"Get Smart" (1995) TV series

Creators:

Michael J. Di Gaetano
Lawrence Gay
(more)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Max & 99 Are Back!

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | Secret Agent | Spy | Short Lived | Spy Spoof

Cast

Don Adams	...	Chief Maxwell Smart (7 episodes, 1995)
Andy Dick	...	Zach Smart (7 episodes, 1995)
Elaine Hendrix	...	Agent 66 (7 episodes, 1995)
Heather Morgan	...	Trudy (5 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Feldon	...	99 (5 episodes, 1995)
Marcia Mitzman Gaven	...	the Kaos Chairwoman / ... (4 episodes, 1995)

Series Directed by
Nick Marck		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Writing credits
Mel Brooks		(7 episodes, 1995)
Michael J. Di Gaetano		(7 episodes, 1995)
Lawrence Gay		(7 episodes, 1995)
Buck Henry		(7 episodes, 1995)
Gary Apple		(2 episodes, 1995)
Michael Carrington		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Produced by
Leo J. Clarke	....	producer (7 episodes, 1995)
Michael J. Di Gaetano	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1995)
Lawrence Gay	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1995)
Lisa Helfrich	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 1995)
Vic Kaplan	....	executive producer / producer (7 episodes, 1995)
Gary Apple	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Michael Carrington	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Nick Marck	....	producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Leo Clarke	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
James Covell		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Cinematography by
John Fleckenstein		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Film Editing by
John Murray		(5 episodes, 1995)

Series Casting by
Sally Stiner		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Design by
Maxine Shepard		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Direction by
Kitty Doris-Bates		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Set Decoration by
Ellen Totleben		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Costume Design by
Seok Halley Yoon		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Makeup Department
Peggy Nichols	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1995)
Phyllis Williams	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Management
Leo J. Clarke	....	unit production manager / post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 1995)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Cameron	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 1995)
Lisanne Sartor	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1995)
Nancy Townsend	....	second second assistant director (3 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Department
Arthur Shippee	....	property master (7 episodes, 1995)

Series Sound Department
Agamemnon Andrianos	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 1995)
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (7 episodes, 1995)
Doug Gray	....	sound re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 1995)
Rick Himot	....	sound re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 1995)
Andre Caporaso	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 1995)
Anthony Constantini	....	sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 1995)

Series Special Effects by
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects: pilot-pyro/mech (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Dick Hancock	....	stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 1995)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Ahuna	....	key grip (6 episodes, 1995)
David Ford	....	leadman grip (6 episodes, 1995)
Nicholas J. Musuraca	....	first assistant camera (6 episodes, 1995)
Lester Boykin	....	chief lighting technician (3 episodes, 1995)
Donald M. Wolak	....	chief lighting technician (3 episodes, 1995)
Joe Broderick	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicole Allowitz	....	costume supervisor (1 episode, 1995)

Series Editorial Department
Daniel Belmour	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1995)
Elizabeth Walker	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Music Department
Irving Szathmary	....	composer: original theme (7 episodes, 1995)

Series Transportation Department
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1995)
Adam Pinkstaff	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tricia Kangrga	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1995)
Leonard Stern	....	executive consultant (7 episodes, 1995)
Robert DeFranco	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1995)
Craig Hoffman	....	creative consultant (6 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Siebertz	....	post production coordinator / post-production coordination (6 episodes, 1995)
Haley Sweet	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1995)
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service (unknown episodes)

Distributors

• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Sony Pictures (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Trivia:

When this series aired on Fox, it was only the second time a live-action TV franchise had aired on four different mainstream TV networks (the first was "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" (1950)). The original series seasons 1-4 aired on NBC, season 5 aired on CBS, the 1989 reunion movie Get Smart, Again! (1989) (TV) aired on ABC, and this new series, as previously mentioned, aired on Fox. Since then, no other live-action television franchise has accomplished this feat.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Nude Bomb (1980)

Enjoyable, But The Original Is Still Better

I first became a fan of "Get Smart" in 1991 via Nick at Nite's airings, and by the end of 1993 I had every episode on tape (of course this was in the days before full-season DVD releases of every TV show ever made), so when in December 1994 I heard "Get Smart" was back in production, I was a very happy fangirl, being that my interest in the show was still at a peak!

When the first episode aired on Fox in January 1995, I was on a vacation, but I still made sure I was in the hotel to watch it (and I had it taping on timer back home), I was practically squeeee'ing with delight!

After watching all 7 of the new episodes over January and February, I went away from the experience happy, but with the mindset that the original was still better. As for the one commenter who said Zach (whose agent number was never revealed) had no straight-person to play off of, I think 66 was perfect for that role. She was as serious as Zach was silly, and I think the interplay between them really worked for some good comedy, and their uneasy tolerance for each other would have kept the two from becoming lovers had the series been picked up for 1995-96 season, avoiding falling into the "Moonlighting" trap.

The new arrangement of the show's theme really worked too, it was very modern-spy-movie chic, but still recognizable as the "Get Smart" theme :)

Overall: I would say a 7 out of 10. They should have tried to get the show's creators back, but it was still a very entertaining and valiant effort on Fox's part.