Would You Believe These “Get Smart” Factoids?!

Not Your Typical Jane Doe

Plenty of rumors have circulated that Agent 99 was originally known as Agent 69, but actress Barbara Feldon claimed that those rumors were completely false. In actuality, the show creators wanted to name her Agent 69, but the idea was too sexually suggestive. Co-creator Buck Henry stated that she was originally supposed to be called Agent 100, but he changed it to Agent 99 because it had a more feminine sound.

Feldon was once quoted as saying, “She was only a pretty number. They wanted to call her Agent 100, but 99 seemed like a girl’s number.” Agent 99’s real name was never revealed in the show. She was once referred to as Susan Hilton, but reveals later that it was only an alias.