Though the concept may seem ludicrous to some, TV has its classics too. One
such prime-time paragon was Get Smart, the Mel Brooks/Buck Henry-created spy
spoof from the '60s starring Don Adams as secret agent Maxwell Smart. Now, Fox
has exhumed the show. "Revived" would be too positive a word to
apply to this fiasco.
In this rehash, Max has risen to the office of chief of the espionage agency
C.O.N.T.R.O.L. The chief's underling, his cracked operative, is Zach Smart
(Andy Dick), his son with the former Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon redux).
Whereas Dad was a pompous blockhead, the younger Smart has a weak, ineffectual
air. The sitcom--all slapstick and silly gadgetry--is demeaning to its
returnees. In fact its only asset is Dick, who resembles a gaunt, bespectacled
Tim Allen. A gifted light comic, Dick single-handedly rescues this feeble show
from a failing grade. (Ironically, Dick has been outspoken in disparaging the
program to the press.)
Fox hasn't done anyone a favor by dumbing up Get Smart. Why couldn't they have
remade F Troop? Grade: C
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I'd like to give a big thanks to Ryan Schroer who provided this article!!! J