"Would you believe seven coast guard cutters are converging on this boat?"
Mr. Big is the pilot episode of the Get Smart Tv show. It originally aired on September 18, 1965 in Black and White. Mr. Big was the only episode to air in black and white, as all following episodes were in color.
Synopsis
Maxwell Smart is sitting in a theatre with his date, when his shoephone rings. He excuses himself and answers the phone in a janitorial closet. The Chief needs him in CONTROL as soon as possible. When Max arrives the chief tells him that KAOS has become active again, as their Mr. Biig has stolen an Inferno machine made by Professor Dante. Smart is sent on the case with a gun, shoephone, Fang, and and experimental Inflato coat. The Chief says that Agent 99 is waiting for Max at the Airport, and Max should use the password , "New York Mets Win Double Header". Smart arrives at the airport and meets Agent 99, who realizes they are being followed. Max employs the help of Agent 44, to finish the KAOS agent by hitting him with a locker. They meet up at Proffessor Dante's Laboratory where they meet his assistant Zalinka. Upon investigating the crime scene, Smart and 99 come across a rubber banana peel with the words South Street Novelties Inc. printed on it. They head to the mentioned location where a Kaos Agent waits for them. He lines Max up for the Inferno machine, but when it fires, the KAOS agent is hit instead, vaporizing him instantly. Max notices an old garbage scow with no seagulls, and concludes that the rubber trash on board is hiding the Inthermo. They paddle their way to the boat but are ambushed by Mr. Big's Henchmen. Mr. Big, as it turns out, is a very short man. Zalinka was working for him. He has Smart and 99 locked up, but Max is able to escape with the use of the Inflato coat. Smart fights his way to the top of the boat and frees the professor. Dante then reverses the atomic polarity of the the Inferno, which destroys the ship as soon as Mr. Big tries to fire it at the Statue of Liberty. Mr. Big is arrested and Max is awarded.
Characters
CONTROL
- Maxwell Smart (first appearance)
- Agent 99 (first appearance)
- Chief {first appearance)
- Agent 44 {first appearance)
- Hodgekins (mentioned) (first appearance)
- Fang (first appearance)
KAOS
- Mr. Big (first and last appearance)