Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.
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30 episodes • 1965Avg: 7.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Big | Sep 18, 1965 | 5.3 |
| 2 | Diplomat's Daughter | Sep 25, 1965 | 7.8 |
| 3 | School Days | Oct 2, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Our Man in Toyland | Oct 9, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Now You See Him, Now You Don’t | Oct 16, 1965 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Washington 4, Indians 3 | Oct 23, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 7 | KAOS in CONTROL | Oct 30, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 8 | The Day Smart Turned Chicken | Nov 6, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Satan Place | Nov 13, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Our Man in Leotards | Nov 20, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Too Many Chiefs | Nov 27, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 12 | My Nephew the Spy | Dec 4, 1965 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Aboard the Orient Express | Dec 11, 1965 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Weekend Vampire | Dec 18, 1965 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Survival of the Fattest | Dec 25, 1965 | 6.8 |
| 16 | Double Agent | Jan 8, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Kisses for KAOS | Jan 15, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 18 | The Dead Spy Scrawls | Jan 22, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 19 | Back to the Old Drawing Board | Jan 29, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 20 | All in the Mind | Feb 5, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Dear Diary | Feb 12, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Smart, the Assassin | Feb 19, 1966 | 7.3 |
| 23 | I'm Only Human | Feb 26, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 24 | Stakeout on Blue Mist Mountain | Mar 5, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 25 | The Amazing Harry Hoo | Mar 12, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 26 | Hubert's Unfinished Symphony | Mar 19, 1966 | 6.3 |
| 27 | Ship of Spies (1) | Apr 2, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Ship of Spies (2) | Apr 9, 1966 | 7.3 |
| 29 | Shipment to Beirut | Apr 23, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 30 | The Last One in is a Rotten Spy | May 7, 1966 | 7.7 |
30 episodes • 1966Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy of a Lover | Sep 17, 1966 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Strike While the Agent is Hot | Sep 24, 1966 | 6.3 |
| 3 | A Spy for a Spy | Oct 1, 1966 | 8.3 |
| 4 | The Only Way to Die | Oct 8, 1966 | 6.7 |
| 5 | Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine | Oct 15, 1966 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Casablanca | Oct 22, 1966 | 6.5 |
| 7 | The Decoy | Oct 29, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Hoo Done It | Nov 5, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Rub-a-Dub-Dub . . .Three Spies in a Sub | Nov 12, 1966 | 6.5 |
| 10 | The Greatest Spy on Earth | Nov 19, 1966 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Island of the Darned | Nov 26, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Bronzefinger | Dec 3, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Perils in a Pet Shop | Dec 10, 1966 | 8.0 |
| 14 | The Whole Tooth and . . . | Dec 24, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Kiss of Death | Dec 31, 1966 | 7.5 |
| 16 | It Takes One to Know One | Jan 7, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Someone Down Here Hates Me | Jan 14, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Cutback at CONTROL | Jan 21, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 19 | The Man from YENTA | Jan 28, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 20 | The Mummy | Feb 4, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 21 | The Girls from KAOS | Feb 11, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho | Feb 18, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Where-What-How-Who Am I? | Feb 25, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 24 | The Expendable Agent | Mar 4, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 25 | How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying | Mar 11, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 26 | Appointment in Sahara | Mar 25, 1967 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Pussycats Galore | Apr 1, 1967 | 8.0 |
| 28 | A Man Called Smart (1) | Apr 8, 1967 | 8.0 |
| 29 | A Man Called Smart (2) | Apr 15, 1967 | 6.5 |
| 30 | A Man Called Smart (3) | Apr 22, 1967 | 6.3 |
26 episodes • 1967Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Spy Who Met Himself | Sep 16, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Viva Smart | Sep 23, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Witness for the Persecution | Oct 7, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The Spirit is Willing | Oct 14, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Maxwell Smart, Private Eye | Oct 21, 1967 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Supersonic Boom | Oct 28, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 7 | One of Our Olives is Missing | Nov 4, 1967 | 8.0 |
