Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) find themselves in a temporary detente with Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) and Straker (King Moody) in Spy, Spy, Birdie.

Written by William Raynor and Myles Wilder, the episode was first broadcast on 9 March, 1968. The agents of CONTROL and KAOS are on the lookout for A.J. Pfister (Percy Helton), a scientist who wants a little quiet. So much so that he’s created a silent explosive.

The two agencies initially believe the other is responsible for blowing up heir dead drops, but when they compare notes, they discover that Pfister came to visit them both, but since he was rejected, he’s gone out his own.

Pfister is going to destroy capitals around the globe! All he wants is a little hush, but when he was ignored by everyone, he decides to carry out on his dastardly plan as revenge.

With time running out, the foursome find themselves tracking a homing pigeon around the city in hopes of finding Pfister. It’s fun to see Adams and Kopell riffing with one another, and seeing them work together is pretty entertaining.

But how like will the uneasy peace last, and will KAOS attempt to get the upperhand before the story ends?

Run, Robot, Run saw the return of Hymie (Dick Gautier) to television screens on 16 March, 1968. With a script by Gary Clarke, the story sees Hymie becoming a one robot track team when U.S. athletes are injured.

The athletes are taken out by Snead (John Orchard) and Mrs. Neal (Lyn Peters) – a little nod to The Avengers. To keep the U.S. in the running, 99, Smart and Hymie go undercover as the international track team.

Can the team, read as Hymie, win? And can the CONTROL agents stop the plans of Snead and Mrs. Neal?

Orchard and Peters seem to be completely in synch with the fact that they are spoofing on The Avengers, and really lean into it. Gautier brings in a lot of humor as Hymie, though most of it is silly gag-filled stuff that almost seems aimed at younger viewers.

It’s not bad, and I love the fact that the series continues to make nods to all thee spy films and shows that filled the pop culture of the time. But a choice between a Hymie episode and a Siegfried episodde is no chose at all – I’ll always choose Siegfried. That being said the final moments of the track race are pretty entertaining.

The Hot Line was written by Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan from a story by Frank Red Benson. Itt debuted on 23 March, 1968.

KAOS has cunning new plan. And it will see the removal of the Chief (Edward Platt) as CONTROL’s head, to be replaced by Smart. And it’s all a ploy by KAOS. One of their agents impersonates the president, and removes the Chief.

With the Chief out of the way, and Smart in charge, KAOS is able to infiltrate CONTROL with one of their own agents – Brady (Dick Yarmy – Adam’s brother).

While Smart takes charge, the Chief, now known by his agentt name, Q, goes undercover to complete the assignment Smart was working on. And that will involve 99, Smart, Brady, and Q going undercover to figure out who the KAOS agent is…

will they figure out that Brady, and the restaurant they are in, is all part of KAOS?

This one is charming, and it’s fun to see thee Chief a little more involved in the story.

Next time we finish off Season Three and move on to Season Four. The spycraft and laughs keep coming.