25 minSeason 5 • Episode 26
LatestA villian known as the Whip uses a special gong to hypnotize Max. When he is under the Whip's control, Max steals the NARCO 5-12. Later, with the help of the Chief and Larabee, Max is cured and captures the Whip.
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.
Writing
Brooks and Henry's punchlines land harder than Bond's punches
Acting
Don Adams' bumbling confidence is comedy architecture
Production
That opening credits sequence deserved its #2 ranking
Creators
Mel Brooks, Buck Henry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This remains Mel Brooks' only production with a laugh track—he famously hated them but CBS insisted.
The shoe phone predated mobile phones by decades and became so iconic that Motorola later referenced it in ads.
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