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The crew finishes Get Smart with a finale that mixes polished slapstick with uncomfortable racial stereotypes and dated gender roles. Brian enjoys the comedy, while Tom and Amos recommend skipping this episode. Next up: The Nude Bomb as a bonus “final exam,” followed by the original Battlestar Galactica.

Next week: The Nude Bomb

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Christopher Nolan argues that recognizing the machinery behind storytelling doesn’t necessarily make it bad storytelling. Plus, theaters lean harder on premium tickets, sports experiments with free alternate broadcasts, and smart TVs may be paying far more attention than viewers realize.

This week on The FULL Experience: Get Smart (526 - "I Am Curiously Yellow")

Next week: The Nude Bomb

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Tom and Brian find *Get Smart*’s lowest-rated episode badly weakened by Don Adams’ absence, with cheap sets, too much exposition, and an anticlimactic ending. Amos is especially disappointed that an episode with such a promising premise falls so flat.

Next week: Get Smart (526 - "I Am Curiously Yellow")

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Streaming prices are still climbing, but shrinking increases suggest services may finally be discovering how much subscribers will actually tolerate. Plus, Roku goes OLED, Pokémon expands its streaming empire, and Google decides a $99 streamer should suddenly cost $150.

This week on The FULL Experience: Get Smart (513 - "Ice Station Siegfried")

Next week: Get Smart (526 - "I Am Curiously Yellow")

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Tom, Brian, and Amos watch “A Spy for a Spy,” the highest-rated episode of “Get Smart,” and find the show’s reliable formula to be its greatest strength.

Next week: Get Smart (513 - "Ice Station Siegfried")

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