Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)

Inspector Gadget
Genre	Comedy[1]
Directed by	Phillip Stamp William Gordon Pedram
Voices of	Derek McGrath Tara Strong Ivan Sherry 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	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Watson Richard Rowe Steven Denure Michael Hirsh Mark Gosine Anne Loi
Producer(s)	Colleen McGrath Stephanie Betts Evan Thaler Hickey
Editor(s)	Christopher Fost Daniel Corkum Brian Culliton
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	DHX Media
Release
Original network	Teletoon Netflix
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
First shown in	France
Original release	January 3, 2015 (2015-01-03) – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Inspector Gadget
External links
Production website

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.^[2] The show debuted on January 3, 2015 on Boomerang in France and officially premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 7, 2015.^[3][4]

Plot

When Dr. Claw is thawed out of an iceberg and reactivates MAD, 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 crush. The series is more comical than the original with Dr. Claw being portrayed as less sinister than before.

Cast and characters

• Inspector Gadget - He 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 continues to mistake himself as the hero when an episode's events have been dealt with, even though he did nothing at all. He still doesn't listen to Penny and does what he wants instead, even though she's his new assistant. Gadget is noticeably more egotistical and more of a glory hog than he was in the original series, in fact, this is the reason his ex partner quit working for him. 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 Brown - Penny 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 handsome nephew. But even though she loves him she never lets him get away with his and his uncle's evil plans. Since episode two she hides her feelings very well and ignores every one of his attempts to impress her. Unlike other Inspector Gadget productions, she now joins Gadget in his assignments and despite the title, she is the protagonist. Penny is still the one who really saves the day but still never gets any recognition for it and her uncle is still given the praise for solving each case although he did nothing at all. Penny also 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 - 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 - 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 before. In the International versions he is named Chief Gontier (voiced by Derek McGrath).
• 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 Scolex - 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 is in love with Penny, but they cannot be together because they're enemies. In each possible situation he wants to impress Penny, but she ignores him, despite her feelings. He 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 - example being the stink missile that needed Claw's claw to activate and a countdown that allowed its destruction by the Gadgets. 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).
• Professor Von Slickstein - He 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 Cat - Unlike Dr. Claw's previous MAD Cats, this one is female. She is spoiled by Dr. Claw and shares a feud with Talon.
• 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.

Episodes

Broadcast

On December 4, 2014, it was announced that the Inspector Gadget would air on Boomerang's international channels in 2015.^[13] The series premiered on Boomerang in Australia on January 5, 2015.^[14][15] The show premiered on January 14 in the Middle East and Africa on the DStv network.^[16] The series premiered on Cartoon Network Arabic in the Middle East on March 6.^[17] The series premiered on Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 16.^[18] 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.^[19][20]

Games

Teletoon also produced five web games on its website:

1. Descent into MADNess^[21]
2. Go Go Gadget Jetpack^[22]
3. Talons Take Over^[23]
4. Go Go Gadget Mobile^[24]
5. Super Spy Gauntlet^[25]

References

External links

• Inspector Gadget at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website at DHX Media