BERIGAN Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Man, did I watch this show a lot in my youth! Bet a lot of folks here did as well. Check out his age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don Adams, TV's fumbling secret agent on `Get Smart,' dies at 82 By BOB THOMAS Associated Press Writer September 26, 2005 Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82. Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since. As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency C.O.N.T.R.O.L., Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of C.H.A.O.S. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: "Would you believe...?" It became a national catchphrase. Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss Thaddius (actor Edward Platt). Smart's apologetic "Sorry about that, chief" also entered the American lexicon. The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the pre-cell-phone telephone in a shoe. Smart's beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Felden, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series. Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spoof. When he learned that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. "Get Smart" debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No. 12 among the season's most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season. "Get Smart" twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...mplate=dateline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMX Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 (edited) "Sorry about that, chief." I've heard and used that one often... Edited September 26, 2005 by DTMX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Man, "Get Smart" is a show I used to watch almost more than any other as a kid and yet it's one you really hear nothing about these days. Don't know if it's held up well over time, but as a kid I really dug it. ...plus...BEST opening of any T.V. series ever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Man, "Get Smart" is a show I used to watch almost more than any other as a kid and yet it's one you really hear nothing about these days. Don't know if it's held up well over time, but as a kid I really dug it. ...plus...BEST opening of any T.V. series ever.... ← I saw them run on Nick at Night years ago, they ran the black and white ones that I don't remember as a kid...they seemed even funnier. Buck Henry wrote at least some of the shows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Sad news. I have fond memories of watching that show in syndication in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 (edited) Sad indeed. I watched that show every week. Even went and saw "The Nude Bomb" when that came out in the late 70's early 80's. Edited September 26, 2005 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Sad indeed. I watched that show every week. Even went and saw "The Nude Bomb" when that came out in the late 70's early 80's. ← The Nude Bomb! Now that IS a blast from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 (edited) wouldyoubelieve.com Edited September 26, 2005 by Free For All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 would you believe. . . . RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 What a bummer. "Get Smart" was a classic show. R.I.P., Max. "MIssed it By That Much" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 would you believe. . . . Yes great website name! Just thinking of this show the other day. I had "spy" shows on my mind - Get Smart, I Spy and others while listening to some fantastic arrangements by Jerry Goldsmith, Morton Stevens, Walter Scharff, Gerald Fried and others from these 6 CDs of The Man from U. N. C. L. E. series. Classic opening to the show. RIP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 ....just got a call on my shoe phone about this.....very sad! ....agent 99......grooooowwwwwwwwwwllllllllllllllllllll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 ....I was just thinking about this show as my company just introduced a new Enery Drink called Khaos, which of course is spell differently from the on on the show. m! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I always got a kick out of the Cone of Silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mgraham333 Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 He was almost 83. But he "missed it by that much". RIP Don Adams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I always got a kick out of the Cone of Silence. ← I soooo want to say something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I was very young but still remember the big doors slammin' and the cool music on the intro and ending of that show. "missed it by that much..." I still use that one, though most younger people have no idea what I am talkin about. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 (edited) I'm saddened. Don Adams was one of my family's favorites, especially my father's, when he was a frequent guest on the Steve Allen Show in the late 50s. I remember one line when he was a defense attorney addressing the jury: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury. For the past hour the prosecuting attorney has stood before you and made a complete ass out of himself. Now, it's my turn." I also remember the Tennessee Tuxedo cartoons, which didn't really catch my fancy. During the late 70s I watched Get Smart weeknights on a new UHF station in Pittsburgh which was running a number of old shows. I was struck by something that I hadn't caught when I was a kid watching Get Smart when it was new. The real humor of that show was watching the Chief doing a slow burn. I too went to see The Nude Bomb. But without Ed Platt, it wasn't the same. By the way, Buck Henry wrote the scripts for the first three years. When he left, the show went downhill. First they spent a year engaged, leading up to their marriage. Then they changed networks, a rarity, going from NBC to CBS. Then they spent a year dealing with a baby. As I recall, the show was created by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. Edit: And also by the way, the saying from the show that I find myself using fairly frequently is "...And loving it!" Edited September 27, 2005 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I always got a kick out of the Cone of Silence. I soooo want to say something... What? That you want to put one over me and then fill it up with water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 mmmmmmm....Barbara Feldon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 mmmmmmm....Barbara Feldon..... Hey! I don't have to "click" to enlarge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Sure was hoping this thread wasn't what I thought it was when I saw it on the main page... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Sorry to see him go. I can't believe he was 82 ! Then I just heard on the Radio that Agent 99 died years ago. I totally missed that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Then I just heard on the Radio that Agent 99 died years ago. I totally missed that ! Nope--still alive at 73. Barbara Feldon "Dead or Alive Info" Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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