Get Smart 1965
“Agent 86 is face to face with danger again "and loving it!"”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 18, 1965
- Last Aired
- May 15, 1970
- Format
- 5 seasons · 138 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~57.5 hours (25 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~57.1 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E3 "A Spy for a Spy" (★ 8.3/10)
- Created By
- Buck Henry, Mel Brooks
- Network
- CBS
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
What is Get Smart?
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show premiered on NBC on September 18, 1965.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1965
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 138
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 18, 1965
- Last aired
- May 15, 1970
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.9/10 from 438 votes
- Format
- 5 seasons · 138 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~25 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
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Overview
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show premiered on NBC on September 18, 1965. The production was developed at the request of Daniel Melnick, a partner at Talent Associates, to capitalize on the popularity of James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Mel Brooks described the series as an insane combination of James Bond and his own style of comedy. The program stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt, with Robert Karvelas also appearing in the cast. The plot follows Maxwell Smart, a spy working for the CONTROL agency, as he battles the evil forces of the rival organization known as KAOS. Smart is characterized as a highly intellectual but bumbling agent who relies on the assistance of his competent partner, Agent 99, to navigate his missions. The series ran from 1965 until 1970, parodying a genre that had become widely popular during the first half of the 1960s.
Should you watch it?
“A bumbling secret agent battles the forces of evil in this classic spy genre satire.”
- clever parody of spy tropes
- strong comedic performances
- dated production values
Watch it if you enjoy classic television comedies that poke fun at secret agent archetypes.
The show is a lighthearted comedy suitable for general audiences.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Big Mytharc Sep 18, 1965
- E2 Diplomat's Daughter Core Sep 25, 1965
- E3 School Days Core Oct 2, 1965
- E4 Our Man in Toyland Mytharc Oct 9, 1965
- E5 Now You See Him, Now You Don’t Core Oct 16, 1965
- E6 Washington 4, Indians 3 Core Oct 23, 1965
- E7 KAOS in CONTROL Core Oct 30, 1965
- E8 The Day Smart Turned Chicken Core Nov 6, 1965
- E9 Satan Place Mytharc Nov 13, 1965
- E10 Our Man in Leotards Core Nov 20, 1965
- E11 Too Many Chiefs Core Nov 27, 1965
- E12 My Nephew the Spy Core Dec 4, 1965
- E13 Aboard the Orient Express Mytharc Dec 11, 1965
- E14 Weekend Vampire Mytharc Dec 18, 1965
- E15 Survival of the Fattest Core Dec 25, 1965
- E16 Double Agent Core Jan 8, 1966
- E17 Kisses for KAOS Core Jan 15, 1966
- E18 The Dead Spy Scrawls Core Jan 22, 1966
- E19 Back to the Old Drawing Board Core Jan 29, 1966
- E20 All in the Mind Core Feb 5, 1966
- E21 Dear Diary Core Feb 12, 1966
- E22 Smart, the Assassin Core Feb 19, 1966
- E23 I'm Only Human Core Feb 26, 1966
- E24 Stakeout on Blue Mist Mountain Core Mar 5, 1966
- E25 The Amazing Harry Hoo Mytharc Mar 12, 1966
- E26 Hubert's Unfinished Symphony Core Mar 19, 1966
- E27 Ship of Spies (1) Core Apr 2, 1966
- E28 Ship of Spies (2) Core Apr 9, 1966
- E29 Shipment to Beirut Mytharc Apr 23, 1966
- E30 The Last One in is a Rotten Spy Mytharc May 7, 1966
Season 2 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Anatomy of a Lover Mytharc Sep 17, 1966
- E2 Strike While the Agent is Hot Mytharc Sep 24, 1966
- E3 A Spy for a Spy Core Oct 1, 1966
- E4 The Only Way to Die Core Oct 8, 1966
- E5 Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine Core Oct 15, 1966
- E6 Casablanca Core Oct 22, 1966
- E7 The Decoy Core Oct 29, 1966
- E8 Hoo Done It Core Nov 5, 1966
- E9 Rub-a-Dub-Dub . . .Three Spies in a Sub Core Nov 12, 1966
- E10 The Greatest Spy on Earth Core Nov 19, 1966
- E11 Island of the Darned Filler Nov 26, 1966
- E12 Bronzefinger Core Dec 3, 1966
- E13 Perils in a Pet Shop Core Dec 10, 1966
- E14 The Whole Tooth and . . . Core Dec 24, 1966
- E15 Kiss of Death Core Dec 31, 1966
- E16 It Takes One to Know One Core Jan 7, 1967
- E17 Someone Down Here Hates Me Core Jan 14, 1967
- E18 Cutback at CONTROL Core Jan 21, 1967
- E19 The Man from YENTA Core Jan 28, 1967
- E20 The Mummy Core Feb 4, 1967
- E21 The Girls from KAOS Core Feb 11, 1967
