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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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Don Adams has passed

Agent 86 of "Get Smart" has passed of a lung infection.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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"Sorry about that, Chief!"
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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" would you believe"

Don Adams has passed away at age 82.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9493390/
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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"Missed it by that much!"

R.I.P., Don.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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I may not be a great musician, but does Leonard Bernstein have a license to kill?

Mission accomplished...
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Bummer, had many a good laugh watching get smart.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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Go, Go Gadget ... (yes, he did do the voice of Inspector Gadget)
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Would you believe......................................

I used to watch "Get Smart" when I was growing up.

Remember in the begining of each show, Maxwell Smart going through all of those high security doors?
 
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I have never seen Get Smart. I do seem to recall seeing "The Nude Bomb" on TV when I was considerably younger, however.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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I'm still waiting to find out where that decending phone booth actually led to.Anyone know how old he was? I saw hime a few years back onm an interview and he really looked horrible (not well).
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:13 PM
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I think it led to head quarters; just before he passed through all of those other doors.

He was 82
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Everything seems better in its day ("Bewitched" was considered a technological marvel, not to be missed on Sunday nights), and it's the same with "Get Smart." Still a funny show, it was absolutely ground-breaking in its approach to comedy when it debuted ('65, I think?). Everybody, kids and adults alike, were walking around repeating all those phrases from the show. Don Adams was a funny guy, I loved the show ( Agent 99 and that VOICE of hers, yikes...), and he will be missed. I don't think anyone under the age of 40 will understand just how much we "old farts" will miss Don and his one-of-a-kind humor.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Her voice matched her looks....
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1956MarkII
Everything seems better in its day ("Bewitched" was considered a technological marvel, not to be missed on Sunday nights), and it's the same with "Get Smart." Still a funny show, it was absolutely ground-breaking in its approach to comedy when it debuted ('65, I think?). Everybody, kids and adults alike, were walking around repeating all those phrases from the show. Don Adams was a funny guy, I loved the show ( Agent 99 and that VOICE of hers, yikes...), and he will be missed. I don't think anyone under the age of 40 will understand just how much we "old farts" will miss Don and his one-of-a-kind humor.
I remember watching "GET SMART" with my family. It was one of those shows we actually all sat down and watched together. Don Adams made "spying" look funny and Agent "99" made it look intriging(sp?). Anyway, he will be missed.
I loved his humor and how he always made our family laugh.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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It was a good show...the best thing I liked about it was his Sunbeam Tiger! That was an AWESOME car!

Oh yeah...Don will be missed too
 
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