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'' is an American

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television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by

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and

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, the series stars

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(as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86),

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(as Agent 99), and

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(as the Chief). It was initially broadcast from September 18, 1965 to May 15, 1970, the first four seasons on

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, and the last on

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. It ran for five seasons, with 138 half-hour episodes being produced in total. The

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was filmed in black-and-white, but the entire ensuing series was filmed in color. Like most

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s of its time, ''Get Smart'' was not serialized, so the episodes generally have no relation to each other. Each of the five seasons has been released on

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; also, the entire series has been released in a single box set, first by

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Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1965–66)

Debuting on September 18, 1965, the series aired on Saturday nights following ''

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'' and opposite ''

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'' (ABC) and ''

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'' (CBS). The season earned executive producer Leonard Stern an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series and

for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series. Two episodes were nominated for

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s: "Diplomat's Daughter" for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy (

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) and " Mr. Big" for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy (

and

Season 2 (1966–67)

The second season of ''Get Smart'' aired on Saturday nights following ''

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'' and opposite ''

'' (ABC) and '' Pistols 'n' Petticoats'' (CBS).

Season 3 (1967–68)

For the third season, ''Get Smart'' aired on Saturday nights following ''

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'' and opposite ''

'' (ABC) and ''

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'' (CBS).

Season 4 (1968–69)

Season Four of ''Get Smart'' aired on Saturday nights following ''

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'' and opposite ''

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'' (ABC) and the second half of ''

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'' (CBS). It was the last season on NBC.

Season 5 (1969–70)

After its move to CBS, the series aired on Friday nights at 7:30 (replacing ''

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''), opposite ''

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'' (ABC) and ''

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'' (NBC). The opening title sequence was expanded slightly featuring scenes of

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, and its accompanying music was jazzed up a bit. Likewise, the

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and size of the credits is different from all previous seasons. This was the series' final season.

Home media

References

External links

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Carl's Complete ''Get Smart'' Website
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