- E22 Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho Core Feb 18, 1967
- E23 Where-What-How-Who Am I? Core Feb 25, 1967
- E24 The Expendable Agent Core Mar 4, 1967
- E25 How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying Core Mar 11, 1967
- E26 Appointment in Sahara Core Mar 25, 1967
- E27 Pussycats Galore Core Apr 1, 1967
- E28 A Man Called Smart (1) Core Apr 8, 1967
- E29 A Man Called Smart (2) Mytharc Apr 15, 1967
- E30 A Man Called Smart (3) Mytharc Apr 22, 1967
Season 3 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Spy Who Met Himself Mytharc Sep 16, 1967
- E2 Viva Smart Core Sep 23, 1967
- E3 Witness for the Persecution Core Oct 7, 1967
- E4 The Spirit is Willing Core Oct 14, 1967
- E5 Maxwell Smart, Private Eye Core Oct 21, 1967
- E6 Supersonic Boom Core Oct 28, 1967
- E7 One of Our Olives is Missing Core Nov 4, 1967
- E8 When Good Fellows Get Together Core Nov 18, 1967
- E9 Dr. Yes Core Nov 25, 1967
- E10 That Old Gang of Mine Core Dec 2, 1967
- E11 The Mild Ones Core Dec 9, 1967
- E12 Classification: Dead Core Dec 23, 1967
- E13 The Mysterious Dr. T Mytharc Dec 30, 1967
- E14 The King Lives? Core Jan 6, 1968
- E15 The Groovy Guru Core Jan 13, 1968
- E16 The Little Black Book (1) Core Jan 27, 1968
- E17 The Little Black Book (2) Core Feb 3, 1968
- E18 Don't Look Back Core Feb 10, 1968
- E19 99 Loses CONTROL Core Feb 17, 1968
- E20 The Wax Max Core Feb 24, 1968
- E21 Operation Ridiculous Core Mar 2, 1968
- E22 Spy, Spy, Birdie Core Mar 9, 1968
- E23 Run, Robot, Run Core Mar 16, 1968
- E24 The Hot Line Core Mar 23, 1968
- E25 Die, Spy Mytharc Mar 30, 1968
- E26 The Reluctant Redhead Mytharc Apr 6, 1968
Season 4 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Impossible Mission Mytharc Sep 21, 1968
- E2 Snoopy Smart vs. the Red Baron Core Sep 28, 1968
- E3 Closely Watched Planes Core Oct 5, 1968
- E4 The Secret of Sam Vittorio Core Oct 12, 1968
- E5 Diamonds Are a Spy's Best Friend Core Oct 19, 1968
- E6 The Worst Best Man Mytharc Oct 26, 1968
- E7 A Tale of Two Tails Core Nov 2, 1968
- E8 The Return of the Ancient Mariner Core Nov 9, 1968
- E9 With Love and Twitches Core Nov 16, 1968
- E10 The Laser Blazer Core Nov 30, 1968
- E11 The Farkas Fracas Core Dec 7, 1968
- E12 Temporarily Out of CONTROL Core Dec 14, 1968
- E13 Schwartz's Island Core Dec 21, 1968
- E14 One Nation Invisible Core Dec 28, 1968
- E15 Hurray for Hollywood Core Jan 4, 1969
- E16 The Day They Raided the Knights Core Jan 11, 1969
- E17 Tequila Mockingbird Core Jan 18, 1969
- E18 I Shot 86 Today Core Feb 1, 1969
- E19 Absorb the Greek Core Feb 8, 1969
- E20 To Sire, with Love (1) Core Feb 15, 1969
- E21 To Sire, with Love (2) Core Feb 22, 1969
- E22 Shock It to Me Core Mar 1, 1969
- E23 Leadside Mytharc Mar 8, 1969
- E24 Greer Window Core Mar 15, 1969
- E25 The Not-So-Great Escape (1) Mytharc Mar 22, 1969
- E26 The Not-So-Great Escape (2) Mytharc Mar 29, 1969
Season 5 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pheasant Under Glass Mytharc Sep 26, 1969
- E2 Ironhand Core Oct 3, 1969
- E3 Valerie of the Dolls Core Oct 10, 1969
- E4 Widow Often Annie Core Oct 17, 1969
- E5 The Treasure of C. Errol Madre Core Oct 24, 1969
- E6 Smart Fell on Alabama Core Oct 31, 1969
- E7 And Baby Makes Four (1) Core Nov 7, 1969
- E8 And Baby Makes Four (2) Core Nov 14, 1969
- E9 Physician: Impossible Core Nov 21, 1969
- E10 The Apes of Rath Mytharc Nov 28, 1969
- E11 Age Before Duty Mytharc Dec 5, 1969
- E12 Is This Trip Necessary? Core Dec 12, 1969
- E13 Ice Station Siegfried Core Dec 19, 1969
- E14 Moonlighting Becomes You Core Jan 2, 1970
- E15 House of Max (1) Core Jan 9, 1970
- E16 House of Max (2) Core Jan 16, 1970
- E17 Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm Core Jan 23, 1970
- E18 The Mess of Adrian Listenger Core Jan 30, 1970
- E19 Witness for the Execution Core Feb 6, 1970
- E20 How Green Was My Valet Mytharc Feb 13, 1970
- E21 And Only Two Ninety-Nine Core Feb 20, 1970
- E22 Smartacus Core Feb 27, 1970
- E23 What's It All About, Algie? Core Apr 24, 1970
- E24 Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America Core May 1, 1970
- E25 Do I Hear a Vaults? Mytharc May 8, 1970
- E26 I Am Curiously Yellow Mytharc May 15, 1970
Frequently asked questions
Who created the series?
The series was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.
Who stars in the show?
The show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt.
What is the premise of the show?
It follows Maxwell Smart, a bumbling spy for the CONTROL agency, as he battles the rival agency KAOS.
When did the show premiere?
The series premiered on NBC on September 18, 1965.
What is the show parodying?
The show satirizes the secret agent genre, specifically drawing inspiration from James Bond films.
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