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As an actor, he was the original Chief Quimby and several
minor characters in Inspector Gadget (1983); Catchum Crocodile in The
Get Along Gang; Brave Heart Lion, Loyal Heart Dog, Mr. Miller and an
announcer in Care Bears; King Gorneesh and Trom 1 in Star Wars: Ewoks;
Jord Dusat, Uncle Gundy, Yorpo and Vinga in Star Wars: Droids; Puzzle in
Popples; Beaster and Nasty Nigel in My Pet Monster; Sloop and Eggbert
Petty in ALF Tales; RoboCop in RoboCop; Cap’n Kidder, Billy the
Crud and additional voices in Beetlejuice; Bully Koopa, Crime Wave Clyde
and additional voices in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and
reprised Bully in Super Mario World; Huff in Piggsburg Pigs!;
George Racoon, Train Engineer Sid and Sidekick in The Raccoons; Large
Cat, Baron Von Rottweiler and Bouvier DeFlaundra in Dog City; Sunder,
Ruckus and Chrome in X-Men: The Animated Series; Junkman in The
Incredible Crash Dummies; a general in Ultraforce; Patsy the
Gorilla, Lars the Gorilla and a police officer in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective;
South Wind, South Wind Giant and Troll Head #2 in The Neverending Story;
the Commissioner in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police; Royal
Advisor, Physician, Nessus, Young Hero, Bald Headed Hunter, a Titan and various
small roles in Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend; Retirement Home
Resident #3 in Rescue Heroes; and provided additional voices in Garbage
Pail Kids, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures, Little Shop, Hammerman,
and Wild C.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams.
As a voice director, he worked on Care Bears,
Beetlejuice, Stickin’ Around, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, X-Men: The Animated
Series, The Magic School Bus, Blaster’s Universe, Birdz, and Rescue
Heroes.
(Teletoon, Netflix,
Family Channel, January 3, 2015-May 18, 2018)
DHX Media, DHX
Studios Halifax
Serving as
a sequel to the original
series, Inspector Gadget sees Gadget (Ivan Sherry) being brought out
of retirement when his arch-nemesis, Dr. Claw (Martin Roach), is thawed out of
the icy prison he was trapped in by his nephew, Talon (Lyon Smith), and resurrects MAD.
However, Gadget wouldn’t be on the case alone—this time, his niece Penny (Tara Strong) and her dog Brain (Scott McCord) would be his
partners as agents-in-training. The series was produced by DHX Media (now WildBrain), who had come to own the DiC Entertainment library
and the rights to Gadget. The show, now rendered in computer animation,
followed the same basic premise of the original in that Gadget, while equipped
with a powerful assortment of gadgets, was completely inept and it was Penny who
usually foiled MAD’s schemes (a fact Gadget and Claw were oblivious to).
However, being older and an agent meant Penny could fight back and not need
rescuing, nor did she have to work in secret. Talon had his own issues with
trying to get Claw to stop being so old-fashioned and to avoid the mistakes
that lets Gadget win. Penny and Talon shared a mutual attraction that couldn’t be
acted upon due to their being on opposing sides. Penny also a gained a new best
friend and fellow agent, Kayla (Katie
Griffin), whose cheerful disposition and motormouth tended to cripple any
MAD goons she came across.
Promotional artwork of Brain, Gadget, Penny, MAD Cat, Dr. Claw and Talon.
Inspector
Gadget debuted on January 3, 2015, airing on Teletoon (and later the DHX-owned Family Channel) in Canada, as well as on Boomerang and DStv internationally. It was originally
intended to air on Cartoon Network
in the United States but became a Netflix
exclusive first airing that March (Cartoon Network Arabic would
air it in the Middle East). This time around episodes (excluding the first)
were comprised of two 11-minute segments rather than a full half hour. Gadget’s
boss, Chief Quimby (Derek
McGrath), still delivered his missions from peculiar hiding spots, but they
were updated to exploding holograms. The theme by series composers Asher Lenz and Stephen Skratt was a
stylistic update of the original, played over an opening sequence that followed
virtually the same beats. Ultimately, Gadget ran for 52 episodes over 4 seasons.
