Max holding onto the cloth roller dispenser. I remember them from my grade school in the 1960s. You pulled and dryed your hands, then the next person pulled and dryed his hands. The "uses" cloth then taken up back into the dispenser to be removed, cleaned and reused. The cloth was a continuous loop, almost impossible to break. Replaced in the early 1970s with paper dispensers. The ones I used even had a knob to turn to get a fresh piece of the cloth. They had a catch to prevent rolling to much at one time, thus Max kept climbing and then falling as new cloth was released. A technology now long gone except in old videos and then this is the only one can remember showing those cloths in actual use.
The ones I saw weren't continuous loops, they were two rolls. The maintenence people (or the towel supply contractor) would change the rolls on a schedule. If it got to the end, you couldn't pull any more out. In the movies people always hang on to the loop when some kind of floor disappears. Some kinda monster drywall anchors in use there! Thanks - Lumpy
I forgot how funny this show was! it's great that they made legitimate gags instead of just a bunch of bungling with a laugh track like so many other shows of the period. Also who's picking up similarities in George Costanza's speech patterns?
It was one of the things that made the chemistry of the show. Poor, long-suffering Ed Platt would take every sort of abuse from this nincompoop. For the show to be prevented from becoming a complete farce, there has to be someone who played it absolutely "straight" in comedy terms. Ed Platt was the "Straight man" for the show. Barbara Feldon took over some of this role as time went on, but as she became the romantic interest in the show, the role of "Straight Man" fell to people like Dick Gautier and even to the villains once in a while (Bernie Kopell)
I am surprised that they were as risque' as they were , mid 60's.Barbra Feldon commented that Don Adams could memorize the whole script in one reading.
Yes, I realize now there are a few, well, innuendos. Like, the 95-year-old admiral is going to be Max's best man, and Max asks, can he do the job? And the Chief says, he's the best man, not the groom. On the other hand, the more innocent version of that question wasn't such a stupid one, because the admiral had trouble even staying on his feet for the ceremony.
I flew First Class on TWA the very last day they were in business. Single most rude rude crew I ever dealt with. I said I wish to speak with Captain about this. I was told he will tell you the same thing. Now sit down!
Carl Icahn was a full fledged criminal. He sold off TWA's very profitable London routes to cover the margin calls on his failing personal junk bond investments. He singlehandedly destroyed a wonderful airline. And he got away with it. What an evil man!
Yeh it was a bit of a dud really, and I pegged Steve Carrell for being a good Don Adams replacement but the script was just shit. And Dwayne Johnson should've been Heimi the robot, that would've been funnier.
Wonder whether TWA really did have that kind of seating. Nice big comfy seats. Oh, for the days when flying was a luxury and passengers were normal. (=p)
Yes they did. It was a luxury experience in the 60s, but also the older 707 engines didn't have the lift/thrust of modern engines, so you couldn't carry as many passengers with express cargo below the passenger deck and their luggage (people packed heavy in the 60s). The planes were big though to allow that same frame to be a cargo jet and have a military variant. I used to work for Boeing CAG in the 90s.
Back when Airline Travel was comfortable, plenty of seat & legroom, Airlines wined & dined you, and gave out souvenirs! Even strike up a chat with the Stewardesses !In other words treated you like a human, instead of a rat !
Star Trek debuted in Sept 1966? Get Smart in The Fall of 1965. Unless this plane scene is a first season episode, I would be inclined to think No, that Kelly would not have a bit part in later seasons.
The old DC-8 aircraft's what fond memories. Isn't it funny when you are familiar with and having flown on the DC-8, well when you see these TV shows, you can see they don't do a very good job at emulating the interior of the aircraft in the studio.
I can't help but notice during the scene at 2:42, the logos on the seats have a superimposed red stripe over them. Was that added by the show, or by you? If it was to block the TWA logo, there's a large one on the back wall visible at 2:40. Is it like Goodfellas where they had to block-out the airline logo?
All those giant seats and extravagant meals to the passengers in those seats probably were in coach back then. Of course it looks like the airplane lavatories have not changed.
I think he was a prison guard at a miltary jail. He fought in the Pacific in ww2, was wounded and sent to NZ to recover. The rest of his platoon was wiped out completely, he was the only survivor. He picked up a virus and almost died. One of his parents had the surname Adams but he actually took the name Adams from his first wife.
