When I was a child I use to love watching Inspector Gadget on the Television. Everything to entertain a child with comical humour, action and technology glued together with interesting and well written characters that a child could relate too. What made the show appealing was the good music and animation along with futuristic technology and good story lines to fit in to the theme of the show about how a inept detective with gadgetry beats a sinister global organisation (MAD) without realising his niece Penny and her dog is doing all the work. The intelligent and remarkable character of Penny for a child viewing audience makes the audience relate to the programme to help her uncle Gadget who is there purely for Clouseau type humour which also made it fun. Apart from treating the audience with intelligence it was also educational in that it showed the audience in view of the show about world cultures were ever MAD was. Although the formula was simple it worked when produced and was entertaining and exciting without the flash and commercial ostentation of other cartoons of the time but purely with the merit of writing and animation. The 1980s were a great time to be a child as there was no end of good entertainment and this is one of those cartoons that emphasis this.

I grew up with the eighties Inspector Gadget and I absolutely loved this show, and I still do. The show was funny and exciting and I really truly miss the adventures of the clumsy Inspector Gadget, his brave and intelligent niece Penny and her dog Brain setting out to stop Dr. Claw and MAD's evil plans. The theme song brings so much joy and so many memories of Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain. The animation is so beautiful and unlike any cartoon show I have seen, the characters are hilarious and lovable and voice cast is outstanding. Again, it really makes me miss the old Inspector Gadget from my childhood. It is a unique show and one of my favorites that I will always hold dear.

This show was before my childhood but my brother used to love it, I think it was his favourite show of all time.But it is on every morning very early on Canada's children's network so I have seen it a lot lately and I think it's a great show for kids. If you ask me, it is a good show after all these years but also educational for children, not just entertaining.The theme song really sticks in your head but not in an annoying way (at least not yet for me).The voices were all great. Whoever did Inspector Gadget must have been a known actor because it is a familiar voice and was perfect for the part. Dr. Claw's voice was awesome, I love how you never see him and only get to see his metal hand. Every episode he sends agents to get Inspector Gadget, who is a bumbling stumbling guy who always ends up in various accidents but somehow accidentally gets the bad guy in the end (always with the help of Penny and his dog Brain who seem to be the only ones who realize how bumbling he is). The show always ended up with Dr. Claw seeing he's defeated and shouting "next time, Gadget, next time!" For each episode these missions seem to almost always be in a different place, so that kids watching learn about other parts of the world.I hope it stays on the network so I can see every episode and that it is on when I have kids someday (fingers crossed).

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.