In November of 2017, the series came to American airwaves on Universal Kids.
He provided the Polish dubs for Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget; a
giant in Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears; Lord Stoneheart in The
Care Bears;minor characters in two episodes of DuckTales;
Taz, Yellow street cat, Arnold, Eagle and Dr. Hi IQ in episodes of Tiny Toon
Adventures; several minor characters in episodes of Tom and Jerry Kids;
Randy in an episode of Back to the Future; Maximilian Zeus in an episode
of Batman: The Animated Series; several characters in Eek! The Cat including
General Galapagos, Big Foot, Junk, Professor Wiggly and leader of the live
potatoes; Ace of Hearts in Dog City; Captain Mel, a dictator and a
director in episodes of Animaniacs; Rosey’s father and Grandpa Rosey in Little
Rosey; several minor characters in episodes of Life with Louie; Beast
and Mysterio in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Captain Albatross in an
episode of Aladdin; Rafiki in Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion
Guard; several minor roles in episodes of The Sylvester and Tweety
Mysteries and Pinky and the Brain; Byzonius in Freakazoid!; Kurt
Bowman in an episode of Superman: The Animated Series; Fatso in Casper;
Henry in Sesame Street; Skinner, Jeffrey, Mr. Lasalle and Streak in Reccess;
Mr, Rudetski in an episode of X-Men: Evolution; Colonel Trabajl in Gadget
and the Gadgetinis; Spirit of Honor, Family and Tradition in Mucha Lucha;
Father Rekuta in Yu-Gi-Oh!; and General Grievous in Star Wars: The
Clone Wars. He also provided voices for The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo,
Doug, The Addams Family, Dumb and Dumber and Cubix.
A little late, but we've just learned of the passing of actor and musician Don Francks on April 3rd. You can read the full story here.
Francks had been on several Saturday shows, but probably his most recognizable role was of the recurring villain Sabretooth on X-Men: The Animated Series. His other roles included several voices in Inspector Gadget
including that of Dr. Claw in some episodes, Jann Tosh and Boba Fett in
Star Wars: Droids, Dr. Arcane in Swamp Thing: The Animated Series, Girth
and Hobbs in Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, , Fob Canine in Dog City, the
Hunter, the Exterminator and Red Beard in two episodes of Tales from the Cryptkeeper, the Swamp Hermit on two episodes of Goosebumps, Kalek in an episode of Silver Surfer, and the Sandman on an
episode of Eerie, Indiana: The Other
Dimension. He also provided voices for The
Care Bears Family, ALF Tales and
Piggsburg Pigs.
Inspector Gadget (Don Adams) was a
cyborg police inspector whose body was loaded with absolutely anything he would
need to bring down the evil organization M.A.D. and its leader, Dr. Claw (Frank
Welker & Don Francks). The only problem? Gadget was a bumbling moron whose
gadgets would often foul up--if he didn’t do it first--and was oblivious to who
or what the real threats were. His brilliant niece, Penny (Cree Summer &
Holly Berger), and her equally-smart dog, Brain (Welker), would follow Gadget
on his cases and actually be the ones to defeat the sinister plots, or to help
get Gadget in place to accidentally do so.
Gadget showing off some gadgets.
Gadget was created by DiC
Entertainment’s former chairman and CEO Andy Heyward with Italian-French
cartoonist Bruno Bianchi and
DiC founder Jean Chalopin. Heyward
had just left Hanna-Barbera
Productions in 1981 and was asked to join DiC (then DiC Audiovisuel) and
help transform it into an entertainment company by creating a show that would
appeal to American audiences. Taking inspiration from the Pink
Panther films, Get Smart, The Six Million Dollar Man, and the last show he worked on, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Heyward conceived of a cyborg
inspector who was oblivious to the fact that everything he did was wrong, and
thus DiC had their very first show: Inspector
Gadget. Although the reason behind his cybernetic upgrades was never given
in the series, a 1991
trading card by Impel
revealed it was because he, as John Brown, suffered a near-fatal tumble down
the stairs after slipping on a banana peel.
