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Get Smart S3E4 — The Spirit is Willing
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Get Smart•Season 3•Episode 4

The Spirit is Willing

7.8/10 · 223 votesOct 14, 196725 min

Ranked #18 of 26 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

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Max's new informer promises to deliver evidence implicating the top leader of KAOS, though it turns out that the informant has long been dead. Max must hold a seance to get his evidence.

Directed byNorman Abbott
Written byArne Sultan
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Don Adams

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Maxwell Smart

Barbara Feldon

Barbara Feldon

Agent 99

Edward Platt

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Robert Karvelas

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Norman Abbott

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Episode Summary

"The Spirit is Willing" is episode 4 of Get Smart season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 223 votes, ranking #18 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Norman Abbott and written by Arne Sultan, it aired on October 14, 1967.

Next: E5 · Maxwell Smart, Private EyeBest of Season 3