Inspector Gadget: Original Series

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Inspector Gadget was a cartoon parody of the 1960's television spy parody, Get Smart. Don Adams played the leads in both shows. There are similarities between the two shows. Both agents only had lots of gadgets or devices that they never could use correctly. Both worked for a chief that they invariably infuriated. And of course, both Gadget and Smart were lovable idiots who always won in the end, usually by accident or by someone else's help. Created by DIC Entertainment, this show was voiced in Canada and Los Angeles, drawn in Korea, edited in Los Angeles and distributed by DIC International. First produced as a 1/2 hour pilot in 1983, it was picked up and produced until 1986 for TV. Years later, Inspector Gadget is seen in 55 countries in 24 languages. Spinoffs: Gadget Boy and Heather, Gadget Boy's Adventures in History, Inspector Gadget's Field Trip and Gadget and the Gadgetinis. A liveaction theatrical movie based on the cartoon was released in 1999, as well as a liveaction direct-to-video sequel in 2003.moreless
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  • Clever show with an unforgettable cast, the movie unfortunately didn't match it enough, Brain was a regular dog in the film.

    5.8
    "Mediocre"
    By realar1, Nov 28, 2011
    The crazy antics of a gadget covered bungling super sleuth with Penny and book with wire neck Brain, a classic. Deserves a DVD set, for novelty/nostalgia/fun theme song/collectability. Wishing they would bring back classic Gadget cartoons for a whole new generation to enjoy or make a movie that is live action Gadget to a tee.

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    "Mediocre"
    By etapassilem, Nov 28, 2011
    I like this show alot cause it gives me everything i want to see its very good and something i like to watch this show has good and bad point about it but its ultimatly good entertainment for me and my friends and family it i think its a good show with informative and insightful situations that people can relate to in there own way , This is a show that i caould watch without flipping the station to find what else is on , i recommend anyone to atleast watch it once to see if they like it like i domoreless

  • Who the hell thought of this?

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    By M210, Nov 28, 2011
    Oh My. This is just as worse as teletubbies,barney and tweenies. Never had any great episodes. I dont even like 1. This show shud be taken of Boomerang and stupid sitting ducks.

    If You want this, Dont get it. All ways dumb, never funny. Another Dvd and Video to add to the crushing list!

  • It's okay

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    "Mediocre"
    By JimmyCindy05, Nov 28, 2011
    This show is all right. It is not really, super bad but it is not incredibly, unbelievably good. It is just an okay show. It's really kind of cliche and average. Nothing special at all, but I li8ke teh cliche stuff. It's a formula of TV shows that I'm used to. Ha ha ha.

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    By babygurl1853, Nov 28, 2011
    Okay, so for the first few episodes I watched, I could handle the slight idiocy of Gadget. But after those first few, my patience was tested, and I switched over. As with a lot of children's shows, the format was the same every episode, and it got very boring, very fast. You always knew whatever the Cheif was in, he was going to get blown up. You always knew that Penny was going to sneak into anywhere and use her clever book, and you always knew she was going to make Brain follow Gadget. And more importantly, you knew the day was going to be saved by Penny, and then Gadget would promptly take all the credit. I mean, didn't the Chief ever think to ask Gadget why Penny was there in the first place? Or why he never made the phonecall?moreless
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