I watched Inspector Gadget three (3) times a day for about three (3) years as a kid. It could be classified as Anime. Brain is the true hero of the show and very Warner Bros.

It's a shame Michael Richards never starred as Inspector Gadget. That movie would have written itself.

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

People may knock him, but French Stewart was not a bad Gadget, he was leagues better than Broderick (who if he hadn’t committed vehicular homicide, Inspector Gadget probably would have been the most horrible thing he’d be remembered for) in the direct to video sequel which if they had managed to get rid of the horrible gadget mobile it would have actually been a completely enjoyable movie. But I agree if we had Kramer instead of Ferris Bueller it could have actually been a hell of a movie instead of a “what the hell?” Movie

There are multiple older fictional characters that were part of the inspiration for Inspector Gadget. Two of them were Inspector Juaque Cleatsue (Pink Panther series) and Inspector Zenigata (Lupin the third franchise)

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

The Inflating Trench-coat came from Pink Panther Strikes again in fact.

@arwanrhys5186

2 жыл бұрын

Maxuel Smart, seemimngly dim but always resolved the case. Also played by Don Adams.

@gcell10

2 жыл бұрын

Well Inspector Gadget was born out of a failed Lupin spin-off

@Mr1031964

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking "The Six Million Dollar Man" was also an inspiration for him but i'm not 100% on that. lol

@brianmurphy250

Жыл бұрын

@@arwanrhys5186 Maxwell Smart co created by Mel Brooks/Buck Henry. RIP Don….you made my childhood with Get Smart.

I remember watching this cartoon in the late 80s, it was a lot of fun 😆. I remember in the episode that has the family going to Transylvania, I loved the moment when Gadget saves the Penny and Brain from falling off the cliff on their way to Dracula's castle 🏰.

@gracie99999

Жыл бұрын

and the dude wit the stash big dude.. Colombo , love boat, threes company twilight zone etc

Another fun fact that people don’t often remember Heathcliff and the Cadillac Cat’s (the 3rd time Heathcliff got a series) featured Gadget as a background character, often on TV sets in the Cat’s universe. Also in one instance the Cadillac Cats made a cameo in an alley on Inspector Gadget.

Later episodes would feature characters like Captain Cape-Man, a hero-worshiping nerd in a homemade superhero costume, and Les Renowned, a retired gangster and mentor to Dr Claw.

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it was Corporal Cape-Man probably so it wouldn’t be one letter difference from a certain Flintstone’s spin-off character.

@petergant1379

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Cape-man was, just MY opinion unnecessary and endlessly annoying, both to Penny and Brain, AND the viewers. Side note: Why would everyone think that Inspector Gadget was SO good at his job, if he never was!? I think, at some time, he WAS a competent and effective police agent, but, something went wrong during surgery to implant his cybernetics. This affected his mind, memories, AND, personality, to the point it is when we first meet him! Penny and Brain, have been the ONLY ones to notice this, and, since Brain, at least, has come along on some of Gadget's prior missions, you'd think he'd notice and recognize him despite him being in disguise, but, he doesn't, giving further credence to my theory he's not in optimum condition! This also gives a reason why, on occasion, Gadget's technology sometimes goes berserk, it doesn't recognize his mental OR oral commands.i

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

@@petergant1379 people think he’s good because he accomplished all his assignments, same way Clouseau is considered the most dangerous man in the world in the Pink Panther movies, people see the the bacon, not how the pig is getting cut up

@saicloneshabazz7573

2 жыл бұрын

Wheeeeeeee!!! I'm flying!!

