The Don Adams TV series was in my mind when I said it. The Steve Carell movie was an homage to the series.

Right, Chief. :)




Would you believe I made up that reply all by myself?

No? Then, would you believe I had only a couple of folks helping me?

No? Then how about I had to hire a crew of screen writers?

The old "crew of screenwriters" trick, eh?

That's the third time I've fallen for it this month.

Oldfart, I have no been fortunate enough to see the tv show. The movie wasn't to bad, though I'm generally not fond of Steve Carell.

Oh, I am entirely aware of the reference. I used to watch teh original series: the point is, that every time Agent 86 & the Chief tried to use it, everybody outside the cone of silence could hear (although there was inevitably no-one "outside" the Cone of Silence in the Chief's office: but every time one of them tried to say something, the answer from the other was , "What?".

It's a little like trying to explain to kids a world before recordable TV, or even ((shudder)) colour TV.

I've watched black and white movies. My mom is a Shirley Temple fan.

GG, I was unaware of the running gag from the series. They didn't use it in the movie. They did use the cone of silence, just not the "what" part of it.

Though, I am much too young to have seen them in their first run state, I am a fan of the ORIGINAL Get Smart Series with Don Adams & Barbara Feldon. I have seen the movie as well.

They watch a show on Nick At Nite and find it incredible that you saw the show when it first came out. One young neighbor said to me, "you must've had fun in the olden days.

Isn't that where we smile mysteriously and say "Yep"?

Except when those conversations may you feel ancient.

My assistant never saw the movie "Dragnet"...much less the tv show!

That is another one I liked watching..Dragnet! I had the ending voice overs memorized.

It's a strong cultural comment that TV shows that were mostly serious have been "covered" as comedies. They just don't take us seriously.

I've never seen Dragnet. I've heard of it though.

I've read about those shows in my history book. Just the facts mam. :cool: