Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)

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Inspector Gadget
Title card
GenreAction[1]
Adventure
Comedy[1]
Science fiction[1]
Based onInspector Gadget
by Bruno Bianchi
Jean Chalopin
Andy Heyward
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Asher Lenz
  • Stephen Skratt
Opening theme"Inspector Gadget"[2]
Ending theme"Inspector Gadget" (instrumental)[2]
ComposersAsher Lenz
Stephen Skratt
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons4[3]
No. of episodes52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven DeNure
  • Michael Hirsh (S1-2)
  • Mark Gosine
  • Anne Loi
  • Ken Faier (S3-4)
  • Ace Fipke (S3-4)
  • Kirsten Newlands (S3-4)
ProducerPhillip Stamp
CinematographyRichard Purcell
Editors
  • Christopher Fost
  • Warren Jefferies (S3-4)
  • Fabien Melanson (S3-4)
  • Brian Culliton (S4)
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companiesDHX Media
DHX Studios Halifax
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (seasons 1-2)
Family Channel (seasons 3-4)
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2015 (2015-01-03) –
May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Related
Inspector Gadget (original series)
Gadget & the Gadgetinis

Inspector Gadget is a Canadian animated television series produced by DHX Media that serves as the second sequel to the original series of the same name (following Gadget & the Gadgetinis), which aired from 1983 to 1985. The show was announced on June 11, 2013, with 26 episodes.[4] The show debuted on January 3, 2015, on Boomerang in France and officially premiered on Teletoon in Canada on September 7, 2015.[5][6] In the United States, it premiered as a streaming television series on Netflix on March 27, 2015.

On WildBrain's YouTube channel, the show is sometimes referred to as Inspector Gadget 2.0.[7] The show served as the first time DHX Media (now WildBrain) produced a reboot of a television series produced by DIC Entertainment after acquiring Cookie Jar Group, which also included the DiC library.

Premise[edit]

When Dr. Claw is thawed out of his iceberg prison and reactivates M.A.D., Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement and is back on the beat to stop Dr. Claw once again. This time, Penny and Brain officially work by Gadget's side. The series also introduces a new character in Dr. Claw's nephew, Talon. The series' tone is more comical than the original, with Dr. Claw being portrayed as much less sinister.[citation needed]

Characters[edit]

HQ[edit]

  • John Brown/Inspector Gadget (voiced by Ivan Sherry impersonating Don Adams) - Inspector Gadget is still the same powerful but unintelligent, gullible, and incompetent cyborg he was in the 1983 series and the Gadgetinis series, but now he's accompanied by Penny on his missions. As always, he's the bumbling "hero", only inadvertently saving the day and typically leaving a path of destruction in doing so. 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 scrap after he repeatedly jinxed its condition), which is snug and more efficient than the previous one.
  • Penny Brown (voiced by Tara Strong) - Penny is Inspector Gadget's niece, an agent in training. She is brave, clever and willing to fight villains. She has a crush on Talon, Dr. Claw's nephew. Despite her crush, 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. Also unlike the 80's series, she is a relatively adept fighter, only seldom getting caught by M.A.D. agents. Penny is still typically 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. Her middle name is Ruth.[8][9] In International versions, she is called Sophie. This was not the first time that Strong had voiced a character in the Inspector Gadget franchise. She had previously voiced the character of Heather in the 1995 series Gadget Boy and Heather.
  • Brain (vocal effects provided by Scott McCord) - 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 M.A.D.-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, he is called Finot.
  • Chief Frank Quimby (voiced by Derek McGrath) - 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. Chief Quimby 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 literations of the show. In the International versions, he is named Chief Gontier.
  • Professor Von Slickstein (voiced by Scott McCord) - An HQ scientist 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.
  • Kayla (voiced by Katie Griffin) - 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 being a blabbermouth, her motor mouth is strong enough to cripple even the toughest M.A.D.-goon. In the German version, she's called Karla.

M.A.D.[edit]

  • Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw (voiced by Martin Roach) - As always, he wants to take over the world and destroy Gadget. This time, he has help from his nephew Talon who rescued him from his iceberg prison 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 is called Dr. (Boris) Kralle; in the French version, he is called Dr. Gang.
    • 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. MAD Cat would often do plans of her own with little success.
  • Talon Scolex-Claw (voiced by Lyon Smith) - Introduced in this series, Talon is Dr. Claw's evil nephew who rescued him in the first episode. He is clever, handsome and manipulative. Talon is aware of his handsomeness and knows how to apply it. He secretly has a crush on Penny, but they cannot be together because they are enemies. In each possible situation that Talon wants to impress Penny, she mostly ignores him. Talon is one of a very small handful of M.A.D. agents who is aware that it is generally Penny, not Gadget, who foils M.A.D.'s plots. Even his uncle is oblivious to this fact. Talon is always arguing with his uncle because he considers his uncle's plans to be rather old-fashioned (although there is really nothing wrong with that) or just ridiculous, which is true. His uncle always blames him when his plans fail, even when it is not Talon's fault. There are even situations when Dr. Claw blames Talon for something his nephew has warned him of. Although he does everything to impress his uncle, Talon isn't treated very well by him. In the German version, he is named Titus. In the French version, he is called Tristan. In the Spanish version, he is called Garra. In the Russian version, he is called Claw in some series
  • Maryland Scolex-Claw (voiced by Martin Roach) - Maryland Scolex-Claw is Dr. Claw's mother and Talon's grandmother. From her constant nagging, she often embarrasses her son because Dr. Claw is taking orders from someone who is not him and often tries to get Dr. Claw and Talon to improve themselves. Mama Claw appeared in a few episodes. Like Dr. Claw, her face is never seen, but the back of her head hair and ears do appear now and then.
  • M.A.D. Henchmen (Various Voices) - The generic henchmen of M.A.D.

M.A.D. Agents[edit]

  • MADthew Strong (voiced by Cory Doran) - A construction worker.
  • Commander MADhail (voiced by Cory Doran) - A Russian astronaut.
  • Corsetta Camisole (voiced by Alyson Court) - She is a mistress of disguise who dresses fashionably.
  • Detective Data (voiced by Alyson Court) - A former HQ operative. The reason why she started working for M.A.D. is because Gadget took credit for all her hard work which Chief praises him for despite Data's claims that she did the work.
  • Malicious (voiced by Alyson Court) - Penny's secret friend who attends "Evil University." She enjoys medieval torture and weapons due to that they have the word "Evil." Also, Malicious has a huge crush on Talon.
  • MAD Weed Wacko (voiced by Robert Tinkler) - He really hates plants so much more worst and even poison ivy.
  • Cheekster (voiced by Robert Tinkler) - The mad wrestler.
  • Little Old Lady - She first appeared in "Gadget Management" as part of a simulation where she said "M.A.D. Forever" using her cane to shoot.
  • Mac Macintosh (voiced by Scott McCord) - An evil farmer in an apple costume.
  • Mayor (voiced by Cory Doran) - An unnamed evil mayor.
  • MADalena (voiced by Stacey DePass) - A M.A.D. Agent that looks like Penny. She once opened a resort near the Slopsquatch habitat.
  • Cuckoo Clockmaker (voiced by Ron Pardo) - A man who's obsessively tinkering with clocks and doing the job "on Time." He also hates to work with Talon.
  • Jacques Crankcase (voiced by Cory Doran) - A no-good cheating racer who will stop at nothing to win.
  • MADtana Dan (voiced by Scott McCord) - An impetuous explorer and treasure hunter who steals priceless treasures for M.A.D.'s plots. Unlike the other M.A.D. Agents, MADtana Dan is never comfortable working with Talon.
  • MADgician (voiced by Ron Pardo) - A magician who was once Gadget's assistant for birthday parties. But from all the humiliation Gadget gave him, he wants him to "disappear."
  • MADison Von Trapp (voiced by Julie Lemieux) - Dr. Claw's best huntress with a metallic eagle. She is equipped with an invention called "The Cross-Boa" which is a crossbow with a robot snake.
  • Sue Donym (voiced by Denise Oliver) - M.A.D.'s top spy who uses an attaching truth spray.
    • Brawn - Sue Donym's shifty dog.

Other characters[edit]

  • Baron von Steeltoe (voiced by Cory Doran) - A Scottish villain in metal boots who is Dr. Claw's rival.
  • Dr. Ithica Marvins (voiced by Julie Lemieux) - HQ's greatest female archaeologist. Though every time she discovered something remarkable, she instantly gets captured or trapped.
  • Nigel Saint De' Le-peppertone IV Esquire III (voiced by Robert Tinkler) - International pop star whistler. He first appeared in "Rock Out" then made cameos in some episodes.
  • Sir Owen Barnstormer (voiced by Adrian Truss) - A billionaire who creates inventions like an animal nursery blimp and a train without the aid of tracks.

