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Topic: Sorry about that, Don
Chris Bridges
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posted September 26, 2005 03:45 PM
Don Adams, the actor who played Maxwell Smart in "Get Smart" and provided the voice for Inspector Gadget, died Sunday . "Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since."
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dkw
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posted September 26, 2005 03:48 PM
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Kwea
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posted September 26, 2005 03:49 PM
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kojabu
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posted September 26, 2005 03:52 PM
Oh no! That show was the inspiration for my screenname (getsmartkaos99)
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Lisa
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posted September 26, 2005 04:19 PM
That screenname seems a little confused. <grin>
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Beren One Hand
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posted September 26, 2005 04:23 PM
Let us observe a moment in the cone of silence.
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Tante Shvester
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posted September 26, 2005 04:25 PM
Ah, I remember Tennessee Tuxedo: "Phineus T. Whoopee, you're a genius!"
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Ela
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posted September 26, 2005 04:26 PM
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Lisa
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posted September 26, 2005 04:47 PM
I thought it was Phineas J. Whoopee. Oh, well...
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kojabu
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posted September 26, 2005 04:49 PM
Well, it sounds better than getsmartcontrol99 which I think is too long as well.
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Tante Shvester
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posted September 26, 2005 04:50 PM
Well, what do you know, Lisa, according to this site, you are right! starLisa Liel, you're a genius!
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pooka
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posted September 26, 2005 05:28 PM
The opening sequence of that show was just mesmerizing. I don't remember much about it, though. Like, I remember enjoying it as a little girl but I was not old enough to understand what was funny about it. I'll have to be more tolerant of my kids doing that.
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Lisa
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posted September 26, 2005 07:34 PM
quote: Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Well, what do you know, Lisa, according to this site, you are right! starLisa Liel, you're a genius! Or someone with far too much trivia cluttering her cranium.
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no. 6
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posted September 26, 2005 07:41 PM
"Missed it by that much." Chris, shouldn't you have started this by saying "Would you believe...?" So much Smart so little time! Goodbye Agent 86!
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Shigosei
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posted September 26, 2005 07:43 PM
Would you believe, 120 years old, and died while single-handedly saving earth from an asteroid the size of Manhattan? No? Goodbye, Don Adams
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Sopwith
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posted September 26, 2005 08:02 PM
Seeya Don, thanks for all the laughs.
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posted September 26, 2005 08:31 PM
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Jonathan Howard
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posted September 26, 2005 08:44 PM
I'm sad all over again, being reminded of The Don and when He died...
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Father Time
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posted September 27, 2005 05:41 PM
gotta go, my shoe is ringing...
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