Get Smart cone of silence 1

[@craigroaring]

The cone of silence was brilliant. The ineffectiveness of the devise, Max's insistence of it's use, and the chiefs frustration at the whole process.

[@Jrpyify]

The fact that it's not a cone.

[@Gunner192]

The cone of silence was pre-owned. They got a good deal on it at a garage sale. I guess they got what they paid for.

[@robbhahn8897]

Built by the US government, how could it possibly work.

[@johnjackson8401]

Are Biden and Milley using the cone today? Lol.

[@josemejia9349]

And it’s 20 degrees cooler inside

[@Craig2760]

Everyone I know who grew up watching “Get Smart” still jokes about “the Cone of Silence”. It was a great bit.

[@johnschaefer2238]

Let’s not forget “Missed it by that much” or “Would you believe!” My favorite enemy was Zigfried and his henchman Starker!

[@Replicant9900]

@@johnschaefer2238 "I hope I wasn't out of line..."

[@kurtb8474]

I just noticed all the military hardware behind the Chief. Handguns, knives, automatic pistols, clubs, automatic rifles.... and a vacuum cleaner. 🤣

[@AtomicSquirrelHunter]

That was a bazooka disguised as a vacuum cleaner. One of Agent 13's favorite weapons.

[@00bikeboy]

I can't believe it. 50 years later and I'm still laughing.

[@ItsHammerTime1981]

@Rascal E. Varmint ITS 50 YEARS LATER AND HE HIS STILL LAUGHING !!!

[@erikpeterson25]

No doubt 🙂

[@steveendicott1855]

Would you believe it? 52 years Chief ,52 years! Max I find that very hard to believe How about 25 years? I don't think so 15 years? NO How about 1/2 a year and good behaviour?

[@timacoata7456]

Lmao 😂 love this humor! Buck Henry & Mel Brooks !

[@jeffvanmeter1330]

Great young (At the time writers), including Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.

[@uTubeNoITube]

Well unlike many of the other comments who grew up watching this in the 60s, I grew up watching it in the early 90s on Nick at Nite reruns! Along with reruns of Green Acres, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Dick van Dyke, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Dragnet and more. Glad they had those shows on for me to experience as they're obviously all such classics.

[@damilitantone]

I remember watching Get Smart as a kid in the 60s. The cone of silence bit was one of the funniest of the show. Even today I get a laugh because it's hilarious.

[@Lerch-zc3ww]

I watched this as a kid and still think it's one of the best TV gags ever. :D

[@calvinmasters6159]

The silliness is unparalleled. I ache from the laughter. Ya don't get this stuff now.

[@reneangulotrujillo]

When I get depress I watch these guys...humor is the great equalizer!

[@brenthill3241]

My favourite show back in the 60's. I don't know how they kept straight faces doing these scenes. They even had the portable cone of silence which was taking the joke to another level.

[@jsinitials1488]

That portable cone of silence can be used to protect you from Covid 19 (Control's Official Villians' In Disguise). Covid 19 missed me by that much, would you believe it? Missed me by that much.

[@orbyfan]

@@jsinitials1488 I find that very hard to believe.

[@johnsergei]

I bet many time the didn't? That bit gets cut or re done.

[@johnsergei]

@@orbyfan "Er, how could anybody get the bogey virus Chief?"

[@johnsergei]

@@jsinitials1488 (Max) " You'll never get Covid's real name out of me" How about any of you, do you know it (without looking it up). You might see some real issues with this name, along with a connection with the SARS patent of 2003.

[@mebeasensei]

One of Get Smart’s best. As a young kid, I remember taking Smart seriously and believing he was actually was brilliant when he said that he could trace a scent to some obscure plant in Africa or somewhere. By the time I saw the, Ironhand episode (superb acting) where Mr Ironhand’s fist comes crashing through his own desk in anger, I began to suspect something was up. Brilliant series.

[@PerryWhyte]

Every time I hear "Cone of Uncertainty" on the Weather Channel, I think of this.

[@markkershenblatt]

You must be a psychic. I was just about to post the same thing on Facebook today while watching coverage of Hurricane Dorian !!!

[@mattwitkowski6813]

Lol!

[@rong805]

What??

[@barnold23]

Me too! Lol

[@traceymoore291]

Oh Holy cr-p! That made me laugh out loud😊

[@JamesChalmers-qu2gj]

I love it. I used to watch Get Smart with my grandpa, is just terrific and now I watch it with my uncle and aunt and I still laugh, and all the movies that came out of it terrific Dan Adams God bless his soul

[@1962drob]

I lmao when Max asks for the "Cone of Silence", and the Chief is like "The Cone of Silence?" and something is always bound to go wrong. Don Adams played his part well.

