Inspector Gadget

This article is about the franchise. For the 1983 series, seeInspector Gadget(1983 TV series).For the film, seeInspector Gadget(film).For the video game, seeInspector Gadget(video game).For other uses, seeInspector Gadget (disambiguation).

Inspector Gadgetis amedia franchisethat began in 1983 with theDIC Entertainmentanimated television seriesInspector Gadget.Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated series, video games, and films.

Inspector Gadget
Created by	Bruno Bianchi Andy Heyward Jean Chalopin
Original work	Inspector Gadget
Owners	WildBrain Disney(film rights)
Years	1983–present
Print publications
Comics	Inspector Gadget
Films and television
Film(s)	Inspector Gadget(1999) Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets(2000) Inspector Gadget's Last Case(2002) Inspector Gadget 2(2003) Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever(2005)
Television series	Inspector Gadget(1983–1985) Gadget Boy(1995–1998) Inspector Gadget's Field Trip(1996–1998) Gadget and the Gadgetinis(2002–2003) Inspector Gadget(2015–2018)
Games
Video game(s)	Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 – Global Terror! Inspector Gadget Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Crazy Maze Inspector Gadget: Operation Madkactus Inspector Gadget: Advance Mission Inspector Gadget: Mad Robots Invasion Gadget and the Gadgetinis Inspector Gadget's MAD Dash Inspector Gadget
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Inspector Gadget

The franchise follows the adventures of a powerful but dimwittedcyborgpolice inspector named Gadget as he investigates the criminal schemes ofDr. Clawand his organization, M.A.D., and fruitlessly attempts to stop him. However, neither side is aware that it is Gadget's niece, Penny, and her dog, Brain, who are truly responsible for thwarting M.A.D.

Main characters

John Brown/Inspector Gadget

The protagonist and titular character of the franchise and the mascot of DIC, initially voiced byDon Adams.Gadget is acyborg(part man, part machine) with thousands of high-tech gadgets installed in his body, which he activates with the phrase "go-go gadget" before naming the device. Gadget is powerful, lovable, brave, caring and protective, and loyal to his career as a lawman, but he is also dim-witted, silly, clueless, incompetent and gullible. In many ways Gadget was reminiscent ofMaxwell Smart(also portrayed by Don Adams) from theGet SmartTV show, using similar catchphrases and manners of speech.However, his attire and absent-minded personality are much closer toPeter Sellers' portrayal ofInspector Clouseaufrom the classicThe Pink Pantherseries of movies. In fact, in the originalInspector Gadgetpilot, he has a mustache just like Inspector Clouseau's, which was removed in subsequent episodes possibly to satisfy a copyright claim by MGM.

Gadget has a knack of inadvertently saving the day, usually without realizing he is doing so. Gadget loves his family more than anything and would do anything to keep them from harm, especially Penny. He was voiced byDon Adamsin the original series andInspector Gadget's Field Tripuntil Adams' retirement from voicing Gadget in 1999,Gary Owensand laterJesse Whitein the original series' pilot episode,Keith Scottin theKFCcommercials in Australia andMaurice LaMarchein theSuper Mario Bros. Super Show,Gadget and the Gadgetinis,the direct-to-video animated films, and variousDIC Kids Networkbumpers. For the 2015 series, the voice of Gadget is provided by Ivan Sherry. It is revealed inthe first live action filmthat Gadget's real name isJonathan "John" Brown,though later French promotional materials gave his real name asAugustin Tamare.He is portrayed byMatthew Broderickin the first film andFrench Stewartin the sequel.

Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw

Dr. Claw is the main antagonist of the franchise. He is the leader of an evil crime syndicate called M.A.D. Only his arms are shown, wearing silver gauntlets with golden spiked wrist bands and a gold M.A.D. signet ring on one of the right middle fingers. He has a pet cat, who is often napping but is startled awake when Dr. Claw slams his fist on his console if Gadget foils his evil plans. A parody ofErnst Stavro Blofeldfrom the James Bond franchise, his face is never seen at all (except in the first live action film, the second film had his face obscured by his hat and coat) with only his hands and pet cat visible. On a Dr. Claw action figure, the face was covered by a sticker on the box, which meant the toy had to be bought for his face to be seen. He is ruthless, murderous, sinister, dark, sadistic, and greedy, and will do anything to rule the world and destroy Gadget. InGadget and the Gadgetinis,he reveals that he thinks Gadget's idiocy is an act to taunt him. In the 2015 series, he is noticeably less competent and malicious and the crimes he commits are a lot more petty. He has been voiced byFrank Welker,Don Francks,Brian Drummond,Doug Rand, andMartin Roach.Inthe first live action filmhis name is revealed to beSanford Scolexand he is portrayed byRupert Everett.Tony Martinsubsequently took over the role of Dr. Claw inthe sequel.

Penny Brown

Penny is Gadget's intelligent niece and the one who really stops Dr. Claw's evil schemes. She uses many high-tech devices to help her secretly solve the cases and stop the bad guys such as a computer book, a video watch, a laptop, and a holographic tablet. However, her meddling often leads to her getting kidnapped by the villains, which leaves Brain to rescue her. She is 10 in the original series, 12 inGadget and the Gadgetinis,16 inInspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever,and 14 (later turning 15) in the 2015 series. Penny loves her uncle more than anything, which is why she is always ready to help him behind his back, but on a few occasions she gets annoyed by his stupidity. InInspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever,she is notably more selfish, and unlike any other version, she doesn't try to help her uncle at all. In the 2015 series, she has become an agent in training, is more physically active than in previous versions, and she has a crush on Dr. Claw's nephew, Talon.

For the original series, her voice was portrayed byMona Marshallin the pilot episode,Cree Summerin the first season, and Holly Berger in the second season. In the commercials forKFCin Australia, she was voiced byRobyn Moore.Erica Horn provided her voice inInspector Gadget Saves Christmas.From 2001 to 2005, she was voiced byTegan Moss.Tara Strongvoices her in the 2015 series. Inthe first live action filmshe is portrayed byMichelle Trachtenberg.Caitlin Wachsportrays herin the sequel.

Brain

Brain is Gadget and Penny's shy but intelligent, sweet, lovable and curious 4-(later 5)-year-old dog. He is the only one who knows that Penny is the one who really saves the world. Brain usually has the job of keeping Gadget safe on his missions while Penny investigates M.A.D's crimes. He usually disguises himself when following Gadget, which often causes Gadget to think he's a M.A.D Agent. He is absent inGadget and the Gadgetinisand only shows up in pictures. The reason given for why he is absent is because after all the years of secretly helping Gadget, he has become phobic of gadgets, Gadget, and the word itself. He ran away to a riverside shack to get away from Gadget. He returned in the episode,No Brainer,where Penny made him a translation collar in order to help find Gadget. However, he does return in later spinoffs.

His voice was played in the original series byFrank Welker,Maurice LaMarcheinGadget and the Gadgetinis,andScott McCordin the 2015 series.Lee Tockarvoiced him inInspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever.Inthe first live action filmhe is voiced byDon Adams.Inthe sequelhe is voiced byJeff Bennett.In the AustralianKFCcommercials he was voiced byKeith Scott.

Chief Frank Quimby

Chief Quimby is Gadget's moody boss and the chief of the Metro City police (Riverton Police Department In The Live ActionDisneyfilms). He usually pops up near the beginning of each episode to give Gadget a sheet of paper describing his mission. Once Gadget finishes reading them, the paper self-destructs and blows up in Quimby's face in a parody ofMission: Impossible.He appears at the end to congratulate Gadget and give him full credit for stopping Dr. Claw. He is unaware that Penny did all the work, even though she always calls him. InGadget and the Gadgetinis,he has become an agent for the CIA. In the 2015 series, he is given glasses, and his hair is blonde instead of brown. He was mentioned by Gadget in some episodes ofInspector Gadget's Field Trip.

His voice in the original series was provided byJohn Stephensonin the pilot, Dan Hennessey in the first season, andMaurice LaMarchefor the second season and the 1992 Christmas Special.Jim Byrnesvoiced him inInspector Gadget's Last Case.He is voiced byDerek McGrathin the 2015 series. Inthe first live action filmhe is portrayed byDabney Coleman.Mark Mitchellportrays himin the sequel.

