Inspector Gadget 

A bumbling bionic police inspector stumbles about on his cases, while his niece and dog secretly do the real investigative work.

Creators:

Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Bruno Bianchi

Stars:

Don Adams, Holly Berger, Frank Welker

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Don Adams	...	Gadget / ... 86 episodes, 1983-1985
Frank Welker	...	Brain / ... 86 episodes, 1983-1985
Luc Durand	...	Gadget (French version) 86 episodes, 1983-1985
Don Francks	...	Big M.A.D Agent / ... 65 episodes, 1983
Dan Hennessey	...	Chief Quimby / ... 65 episodes, 1983
Greg Duffell	...	M.A.D Agent / ... 65 episodes, 1983
Patricia Darnot	...	Sophie 65 episodes, 1983
Gerard Delmas	...	Chef Gontier 65 episodes, 1983
Victor Désy	...	Docteur Gang 65 episodes, 1983
Hadley Kay	...	Additional Voices / ... 65 episodes, 1983
Cree Summer	...	Penny 64 episodes, 1983
Melleny Melody	...	Amazon Annie / ... 64 episodes, 1983
Jeri Craden	...	Additional Voices / ... 64 episodes, 1983

Storyline

Bumbling Inspector Gadget battles the forces of M.A.D. with the aid of the various gadgets he has on his person: pop-up rollerskates, extensible arms, a helicopter-hat, etc. Despite the arsenal at his disposal (which is just as likely to misfire as work properly), Gadget never seems to be able to catch Dr. Claw, the mastermind behind M.A.D. Quite often, in fact, any success that Gadget might have is often caused by his niece Penny and her dog, who Gadget consistently fails to recognize as working incognito on the case.

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Plot Keywords:

gadget | inspector | dog | unseen character | uncle niece relationship | 

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Taglines:

Go Go Gadget Great

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Country:

USA France Canada Japan Taiwan

Language:

English French

Release Date:

12 September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Inspektor Gadget

Company Credits

Production Co:

DIC Entertainment,France 3 (FR 3),Nelvana

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (86 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the trading cards of the series, Inspector Gadget is said to have 14,000 gadgets in his body. Other facts include that Inspector Gadget works for INTERPOL (International Police) on worldwide missions and was surgically reconstructed as a bionic man after an accident when he was chasing a villain (presumably Dr. Claw), slipped on a banana peel, and fell down many flights of stairs.

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Quotes

Penny: [repeated line, on rare occasions] Wowsers!

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Crazy Credits

After the Credits and the DIC logo is shown, Inspector Gadget runs on rollerskates and accidentally smashes the logo with his mallet.

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Alternate Versions

The pilot episode featured an opening different than the one used in the regular series episodes: Inspector Gadget's siren entered from the left of the screen instead of the right and the buildings had a different look, Gadget had a mustache, different sounds were used in various places, scenes from the pilot were intercut with traditional scenes from the opening, and the title letters fell on a green screen rather than the traditional orange. Completely different end credits were used too: Inspector Gadget performing various heroic and bumbling acts.

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Connections

Referenced in Atop the Fourth Wall: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #1 (2010)

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Soundtracks

Inspecteur Gadget
(French Theme)
Written by Shuki Levy & Haim Saban
Performed by Jacques Cardona (as "Apollo")

User Reviews

"An animated version of Inspector Closeau...yet done with more conviction."

A bumbling police inspector from Metro City who was given several mechanical gadgets by a brilliant engineering professor after an accident always manages to hash up his investigative work while his niece Penny and her dog called Brain solve the cases for him yet he always gets the credit. Gadget's chief adversary was Dr Claw who ran a large crime syndicate known as MAD and was always out to control the world.

A childhood favourite of this reviewer, despite being rather skimpy on the animation at times, this was a fun cartoon show that managed to lay down a convincing sinister atmosphere. Inspector Gadget was an animated version of Inspector Clouseau with mechanical gadgetry and more fun than the latter. When I was little most programmes for kids were so shoddy, but this was one of the better ones.