Get Smart
Pheasant Under Glass
TV Flash files “Pheasant Under Glass” as the first listed hour of season 5 — Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC/CBS, season 5, episode 1, aired 1969-09-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E01: listed hour 113 of 138 in the Get Smart guide, first listed hour of season 5. It aired 1969-09-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Not-So-Great Escape (2)” (S04E26). Next is “Ironhand” (S05E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
On a mission for CONTROL to rescue Professor Milo Pheasant, Smart and 99 learn that he is imprisoned within an impregnable glass dome. KAOS has kidnapped Professor Pheasant and imprisoned him in a nuclear-glass cube. Max and 99 break into KAOS HQ to break him out, but they're unable to break the glass and forced to flee. As they're escaping, 99 reveals that she's pregnant, causing Max to get so excited that he reveals his identity as a secret agent to a reporter. This renders Max useless as an agent and eliminates CONTROL's plan to free the professor by having The Singing Agent, Rosa LaCosta, sing a special note that can shatter glass and have Max go undercover as her accompanist. To save his job, Max visits Dr. Proctor, who has discovered a way to spray paint a new face on people, and Max tries out several faces before picking one to help him infiltrate KAOS headquarters and rescue the professor.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pheasant Under Glass sit in the Get Smart guide?
S05E01 is listed hour 113 of 138 — first listed hour of season 5, season 5 episode 1.
When did Get Smart S05E01 air?
Pheasant Under Glass aired 1969-09-26 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.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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.
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