RIP CONTROL Agent 86
Mood:  sad
Now Playing: Foo Fighters - DOA
It was with a 'great' sense of loss (yeah, not so much) that I read about the passing of Don Adams, better known to many as Maxwell Smart, Control Agent 86, from the 60s television show 'Get Smart'.

As a kid, I remember eagerly watching the show (in re-runs by then) and watching Agents 86 and 99 (Maxwell Smart's more competent partner), battle the forces of the evil KAOS.

I think I tuned in primarily for the opening sequence as I thought that was beyond super cool. As I watched it in later years, I enjoyed it more because a) Mel Brooks is a GOD--just ask anyone who's watched Space Balls two or three hundred times and b) Barbara Feldon was no ditzy glamourpuss. She played a strong and smart chick--a rarity on tv in earlier times--and a perfect foil for the bumbling Smart.

I always wondered how the Hell 86 ended up married to 99 on the show, but I figure it's all about the bumbling funny guy who is horribly attractive to you because he makes you laugh although I also am a sucker for a nice butt...

The worst part of all this to me is that entire generations will never be exposed to the 'Get Smart' lexicon. They won't ever get references to shoe phones as they wonder aloud if Motorola has one in production yet. They also will have no clue when, in the course of a private conversation, you announce that you will utilize the 'Cone of Silence'.

It's a tragedy I tell you...