The Best Episodes Written By Stan Burns

Every TV Episode Written by Stan Burns Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - A Spy for a Spy
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - A Spy for a Spy

    S2:E3

    A series of kidnapping take place between KAOS and CONTROL, masterminded by Siegfried. So many kidnappings take place, no one is left but Siegfried and Maxwell Smart, who must negotiate the trade of captured agents.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - I'm Only Human
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - I'm Only Human

    S1:E23

    Max convinces the Chief of taking Fang out of retirement after some Control agents are killed by their own dogs. Each of those agents had left their pets at an animal spa while they were travelling. What they ignored was that the animals were being brainwashed before being returned to their owners. When Fang goes MIA Max disobeys orders and goes after him which causes the Chief to go rescue Max.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Kiss of Death
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Kiss of Death

    S2:E15

    A women pretends to be in love with Max in order to try to kill him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Our Man in Toyland
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Our Man in Toyland

    S1:E4

    KAOS is secretly smuggling secrets out of the country. 99 discovers they are using a Department Store as a front and Polly Dollys to smuggle out the secrets. When one pulls the doll's string, Polly reveals top secrets. Max and 99 get caught by KAOS. Using children's toys, Max and 99 attempt to fight their way to safety and stop KAOS' smuggling ring.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - School Days
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - School Days

    S1:E3

    Smart goes undercover at the CONTROL spy school to find an undercover KAOS spy. CONTROL's spy school has been infiltrated by KAOS. To find the imposter, Max and Fang go undercover as students, while 99 poses as an instructor. There are three students suspected of being imposters - Dimitri, Grillak, and Zukor. Max must verify that Dimitri speaks a rare East Himalayan dialect, that Zukor has unusual handwriting, and that Grillak has a heart-shaped birthmark. Max finds himself all wet when attempting to eliminate them from the suspect list and he and 99 get captured and tied to a bomb. It is only by Fang's skilled intervention that they aren't blown to bits.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - The Dead Spy Scrawls
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Dead Spy Scrawls

    S1:E18

    CONTROL tries to find the location of a KAOS communications center, which turns out to be in a pool hall.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Dear Diary
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Dear Diary

    S1:E21

    A retired agent and his secret diary are missing.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 30 - The Last One in is a Rotten Spy
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Last One in is a Rotten Spy

    S1:E30

    A swimmer on the Russian national team calls Max for help, but unfortunately he forgets her name.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Satan Place
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Satan Place

    S1:E9

    KAOS kidnaps the Chief and prepare to give him mind-control surgery. Max pretends to be a doctor in order to try to free the Chief from Harvey Satan. Evil KAOS mastermind Harvey Satan kidnaps the Chief and holds him for a $200,000 ransom. Struggling to raise the money, Max is forced to deliver a ransom of only $600. CONTROL follows the KAOS agent picking up the ransom and they find him at Satan Place. Satan is preparing the Chief for mind-control surgery, which involves KAOS freezing the Chief. Disguised as a doctor and nurse, Max and 99 try to free the frozen Chief.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Kisses for KAOS
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Kisses for KAOS

    S1:E17

    After several buildings are inexplicably blown up, Control follows the trail to an art gallery where a former chemist, debonair Rex Savage, has teamed up with painter Mondo to produce a series of explosive paintings. 99 disguises as an art expert with Max as her driver/butler as they try to get Savage's fingerprints and photograph, something that turns out to be a little more complicated than expected.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Rub-a-Dub-Dub . . .Three Spies in a Sub
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Rub-a-Dub-Dub . . .Three Spies in a Sub

    S2:E9

    Max and Agent 99 are captured by a KAOS sub commanded by Siegfried.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Hubert's Unfinished Symphony
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Hubert's Unfinished Symphony

    S1:E26

    Max and the Chief disguise themselves as concert critics as they go in the aid of Hubert, a violin virtuoso who has been working undercover to find the identity of KAOS's Big Boss. Just before Hubert is able to give his report he is killed but first hides a clue in the form of writen music. Max must then stop pianist Wolenska from being killed by a bomb planted in the piano on which he will perform Hubert's last symphony, a desperate attempt of the Big Boss to keep his identity secret.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Stan Burns

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Stan Burns Ratings Summary

"A Spy for a Spy" is the best rated episode written by Stan Burns. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/1/1966 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "I'm Only Human".