| NOTE: This page is only about the 1983 Inspector Gadget, as his other incarnations have not been voted as Inconsistently Admirable, thus only the 1983 Inspector Gadget's info and heroic actions should be put here. |
| “ | Wowsers! | „ |
| ~ Gadget's most common catchphrase, often when he is surprised. |
| “ | Don't worry, Chief! I'm always on duty! | „ |
| ~ Gadget's catchphrase to Chief Quimby. |
| “ | Go Go Gadget (insert device name here)!) | „ |
| ~ Gadget activating his devices. |
Inspector Gadget is the titular main protagonist of the 1983 cartoon, Inspector Gadget.
He is a mechanically mortified police inspector who is sent to solve some cases to stop Doctor Claw, he has many gadgets built into his body.
He was voiced by the late Don Adams.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
- In Winter Olympics, he goes on an investigation to stop a planted bomb that replaced the torch in the Winter Olympics, succeeding as he gets the M.A.D agents who planted the bomb arrested thanks to the help of Brain and Penny.
- In Monster Lake, he looks for a missing scientist who was eaten by a robot disguised as the Loch Ness Monster, eventually succeeding in finding him.
- In Down on the Farm, he stops a farm that Dr. Claw is using as a missile solo from launching a missile to destroy Metro City, thanks to the help of Brain and Penny.
- In The Amazon, he saves Professor Von Slickstein from Doctor Claw.
- In The Boat, he boards a cruise ship as a mission to stop Doctor Claw from stealing millions of dollars from the rich.
- In Haunted Castle, he tries to save himself and Penny from getting killed by moving spike walls but fails, though Brain thankfully manages to save them from the walls, also getting the imposters of Dracula, Wolf man, and Frankenstein arrested.
- In The Ruby, he goes to India to recover a ruby that Doctor Claw plans to use as a powerful laser, eventually succeeding in doing so.
- In A Star is Lost, he tries to protect Rick Rocker from being kidnapped by Doctor Claw, eventually succeeding.
- He also stops the mind controlling machine disguised as a music box from brainwashing everyone who comes near it.
- In All That Glitters, he is sent to find El Dorado (The Lost City of Gold) before Doctor Claw does, eventually succeeding.
- In Amusement Park, he stops the bomb planted in the Metro City amusement park thanks to the help of Brain.
- In Art Heist, he is sent to stop Doctor Claws plan of looting the Museum of Modern Art, eventually succeeding in stopping his plan.
- In Volcano Island, He stops a volcano from erupting on the resort island thanks to the help of Penny and Brain.
- In The Invasion, he stops M.A.D agents disguised as aliens from causing terror on Metro City thanks to the help of Penny and Brain.
- In The Infiltration, he defeats Presto Change-O from impersonating him at the top-secret police conference in London.
- In The Curse of The Pharaoh, he stops M.A.D agents from stealing treasure from an Egyptian Pharaoh.
- In M.A.D Trap, not only was he sent to stop the deadly traps set by M.A.D agents around Metro City, but he also manages to rescue Penny from being killed, escape the sheet metal factory, and solve the case with his Gadgets all by himself.
- In Basic Training, he protects a train load of computer parts from Doctor Claw and M.A.D agents.
- In Sleeping Gas, he is sent on a mission to a group of Southern Pacific Islands to stop Doctor Claw from knocking out many cities with sleeping gas, eventually succeeding in doing so thanks to the help of Penny and Brain.
- In Greenfinger, he is sent to protect Professor Greenfinger who made a plant formula, but M.A.D already kidnapped him and replaced him with a agent, though Gadget does succeed in finding him later on.
- In Gadget Goes West, he goes on a western trip to stop the agent outlaw Rattlesnake Bart, eventually succeeding.
- In Launch Time, he stops Doctor Claws plan of sabotaging a space shuttle sent up to repair a damaged space shuttle.
- In Photo Safari, he goes to Africa to stop Doctor Claw and his M.A.D agent Jungle Bob from doing a crime base in the jungle.
- In Coo-Coo Clock Caper, he goes to Switzerland to find the missing gold, also stopping the insane Clockmaker in the process.
- In The Japanese Connection, he and Penny stop Doctor Claw and Iji-Waruta-san from causing trouble in Japan.
- In Arabian Nights, he is sent to the Middle East to safeguard a sword that Doctor Claw plans to steal to gain control, eventually succeeding in doing so.
- In Clear Case, he is sent to stop Doctor Claw from terrorizing workers at a Diamond mine in South Africa with invisibility suits, making them think they are ghosts.
- In Dutch Treat, he goes to the Netherlands to stop Doctor Claw from smuggling diamonds into chocolate bars.
- In The Great Divide, he goes to the rocky mountains to look for a seismologist who was pawned by Doctor Claw into creating a earthquake machine despite him not wanting to do it, eventually freeing him from being Claws pawn following with Penny and Brain stopping the earthquakes.
- In Eye of the Dragon, he goes to Hong Kong to recover a pearl necklace that Doctor Claw wants to use for forging a powerful alliance with Mr. Chow.
