| Inspector Gadget | |
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| Genre | Science fiction[1] Superhero Comedy Detective |
| Created by | Bruno Bianchi Andy Heyward Jean Chalopin |
| Developed by | Jean Chalopin |
| Written by | Peter Sauder (season 1) Jean Chalopin (season 2) |
| Directed by | Bruno Bianchi |
| Voices of | Don Adams Frank Welker Cree Summer Francks (season 1) Holly Berger (season 2) Dan Hennessey (season 1) Maurice LaMarche (season 2) |
| Theme music composer | Saban Productions |
| Composers | Shuki Levy Haim Saban |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward Tetsuo Katayama |
| Producers | Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward Tetsuo Katayama Patrick Loubert (season 1) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | First-run syndication (United States) FR3 (France; season 1) First Choice Superchannel (Canada; season 1) |
| Release | December 4, 1982 (pilot) |
| Release | September 5, 1983 – November 13, 1985 (series) |
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Inspector Gadget is an animated superhero science fiction comedy series co-created by Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin[2] and Bruno Bianchi,[3][4] and was originally syndicated by DIC Audiovisuel and Lexington Broadcast Services Company. The show revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, dim-witted police officer from Metro City named Inspector Gadget—a police inspector with various bionic gadgets built into his body—who is sent on missions to thwart plans by his nemesis Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organization known as "M.A.D.", while unknowingly being assisted by his niece Penny and their dog, Brain.[5]
The series stars the voice of Don Adams as the titular character, and it first premiered on December 4, 1982, as an exclusive pilot. It is the first cartoon show to be syndicated by DIC, who specifically created the series to help expand into the North American market, and the first animated series to be presented in stereo sound. The program originally ran from 1983 to 1985, broadcasting 86 episodes over two seasons, and remained in syndication into the late 1990s. The TV series proved to be a success for DIC, not only launching the Inspector Gadget franchise, including additional animated productions, such as a 2015 sequel series, and two live-action films, but also encouraging the company to produce additional programs such as Heathcliff. In January 2009, IGN named Inspector Gadget as the 54th best in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows.[6]
Since 2012, the rights to Inspector Gadget have been owned by DHX Media through its in-name-only unit, Cookie Jar Entertainment. Cookie Jar had purchased DiC and its library of shows in 2008, and was itself acquired by DHX Media in 2012.
- ^ Scott 2014, p. 151.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Rowan 2016, pp. 101–102.
- ^ "Inspector Gadget". Cookie Jar Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "54, Inspector Gadget". IGN.com. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.