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Introduction :
Inspector Gadget is an animated television series about a
clumsy, simple-witted detective named Inspector Gadget, who is
a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body.
Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil
organization, known as "M.A.D.".[2] This was the first syndicated
cartoon show from DIC Entertainment (as well as the first from
the company to be created specifically for American viewers,
along with The Littles and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats) and
originally ran from 1983 to 1985 in syndication.

The series was a co-production between DIC Entertainment (now

Cookie Jar Entertainment) in France (the main headquarters did
not move to the US before 1987) and Nelvana in Canada; with the
animation work outsourced to foreign studios such as Tokyo
Movie Shinsha in Japan and Cuckoo's Nest Studio in Taiwan.
In 1999, it was adapted into a live-action Disney film starring
Matthew Broderick as the title character and Rupert Everett as
Doctor Claw

Main characters :
Inspector Gadget is the main protagonist of the series and movies. His
fashion sense resembles that of Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther
movies; his mannerisms also appear to draw on the character of Maxwell
Smart, which Adams portrayed in the 1960s.
Often cluelessly stumbling through any case he is given, Gadget frequently
ignorantly makes foolish and insufferably clumsy mistakes pertaining to
surroundings and current environment, mistaking innocent bystanders (and
sometimes Brain, his niece Penny's dog) for enemies, and believing that the
real enemies are friends. His ineptitude always leads him into danger, but he
always gets out of trouble through either his trusty gadgets (most notably his
springs), Penny's interference, or pure luck. He is voiced by Don Adams.
Penny is Gadget's precocious niece and partner. Inspector Gadget is her
guardian and caretaker, though often she seems more suited to be his
caretaker due to Gadget's clumsiness. Unknown to any of the recurring
characters other than Brain, she is a master of investigation and technology
who is the one truly responsible for foiling M.A.D.'s schemes. Penny's
principal crime-fighting tool is a high-tech Computer Book capable of
breaking codes, surveiling buildings and overriding practically any sort of
machine or device. Using the book, Penny is able to monitor Gadget's
activities and—with Brain's help—surreptitiously help him avoid numerous
potential catastrophes that result from his absent-mindedness while
uncovering the true nature of Dr. Claw's plot and foiling it. Penny has blonde
hair in pigtails and green eyes, and wears a red and white shirt, green pants
and red shoes. She has a number of outfits which are worn for certain
assignments or free times rather than her normal clothes. In the second
season, Penny mostly wears a jacket. She has a number of the perils and
plays the helpless damsel-in-distress role, rescued by Brain usually, and
escaping by herself sometimes. In the second season, Penny mostly does not
have any perils. She is voiced by Cree Summer (then by Holly Berger).

Brain the Dog is Inspector Gadget's and Penny's faithful pet dog and
companion. He assists her in keeping Gadget out of danger and solving the
crime. He is a master of disguise and dresses up in order to watch over
Gadget and save him from attempts on his life. Although Brain is in contact
with Gadget almost the entire time while he is supposedly solving a case,
Gadget never sees through his disguises (and as often as not, Gadget
assumes Brain is a M.A.D. agent while ignoring all the real ones). Brain's
collar is outfitted with a retractable video communications system linked to a
computer wristwatch Penny wears that allows her to relay information on
Gadget's activity, or warn Brain as to the whereabouts of M.A.D. agents, like
with Flipper the dolphin. Brain can speak a human language, though in a
gruff "dog" voice (with a speech impediment featuring constant uses of the
letter "r"), similar to Astro of The Jetsons or Scooby-Doo. Sometimes it is
impossible to understand what Brain is saying. In a pinch, Brain will resort to
pantomime and physical gestures to communicate effectively. Brain usually
walks on 2 legs, and is able to function with anthropomorphic capabilities. He
is voiced by Frank Welker.
Dr. Claw is the main antagonist of the series and movies. He is the leader of
the evil organization known as M.A.D. He speaks in a deep, menacing,
ominous-sounding voice and his face and the majority of his body are never
shown throughout the series; only his arms and gloved hands are visible. He
is usually at a computer terminal where he monitors his various schemes,
often in a creepy old castle. Even though he is aware of Gadget's stupidity,
he believes the Inspector to be his greatest nemesis, never fully realizing
that it is actually Penny and Brain who foil his plots in each episode (although
he or his M.A.D. agents have captured Penny and sometimes Brain a number
of times). He is voiced by Frank Welker (and in a few episodes in the first
season by Don Francks).
M.A.D. Cat is Dr. Claw's fat pet cat. M.A.D. Cat is always at Dr. Claw's side,
usually curled up next to Claw's control panel. M.A.D. Cat serves as a foil for
Dr. Claw, often being petted when Dr. Claw is happy, to the point of getting
beat up when Dr. Claw gets angry. M.A.D. Cat "talks" in cat sounds. M.A.D.
Cat has an evil, hissing laugh. He is voiced by Frank Welker.
Professor Von Slickstein, voiced by Don Francks in the first season, and in
the second season by Andy Goldberg, is a scientist and a creator of Gadget's
gadgets. Appeared in one episode of the first season (#5, "The Amazon"),
and in three episodes of the second season in which Gadget time travelled
with Penny and Brain to stop M.A.D. plans to eliminate Gadget's ancestors.
Chief Quimby is Inspector Gadget's short-tempered boss and the chief of
Metro City. He has a moustache and is usually seen with a pipe in his mouth.
He appears disguised at the beginning of each episode with his own theme
music to deliver Gadget his mission only to be blown up by the self-
destructing message due to Gadget's obliviousness; he appears again at the
end of most episodes to congratulate Gadget on a job well done. He is voiced
by Dan Hennessey (then by Maurice LaMarche).

