Actor Don Adams of 'Get Smart' Fame Dies of Lung Infection at Age 82
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1160584&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
LOS ANGELES Sep 26, 2005 — Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.
Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.
As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency Control, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of Kaos. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: "Would you believe…?" It became a national catchphrase...
The South Islands
26-09-2005, 20:11
There goes the shoephone...
Cannot think of a name
26-09-2005, 20:15
Who will comfort 99? Or Penny and Brain??? I was just talking about Inspector Gadget to somebody yesterday...
Sumamba Buwhan
26-09-2005, 20:22
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/get-smart.jpg
R.I.P.
/me observes moment of silence
Maxell Smart
Inspector Gadet
Brain (yes, he was also the voice of Brain the dog in the Inspector Gadet Movie)
Tennesse Tuxeo
Howard Bannister
*sniff* you will be missed.
Smunkeeville
26-09-2005, 21:50
how sad. I used to love that show(Get Smart) the whole Chaos/Control thing cracked me up as a child. :(
Willamena
26-09-2005, 21:52
Yes, sad.
But I couldn't help thinking that you missed the opportunity for a great thread title...
"Would you believe....?"
Lunatic Goofballs
26-09-2005, 21:58
Missed it by that much. :(
my fav quote...
Max: Would you believe that a person got lost in the Pentagon for 5 days?
Cheif: frankly Max, I find that hard to believe.
Max: well lets see, I went in on Thursday....
BerkylvaniaYetAgain
26-09-2005, 22:02
99: Oh, Max what a terrible weapon of destruction.
Max: Yes. You know, China, Russia, and France should outlaw all nuclear weapons. We should insist upon it.
99: What if they don't, Max?
Max: Then we may have to blast them. That's the only way to keep peace in the world
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R.I.P. Max. :(
Tactical Grace
26-09-2005, 22:50
Damn, I loved that show when I was a kid. :(
Carnivorous Lickers
27-09-2005, 15:46
Did anyone see the movie he was in called "The Nude Bomb"?
Did anyone see the movie he was in called "The Nude Bomb"?
Yes, and unfortunately, even for a Don Adams fim, it was.
Passivocalia
27-09-2005, 16:02
That's the second biggest letdown I've had all day. :(
Carnivorous Lickers
27-09-2005, 16:24
Yes, and unfortunately, even for a Don Adams fim, it was.
I do remember having a few laughs, but I think I was 12 or so at the time. Something tells me it would be painful to watch now.
I do remember having a few laughs, but I think I was 12 or so at the time. Something tells me it would be painful to watch now.
that as may be, but I'll bet you'll still smile and laugh. especially when it brings back memories of the series.
anyone saw the sequal called Get Smart Again?
or the updated series Get Smart?
Daistallia 2104
28-09-2005, 03:40
Chief: All we know is that they threaten to wipe out the city containing our finest intellectual minds and greatest leaders.
Max: Well, at least Washington is safe.
I do remember having a few laughs, but I think I was 12 or so at the time. Something tells me it would be painful to watch now.
I caught it a few years ago on TV, and still found it funny. But that's probably more of an indictment
of my sense of humor than an endorsement of the movie. ;)