@elcucuyfeo

2 жыл бұрын

We don’t talk about corporal cape man……

Inspector Gadget is the original RoboCop

Don Adam’s would also reprise his voice for Gadget in a series of educational videos on Geography called Inspector Gadget’s Field Trips. He would also voice the character of Gadget Boy for that perspective series and it’s specials. He however was long done by the time Gadget and the Gagetinis came out. He would however do a cameo for the movie voicing Brain in the credits (about the only good thing in that whole train wreck of my childhood)

Anyone remember "The Go Bots?" Or the cartoon "Cops"??? The last time I babysat my nephews, they wanted to watch cartoons on tv, I'm really unfamiliar with TV in general so I'm flipping channels and saw this Inspector Gadget on some channel that mostly plays Canadian kid shows in their lineup even though it's broadcast here in the states... My memories of being a kid are so much more meaningful to me now after my parents passed away... And they feel long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away lol

@blackboimuzikkingmario9728

2 жыл бұрын

COPS ..FIGHTING CRIME IN A FUTURE TIME....SAID BY BULLETPROOF

This series is the main inspiration for Pokemon (mainly the Kanto saga). Hell, Giovanni and Team Rocket are exactly like Dr. Claw and MAD.

I love the theory that claw is the real gadget and that he just wants to get back at the robot that took his place and the agency that turned him into what he is now.

As a kid I hated Gadget, I found the way that Brain and Penny did all the work whilst Gadget took the credit as deeply unfair 😂

@james739123

2 жыл бұрын

No one ever listens to children 😔

@gracie99999

Жыл бұрын

i love hatchet and eight is enough

@claudenicenovais845

Жыл бұрын

Fun i hate ia série ti oposite gadget not resolver case só Penny ame beain

@JesusProtects

Жыл бұрын

​@@james739123 kids are 99% wrong except in movies and cartoons where they are geniuses. Is like the concept of superheroes, a fantasy.

This was a good cartoon, remember watching this as a kid Even if they were all reruns for me

What if Dr. Claw was a sentient chair the entire time?

one of my childhood cartoon character favorites

Also you gotta love the conspiracy theory that some made that gadget is dr claw etc! But one of my theories is that chief was working secretly with gadget's niece penny,and gave her instructions to help her uncle because he wasn't qualified for this dangerous job that much! And the computer book was probably given to her from the police force to track down gadget if he was in trouble and stuff,having also the authority to use it as she pleased with the tech that had inside! After his accident his brain didn't worked that well with his body as it seems! 😆

@greek1237

Жыл бұрын

But the problem is there are some episodes where Gadget and Claw are in the same room or racing each other. You can Cleary see both in their own cockpits (Outside of Claw's face). So that one does not fly imo.

@TwesomE

Жыл бұрын

@@greek1237 Yeah of course it doesn't!

The 1999 film adaptation was my introduction to Inspector Gadget, I know it's not great but it means a lot to me and it got me intrigued in animatronic effects done in movies. I have respect towards the cartoon and its follow up and Netflix reboot, I honestly hope that the writers for the upcoming reboot film knows a lot about Gadget cause after the disaster that was Home Sweet Home Alone, I'm a little worried.

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the originals if you can… Adams made Gadget his own in a way no one else ever could

@damianprock1650

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly and just as well, the Inspector Gadget origin story portrayed in that movie made much more sense than the cartoon version, we even got to see Dr Claw's true face

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

@@damianprock1650 as a fan of the show the reveal of Dr. Claw’s face was an absolutely appalling choice (only exceeded by turning the gadget mobile into an obnoxious sidekick and Matthew Broderick’s abhorrent acting), what made Dr. Claw such a chilling villian was his air of mystery being identified by his chilling voice, his spiked gauntlet and his chair… revealing his face so shortly into the movie and giving him that ridiculous cyborg crab pincher was a slap in the face to the character, seems even Disney Realized so as claw went back into the shadows for the direct to video sequel.

@damianprock1650

2 жыл бұрын

@@hdofu it still made for a better origin story because the explosion was a more believable reason for Gadget to become what he is today than a slip on a banana peel, it's the same reason why the 2004 Punisher movie was a better origin story for the title character in question, because the mob hit on Frank's whole family was more believable than he and his family being in the wrong place at the wrong time

@Mr1031964

Жыл бұрын

I honestly say just about the same thing about the pokemon films. The older films might not have been the best writing or storytelling, but man did i love them.

