The Reluctant Redhead

Max: "Miss Sage, I'm with the government. We need your help."
Mimsi: "The government? Well, I certainly want to help the government. That's our government, isn't it?"

The Reluctant Redhead
Original Air Date	April 6th, 1968
Writers	Leonard Stern
Director	James Komack
Season	Three
Episode Number	86
Villain	Amanda Krispin
Previous Episode	Die, Spy
Next Episode	The Impossible Mission

Get Smart Episode #86, Season Three #26.

Plot

Maxwell Smart must train Mimsi Sage, a shy writer of children's books, to impersonate glamorous KAOS maven Amanda Krispin to whom she bears a striking resemblance.

Synopsis

Characters

CONTROL

• Maxwell Smart - Don Adams
• Agent 99 - Barbara Feldon
• Chief - Edward Platt
• Rosencrantz (Bodecker) - Noam Pitlik
• Bodecker (mentioned)
• Karvelas (uncredited)
• Szathmary (uncredited)

KAOS

• Kinsey Krispen - Cesar Romero
• Gruvnik (uncredited)
• Gelson (uncredited)
• Bagel (uncredited)
• Kessinger (mentioned)

Others

• Mimsi Sage - Julie Sommars
• Senator Wheelwright - Alan Baxter

Weapons and Gadgets

• Super Satchel
• Fingerprint Gloves
• "Kessinger's Ear"

Locations

• Pittsburgh (mentioned)

Trivia

• This episode brings season 3 to a close with, appropriately, exactly 86 episodes.
• It also marks the introduction of the 'jigsaw puzzle' openings and closings to each act which will become a staple of seasons 4 and 5.