- In Doubled Agent, he stops the robot imposter of him created by Doctor Claw, also saving the Shah of Freeland.
- In Don't Hold Your Breath, he rescues a trio of oceanographers who were kidnapped by Doctor Claw.
- In Gone Went the Wind, he goes to the North Pole to stop Doctor Focus from using his "Sneezeooka" windstorm machine to destroy Metro City.
- In King Wrong, he goes to protect an unhappy king who bears a massive resemblance to him.
- In Pirate Island, he saved a cruise ship along with Brain and Penny from Pegleg Peg from sinking the ship.
- In No Flies on Us, While Gadget did have a head cold, he still goes to Malaysia to stop a fly-borne disease created by the Wild Man of Borneo.
- In Luck of the Irish, he goes to Ireland to find the Blarney Stone, which was stolen by Doctor Claw and his two Leprechaun agents, eventually succeeding.
- In Old Man of the Mountain, he goes to the Balkan states to stop a battle between men and women who have super-strength while Doctor Claw tries to get his hand on the group's goat, whose magic is their source of power, strength, and youth.
- In The Emerald Duck, he goes to Mexico to locate a artifact known as The Emerald Duck, which is used to trigger an ancient solar weapon before Doctor Claw can use it for evil.
- He also takes down the bandito Macho Miguel from stealing it.
- In Did You Myth Me?, he goes to Greece to protect a new Greek history museum from M.A.D, also defeating Dr. Daedalus from retrieving a formula to turn lead into gold due to Doctor Claw requesting him to do so.
- In Quimby Exchange, he is assigned to protect Nick Defecto.
- After Doctor Claw kidnaps Chief Quimby, Gadget goes on a mission to save him, eventually succeeding thanks to the help of Brain and Penny.
- In Weather in Tibet, he goes to Tibet to destroy a M.A.D weather controlling machine, which Doctor Claw uses to start storms all over the world.
- In Snakin' All Over, he is called to guard a coin collection, but a M.A.D agent named Professor Venom uses his trained snacks to steal it, though Gadget, Penny and Brain do succeed in getting it back.
- In In Seine, he goes to Paris to stop LaPoof from using a robot to steal from the rich and famous.
- In Tree Guesses, he is sent to stop Doctor Claw from using a wood destroying chemical that he threatens to unleash on the world's forests, eventually succeeding.
- In Birds of a Feather, he goes to Turkey to guard a jewel, but a M.A.D agent uses trained birds to steal it, though Gadget, Brain and Penny do succeed in getting it back.
- In Quizz Master, he investigates a TV quiz show where the contestants get hypnotized into robbing armored cars.
- In Focus on Gadget, he uncovers Doctor Claw's plot to take over an orbital space station equipped with a heat ray capable of evaporating the earths water.
- In Mad in the Moon, he stops Doctor Claw's plan to carve the M.A.D logo on the moon.
- In The Great Wambini's Seance, he, Penny and Brain reunite the missing pets to their owners from the Great Wambini's grasp.
- In The Capeman Cometh, he goes on a mission to defeat M.A.D Ninja who tries to steal gold, eventually succeeding along with his new sidekick Corporal Capeman.
- While he at first didn't want help from Corporal Capeman despite Capeman really wanting to help, after seeing how useful he can be, he decides to let him help, eventually making him his sidekick.
- In Gadget's Roma, he goes back in time to stop Doctor Claw from stealing the city treasures.
- At the end of each episode, he and Penny give out some wise advice to the viewers teaching them about staying safe and staying away from danger.
- Overall, he not only saved Metrocity from Doctor Claw, but also the whole world many times due to Doctor Claw attempting to put them in ruins many times, making him as admirable as his niece Penny.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He is way too reckless and idiotic to be Pure Good or Near Pure Good, as he often makes massive messes and causes dangerous slip up's to happen due to how dimwitted and chaotic he is.
- Due to this, he drives many people crazy and sometimes even leads them to dislike him because of how reckless he can be
- He can be incompetent here and there, as due to his severe levels of dimwittedness and stupidity, this often leads him to screw up on his missions or make things more complicated.
- He often mistakes Brain in disguises to be M.A.D agents when he is only trying to secretly help him, and the actual M.A.D agents to be nice people despite them trying to kill him.
- He is seen in every episode injuring Chief Quimby due to him throwing the self destructing notes in his hiding places which causes them to explode in his face everytime.
- This sometimes leads to Quimby going far away from Gadget when he gives him the notes due to knowing that he will injure him again.
- He has some perverted moments, such as having a lustful obsession with Lana Lamour, refusing to see that she is a M.A.D agent and going crazy whenever he sees her, and being perverted towards a female dancer which is actually Brain in disguise.
Trivia[]
- He is currently the only Inspector Gadget character to be IA.
- As of right now, the 1983 version of Inspector Gadget is the only version of him to be Inconsistently Admirable, as its unknown if his other versions count.
External Links[]
- Inspector Gadget on the Heroes Wiki