Penny and Brain behind Gadget.
Brain, so named because of his
intelligence, was initially the only one bailing Gadget out of trouble. But
Heyward was told to add in a little girl character to appeal to the female
audience, and that led to the creation of Penny. Gadget underwent hundreds of
designs, trying to figure out how to depict the character as well as the
functionality of all his gadgetry. Gadget’s basic appearance was based on
Heyward and one of the series’ directors, and he was given a trench coat, hat
and gloves. Each of Gadget’s fingers had a different function; two served as a
portable phone, one as a flashlight, one as a skeleton key, one as a laser, one
as a screwdriver, one as a water pistol, one as a pen, and one as a whistle.
Gadget’s legs could extend with springs that allowed him to bounce; his arms
and neck could telescope; his jacket could inflate; and various other objects
could pop out of his hat, typically held by a robotic hand. Most of Gadget’s
gadgets were activated when he said the phrase “Go, go Gadget [gadget name].” Gadget’s
primary mode of transportation, the Gadget mobile, could also transform from a
sports car (resembling a Toyota
Celica Supra) to a van. Penny wasn’t without a gadget of her own, as she
carried around a computer that resembled a book and a wrist communicator.
Bain’s collar also served as a communication device.
"I''ll get you next time, Gadget!"
Each episode featured Gadget’s boss,
Chief Quimby (Dan Hennessey & Maurice LaMarche), contacting Gadget on his
Top Secret Gadgetphone. Gadget then located the Chief in some kind of absurd
disguise or hiding place where he was handed a written message outlining M.A.D.’s latest caper
and Gadget’s assignment to stop it. Borrowing a gag from Mission: Impossible, the
message would self-destruct; usually after Gadget obliviously tossed it back to
the Chief and walked away assuring him of the mission’s success. Another
recurring gag was the fact that it was always teased to the audience that Dr.
Claw’s face would finally be revealed to the audience. As it was, only Dr.
Claw’s arms and metal-gloved hands were ever visible on screen, be he in his
castle base on his large chair or traveling in his M.A.D. Mobile (which could
also transform into a jet or a submarine). Usually keeping Dr. Claw company was
his cat, M.A.D. Cat (Welker), who either received his affection or his ire when
one of his plans failed. In defeat, Dr. Claw would always declare the parting
words: “I’ll get you next time, Gadget. Next time!” Dr. Claw was inspired by
the character of Ernst
Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond series
of books and films.
The series debuted in 1982 with the
pilot episode “Winder Olympics” written by Heyward and Chalopin. It featured a
unique opening sequence compared to the rest of the series, not only including
different scenes but also featuring Gadget with a mustache. Initially, Dynomutt star Gary Owens was tapped for
the role of Gadget until he was deemed a poor fit for the character. Owens did
contribute one of Gadget’s catchphrases: “Wowsers!” Ultimately, Jesse White
played the role for the pilot episode, with Mona Marshall playing Penny. The
pilot was animated by Telecom Animation
Film in Japan and featured the highest budget of the series.
Chief Quimby contacting Gadget in one of his many hiding places.
Still not satisfied with the casting, producers tapped Don Adams for the
role of Gadget, further playing up the Get
Smart connections, and had him re-record the pilot’s dialogue. Don Francks
was brought in to replace Welker as Dr. Claw, and played the role for the next
25 episodes before they decided Welker was the better option after all. Francks
stayed on to voice various M.A.D. agents, and his portrayal of Dr. Claw
survived in several episodes that Welker was unable to re-dub. On a request
from Francks, his daughter Cree Summer was auditioned for the role of Penny and
won it; making it the first of a very long voice acting career. John Stephenson
also voiced Chief Quimby in the pilot, but was replaced by Dan Hennessey.
