Get Smart
Mr. Big
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1965-09-18
Synopsis
Mr. Big is blackmailing CONTROL: unless they pay him $100,000,000 he will use the "Inthermo Ray" to destroy the Statue of Liberty. Max teams up with Fang and a new partner, Agent 99, to stop Mr. Big.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Get Smart opens its catalog run with “Mr. Big” (1965-09-18). Proved spy mania could be comedy without losing tension craft. Mel Brooks/Buck Henry creation myths and network interference stories.
In the series
This episode is part of Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC/CBS.
Spy satire so sharp it still works when the gadgets look quaint.
Key cast
- Don Adams as Maxwell Smart
- Barbara Feldon as Agent 99
- Edward Platt as The Chief