes my Dad would declare "This show isn't for you tonight" (yeah, Miss Emma and Co.)
  
  3. I was totally certain Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) could beat up John Steed (The Avengers' Patrick Mcnee). 4. The Cone of Silence has always ranked as possibly my favorite simple gag device on any television series. 5. Every time I watch Blade Runner I can't help but think of the Cone of Silence during the Voight-Kampff test sequences. Now I imagine some of you will think of it too next time. Thank me or curse me then.
  
  6. I used to think it unfair how Max was referred to as being a total klutz, bumbling about until he accidentally got lucky or 99 saved the day. Only years later did people admit that he could definitely hold his own in hand to hand combat. And not enough is said about his ingenuity and never-say-die attitude.
  
  7. I let out a big laugh whenever Agent 44 (Victor French - the original) popped up from inside a mailbox or a trash can.
  
  8. Michael Dunn scared the bejeezus out of me in the 60's. He was Kaos Agent Mr. Big in the first Get Smart episode and the ever creepy Dr. Loveless on the Wild Wild West. 9. As much as I always had a fascination with robots, I never cared much for Hymie (Dick Gautier).
  
  10.Did I mention the CONE OF SILENCE?

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  raygoshay Added Jun 17, 2008 All my reviews