Classic Cartoons: Inspector Gadget
Duh da-duh da-duh…Duh da-duh da-duh DUH DUH!
We all know the theme song, right? Man, this show made me laugh back in the day. Of course, I was also a big James Bond fan as a child, so Inspector Gadget was right up my alley. Starring an incompetent spy in the vein of Inspector Clouseau, Gadget had all sorts of bionic abilities that he could summon simply by calling out, “GO! GO Gadget _____!” He had the Gadget Coptor, the Gadget ‘Brella, the Gadget Skates, and countless others. What never bothered me as a kid was the fact that Inspector Gadget was smart enough to build all these devices, but a complete dolt otherwise.
Fortunately for him, he had his niece Penny and her dog Brain to help him out on cases, most of which involved the head of M.A.D., Doctor Claw. The premise to the show was pretty formulaic: Gadget would hanging out somewhere in the world with Penny and Brain, Chief Quimby would pop up with a self-destructing mission brief (which would then be used to inadvertantly blow him up by Gadget), Gadget would take the case and accidentally (with the help of Penny and Brain) thwart Doctor Claw. Rinse, repeat.
Honestly, the show doesn’t hold up all that well today. The theme song is still awesome, and some of the episodes are entertaining, but the formula gets old quickly. Ethan couldn’t be bothered to watch more than two episodes. The good news is that Inspector Gadget is available to watch on Netflix Instant Queue or Hulu for free. But if you’re eager to plunk down cash for nostalgia’s sake, you can do so here: Inspector Gadget: The Go Go Gadget Collection
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February 23rd, 2010 at 7:41 am
Again the best part of this show had to be the voice acting of the late Don Adams aka Maxwell Smart from Mel Brook’s classic TV series “Get Smart.” Everytime I watched it I would smile and remember classic moments from that show as well. The movie by-the-way…sucked pretty hard core. An ok rent for kids, if you have absolutely NOTHING else to watch…
February 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Yeah, I popped this onto my queue and got a severe dose of reality. Rowan was disinterested as hell in this and I HATED every minute of it. This show is simply annoying, full of cliched bullshit and just boring as hell. I used to love this show as a kid but these days? No thanks.