“ | Wow, Uncle Gadget! Why didn’t you tell me we where going to the circus?” “I thought I’d surprise you, Penny. I have a little top secret business to take care of here, but it shouldn’t take all day. |
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~ Penny and Gadget |
Gadget at the Circus | |
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Season 1, Episode 4 | |
Air date | September 14, 1983 |
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"Gadget at the Circus" is the 4th episode of the first season of Inspector Gadget.
Synopsis[]
Though he has some "top secret business" to take care of, Gadget doesn't expect it will take too long and brings Penny and Brain along to enjoy a day at the circus.
After receiving his assignment from Quimby, Gadget joins the circus as a clown, hoping to ferret out any M.A.D. agents working there. Penny immediately suspects the ringmaster, and with good reason: He's getting his orders directly from Claw himself (based this time in a suspiciously decorated circus wagon). Along with his assistant (a grotesque-looking clown), the ringmaster tries to eliminate Gadget through a violent clown routine, a dangerous lion-taming act, join the Flying Zuchini's for a sabotaged trapeze performance, and a finale of "death-defying" stunts staged intentionally to not defy death. Penny takes abreast of things and makes sure Brain is there at every turn to keep Gadget out of harm's way, and the inspector's final stunt succeeds in capturing the two M.A.D. circus performers just as the police arrive.
The epilogue has Gadget mention how circus performers have years of practice, and also brings up bicycle safety as he rides a unicycle around the circus grounds.
Featuring Voices of[]
- Don Adams - Inspector Gadget
- Cree Summer Francks - Penny
- Frank Welker - Brain, Dr. Claw, M.A.D. Cat
- Dan Hennessey - Chief Quimby, Ring Master, M.A.D. Clown
Trivia[]
Gadgets used[]
- Gadget Cuffs
- Gadget Brella
- Gadget Legs
- Gadget Arms
- Gadget 'Copter
- Gadget Neck
- Gadget Hands (during epilogue)
Locations[]
- A traveling Circus set up near Metro City
Chief Quimby's disguise[]
- inside a popcorn cart.
Brain's disguises[]
- A circus clown
- A lion
- Trapeze Artist
M.A.D. Agents[]
Circus Acts[]
- The Flying Zuchini's
Goofs[]
- Coloring/animation error: After Penny is caught snooping around the Ring Master's trailer, when the he reports to Dr. Claw, M.A.D. Cat's nose turns black for a few seconds before it changes back to gray.