Inspector
Gadget

Inspector Gadget is the main character 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, portrayed by Don Adams 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 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, Penny's unseen assistance, or pure luck.

The episode "M.A.D. Trap" is one of the few episodes in which Inspector Gadget actually shows some competence.

When Dr. Claw traps him in a steel foundry, he uses his gadgets flawlessly to save Penny and Brain. Later, in "The Moral," Penny and Brain muse that it was a good thing his gadgets were in top shape.


Another example where he shows some genuine police skill occurs in another episode when he makes an earnest effort to catch Claw during a car chase and becomes infuriated when Claw gets away.

In the early episodes Gadget is halfway brilliant and acknowledges Dr. Claw is nearby.

After the first few episodes, however, Inspector Gadget has become incompetent.

Occasionally, he also inadvertently helps Penny solve the case, with his bungling either distracting Dr. Claw or setting things up for Penny to do her work.

The nearest Gadget ever gets to capturing Dr. Claw is in the opening teaser of each episode in which Gadget handcuffs a decoy metal glove, only to have a bomb explode in his face.

However, this is meant to demonstrate that Claw always manages to escape justice and was never seen in any actual episode.

Inspector Gadget episodelist

01. Gadget in Winterland
02. Monster Lake
03. Down on the Farm
04. Gadget at the Circus
05. The Amazon
06. Health Spa
07. The Boat
08. Haunted Castle
09. Race to the Finish
10. The Ruby
11. A Star Is Lost
12. All That Glitters
13. Movie Set
14. Amusement Park
15. Art Heist
16. Volcano Island
17. The Invasion
18. The Infiltration
19. The Curse of the Pharaoh
20. M.A.D. Trap
21. Basic Training
22. Unknown
23. Sleeping Gas
24. Gadget's Replacement
25. Greenfinger
26. Gadget Goes West
27. Launch Time
28. Photo Safari
29. The Coo-Coo Clock Caper
30. The Bermuda Triangle
31. The Japanese Connection
32. Arabian Nights
33. A Clear Case
34. Dutch Treat
35. Eye of the Dragon
36. Doubled Agent
37. Plantform of the Opera
38. Don't Hold Your Breath
39. Gone Went the Wind
40. King Wrong
41. Pirate Island
42. M.A.D. Academy
43. No Flies on Us
44. Luck of the Irish
45. Prince of the Gypsies
46. Old Man of the Mountain
47. The Emerald Duck
48. Do Unto Udders
49. Did You Myth Me?
50. A Bad Altitude
51. Funny Money
52. Follow That Jet
53. Dry Spell
54. Smeldorado
55. Quimby Exchange
56. Weather in Tibet
57. Unhenged
58. Snakin' All Over
59. In Seine
60. Tree Guesses
61. Birds of a Feather
62. So It Is Written
63. Fang the Wonder Dog
64. School for Pickpockets
65. Quiz Master
66. Magic Gadget
67. The Great Wambini's Seance
68. Wambini Predicts
69. The Capeman Cometh
70. Crashcourse in Crime
71. Gadget's Gadgets
72. Gadget in Minimadness
73. The Incredible Shrinking Gadget
74. Gadget Meets the Grappler
75. Ghost Catchers
76. Busy Signal
77. Bad Dreams Are Made of This
78. Focus on Gadget
79. M.A.D. in the Moon
80. N.S.F. Gadget
81. Tyrannosaurus Gadget
82. Gadget's Roma
83. Gadget's Clean Sweep
84. Gadget Meets the Clan
85. Gadget and Old Lace
86. Gadget and the Red Rose



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