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Agent 86 is face to face with danger again "and loving it!"
Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.
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Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Buck Henry, Mel BrooksGuest stars Michael Dunn, Janine Gray, Kelton Garwood, Karen Norris, Vito Scotti, Steve Carruthers, Stuart Hall, Sam Harris
Episode 2
Numerous blondes have been kidnapped and Smart is assigned to protect a beautiful diplomat's daughter. He discovers the KAOS lair and tangles with The Claw, capturing him and his henchmen.
Directed by Paul BogartWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Frank De Vol, Leonard Strong, Inger Stratton, Bill Saito, Lee Kolima
Episode 3
CONTROL's spy school has been infiltrated by KAOS. To find the imposter, Max and Fang go undercover as students, while 99 poses as an instructor. There are three students suspected of being imposters - Dimitri, Grillak, and Zukor. Max must verify that Dimitri speaks a rare East Himalayan dialect, that Zukor has unusual handwriting, and that Grillak has a heart-shaped birthmark. Max finds himself all wet when attempting to eliminate them from the suspect list and he and 99 get captured and tied to a bomb. It is only by Fang's skilled intervention that they aren't blown to bits.
Directed by Paul BogartWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Ben Wright, Kitty Kelly, Leo Gordon, Henry Brandon, Byron Morrow, Philip Roth
Episode 4
KAOS is secretly smuggling secrets out of the country. 99 discovers they are using a Department Store as a front and Polly Dollys to smuggle out the secrets. When one pulls the doll's string, Polly reveals top secrets. Max and 99 get caught by KAOS. Using children's toys, Max and 99 attempt to fight their way to safety and stop KAOS' smuggling ring.
Directed by Don RichardsonWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars John Hoyt, Helen Kleeb, Bryan O'Byrne, Buck Kartalian, Lou Nova, Rose Michtom
Episode 5
A doctor meets Max at his apartment and convinces him that he has escaped from KAOS with an invisibility ray. KAOS then attempts to kidnap Max as tries to figure out if the ray is real.
Directed by Paul BogartWritten by Marvin Worth, Arne SultanGuest stars Joseph Ruskin, John Sebastian, Val Avery, Gregory Morton, Donna Walsh
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Roberto Contreras, Donald Curtis, Anthony Caruso, Willis Bouchey, Monroe Arnold, Bill Zuckert, Adele Palacios, Armand Alzamora
Episode 7
Conrol hosted a conference for some of the smarted scientists on the planet, but KAOS has other plans which include a retrogressor gun. CONTROL is due to host a conference of six scientific geniuses, but just before it occurs,. KAOS manages to steal CONTROL's retrogressor gun. The gun, which turns adults into children mentally, is taken by a KAOS mole who manages to retrogress the gun's inventor and the Chief. KAOS' goal is to turn the scientists into children, destroying the free world's greatest minds. Max takes over the conference and by knowing his history of Captain Kangaroo, defeats the mole.
Directed by Don RichardsonWritten by Al Gordon, Hal GoldmanGuest stars Barbara Bain, Ed Peck, Robert Cornthwaite, Bryan O'Byrne, Donald Lawton, Frank Baker, Ed Haskett, Chester Hayes
Episode 8
Smart is to testify against KAOS soon, so they devise situations to show that Smart is losing his mind. A dying cowboy comes to Max's apartment to reveal a plot to poison the Morovian Ambassador at a costume party that night. Max calls the Chief, but when help arrives, the dead cowboy is missing and there's no proof of his ever having existed. Max dresses as a giant chicken and attends the costume ball at the embassy in order to protect the ambassador, but it's not a costume party and there's no poison in the ambassador's drink. It's all a KAOS plot to convince everyone that Max is crazy and discredit his testimony in an upcoming court case.
Directed by Frank McDonaldWritten by Pat McCormick, Ron FriedmanGuest stars Iris Adrian, Simon Oakland, George J. Lewis, Phillip Pine, Don Brodie, Howard Caine, Richard Karlan, Frank Biro
Episode 9
KAOS kidnaps the Chief and prepare to give him mind-control surgery. Max pretends to be a doctor in order to try to free the Chief from Harvey Satan. Evil KAOS mastermind Harvey Satan kidnaps the Chief and holds him for a $200,000 ransom. Struggling to raise the money, Max is forced to deliver a ransom of only $600. CONTROL follows the KAOS agent picking up the ransom and they find him at Satan Place. Satan is preparing the Chief for mind-control surgery, which involves KAOS freezing the Chief. Disguised as a doctor and nurse, Max and 99 try to free the frozen Chief.
