Get Smart

I have spent most of the weekend thus far watching this legendary series in marathon style!

I purchased the complete series on DVD, man I love TV on DVD, anyway this is one of the great TV shows of all time. It is slapstick funny, has heart, isn't PC at all. In fact some of the jokes can be a bit risque.

It would be very difficult to do a show like Get Smart today. They drink, smoke, kill people, and do it in a cartoony childlike way. This was when adults were allowed to be adults. People weren't offended at the drop of a hat and thin skinned like they are today.

The difference is that now if something cutting edge is put out it is for shock value, be as offensive as possible to the point of parody. Get Smart was far different in that it was a reflection of what was going on at the time. Men were men and didn't have to apologize for that fact.

Don Adams was a masterful comedian. There is no doubt the show was Don's vehicle even though it was Mel Brooks' brainchild. Barbara Feldon was gorgeous! She was elegant, funny, and girl next door at the same time! She played the perfect straight man to Adams' comic jabs.

Get Smart ran for five full seasons of at or almost thirty episodes per season. You can see that while the show was vibrant and funny the first three seasons it was starting to slip a little bit by four and five. Not to say they were sub par seasons, four and five were still far better than most of what passes for TV today.

You can find the set on Ebay and it is easily worth the money. Each season has a ton of special features. The transfer is bright and saturated with colors. The show has never looked better!
Get it, you'll love it!