........actually you're correct,, I'd forgotten; in fact it was cheaper to travel on a passenger ship and it was a great holiday thrown in also ,but I guess it was slave conditions for the crew and a barrel of crude as the smelly fuel was dirt cheap back then.
The Cone of Silence gets me everytime....
WHAT DID YOU SAY ?
I can't hear you...
@@buddhamahn
Raise the Cone of Silence.
What?????
I need one of those when my partner irritates me .
"I don't understand how this airline stays in business when it's only flying one passenger!"
"We don't show movies."
Can't reboot old classics like this one it was before it's time
At the end I could just imagine him adding, "...and DIDN'T have fish for dinner?"
I know right? ;)
This was a great show.
this show always made me laugh. "Oh, Max..!"
Max holding onto the cloth roller dispenser. I remember them from my grade school in the 1960s. You pulled and dryed your hands, then the next person pulled and dryed his hands. The "uses" cloth then taken up back into the dispenser to be removed, cleaned and reused. The cloth was a continuous loop, almost impossible to break. Replaced in the early 1970s with paper dispensers.
The ones I used even had a knob to turn to get a fresh piece of the cloth. They had a catch to prevent rolling to much at one time, thus Max kept climbing and then falling as new cloth was released.
A technology now long gone except in old videos and then this is the only one can remember showing those cloths in actual use.
The ones I saw weren't continuous loops, they were two rolls. The maintenence people (or the towel supply contractor) would change the rolls on a schedule. If it got to the end, you couldn't pull any more out. In the movies people always hang on to the loop when some kind of floor disappears. Some kinda monster drywall anchors in use there! Thanks - Lumpy
I have used one of those before, so even though I’m 20, I understood the joke.
@Paul Mentzer
There’s a Sinclair gas station ⛽️ in Idaho springs, Colorado that still has those roller towel getups to this very day.
They are still in use here down under but getting rarer.
Yeah, a convenience product much more practical. Of course they got rid of this sensibility. Pulping trees cannot go on forever.
I forgot how funny this show was! it's great that they made legitimate gags instead of just a bunch of bungling with a laugh track like so many other shows of the period. Also who's picking up similarities in George Costanza's speech patterns?
Ed Platt's dead pan despair was a very funny match with Smarts exuberence .
Ed Platt was one of the greatest straight men in sitcom history as well as a damn fine actor.
That's what made their dialogue so
sharp. Contrasting personality.
Everybody tries to reach the one person who doesn't get it.
It was one of the things that made the chemistry of the show. Poor, long-suffering Ed Platt would take every sort of abuse from this nincompoop. For the show to be prevented from becoming a complete farce, there has to be someone who played it absolutely "straight" in comedy terms. Ed Platt was the "Straight man" for the show. Barbara Feldon took over some of this role as time went on, but as she became the romantic interest in the show, the role of "Straight Man" fell to people like Dick Gautier and even to the villains once in a while (Bernie Kopell)
@@rocistone6570 In the later episodes, especially the last season, 99 was more Max-like in some ways.
Ed Platt as an outstanding mensch. Fun to watch his deadpan facial expressions. Rip
Still funny 50+ years later! Excellent writing!🤪🤪🤪
That last scene: I can't believe how big airline toilets were back then! Now you have to crouch and back yourself in.
The one in the rear of the plane is even smaller
Everytime I hear Don Addams speak. I picture Tennessee Tuxedo talking.
Don was also a voice actor for cartoons.
He did the voice for Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget.
That’s right Chumly.
@@tek6423 😀😀😀😀😀
Tennessee tuxedo and his Tales (remember the intro to the show? TTT 🎵?!) was an awesome cartoon....duh, what's new Tennessee?😂
TWA.. When flying stil had class..
Jason Wilson I worked for TWA. But in the 90s
To this day, I have fond memories of the stewardesses offering me T W A T ea.
Jason Wilson
Thank you.
You mean when they were stewardess, wore short skirts, and had to kowtow and take crap from smart mouthed passengers.
@@doug1863 I worked there from 1984 to 2002! First in Reservations, then as a flight attendant!
Now, THAT was good TV.
I am surprised that they were as risque' as they were , mid 60's.Barbra Feldon commented that Don Adams could memorize the whole script in one reading.
