The 7-episode 1995 Fox Series - NOT the original series

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	• Get Smart: The Complete Series Don Adams, Barbara Feldon Sony Pictures, 2008 average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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The 7-episode 1995 Fox Series - NOT the original series

If you think you're getting the complete, original (1965) Get Smart series, make no mistake. The original series is still available only directly from Time-Life, and is still $199.95.

This is the brief (7 episode) Get Smart revival series which aired on Fox in 1995. The series brings back Don Adams (now chief of CONTROL), Barbara Feldon (now a congresswoman), and David Ketchum (Agent 13), but the main characters are now Max and 99's son Zack (Andy Dick) and his partner, Agent 66 (Elaine Hendrix).

I was pleasantly surprised that this series managed to maintain some of the character and humor of the original series -- especially the episode which brought back Bernie Kopell as Siegfried.

And I'm also pleasantly surpised to see this short-lived gem available on DVD.

But if you order it thinking you're getting the original series for under $20, you may be in for a surprise of a different sort.

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Missed it by that much!

Fox had a brilliant idea in bringing back this classic series. I was so excited that Get Smart was being brought back years later in an updated version. First, start with the surviving cast (Don Adams, Barbara Feldon -still gorgeous, David Ketchum, and even a guest shot by Bernie Kopell as the evil Sigfreid.) They also added the stunning (and funny) Elaine Hendrix as another CONTROL agent.
Their one fatal mistake was adding Andy "the unfunniest , most annoying man on Earth and appropriately named" Dick as 86 and 99's son Zack. In the original series Max and 99 had twins. So it could have been worse, with the aforementioned Mr. Dick playing a dual role. But had they cast someone more likeable, the series would have went on much longer. I even remember reading an interview with Andy Dick where he trashed the show when it first came out because he also had a role on Newsradio and wanted out of his contract.
So in what could have been a great reboot of the series, CONTROL was not vanquished by KAOS, but bad casting. And niceness did not triumph over evil on this sequel. Sorry about that Chief!
It still amazes me to this day why Andy Dick has a career. I've tried to watch him with other wonderful casts on Newsradio and Less Than Perfect, but have a very low tolerance level to his brand of humor. Well, to each his own, but he's ruined many a fine show for me. Let's hope his 15 minutes are up.

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I don't remember the original show being this bad...

I came across this DVD when searching for the original Get Smart TV show, and figured I couldn't go wrong picking this up for just $10.99. It was great to see Don Adams and Barbara Feldon get back into the roles of Agent 86 and 99, but that was probably the best thing about this dvd.

Maybe my memory is clouded regarding one of my favorite old TV shows, but I don't remember the old version of the shows effects being this bad. For a show produced in 1995, I expected a lot more from this new series, but was very disappointed. Many of the 'effects' were simply shown by displaying a can or tool of some kind, then cutting away for a moment and back to the 'results'. Off the top of my head, the only thing that comes to mind was the scene where the agent pulls out a can of 'instant key' and sprays shaving cream into a doorknob. Flash away and back, and find a solid white ball of plaster surrounding his hand. I'm not sure why that sticks in my mind, becuase there were definitely worse 'effects' scenes than that one.

Overall, I'm glad to have found this series that I never knew existed, but I can definitely understand why it was cancelled after only 7 episodes. Fans of the original series will enjoy it, but don't expect too much.

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Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Okay, the year was 1995. FOX broadcasting wanted to bring in a mid-season replacement, as they are known to do. Their decision? Dig up "Get Smart".

In this new series, Max is now the Chief of Control and 99, still his wife, is in Congress. His son, Zack, is a spy and teams up with Agent 66. (No mention is made of their other offspring, however.)

7 episodes were made.

Some of the benefits accorded the new series:
* Agent 0 -- played by a different actor each week, you never know when 0 appears.
* Most of the humor remains in the same spirit as the original
* Sharply written plots
* Good acting

Some of the downsides to this new series:
* Overtly sexual in many episodes; even the pilot has more innuendo than many of the subsequent episodes combined.
* "Casino Evil", a great story, is a rewrite of an original series plot. (I don't care much for rewrites, but this one did work.)
* Stopped after 7 episodes

Highlight episodes:
* Pilot (ep 1) -- Zack and 66 investigate KAOS' attempt to steal indestructible fabric. Ignore the innuendo, some of which does get chuckles; there's more to like than dislike in this premiere.
* "Casino Evil" (ep 2) -- Zack and 66 infiltrate a casino operated by KAOS.
* "Goodbye Ms. Chip" (ep 3) -- A KAOS agent kidnaps and brainwashes 66 to kill an ambassador.

* Wurst Enemies (ep 6) -- An old enemy of Max returns.
* "Liver Let Die" (ep 7) -- Zack and 66 infiltrate a KAOS hospital. This one is my favorite of the new series; it handled the dark concepts and humor immensely well.

I'm surprised this series has been scheduled for release, but am gratified. My VHS off-air tapings are falling apart. I do have more than a soft spot for this series, as despite being a newly commissioned series, a lot of it really gels together. It deserved more of a proper chance than to be axed.

Please check back later to get a rundown on DVD audio/video quality. It'll probably be very good.

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Join Agents 86 and 99 years later as they struggle to keep arch-rival KAOS from gaining world domination. This time they get a little help from their son and newly-minted spy, Zack, and Max, now the Chief of Control.

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