Casting was handled by Arlene Berman,
with voice direction by Wally Burr and Rob Kirkpatrick.
"Don't worry, it's only a disguise!"
After the pilot, DiC soon received a letter from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
complaining that Gadget was far too close to their character Inspector Clouseau,
the protagonist from the Pink Panther films,
due to his antics, wardrobe and mustache. As a result, a fourth version of the
pilot was made and aired as the series’ first episode “Gadget in Winterland”.
It featured a new exchange between Summer’s Penny and Gadget (filled in by
Welker) indicating that the mustache was merely a disguise while Gadget was on
vacation. It disappeared for the remainder of the series. The characters were
designed by Bianchi, Edouard David, Christian Choquet,
Jean Barbaud,
Gilles Astorg,
Charles
Bonifacio and Brian
Lemay.
Gadget model sheet.
The series was a co-production between France-based DiC and Canadian
studio Nelvana, where Peter Sauder served as the head
writer for the first season. Chalopin served as creative supervisor while
Bianchi was the Supervising Director. The majority of the episodes were
animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha while
several were done by Taiwan’s Cuckoo’s Nest Studio
(aka Wang Film Productions). Post-production was handled in-house by DiC and
Nelvana, and the latter handled the voice recording. Like many other shows in
the 80s, each episode ended with a public service announcement tied into
elements of the episode with the characters talking to the audience.
The first season ran in syndication for a total of 65 episodes in the
United States beginning on September 12, 1983. As it was a French
co-production, it began airing in France a month behind the American version.
As well as featuring a French cast, many of the characters’ names were changed
for those broadcasts. Dr. Claw became Docteur Gang (Victor Desy), Penny became
Sophie (Patricia Darnot), and Chief Quimby became Gontier (Gerard Delmas).
Gadget retained his name and was portrayed by Luc Durand. After its initial
run, the series was rerun again for the 1984-85 season. Peter Sauder
served as the head writer.
It's not a bomb, it's just Inspector Gadget season 2!
The second season began in the fall of 1985, now airing weekly on
Saturday mornings. Numerous changes were made both to the show and behind the
scenes. Nelvana was no longer involved with the production of the series, and
DiC moved animation to their new Japanese animation facilities which rendered
the artwork closer to standard anime. DiC’s employees took over writing duties
for the season, and one of them, Jack
Hanrahan, had written for Get Smart. The other writers included Eleanor
Burian-Mohr, Mike O’Mahoney
and Glen Egbert,
with Chalopin serving as story editor and Lori Crawford
as script coordinator. Voice recording was handled at DiC’s new headquarters
in Los Angeles, necessitating the replacing of all the Canadian-based voice
talent with local actors to save on costs. As a result, Holly Berger replaced
Summer and Maurice LaMarche (who was Canadian but relocated to Los Angeles)
replaced Hennessey. LaMarche also occasionally filled in for Adams when needed,
being that he was an accomplished impressionist. Marsha Goodman
served as the casting and voice director. New characters were designed by
Bianchi, Barbaud and Choquet with Francois Allot,
Stephan Martinière,
and Bernard Deyriès.
Corporal Capeman to the rescue!
Changes were also made to the format of the show. Whereas a M.A.D. agent
was introduced, captured and never seen again, now a new M.A.D. agent would be
introduced and appear in three episodes in a row, all sharing the same theme,
and would not always be arrested in their last appearance. Focus was taken off
of Dr. Claw’s schemes and instead was placed on M.A.D.’s attempts to eliminate
Gadget for good. Gadget, Penny and Brain moved into a new high-tech house full
of its own gadgets, and Penny spent less time involved in Gadget’s capers. In
fact, a new sidekick for Gadget was introduced: Corporal Capeman (Townsend
Coleman). Capeman, though more observant than Gadget, was as equally inept and
often believed he had the power to fly. Capeman was a self-proclaimed superhero
and often acted like the stereotypical version of one. Another DiC production, Heathcliff and the Cadillac
Cats,made several cameo appearances
throughout the season, as Gadget did on their own show.
