Unlike the 1980 movie, they brought back much of the old cast, and revived the old atmosphere. The jokes, the look, the characters, the interaction, and updated it without overdoing it.
There were some funny twists; Siegfriend having a twin brother on the side of good, Hymie having hurt feelings about Smart not contacting him for a long time, Larrabee having received a letter from then-President Nixon to stay at the old CONTROL headquarters building, even to the time where it is being demolished and Smart has to pull him out. Also the new jokes were in line with the ones from the old TV show, and they didn't try to make a substitute for Edward Platt. An enjoyable bit of nostalgia.
There were some funny twists; Siegfriend having a twin brother on the side of good, Hymie having hurt feelings about Smart not contacting him for a long time, Larrabee having received a letter from then-President Nixon to stay at the old CONTROL headquarters building, even to the time where it is being demolished and Smart has to pull him out. Also the new jokes were in line with the ones from the old TV show, and they didn't try to make a substitute for Edward Platt. An enjoyable bit of nostalgia.