Plot Summary :
The film opens with Inspector Gadget (French Stewart) and Gadgetmobile
(D.L. Hughley) having problems because of a lack of crime in their city of
Riverton, and a series of glitches that Gadget is experiencing. Since arresting
Claw, Gadget has become rather overzealous, and arrests Chief Quimby
(Mark Mitchell)'s mother, Mrs. Quimby (Aletha McGrath), for drag-racing
(despite no one being on the road, besides Gadget, and the fact that she was
only going three tenths faster than the speed limit) and having "Prune Juice"
in her purse along with Dentures, and arrests girl scouts for selling "cookies",
that were 3 days past expiration date.
Meanwhile, Dr. Claw (Tony Martin) escapes from prison (a hat blocks his eyes
from sight for the whole movie, although we do see, a close up, one of his
eyes when he is asking for sugar in his tea). Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton)
creates a female Gadget-type robot, who can function normally, called
Gadget Model Two (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix), to replace the
malfunctioning Gadget. Gadget begins to fall in love with the new robot G2.
However, he is pulled off the Claw case in favor of her.
Claw begins a new plan to steal, 5 trillion dollars worth of, gold from the
Federal Reserve. But first, he recruits 3 new gang members (not counting
Brick (James Wardlaw) and McKible (John Batchelor) Squint (Andy Dick),
Jungle Bob (Mick Roughan), and The Ninja (Siros Niaros), at a bar called "The
Blue Monkey." Gadget and his niece, Penny (Caitlin Wachs), find out about
this via an advertisement in the paper. Gadget goes to the bar undercover
and causes a bar-room brawl, which is soon cleaned up by G2. Penny finds
out that Claw is planning a heist at the Concentrated Industries warehouse,
and tells Gadget and G2.
Before anything can be done, Chief Quimby removes Gadget from the case,
and orders him not to go within of G2's stakeout at the warehouse. Gadget
stays away from the stakeout but the Gadgetmobile convinces him to show
G2 what he has got. In a brief fight G2 manages to defeat Claw's henchmen
easily, but Gadget's appearance allows them to get away, taking with them
ion fuel cells. Chief is furious and demotes Gadget to the police station's
bathroom attendant.
Gadget is given a letter, written by an unnamed source, telling him that if he
wants to catch Dr. Claw, he should be at the science convention tomorrow.
At the convention, Brick and McKibble (disguised as nerds, who are Gadget's
biggest fans) plant a circuit override chip on Gadget's hat, allowing Claw to
control him like a puppet. In the resulting chaos, Brick and McKibble steal a
protoid laser from the science convention, but Brain starts biting (and
ripping) Brick's favorite shoe. Chief attempts to fire Gadget, but he quits
instead. Gadget gets a job as a Construction worker, a Barber who cuts hair,
and a Pizza Man respectively, and is fired from each occupation due to
malfunctioning gadgets.
Reaction :
I like the movie, this is pretty much an ideal presentation,
especially now at half the original list price. I'd be quite ecstatic if
the writer-director's My Date with the President's Daughter or the
Disney Channel's thematically similar Not Quite Human trilogy
came to DVD with even a fraction of the neat supplements and
remarkable care found here. I have more trouble getting excited
about such hubbub for Inspector Gadget 2, but if you're an extras
junkie, you may be able to overlook the movie's shortcomings
and, in some ways, the many insightful bonuses help you to do
that.