All episodes Season 1 S01E06 1965-10-23 30 min 1960s NBC/CBS

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Washington 4, Indians 3

TV Flash files “Washington 4, Indians 3” as hour 6 of 138 in the TV Flash guide — Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC/CBS, season 1, episode 6, aired 1965-10-23, 30 min.

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This leaf is S01E06: listed hour 6 of 138 in the Get Smart guide, hour 6 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1965-10-23 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Now You See Him... Now You Don't” (S01E05). Next is “KAOS in CONTROL” (S01E07).

Get Smart — Washington 4, Indians 3 (S01E06)

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Indians threaten to use a bomb if they don't get all of their land back. Smart then goes into their camp and foils their plan. While on his three-week vacation Agent 43 is confronted by a group of rebel Indians. They demand the return of all Indian lands or they will fire their secret weapon on Washington. Max calls an all-out alert, though we're not sure if it's because of an Indian attack or because he doesn't get three weeks vacation. Once saturation bombing of Arizona is discarded as a plan, Max and 99 mount 'em up and head out to disarm the secret weapon. Max, disguised as a Papawahsee, infiltrates the camp. The Papwahsee is actually the Indian word for fiancee and Max is forced to romance Chief Red Cloud's daughter to fulfill his assignment. A jealous 99 raids the camp to prevent Max from kissing the daughter and tries to prevent the Indians from launching their secret weapon, a giant arrow.

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Where does Washington 4, Indians 3 sit in the Get Smart guide?

S01E06 is listed hour 6 of 138 — hour 6 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 6.

When did Get Smart S01E06 air?

Washington 4, Indians 3 aired 1965-10-23 and is listed at 30 minutes.

Do I need to watch Get Smart in order?

Mostly no. It is episodic spy farce. Recurring gadgets and the Smart/99 partnership reward a little sequence, but you can hop after the pilot grammar clicks.

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Watch a spy satire that loves its gadgets enough to mock them. Adams' timing, Feldon's cool, and farce that still understands tension — proof a laugh can share a frame with a ticking briefcase without dropping either assignment.

The cone still matters more than the catchphrase. Get Smart, 1965, is a spy novel that keeps tripping on its own gadgets and somehow still completes the mission. Mel Brooks and Buck Henry built a CONTROL agent who is both the punchline and the plot: Don Adams's Maxwell Smart, Barbara Feldon's Agent 99, Edward Platt's Chief. Bond mania had already sold the tuxedo. This series sold the gag without throwing away the thriller's timing. That dual assignment is the craft. Plenty of satires love the joke and forget the…

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