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Maxwell Smart: You see the moment I suspected there was something wrong with this old scow, I immediately telephoned headquarters and I happen to know that at this very minute seven coastguard cutters are converging on this boat. Would you believe it? Seven. Mr. Big: I find that pretty hard to believe. Maxwell Smart: Would you believe six? Mr. Big:
Maxwell Smart, agent 86, is CONTROL's top spy, or at least that's what he would tell you. His origins, however, are shrouded in mystery. As a spy, much of his personal information must be considered classified, which is why there's so little of it.
Secret Agent Maxwell Smart was the kind of a man who kept a phone in his shoe, but wasn't limber enough to use it while it was still on his foot. Smart had a habit of telling outlandish stories: Chinese water torture, surrounded by armed cavalry, stuff like that.
His speech mannerisms, catchphrases ("Would you believe...?"), and other comedy bits were adapted for his "Maxwell Smart" role in Get Smart.
Many of the mannerisms and sayings for Maxwell Smart, however, came from Don Adams and his stand-up work, including the famous "Would you believe..." line. It was Leonard Stern who designed the open and close of the show, including the famous "nose gag" at the end of each episode.
Get Smart: Created by Mel Brooks, Buck Henry. With Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Robert Karvelas. Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
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The black and white pilot introduces Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 of CONTROL. A top-secret spy agency, CONTROL is called on to battle KAOS whose Mr. Big has stolen Professor Dante's Inthermo ray. KAOS will use it to destroy the Statue of Liberty unless the US pays $100 million.
