"Get Smart" How Green Was My Valet (1970)

Director:

Dick Carson

Writers:

Gloria Burton (written by) and
Mel Brooks (creator)

TV Series:

"Get Smart" (1965)

Original Air Date:

13 February 1970 (Season 5, Episode 20)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

At the Bulmanian Embassy Max and 99 go undercover as servants to recover a missing rocket formula. |

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Secret Agent | Secret Organization | Telephone Call | Super Villain

Cast

Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart
Barbara Feldon	...	Agent 99
Edward Platt	...	Chief
Julie Bennett	...	Zachary
John Trayne	...	Waterhouse
Diana Webster	...	Mrs. Waterhouse
Robert Karvelas	...	Larabee
Jonathan Harris	...	Ambassador

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Talent Associates-Norton Simon

Trivia:

The title is from the film How Green Was My Valley (1941).

Quotes:

Ambassador: [toasting] To my faithful valet and trusted friend. May you be happy for the rest of your life.
Waterhouse: Thank you, sir.
[Waterhouse downs his glass of wine, but The Ambassador only sniffs his]
Ambassador: And as for you, widow Waterhouse.
Mrs. Waterhouse: But sir, I am not a widow.
[her husband chokes and falls down]

Movie Connections:

References How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Glick meets Phillips

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Jonathan Harris, well known as Dr. Smith on "Lost in Space" guest stars as the Bulmanian ambassador who is trying to send stolen top secret rocket fuel back to his home country. Max and 99 go undercover as valet and maid in this script written by Adam's sister, Gloria Burton (her third, and sadly last TV writing credit).

Harris and Adams co-starred together on "The Bill Dana Show" with Harris playing the hotel manager Mr. Phillips with Adams as the bumbling house detective, Glick. They are clearly having fun in this reunion and have a nice scene where 86 works on getting the ambassador drunk so he can steal the key from around his neck.

It's not as funny as Burton's previous scripts for the series, which were basically excuses for Adams to do his Ronald Coleman impression, but its not bad either. Put this one somewhere in the middle of the "Get Smart" ranking.