Yes, I realize now there are a few, well, innuendos. Like, the 95-year-old admiral is going to be Max's best man, and Max asks, can he do the job? And the Chief says, he's the best man, not the groom. On the other hand, the more innocent version of that question wasn't such a stupid one, because the admiral had trouble even staying on his feet for the ceremony.
Wish i can smoke on flights.
The Get Smart movie did a small nod to the bathroom trap door in the movie, except instead of a trap by Chaos it was a secret deployment by Control.
Its TWA! I flew for them for almost 20 years! :)
I flew First Class on TWA the very last day they were in business. Single most rude rude crew I ever dealt with. I said I wish to speak with Captain about this. I was told he will tell you the same thing. Now sit down!
The terminal at JFK was one of the most amazing places, I guess it’s a hotel now.
Carl Icahn was a full fledged criminal. He sold off TWA's very profitable London routes to cover the margin calls on his failing personal junk bond investments. He singlehandedly destroyed a wonderful airline. And he got away with it. What an evil man!
4:50 US Customs uniforms looked a whole lot smarter back in the 60s.
1. What I as a child thought air travel would be like in the 21st century.
2. What it is really like now.
Too bad that Get Smart movie didn't have a fraction of the humor of this classic TV sitcom.
HansDelbruck53 You mean you
actually REMEMBER that?
The one good thing about it was
Anne Hathaway.
The worse thing about it was
The Rock.
Why wouldn't I? Get Smart was one of my favorite shows.
minus Adams and Platt and Feldman its not the same show. Can't be as good.
Rossm3838 DON'T forget Barbara Feldon.
On a scale of 1 - 10 , she was a 99.
Also, I think Toto did a song about
her. It was called "99".
Yeh it was a bit of a dud really, and I pegged Steve Carrell for being a good Don Adams replacement but the script was just shit. And Dwayne Johnson should've been Heimi the robot, that would've been funnier.
This might have been an inspiration for the movie
AIRPLANE.
Who remembers THAT?
Overall Abrahams Zucker non sequitur gags were absolutely inspired by Get Smart writers, of course espc creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.
Brant Lambermont Of course.
Should have known Mel Brooks
was involved.
who can forget? its classic. and dont call me surely.
......there's a movie of early fifties with john Wayne as passenger plane pilot and airport could be a spoof/parody on that movie.
@@philipvernejules9926 Airplane is a comical remake of the 1957 thriller Zero Hour. No John Wayne, but did have Sterling Hayden as the Captain.
Don Adams. US Marine. Hooya Max. RIP. Thanks - Lumpy
OORAH!. Hooya is Army. just sayin'
"There's absolutely nothing to worry about. By The Way, is there anyone here who knows how to land a 4 engine jet?"
Love it!
Those were the days of luxury travel, you were somebody! Now you are a sardine
When Max marks the chief at the end of the luggage scene, I think you can tell Ed Platt is trying his best not to laugh.
Good old days of air travel !
1960's: When the warning light goes off, unbuckle seatbelt, light cigarette. 😂
Best series ever, no doubt :)
Did you see a distance between the seats???
Nelson Fuentes Yes I did, but I take Amtrak which still has such wide seats and distances between them.
And did you see how much room wss in the lavatory?!?
That's how it was
Smoking on a plane? No way everyone would die from Karens
As a kid the spy gadgets were awesome
Ah those were the days.
@@jameshogan6142 star trek,Get smart and Batman were my favorite.
Wonder whether TWA really did have that kind of seating. Nice big comfy seats. Oh, for the days when flying was a luxury and passengers were normal. (=p)
Yes they did. It was a luxury experience in the 60s, but also the older 707 engines didn't have the lift/thrust of modern engines, so you couldn't carry as many passengers with express cargo below the passenger deck and their luggage (people packed heavy in the 60s). The planes were big though to allow that same frame to be a cargo jet and have a military variant.
I used to work for Boeing CAG in the 90s.
How cool! Thanks for the tidbit.
M is for Margaret i
Women could cross their legs.
but... the smoking.
Everybody was smoking I love it and I am a non smoker 😂
@3:13....Max:..”here let me help you”.....OOPPSS...LOL
Back when Airline Travel was comfortable, plenty of seat & legroom, Airlines wined & dined you, and gave out souvenirs! Even strike up a chat with the Stewardesses !In other words treated you like a human, instead of a rat !
we need to bring back that great airplane service again!
Missing the scene where Smart his the tray the stewardess is holding and the food goes flying !
