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Inspector Gadget (1983) The original animated television series in the franchise, Inspector Gadget, debuted in 1983 and introduced audiences to the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted bionic detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body.
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- Gadgets
- Trivia
Inspector Gadget is heroic, mild-mannered, determined, brave, curious, nice, and kindhearted, although he's also dim-witted, bumbling, gullible, incompetent, clumsy, and clueless. He also has a horrible judge of character and he thinks that the bad guys are his allies and his allies are his enemies. He loves his niece Pennywith all his heart and wo...
In the original cartoon, Gadget has straight black hair protruding from both sides, and a large nose. He wears a light-gray Mackintosh raincoat and trilby hat with a lighter-gray stripe in the middle, blue pants, light-gray shoes, and dark brown gloves(which also function as his replacement hands). In the live-action films, he wears no gloves or bl...
Gadget has a wide range of Go-Gadgets at his disposal, the well-known gadgets listed here as such: 1. Gadget Binoculars: Binoculars lower down out of his hat and over his eyes. 2. Gadget 'Brella: A hand holding an umbrella that comes out of his hat. It can be used as a parachute. More often than not, he will fall rapidly when using his 'Brella when...
His attire resembles that of Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Pantherfranchise. Also, in the pilot episode, Gadget has a mustache that is similar in appearance to Clouseau's. This was quickly soon...Inspector Gadget's mannerisms also appear to draw on the character of Maxwell Smart, portrayed by Don Adams (Gadget's original voice actor) in the 1960s spy comedy show Get Smart.In the live-action film, Gadget works in Riverton, Ohio as a security guard named John Brown who tries unsuccessfully on a few occasions to apply to the police academy. It is only after getting cri...Gadget almost always wears the same trench coat, gloves, and hat at all times. But on very rare occasions, he has been shown to wear other outfits in his leisure time.Inspector Gadget is an American animated superhero science fiction comedy series co-created by Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin [2] and Bruno Bianchi, [3][4] and was originally syndicated by DIC Audiovisuel and Lexington Broadcast Services Company.
With Don Adams, Frank Welker, Luc Durand, Don Francks. A bumbling cyborg inspector outfitted with an array of bizarre gadgets pursues the criminal organization M.A.D., all while his precocious niece and dog do the real investigative work.
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- 1983-09-12
- Animation, Action, Adventure
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- Roger Cormier
- THE MAIN INFLUENCE BEHIND THE SHOW WAS A CARTOON ABOUT A ROBOTIC DOG. Andy Heyward worked on the Hanna-Barbera show Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, which began in 1976 as part of Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour before joining Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics one year later.
- GET SMART WAS ANOTHER INSPIRATION. Don Adams played secret agent Maxwell Smart, TV's “bumbling detective” archetype. In addition to Adams voicing Inspector Gadget, Get Smart writer Jack Hanrahan was the main writer for Gadget’s second season.
- THE INSPECTOR WAS FORCED TO GET RID OF HIS MOUSTACHE. After viewing the pilot episode, MGM called Heyward and DiC Entertainment to complain that their main character had another obvious influence: their own Inspector Clouseau.
- THE MAYTAG REPAIRMAN ALSO TOOK A SHOT AT VOICING GADGET. Jesse White, who played the Maytag repairman in the company's commercials from 1967 to 1988, took over for Gary Owens and re-recorded his lines in what was initially titled “Gadget in Winterland,” but Adams was the final choice.
Inspector Gadget is the world's first bionic police detective. Our bumbling crime fighter is equipped with an incredible, countless array of gadgets to help him in his never-ending battles against crime and corruption.
Inspector Gadget is the first series of the Inspector Gadget franchise. It was created by DiC in alliance with Lexington Broadcast Services and Bohbot Entertainment. The series ran from 1983 to 1986, with a Christmas special airing in 1992.
