# Sorry about that, Chief. Don Adams dead. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537 "2005-09-26T18:41:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/1 "2005-09-26T18:41:39Z")
CNN is reporting that Don Adams has died of a lung infection. He was 82. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/2 "2005-09-26T18:48:01Z")
Would you believe 81? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/3 "2005-09-26T18:51:19Z")
I propose we have a moment of Cone of Silence… ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/4 "2005-09-26T18:53:00Z")
Duh, sorry, Tennesee! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/5 "2005-09-26T18:55:14Z")
Missed it by that much… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/6 "2005-09-26T18:56:17Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > CNN is reporting that Don Adams has died of a lung infection. He was 82. Missed it by that much. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/7 "2005-09-26T18:56:44Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Would you believe 81? No, 82. You… Missed it by _that_ much. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/8 "2005-09-26T18:57:14Z")
Missed it by that much ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/9 "2005-09-26T18:59:17Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > No, 82. > > You… > > Missed it by _that_ much. That’s so sad, but at least he will be spared watching the remake. I now head for the cone of silence[sup]TM[/SUP] ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/10 "2005-09-26T18:59:42Z")
Damn, you guys are fast. I took the time to look up his birth date before posting. Born 13 April 1923; died today, 2005. Age: 82 years, 5 months, 13 days. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/11 "2005-09-26T19:00:13Z")
I think we’ve got that joke covered. I hope he died surrounded by family and loved ones. I’d hate to think Dr. Claw got him. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/12 "2005-09-26T19:01:04Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’d hate to think Dr. Claw got him. Craw? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/13 "2005-09-26T19:01:09Z")
I’m starting to think that he was cut down by a 1920’s Style Death Ray. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/14 "2005-09-26T19:01:18Z")
What, no love for Inspector Gadget??? (Nah, I’m a Maxwell Smart junkie too. Now if only I could get the series on DVD…) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/15 "2005-09-26T19:04:26Z")
[List of Get Smart Quotes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058805/quotes). Please enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/16 "2005-09-26T19:06:01Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Now if only I could get the series on DVD… Definitely. If only those DVD distributors would use their power for niceness instead of evil. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/17 "2005-09-26T19:09:06Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > [List of Get Smart Quotes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058805/quotes). Please enjoy. KAOS Agent: Look, I’m a sportsman. I’ll let you choose the way you want to die. Maxwell Smart: All right, how about old age? RIP Don ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/18 "2005-09-26T19:12:22Z")
Thanks for the laughs. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/19 "2005-09-26T19:16:12Z")
“That’s the second biggest pearly gate I ever saw”. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537/20 "2005-09-26T19:21:59Z")
His last words were That’s the second brightest light I’ve ever seen. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-about-that-chief-don-adams-dead/323537.md?page=2)