I always liked whenever Gadget showed that he could actually be competent. One of the best examples of this is in a newer animated movie where his gadgets actually work correctly..

I remember this show. Penny the brilliant sleuth. Brain her faithful, resourceful dog companion. Sure the inspector was a scatter brain. Good times.

@Rokabur

2 жыл бұрын

And Penny was an actually good female char who didn't drag the males around her down in order to elevate herself above them like modern movies do.

Damn, used to watch this when it aired on Fox Kids, still remember one of his catchphrases..."Go, go, gadget legs".....really miss the old days....😞

Ah, the nostalgia. I remember watching this as a kid every saturday morning with my brother. This franchise is one of the oldest I'm still a fan of. Even the live action movies where somewhat enjoyable (Side note: I'm usually not a fan of making Live Action shows or movies about worlds and characters that originated in comics, cartoons or video games). I do hope it'll get a third sequal series some time in the future. Despite initial worries I've ended up enjoying both "Gadget and the Gadgetinis" and the 2015 animated show quite a lot (proving once again that one shouldn't judge a show without having seen it).

This cartoon has great childhood memories

Every day after school. 😎 I used to love this show as a kid.

The main cast are my favorites in this franchise.

Grew up on the reruns in the 90s. I would always sing the theme song

Dr. Claw’s face was a big deal to 80s kids… in fact there was a action feature, that hid Claw’s face on the box, the action figure is one of the 2 times his actual face is shown (the other time being the final showdown in Super NES game, and yes the game did show the same face)

Having myself, 💯a marathon of marvelous videos on a thursday night🤩🥰✌🏽💤

Man I was him for Halloween back in the analog days.

I was thinking this morning of this character and the animation style. Synchronicity again.

That little girl still cutting school with her dog to save her uncle! Penny jumped off the porch early 😂😂😂

Thank you so much 😊

My childhood memories !!!

So you mentioned Chief Quimby giving the missions but forgot to mention the Mission Impossible gag they repeat with him, the exploding message. Good one, what a classic.

love that music by Shuki Levy!

Awesome 👏

You forgot how much this runs in common with the Get Smart spy comedy spoofs. Well, given I'm a half-century old now, it might be because of you being really young compared to me.

Awesome,I remember at some point as a kid I watched the animated series along with Gadget Boy animated series & the live action films of Inspector Gadget.Absolutely loved them.

Brings back good memories

mad cat sings and mad cats reaction towards the gadget robot ❤

Inspector Gadget was a classic. Probably one of my favourite childhood cartoons. Especially with fun characters, cool gadgets iconic theme song.

I miss watching it in the nineties.

I love inspector gadgets clumsiness because the clumsiness reminds me of Mr Bean.

I was born in April of 1980.. Hell yeah I remember growing up this Inspector Gadget, Penny was one of two of my earliest animated crushes..

Imagine just how powerful he could be as a serious cop and not the lovable goofy guy everybody loves.

Definitely a good episode this show brings me back

Inspector gadget is one of my favorite cartoons of all time

My childhood😁

There's a lot of missed opportunities with inspector gadget. He could be coming to grips with the fact that he's just not human anymore. There's body horror elements already embedded in his character, on top of that his task force has to live with the fact that basically a corpse of their old friend is walking around without his memories, operating at half of the mental capacity that the original Augustine Tamare used to have. There is an opportunity to have a very compelling story about what it means to actually be a human being, the indomitable human spirit, and even stories about the horror of Inspector gadget's entire situation, but it's never been fully realized.

Everyone is great and Claws is my favorit charactor

Old school tv 80 cartoons 😁😒😉

I loved that series very much 😃

MAD is pronounced "Mad", not "Em-Ay-Dee". And the way, the original Inspector Gadget cartoon needs a season 3.

Oh, yes, Inspector Gadget was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid, watching reruns in the early 90's.

