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.
Barbara Feldon was two inches taller than Don Adams. In order to make it appear that Adams was taller than Feldon, he would either stand on a small platform, or Feldon would stoop down. Also, for most of the show’s run, Feldon wore mostly flat shoes, and very rarely wore high heels.
