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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: An interview with cast and crew revealed a story that the shows writers were once called into the CIA to find out where they were getting ideas for the show's gadgets. Apparently, a few items in the series were ''suspiciously'' close to actual tools the CIA was developing. The shoe phone ''is'' apparently on display in the CIA's museum.
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: An interview with cast and crew revealed a story that the shows writers were once called into the CIA to find out where they were getting ideas for the show's gadgets. Apparently, a few items in the series were ''suspiciously'' close to actual tools the CIA was developing. The shoe phone ''is'' apparently on display in the CIA's museum.museum, showing at least the agency (eventually) had a sense of humor about it.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Subverted - Although Don Adams and Barbara Feldon got along fine making the original series, it was strictly business - cordial but professional. It was only when making the revival telefilm in TheEighties that the two became closer and remained good friends until Adams died.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Subverted - Although although Don Adams and Barbara Feldon got along fine making the original series, it was strictly business - cordial but professional. It was only when making the revival telefilm in TheEighties that the two became closer and remained good friends until Adams died.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Subverted - Although Don Adams and Barbara Feldon got along fine making the original series, it was strictly business - cordial but professional. It was only when remaking the series in TheEighties that the two became closer and remained good friends until Adams died.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Subverted - Although Don Adams and Barbara Feldon got along fine making the original series, it was strictly business - cordial but professional. It was only when remaking making the series revival telefilm in TheEighties that the two became closer and remained good friends until Adams died.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: Subverted - Although Don Adams and Barbara Feldon got along fine making the original series, it was strictly business - cordial but professional. It was only when remaking the series in TheEighties that the two became closer and remained good friends until Adams died.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/BuckHenry was not happy about the credit "Created by Creator/MelBrooks '''with''' Buck Henry," since it implied that his writing contributions were not equal to Brooks', which wasn't the case; Brooks got the billing due to being a bigger name at the time.
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* PromotedToOpeningTitles: Edward Platt, starting with season 2.
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* ChannelHop: Creator/MelBrooks and Creator/BuckHenry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company, ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
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* ChannelHop: ChannelHop:
** Creator/MelBrooks and Creator/BuckHenry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company,''Series/SupermarketSweep''.''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
** Years later, the copyright to the show itself ended up at Creator/{{HBO}} (who also produced the 1995 Fox revival), since Talent Associates was sold to Time-Life Films in the mid-1970s, and HBO inherited the T-L library after the studio's 1981 shutdown.
** Creator/MelBrooks and Creator/BuckHenry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company,
** Years later, the copyright to the show itself ended up at Creator/{{HBO}} (who also produced the 1995 Fox revival), since Talent Associates was sold to Time-Life Films in the mid-1970s, and HBO inherited the T-L library after the studio's 1981 shutdown.
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* TheCastShowoff: Edward Platt, who was a singer with Paul Whiteman's orchestra before becoming an actor, sings in one episode.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Alan Arkin, who plays The Chief, shares a scene with James Caan, who plays the President. Both actors previously portrayed the titular buddy-cop duo in the 1974 car chase comedy classic ''Film/FreebieAndTheBean''.
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* ReferencedBy: In ''Film/DancingTrees'', Nicky suggests that Martha wear make-up. Martha says, "Code Name 99 wore lipstick. [[ShoePhone She used to talk to it.]]" Later, Nicky explains to Detective Velez that Martha and her mom used to watch ''Get Smart'' together.
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* ApprovalOfGod: Zig-zagged. Creator/MelBrooks gave his blessing for the film and loved Creator/SteveCarrell's performance, but still said [[ToughActToFollow he couldn't hold a candle to Don Adams]].
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* ApprovalOfGod: Zig-zagged. Creator/MelBrooks gave his blessing for the film and loved Creator/SteveCarrell's Creator/SteveCarell's performance, but still said [[ToughActToFollow he couldn't hold a candle to Don Adams]].
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/{{NBC}} to Creator/{{CBS}}, for the fifth and final season.
* DirectedByCastMember: Don Adams directed 13 episodes.
* DirectedByCastMember: Don Adams directed 13 episodes.
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/{{NBC}} to Creator/{{CBS}}, for Creator/MelBrooks and Creator/BuckHenry originally pitched the fifth and final season.
show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company, ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
* DirectedByCastMember:Don Adams Creator/DonAdams directed 13 episodes.episodes.
* FollowTheLeader: Creator/MelBrooks claimed that the series was inspired by the success of Film/JamesBond and ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther''.
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* FollowTheLeader: Creator/MelBrooks claimed that the series was inspired by the success of Film/JamesBond and ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Robert Karvelas, who played Larrabee, was Don Adams's cousin. Don's brother Dick Yarmy guest-starred several times on the series.
* StarMakingRole: For Don Adams.
* StarMakingRole: For Don Adams.
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* RealLifeRelative: Robert Karvelas, who played Larrabee, was Don Adams's Adams' cousin. Don's brother Dick Yarmy guest-starred several times on the series.
* StarMakingRole: ForDon Adams.Creator/DonAdams.
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* ThrowItIn: Don Adams and guest star Don Rickles did so much ad libbing during production of "The Little Black Book" that the episode, written as a one-parter, became a ''two''-parter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mel Brooks and Buck Henry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company, ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
* WrittenByCastMember: Don Adams wrote two episodes, while David Ketcham, who played Agent 13, wrote an episode.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mel Brooks and Buck Henry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company, ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
* WrittenByCastMember: Don Adams wrote two episodes, while David Ketcham, who played Agent 13, wrote an episode.
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* ThrowItIn: Don Adams Creator/DonAdams and guest star Don Rickles Creator/DonRickles did so much ad libbing during production of "The Little Black Book" that the episode, written as a one-parter, became a ''two''-parter.
*WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mel Brooks and Buck Henry originally pitched the show to Creator/{{ABC}}, with the intention that Tom Poston play Maxwell Smart. ABC, however, declined. NBC then picked up the show, but requested that Don Adams be cast as Maxwell Smart as he was already under contract with the network. ABC would later green light another show from the same production company, ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
*WrittenByCastMember: Don Adams Creator/DonAdams wrote two episodes, while David Ketcham, who played Agent 13, wrote an episode.
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* ApprovalOfGod: Zig-zagged. Mel Brooks gave his blessing for the film and loved Steve Carrell's performance, but still said [[ToughActToFollow he couldn't hold a candle to Don Adams]].
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* ApprovalOfGod: Zig-zagged. Mel Brooks Creator/MelBrooks gave his blessing for the film and loved Steve Carrell's Creator/SteveCarrell's performance, but still said [[ToughActToFollow he couldn't hold a candle to Don Adams]].
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* ThrowItIn: Anne Hathaway ad-libbed the scene where Agent 99 grills Max on what he would do if confronted by a gun-wielding assassin.
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* ThrowItIn: Anne Hathaway Creator/AnneHathaway ad-libbed the scene where Agent 99 grills Max on what he would do if confronted by a gun-wielding assassin.
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