Lever Brothers {Pepsodent, Lifebuoy, etc.} co-sponsored "GET SMART" during its first three seasons with R.J. Reynolds {Salem} [1965-'68]- as was the custom, "Max" and some of the cast appeared in an "integrated comedy commercial" for their sponsors at the end of the episode. Here, it's a 1967 spot for "new" Pepsodent- these "plugs" usually took place in a supermarket. Dick Tufeld is the announcer; a tube of Pepsodent would appear in the lower left-hand corner of the closing credits as well...
You're talking about Skittle Pool, from arund the early 70's. They made a couple of commercials with Don Adam's for that game. I used to have one of those, and I wish I still did (my mother threw it out around 1980 after I moved away). It would probably be a collector's item now!
We've come full circle since those days. It's only been in the past few years that there's been a revival of the trend of running commercials featuring TV stars during their own shows (not network promos, paid ads). 30 Rock does it all the time.
I will grant you that I cannot think of anyone who could have done a better job than Carell with the Maxwell Smart character, for that matter I can't think of anyone who could have been worse either. But who am I to say, since the movie was #1 box office over the weekend. Ms. Hathaway sure is lovely to look at though.
What i'd love to see again is that old commercial for that Skittles game (its like duck-pin bowling, but with a tether ball) that Don used to do as Max
i was just watching don addams in the the bio special and seen this commercial preview--watch out if its owned by viacom/nbc--i am only joking,but they're not--theirs only one maxwell smart-he made that show--feldon wasnt even invited to do a cameo--but that pimp,bad actor with the eyebrow ,rock was there--i cant remember his agents number on the series--thanks for posting-
carlynutt--how right you are--we should congrat. hollywood again-for trying to destroy the legend of get smart tv series--stand by for the release of the day the earth stood still 2008-this will be the ultimate no! movie--
Agreed, remaking Get Smart, and "TDTESS" or the "new" Star Trek next year with someone else playing Captain Kirk, is like the criminals who have gone in the Louvre, and painted a mustache on the Mona Lisa!!!
No...sorry about that...but the problem is in the script and Carrel, the script is a retread of every plot device from the series and instead of a tribute to Don Adams Carrel who looks like him refused to do Don Adams characteristic voice inflections and mannerisms to a sufficient degree to make it funny and nostalgically a reminder of the greatness that once was in the hands of pros like Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and Ed Platt, not to mention the lack of Mel Brooks and Buck Henrys clever writing
I disagree. Carell is overrated. The only thing he's been the least bit tolerable in was Little Miss Sunshine and that is only because of the stellar ensemble cast he had surrounding him.
