Now You See Him, Now You Don't

"Max: "You've been getting these headaches often lately."
Chief: "Only on occasions."
Max: "Well, you've had one every time I've been with you."
Chief: "Those are the occasions."

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Original Air Date	October 16, 1965
Writers	Arne Sultan and Marvin Worth
Director	Paul Bogart
Season	One
Episode Number	5
Villain	Ehrlich
Previous Episode	Our Man in Toyland
Next Episode	Washington 4, Indians 3

Get Smart Episode #5, Season One.

Plot

A doctor comes to Max's apartment and insists that he has an invisibility ray.

Characters

CONTROL

• Maxwell Smart - Don Adams
• Agent 99 - Barbara Feldon
• Chief - Edward Platt

KAOS

• Ehrlich - Joseph Ruskin
• Dr. Haskell - Gregory Morton
• Sophie - Donna Walsh
• KAOS Agent #1 - Val Avery
• KAOS Agent #2 - John Sebastian
• Colonel von Kruger (uncredited)
• Dr. E. K. Gambini (uncredited)

Gadgets and Devices

• Invisible Wall
• Desk Drawer
• Seltzer Bottle
• Cargo Net
• Fireplace Suction Fan
• Sleeping Gas Vent

Trivia

• We get our first look at Max's apartment in this episode.
• The invisibility threat in this episode turns out to be a hoax but CONTROL will encounter a scientist with a genuine claim in Episode #100: "One Nation Invisible".
• Oddly, the Chief's avowed skepticism about invisibility does not prevent him from demonstrating the Invisible Wall with a straight face.