Gadget comes to regret coming to the Mario Bros. for repairs.
Following the 20-episode second season, the series was put to rest after
the declining quality in writing and animation, as well as the numerous
changes, led to a drop-off in the ratings. However, it continued to live on and
did well in reruns. In 1989, LaMarche gave the character his first live-action
portrayal in the episodes “Defective Gadgetry” and “Treasure of the Sierra
Brooklyn” of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, also a DiC production,during their live-action bumper
segments. In 1992, Gadget returned to animation when the special Inspector Gadget Saves Christmaswas released. Airing on December 4th,
the special featured Dr. Claw taking over Santa’s (Welker) workshop in an
effort to ruin Christmas. Adams, Welker and LaMarche reprised their roles, but
Berger was replaced by Erica Horn
as Penny and LaMarche provided Gadget’s singing voice.
Go, go Gadget skis! And skates!
1992 also saw the debut of Inspector Gadget toys. Tiger Toys attempted
to break into the action figure market with a line of figures based on
the series. The line primarily consisted of Gadget variants, each one sporting
a different gadget and accessory and wearing different colored clothing. The
only character missing from the series was Quimby. The most notable part of the
line, however, was the Dr. Claw figure. For the first time, fans got to see the
face
of Dr. Claw. The primary version of Dr. Claw’s figure came with a facial obstruction
on the packaging; forcing the figure to be bought and opened to see it
(although one could angle the package to peek around it). A rare variant
featured standard packaging with Dr. Claw fully visible. In 1993, Galoob released a 12” action figure that
featured several of his gadget accessories and spring-loaded action. The figure
came in two versions, with one being less articulated than the other. Bandai also produced a line of PVC figurines
featuring Penny, Brain, Quimby and Gadget utilizing several gadgets, as well as
two die-cast
transforming vehicles. In 2020, Funko
released a set of POP!s that included three variants
of Gadget and Penny, and Blitzway released
figures of Gadget,
Penny, Brain and Quimby as part of their 1/12th scale MEGAHERO
line.
In 1999, Inspector Gadget made
the jump to the big screen when Disney made
Inspector Gadget. Originally optioned
in 1993 by Universal Pictures, the film
was set to have Ivan Reitman
produce it with a script by Jeph
Loeb and Matthew Weisman.
But, production shifted studios after Disney bought out DiC. Written by Kerry Ehrin and Zak Penn and directed by David Kellogg, the film starred Matthew Broderick as the titular
hero in what was essentially the first on-screen origin of the seemingly
less-inept character and his rival, Sanford Scolex aka Claw (Rupert Everett). Michelle Trachtenberg was Penny
and Dabney Coleman was Chief
Quimby, while Adams provided the voice of Brain. The film received negative
reviews from critics and fans of the show over the numerous liberties the film
took with the source material, but regardless it managed to turn a profit with
a $134 million box office. The film’s theme song, “I’ll Be Your Everything”
by Youngstown
sampled the cartoon theme. A direct-to-video sequel, Inspector Gadget 2, followed in 2003 written by Heyward and
directed by Alex Zamm. The
only actor to return from the first movie was D.L. Hughley as the voice of the
Gadgetmobile. French Stewart
assumed the Gadget role with Caitlin
Wachs as Penny, Mark Mitchell
as Chief Quimby and Jeff Bennett
as Brain.
To promote the film, a direct-to-video movie called Inspector Gadget: Gadget’s Greatest Gadgets was released by DiC.
The movie was essentially a clip show, with “flashbacks” to scenes from the
episodes “The Capeman Cometh,” “Prince of the Gypsies” and “Gadget’s Gadgets.” Summer
returned to voice Penny during the modern segments, and this movie marked
LaMarche’s assumption of the role from Adams for the next few incarnations.
