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A bumbling cyborg detective. Often cluelessly stumbling through any case he is given, Gadget often ignorantly makes foolish mistakes pertaining to surroundings and current environment, mistaking innocent bystanders (and Brain) for enemies, and believing that the real enemies are friends.

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01x30 The Japanese Connection Aired: Mar. 20, 1990

Penny won a computer contest and is in Japan helping her local counterpart, Atsuko, to foil an alliance between Dr. Claw and his Japanese counterpart, … [continue reading]

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The show had 2 seasons and 86 episodes air between 1983 and 1986.

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  • The recurring MAD agents in the series actually had names. The names were used by the production staff, though none of their names were spoken on air during the series. The Following are the…
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    The recurring MAD agents in the series actually had names. The names were used by the production staff, though none of their names were spoken on air during the series. The Following are the names of the MAD agents followed by a brief description of their appearances. - Fred: Large, hulking build, low brow, no visible neck. - Dick: Tall, thin, wiry limbs, comb-over hair, pointy nose. - Pops: Bald, grumpy old man with a big jaw. - Jarvis: Fat, balding middle-aged man with no neck. - Bruce: Muscular build, large chin. Resembles Buzz Lightyear. - Slick: Slicked-back hair with a goatee. - Lenny: Tall and lumbering, has a dopey looking face with a long nose. - Squirt: Short and toad-like in appearance.
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  • Andy Heyward came up with the idea for Inspector Gadget in 1981 while working on Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He wrote the pilot episode script himself, which was produced for television in 1982.
  • Dr. Claw's face was never shown throughout the entire run of the show (though his cartoon face was finally revealed via his action figure release). Nor was Penny's or any other character's…
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    Dr. Claw's face was never shown throughout the entire run of the show (though his cartoon face was finally revealed via his action figure release). Nor was Penny's or any other character's back history told.
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