"Addam's Family" writers Phil Leslie and Kevin Fowler contribute a pretty funny episode to the "Get Smart" cannon. Siegfried has gathered a "League of Imposters"--KAOS agents who are perfect doubles for CONTROL's top agents. He has replaced Agent 38 (Jerry Lewis regular Del Moore), agent 13 (Dave Ketchem) and his top impersonator is a agent named Johan who looks exactly like 86. Siegfried's plan is to use the Smart doppleganger to get a top secret formula from the Chief, kill the Chief and then put an impostor in there. However Max escapes capture and confronts his own double. A CONTROL board of review is assembled to decide which is the real Maxwell Smart.
The double thing may be a pretty well worn concept, but it works here thanks to the jokes (Siegfried has a hidden camera watching how max gets out of bed in the morning--allowing Adams to do some wonderful pratfalls) and performances by Adams, Koppel and Platt. Though a lot of behind the scenes personnel like Buck Henry left the show after season two, this one holds up in the best Smart tradition.
The double thing may be a pretty well worn concept, but it works here thanks to the jokes (Siegfried has a hidden camera watching how max gets out of bed in the morning--allowing Adams to do some wonderful pratfalls) and performances by Adams, Koppel and Platt. Though a lot of behind the scenes personnel like Buck Henry left the show after season two, this one holds up in the best Smart tradition.
