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Bixby_Gem · 10-28-2000, 11:14 PM

Members and Moderator,

I think Barbara Feldon was so attractive as Agent 99 in GET SMART. Agent 99 was really the smart one behind Maxwell Smart 'Don Adams.' What is Barbara Feldon up to these days? Wasn't Barbara Feldon a guest star in an episode of MAD ABOUT YOU?

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Perderabo · 11-03-2000, 10:36 AM

You're right, she was attractive. She rarely does much acting anymore. After all, she is in her late 60's now.

Besides that Fox remake of Get Smart she has guest starred on a couple of series.

One was indeed Mad About You where she played a spy.

The Giant · 12-07-2000, 10:54 PM

Actually I think Feldon is in her late 50's not 60's.

Perderabo · 12-18-2000, 01:48 PM

According to her IMDB Bio, she was born on March 12, 1932. That would make her 68 as of this writing.

Richard · 01-03-2001, 12:56 PM

I wonder if she'll live to be 99...or if Don Adams will live to be 86?

Sorry about that!Sometimes I can;t resist paraprasing Get Smart.

04-25-2001, 10:44 PM

I read somewhere that Barbara Feldon was born in 1941.

Artfiore1 · 05-11-2001, 01:23 AM

Hi all,
Yes, Ms. Feldon ("99") was born on March 12, *1941*.

"Sorry about that," Perderabo.

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Art

06-07-2001, 02:52 AM

That's her showbiz birthdate, not her real one. SUPER-UNNECESSARY TRIVIA ALERT: Barbara Feldon graduated from Carnegie Tech's drama program in 1955, when she was probably not 14 years old, and won the big prize on "The $64,000 Question" in 1957. Don Adams, by the way, claims to have been born in 1927, but that isn't true, either; he was born in '23. (Only seven years after the late Ed "the Chief" Platt. If we can believe Platt's agent.)

Sean Snow · 06-13-2001, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Perderabo:
she was born on March 12, 1932. That would make her 68 as of this writing.

It says March 12, 1933, but she would still be 68.
But, imb gets a lot of it's info from fans, who could have gotten it wrong.

JL82 · 05-10-2014, 10:31 PM

You notice how there were a lot of female KAOS agents and other women on the show were more...well, up-front, with their sex appeal? (Dressed more provocatively, if nothing else.) At that time that set them apart as the "bad" women, and 99 as the "good" one (except maybe for Drs. Simon and Steel since they worked for CONTROL)...today the more provocative style is the norm for television, even for characters working in professional fields.

I suppose you could say that was one way 99 was a good role model. It often seemed like the other women's blatant sex appeal was "upstaging" 99...at least distracting Max. Particularly in the later seasons. But I know a lot of men loved Barbara, and she had been a model.

paul.austin · 10-19-2014, 02:17 PM

It's sad (and possibly sexist) that 99 never got a real name while 86 did.

MichaelKeith · 10-23-2014, 12:38 PM

I don't see that as a negative sexist thing that 99 wasn't given a name on the show. In fact, I think it makes here even more alluring and mysterious with just a number for identification. She was certainly unique in that. And a lot of the other male agents were only known and called by their numbers.

Prince Michael · 10-28-2014, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by paul.austin

It's sad (and possibly sexist) that 99 never got a real name while 86 did.

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Originally Posted by MichaelKeith

I don't see that as a negative sexist thing that 99 wasn't given a name on the show. In fact, I think it makes here even more alluring and mysterious with just a number for identification. She was certainly unique in that.

I don't think it's sad OR sexist . Women have to be mysterious !

chipsaugratin · 08-22-2017, 02:30 PM

As a real person, 99 has a real name, only a few people alive know it. Her mother, the Chief, and her husband, 86. Just because the Admiral's snoring drowned out her name to the guests during the wedding does not mean that the officiating judge did not say it or that Max did not hear it. And even if he didn't hear it, he saw it when he applied for the wedding licence or signed the wedding certifcate, or certainly found it out during the time since they married.

When, during "Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm," Max said he didn't know 99's name, he did what a spy is trained to do: he lied. Max is well aware that he must protect 99's identity. He wasn't expecting the question, so he just told the first, easiest lie that came to mind. Would you believe it?

Would you believe that I have too much time on my hands?

