9.021 minSeason 2 • Episode 21
LatestDr. Claw brings gangster Spuds Malone out of retirement to eliminate Gadget with his infamous potato-firing tommy gun "Red Rose".
Inspector Gadget is a clumsy, dim-witted human cyborg detective with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget stumbles around working the cases while his niece and dog do most of the investigating. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organisation, known as "M.A.D."
Acting
Don Adams' iconic voice work—Get Smart energy, cartoon physics.
Production
That earworm theme song lives rent-free forever.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn animation with more heart than most CGI.
Creators
Andy Heyward, Bruno Bianchi, Jean Chalopin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Don Adams based Gadget's voice directly on his Get Smart character Maxwell Smart—essentially playing the same guy, now with helicopter hat.
The show pioneered the 'useless adult/competent child' dynamic that defined 80s-90s cartoons from Rugrats to Recess.
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