"Get Smart" (1965) TV series 1965-1970

Creators:

Mel Brooks
Buck Henry
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Secret Agent | Surveillance | Cold War | Trapdoor

Awards:

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

Cast

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 / ... (94 episodes, 1965-1970)
Rose Michtom	...	Woman at the Airport / ... (44 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Directed by
Gary Nelson		(23 episodes, 1966-1969)
Bruce Bilson		(22 episodes, 1965-1968)
Don Adams		(13 episodes, 1967-1970)
James Komack		(11 episodes, 1967-1968)
Earl Bellamy		(7 episodes, 1967)
Jay Sandrich		(6 episodes, 1968-1969)
Alan Rafkin		(6 episodes, 1969-1970)
Frank McDonald		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
William Wiard		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Norman Abbott		(4 episodes, 1967)
Charles R. Rondeau		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Paul Bogart		(3 episodes, 1965)
Murray Golden		(3 episodes, 1966)
Reza Badiyi		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Donner		(2 episodes, 1965)
Don Richardson		(2 episodes, 1965)
David Alexander		(2 episodes, 1966)
Sidney Miller		(2 episodes, 1967)
Harry Falk		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jerry Hopper		(2 episodes, 1968)
Richard Benedict		(2 episodes, 1969)
Anton Leader		(2 episodes, 1970)

Series Writing credits
Mel Brooks		(138 episodes, 1965-1970)
Buck Henry		(138 episodes, 1965-1970)
Arne Sultan		(34 episodes, 1965-1970)
Chris Hayward		(30 episodes, 1968-1970)
Leonard Stern		(17 episodes, 1966-1968)
Mike Marmer		(15 episodes, 1965-1968)
Stan Burns		(12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Dee Caruso		(11 episodes, 1965-1968)
Gerald Gardner		(11 episodes, 1965-1968)
Gordon Mitchell		(11 episodes, 1968-1970)
Lloyd Turner		(11 episodes, 1968-1970)
Allan Burns		(11 episodes, 1968)
Gary Clarke		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
William Raynor		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Myles Wilder		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Phil Hahn		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jack Hanrahan		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Norman Paul		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Pat McCormick		(3 episodes, 1965-1970)
Carol Cavella		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Joseph Cavella		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Budd Grossman		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gloria Burton		(3 episodes, 1968-1970)
Ron Friedman		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Marvin Worth		(2 episodes, 1965)
Lila Garrett		(2 episodes, 1966)
Bernie Kahn		(2 episodes, 1966)
Phil Leslie		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Sam Bobrick		(2 episodes, 1967)
Bill Idelson		(2 episodes, 1967)
Don Adams		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Burt Nodella		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob DeVinney		(2 episodes, 1969)

Series Produced by
Leonard Stern	....	executive producer (86 episodes, 1965-1968)
David Davis	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 1968-1970)
Arne Sultan	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1968-1970)
Burt Nodella	....	producer (47 episodes, 1967-1969)
Arnie Rosen	....	producer (31 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jay Sandrich	....	producer (29 episodes, 1965-1966)
Harry R. Sherman	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Chris Hayward	....	producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jess Oppenheimer	....	producer (5 episodes, 1967)

Series Original Music by
Irving Szathmary		(138 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Cinematography by
Meredith M. Nicholson		(78 episodes, 1967-1970)
Robert Wyckoff		(59 episodes, 1965-1967)

Series Film Editing by
William Cairncross		(26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Howard French		(25 episodes, 1966-1967)
M. Pam Blumenthal		(21 episodes, 1968-1970)
Leonard W. Leonard		(13 episodes, 1966-1967)
Alan Jaggs		(12 episodes, 1969-1970)
Floyd Knudtson		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Bill Lewis		(7 episodes, 1965)
Stanley Frazen		(5 episodes, 1968)
Jerry Sperber		(4 episodes, 1968)
Howard A. Smith		(4 episodes, 1969)
Clay Bartels		(4 episodes, 1970)

Series Casting by
Pat Harris		(126 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Art Direction by
Howard Campbell		(59 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank T. Smith		(30 episodes, 1968-1969)
Archie J. Bacon		(26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Carl Braunger		(22 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Set Decoration by
Anthony D. Nealis		(110 episodes, 1965-1969)
Ray Molyneaux		(10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Donald J. Sullivan		(10 episodes, 1970)
Dave L. Love		(7 episodes, 1969)

Series Costume Design by
Suzanne Smith		(26 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Makeup Department
Ray Sebastian	....	makeup artist (137 episodes, 1965-1970)
Bette Iverson	....	hair stylist (95 episodes, 1965-1969)
Dorothy White	....	hair stylist (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Ray Forman	....	hair stylist (14 episodes, 1967-1969)

