Inspector Gadget Disney Movies Specials And Spinoffs

The cartoon was made in France, by its merchandising company DiC Entertainment. Don Adams, the voice of Inspector Gadget in the American version of the cartoon, also played Maxwell Smart, the lead character in Get Smart, giving both shows a certain resemblance to US viewers.

Inspector Gadget was a cyborg; he had various " gadgets" built into his anatomy. He could activate each gadget by saying the phrase, "Go-go gadget arms!" (for example). The gadgets would often malfunction in humorous ways, to which he would reply "I have to get these gadgets fixed!" but never did.

Each episode, Dr. Claw was foiled not by Inspector Gadget, but by his young niece Penny and her dog Brain. Brain would assume a disguise so as not to be noticed; Gadget would spot him, mistake his own dog for a costumed MAD agent, and pursue Brain trying to arrest him. Inspector Gadget invariably got credit for solving the crime, and everyone believed that he had in fact stopped Dr. Claw single-handedly. Gadget reported to Chief of Police Quimby, who gave him his assignments on pieces of exploding paper... which invariably wound up backfiring on Quimby.

Dr. Claw was always depicted sitting in a high-backed chair facing away from the audience, and was thus never seen except for his right arm. He had a cat, Mad Cat. At the end of every episode, Dr. Claw would escape, and yell, "I'll get you next time, Gadget! Next time!" He is a spoof of Ernst Blofeld, the villain of several James Bond movies.

1 Disney movies

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2 Specials and spinoffs

2.1 Super Mario Bros. Super Show

During at least one of the live-action segments of this 1989 syndicated show, also made by DiC, Don Adams appeared as Inspector Gadget, called upon to help the Mario Bros. with some problem. His arrival was announced by the familiar Inspector Gadget theme song.

2.2 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas

In 1992, DiC made a Christmas special called Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas.

Dr. Claw has locked up Santa ClausFor places in the United States with this name, please see Santa Claus (disambiguation). Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick is the American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicho at the North Pole and hypnotized his elves! Christmas will be finished unless Dr. Claw is stopped. Enter Inspector Gadget, his niece Penny, and Brain the Dog! They travel to the North Pole in an attempt to stop the evil madman and save the holiday...but will they make it in time?

2.3 Inspector Gadget's Field Trip

In 1995, DiC made a series called Inspector Gadget's Field Trip.

In this series, the popular animated character, Inspector Gadget, takes students around the world in this series of 50 field trips. Adams returns as the voice of Gadget.

2.4 Gadget and the Gadgetinis

In 2001, DiC also made the spinoff Gadget and the Gadgetinis.

In it, Gadget is a lieutenantA Lieutenant is a military or paramilitary officer. The word lieutenant derives from French; the lieu meaning "place" as in a position or territory; and tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position". The British monarch's representative in Ireland a member of an organization called "WOMP" (World Organization of Mega Powers). He is aided in his work by Penny (a character from the original series), as well as new characters, the robots Digit and Fidget.

2.5 Inspector Gadget's Last Case

In 2002, DiC made an animated movie called Inspector Gadget's Last Case.

When Inspector Gadget gives up his beloved but aging Gadgetmobile, his archenemy Dr. Claw uses a competing crime fighter to discredit Gadget and cost him his badge. The movie is a slapstick comedy cartoon filled with action.

The voice of Gadget is provided by Maurice LaMarcheMaurice LaMarche is a prolific voice actor known for his impressions of Orson Welles. He has portrayed Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget Egon Spengler in the many incarnations of the Ghostbusters cartooons, the Brain in Pinky and the Brain and numerous sec rather than Don Adams. Oddly enough--noting the Inspector's dog's name--LaMarche is most well-known as the other Brain, the large-headed megalomaniacal lab mouse on Animaniacs.

Also, after all these years, Dr. Claw's face is finally visible to the audience...sort of. This movie has the same animation as the Gadgetinis series.

2.6 Inspector Gadget Saves the Day... Maybe

Recently, DiC announced another 3D animated Gadget movie and DiC is teamed up with Mainframe Entertainment. The film is called Inspector Gadget Saves the Day... Maybe. This is the first time IG has ever been 3D.

The world's greatest bionic detective is back and more bumbling than ever. With his niece, Penny, who is now sweet sixteen and even more devoted to Gadget than before, and Penny's dog, Brain, who is still smarter than Gadget could ever hope to be, the Inspector protects Metro City from the heinous machinations of the evil Doctor Claw and his incompetent minions on one hand, and the lunacy of its deranged Mayor on the other. Metro City's Mayor misguidedly buys a thawed, prehistoric Giant Flying Lizard egg to attract tourists. Inspector Gadget must save the pricy egg when Dr. Claw steals it and then save Metro City -- and the entire world -- when it hatches!

3 Inspector Gadget's gadgets

Gadget Binoculars - Binoculars lowered down out of his hat over his eyes.
Gadget Brella - A hand holding an umbrella that came out of his hat.
Gadget Coat - His trench coat inflated when he pulled one of the buttons on it and enabled him to float. It was almost always deactivated by being punctured.
Gadget Copter - A helicopter that came out of his hat that enabled him to fly.
Gadget cuffs - A handcuff came out of his forearm just above his hand.
Gadget Lasso - His necktie turned into a lasso.
Gadget Legs/Arms/neck - His neck, arms and legs could extend to great lengths.
Gadget Mallet - A wooden hammer held in a robotic hand that also came from the hat. It usually wound up bopping someone it shouldn't--sometimes even the Inspector himself.
Gadget Phone - A telephone in his hand. The antenna came out of one finger and the speaker and receiver on others. This is the only gadget that was not voice activated. Possibly a reference, also, to Maxwell Smart's ingenious shoe-phone.
Gadget Respirator - A self contained breathing mask and the only hat gadget Gadget has to physically reach for and pull on.
Gadget Siren - A police light and siren popped out of the top of his hat.
Gadget Skates - Roller skates came out of the bottom of his shoes. Also, sometimes rockets would come out of the sides.
Gadget Skis - Skis extended out of the ends of his shoes.
Hand Gadgets - there were several gadgets that were inside his fingers and were utilized by taking the end off his finger to expose the gadget. These included: flashlight, laser, pen, corkscrew, and whistle.

At times, the wrong gadget would emerge when another was called for, and Gadget would muse that he was overdue for a checkup/tuneup.

4 See also

Gadget Boy & Heather

5 Video clips

6 External links

Internet Movie Database links

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