Get Smart is an American comedy television series, parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of James Bond films. The program was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and had its television premiere on NBC on September 18, 1965. The show stars Don Adams as agent Maxwell Smart, Barbara Feldon as Agent 99, and Edward Platt as Thaddeus the Chief. Henry said that they created the show at the request of Daniel Melnick to capitalize on James Bond and Inspector Clouseau, "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today". Brooks described it as "an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy". The show generated a number of popular catchphrases during its run, including "would you believe...
| Genre | Mystery, Sitcom, Action adventure |
| Created by | Mel Brooks, Buck Henry |
| Directed by | Gary Nelson, Bruce Bilson, Don Adams, James Komack, Earl Bellamy |
| Starring | Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt |
| Theme music composer | Irving Szathmary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 138 |
| Executive producer(s) | Leonard B. Stern, Arne Sultan (1968–70) |
| Producer(s) | Jay Sandrich (1965–66), Arnie Rosen (1966–67), Jess Oppenheimer (1967), Burt Nodella (1967–69), Chris Hayward (1969–70) |
| Camera setup | single-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Talent Associates, CBS Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Original network | NBC (1965–69), CBS (1969–70) |
| Followed by | The Nude Bomb (film) |
About Get Smart
Action comedy based on the television series of the same name about an intellectual but socially awkward spy tasked with preventing a terrorist attack from a Russian spy agency.
Achievement of Get Smart
The original actor to portray protagonist Maxwell "Max" Smart, Don Adams, makes an cameo in the film.
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