"Get Smart" Back to the Old Drawing Board (1966)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Bruce Bilson

Writers:

Gary Clarke (written by) and
Mel Brooks (creator)

TV Series:

"Get Smart" (1965)

Original Air Date:

29 January 1966 (Season 1, Episode 19)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Hymie is introduced to CONTROL as KAOS tries to kidnap a CONTROL scientist. |

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Secret Agent | Gadget | Shoe | Secret Plan

Cast

Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart
Barbara Feldon	...	Agent 99
Richard Gautier	...	Hymie (as Dick Gautier)
Patrick O'Moore	...	Dr. Shotwire
Ted de Corsia	...	Mr. Natz
Jim Boles	...	Dr. Ratton
Victor French	...	Agent 44
Bruce Gibson	...	Agent 91
Edward Platt	...	Chief

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Talent Associates

Trivia:

Don Adams and Richard Gautier couldn't stop laughing when filming their scene in the closet in which Hymie had to kiss Max on the cheek.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Max, 99 and Hymie enter the party, the monitor showing the picture from Hymie's built-in camera shows the view of all three, not from Hymie's point of view.

Quotes:

Chief of Control: [to 86] I want you to use your watch-phone tonight. I don't want you taking off your shoe at the party.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Get Smart (2008)

His Father's Name was Hymie!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Superb episode that introduces one of "Get Smart"'s most memorable characters, Dick Gautier as the KAOS robot Hymie.

Smart has been assigned to guard Dr. Shortwire and so far has foiled Mr. Natz (Ted de Corsio, a terrific heavy) and his plans to get the doctor and his plans for a lunar surface vehicle. Evil scientist Dr. Ratton (Jim Lowes) introduces him to Hymie, and demonstrates the robots powers by first having Hymie fight a gorilla, then take three bullets to the chest without feeling any discomfort. They send Hymie to "Get Smart" and the doctor.

The writing is brilliant in that as advanced a machine as Hymie is, he has a flaw: he takes commands very literally. There's some good scenes with Max befriending Hymie and funny stuff throughout. Gautier does a terrific job making us believe he's a robot (though an amiable one).