Recurring characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

• An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
• ^Vindicates a voice-only role.

• ^Sindicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.

Characters	Original series						Television special	Spin-off series					Live action films		Animated films
	Inspector Gadget		Inspector Gadget				Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas	Gadget Boy & Heather		Inspector Gadget's Field Trip		Gadget & the Gadgetinis	Inspector Gadget	Inspector Gadget 2	Inspector Gadget's Last Case	Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever
	Season 1	Season 2	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4		Season 1	Gadget Boy's Adventures in History	Season 1	Season 2
Inspector Gadget	Don Adams		Ivan Sherry				Don Adams			Don Adams		Maurice LaMarche	Matthew Broderick	French Stewart	Maurice LaMarche
							Maurice LaMarcheS
Dr. Claw	Frank Welker	Frank Welker	Martin Roach				Frank Welker					Brian Drummond	Rupert Everett	Tony Martin	Brian Drummond
	Don Francks
Penny	Cree Summer	Holly Berger	Tara Strong				Erica Horn					Tegan Moss	Michelle Trachtenberg	Caitlin Wachs	Tegan Moss
Brain	Frank Welker		Scott McCord				Frank Welker					Lee Tockar	Don AdamsV	Scooter and Riley	—	Lee Tockar
														Jeff Glenn BennettV
Chief Quimby	Dan Hennessey	Maurice LaMarche	Derek McGrath				Maurice LaMarche					—	Dabney Coleman	Mark Mitchell	Jim Byrnes
Professor Von Slickstein	Andy Goldberg		Scott McCord
	Don Francks
Maryland Claw			Martin Roach									Teryl Rothery
Gadget Boy								Don Adams		Don Adams
								Maurice LaMarche
Gadgetmobile	Character is mute, inanimate object only						Character is mute, inanimate object only						D. L. HughleyV		Jaleel White	Bernie Mac
Mayor Wilson													Cheri Oteri	Sigrid Thornton

Series and television specials

Inspector Gadget(1983)

Main article:Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)

The originalanimated television seriesin the franchise,Inspector Gadget,debuted in 1983 and introduced audiences to the adventures of a clumsy, simple-wittedbionicdetectivenamed Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's nemesis isDr. Claw,the leader of an evil organization, known as "M.A.D."

Inspector Gadgetwas the first TV series from DiC Entertainment to be produced directly for syndication. Its two seasons originally ran from 1983 to 1985 and remained insyndicationinto the late 1990s.

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas

Main article:Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas

In 1992, DiC produced an animated Christmas special based on the series,Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas.In the special, Dr. Claw has locked upSanta Clausat the North Pole and hypnotized his elves, forcing them to break all toys that are being produced. Inspector Gadget, Penny, and Brain travel to the North Pole in an attempt to stop Dr. Claw and save Christmas. This special was nominated for anEmmy.Don Adams,Frank Welker,Erica Horn andMaurice LaMarcheprovide the voices for the characters.

Gadget Boy & Heather

Main article:Gadget Boy & Heather

The 1995Gadget Boy and Heatherseries was a spinoff from the original show. The series is about a younger version of Gadget, "Gadget Boy" (also voiced by Don Adams). Instead of Penny and Brain the Dog, Gadget Boy was assisted by the resourceful Heather (voiced byTara Strong). Just as maladroit as his adult self is, Gadget Boy was usually bailed out of situations by the more practical Heather, though he was also helped greatly by his myriad of high-tech gadgets and extendable arms and legs. In this series, traditional nemesis Dr. Claw was replaced by the villainess Spydra. In addition, the chief, Strombolli had a "fax tie" that exploded after the mission was read, continuing therunning gagfrom the original series in which Chief Quimby would get blown up by an exploding message.

Gadget Boy's Adventures in History

Two years later, in 1997,Gadget Boy & Heatherspawned an educational spinoff,Gadget Boy's Adventures in History,which aired onThe History Channel.This series marked the last time Don Adams would perform a voice role for an animated Gadget series two years before his retirement from voicing an animated Gadget in 1999 and eight years before his death in 2005.