Series Production Management
Ted Rich	....	post-production supervisor (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Bill Lewis	....	post-production supervisor (35 episodes, 1966-1967)
Burt Nodella	....	executive in charge of production (35 episodes, 1966-1967)
Leonard Stern	....	executive in charge of production (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lionel A. Ephraim	....	unit production manager (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
William P. Owens	....	production manager (22 episodes, 1966-1967)
Milt Trager	....	production manager (18 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ronald H. Gilbert	....	executive in charge of production (15 episodes, 1965)
George Tobin	....	production manager (12 episodes, 1965)
Cy Brooskin	....	production manager (8 episodes, 1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Messinger	....	assistant director (52 episodes, 1968-1970)
Claude Binyon Jr.	....	assistant director (42 episodes, 1966-1968)
Robert Farfan	....	assistant director (29 episodes, 1965-1966)
William P. Owens	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1966)
Burt Astor	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1966)
Fred Giles	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Department
James Harris	....	property master (118 episodes, 1965-1969)
Edward Goldstein	....	property master (19 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Sound Department
Bill Flannery	....	sound engineer (78 episodes, 1967-1970)
Max M. Hutchinson	....	sound engineer (59 episodes, 1965-1967)
James Nelson	....	supervising sound editor (54 episodes, 1966-1970)

Series Special Effects by
Paul Byrd	....	special effects (57 episodes, 1968-1970)
Perzy High	....	special effects (25 episodes, 1965-1966)
Edwin Tillman	....	special effects (14 episodes, 1967)
Justus Gibbs	....	special effects (11 episodes, 1967-1968)
Allen Bastien	....	special effects (6 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dave Koehler	....	special effects (5 episodes, 1965)

Series Stunts
Bobby Somers	....	stunts (39 episodes, 1968-1970)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Larry Duran	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddie Hice	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Burl Stafford	....	gaffer (65 episodes, 1968-1970)
James Hunter	....	gaffer (32 episodes, 1966-1967)
Chuck Morgan	....	key grip (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Roy Knight	....	key grip (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Tom May	....	key grip (25 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Casting Department
Nancy E. Barr	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donald MacDonald	....	wardrobe (137 episodes, 1965-1970)
Leslie Hall	....	wardrobe: women (78 episodes, 1967-1970)
C. Capriotti	....	wardrobe designer and furnisher: Barbara Feldon (52 episodes, 1968-1970)
Ron Postal	....	wardrobe designer: Don Adams / wardrobe designer / ... (41 episodes, 1965-1970)
Suzanne Smith	....	wardrobe: women (28 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Editorial Department
Bill Lewis	....	supervising editor (18 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Music Department
Irving Szathmary	....	conductor (114 episodes, 1965-1969)
Ed Norton	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1968-1970)

Series Other crew
Victoria Weisbart	....	script supervisor (52 episodes, 1967-1969)
Dorothy Aldworth	....	script supervisor (50 episodes, 1965-1967)
Buck Henry	....	story editor (49 episodes, 1965-1967)
Norman Paul	....	story consultant / story editor / ... (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Chris Hayward	....	story consultant (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Harry R. Sherman	....	production executive (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Reza Badiyi	....	title visualization (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Rosemary Dorsey	....	script supervisor (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gordon Mitchell	....	story consultant (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Pat O'Leary	....	assistant to producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Lloyd Turner	....	story consultant (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bill Lewis	....	assistant to producer (21 episodes, 1967-1968)
Allan Burns	....	story consultant (13 episodes, 1968)
Arne Sultan	....	story editor (11 episodes, 1967)
Karen Hale Wookey	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1967)
Phil Leslie	....	script consultant (2 episodes, 1967)
Elon Packard	....	script consultant (2 episodes, 1967)

Production Companies

• Talent Associates

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1969-1970) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS Television Distribution (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006-) (Germany) (DVD)
• NBC Film
• NET (TV Asahi) (1966) (Japan) (TV)
• Paramount Television (1999-)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• Botany 500  clothes furnishing: Don Adams
• Buick Motor Division  automobiles furnished by (1969-1970)
• Buick Motor Division  original sponsor
• CBS Studio Center  filming location
• Ed Norton Music Service  music editing
• Edit-Rite  sound effects
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  sound recording
• Lever Brothers  original sponsor (Pepsodent toothpaste, Lifebuoy soap, Dove soap, All detergent)
• Paramount Studios  filming location
• Procter & Gamble Company, The  original sponsor
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company  original sponsor (Salem cigarettes)
• Timely Clothes  wardrobe: Don Adams (1969-1970)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (138 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | Australia:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:PG (season 1) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | South Africa:10V (Season 3) | South Africa:13V (Season 2) | South Africa:PG (Seasons 1, 4 & 5)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Talent Associates

Trivia:

When asked how he developed his trademark voice for Agent 86, Don Adams said that it came from watching "The Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. After hearing Powell repeatedly say, "Asta! Asta!" he decided to imitate his voice for the character of Maxwell Smart.

Quotes:

Maxwell Smart:Ah, it's the old... trick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Get Smart (2008)

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!