5:03 Say what you will about Smart… the man is a survivor!
I was 1 of only 2 passengers on a 737 from Seattle to San Francisco in 1981. I think there were 4 air hostesses.
Wow.
.......too bad you couldn't u toob this phenomenon back then
my god this is good
Ahhhh....so THAT’S how TWA managed to stay in business.....”we don’t show movies”...lol
Everything was better back then.
women certainly were :)
Robin Sattahip Not Everything.
There WERE political and social
issues to contend with.
nothing like now
Yeah, especially that all expenses paid 12 month vacation in Vietnam that a lot of guys got.
Did anyone notice Angelique Pettyjohn from 'Star Trek' as the stewardess?
Pretty hard to miss.
Bravo!
Is that Deforest Kelly sitting in the first class section, 1st row, left side of the aisle, seat closest to the aisle?
I thought the guy in the first row center looked like Abe Vigoda
I like the passenger that doesn't move.
Star Trek debuted in Sept 1966? Get Smart in The Fall of 1965. Unless this plane scene is a first season episode, I would be inclined to think No, that Kelly would not have a bit part in later seasons.
5:05 is my reason for finding this.
The old DC-8 aircraft's what fond memories. Isn't it funny when you are familiar with and having flown on the DC-8, well when you see these TV shows, you can see they don't do a very good job at emulating the interior of the aircraft in the studio.
I do! 💨✈ 😁
Jajajajaja no jodas... esto es es oro!!!!
Planes today are getting bigger on the outside and smaller on the inside!
More hilariously inane Get Smart humor...from back in the good old “canned laughter” pre-excessive irony days.
So damn funny 😆
❤I use to watch get smArt reguraly
"Does anybody here know how to land a 4-engine jet?"
Where's Ted Striker, when you need him?
Take it down!
86 comments haha. i think they needed the cone of silence.
G.O .A .T
I can't help but notice during the scene at 2:42, the logos on the seats have a superimposed red stripe over them. Was that added by the show, or by you? If it was to block the TWA logo, there's a large one on the back wall visible at 2:40. Is it like Goodfellas where they had to block-out the airline logo?
The good old days when you could smoke on a plane carrying 50 tons of Fuel ! My last smoking flight was on a Garuda Airways plane in 1999.
Smoking in an oxygen limited space....it took way too long for that stupidity to shake.
All those giant seats and extravagant meals to the passengers in those seats probably were in coach back then. Of course it looks like the airplane lavatories have not changed.
So funny
They are smoking in their seats?
Well, it was difficult to go outside.
Was that doctors name Shwanse ?
I miss those days smoking on planes nobody’s politically correct 🤩
Those of us who are allergic to tobacco smoke are very grateful smoking is no longer allowed on flights.
@@gregb6469 potassium idone is good at stopping allergies
I wonder if the chef retiered because of the job or max
anyone out there who served in military have him as a D.I..understand he was
I think he was a prison guard at a miltary jail. He fought in the Pacific in ww2, was wounded and sent to NZ to recover. The rest of his platoon was wiped out completely, he was the only survivor. He picked up a virus and almost died. One of his parents had the surname Adams but he actually took the name Adams from his first wife.
Back when only rich folks travelled by air
........actually you're correct,, I'd forgotten; in fact it was cheaper to travel on a passenger ship and it was a great holiday thrown in also ,but I guess it was slave conditions for the crew and a barrel of crude as the smelly fuel was dirt cheap back then.
Travelling is still for rich people.
Lol smoking on the plane .
Dag, airplane engines sure put out a lot of pollution back in the 60s.
Like they don’t now. Those CONTRAILS don’t look normal to me
What is it about Max that the hot blonds find so attractive ?
@Lewis 970 I can see why Max finds the women attractive. But I never quite got why they liked him so much.
They love him for his gadgets.
0:35 Ronald McDonald's sister?
Motor boat that olive out of there
Dinner & a show...😆
I've heard of "in-flight" movies... But this... is ridiculous.
Janet plane
Every gag in the book. Throw it on the wall and see if it laughs.
There can never be another Maxwell Smart. Do Adams is the only one who was Max.
max le monas
Was this a TSA training video ?
It must have cost the network a lot of money to hire that plane to fly up and down like that.
They bought stock footage. Or used existing film.
Prop,s
99 let’s 69
The days when you could smoke on a plane!