The Mild Ones

Aide: "[The kidnappers]were surprisingly polite... [B]efore he pushed me out, one of them said, 'Fare thee well and get ye lost.'"
Max: "...Well, that narrows it down, 99."
99: "To who?"
Max: "Richard Burton or Laurence Olivier."

The Mild Ones
Original Air Date	December 9th, 1967
Writers	William Raynor and Myles Wilder
Director	Gary Nelson
Season	Three
Episode Number	71
Villain	Brute
Previous Episode	That Old Gang of Mine
Next Episode	Classification: Dead

Get Smart Episode #71, Season Three #11.

Plot

Agents 86 and 99 become "Wheels" and "Legs" to infiltrate a motorcycle gang called "The Purple Knights" who have kidnapped a visiting Prime Minister.

Synopsis

Characters

CONTROL

• Maxwell Smart - Don Adams
• Agent 99 - Barbara Feldon
• The Chief - Edward Platt
• Larrabee - Bob Karvelas

The Purple Knights

• Brute - Michael Bell
• Doll Baby - Susan Albert
• Kook - Wayne Sutherlin
• Zombie (uncredited)

Others

• Boluvian Prime Minister (uncredited)
• Prime Minister's Aide - Steve Allen (uncredited)

Locations

• Dee Dee's Diner

Trivia

In this episode Max is seen wearing a T-Shirt bearing the words "CONTROL BOWLING TEAM". He gets to show off his bowling skills the following season in Episode #91: "Diamonds Are a Spy's Best Friend".

Reality Check

The title and motorcycle-based plot refer to the 1953 film The Wild One starring Marlon Brando. The gang in the movie is called "The Black Rebels".