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Inspector Gadget (1983-1986) Starring Don Adams, Holly Berger, Frank Welker, Maurice La Marche, Townsend Coleman, Melanie Brown, Jeri Craden, Patricia Darnot, Marilyn Lightstone, Louis Nye..Director Bianchi From the makers of "Heathcliff" came this 80's cartoon which I also recall watching early mornings and afternoons. It was one of the many well-written comic cartoons with solid plots and great action/adventure. For those familiar with Don Adams (Maxwell Smart from the comic 60's series "Get Smart") it must have been a riot seeing him as the awkward, self-conscious, bumbling and brainy Inspector Gadget, who had in his arsenal of weapons several interesting gadgets and mechanical devices which were sophisticated for the 80's. His hat could convert into a helicopter top, enabling him to fly, he could press a button and his shoes would become water skis, etc. He teams up with the young, innocent but resourceful Penny (Holly Berger) and fights the wicked corporation MAD, headed by the faceless and mysterious Dr. Claw (Frank Welker) All we ever see of Claw is his claw hand which he uses to pet his spoiled cat. After each episode, when Gadget and Penny have once again saved the day and foiled his plans, he always quoted: "I'll get you next time, Gadget, I swear!" and he would produce a boisterously evil laugh which I won't forget. Now that I've seen both Inspector Gadget and Get Smart, I realize that this was basically a kid's version of Get Smart. Kids of the 80's would have never seen Get Smart but Don Adams is reprising his role in a varied form. He's Maxwell Smart as a creative cartoon character !! And instead of the sexy adult agent 99 he had the sweet but skillful Penny. Again, these cartoons far surpass the cartoons of today, which are pure anime and promotional cartoons for toys and video games. Back then, cartoons like Inspector Gadget had great plots and fine acting by voice-over actors. There were dozens of episodes in this particular series, which was one of the many hits for cartoons many kids grew up with.
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FloatingOpera7 18 April 2006
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