I love inspector gadget

Don Adams is Agent 86, Maxwell Smart on "Get Smart." Even though the role wasn't made for him, the similarities between the shows are worth noting (and you should seriously watch the original airing of Get Smart if you're an Inspector Gadget fan).

They must make a cartoon that explores the origins of inspector gadget and dr claw

Out of all his gadgets lol his phone was the dopest to me

80s Gold

With Inspector Gadget taking all the acclaim in those cases, all the heat and attention would be off his niece Penny and their super smart dog Brain!

I enjoyed the episode where Dr.Claw met his Japanese counterpart a mystery man who is just as dangerous as Claw.

I'd love a live action inspector gadget show either for kids or adults

Inspector Gadget, Penny and Dr Claw are my favorites in this franchise.

@Homeschoolsw6

2 жыл бұрын

No Brain?

@davidogundipe808

2 жыл бұрын

@@Homeschoolsw6 he's my fourth

Inspector gadget. Dundundundun duùnnn.

Kool 😎

Also apple really should be paying royalties to Penny for her inventing the IPad and the Apple Watch

Inspector Gadget was more capable when he had a moustache; the second he got rid of it, he became incompetent. He needs to grow it back! 😅

Thanks for the interesting video. Liked this show as a child. The german intro song was very catchy. Compared to the 80´s animated version the modern cgi version looks bad and cheap. This is the case in general with modern cgi remakes of most 80´s and 90´s animated shows.

I watched it as kid

As a kid of the 1970 and 1980s.I watched Don Adam' first as Tennessee Tucsdo which was educational. He would show up on Scooby-Doo as him self.I saw gadget it was in a special where he help stop Dr claw plains.

Idk who owns the rights but a live action show could work

@hdofu

2 жыл бұрын

After Disney defiled the character, the idea of more live action leaves a bad taste in some of us older fan’s mouths

@jbali101

2 жыл бұрын

@@hdofu with the right script tone and cast it could work keep it simple and no origin story

From the episodes I remember Penny & her dog Brain were the ones doing all the work. I mean she has a computer hidden inside her book that she uses to track Claw & her uncle the books does have other uses. I don't think Gadget is aware that his niece & dog are doing all the crime fighting. And what's so endearing is Penny doesn't act like a bitch about it she doesn't mind her uncle getting all the credit she knows how he is & he does everything he can to keep her safe. Penny & Brain are unbeknownst to Gadget his secret weapons.

I was looking for a video about how Inspector Gadget was conceived. Something to do with Lupin III iirc.

My fave characters in the show are penny and dr claw

As a kid, I hated watching gadget because he was an idiot. His niece solved everything with her ipad. I wished for a non goofy gadget . He could finally kick ass as the main hero.

The only time Dr. Claw's face was ever revealed was when they made an Action Figure based on him.

We need a new inspector gadget movie. done with a proper budget.

Go go Gadget Like button!

I love the 2015 Series I kinda wished there were 10 seasons

He's also the way he is BECAUSE of it being the 1980s.

Grew up in the 80's and the show was cool for kids was because the girl(Penny,who was a kid) and the dog(Brain) were the smart ones and saved the day and all they cared about was helping Inspector Gadget.

My threoy is that Penny is the real police dectective while Gagget thinks he is the dectective and the police cheif uses him as a distraction to draw Claw's attention while Penny & Brain do the real police work!

Gadget was my favorite hero character back in the 80s! Yeah he wasn't smart in the point to solve the case but i liked his character and how funny he was.The 2018 series i think was a continuation and not a remake because the series stating having gadget trapping dr claw in an iceberg and thus defeating him! From there claw used also his nephew to help him in the episodes.Was pretty cool but not reaching the standards of the classic! Also i do remember an episode from the original series that shows how he became like that.Mad agends left a bomb in his yard while he was taking a rest i think! Not by a banana pill and stuff! Not sure if its official but you can take a peek of dr claw's face on an snes game,and an action figure which depicts him as a grey hair and mustache classic evil dr etc! For me claw never showed his face in the series thus i believe that in the game & toy this might not be acurate at all!

