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Ohhhhhh…..Max!!!

IIRC we never learned 99’s real name and it drove me crazy.

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Totally. She was the Miss Emma Peel of Get Smart.

True fact, Emma Peel is for M appeal, or men appeal, because the cheeky creators of The Avengers knew the demographic they were chasing...

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Why am I not surprised? 🙄

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Bring back the memories, Geoff. I watched all these shows...Loved the Wild Wild West. Plus, The Man from Uncle is one I distinctly remember as well as Mission Impossible. I thought it was so cool when Martin Laneau would pull the mask off at the end of his mission. And Mannix. I recently watched the pilot for that. I guess I went for all the shows with handsome actors! 😂

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Thanks for the flashback to Get Smart. Great exposition on it. I’ll point out that Buck Henry was heavily involved along with Mel Brooks.

You also didn’t mention Danger Man (Secret Agent) with Patrick McGoohan. If you don’t have that series it might be ripe for your wishlist. There was a British show called The Sandbaggers that was pretty awesome too.

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I wish they'd been able to make the cone of silence a real thing.

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That was always my favorite gag.

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