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“ Well, I'm off to protect Fang the Wonder Dog. Whoever he is. „
~ Gadget to Penny
Fang the Wonder Dog
Season 1, Episode 63
Penny and Fang
Air date December 6, 1983
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"Fang the Wonder Dog" is the 63rd episode of Inspector Gadget. It is the 53rd episode in production order.

Synopsis[]

Penny is worried to hear the news of a kidnapping attempt on a canine movie star called Fang the Wonder Dog on TV, but her uncle Gadget is much less concerned ― he's never even heard of him. Things change when Gadget is soon assigned to protect him.

Gadget arrives at the movie studio, where Fang's pictures are made, and watches Miles Millions, Fang's flamboyant director, film a scene ― when the dog is stolen right from under their noses. Gadget sets off across the studio in search of the dog, but it's Penny who finds him being held captive in a ghost town set. She's unable to rescue him though, as two M.A.D. agents stand guard over the dog. However, one of them soon leaves ― Claw has ordered him to take care of Gadget. But his numerous efforts ― in and around various sets around the studio ― are in vain: As usual, a combination of Gadget's own dumb luck and Brain's timely interventions not only keeps him free from harm, it also keeps him completely oblivious to the dangers around him.

Meanwhile, the remaining M.A.D. agent brings the unconscious pooch to a burning building set, where he hopes to collect the ransom money in exchange for Fang. Having recovered from the effects of knock-out gas, Fang wakes up and scares the agent off. Meanwhile, Penny soon finds Fang and befriends him. But the M.A.D. agent soon returns wielding a flamethrower to intimidate the dog. The plan backfires and he flees the building again, but not before accidentally setting the building on fire. Claw orders both of the men back in the building to get the dog, but it is too late. Penny then jumps from the burning building into the water tank below, then Fang does the same. Cornered by Gadget, the M.A.D. agents see no other alternative but to follow suit and jump, too ― right into police custody as Chief Quimby arrives with both the MCPD and MCFD to arrest the M.A.D. agents and have the fire department put out the inferno the one M.A.D. agent started by accident with his flamethrower.

Featuring Voices of[]

Trivia[]

  • Fang was also the name of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams)'s dog in Get Smart.
  • This is one of few episodes where Penny is almost executed without also being captured, and the only one where a M.A.D. agent nearly kills her without even trying, as when Lenny knocked her over the railing by opening the door on her he didn't even realize she was standing there.

Gadgets used[]

Locations[]

Chief Quimby's disguise[]

  • posing as a dog in a dog house.

Self-destructing message[]

  • "Suspect M.A.D. behind attempt to kidnap Fang the Wonder Dog. Fang would be worth millions in ransom. Protect Fang and thwart M.A.D. plot. This message will self-destruct."

Chief Quimby's reaction to being blown up[]

  • "That's no way to treat a dog..."

Brain's disguises[]

  • Tourist
  • Army Corporal

M.A.D. Agents[]

Penny's gadgets[]

M.A.D.'s attempt to execute Penny[]

  • Inadvertent railing kill (failed likely because some interior padding in the trunk where she landed headfirst broke her fall)

Gadgetmobile Gadgets[]

  • Converts from Gadget Van to Gadget Mobile
  • Water gun deploys when Gadget tries to turn on the car radio.

Pop culture references[]

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) - The front of a movie set falls down on Gadget, but he remains safe because he's standing where the window hits, recreating one of Buster Keaton's most famous stunts.

Gallery[]

Home media releases[]

  • Fang the Wonder Dog (Family Home Entertainment)
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