"Winning a track meet is more important to the United States than winning a war. Besides, it's a lot cheaper. We don't have to finance the losers."
- Maxwell Smart
Get Smart Episode #83, Season Three #23.
Plot[]
CONTROL must protect Free World athletes competing in an international track meet against agents of CAD - KAOS's Contrived Accident Division - who are trying to rig the outcome in favor of the Iron Curtain team.
Synopsis[]
Characters[]
CONTROL[]
KAOS[]
Athletes[]
- Purvis - Tim Burns
- Schmidt (uncredited)
- Moody (uncredited)
- O'Leary (uncredited)
- Simpson (uncredited)
- Williams (uncredited)
- Kazcachekowitz (uncredited)
- Smith (uncredited)
Others[]
- Man - Dort Clark
- Bag Lady - Rose Michtom (uncredited)
- Huntley & Brinkley (mentioned)
Weapons and Gadgets[]
- Shoe Phone
- Cargo Net
- Pennant Rifle (KAOS)
- Poison Soap (KAOS)
- Snead Synthetic Onion (KAOS)
- Sleeping-foot Powder (KAOS)
- Lipstick Battery Deactivator (KAOS)
Locations[]
Trivia[]
Reality Check[]
- The title reportedly refers to the short-lived TV series Run, Buddy, Run created by Get Smart Executive Producer Leonard Stern. It also bears a marked resemblance to the song "Run Rabbit Run" which was popular in Britain during World War II.
- The characters "Donald Snead" and "Emily Neal" parody "John Steed" and "Emma Peel" from the TV series "The Avengers".