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Did You Myth Me?

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“ If M.A.D. starts making gold out of lead, it’ll undermine the world economy! „
~ Penny
Did You Myth Me?
Season 1, Episode 49
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Air date November 16, 1983 (US)
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"Did You Myth Me?" is the 49th episode of Inspector Gadget. It is the 41st episode in production order.

Synopsis[]

At his castle, Dr.Claw receives a visit by an evil scientist named Dr. Daedalus, who discusses a formula that was discovered 2500 years ago and is hidden inside a statue of Medusa. It is a formula that is capable of turning worthless lead into solid gold, but is part of a museum on the Greek island of Thermos that is heavily secured. Since he is interested in the formula, Claw agrees to help.

Meanwhile, at the local Metro City library, Gadget is helping Penny gather material on Ancient Greek history. After dropping off another armload of books, Gadget gets a call from Chief Quimby. Finding the Chief hiding out behind a large book, Gadget is informed of his next mission: M.A.D. has planned to infiltrate the museum, and it's his job to find the M.A.D. agents and stop whatever Claw is planning. After reading the assignment, Gadget puts the self-destructive assignment in Quimby's face, puts the giant book back into place, and the assignment blows up in Quimby's face shortly after. Gadget then tells Penny that he will be taking her to Greece, leaving Penny excited.

While in Greece, Gadget drops Penny and Brain off at a tourist bus stop, but Penny feels that her uncle could use their help and she and Brain sneak away with him. While following Gadget, Dr. Claw, in his M.A.D Jet, tries to eliminate him, but fails. Gadget then arrives in typical style at the harbor where he meets Professor Musty, the head historian of the museum on the Island of Thermos. Going by tugboat (with Penny and Brain hiding on board), Gadget and Professor Musty take a replica of the Trojan Horse to the island. Unbeknownst to anyone, inside the Trojan Horse are two M.A.D agents accompanying Dr. Daedalus. It is their mission to get to the island undetected, find the formula, test it, and, if possible, eliminate Gadget.

After arriving safe and sound on the island, Gadget is given a small tour of the exhibits, including a statuary garden with a giant marble likeness of Zeus. The two M.A.D agents try to do Gadget in by dropping a large slab of marble on him from above. Luckily for Gadget, Brain is there disguised as a statue of Pan, who spits out grapes from the Pan flute, preventing one of the M.A.D agents from dropping the slab on Gadget. Brain then disappears, distracting Gadget into thinking a statue has been stolen, and he calls for his magnifying glass. However, he gets his hat spring instead, and the slab bounces off of it and back toward the agents as they fall. One of them lands on a metal sculpture of a horse drawn chariot, causing the horse to break off the sculpture and fly back into the garden, hitting the Zeus sculpture and shattering it into pieces. Musty springs into action to begin repairing the statue and Gadget goes off to find his “statue thief”.

Dr. Claw scolds his two agents for failing to eliminate Gadget first time round, and then orders Daedalus to get the formula from the Medusa statue. Daedalus exits the safe confines of the Trojan Horse and goes in search of the formula. Penny then follows him to a room full of ancient statues of various Greek monsters. In the statue of Medusa, Daedalus finds the formula written on a small stone tablet. Overjoyed, Daedalus hurries back to the Trojan Horse.

Meanwhile, Gadget has wandered into the Maze of the Minotaur, of which he thinks is a steak restaurant. Brain, still in his statue disguise, follows with a little bit of fear. But they're not alone inside the maze, as a robotic Minotaur, controlled by the M.A.D agents, begins to threaten Gadget. Not realizing the difference between a Minotaur and a regular bull, he tries to use his Gadget Cattle Prod on it. However, his water gun fires instead and short circuits the Minotaur, of which goes on a wild rampage. Brain narrowly escapes as the Minotaur busts through the wall and to the outside. Gadget follows the path of destruction, exits the maze and continues his search.