I like the fan theory that Penny and Brain built Inspector Gadget to replace the real one when he died. However he didn't really die, but got disfigured and went insane, becoming Dr Claw. Which is why Claw is not only intent on destroying the Gadget replica, but also doesn't hurt Penny.

I could never figure out if he was a robot or a dude with gadgets. I kind of considered it Get Smart! The Animated Series…cause I’m old. I think there is a little bit of Maxwell Smart ( who was co created by Mel Brooks)

I watched that show on KZread and my favourite character is penny

I remember this cartoon from the eighties, and it was funny, and I:(unfortunately), have that live action film based on this character on vhs tape too🤦🏻‍♂️🙄, and there is a guy I went to school with who believed that Dr. Claw’s face looked like the MAD Organization logo, yet that was his theory at that time.

Yess i had a crush on gadget . I thought he was cute

I was hoping he would hit on theories about why Chief Quimby always handed Gadget a self destruction letter and he would end up taking the punch of said letter.

Claw is the chief

The original was a Canadian-French animation series.

they did a toy of dr claw, his face did look horrifying:-)

Good thesis on the show, "Inspector Gadget", but, he seems to have a tendency to repeat certain bits of information, a bit too much.

Let me put it this way. the way inspector gadget was in the pilot episode versus. the rest of this series I'd have say is like night day Let me put it this way. OK, in the pilot, it seems like he kinda knows what he's doing. but the rest of the series. he doesn't have a clue. And yeah, he's supposed to be a really famous detective. No, he is not. However, here's something I didn't know before that I found out. And I'm kinda wondering why didn't think of this before. I'm thinking maybe the reason why he doesn't get hurt is being hurt is because either one he's extremely lucky. Or two. The rest of the world really doesn't know that he has no idea what he's doing. And by the way, I forgot to mention this. There are. three versions of the pilot episode. 1. is the Jesse White version. Two is the Gary Owens version. And three. is using the voice that most people associate with inspector gadget. Yeah. but ironically, but Jesse White version has never been heard. At least not to my knowledge. That's my guess. What do you think?

I still think Claw was secretly Destro from G.I.Joe.😁

there is no part cyborg. it is either or. Cyborg=part organic and part machine.

Are we absolutely sure Dr Claw wasn't voiced by retired professional wrestler Ole Anderson? Lol cause the voice over he did for the debut of The Shock Master back in the early 90s in WCW sounds hilariously similar lol

@TheSerpentsEye

2 жыл бұрын

"STIIIINNNGGGG!" It was the Black Scorpion! 🦂

I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME GADGET .. NEXT TIME ..

I think this franchise this is another shot at the big screen no not a lot of action one or Disney maybe Sony your DreamWorks just start fresh how he got into the garden or not make it family friendly but still serious enough to get people attention and even critics saying it's good it deserves a lot more attention than than it got especially nowadays I know that there was a 2015 reboot of the cartoon and I never saw it but still I think a good film turn people around on the character a lot more especially after the disaster of Matthew Broderick portrayal of inspector gadget we love him he's a good actor but I don't think he's actually chocolate good enough.

Wasn't there a episode were Dr Claw was shown in his chair and it was just a Claw 😆

@peytonmac1131

2 жыл бұрын

There was a bit like that in the opening credits, but it was a trap to trick Gadget.

I much prefer the animated series. Inspector Gadget was a double slam of both Peter Sellers’ Inspector Jacques Cousteau from the Pink Panther films and Don Adams’ Maxwell Smart. It also had a running gag on Mission: IMPOSSIBLE’s self destruct tape, usually with Gadget’s Chief getting the worst of it. And Dr. Claw was a double wink to both the live action Doctor No and SPECTRE’s Ernst Stavro Blofeld.