Inspector Gadget's Field Trip

Main article:Inspector Gadget's Field Trip

In 1996, Gadget took students around the world in this series of 50 field trips, mainly created to market to stations to fulfill the FCCE/Irequirements. The show put an animated Inspector Gadget on top of live-action filming of the locations that Gadget guided viewers through. Don Adams returned as Gadget's voice while Penny, Brain, Chief Quimby (although mentioned by Gadget in some episodes), Capeman and Dr. Claw are entirely absent.

Gadget & the Gadgetinis

Main article:Gadget & the Gadgetinis

In 2002, the French studio SIP Animation (Saban International Paris), in cooperation with DiC, produced 52 episodes of the then-new TV seriesGadget and the Gadgetinis.The series debuted onChannel 5in the UK in August 2002, followed by French channelM6in September 2002 and then onFox Kidschannels across Europe from 2003. It was planned to air in the United States onFox Family,but after the Channel was acquired by Disney in 2001 it never did and so it has never aired in the United States.

Inspector Gadget (again voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is now a member of an organization called "WOMP" (World Organization of Mega Powers) and is now, Lieutenant Gadget. He is still aided in his work by Penny (who is now twelve years old), as well as the new robot characters Digit and Fidget, the titular Gadgetinis invented by Penny, due to Brain running away. It follows the same plot as the original series, with the dim-witted Gadget attempting to fight crime on his own, while Penny and her helpers secretly do all the work. Dr. Claw, now with the first name George, returns as the main villain, with his relatives introduced in some episodes. In some stories, he is replaced by other villains.

The production values of this series were higher than any of the previous revivals and spinoff series. Also, the original creators ofInspector Gadgetwere all involved:Andy Heywardwas one of the executive producers;Jean Chalopinwrote or co-wrote all the episodes, in addition to being credited as the new show's creator; whereasBruno Bianchidirected and produced the series.

Inspector Gadget(2015)

Main article:Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)

A new computer-animatedInspector GadgetTV series had been in development since at least the start of 2012, possibly earlier. It was commissioned byTeletoon Canada,which aired the show, and put into preproduction byThe Cookie Jar Company.In January 2012, the then-in-development show was mentioned by Ray Sharma, the CEO ofXMG Studio,which produced the hit mobile game "Inspector Gadget: M.A.D. Dash". Sharma described how the success of the game had resulted in a new TV series having been in the making: "We did 1 million downloads in a week, and it's reinvigorated the TV brand with a new TV series in production."

In September 2012, Cookie Jar issued a short press release about the then-upcoming series, as part of the advertising for it during the MIPCOM market that October, stating: "Cookie Jar Entertainment is celebrating Inspector Gadget’s 30th anniversary with the launch of a brand-new series with its Canadian broadcast partner TELETOON. The series will again revolve around the iconic bionic bumbling detective."On June 9, 2013,Teletoonofficially announced the reboot show with two press pictures of Gadget's new look as well as a press release: "MAD Agents, look out! Criminals, beware! Bystanders… take cover! Inspector Gadget is back to battle Dr. Claw with all-new gadgets – and all-new gadget-related chaos. But the loveable, bumbling, accidentally-destructive Inspector is not alone in the fight to take down MAD. His ever trusty police-dog, Brain, is still by his side and he's getting extra crime-fighting help from his new partner, Inspector-in-training Penny (voiced byTara Strong). With MAD more powerful than ever and with the arrival of Dr. Claw's evil-genius (and totally crush-worthy) nephew Talon, Penny and Brain will need to use every ounce of their training to keep the world safe from Dr. Claw… and Gadget. "

Unlike the other shows, Penny is more of the protagonist and Dr. Claw is as incompetent and useless as Gadget (if not more so). The series was produced byDHX Media,which purchased Cookie Jar in 2012. According to a DHX Media distribution catalogue released as a PDF on January 15, 2014, the show premiered in 2015 on Netflix.

On December 4, 2014, it was announced that the series has 26 episodes and that it would air onBoomerang's international channels in 2015.The series premiered onBoomerangin Australia on January 5, 2015.

