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

Creators:

Mel Brooks
Buck Henry

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 | Mission | Female Assassin | Spy Spoof

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart (138 episodes, 1965-1970)
Barbara Feldon	...	Agent 99 / ... (138 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)

Also Known As:

El superagente 86 (Argentina) [es]
Get Smart (Greece) [el]
Get Smart - Un detective tutto da ridere (Italy) [it]
Max la menace (France) [fr]
Mini-Max oder die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Maxwell Smart (West Germany) (long title) [de]
Salainen agentti 86 (Finland) [fi]
Super-Max, der Meisterspion Maxwell Smart (West Germany) (working title) [de]
Superagent 86 (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Superagente 86 (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

30 min (138 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Barbara Feldon was two inches taller than Don Adams. In order to make it appear that Adams was taller than Feldon, he would either stand on a small platform or Feldon would stoop down. Also, for most of the show's run, Feldon wore mostly flat shoes and very rarely wore high heels.

Quotes:

Siegfried: This is Kaos. We don't *shush* here!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Freaks and Geeks: Tricks and Treats (#1.3)" (1999)

Pure Parody

I have always been a fan of Get Smart not only because it was a parody of the secret agent genre of film and television series, but because it was a perfect time capsule for the era of the 1960's. Just check out the episodes featuring characters such as The Groovy Guru or Jarvis "The Mad Pharmacist" Pym. The sixties were a wild era and no show captured that spirit as much as this film.

Also, let's not forget the ensemble cast that displayed such a great chemistry with each other. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Dick Gautier, King Moody, Robert Karvelas and, of course, Bernie Kopell all made this show a great viewing experience.