Inspector Gadget (TV Series)

Health Spa (1983)

Don Adams: Gadget

Quotes 

• Inspector Gadget : All work and no play makes Gadget a dull boy.

• Madamé : You didn't eat all your salad?

  Inspector Gadget : [laughs]  I was just tossing it.

• Inspector Gadget : [whilst bouncing a basketball]  They say the hand is quicker than the eye, but the Gadget hand is even quicker.

• Inspector Gadget : [about to hit a punching bag]  Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! That was my motto!

  [Gadget misses the punching bag and hits himself in the face] 

  Inspector Gadget : [giddily]  Or was it the other way around?

• [Gadget is being followed by Brain on a scooter, but Gadget thinks he is a M.A.D agent, and so does everything he can to shake him off. Eventually, he manages to do so, by using the oil slick] 

  Inspector Gadget : This may help you get a grip on things!

  [Brain slips on the oil, looses control of his scooter, and ends up in the lake] 

• Inspector Gadget : [about to have a steam bath]  A little steam keeps you on the beam! That's what I always say.

• [first lines] 

  [Gadget is jogging to work] 

  Inspector Gadget : I should jog to work every morning.

• Inspector Gadget : [referring to his body]  This body is a finely tuned instrument, capable of amazing feats of strength.

• Penny : But, Uncle Gadget. I don't remember you entering any contest.

  Inspector Gadget : That's the beauty of these modern lotteries, Penny. Everyone gets a chance. They probably just drew my name out of a hat.

• [last lines] 

  Inspector Gadget : I could exercise my gadgets. But Dr. Claw lets me do that all the time.

• Chief Quimby : Even when you're on vacation, you're still on duty.

  Inspector Gadget : Chief! I'm always on duty!

  Penny : And we're glad you are, Uncle Gadget.

  [all laugh] 

• Inspector Gadget : Uh... hello there. My name is Gadget. But don't ask me what I do for a living, because it's top secret and I won't be able to tell you. So, please don't ask.