Directed by Frank McDonaldWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Len Lesser, Joseph Sirola, Jack Perkins, Robert Cornthwaite, Bryan O'Byrne, Roy Jenson
Episode 10
Enilio Naharana steals a new drug invented by CONTROL named Immobilo, in order to use it against the Ambassador of Pinerovia. Max and 99 disguise themselves in order to save the day. Dancer and rebel Enilio Naharana steals a new CONTROL drug, Immobilo, to use against the Ambassador of Pinerovia. Immobilo paralyzes people instantly and Naharana plans to use it to prevent the Ambassador from signing a treaty with the U.S. Disguised as dancers, Max and 99 try to foil a peach of a plot. Unfortunately, Max is not a dancer and he gets caught! Keep an eye out for the bass drum sequence, which is one of the funniest bits in the entire series.
Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Mel Brooks, Gary BelkinGuest stars John Stephenson, Michael Pate, Nestor Paiva, Robert Cornthwaite, Edward Colmans, Robert Stevenson
Episode 11
Alexi Sebastian, a master impersonator, attempts to kill someone who was about to reveal the secret of the KAOS coding system. Alexi disguises himself as the Chief to confuse the situation even more. Max and 99 must guard Tanya Lupescu, who has memorized KAOS' codebook. An attempt to hide her in a hotel fails, so CONTROL decides to hide her in Max's apartment. KAOS hires master impersonator Alexi Sebastian to kill Lupesco. Sebastian has successfully disguised himself as Johnny Carson and Max's Aunt Rose, so CONTROL has him listed as a 101 - shoot on sight. Sebastian disguises himself as the Chief and gets inside the apartment, but the real Chief shows up and Max is confronted by two Chiefs. Can Maxie pick the correct Chief?
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Susanne Cramer, Harry Basch, Victor French
Episode 12
Max stumbles upon a shoe store that just happens to be a KAOS communications center. Max is follwed by a KAOS agent who wants to kill him. The arrival of Max's aunt and uncle foil the KAOS agent's plan.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Marvin Worth, Arne SultanGuest stars Conrad Janis, Charles Lane, Maudie Prickett, Vincent Beck
Episode 13
CONTROL couriers are aboard the Orient Express are being murdered in order to prevent them from delivering important information. Max and 99 get into a sticky situation while trying to solve the mystery.
Directed by Frank McDonaldWritten by Robert C. Dennis, Earl BarretGuest stars Del Close, Carol Ohmart, Victor French, Jack Donner, Johnny Carson, Theo Marcuse, William Glover
Episode 14
CONTROL agents are found murdered with mysterious puncture marks on their necks. The investigation leads to the mysterious Dr. Drago.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Martin Kosleck, Roger Price, Ford Rainey, Don Ross
Episode 15
Max has to protect an Arab prince, who must remain fat to retain his power.
Directed by Frank McDonaldWritten by Mel Brooks, Ronny PearlmanGuest stars Ned Romero, Karen Steele, Milton Selzer, Dan Seymour, Arthur Adams, Tanya Lemani George
Episode 16
Max has to become a broken, drunk agent so that KAOS will probably try to recruit him as one of their agents. He eventually is and has a difficult task.
Directed by Frank McDonaldWritten by Joseph C. Cavella, Carol CavellaGuest stars Robert Ellenstein, Arthur Batanides, Milton Selzer, Gregg Palmer, Dave Barry, Clay Tanner, Fabian Dean, Jack Orrison
Episode 17
After several buildings are inexplicably blown up, Control follows the trail to an art gallery where a former chemist, debonair Rex Savage, has teamed up with painter Mondo to produce a series of explosive paintings. 99 disguises as an art expert with Max as her driver/butler as they try to get Savage's fingerprints and photograph, something that turns out to be a little more complicated than expected.
Directed by Gary NelsonWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Michael Dante, John Abbott, Milton Selzer, Ray Kellogg, Rose Michtom
Episode 18
CONTROL tries to find the location of a KAOS communications center, which turns out to be in a pool hall.