CosmicCharlie · 03-18-2020, 11:34 PM

Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Ann Hall; March 12, 1933)

makes her 86 -

I feel so old lol

10-28-2000, 11:14 PM	#1
Bixby_Gem Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2000 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 100	'Agent 99' Barbara Feldon Members and Moderator, I think Barbara Feldon was so attractive as Agent 99 in GET SMART. Agent 99 was really the smart one behind Maxwell Smart 'Don Adams.' What is Barbara Feldon up to these days? Wasn't Barbara Feldon a guest star in an episode of MAD ABOUT YOU? ------------------ M.R. Mindy Roberts

04-25-2001, 10:44 PM	#6
Fleet Guest Posts: n/a	I read somewhere that Barbara Feldon was born in 1941.
Fleet Guest Posts: n/a

06-07-2001, 02:52 AM	#8
C. Face Guest Posts: n/a	That's her showbiz birthdate, not her real one. SUPER-UNNECESSARY TRIVIA ALERT: Barbara Feldon graduated from Carnegie Tech's drama program in 1955, when she was probably not 14 years old, and won the big prize on "The $64,000 Question" in 1957. Don Adams, by the way, claims to have been born in 1927, but that isn't true, either; he was born in '23. (Only seven years after the late Ed "the Chief" Platt. If we can believe Platt's agent.)
C. Face Guest Posts: n/a

11-03-2000, 10:36 AM	#2
Perderabo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2000 Location: Rockville, Md, USA Posts: 171	You're right, she was attractive. She rarely does much acting anymore. After all, she is in her late 60's now. Besides that Fox remake of Get Smart she has guest starred on a couple of series. One was indeed Mad About You where she played a spy.

12-07-2000, 10:54 PM	#3
The Giant Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 28, 2000 Location: Methen, Ma.USA Posts: 43	Actually I think Feldon is in her late 50's not 60's.

12-18-2000, 01:48 PM	#4
Perderabo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2000 Location: Rockville, Md, USA Posts: 171	According to her IMDB Bio, she was born on March 12, 1932. That would make her 68 as of this writing.

01-03-2001, 12:56 PM	#5
Richard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Cleveland,Ohio-USA Posts: 352	I wonder if she'll live to be 99...or if Don Adams will live to be 86? Sorry about that!Sometimes I can;t resist paraprasing Get Smart.

05-11-2001, 01:23 AM	#7
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Hi all, Yes, Ms. Feldon ("99") was born on March 12, 1941. "Sorry about that," Perderabo. ------------------ Later, Art

05-10-2014, 10:31 PM	#10
JL82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 189	You notice how there were a lot of female KAOS agents and other women on the show were more...well, up-front, with their sex appeal? (Dressed more provocatively, if nothing else.) At that time that set them apart as the "bad" women, and 99 as the "good" one (except maybe for Drs. Simon and Steel since they worked for CONTROL)...today the more provocative style is the norm for television, even for characters working in professional fields. I suppose you could say that was one way 99 was a good role model. It often seemed like the other women's blatant sex appeal was "upstaging" 99...at least distracting Max. Particularly in the later seasons. But I know a lot of men loved Barbara, and she had been a model.

10-19-2014, 02:17 PM	#11
paul.austin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 22, 2012 Posts: 671	It's sad (and possibly sexist) that 99 never got a real name while 86 did.

10-23-2014, 12:38 PM	#12
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I don't see that as a negative sexist thing that 99 wasn't given a name on the show. In fact, I think it makes here even more alluring and mysterious with just a number for identification. She was certainly unique in that. And a lot of the other male agents were only known and called by their numbers.

08-22-2017, 02:30 PM	#14
chipsaugratin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 07, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 194	As a real person, 99 has a real name, only a few people alive know it. Her mother, the Chief, and her husband, 86. Just because the Admiral's snoring drowned out her name to the guests during the wedding does not mean that the officiating judge did not say it or that Max did not hear it. And even if he didn't hear it, he saw it when he applied for the wedding licence or signed the wedding certifcate, or certainly found it out during the time since they married. When, during "Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm," Max said he didn't know 99's name, he did what a spy is trained to do: he lied. Max is well aware that he must protect 99's identity. He wasn't expecting the question, so he just told the first, easiest lie that came to mind. Would you believe it? Would you believe that I have too much time on my hands?

03-18-2020, 11:34 PM	#15
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,421	Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Ann Hall; March 12, 1933) makes her 86 - I feel so old lol