[@Leadblast]

The gag got to the point that whenever they talked something confidential and Max would realize it and ask the Chief for confirmation on its confidentiality, the Chief would immediately become nervous lol.

[@LA_HA]

I love that Chief hated it so much. Hahaha

[@martinmayhew145]

I was doing a cleaning job a couple of months ago, at an office. The office manager had the Cone of the Silence on the door. It is amazing that it is still popular today as it was thrn

[@tommartinez7194]

"Get Smart"was one of the funniest shows ever. With creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry every episode had you in stiches. Don Adams was hilarious. Was not aware he was a drill sergeant during Korea in the marine corps. Barbara Feldon was a hottie. Not as popular as Raquel, Nancy Sinatra or Ann Margaret. Still very attractive

[@laurahoward5426]

He was Marine Drill Instructor, holding the rank of Corporal...

[@terrel_shumway]

When I watched this as a kid, I thought the Cone of Silence was a great idea. The fact that it didn't work went completely over my head.🤣

[@manuellopez1956]

The jokes are totally familiar yet still hilarious somehow.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

The greatest comedy prop of all-time.

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

Best damned comedy series of the 60s. Bar none. Those guys in the lab kept trying to perfect the Cone of Silence but it was hopeless. Loved the Chief's frustration with idiot Max.

[@karenmorgan7346]

This was an excellent show and until now i still get a laugh out of it.

[@sgreene123]

One of the most brilliant aspects of this show is the number of word/sight/action gags that *did not* include a laugh track for many of these comic elements and left it to the audience to decipher the humor value - case in point above.

[@InsertName130]

I - LOVE - THE CONE OF SILENCE!!!

[@jameshoffman5870]

I grew up in Australia in the 70s watching reruns of Get Smart.. loved the show so much..

[@Clearanceman2]

I swear my favorite gag was the cone of silence.

[@MrRustyFord]

+Clearanceman2 Mine too!

[@progliberty429]

What about the shoe phone?

[@Clearanceman2]

I liked that too. When his shoe would ring and someone would say "Hey buddy, your shoe is ringing."

[@Clearanceman2]

"Thrill, thrill, thrill, kill, kill, kill."

[@tomblah]

Would you believe, second favorite gag?

[@northwestsportsjunkie2]

Mel Brook's name got the show produced for airing on NBC, but Buck Henry was the true driving force for the concept. Really funny show! 😅😅😅

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

I loved this show when I was a kid. SO funny!!

[@johndzwon1966]

I always found the Cone of Silence hilarious.

[@alainrheault6579]

Oh Don Adams !!! I really love you😃😃😃😃😃😃😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@alanw505]

You know what's coming, and laugh every time.

[@rhopkins8]

My high school age son was telling me about the plexiglass dividers at the tables in his classrooms at school, and it sounded to me like the “cone of silence”. He’s having just as much trouble hearing as Max and the Chief!

[@Paul_Wetor]

The cone of silence that only blocks the participants from hearing. What a great gag!

[@DKoolbj7dl]

Top 3 funniest tv shows ever.

[@brianlane9534]

That gag never gets old.

[@dencamp6685]

I agree.

[@Snickrsnack]

I love this show!!

[@napleswolverine7189]

Yeah, the cone of silence, but they TSA getting grabby with golden arms just don’t grab my junk😂😂😂

[@walterschivo9123]

I love the cone of silence.

[@walterschivo9123]

@Danny Geronimo Get Smart has on occasion the cone of silence that Maxwell Smart wants to use for top secret stuff, but the CHIEF disagrees on using it for it doesn't work, and believe me, it doesn't work when you have both men seated 6 feet apart going 'what?' 'come again?' But the cone of silence was meant for COMEDY. Obviously you weren't around to know Get Smart to ask that question.

[@meta487]

@@walterschivo9123 SWOOSH! Obviously you missed the irony in his comment.

[@jerryboswell3849]

Cone of silence Cone of Ice Cream... Strawberry flavor please Don't call it in, it'll melt before getting there 2 miles away Give someone an idea and actually put it in a movie? LOL My wacky humor When I get either tired or depressed I get funny as heck Heck is between Birmingham and Mobile Alabama HECK is nothing like Hooterville Uncle Joe helped create a different type of Hooters!!!??? Or did he??

[@traceymoore291]

Oh my gosh. I talk to my co-workers about Management and I let them know, we are definitely under the Cone of silence at this point. We are under class a security.

[@gomerhodge]

I understand the cone will be reactivated by CNN for tonite’s “debate.”

[@GregKelley1956]

We were talking about The Cone Of Silence at work today,

[@kevinolivas8075]

Don Adams as a drill Sargent. Hard not to laugh when Inspector Gadget tells you to "...get down and give me 50!"

