# Steed and Mrs Peel vs 86 and 99 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261 "2002-04-12T17:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/1 "2002-04-12T17:03:17Z")
Who’d win? ---
**Author:** ![WavyDavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@WavyDavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WavyDavy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/2 "2002-04-12T19:15:32Z")
Steed and Peel, hands down. Steed’s got it all over Smart in style points alone, and Peel’s babe quotion off the charts, whereas Ms. Felton was only a great sidekick. Couldn’t guess I loved the Avengers, could you? Dave ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/3 "2002-04-12T21:09:44Z")
Yes, I’m sure that babe quotients can play a decisive role in a fistfight. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/4 "2002-04-12T21:57:20Z")
This is not a serious question. Steed and Mrs. Peel win out over everybody, up to and including the Justice League. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/5 "2002-04-12T21:58:51Z")
Barbara Feldon was definitely a babe in her own right, though. (I wonder if it’s true that originally her character was going to be called Agent 69… God, I hope so.) ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/6 "2002-04-12T22:17:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Exapno Mapcase \* > \*\*This is not a serious question. Steed and Mrs. Peel win out over everybody, up to and including the Justice League. \*\* So the Avengers would defeat the Justice League? ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/7 "2002-04-13T00:59:02Z")
I loved both, but I’ve paid money to get _The Avengers_ on videotape. In terms of style, wit, and overall competence (Sorry about that, Chief), Steed and Peel every time, although 86 and 99 did have better gadgets. Oh yes, points to Steed and Peel for better cars too! CJ Who Secretly Wants to _be_ Emma Peel! ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/8 "2002-04-13T00:59:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JThunder \* > \*\* > So the Avengers would defeat the Justice League? \*\* I don’t know, but it sure would be fun to watch either team try. ---
**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/9 "2002-04-14T03:34:21Z")
Take away Steed’s brolly, and Smart’s gadgets. Now who wins? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/10 "2002-04-14T03:47:37Z")
Steed and Peel. Not even close. 86 and 99 were fine in their own right, but they, Sir, were no Avengers. JCoM, who not-so secretly wants to _do_ Emma peel! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/11 "2002-04-14T03:49:02Z")
My first instinct was that Steed and Peel would beat 86 and 99 hands down without breaking a sweat. But after thinking about it I’m not so sure. Maxwell Smart was a total klutz but he ALWAYS managed to accidently do the right thing and save the day. So the question is, which is better: great skill and intelligence, or inevitable, unstoppable, good luck? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/12 "2002-04-14T08:12:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by davidm \* > \*\*My first instinct was that Steed and Peel would beat 86 and 99 hands down without breaking a sweat. But after thinking about it I’m not so sure. Maxwell Smart was a total klutz but he ALWAYS managed to accidently do the right thing and save the day. > So the question is, which is better: great skill and intelligence, or inevitable, unstoppable, good luck? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/13 "2002-04-14T08:14:05Z")
Drat. How’d that mispost happen? Anyway, my answer to davidm’s quesiton is: Neither. High kicking in a form-fitting catsuit is what saves the day. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/14 "2002-04-14T12:44:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by John Carter of Mars \* > JCoM, who not-so secretly wants to _do_ Emma peel! Along with practically every hetero guy on the boards, plus a good number of the wimmin! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/15 "2002-04-14T16:21:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JThunder \* > \*\*Drat. How’d that mispost happen? > > Anyway, my answer to davidm’s quesiton is: Neither. High kicking in a form-fitting catsuit is what saves the day. \*\* Well sure, if we’re talking about who looks best in a catsuit than Mrs Peel wins hands down. But I don’t think that’s what the OP was asking. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steed-and-mrs-peel-vs-86-and-99/103261/16 "2002-04-15T08:23:31Z")
Emma so pretty.