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:

It's a case of laughter in the first degree.

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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

Possibly by coincidence, there are 86 episodes in total (including the pilot), and 86 was the code number of Don Adams' previous role, Maxwell Smart.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Penny: You never know what might happen with Uncle Gadget.

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Crazy Credits

The title sequence has Inspector Gadget receive a mission from his Chief and go on a mission (with help from Brain and Penny), and finally catch Dr Claw... who turns out to be a decoy with a bomb. The bomb explodes and the title falls down, with an upside-down Gadget forming the I.

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Connections

Referenced in Hanger (2009)

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Soundtracks

L'ispettore Gadget
(Italian Theme n°2)
Music by Carmelo Carucci
Lyrics by Alessandra Valeri Manera
Performed by Cristina D'Avena

User Reviews

Inspector Gadget!

This show was before my childhood but my brother used to love it, I think it was his favourite show of all time.

But it is on every morning very early on Canada's children's network so I have seen it a lot lately and I think it's a great show for kids. If you ask me, it is a good show after all these years but also educational for children, not just entertaining.

The theme song really sticks in your head but not in an annoying way (at least not yet for me).

The voices were all great. Whoever did Inspector Gadget must have been a known actor because it is a familiar voice and was perfect for the part. Dr. Claw's voice was awesome, I love how you never see him and only get to see his metal hand. Every episode he sends agents to get Inspector Gadget, who is a bumbling stumbling guy who always ends up in various accidents but somehow accidentally gets the bad guy in the end (always with the help of Penny and his dog Brain who seem to be the only ones who realize how bumbling he is). The show always ended up with Dr. Claw seeing he's defeated and shouting "next time, Gadget, next time!" For each episode these missions seem to almost always be in a different place, so that kids watching learn about other parts of the world.

I hope it stays on the network so I can see every episode and that it is on when I have kids someday (fingers crossed).