It's with much sorrow and great regret that I announce the death of Don Adams today, September 25, 2005.
Yes, the lead actor of one of my all time favorite TV shows has died. Don Adams, aka Maxwell Smart, Secret Agent 86.
On those nights I wasn’t supposed to watch TV, I’d turn it on and, if I was lucky enough, I’d get through the fuzzy reception to catch an episode of Get Smart on our tiny black and white television screen. We didn’t have many channels, and sometimes I’d have to watch a whole episode of Get Smart through the snow of bad antennae reception TV. Maxwell Smart is probably one of the very first on screen heroes I had while growing up. I even wanted to be named Maxwell but my parents didn’t have the foresight to name me this when I was born. Thus the name, Glenn.
Max inspired me in many ways. I grew up wanting to be Maxwell Smart, to be a spy, and to have a sexy partner code named Agent 99. I learned a lot from Max from romance and love to karate chops and espionage. I also had a partner in crime, a robot – but much smarter than Hymie. His name was Billy. My shoes were chosen for shoe phone possibilities. Anybody who crossed my path was working for KAOS and of course I devoted my undying loyalty to CONTROL. My fascination of being a spy all came from this show. I even started my own spy agency in grade school with my best friend Willie called, YPSPY. We were the best at what we did and NOBODY knew our cover.
But Maxwell Smart, secret agent 86, was and will always be the Spy who I never became.
Combine Maxwell Smart and Jack Tripper from “Three’s Company” and you’ve got the secret fantasy life of yours truly.
Don Adams, you’ll be missed. And thanks for the memories!
Excuse me, but my shoe is ringing.
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