Leadside debuted on 8 March, 1969. It was written by Lloyd Turner and Gordon Mitchell. Leadside (Ronald Long) is a wheelchair bound mastermind who is working to destroy CONTROL and kill Maxwell Smart (Don Adams). Max has apparently ruined a number of Leadside’s plans before, and now, Leadside is going to take on CONTROL one…
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Get Smart (1969) – To Sire With Love: Part 1, Part 2, and Shock It to Me
The King of Caronia, a dead ringer for Maxwell Smart (Don Adams), except for the moustache (which Max is required to add), is in Washington, and is staying with the Smarts. Wackiness ensues for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that 99 (Barbara Felon) can’t tell them apart. Written by Arne…
Get Smart (1969) – Tequila Mockingbird, I Shot 86 Today, and Absorb the Greek
When a CONTROL agent is killed attempting to retrieve it, Max (Don Adms) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) head south of the border to retrieve the Tequila Mockingbird. Written by Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan, this episode debuted on 18 January, 1969. It riffs on The Maltese Falcon, while the title skewer’s Harper’s classic novel. The…
Get Smart (1968) – The Farkas Fracas, Temporarily Out of CONTROL, and Schwartz’s Island
We get more domestic stories with The Farkas Fracas. 99 (Barbara Feldon) is playing housewife, sigh, what a waste, as Max (Don Adams) and the Chief (Edward Platt) take on KAOS agents. The story, written by Allan Burns, Chris Hayward, Arne Sultan, and Leonard Stern first aired on 7 December, 1968. Mx invites the Chief…
Get Smart (1968) – Snoopy Smart vs. The Red Baron, Closely Watched Planes, and The Secret of Sam Vittorio
I’m huge fan of the Snoopy vs. The Red Baron song, and this episode of Get Smart riffs on that. Written by Mike Marmer this episode debuted on 28 September, 1968. Maxwell Smart (Don Adams), 99 (Barbara Feldon) and the Chief (Edward Platt) end up in potato country to investigate KAOS new plan to sabotage…
Get Smart (1968) – Die, Spy, The Reluctant Redhead, and The Impossible Mission
Die, Spy is the penultimate episode of season three of Get Smart. It was written by Phil Hahn and Jack Hanrahan from a story by Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner. It is meant to riff on the classic spy series I, Spy. As such, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) finds himself paired with a new partner….
Get Smart (1968) – Spy, Spy, Birdie, Run, Robot, Run, and The Hot Line
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…
Get Smart (1968) – 99 Loses Control, The Wax Max, and Operation Ridiculous
Perhaps 99 (Barbara Feldon) got tired of waiting for Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) to make his move. In 99 Loses Control 99 seems to be in love, and agrees to marry her new beau, Victor Royal (Jacques Bergerac) in this episode that debuted on 17 February, 1968. It was written by William Raynor and Miles…
The Naked Gun (2025) – Akiva Schaffer
I never would have thought it before, but after seeing the first trailer, I thought, of course Liam Neeson can play the new Frank Drebin! And honestly, throughout the course of the film, it just feels like he’s having a great time. Taking a page from the original Naked Gun films, and its launching point,…
Get Smart (1968) – The Little Black Book: Part 1, Part 2, and Don’t Look Back
Is there a list of KAOS agents in Smart’s (Don Adams) little black book? He’s going to find out by arranging a number of dates in The Little Black Book. Part 1 first aired on 27 January, 1968 and was written by Jack Hanrahan and Phil Hahn. He is joined by his old Army buddy,…
The Mind Reels 