Get Smart (1965–1970)

Bumbling Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, with a great deal of help from his competent partner Agent 99, battles the forces of KAOS

Creators:

Mel Brooks, Buck Henry

Stars:

Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart (138 episodes, 1965-1970)
Barbara Feldon	...	Agent 99 (136 episodes, 1965-1970)
Edward Platt	...	Chief (134 episodes, 1965-1970)
Robert Karvelas	...	Larabee (52 episodes, 1967-1970)

Storyline

Maxwell Smart is a bumbling secret agent, assigned by his "Chief" to foil KAOS' latest plans for taking over the world. Invariably, Smart's bumbling detective style lands him in hot water. Lucky for him, his faithful assistant "99" is there to bail him out.

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Plot Keywords:

agent | secret agent | surveillance | cold war | trapdoor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

El superagente 86

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Talent Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (138 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (137 episodes) Black and White (pilot episode)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Don Adams originated Maxwell Smart's voice and catchphrase "Would you believe...?" while he was a cast member on The Bill Dana Show.

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Quotes

Siegfried: This is Kaos. We don't *shush* here!

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Connections

Edited into Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001)

User Reviews

The greatest TV show ever! OK then, the funniest comedy of all time? Would you believe the most enduring 30 minutes of stupidity in history?

To review GET SMART is like giving a speech on "What I think of my Mother-In-Law! There will NEVER be another Max - even "Max" himself couldn't do it in 1995. GET SMART is a 60's time-capsule, a reminder of a life style that has so long disappeared it hurts to remember!

No matter how many times you see it - its still funny..it will ALWAYS be funny - it even transcends humor. It is something so comfortable and embraceable you can temporarily forget every day to day hassle that may be niggling at you. For those with even longer memories, Maxwell Smart had his embryonic exposure as the store detective "Glick" in the Bill Dana show...almost exactly the same character. No matter, the combination of Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and the long suffering (and late) Ed Platt were arguably the most charismatic acting trilogy ever screened. Dear old Bernie Kopell as Siegfried, Max's nemesis in CHAOS and David Ketchum as the insanely hidden Agent 13 combined to raise GET SMART to heights will never again be assailed. Probably the only show ever came close to being as fondly remembered is the Adam West/Burt Ward BATMAN series of the same period.

Think about it! How many people in the Western World of most any age have never heard of Max's shoe-phone, the cone of silence? or the phrase "Would you believe?" THAT is a measure of the penetration of GET SMART in current society. Along with THE FLINSTONES, our lives have all been enriched by this most enduring of legends!