[@andrewh.8403]

When you read the credits there, writ large is Mel Brooks. The purveyor of ridiculousness.

[@stevenc8140]

I remember a fly was inside the cone of silence and Max wanted to Kill it, then the Chief say wait Max if you use the poison that will kills us too!! I simply Loved the gag. Cone Of silence

[@shenshenpalm4289]

the code of silence scene is brillant just love it

[@deanfordi3902]

Cone of silence

[@nomercy2968]

Super Agent 86 (Don Adams) a visionary against the pandemia and his "Cone of Silence". RIP.

[@burtshoobs1033]

Also present in this hilarious scene as Hodgkins, adding to the humor in this situation and playing it with a a half straight and half "Here we go again" face, is one of the ubiquitous TV faces of the 60s and 70s, Bryan (sometimes spelled Bryon) O'Byrne. O'Byrne it seemed, appeared on virtually every top comedy series in that time, but was also a versatile dramatic actor as well. I recall him having one of the most memorable "find the body" scenes in Perry Mason, where he was found floating in a vat of water. A great talent.

[@robertthomson1587]

I loved the Cone of Silence. And the Magna Lamp too!

[@gordon4385]

Max, Agent 99 and the Sunbeam Tiger. Can't beat that...

[@jasonluong3862]

We also have cones of silence these days. They are called using headphones to talk. Just because they don’t mention it, it doesn’t mean everyone near you can’t hear you.

[@billybones4523]

The funniest part about the cone of silence to me is the fact it isn't a cone at all. They are domes.

[@rBennich]

And it's hardly silent.

[@squatchpnw2331]

I loved watching the show when I was a kid

[@STEAMBOLTANNIE]

In our hunting camp we put a cone on top of the shitter/outhouse and painted in red paint CONE OF SILENCE...LOL...WE ALL ARE OLD FARTS AND LOVED 86 AND 99 AND THE CHIEF...OH LARABY TOO WAS HILARIOUS!

[@JulieRohloff]

"One man with an ordinary gun '6 bullets' could destroy the whole world!"

[@brandbryce]

Julie Patchouli ..the hopes of the free world..

[@DavidJG242]

Had me in stiches as a kid

[@devinreis5811]

How has this not been invented yet? We all know someone that needs it!

[@yeltsin6817]

My brother and I always refer to this when talking in front of our wives. Funniest thing is they have no idea what we’re talking bout.

[@dennismatula9611]

I wasn't born in the 1960s I was born in 2000 and I think this is a good show. I stumbled on it one night back in 2011 on a channel called ME TV

[@GSXK4]

The cone of silence will be a big thing in 2025.

[@RaymondDeneault]

Max was the only reason for the chief's headaches even when he said sorry about that chief.

[@makim-k5850]

86's voice must have been the inspiration for Inspector Gadget's goofy voice.

[@agentfungus9742]

+MA Kim-k : Don Adams did the voice for Inspector Gadget. IG was based off of the character of Agent 86.

[@orbyfan]

That voice was actually an exaggerated impression of William Powell in the Thin Man movies.

[@thunderdrummerdude]

Such a shame they don’t have shows like this anymore. Nothing offensive or bad language. Just funny clean comedy.

[@markfrommaryland3825]

The Good Place has those qualities.

[@orbyfan]

It was considered politically incorrect in its own time, making fun of minorities, and so on.

[@jhoff1234]

Could we have Trump and Biden under the cone of silence in the next two debates? That way we can hear them, but they can't hear each other, so maybe they'll stop the childish antics.

[@ninanina8659]

It's great seeing these again lol thank you for sharing

[@LucysPop]

One of the funniest damn shows in TV history after All In The Family.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Hey. The Cone of silence is always Maxwell's favorite thing while talking to the boss. : )

[@mistersmith3986]

The Cone of Silence was sheer genius!!!

[@bryandyer6912]

They should put these old shows on dish.

[@SugarplumMsX]

The Cone of Silence, in the immortal words of Comic Book Guy: WORST...INVENTION...EVER!!

[@Agent_1701-D]

The only thing worse is the portable version. If memory serves, the Chief got stuck in it.

[@HyperionCreations]

Thanks to Covid-19...THIS will be how business meetings will soon take place!

[@DementedCaver]

I just saw a picture of something over a man and woman at a Paris restaurant...and it looked so much like the cone of silence I went to youtube to look for a clip. :D

[@jeffcoat1959]

Get Smart was 50 years ahead of its time.

[@TheLolapuff]

Buck Henry came up with this gag. Mel with the shoe phone

[@sidsarasvati]

My manager educated me on the “cone of silence” today in a meeting

[@noshpetunia]

My manager uses this phrase and I wondered if she was making a mistake. I Googled cone of silence and it’s led me here 😆

[@MrBoogedy1]

I understand now why they never use the cone of silence. It doesn't work.