Adams did reprise the role for most of the 1995-98 series Gadget Boy and for the 1996 educational series Inspector Gadget’s Field Trip, which featured an animated Gadget over live footage as he took
viewers on a tour around the world.
"Winter Olympics" (1982) - Dr. Claw seeks to
sabotage the Winter Olympics by replacing the torch with a bomb.
"Gadgets in Winterland" (9/12/83) - Dr. Claw seeks
to sabotage the Winter Olympics by replacing the torch with a bomb.
"Monster Lake" (9/13/83) - Gadget searches for a
missing scientist in Scotland.
"Down on the Farm" (9/14/83) - M.A.D. uses a farm
to hide a missile silo with a payload meant for Metro City.
"Gadget at the Circus" (9/15/83) - The Gadget family's trip to the
circus is disrupted by the M.A.D. agents working there.
"The Amazon" (9/16/83) - Dr. Claw kidnaps
Professor Von Slickstein in order to have him create an army of Gadget-like
robots.
"Health Spa" (9/19/83) - M.A.D. lures Gadget into
a trap at a health spa.
"The Boat" (9/20/83) - Gadget has to guard a
cruise ship's passengers' jewelry.
"The Haunted Castle" (9/21/83) - Gadget, Penny and Brain must secure Dracula's castle to prevent M.A.D. from infiltrating a law enforcement convention in Transylvania.
"Race to the Finish" (9/22/83) - Dr. Claw enters a
race and has his men sabotage all the other drivers.
"The Ruby" (9/23/83) - Gadget heads to India to
retrieve a ruby that Dr. Claw wants to use in a laser.
"A Star is Lost" (9/26/83) - Dr. Claw wants to
kidnap Penny's favorite singer Rick Rocker in order to make mind-controlling
music.
"All That Glitters" (9/27/83) - Gadget races to
find El Dorado before M.A.D.
"Movie Set" (9/28/83) - A M.A.D. movie set films a
secret military base with Gadget is distracted by the pretty M.A.D. agent
posing as an actress.
"Amusement Park" (9/29/83) - Gadget has to find
the bomb hidden in Metro City's amusement park.
"Art Heist" (9/30/83) - M.A.D. raids the Museum of
Modern Art in New York to exchange the priceless art with worthless copies.
"Volcano Island" (10/3/83) - Dr. Claw plans to
unleash a volcano on a resort island.
"The Invasion" (10/4/83) - M.A.D. agents use alien
disguises to go on a crime spree.
"Infiltration" (10/5/83) - Presto Change-O,
M.A.D.'s master of disguise, tries to infiltrate a police conference.
"The Pharaoh" (10/6/83) - Gadget has to prevent
the theft of a tomb.
"MAD Trap" (10/7/83) - The Rat lures Gadget into a
trap with a series of petty crimes.
"Basic Training" (10/10/83) - Gadget has to
protect a train full of computer parts whose conductor is an agent of M.A.D.
"Sleeping Gas" (10/11/83) - Dr. Claw plans to use
a gas to knock out entire cities.
"Gadget's Replacement" (10/12/83) - A high-tech
crime computer replaces Gadget, but nobody knows it's actually under Dr. Claw's
control.
"Greenfinger" (10/13/83) - M.A.D. replaces the
botanist Gadget is supposed to protect with an agent.
"Gadget Goes West" (10/14/83) - Gadget heads to a
western town to stop M.A.D. agent Rattlesnake Bart.
"Launch Time" (10/17/83) - Dr. Claw plans to
sabotage a space shuttle launching to make repairs on a satellite.
"Photo Safari" (10/18/83) - Gadget must prevent
the creation of a M.A.D. base in the jungle.
"Coo-Coo Clock Caper" (10/19/83) - While searching
for stolen gold, Gadet is sabotaged by the Clockmaker to have his gadgets go
haywire every hour.