Films

Inspector Gadget (live action)
Directed by	David Kellogg (1) Alex Zamm(2)
Written by	Kerry Ehrin(1) Zak Penn(1) Dana Olsen(1) Alex Zamm (2) Ron Anderson (2) William Robertson (2)
Produced by	Jordan Kerner(1) Roger Birnbaum(1) Aaron Meyerson (1) Andy Heyward(1) Peter M. Green (2) Charles Hirschhorn (2)
Starring	Matthew Broderick Rupert Everett Joely Fisher D.L. Hughley French Stewart Elaine Hendrix
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg(1) Geoffrey Wharton (2)
Edited by	Alan Cody (1) Thom Noble(1) Jimmy Hill (2)
Music by	John Debney(1) Chris Hajian (2)
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Caravan Pictures DIC Entertainment Roger Birnbaum Productions Avnet-Kerner Productions Fountain Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures(1) Walt Disney Home Entertainment(2)
Release dates	Inspector Gadget: July 23, 1999 Inspector Gadget 2: March 11, 2003
Running time	166 minutes
Budget	Total (2 films): $102 million

Live action

Main article:Inspector Gadget (film)

Inspector Gadgetwasadaptedintoa 1999 live action filmbyWalt Disney Pictures,starringMatthew Broderickas the title character andRupert Everettas Dr. Claw. As opposed to the animated series, where Gadget is bumbling and clueless and Dr. Claw's face is never shown, Gadget appears to be more reliable and competent in detective work and Dr. Claw's face appears many times in the film. In addition, Gadget and Dr. Claw were also given civilian names; Jonathan "John" Brown and Sanford Scolex, respectively.

Main article:Inspector Gadget 2

A second film,Inspector Gadget 2featured many changes from the first one, such as Doctor Bradford no longer assisting Gadget or being his romantic interest, instead being replaced by a well-meaning and upbeat scientist named Baxter and a new romantic interest named G2 and Gadget and Claw's civilian names are no longer mentioned. Being a year later in the movie's timeline, Gadget had begun displaying his cartoon namesake's glitches by receiving the wrong gadget when he calls out a specific device. He falls in love with his intended replacement: the fully robotic G2. Furthermore, none of the cast from the first film returned to their roles exceptD.L. Hughley.

Reboot

In May 2015, it was announced that a new film with a rebooted version of the character is in the works. Like the live-action films, it will be done byDisney,withDan Linproducing it.In October 2019,Mikey DayandStreeter Seidellwere hired to write the film.

Animated

Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets

Released on VHS byBuena Vista Home Videoin March 2000 to coincide withDisney's live action theatrical film,Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgetstakes the format of aclip showin which Gadget has a flashback to his past adventures in the original TV series, using footage from the episodes "The Capeman Cometh", "Prince of the Gypsies", and "Gadget's Gadgets"; as well as some stock footage fromInspector Gadget's Field Tripfor the present-day segments. Maurice LaMarche did Inspector Gadget's voice in the modern segments, marking his first cartoon voice appearance as Gadget, who had previously been voiced byDon Adams.Original series actorsCree SummerandFrank Welkerreprised their roles as Penny, Brain and Dr. Claw in the modern segments.

Inspector Gadget's Last Case

In 2002, as part of theDIC Movie Toonsseries of movies, DIC released a full-length animatedtelevision filmcalledInspector Gadget's Last Case,directed by Michael Maliani. It premiered on television on October 6, 2002, onNickelodeonand was released on DVD and VHS shortly afterward byMGM Home Entertainment.

The film is about Inspector Gadget giving up his beloved but aging Gadgetmobile, while his archenemy Dr. Claw uses a competing crime fighter to discredit Gadget and cost him his badge. Penny and Brain make appearances as minor supporting characters. In this, Gadget is more competent, yet he is still bumbling, similar to his persona in the pilot episode and his Matthew Broderick counterpart. Even though the film uses the same character designs as the concurrentGadget & The GadgetinisTV series,SIP Animationwasn't involved with the production of this movie. Maurice LaMarche reprised the role of Gadget in this film andJaleel Whitevoiced the Gadgetmobile. In most European regions, the movie aired onDisney ChannelorToon Disney.In Germany, the film aired onCartoon Network.

Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever

2005'sInspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Everwas the firstInspector Gadgetanimated production to be completely rendered using3D computer animation.It returned Gadget to his familiar trenchcoat from the original series. Brain is also back in his old role, while Penny is now 16 years old. Gadget is again voiced byMaurice LaMarche,and Penny and Claw are once again voiced byTegan MossandBrian Drummond,respectively, whileBernie Macvoices the Gadgetmobile. The plot features Dr. Claw breaking out of jail with the help of a specially hired Scottish agent named Bombaboy. He and Bombaboy seek out a prehistoric dragon-like creature to get revenge on his captors and launch yet another scheme to conquer the world. Production on the film was announced in May 2004, under the working titleInspector Gadget Saves the Day... Maybe,and the film was released on September 6, 2005, byLions Gate Home Entertainment.

Cancelled projects

Gadget Girl

In November 1992, DIC announced they would be developing a spin-off titledGadget Girl,featuring a female protagonist.In 1994,Bohbot Entertainmentacquired US-syndication rights for airing on theirAmazin' Adventuresblock.However, the series would never see the light of day.

During the development of fellow Gadget spin-offGadget Boy,it was confirmed by staff thatGadget Girlwas one of the many ideas in what would becomeGadget Boy.

GI Gadget

In 1999, DIC announced they would be co-producing a newInspector Gadgetseries to cash-in on the success of thelive-action movietentatively titledGI Gadget,which would be co-produced with French-animation studio Arles Animation.GI Gadgethave featured the titular character joining an elite army commando unit.The series was planned to start with aTV Moviein 2000 and the full series in 2001, but nothing else was mentioned of the series and was silently canceled not long after. Arles Animation would later be purchased byBKN Internationalin June of that year.

Unnamed 2009 series

In April 2008, a newInspector Gadgetseries was announced to premiere in Spring 2009 to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary. The series would have taken a darker tone than the otherInspector Gadgetseries, featuring a 2D/3D animesque art style with cinematic camera angles and dramatic musical cues, as well as new villains alongside Dr. Claw.The series was never produced, and was canceled likely due to DIC's purchase byCookie Jar Entertainmentin July 2008.

Video games

The first game developed based on the series wasInspector Gadget and the Circus of Feardeveloped byBeam Softwareand scheduled for release byMelbourne Housein the UK in 1987 for theCommodore 64andZX Spectrum.It resembled the arcade titleMetro-Crossand was a left-to-right scrolling racing/jumping game with a quasi-isometric forced 3d perspective. Although the game was completed, and preview copies were reviewed (unfavourably) in the computing press, it was scrapped on the verge of release. The game featured a cameo by the titular character from theHorace seriesof games. Anadventure gamebased on the series,Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 – Global Terror!was eventually released on the PC in 1990 by a company called Azeroth.

An LCD ElectronicInspector Gadgetdeveloped by Bandai was released in 1984.

AnNESgame was planned for release byHudson Soft,but was quietly cancelled. Instead, Hudson released anSNESgame in 1993 simply calledInspector Gadget.The game features a rare glimpse of Dr. Claw's face.

In March 2000, it was announced thatUbi Softhad teamed with Light & Shadow Production to release anInspector Gadgetgame for thePlayStation.That game was revealed asInspector Gadget: Gadget's Crazy Maze,with aGame Boy ColortitleInspector Gadget: Operation Madkactus,following as well.

After this partnership, Light and Shadow Production released threeInspector Gadgettitles on their own -Inspector Gadget: Advance MissionforGame Boy Advance(Published byDreamCatcher Interactivein the United States) and two European-exclusive titles -Inspector Gadget: Mad Robots Invasionfor thePlayStation 2andInspector Gadget Racingfor the Game Boy Advance.

After Light & Shadow Production was purchased by Hip Games, the latter company releasedGadget & Gadgetinisfor the PlayStation 2 andPCin Europe.

An iOS game based on the series was first released by Namco in 2009.The Namco Inspector Gadget game was removed from theApp Storein 2011. Another game titledInspector Gadget's MAD Dashwas released for iOS devices,iPhoneandiPod Touch,byXMG Studioin 2010. It features Shuki Levy's original theme music and also includes original voices from the show. In the same game, Doctor Claw reveals his face and is once again given the first name George.