| 8 | When Good Fellows Get Together | Nov 18, 1967 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Dr. Yes | Nov 25, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 10 | That Old Gang of Mine | Dec 2, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 11 | The Mild Ones | Dec 9, 1967 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Classification: Dead | Dec 23, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 13 | The Mysterious Dr. T | Dec 30, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 14 | The King Lives? | Jan 6, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 15 | The Groovy Guru | Jan 13, 1968 | 6.5 |
| 16 | The Little Black Book (1) | Jan 27, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 17 | The Little Black Book (2) | Feb 3, 1968 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Don't Look Back | Feb 10, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 19 | 99 Loses CONTROL | Feb 17, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 20 | The Wax Max | Feb 24, 1968 | 6.7 |
| 21 | Operation Ridiculous | Mar 2, 1968 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Spy, Spy, Birdie | Mar 9, 1968 | 7.3 |
| 23 | Run, Robot, Run | Mar 16, 1968 | 7.8 |
| 24 | The Hot Line | Mar 23, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 25 | Die, Spy | Mar 30, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 26 | The Reluctant Redhead | Apr 6, 1968 | 8.0 |
26 episodes • 1968Avg: 6.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Impossible Mission | Sep 21, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Snoopy Smart vs. the Red Baron | Sep 28, 1968 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Closely Watched Planes | Oct 5, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 4 | The Secret of Sam Vittorio | Oct 12, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Diamonds Are a Spy's Best Friend | Oct 19, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Worst Best Man | Oct 26, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 7 | A Tale of Two Tails | Nov 2, 1968 | 6.7 |
| 8 | The Return of the Ancient Mariner | Nov 9, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 9 | With Love and Twitches | Nov 16, 1968 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Laser Blazer | Nov 30, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 11 | The Farkas Fracas | Dec 7, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Temporarily Out of CONTROL | Dec 14, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Schwartz's Island | Dec 21, 1968 | 6.7 |
| 14 | One Nation Invisible | Dec 28, 1968 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Hurray for Hollywood | Jan 4, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 16 | The Day They Raided the Knights | Jan 11, 1969 | 5.5 |
| 17 | Tequila Mockingbird | Jan 18, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 18 | I Shot 86 Today | Feb 1, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Absorb the Greek | Feb 8, 1969 | 7.0 |
| 20 | To Sire, with Love (1) | Feb 15, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 21 | To Sire, with Love (2) | Feb 22, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Shock It to Me | Mar 1, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Leadside | Mar 8, 1969 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Greer Window | Mar 15, 1969 | 5.0 |
| 25 | The Not-So-Great Escape (1) | Mar 22, 1969 | 7.0 |
| 26 | The Not-So-Great Escape (2) | Mar 29, 1969 | 6.0 |
26 episodes • 1969Avg: 6.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pheasant Under Glass | Sep 26, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Ironhand | Oct 3, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Valerie of the Dolls | Oct 10, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Widow Often Annie | Oct 17, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Treasure of C. Errol Madre | Oct 24, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Smart Fell on Alabama | Oct 31, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 7 | And Baby Makes Four (1) | Nov 7, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 8 | And Baby Makes Four (2) | Nov 14, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Physician: Impossible | Nov 21, 1969 | 5.0 |
| 10 | The Apes of Rath | Nov 28, 1969 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Age Before Duty | Dec 5, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Is This Trip Necessary? | Dec 12, 1969 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Ice Station Siegfried | Dec 19, 1969 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Moonlighting Becomes You | Jan 2, 1970 | 6.0 |
| 15 | House of Max (1) | Jan 9, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 16 | House of Max (2) | Jan 16, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm | Jan 23, 1970 | 5.0 |
| 18 | The Mess of Adrian Listenger | Jan 30, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Witness for the Execution | Feb 6, 1970 | 6.5 |
| 20 | How Green Was My Valet | Feb 13, 1970 | 6.0 |
| 21 | And Only Two Ninety-Nine | Feb 20, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Smartacus | Feb 27, 1970 | 6.5 |
| 23 | What's It All About, Algie? | Apr 24, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America | May 1, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Do I Hear a Vaults? | May 8, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 26 | I Am Curiously Yellow | May 15, 1970 | 7.0 |
