"Get Smart"
The Amazing Harry Hoo (1966)

Director:

Gary Nelson

Writers:

Mel Brooks (creator)
Dee Caruso (writer)

TV Series:

"Get Smart" (1965)

Original Air Date:

12 March 1966 (Season 1, Episode 25)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Chinese Agent Harry Hoo and Max track his old nemesis The Claw to a San Francisco laundromat. |

Plot Keywords:

Funny Nazi | Agent | Number 86 | James Bond Spoof | Number 99

Cast

Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart - Agent 86
Barbara Feldon	...	Agent 99
Joey Forman	...	Harry Hoo
Leonard Strong	...	The Claw
Lee Kolima	...	Bobo
James Millhollin	...	Ticket Seller
Vince Howard	...	Policeman
Harvey Gardner	...	Control Agent
Edward Platt	...	Chief of Control

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Talent Associates

Goofs:

Continuity: Harry Hoo's name is spelled "Hoo" in the title but is spelled "Who" in the end credits.

Quotes:

Bobo: The spy network is just a front. The real money is in the laundry.

Hoo is On First

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This starts out with Max trying to follow a KAOS courier (Robert Ito, Sam from "Quincy"). He's number three in a chain. They hope to use him to find number two and the plans for the TK800 tranquilizer bomb. After a funny silent bit with some wet paint, Max is discovered and it leads to a shoot out that ends when 99 draws down on him! The trail of the KAOS courier takes Max and 99 to San Francisco where we meet the brains behind the operation, Max's old nemesis, the Claw ("Not Craw, Claw!") and his dopey henchman Bobo. They kill KAOS' number two man in the chain to lure Max and 99 into a trap. The crime is investigated by Harry Hoo (Joey Foreman who later played Agent 13 in "The Nude Bomb") a Charlie Chan parody. Instantly Max turns into the dopey number one son to Hoo's wise oriental detective. Their scenes together are brilliant. Carusco and Gardner give the boys great stuff to work with. Foreman is very strong here and Hoo was brought back for more laughs later in the series. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Craw and Bobo. Although Leonard Strong did come back as another character, its a pity he did not come back again as Craw. He's a great villain and Bobo makes for a very funny henchman as well as a genuine threat to Max.