[@parpar1953]

I so need this silliness in my life right now. It is a good diversion .

[@bryanpalmer9660]

The sheer farce of this always had me in hysterics!👍

[@90sNickfan91]

THANK YOU, MEL BROOKS AND BUCK HENRY.

[@pwilliams5724]

hey chief " evacuate the area and drop a big one"

[@Jordan-sv3pu]

Loved these shows when I was little this dragnet Hitchcock

[@CassWs-useless-opinions]

In "Smart, The Assasion" or at least I think it's that episode, the Chief asks Max why he always insists on using the Cone, and he says, "Because rule five of the rule book says that when you have a matter of Class A Security--" here the Chief interupts with, "Max, why do you always have to live by the rules?" Max answers, "Because rule seven says that you must always live by the rules of the book.." Another time he even said "Well, for one thing, it's twenty degrees cooler inside

[@rory4623]

Star Lynn 😂 I remember that!

[@johnboehmer6683]

He said the second one here in this one...

[@kevinmiller6324]

@@johnboehmer6683 Implying that the Cone Of Silence was equipped with air conditioning. In the final adaptation of the series, Get Smart, Again, the Cone Of Silence was no longer available, so they had to use Dr. Denton's Hall Of Hush where you could see the printed words. Don Adams was perfect for the role of Max over Tom Poston; Poston just wouldn't have cut it anymore than Jerry Van Dyke would have cut it as 'Gilligan.'

[@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b]

I would watch this as a kid and think it was a spy action show and be excited by the action! The jokes mostly went over my 5 year old head.

[@TheFJRM]

I´m portuguese and get smart apperars in the channel we have called Fox Crime. Here in Portugal foreign shows we use the original video but we use portuguese subtitles

[@WhisperingOaks118]

“Why am I’m talking to you, WILL YOU GET THIS THING OFF OF ME????!!!!!!!!”

[@ericrivera8410]

I'm a retro futuristic artist I used the conr silence in my artwork ..I love those old suits my dad used to wear them.i borrowed them from him

[@DanielJohnston-go6tw]

Tennessee Tuxedo? Exactly Chumley!

[@robinthomson4431]

Where is the cone of silence now that we needed it for COVID? 😅 Take that either way! 🤣

[@tomjones5338]

Lol 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 classic TV show never gets old

[@ChattingwithMarkStise]

Love the cone of silence

[@JonathanWilcox71]

Very nice

[@williampremo9807]

The best part of the bit is the guy outside can hear everything.

[@aabill1950]

Should be used in the next 2020 presidential debate if they could get it to work right.

[@stephengreen5865]

When I was 8-12 years old watching Maxwell smart on tbs channel 17

[@johnboehmer6683]

10 in 1976-79, WXON channel 20 Detroit.

[@stephengreen5865]

@@johnboehmer6683 I miss the show. Wish new Maxwell smart show will come back with new actors

[@johnboehmer6683]

@@stephengreen5865 , really? I didn't think that went too good with the movie version. Love the actors in the original, very difficult to replace in my opinion.

[@stephengreen5865]

@@johnboehmer6683 I agree the original is always better than the new. Even if they bring the new Maxwell smart it would never b the same

[@JeremyYost]

Seems like some folks needed the cone of silence in 2016.

[@captainpinky8307]

I remember watching this after school! lol

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofar39]

As far as the gag-devices went, the shoe-phone was the most iconic. However, considering that there were no cell phones back then, it was actually an outstanding device. If an inventer back in the day came out with an affordable portable phone, even if it had to be worn as a shoe when not in use, he'd be sitting on a gold-mine!!!

[@gkprivate433]

yes. killed me as a kid watching this growing up. Years later as an Air Force officer and now 35 years in Government work and contracts, this is so perfect. now with COVID, we all wear masks at work, we have a daily standup in the test lab, we all stand 6 feet apart, the cooling fans are noisy, we can't hear what anybody says but we still do it every day

[@Malkmusianful]

Dude a N95 mask doesn't turn you into Kenny McCormick

[@FredCDobbs-er4qd]

Who's your favorite villain? I'll start off with "The Craw".

[@sharpestjim]

Not Craw. Craw!

[@CarpeDiamCoramDao]

Will the cone of silance work for social distancing..????

[@Dan-qt7kq]

I remember the one where max used que cards inside it to be more discreet. This show was so funny.

[@billyz5088]

There are a bunch of 'cone of silence' clips on YT - but one has the cone badly malfunctioning and it keeps going up & down by itself - finally coming down hard and smashing the chief's desk to bits - F-in hilarious ..

[@ds1868]

The magenta alert...

[@terencem8795]

"How's that?" "What?" LMAO!!