Hoo Done It

Harry Hoo: "I am reminded of similar case in 1952. one by one they died."
Max: "Did you find the killer?"
Hoo: "Yes, it was typhoid epidemic."

Hoo Done It
Original Air Date	November 5, 1966
Writers	Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso
Director	Gary Nelson
Season	Two
Episode Number	38
Previous Episode	The Decoy
Next Episode	Rub-A-Dub-Dub... Three Spies in a Sub

Get Smart Episode #38, Season Two #8.

Plot

When Colonel Roger Forsythe is murdered by an "exploding" birthday cake at the hotel Towarna Conrad on the island of Towarna everyone on the island becomes a suspect, but none of them did it.

Characters

CONTROL

• Maxwell Smart - Don Adams
• Agent 99 - Barbara Feldon

Note: The Chief (Edward Platt) does not appear in this episode.

KAOS

• Milton Conrad (listed as “Hillary Conrad” in Credits) - Antony Eustrel
• Ben Gazzman - Bob Michaels
• Contessa Montenegro - Maureen Arthur
• Omar Shurok - Raoul Franck
• Otto Von Werner - Tol Avery

Others

• Harry Hoo - Joey Forman
• Colonel Roger Forsythe (uncredited)
• Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Trivia

• Despite repeated references to an "exploding" birthday cake, the cake does not actually explode. Instead, it has a model cannon mounted on it which fires at the victim when he blows out the candles.

Reality Check

• The title refers to the term "whodunit", a sub-genre of detective fiction.