Directed by Gary NelsonWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Harry Bartell, Milton Selzer, Leonard Nimoy, Jack Lambert, Don Brodie, Roy Engel, Charles Cirillo, George Holmes
Episode 19
KAOS is interested in capturing Dr. Shotwire, a brilliant scientist whose work has been set 6 months back thanks to his bodyguard's helping hands (no other than 86). The KAOS agent in charge of the kidnapping, Natz, also has a vendetta with Max who sent him to prison in the past. Natz's plan involves the latest creation of rogue Dr. Ratton: Hymie a humanoid robot who enters Control as a newbie agent. However no one knows what to expect when Hymie has a drink and gets some quality time with Max.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Gary ClarkeGuest stars Victor French, Jim Boles, Richard Gautier, Dick Cherney, Hal Taggart
Episode 20
Max poses as an insane colonel in order to prove that a KAOS psychiatrist is revealing confidential information.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Torin Thatcher, Robert F. Simon, King Moody, William Tannen, Merry Anders, Janet Waldo
Episode 21
A retired agent and his secret diary are missing.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Ellen Corby, Vaughn Taylor, William Keene, Byron Foulger, Burt Mustin, Ted Gehring
Episode 22
After being hypnotized by KAOS, Max finds himself in a difficult situation while playing a game of chess.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Budd GrossmanGuest stars Tony Lo Bianco, Eileen O'Neill, Murray Matheson, Ken Scott, Shep Houghton
Episode 23
Max convinces the Chief of taking Fang out of retirement after some Control agents are killed by their own dogs. Each of those agents had left their pets at an animal spa while they were travelling. What they ignored was that the animals were being brainwashed before being returned to their owners. When Fang goes MIA Max disobeys orders and goes after him which causes the Chief to go rescue Max.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan Burns, Pat McCormick, Ron FriedmanGuest stars Frank De Vol, Oscar Beregi Jr., Gregg Palmer, Logan Field
Episode 24
A horde of KAOS agents are taking flights to Washington. Each one carries a piece of a bomb which is meant to explode near an American base. Max and the Chief capture one of KAOS's agents and fool-force confidential information out of him. They end up in Blue Mist Mountain and it's up to 86 to dismantle the bomb before it goes off. All the help he has is Parker on the shoe-phone, a coin, and a very expensive tie.
Directed by Murray GoldenWritten by Stan Dreben, Howard MerrillGuest stars Victor French, Milton Selzer, Ted Knight, Jason Wingreen, Lew Gallo, Jack Denton, Jack Berle, Rose Michtom
Episode 25
The Claw is back, and planning to lead Max into his deadly trap. His scheme leads Max and 99 to San Francisco as they follow a Chinese agent (Number 3) in the hopes that this will lead them to Number One (Claw), the mastermind behind a smuggling operation that uses a laundromat as facade (though the real money is actually in the laundry). However Max gets help from Harry Hoo, a chinese police inspector with a keen eye for detail and two possibilities to explain anything.
Directed by Gary NelsonWritten by Dee Caruso, Gerald GardnerGuest stars Joey Forman, Leonard Strong
Episode 26
Max and the Chief disguise themselves as concert critics as they go in the aid of Hubert, a violin virtuoso who has been working undercover to find the identity of KAOS's Big Boss. Just before Hubert is able to give his report he is killed but first hides a clue in the form of writen music. Max must then stop pianist Wolenska from being killed by a bomb planted in the piano on which he will perform Hubert's last symphony, a desperate attempt of the Big Boss to keep his identity secret.
Directed by Gary NelsonWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars Richard Webb, Bert Freed, Victor French, Milton Selzer, Sarah Marshall, Andre Philippe, James J. Casino
Episode 27
Ahoy mate! Max's new assignment has him in a boat where he must find the blueprints of a super weapon while watching his back from a mysterious killer who makes a peculiar clip-clop sound, which is not that much help as every single passenger and crew member make that sound.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Buck Henry, Leonard B. SternGuest stars Victor French, Milton Selzer, Harold J. Stone, Jan Arvan, Paul Lukather, Viviane Ventura, Murray Alper, Fred Aldrich
Episode 28
99's quick and clever reactions save Max from drowning. Back on the ship, Max talks with the captain who offers his assistance after finding out the reason he can never understand his aide. To make matters worse, 44 has finally had it. Not only Max cracks his super secret message, but he's tired of working hidden, not being able to eat at the captain's table, it's a boring job... As if it wasn't bad enough, he gets shot and Max finally discovers who the killer is, though it may be too late for him.
Directed by Bruce BilsonWritten by Buck Henry, Leonard B. SternGuest stars Victor French, Harold J. Stone, Paul Lukather, Viviane Ventura, Fuji
Episode 29
Fashion model Mildred Spencer telephones Smart that the supersonic plans are sewn into a dress.
Directed by David AlexanderWritten by Arne SultanGuest stars Lee Bergere, Allen Emerson, Judy Lang, Alice Reinheart, Regina Groves, Greta Lor-Worth, Tim Herbert, Rose Michtom
Episode 30
A swimmer on the Russian national team calls Max for help, but unfortunately he forgets her name.
Directed by David AlexanderWritten by Mike Marmer, Stan BurnsGuest stars John Milford, Alice Ghostley, Elisa Ingram, Victoria Carroll, Barbara Stanek, Jayne Massey, Dave Cameron, Dick Cherney
Episode information updated Sep 16, 2026
Don AdamsMaxwell Smart
Barbara FeldonAgent 99
Edward PlattThaddeus
Milton SelzerParker
Bernie KopellSiegfried
David KetchumAgent 13
Richard GautierHymie
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