"The Bermuda Triangle" (10/20/83) - Dr. Claw uses
the Bermuda Triangle to cover his thefts of oil tankers.
"The Japanese Connection" (10/21/83) - Dr. Claw
teams-up with a Japanese crime boss to steal a computer chip.
"Arabian Nights" (10/24/83) - Gadget must guard a
sacred sword Dr. Claw plans to steal in order to gain control of Yetzanistan.
"Clear Case" (10/25/83) - M.A.D. agents use
invisibility suits to terrorize superstitious miners in South Africa.
"Dutch Treat" (10/26/83) - M.A.D. plans to smuggle
diamonds out of the Netherlands in chocolate bars.
"The Great Divide" (10/27/83) - Gadget must find a
seismologist to keep his earthquake machine out of Dr. Claw's hands.
"Eye of the Dragon" (10/28/83) - Gadget must
retrieve the necklace Dr. Claw plans to use to form an alliance with crime lord
Mr. Chow.
"Doubled Agent" (10/31/83) - Gadget is framed for
crimes committed by M.A.D.'s Gadget robot.
"Plantform of the Opera" (11/1/83) - M.A.D.
tunnels through an opera house to a bank in Rome in order to rob the vault with
their metal-melting plant.
"Don't Hold Your Breath" (11/2/83) - Dr. Claw
holds three oceanographers hostage in his underwater base.
"Gone Went the Wind" (11/3/83) - Dr. Focus plans
to use his Sneezeooka weapon to hit Metro City with a wind storm.
"King Wrong" (11/4/83) - Gadget is assigned to
protect an unhappy king whom he resembles.
"Pirate Island" (11/7/83) - Gadget's vacation is
cut short with a pirate robs wealthy sailors.
"M.A.D. Academy" (11/8/83) - Gadget mistakes the
M.A.D. Academy for the police academy and becomes the final exam.
"No Flies on Us" (11/9/83) - A sick Gadget can't
rest when a fly-borne disease developed by M.A.D. is being spread.
"Luck of the Irish" (11/10/83) - Dr. Claw steals
Ireland's famous Blarney Stone.
"Prince of the Gypsies" (11/11/83) - Dr. Claw
frames gypsies for the theft of Romanovia's Royal Coat of Arms.
"Old Man of the Mountain" (11/14/83) - Dr. Claw
tries to steal the magical goat that bestows an entire island's populace with
super-strength and eternal youth.
"The Emerald Duck" (11/15/83) - Gadget and Dr.
Claw race to find the Emerald Duck stolen by thief Macho Miguel before Dr. Claw
can use it to activate a solar weapon.
"Do Unto Udders" (11/16/83) - Dr. Claw sabotages
other dairies in order to force Metro City to buy only from M.A.D.'s front
company.
"Do You Myth Me?" (11/17/83) - Dr. Claw seeks the
formula that turns lead into gold.
"A Bad Altitude" (11/18/83) - Dr. Claw plans to
elimiate competition for his mountan resort--literally.
"Funny Money" (11/21/83) - Dr. Claw enlists three
counterfeiters to make bogus money for M.A.D.
"Follow That Jet" (11/22/83) - Dr. Claw uses a
video game to hypnotize military pilots into joining his own air force.
"Dry Spell" (11/23/83) - M.A.D. causes a drought
in Metro City forcing the populous to buy extremely expensive M.A.D. water.
"Smeldorado" (11/24/83) - M.A.D. agents spray the
gold reserve with a formula to make the gold stinky and worthless.
“Quimby Exchange” (11/25/83) – Gadget teams up with the ex-M.A.D.
agent he was assigned to protect in order to rescue Quimby from Dr. Claw.
“Weather in Tibet” (11/28/83) – Gadget must disable M.A.D.’s weather-controlling
machine in Tibert.
“Unhenged” (11/29/83) – M.A.D. druids kidnap a group of solar energy
scientists to construct a heat ray weapon out of Stonehenge.
