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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
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 | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on the famous catchphrases of Get Smart ;"sorry about that chief", "would you believe", "missed it by that much" 44:51
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on Get Smart ' s Agent 99 and how Barbara Feldon was cast; Ed Platt; Bernie Kopell 43:01
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on a typical workweek on the set of Get Smart; on some memorable episodes, "Ship of Spies" which won an Emmy 34:05
Interview: Leonard Stern | Show: Get Smart
Leonard Stern on the famous catchphrases of Get Smart ;"sorry about that chief", "would you believe", "missed it by that much" 44:51
Interview: Leonard Stern | Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
On his family; on his childhood as Henry Zuckerman; on how he gained the nickname "Buck"; on wanting to be an actor; on early acting jobs including Studio One as a teenager; on his education at Dartmouth; on being drafted into the Army; on a theater company he put together in Germany during WWII 59:58
Interview: Buck Henry
On a theater company he put together in Stuttgart, Germany during WWII and the musical comedy he wrote "Beyond the Moon"; on struggling as an actor; on taking a job in a play in North Carolina; 47:23
Interview: Buck Henry
On moving back to New York and joining the improvisational troupe The Premise in 1960; on S.I.N.A and the pranks he used to plan with Alan Abel 38:55
Interview: Buck Henry
On getting a job writing for The Steve Allen Show; getting hired by Bill Dana and getting Stan Burns as a partner 17:37
Interview: Buck Henry
Buck Henry on how working with The Premise theater group helped influence his writing later on SNL and That was the Week That Was 31:38
Interview: Buck Henry | Genre: Late Night
Buck Henry on appearing on the Dave Garroway Show explaining his prank-organization S.I.N.A (the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals) and a near-obscene comment from Barbara Walters 02:01
Interview: Buck Henry | Person: Barbara Walters
Buck Henry on appearing on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, explaining his prank-organization S.I.N.A (the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals) which was treated as a real-news piece and caused a rift between him and Cronkite ever since 20:29
Interview: Buck Henry | Person: Walter Cronkite
Buck Henry on being assigned Stan Burns as a writing partner when working on the new Steve Allen Show 14:50
Interview: Buck Henry | Person: Stan Burns
Buck Henry on working with Dayton Allen on The Steve Allen Show when he was a writer 12:06
Interview: Buck Henry | Person: Dayton Allen
Buck Henry on knowing he wanted to become an actor, a writer, and a performer. 53:38
Interview: Buck Henry | Profession: Actor
Buck Henry sings the title song to a musical comedy he wrote while in the Army, "Beyond the Moon" 00:23
Interview: Buck Henry
Buck Henry on founding the prank organization "S.I.N.A" - the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals 02:10
Interview: Buck Henry
Buck Henry on making Vinny Bogart, the head writer on The Garry Moore show, laugh 05:47
Interview: Buck Henry
Buck Henry on being cast as an extra on Studio One as a teenager 51:16
Interview: Buck Henry | Show: Studio One
Buck Henry on appearing on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, explaining his prank-organization S.I.N.A (the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals) which was treated as a real-news piece and caused a rift between him and Cronkite ever since 20:29
Interview: Buck Henry | Show: CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
Buck Henry on being assigned Stan Burns as a writing partner when working on the new Steve Allen Show 14:50
Interview: Buck Henry | Show: Steve Allen Show, The (1956-61)
Buck Henry on becoming a writer on The Garry Moore Show; on being the "parody" specialist on that show 08:03
Interview: Buck Henry | Show: Garry Moore Show, The
Buck Henry on making Vinny Bogart, the head writer on The Garry Moore show, laugh 05:47
Interview: Buck Henry | Show: Garry Moore Show, The