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Get Smart S2E5 — Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine
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Get Smart•Season 2•Episode 5

Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine

7.7/10 · 223 votesOct 15, 196625 min

Ranked #21 of 30 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

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Max has to impersonate a safe cracker named Jimmy Ballantine. He has his face wrapped in bandages so KAOS won't recognise him. 99 poses as a manicurist & agent 13 is in the towel steamer. Control believes the barber

Directed byGary Nelson
Written byArnie Rosen
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Don Adams

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Maxwell Smart

Barbara Feldon

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Edward Platt

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Robert Karvelas

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Episode Summary

"Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine" is episode 5 of Get Smart season 2. It scored 7.7/10 from 223 votes, ranking #21 of 30 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Gary Nelson and written by Arnie Rosen, it aired on October 15, 1966.

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