| File:Inspector Gadget | “ | Wowsers! | „ |
| ~ Gadget's most common catchphrase |
| File:Inspector Gadget | “ | Don't worry, Chief! I'm always on duty! | „ |
| ~ Gadget's other catchphrase |
Gadget also known as Uncle Gadget (to his niece Penny) or by his two ranks Inspector Gadget is the titular protagonist of the 1983 2015 CGI series. He is Penny's uncle and Brain's co-owner and Chief Quimby's top employee.
Personality[]
Gadget is heroic, mild-mannered, determined, brave, curious, nice, and kindhearted, although he's also dim-witted, bumbling, gullible, incompetent, clumsy, and clueless. He also has a horrible judge of character and he thinks that the bad guys are his allies and his allies are his enemies.
He loves his niece Penny with all his heart and would do anything to protect her from harm. In fact, whenever he sees Penny in danger, he becomes competent and goes out of his way to rescue her and save the day.
He is generally incompetent and gets on by not only his simple luck, but also Penny and Brain's unknown assistance. Gadget thwarts Dr. Claw's daily schemes, often with secret help from Penny and Brain. The two closest times Gadget ever gets to capturing Claw is during the intro where he enters Claw's lair and handcuffs a decoy glove, only to have a bomb explode in his face
Appearance[]
He wears the same outfit as in original counterpart, but unlike Gadget's other animated appearances, he is modeled with eyebrows.
Gadgets[]
Gadget has a wide range of Go-Gadgets at his disposal, the well-known gadgets listed here as such:
- Gadget Binoculars: Binoculars lower down out of his hat and over his eyes.
- Gadget Ears: Metal cones that deploy from his head, around his ears, allowing him to hear better.
- Gadget Brella: A hand holding an umbrella that comes out of his hat. It can be used as a parachute. More often than not, he will fall rapidly when using his 'Brella when it turns inside-out.
- Gadget Coat: His trench coat inflates when he pulls one of its buttons and enables him to float — in water or in the sky. It is almost always deflated by being punctured, making him shoot through the sky as the air is released before falling from a great height.
- Gadget 'Copter: Helicopter propeller blades that come out of his hat that enable him to fly. Gadget has a second, "Spare" unit available in the event of failure (episode 9). In both the cartoons and the movies, would occasionally get broken.
- Gadget Cuffs: A handcuff comes out of his forearm just above his hand.
- Gadget Hands: Several mechanical hands can pop out of Gadget's hat. These hands will sometimes hold various objects including a camera, a motorized fan, a spotlight, a can opener, a mallet and other useful things. Of course, there are times when they will also be holding something useless or unhelpful to the situation. An extra hand appears out of the top of Gadget's hat.
- Gadget Arms/ Gadget Legs / Gadget Neck: His neck, arms, and legs can telescope and extend to great lengths. Embedded into his left hand is a crank that can be used to retract the arm (episode 1). His legs are shown to contain spring mechanisms to increase his stride.
- Top-Secret Gadget Phone: A telephone in his hand. The earpiece is in his thumb, while the mouthpiece is in his pinky finger. This is one of the few gadgets that is not voice activated; Instead, Chief Quimby activates it by calling Gadget. (There is also a regular telephone inside Gadget's hat.)
- Gadget Skates: Roller skates come out of the bottom of his shoes. He is often very clumsy and struggles to keep his balance on the skates. Later in the series, he tries adding his own modifications in the form of rockets that come out from the sides. These have even more glitches than most of his gadgets for their first few appearances.
- Gadget Springs: A spring comes out of his hat, enabling him to bounce, usually when falling head first and hitting his head against the ground. His legs can also extend with springs, which he uses often for jumping and landing. He also has springs in his shoes.
- Finger Gadgets: Each finger on Gadget's hands features a different gadget. However, the top of the digit in question has to be removed manually first. They include a flashlight, skeleton key, laser, pen, screwdriver, drill bit, snow gun, corkscrew, water pistol and a whistle.
- Gadget Lasso: The Inspector wears a necktie which can extend and be used as a lasso or rope.
- Gadget Respirator: Protective mask and breathing apparatus which covers Gadget's entire face.