Get Smart Locations and Props: Season 1, Episodes 2-10

The pilot episode was unusually rich in identifiable real-world locations and props. Most of the rest of the season was filmed on set, and usually with generic props. Still, I found a few items of interest for the purposes of this blog. Some of these have more questions then answers, but maybe some of you readers might have an answer to a question below.

Episode 2: Diplomat's Daughter

Two episodes, two mystery baseball photos. I'd love if someone could ID the photo and who is in it.

Here's the photo of the house that KAOS used to fool Max. I wonder if there is any significance to it. I know in later seasons, some of the houses in the background were actually family homes from other famous sitcoms.

Episode 3: School Days

Another one that I wonder if it's a real house: the house number is 111.

Episode 4: Our Man in Toyland

With the Michtom family's Ideal Toy Company represented in the pilot, I was expecting Ideal Toys to show up here as well. However, I could not find any. My guess is that after the pilot the production used whatever props were provided by the studio. For example, here's the most important toy in the episode, Polly Dolly.

This is not an Ideal Toy - it's a 1962-1964 American Character Little Miss Echo doll, manufactured by the American Character Doll Company (often known by it's initials, ACDC). Though not an Ideal Toy, the company's assets would end up getting bought by Ideal when it went bankrupt in 1968.

American Character Dolls 1919-1968 USA

I couldn't identify the other toys, though some are in packaging with nearly-visible logos, like this camping kit (Small-Fry?). In other cases, the logo has been covered, such as with the jousting set.

Episode 6: Washington 4, Indians 3

The next few episodes don't have much to identify, but there's a fun Easter egg at the beginning of this episode. James Harris was the show's prop master.

Episode 9: Satan Place

This episode gives us the first look at the Chief's new car, a 1965 Zebra Mustang.

This car was customized by the legendary George Barris (creator of the Batmobile), for the 1965 Sinatra film Marriage on the Rocks. That is real fur on the car's exterior. Here it is in action in the Sinatra movie.

It was most recently on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, though it was just auctioned off at the end of March.

Episode 10: Our Man in Leotards

The Zebra Mustang appeared in this episode as well, which featured a chase scene on the grounds of Sunset Bronson studios. Here a KAOS agent runs by a building marked "No 1". This was probably the studio's Powerhouse No. 1.

Here's a view toward Bronson Avenue, the opposite view of what was seen in the pilot. We'll get a much better look at this spot at the end of Season 2.