On April 27, 2023, publisherMicroidsannounced a party game,Inspector Gadget – Mad Time Party,which was released on September 14, 2023 forNintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/SandWindows.In this game, MAD has taken over Metro City, to which Professor Von Slickstein creates a time machine to prevent this from happening, however Gadget accidentally destroyed it and inadvertently summoned his ancestors from different eras in time. In order to fix this, Inspector Gadget and his ancestors compete in challenges to collect parts to repair the time machine, capture disguised MAD agents, and save Metro City from the rule of Dr. Claw.

Music

The originalInspector Gadgettheme song was composed by American composerShuki Levy(who also wrote the themes forPower RangersandDigimon), and was based onEdvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King".

Several early rap records sampling theInspector Gadgettheme song were released in 1985. The Kartoon Krew also released "Inspector Gadget" onZYX Music,which contains vocal samples and quotes from the popular cartoon series, reenacted by the rap group for the song. East New York rap group Bad Boys & K-Love released a record on Starlite Records, "Bad Boys", featured on the UK hip hop compilationStreet Sounds Electro 9.Following the trend,Slick RickandDoug E. Freshused samples from theInspector Gadgettheme song on their single "The Show".The theme song has been heavily sampled in the years since then.California-based punk bandLagwagonrecorded a short instrumental cover of the theme song on their 1992 albumDuh.

The new (2015) theme was composed by Canadian film and TV composers Stephen Skratt and Asher Lenz, "once again usingIn the Hall of the Mountain Kingas inspiration ".

Books

A newInspector Gadgetcomic book, based on the original 1983 TV series, was launched in the U.S. byViper Comicsin 2011. A preview issue was published as part ofFree Comic Book Dayon May 7, 2011; the entire story was then released officially in August as a 48-page comic book titled "Inspector Gadget: Gadget on the Orient Express". The comic book was written by Dale Mettam and illustrated by José Cobá. No follow-up issues have been released to date.

Other appearances

On a 1989 episode ofThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,another DiC production, a live-action bumper segment titled"Defective Gadgetry"had a guest appearance byInspector Gadget,in which he came to the Mario Bros. for help in repairing him. This was his first live-action appearance predating the 1999 live action film that was released ten years later. Maurice LaMarche (who would assume the voice role in"Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets"ten years later) plays Gadget in this segment. A second live-action segment,"Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn"had Gadget returning to help the Mario Bros. find a lost treasure.

TheRobot Chickenepisode "Adoption's an Option"featured a sketch featuring theInspector Gadgetcharacters in a parody ofThe Terminator.In this sketch, Gadget replaces a faulty part with a Cyberdyne part, only to be turned into an unstoppable killing machine whenSkynetgoes online. The sketch goes on to revolve around Penny and Brain trying to avoid being killed by the now-evil Gadget, eventually killing him in a factory. Meanwhile, Mad Cat dies ofleukemia;at the end of the show, Dr. Claw blames Gadget for Mad Cat's death. Ironically, Dr. Claw claims that he somehow found out it was Penny and Brain who were behind all of Gadget's successful missions, and planned to gain control of Inspector Gadget via Skynet, and use him to kill them using the Cyberdyne technology that gained control of him. (Penny is voiced byCree Summerand Brain & Dr. Claw byFrank Welker,who were the original voice actors for the characters.)

The 2019 video gameTales of the Neon Seafeatures a reference to Inspector Gadget in the form of a character called "Detective Gadget of Starlight City", who joined the police force on the 6th of September 2117 and was killed in action on August 5, 2126, protecting civilians.

In 2022, Gadget and Brain made a brief cameo appearance in aRenault Cliocommercialmade forFranceandSpain,featuring "Video Killed the Radio Star"byThe Buggles.

External links

• Inspector GadgetatIMDb
• Inspector Gadget's Last CaseatIMDb
• Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper EveratIMDb
• Inspector Gadget's Last CaseatRotten Tomatoes
• Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper EveratRotten Tomatoes