“Snakin’ All Over” (11/30/83) – A M.A.D. agent uses trained snakes to
steal the coin collection Gadget guards.
“In Seine” (12/1/83) – A French M.A.D. agent uses a robot to steal
from the wealthy.
“Tree Guesses” (12//2/83) – Dr. Claw plans to unleash a
wood-destroying chemical on the world’s forests.
“Birds of a Feather” (12/5/83) – A M.A.D. agent uses trained birds to
steal a jewel Gadget was guarding.
“So it is Written” (12/6/83) – A North African country believes Gadget
is one prophesized to find an ancient treasure, and a M.A.D. agent posing as a
journalist plans to let him.
“Fang the Wonder Dog” (12/7/83) – Dr. Claw holds movie star dog Fang
for ransom.
“School for Pickpockets” (12/8/83) – A M.A.D. pickpocket tries to steal
Gadget’s watch while he’s on vacation.
“Quizz Master” (12/9/83) – Gadget investigates a quiz show that
hypnotizes its contestants into committing crimes.
Season 2:
“Magic Gadget” (9/14/85) – The Great Wambini holds a magic show in
Metro City and eliminates Gadget in its finale.
“The Great Wambini’s Séance” (9/21/85) – M.A.D. kidnaps all the pets
in the city.
“Wambini Predicts” (9/28/85) – Wambini tricks the king of Alpacastan
into thinking he can see the future in the hopes of getting his
diamond-spitting llama.
“The Capeman Cometh” (10/5/85) – Corporal Capeman helps Gadget fend
off a ninja.
“Crashcourse in Crime” (10/12/85) – M.A.D. holds a crime spree to
celebrate their anniversary.
“Gadget’s Gadgets” (10/19/85) – Gadget and Capeman go to a fake clinic
where M.A.D. plans to remove Gadget’s gadgets.
“Gadget in Minimadness” (10/26/85) – Five Gremlin-like creatures have
their sights set on Gadget.
“The Incredible Shrinking Gadget” (11/2/85) – Dr. Dummkopf uses his
shrink ray on Gadget.
“Gadget Meets the Grappler” (11/9/85) – Dr. Dummkopf sicks a
strong-man on Gadget.
“Ghost Catchers” (11/16/85) – Dr. Spectrum creates fake hauntings to
trick rich people into paying him to remove the “ghosts.”
“Busy Signal” (11/23/85) – Dr. Spectrum creates a way to steal riches
via telephone lines.
“Bad Dreams Are Made of This” (11/30/85) – Dr. Spectrum’s nightmare
machine keeps Metro City’s citizens up all night and unable to function during
the day.
“Focus on Gadget” (12/7/85) – Gadget stumbles upon a plot by M.A.D. to
take over a space station with a heat ray capable of evaporating Earth’s water.
“Mad in the Moon” (12/14/85) – Dr. Claw plans to carve M.A.D.’s logo
on the moon.
“N.S.F. Gadget” (12/21/85) – Dr. Claw uses a satellite to rob bank
accounts.
“Tyrannosaurus Gadget” (12/28/85) – A M.A.D. agent plans to bring
dinosaurs to the present and to kill Gadget’s ancestors.
“Gadget’s Roma” (1/4/86) – Gadget goes back to ancient Rome to prevent
Dr. Claw’s sacking of the city.
“Gadget’s Clean Sweep” (1/11/86) – M.A.D. goes back to 19th-century
Londo to steal the crown jewels and eliminate Gadget’s ancestor.
“Gadget Meets the Clan” (1/18/86) – Dr. Claw hires a crime boss to
eliminate Gadget.
“Gadget and Old Lace” (1/25/86) – Dr. Claw seeks the advice of his
mentor in how to destroy Gadget.
“Gadget and the Red Rose” (2/1/86) – Dr. Claw hires gangster Spuds
Malone to take out Gadget.
Special:
“Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas” (12/4/92) – Dr. Claw takes over
Santa’s workshop and has the elves make defective toys.
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