Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)

Inspector Gadget
Genre	Action[1] Adventure[1] Comedy[1]
Directed by	Phillip Stamp William Gordon Pedram Goshtasbpour
Voices of	Ivan Sherry Tara Strong Derek McGrath Scott McCord Martin Roach Lyon Smith
Theme music composer	Asher Lenz Stephen Skratt
Opening theme	"Inspector Gadget"
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3[2]
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Watson Richard Rowe Steven Denure Michael Hirsh Mark Gosine Anne Loi Ken Faier Ace Fipke Kirsten Newlands
Producer(s)	Colleen McGrath Stephanie Betts Evan Thaler Hickey Phillip Stamp
Editor(s)	Christopher Fost Daniel Corkum Brian Culliton
Running time	22 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
Production company(s)	DHX Media
Distributor	DHX Media
Release
Original network	Teletoon Netflix
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
First shown in	France
Original release	January 3, 2015 (2015-01-03) – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Inspector Gadget
www.dhxmedia.com/shows/animation/inspectorgadget.html

Inspector Gadget is a Canadian-American CGI-animated television series produced by DHX Media. It is a sequel to the original series, which aired from 1983 to 1986. The show was announced on June 11, 2013, with 26 episodes.^[3] The show debuted on January 3, 2015 on Boomerang in France and officially premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 7, 2015.^[4][5]

Plot

When Dr. Claw is thawed out of an iceberg and reactivates M.A.D., Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement and is back on the beat to stop Claw once again, but this time, with Penny and Brain officially by his side. A new character in this series is Dr. Claw's nephew, Talon, on whom Penny has a slight crush. The series is more comical than the original, with Dr. Claw being portrayed as less sinister, and Gadget even more inept and bumbling.

Cast and characters

HQ

• Inspector Gadget is still the same unintelligent, gullible, clueless, and incompetent cyborg he was before, but now he's accompanied by Penny on his missions. As always, he's the bumbling "hero", either doing nothing at all during the course of an episode or more commonly, only inadvertently saving the day. While he loves his niece, he still generally doesn't listen to Penny, even though she's his new assistant. Gadget is noticeably more egotistical than he was in the original series. He also has a new Gadget Mobile (since the old one turned to dust after he repeatedly jinxed its condition), which is snug and more efficient that the previous. (voiced by Ivan Sherry).
• Penny Ruth^[6][7] is Inspector Gadget's niece, an agent in training. She is brave, clever and willing to fight villains. Her only weakness is Talon, Dr. Claw's nephew. But even though she has a crush on him, she never lets him get away with his and his uncle's evil plans. Unlike other Inspector Gadget productions, she now joins Gadget in his assignments and despite the show's title, she is effectively the protagonist. Penny is still the one who really saves the day but never gets any recognition for it, generally happy to let her uncle take all the credit for completing the mission. Penny acts like a normal teenage girl when she's not on duty. Her computer book and watch have been replaced with a holographic tablet called the codex. In International versions she is called Sophie. (voiced by Tara Strong).
• Brain is Penny's dog, best friend and her sidekick and he always accompanies her to every mission. As always, he is a master of disguise and usually Gadget mistakes him for a MAD-Agent and tries to apprehend him (even when Brain is attempting to save him or when Penny tries to tell him it's really Brain). In International versions called Fino. (voiced by Scott McCord).
• Chief Quimby is the leader of the HQ and always gets Gadget and Penny their missions. To manage this, he always appears at the strangest places. This time, instead of paper, his self destructing messages are now holographic. He now wears glasses and a coat and his hair is blonde instead of brown. He is a lot more patient than he was in previous iterations of the show. In the International versions he is named Chief Gontier (voiced by Derek McGrath).
• Professor Von Slickstein is portrayed as a young man, rather than a man in his late 60's in the original series. In the German version he is named Professor Rotoskop. (voiced by Scott McCord).
• Kayla - Penny's best friend, another new character and a fellow agent in training. Her cheerful and positive personality is only matched by her gift for Gab, her motor mouth is strong enough to cripple even the toughest MAD-goon. In the German version she's called Karla. (voiced by Katie Griffin).

MAD

• Dr. Claw - As always, he wants to take over the world and destroy Gadget. This time he has help from his nephew Talon, who rescued him in the first episode. As always, his face is never shown (but his torso does appear now and then). His full name is revealed to be "Irving Thelonious Claw, Jr." In the German version he's called Dr. (Boris) Kralle, in the French one he is called Dr. Gang (voiced by Martin Roach).
• Talon - The new character, Talon is Dr. Claw's evil nephew who rescued him in the first episode. He is clever, handsome and manipulative. He's aware of his handsomeness and knows how to apply it. He secretly has a crush on Penny, but they cannot be together because they're enemies. In each possible situation he wants to impress Penny, but she ignores him. Talon is one of a very small handful of MAD agents who is aware that it's generally Penny, not Gadget, who foils MAD's plots. Even his uncle is oblivious to this fact. Talon is always arguing with his uncle because he considers his plans to be rather old-fashioned (although there's really nothing wrong with that) or just ridiculous, which is true. His uncle always blames him when his plans fail, even when it's not Talon's fault - there are even situations, when Claw blames Talon for something his nephew has warned him of. Although he does everything to impress his uncle, he isn't treated very well by him. In the German version he is named Titus, in the French One he is called Tristan. (voiced by Lyon Smith).
• MAD Cat - Unlike Dr. Claw's previous MAD Cats, this one is female. She is spoiled by Dr. Claw and shares a feud with Talon.
• Mama Claw - She's Dr. Claw's mom. She appeared in a few episodes. Like Dr. Claw, her face is never seen, but her torso does appear now and then. (Voice actor currently unknown)

Other people

• Nigel Saint De' Le-peppertone IV Esquire III - International pop star whistler. He first appeared in Rock Out then made cameos in some episodes. (Voice actor currently unknown)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (March 2015)

Season 2 (August 2015)

Season 3 (2017)

It was released on Netflix on June 2, 2017.^[2]

Broadcast

On December 4, 2014, it was announced that the Inspector Gadget would air on Boomerang's international channels in 2015.^[16] The series premiered on Boomerang in Australia on January 5, 2015.^[17][18] The show premiered on January 14 in the Middle East and Africa on the DStv network.^[19] The series premiered on Cartoon Network Arabic in the Middle East on March 6. The series premiered on Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 16.^[20] In the United States, the show was originally intended to air on Cartoon Network. However, on February 26, 2015, it was announced that it would instead be available exclusively through Netflix starting March 27, 2015.^[21][22]

Games

Teletoon also produced five web games on its website:

1. Descent into MADNess^[23]
2. Go Go Gadget Jetpack^[24]
3. Talons Take Over^[25]
4. Go Go Gadget Mobile^[26]
5. Super Spy Gauntlet^[27]

References

External links

• Inspector Gadget on IMDb