Get Smart
Smart Fell on Alabama
TV Flash files “Smart Fell on Alabama” as hour 118 of 138 in the TV Flash guide — Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC/CBS, season 5, episode 6, aired 1969-10-31, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E06: listed hour 118 of 138 in the Get Smart guide, hour 6 of 26 in season 5. It aired 1969-10-31 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Treasure of C. Errol Madre” (S05E05). Next is “And Baby Makes Four (1)” (S05E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Because he failed to retrieve a little red book from a Kaos carrier,Max has to train,and recruit three convicts to break into a highly fortified Mansion where the Red Code Book is.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Smart Fell on Alabama sit in the Get Smart guide?
S05E06 is listed hour 118 of 138 — hour 6 of 26 in season 5, season 5 episode 6.
When did Get Smart S05E06 air?
Smart Fell on Alabama aired 1969-10-31 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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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.
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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- Barbara Feldon as Agent 99
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- Edward Platt as The Chief
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