September 18, 1965 –
Mel Brooks and Buck Henry started their fight to keep the world safe from KAOS when Get Smart premiered on NBC-TV on this date.
When Don Adams was negotiating his salary, he had his choice between more money per week and no ownership stake in the show, or less money per week and part ownership. Adams chose the ownership deal and never regretted it considering the series’ durable popularity in syndication gave him a regular income even as he struggled with being typecast by it.
The Haus of Dcaligari 