DVD Release Date: November 21, 2006 (Time Life/HBO)
Color/1966-67
MSRP: $199.96
Number of Discs: 5
Number of Episodes: 30
Running Time: approx. 865 minutes
Running Time of Special Features: approx. 115 minutes
Languages: English
Subtitles: Not available
Special Features: Audio introductions by Barbara
Feldon; commentary by Bernie Kopell and Leonard Stern;
bloopers; 1967 Emmy clips; Leonard Stern interview;
Barbara Feldon - From Model to Role Model featurette
and more!
Introduction:
The Emmy-award winning spy-spoof series is back! You
can catch Agent 86 Maxwell Smart (played by Don Adams)
bumbling through 30 more memorable cases along with
his girl Agent 99 (played by Barbara Feldon). And when
he messes up, there's sure to be hell raised by their
Chief (played by Edward Platt). The entire series can
be fond in GET SMART - THE COMPLETE SERIES released by
Time Life and HBO studios. In this review season two
will be discussed!
Memorable Episodes / Notable Guest Stars:
Memorable episodes this season include: "Anatomy of a
Lover" in which a brainwashed Hymie attempts to kill
the Chief. "A Spy for a Spy" in which so many
kidnappings take place -- no one is left!
"Rub-a-Dub-Dub Three Spies in a Tub" is the on where
Max and 99 are kidnapped by Siegfried. "Island of the
Darned" is the one where 99 and Max are stranded on an
island controlled by KAOS. "Someone Down Here Hates
Me" is the one in which KAOS puts up a reward to kill
Max. "How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without
Really Trying" in which Siegfried saves Max and 99 and
wants to defect and finally "A Man Called Smart" Parts
1, 2 and 3. Plus many more memorable episodes!
Guest stars this season include Bernie Kopell as
Siegfried, Robert Karavelas, King Moody, Dick Gautier,
David Gauthier, Gordon Jump, Howard Morton, Vic
Tayback, Alan Oppenheimer and more!
Packaging:
The seasons are packaged individually but come
together in a larger collector's set. Time Life
basically re-created the famous phone booth that Smart
disappears into during the opening credits. You flip
down the first part, open the second part and then
open the phone booth doors to reveal the sets.
The second season set is orange in color and features
a shot of Barbara Feldon as 99 and Don Adams as Smart
on the cover. There's a clear casing type cover that
goes over the cardboard flip-fold set. There are five
discs in this set.
The discs themselves have a plain background design,
for this set they use orange mixed with red to kind of
create what looks like flames (bad explanation but you
have to see it -- looks cool). Disc 1 contains
episodes 1-8. Disc 2 contains episodes 9-16. Disc 3
contains episodes 17-23. Disc 4 contains episodes
24-30. Disc 5 contains all the bonus features included
for this season.
Menu Design and Navigation:
The menu immediately pops up and you see a few video
clips from the show playing with the menu selection
options on the bottom. Each disc has a different
colored menu but a similar design. There is a Play All
option, which plays all of the episodes on the set.
There is also an "Episodes" selection which takes you
to another menu (this is all "animated") that lists
the episodes you can watch on the disc. The last
selection is "Commentaries" which takes you to a
sub-menu that lists the episodes with the commentary
on that particular disc and you can choose the episode
that way with commentary.
Video and Audio Quality:
Once again, the video is fantastic -- colors are
bright and vibrant, as much as possible, and remember,
the series is over 40 years old! The audio itself is
fine. Not much can be said about it. Each episode is
uncut and is around 25 minutes in length with chapter
skips available.
DISC 1
1- Anatomy of a Lover (25:22)
2- Strike While the Agent is Hot (25:27)
3- A Spy for Spy (25:28)
4- The Only Way to Die (25:21)
5- Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine (25:20)
6- Casablanca (25:26)
7- The Decoy (25:25)
8- Hoo Done It (25:24)
DISC 2
9- Rub-a-Dub-Dub... Three Spies in a Sub (25:04)
10- The Greatest Spy on Earth (24:53)
11- Island of the Darned (25:24)
12- Bronzefinger (25:19)
13- Perils in a Pet Shop (25:13)
14- The Whole Tooth and... (25:16)
15- Kiss of Death (24:19)
16- It Takes One to Know One (25:15)
DISC 3
17- Someone Down Here Hates Me (25:21)
18- Cutback at CONTROL (25:17)
19- The Man from Yenta (25:17)
20- The Mummy (25:18)
21- The Girls from KAOS (25:25)
22- Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho (25:17)
23- Where-What-How-Who Am I? (25:15)
DISC 4
24- The Expendable Agent (25:12)
25- How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really
Trying (25:16)
26- Appointment in Sahara (25:17)
27- Pussycats Galore (25:19)
28- A Man Called Smart, Part 1 (25:21)
29- A Man Called Smart, Part 2 (25:23)
30- A Man Called Smart, Part 3 (25:24)
DISC 5
(All Special Features -- running times are listed
below)
Special Features:
All of these special features can be found on Disc 5
(except audio commentary!)
* Audio Commentary by Bernie Kopell (Siegfried)
Although the insert that comes with the season lists a
Bernie Kopell commentary on "A Spy for a Spy" that's
not the case at all. The commentary track can be found
on "How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really
Trying" This is located on Disc 4, episode 2 on the
disc.
* Audio Commentary by Leonard Stern ("Get Smart"
Executive Producer)
This can be found on "A Man Called Smart" Part 1 only
and is found on Disc 4, episode 5 on the disc.
* "Get Smart" Executive Producer Leonard Stern
Interview (31:57)
Basically what the title says -- an interview with
Executive Producer Leonard Stern--a very good and
lengthy interview. Watch it!
* Featurette - Barbara Feldon: Real Model to Role
Model (14:38)
This is a featurette about Barbara Feldon and her turn
from a model to a role model.
* 1967 Emmy Broadcast
A. Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a
Comedy Series (1:32)
B. Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy (1:32)
* Bloopers (2:39)
A bunch of bloopers from the series and what I believe
to be the second season
* "Get Smart" Reunion Seminar from 2003 (4:54)
This is a brief clip from the Get Smart reunion
seminar.
* Don Adams' 75th Birthday Celebration (53:02)
A lengthy special feature showcasing Don Adams' 75th
birthday celebration at the Playboy Mansion
* NBC Broadcast Standards Memos
These are 31 screens featuring what it says -- NBC
standards memos.
* Interactive Bonus Feature - "Agent 99's Purse"
You can basically "look through" 99's purse and
highlight certain items to get facts about it! Very
unique and cool!
Final Comments:
Another fantastic release! I can't believe there are
still three more seasons to get through and still such
an amazing wealth of special features! I really wish
more companies would take the effort to get the stars
involved. Sad thing is a lot of stars aren't even
aware their shows are being released! Again, Paul
Brownstein did an excellent job putting together
another good quality set, something that he is very
known for. Not much else to say except that you
obviously need to buy this set if you are a fan of GET
SMART! That's an ORDER agent!
