"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 | Secret Code | Secret Panel | Top Secret

Awards:

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

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 127)

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)

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:

The red convertible driven by Don Adams in the opening credits for the first two seasons is a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mark I, which came standard with a Ford 260 V8 engine. The car was used in several episodes throughout the first four seasons, though sometimes substituted by a very similar-looking Sunbeam Alpine with Tiger badging. A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was used in the opening credits for the third and fourth seasons but never used in any episode. For the fifth season, the show featured a 1969 Opel GT used in the opening credits as well as the episodes for that season. Only used in the pilot episode was an early-'60s Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Maxwell Smart: Missed it by that much.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "S*M*A*S*H: Va é de för set (#1.1)" (1990)

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.