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The Shoe Phone looks like an average dress shoe, but when Smart takes off the shoe's sole, a working telephone can be found inside. To make it fit into a shoe casing, the phone's mouthpiece is folded into the phone base.
Maxwell Smart uses it to send and receive calls to CONTROL headquarters. Apparently, Max has a special direct line to the Chief's office available on his shoe phone.
At one point Max has a flashing vest button installed to indicate incoming calls because, he says, it attracts less attention than the ringing of the shoe. Pressing the second button places the call on hold [Episode #58: "A Man Called Smart, Part 1"]. Later, the hold button is on the shoe's heel [Episode #88: "Snoopy Smart vs. the Red Baron"]. In 1...
On assignment at the Pomona National Golf Club Max and the Chief communicated using Golf-Shoe Phones, although the cleats proved uncomfortable on the face and the Chief's shoe had to be plugged in before he could answer [Episode # 104: "I Shot 86 Today"]. CIA agent Quigley uses a Snow-Shoe Phone to report in from the Arctic [Episode #125: "Ice Stat...
Get Smart. The most famous example of a shoe phone in fiction is featured on the television show Get Smart. The use of a shoe phone is a gimmick of the show's main character, Maxwell Smart (played by Don Adams), a secret agent who has need to conceal a communication device in his shoe.
Jun 11, 2008 · LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The shoe phone on TV's "Get Smart" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used...
The most famous Get Smart gadget is undoubtedly the shoe phone. Agent 86 was regularly seen taking his shoe off to have a conversation. The Shoe Phone was not alone - Get Smart featured phones in all sorts of clothing: Spectacles, necktie, handkerchief, belt and even a garter.
Jun 16, 2008 · The shoe phone on TV’s “Get Smart” wasn’t just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere — though it did require a dime...
