Inspector Gadget (1983)
1983 – 1986 · TV show · 2 seasons · 86 episodes · 30 min
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."
Written byJean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Bruno Bianchi
Where to watch
United States
Stream
Free
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, Inspector Gadget is streaming on Paramount+, Tubi TV, Hoopla and Xumo Play. It can also be rented or bought on Fandango At Home. It is available in 11 countries, for example on Pluto TV, Hoopla and Tubi TV. Created by Jean Chalopin and Andy Heyward. Starring Don Adams, Holly Berger, Frank Welker and Don Francks. Rated 6.8 on IMDb from 25,789 votes.
- Streams in
- 11 countries · Pluto TV (4), Hoopla (4)
- Rank in its year
- #56 · of 73 TV shows from 1983
- IMDb rating
- 6.8/10 · 25,789 votes
Cast
Don AdamsGadget / Robo Gadget
Frank WelkerBrain / M.A.D. Cat / Dr. Claw
Don FrancksBig M.A.D Agent / M.A.D. Agent / Dr. Claw
Dan HennesseyChief QuimbyEpisodes
Season 221 episodes · 1985 · ★ 6.8Episode guide →
1. Magic Gadget14 September 1985 · 30 minThe Great Wambini, famed magician and M.A.D. agent, gives a performance Metro City will never forget -- with the demise of Inspector Gadget as the planned finale.★ 7.0
2. The Great Wambini's Seance21 September 1985 · 30 minAll the pets in Metro City are being kidnapped, and M.A.D. is the likely suspect. Could the Great Wambini be the key to the case?★ 6.9
3. Wambini Predicts28 September 1985 · 30 minThe Great Wambini goes to Alpakistan to win the King's diamond-spitting llama by making three accurate predictions. Gadget is sent along to investigate M.A.D. involvement, and ends up playing in the National Floobyball T…★ 6.3
4. The Capeman Cometh5 October 1985 · 30 minCorporal Capeman joins Inspector Gadget posing as his assistant while Gadget pursues the notorious ninja.★ 6.9
5. Crashcourse in Crime12 October 1985 · 30 minWhile Gadget trains his new assistant Capeman, Dr. Claw launches a crime spree to celebrate M.A.D.'s anniversary.★ 7.0
6. Gadget's Gadgets19 October 1985 · 30 minInspector Gadget and Capeman are both sent to a clinic run by M.A.D. They tell Gadget that they are going to test his gadgets, but in reality they plan to destroy them.★ 6.7
7. Gadget in Minimadness26 October 1985 · 30 minProfessor Dumkopf of M.A.D. unleashes the Linguinis, five little imp-like creatures, on Inspector Gadget's house with the mission of deep-sixing the Inspector.★ 7.1
8. The Incredible Shrinking Gadget2 November 1985 · 30 minProfessor Dumkopf of M.A.D. is back, this time with a shrink-ray gun he uses repeatedly on Inspector Gadget in an attempt to shrink him into nothingness.★ 7.0
9. Gadget Meets the Grappler9 November 1985 · 30 minThe Gadget clan faces one last threat from M.A.D.'s Dr. Dumbkopf, which involves battling his hulking, irascible humanoid assistant named the Grappler.★ 6.3
10. Ghost Catchers16 November 1985 · 30 minDr. Spectrum of M.A.D. invents "Ghost Globules" -- pellets that produce glowing ghostly critters. He plans to sets them loose on Metro City, then offer to sell people a spray that will banish them. Inspector Gadget inves…★ 6.9
11. Busy Signal23 November 1985 · 30 minUnder the guise of a local telephone company, M.A.D. inventor Dr. Spectrum and his goons systemically target the mansions of Metro City's elite neighborhoods and proceed to burglarize them with the dial of a number and w…★ 6.8
12. Bad Dreams Are Made of This30 November 1985 · 30 minSomething ominous is inexplicably causing the citizens of Metro City to be beset by unstoppable nightmares.★ 6.7
13. Focus on Gadget7 December 1985 · 30 minWhen a space station orbiting Earth goes silent, Gadget must investigate. Penny and Brain tag along aboard the space shuttle that takes Gadget to his destination, where Penny discovers that the station's soft-spoken HAL-…★ 7.0
14. M.A.D. in the Moon14 December 1985 · 30 minUsing bombs disguised as kewpie dolls, Dr. Claw and his agents, Null and Void, scheme to alter the surface of the moon so that it will resemble the M.A.D. logo.★ 6.6
15. N.S.F. Gadget21 December 1985 · 30 minM.A.D. gains control of Metro City's banks, by tapping into an orbiting satellite. With the added distraction of "Crazy Gas", a substance that induces hallucinations in their victims, can even Inspector Gadget ever hope …★ 7.0
16. Tyrannosaurus Gadget28 December 1985 · 30 minA M.A.D. agent devises a plot to bring dinosaurs back into the 20th Century so Dr. Claw can crush Metro City, while at the same time killing Gadget's ancestors to ensure he never exists in the present.★ 6.9
17. Gadget's Roma4 January 1986 · 30 minInspector Gadget, Penny, and Brain travel back in time again -- on this occasion, to ancient Rome to prevent Dr. Claw's own time traveler, Thelma Bodkin, from deciphering an ancient mosaic and stealing the treasure it de…★ 6.7
18. Gadget's Clean Sweep11 January 1986 · 30 minM.A.D. agents travel back in time to 19th-century England to steal the crown jewels and wipe out Inspector Gadget's ancestors, chimney sweeps named Chimney and Char Gadget. Gadget is assigned to follow them back in time …★ 7.0
19. Gadget Meets the Clan18 January 1986 · 30 minDr. Claw hires a retired mob boss, the wheelchair-bound Great Great Godfather, to assassinate Inspector Gadget.★ 6.8
20. Gadget and Old Lace25 January 1986 · 30 minDr. Claw seeks the wise advice of his mentor in destroying Gadget and winds up with two Black Widows who believe assassinating Gadget would be their cup of tea.★ 7.0
21. Gadget and the Red Rose1 February 1986 · 30 minDr. Claw brings gangster Spuds Malone out of retirement to eliminate Gadget with his infamous potato-firing tommy gun "Red Rose".★ 7.1