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series) episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
116March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)
210August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)
313June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)
413May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)

Production[edit]

The first public mention of a new Inspector Gadget series was on January 26, 2012, when Ray Sharma, the CEO of game developer XMG Studio said that the success of Inspector Gadget: M.A.D. Dash had "reinvigorated the TV brand with a new TV series in production".[10]

The series was announced by Cookie Jar on October 2 that year with Teletoon as its Canadian broadcast partner. Michael Hirsh, the CEO of Cookie Jar said in the press release that they were looking to distribute the series worldwide (unlike the previous TV series, Gadget & the Gadgetinis, which never aired in America).[11]

On June 9, 2013, Teletoon officially announced the series and revealed the first images of the title character's new design.[12] On July 1, Jean Chalopin talked about how the reboot came to be, and how the television landscape had changed since the 1980s.[13]

The show first aired on Boomerang Asia.[14]

On October 8, 2015, Gadget's voice actor Ivan Sherry confirmed that they had started recording voices for a second season.[15]

Release[edit]

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 released exclusively through Netflix on March 27, 2015,[21][22] As of November 20, 2017, the show is airing in the US on Universal Kids.[23]

Beginning with the third season on January 8, 2018, the show would move to the DHX-owned Family Channel in Canada.[citation needed]

India's Pogo began airing the show on November 4, 2017.[24]

Games[edit]

Teletoon also produced five web games on its website:

  1. Descent into MADNess[25]
  2. Go Go Gadget Jetpack[26]
  3. Talons Take Over[27]
  4. Go Go Gadget Mobile[28]
  5. Super Spy Gauntlet[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Inspector Gadget". FilmAffinity. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b This version of theme is not like original, and it has "Go Go Gadget Go" in it.(The original is "Go, Gadget Go".)
  3. ^ Lopez, Michelle (24 May 2017). "What's streaming and leaving Netflix: June 2017". Chicago Tribune. June 2 .. Inspector Gadget: Season 3 — Netflix original
  4. ^ "Inspector Gadget Reboot Tops Off TELETOON Canada's Latest Original Production Slate". Bell Media. Banff, Alberta. June 11, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "TELETOON Goes Back To Cool This Fall!" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Raveleau, Alexandre (December 31, 2014). "Inspecteur Gadget: la nouvelle version débarque en janvier 2015". Toutelatele (in French). Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Inspector Gadget 2.0 | NEW SERIES | Gadget's Da Bomb//Gadget Management | Cartoon for Kids, retrieved 2022-06-14
  8. ^ Penny. "Evil U". Inspector Gadget. If my middle name wasn't Ruth it would be Ruthless
  9. ^ "Brain Drain". Inspector Gadget. Penny: "What's my middle name?" Talon: "Ruth! What? I follow you on MySpySpace."
  10. ^ Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing (26 January 2012). "MGF 2012: XMG's Sharma on the potential for transmedia and kickstarting augmented reality gaming with Ghostbusters". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2022-06-14. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Mesterius (2012-11-13). "Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog: The New Inspector Gadget TV Series Is Scheduled For 2013". Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  12. ^ Mesterius (2013-06-12). "Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog: Teletoon Officially Announces Inspector Gadget's New CGI Series". Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  13. ^ Ladurantaye, Steve (2013-07-01). "Inspector Gadget grows up: Teletoon resurrecting cartoon series". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  14. ^ Mesterius (2014-12-10). "Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog: Gadget Reboot Dates Announced For Boomerang Asia and Boomerang Australia". Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  15. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/the1ivansherry/status/652133525592797184. Retrieved 2022-06-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ Munn, Patrick (December 4, 2014). "Boomerang Acquires 'Inspector Gadget' For EMEA, Latin America & Asia Pacific". TV Wise. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Higgins, D (January 5, 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK: Grimm, Pretty Little Liars, The 100, America's Next Top Model, People's Choice Awards, Hello Ladies: The Movie, 2015 AFC Asian Cup and live sport". Foxtel. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  18. ^ "Boomerang Channel: Go-Go-Gadget relaunch". Foxtel Insider. Foxtel. December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  19. ^ Tizzle (January 1, 2015). "Who's that new familiar face?". DSTV. Multichoice. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  20. ^ "Boomerang and Cartoonito UK February 2015 Highlights". RegularCapital (Press release). Turner Broadcasting System Europe. January 15, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  21. ^ Lussier, Germain (February 25, 2015). "Netflix Will Air New Versions of 'Inspector Gadget' and 'Danger Mouse'". Slashfilm. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  22. ^ Persaud, Christine (March 25, 2015). "Go, Go, Gadget trailer! Netflix gives a first look at Inspector Gadget reboot". Digital Trends. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  23. ^ "Schedule". Universal Kids. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  24. ^ "Pogo TV on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
  25. ^ "Descent into MADness". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  26. ^ "Go Go Gadget Jetpack". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  27. ^ "Talons Take Over". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  28. ^ "Go Go Gadget Mobile". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  29. ^ "Super Spy Gauntlet". Archived from the original on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

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