Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart is a 1965 comedy series created by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. It stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt.
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.
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What is Get Smart about?
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.
When was Get Smart released?
Get Smart was released on 18 September 1965.
How many episodes does Get Smart have?
Get Smart has 138 episodes across 5 seasons.
Who made Get Smart?
Get Smart was created by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks.
Where can I watch Get Smart?
Get Smart is available on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Google Play Movies.
Where to watch Get Smart
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies
Cast
- Don Adams as Maxwell Smart
- Barbara Feldon as Agent 99
- Edward Platt as Thaddeus
- Robert Karvelas as Larabee
- Rose Michtom as Woman at the Airport (uncredited)
- Bernie Kopell as Siegfried
- David Ketchum as Agent 13
- Stacy Keach, Sr. as Carlson
- King Moody as Starker
- Charles Cirillo as Waiter (uncredited)
- Milton Selzer as Parker
- Victor French as Agent 44
