Last time, I watched what was the mid-season finale for Universe’s first season. It saw Young (Louis Ferreira) leaving Rush (Robert Carlyle) behind on an alien planet (with an alien ship) as the Destiny leaps away. The pair had a knock down drag-out fight, and that aired on 4 December, 2009. The story didn’t resume…
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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 Book Eaters (2022) – Sunyi Dean
The Book Eaters is a bit of a vampire story that follows a mother and son as they attempt to leave their trapped lives behind. It’s a story about love, and it’s very enjoyable. That being said, it took about the first third of the book to completely hook me, but when I was into…
Get Smart (1967/1968) – The Mysterious Dr. T, The King Lives?, and The Groovy Guru
I love when Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) shows up in Get Smart. I think he may be my favorite character. In The Mysterious Dr. T, CONTROL’s head scientist ends up dead, and Max (Don Adams) is surprised to learn he wasn’t the real brains behind the lab’s work. Instead it’s Dr. T (Peter Robbins). Max and…
Get Smart (1967) – That Old Gang of Mine, The Mild Ones, and Classification: Dead
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) arer undercover in foggy London (read as stock footage, and back lot work). They also throw in a quick appearance by Danny Thomas. They are to take care of an American gangster, Scar (done before the opening credits) and deal with a the Scorpion Gang who are…
Get Smart (1967) – One of Our Olives is Missing, When Good Fellows Get Together, and Dr. Yes
Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) is back in One of Our Olives is Missing. And also along for the ride this time? Carol Burnett! She plays country singer Ozark Annie in this episode written by Jess Oppenheimer (the creator of I Love Lucy), who also served as the director. First premiering on 4 November, 1967, the story…
Get Smart (1967) – The Spy Who Met Himself, Viva Smart, and Witness for the Persecution
Season three of Get Smart got underway on 16 September, 1967. It was written by Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler. The impersonator division of KAOS is going to cause Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and CONTROL a lot of problems as they infiltrate the spy agency. There are doubles running around everywhere, and who can be…
Get Smart (1967) – A Man Called Smart: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
KAOS is up to such a dastardly plan, it had to be turned into a three-parter to finish off the second season of Get Smart! A Man Called Smart is a trilogy of episodes, the first one aired on 8 April, 1967 and was written by Leonard Stern. It was originally designed to be a…
Get Smart (1967) – How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying, Appointment in Sahara, and Pussycats Galore
Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) wants to defect to CONTROL and leave KAOS behind in How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying. Written by Mike Marmer this episode first aired on 11 March, 1967. Can he be trusted? He convinces the Chief (Edward Platt) that KAOS is going to launch an attack on Fort…
The Mind Reels 