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Leonard Stern on Mike Nichols and Elaine May's audition for The Steve Allen Show 57:03
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Elaine May
Leonard Stern on Mike Nichols and Elaine May's audition for The Steve Allen Show 57:03
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Mike Nichols
Leonard Stern on how a pitch meeting went in the 1960s; how he sold a show 04:46
Interview: Leonard Stern | Profession: Show Creators
Leonard Stern on working with Don Hinckley trying to write comedy; coming up with I'm Dickens, He's Fenster; how they pitched the show to ABC 42:42
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: I'm Dickens ... He's Fenster
Leonard Stern on the premise of I'm Dickens He's Fenster ; the use of physical comedy on that show; the motif of human fraility 36:36
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: I'm Dickens ... He's Fenster
Leonard Stern on the lead actors of I'm Dickens He's Fenster ; Marty Engels 33:22
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: I'm Dickens ... He's Fenster
Leonard Stern on how "Jose Jimenez" character came about on The Steve Allen Show, developed by Bill Dana 59:38
Interview: Leonard Stern | Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
On Talent Associates; on Get Smart as a satire of James Bond; pitching it to ABC which was rejected; switching the lead from Tom Poston to Don Adams 28:33
Interview: Leonard Stern
On the humorous pitch meeting for Get Smart with Grant Tinker and Dick Darso 56:00
Interview: Leonard Stern
On the contributions of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry to Get Smart ; on the original 7 minute pilot; receiving network notes only on Don Adam's "strident delivery" 54:42
Interview: Leonard Stern
On the title of Get Smart ; on the opening sequence and music by Irving Szathmary 19:43
Interview: Leonard Stern
On the creation of "Maxwell Smart" on Get Smart ; how Don Adams was cast 16:16
Interview: Leonard Stern
On the famous catchphrases of Get Smart ;"sorry about that chief", "would you believe", "missed it by that much"; why Maxwell Smart's agent name was 86 13:55
Interview: Leonard Stern
On Get Smart' s Agent 99 and how Barbara Feldon, Ed Platt, and Bernie Kopell were cast; casting agent Pat Harris 12:05
Interview: Leonard Stern
On Get Smart' s producer-director Jay Sandrich, writers Buck Henry, Stan Burns, Jerry Gardner, Bill Dana, and other contributors 06:22
Interview: Leonard Stern
On a typical workweek on the set of Get Smart; on some memorable episodes, "Ship of Spies" which won an Emmy 03:09
Interview: Leonard Stern
Leonard Stern on Buck Henry's contributions to Get Smart 51:46
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Buck Henry
Leonard Stern on Irving Szathmary's original score for Get Smart (he was Bill Dana's brother) 48:04
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Irving Szathmary
Leonard Stern on the creation of "Maxwell Smart" on Get Smart ; how Don Adams was chosen, having developed the character Inspector Glick on The Bill Dana Show ; the voice was based on William Powell 47:12
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Don Adams
Leonard Stern on Get Smart ' s Agent 99 and how Barbara Feldon was cast; even though she was too tall 43:01
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Barbara Feldon
Leonard Stern on casting Bernie Kopell as Get Smart' s Seigfried 39:52
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Bernie Kopell
On Get Smart' s producer Jay Sandrich and how he became the in-house director 06:22
Interview: Leonard Stern | Person: Jay Sandrich
Leonard Stern on the genesis of Get Smart as a satire of James Bond; originally Tom Poston was to play the lead; then they looked to Don Adams for the lead 58:40
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
On the contributions of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry to Get Smart ; on the original 7 minute pilot; receiving network notes only on Don Adam's "strident delivery" 54:42
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on the origin of the title of the show Get Smart ; he thought it sounded too much like a game show 50:39
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on the famous opening sequence of Get Smart; the nuances of the original idea 50:12
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on Irving Szathmary's original score for Get Smart 48:04
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart