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Get Smart· Season 4 · Episode 23

Leadside

S04E23·6.0·March 8, 1969·30m·NBC

Wheelchair bound mastermind Leadside is caught in a robbery by Max and announces a three-part plan. Phase one, he will escape from Max. Phase two, he will destroy CONTROL. Phase three, he will kill Maxwell Smart. After Leadside follows through on Phases One and Two, Max holes up in his apartment, vowing "Leadside will only complete Phase Three over my dead body." This is one of my favorite episodes and Ronald Long is brilliant as Leadside. "My mother gave me Norman." The wheelchair in the back of the truck bit is still side-splittingly funny.

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#1In Season 4of 26 rated episodes
#44All-timeof 138 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 4 averages 5.9
1969First airedMarch 8, 1969

Guest stars

Robert KarvelasRobert Karvelasas Larabee
Ronald LongRonald Longas Leadside
Paul CarrPaul Carras Norman
Annazette Chaseas Kelley

Crew

Gary NelsonDirector
Lloyd TurnerWriter
Whitey MitchellWriter

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