In
this edition of TV Time Machine, we
are proud to interview Leonard Stern-writer,
director and executive producer of
the classic TV spy spoof Get Smart.
Over the course of his remarkable
career, Mr. Stern has written for
such classic series as The Honeymooners,
Sergeant Bilko, and The Steve Allen
Show.
At
the height of the 1960's spy craze,
Get Smart made its debut and ultimately
stumbled its way into classic television
history. For five seasons on NBC and
CBS, Agents 86 and 99 (played by Don
Adams and Barbara Feldon) took CONTROL,
combating the evil criminal organization
known as KAOS.
In these audio segments, Leonard
Stern helps us relive virtually every
aspect of this classic TV series,
and also discusses the Get Smart DVD
set and the 2008 film starring Steve
Carell and Anne Hathaway.
Listen to the interview
below
Leonard Stern Get
Smart audio interview Segment One
In this segment, Mr. Stern talks
about growing up in New York and the
writers he worked with early in his
career, such as Larry Gelbart and
Aaron Rubin. Leonard also talks about
the pilot of Get Smart while in the
Cone of Silence with host Jim Benson,
and the creation of the classic opening
titles for the series.
Leonard Stern Get
Smart audio interview Segment Two
For this segment, our producer discusses
the Get Smart Complete Series DVD
Gift Set and the 2008 movie starring
Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, and
how some of the humor on the series
would now be considered politically
incorrect. Mr. Stern also talks about
actor Ed Platt who played the Chief
of CONTROL, and how such phrases as
Would You Believe, Missed it By That
Much, and Sorry About That, Chief,
took the nation by storm.
Leonard Stern Get
Smart audio interview Segment Three
In this segment, Leonard examines
the classic characters from the show,
including Agent 13, Hymie the Robot
and Siegfried (Bernie Kopell). Mr.
Stern also reminisces about Don Adams
and Barbara Feldon (Max and 99), and
the events that led to the show being
moved to CBS and its ultimate cancellation.
In
this edition of TV Time Machine, we
are proud to interview Leonard Stern-writer,
director and executive producer of
the classic TV spy spoof Get Smart.
Over the course of his remarkable
career, Mr. Stern has written for
such classic series as The Honeymooners,
Sergeant Bilko, and The Steve Allen
Show.
At
the height of the 1960's spy craze,
Get Smart made its debut and ultimately
stumbled its way into classic television
history. For five seasons on NBC and
CBS, Agents 86 and 99 (played by Don
Adams and Barbara Feldon) took CONTROL,
combating the evil criminal organization
known as KAOS.
