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 * Inspector Gadget** is the main protagonist of the series and movies. His fashion sense resembles that of Inspector Clouseau from the [|Pink Panther] movies; his mannerisms also draw upon the character of Maxwell Smart, portrayed in the 1960s by Gadget's voice actor Don Adams.

Often clueless and stumbling through any case he is given, Gadget frequently ignorantly makes foolish and insufferably clumsy mistakes pertaining to surroundings and current environment, mistaking innocent bystanders (and sometimes Brain, his niece Penny's dog) for enemies, and believing that the real enemies are friends. His ineptitude always leads him into danger, but he always gets out of trouble through either his trusty gadgets, Penny's unseen assistance, or pure luck.

The episode "M.A.D. Trap" is one of the few episodes in which Gadget actually shows some competence. When [|Dr. Claw] traps him in a steel foundry, he uses his gadgets flawlessly to save [|Penny] and [|Brain]. Later, in "The Moral," [|Penny] and [|Brain] muse that it was a good thing his gadgets were in top shape. Another example where he shows some genuine police skill occurs in another episode when he makes an earnest effort to catch [|Claw] during a car chase and becomes infuriated when Claw gets away. However, while distracted by Claw's escape, Gadget (still driving at breakneck speed) accidentally crashes through a barricade the police set up to stop Claw, and ends up crashing in to the cargo hold of a jumbo jet. In the early episodes Gadget is halfway brilliant and acknowledges Dr. Claw is nearby. After the first few episodes, however, Gadget has become incompetent. Occasionally, he also inadvertently helps Penny solve the case, with his bungling either distracting Dr. Claw or setting things up for Penny to do her work. The nearest Gadget ever gets to capturing Dr. Claw is in the opening teaser of each episode in which Gadget handcuffs a decoy metal glove, only to have a bomb explode in his face. However, this is meant to demonstrate that Claw always manages to escape justice and was never seen in any actual episode. Gadget's catchphrases are "Wowsers!" and "Don't worry, Chief. I'm always on duty." In #9, "Race to the Finish", #11, "A Star is Lost", #22, "Sleeping Gas", #43, "No Flies on Us", #65, "Quizz Master", #73, "The Incredible Shrinking Gadget", #77, "Bad Dreams are Made of This", and #80, "N.S.F. Gadget", Gadget falls victim of the M.A.D. spells.

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