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

The red convertible driven by Don Adams in the opening credits for the first two seasons is a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mark I, which came standard with a Ford 260 V8 engine. The car was used in several episodes throughout the first four seasons, though sometimes substituted by a very similar-looking Sunbeam Alpine with Tiger badging. A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was used in the opening credits for the third and fourth seasons but never used in any episode. For the fifth season, the show featured a 1969 Opel GT used in the opening credits as well as the episodes for that season. Only used in the pilot episode was an early-'60s Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Agent 99: Good thinking, Max.

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Connections

Referenced in HBO First Look: Get Smart (2008)

User Reviews

Best Spy/Spoof TV Show Ever!

Nobody on earth is as funny as Don Adams playing Maxwell Smart, Secret Agent 86 of Control. Control is the secret agency created to fight the evil Kaos organization whose goal is ruling the world or destroying it, depending on which episode. They're were lots of jokes and gags in each show making it fun to watch.

99 (Barbara Feldon) and the Chief (Ed Platt) help Max through everything. They always wonder how a goof like him became a spy. Max's performance is outstanding. One minute he's bumbling around and the next he's in a knife/gunfight with 2 Kaos agents. Max's "sorry about that chief" line is his best and most popular catchphrase. The funniest thing is when Max takes a job as a cover. He takes it so seriously that you can't help but laugh. Imagine the whole world in jeopardy and all you can think about is finishing your shift pruning trees! Max is also very cheap which is so hilarious. He gets overtime after six!

99 and Max grew closer as the series went on. You could actually feel some chemistry between them, that's probably why the show lasted for so long. Most people were hoping that Max would finally just kiss 99 and stop trying to avoid her like the plague.

Larrabee (Robert Karvelas) came into his own later in the series as a total idiot. The Chief and Larrabee had some funny scenes, the best in my opinion being the one where they are locked in a vault together! Hymie is a monotone talking robot right down to the "T". His superhuman strength and zany sensitive male side help Max defeat many Kaos enemies.

As for the bad guys, Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) and Shtarker (King Moody) are probably the most devious and have the most appearances of Max's enemies. But Leadside, Dr. Yes, Mr. Big, Mr. Snead and Mrs. Neal, and The Groovy Guru come pretty close to naughtiness. "If only they could have used their talents for niceness."

If you have a chance turn on TV Land or whatever channel plays Get Smart and watch it! You will thank me.