Claw, meanwhile, gives his minions another chance to get rid of Gadget. He gives one of them the go ahead to operate a giant robot replica of the Cyclops. After finding her way into the Trojan Horse, Penny begins to spy on Daedalus as he begins to make the formula. Whilst doing so, Penny mentions the consequences if the plan is successful.

Gadget finally catches up to the "missing Pan statue" and wonders why it's covered in flour. Brain tries not to move, but is shocked by the arrival of the robotic Cyclops, controlled by one of the M.A.D agents. Gadget thinks that it is just a tourist attraction, and activates his Gadget 'Copter. The giant Cyclops robot then grabs Gadget by the propellers and flings him down into the ground.

Fortunately, however, Brain is able to blind the Cyclops by launching a well-placed barrel into its eye. The robot Cyclops, and the M.A.D agent operating it, both end up in the water, with the Cyclops blowing up. Gadget then sees Brain, while now thinking he is a M.A.D agent, and cuffs him.

Inside the Trojan Horse, Penny attempts to thwart the plan by breaking off the formula before Daedalus reads off the final ingredient, and escapes shortly afterwards. However, this is only a slight delay as Daedalus figures out the last substance that is needed. With a shiny gold bar coming out of the pot, Daedalus smiles in triumph.

Back at the docks, as the Trojan Horse passes by, Brain pulls the cord on Gadget's coat and floats him and Gadget up to safety. Whilst escaping Thermos with the formula, Daedalus orders one of the M.A.D agents to transform the Trojan Horse into a hovercraft as they are heading out onto the water. Penny then uses her computer book to break into their operating systems and direct the hovercraft back to shore. After landing, the hovercraft turns back into the Trojan Horse and ends up on its side. The inside of the Trojan Horse is wrecked, and with it, a startling revelation. The gold brick was still lead, it was just gold colored on the outside. Daedalus then disappointingly claims the formula to be a fraud.

While still up in the air, Gadget figures out how he and the Pan-disguised Brain are going to get down. Brain then uses a horn from his disguise, pops Gadget's coat and gets him and Gadget down rather quickly. Unfortunately, however, Gadget ends up landing on the Zeus statue, shattering it into little pieces again, leaving Professor Musty in screaming aggravation.

As Chief Quimby soon arrives and arrests Daedalus and the M.A.D. agents, he congratulates Gadget for another fine job.

Dr. Claw on the other hand, curses Gadget, as he mentions the plan he had for the formula, although it is unbeknownst to Claw that the formula did indeed turn out to be a fraud.

The episode ends with Gadget and Penny comparing the Greek Trojan horse story on how you shouldn't accept anything from or go with strangers.

Featuring Voices of[]

Trivia[]

  • When Fred and Dick are controlling the Minotaur and watching their progress on a monitor, it resembles a game of Pac-Man with Inspector Gadget represented by a large yellow 'G'.
  • "MAD's Theme" by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban can be heard very briefly when Brain (disguised as statue of a Faun) pulls the string on to inflate Gadget's Coat.
  • This is one of few episodes where Penny successfully fends off a kidnapping attempt.

Gadgets used[]

Locations[]

Chief Quimby's disguise[]

  • Hiding inside a bookcase at the Metro City Library

Self-destructing message[]

  • "New museum opening tomorrow on Greek island of Thermos. Protect from M.A.D. This message will self-destruct."

Chief Quimby's reaction to being blown up[]

  • "Gadget...!"

Brain's disguises[]

  • statue of a faun

M.A.D. Agents[]

Penny's gadgets[]

Gadgetmobile Gadgets[]

  • two Gadget arms extend from the dashboard to steer the vehicle while Inspector Gadget naps
  • Gadgetmobile manages to evade missiles from M.A.D.mobile while Gadget sleeps.

Pop culture references[]

  • Pac-Man (1980) - One of M.A.D.'s monitors shows a diagram of the labyrinth that stylistically resembles the maze in this game.

Gadget Goofs[]

  • Continuity: When Penny is hiding behind the stairs inside the Trojan Horse, one of her ponytails is missing when she is seen in close-up.

Home media releases[]

  • Did You Myth Me? (Family Home Entertainment)
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