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Inspector Gadget - The Gadget Files

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Inspector Gadget was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid, and when I discovered episodes coming out on DVD, I had to pick it up. Before putting the DVD into the player, I reminded myself that some shows watched as a kid lose their fun twenty years later. I went in with this reservation, and watched it drop as I remembered all the fond memories of Penny, Brain, and of course Inspector Gadget.

On the DVD, I found the first five episodes of the show, and a nice little handful of special features. The first episode, "Winter Olympics" contains the rare Gadget moustache, and also a different voice for Penny, which didn't fit right. The next four episodes, "Monster Lake", "Down On The Farm", "Gadget At The Circus", and "The Amazon" are all typical Gadget fun.

The special features include an interview with Andy Heyward, one of the creators of Inspector Gadget. The interview gives some interesting insights into the making of Gadget, and answers several rumors that circulated around the show, such as are Dr. Claw and the good Inspector related? All the original public service announcements are included, and so are a bunch of sneak peeks into other shows from years ago coming onto DVD.

All in all, The Gadget Files, Volume 1 is a fun addition to any avid 80's cartooner, and fun for kids just being introduced to Inspector Gadget. I only wished there could have been more episodes packed onto this disc, but that is what Volume 2 is for!

This Inspector Gadget DVD is pretty cool. It has the first five episodes, complete with the pilot with Gadget's mustache! Here are my pros and cons for it...

PROS
The original episodes are there, of course.
There is the interview with the show's creator.
The pilot has its original dialogue (since reruns of this episode had badly-edited-in new voiceovers explaining Gadget's mustache was a disguise.)

CONS
Just five episodes only :P
The following edits...

EDITS
The title of each episode is electronically added at the start of the episodes. When these cartoons originally aired, they had no episode titles!
The public service announcements at the end of each episode were cut-and-pasted; they were taken out of the episodes and used as special features. This was a bit unnecessary.
The original DiC logo featuring Inspector Gadget dotting the "i" was cut. It was replaced with the 1990 Kid in Bed logo (which is partially what the company is well-known for), which is strange since the company usually uses the "Incredible World of DiC" to replace older DiC logos. However, the original late-70s LBS logo is intact.

However, you gotta get your Gadget, and this DVD is a fine way. Definitely recommended for those who haven't seen the show in a long time or want to remember the dearly-departed Don Adams.

I loved this cartoon back in the day and it is great to see some of those episodes again. Its also cool because you get to see the first incarnation of Inspector Gadget with a mustache. I had only heard of that episode as a kid, but never saw it until now. I feel that the series got better as time went on. It would be great to see more episodes released. My only complaint is 5 episodes just arent enough!

I used to love watching Penny, Brain, the Inspector, and co. when I was younger so adding this DVD to my collection was a no-brainer. I only wish that UAV had put the episodes in order. I'm not really sure why a company would release a series and not have them in order...oh well. With all that being said, still a great DVD for a great price.

I had really fun memories of Inspector Gadget TV shows and was slightly disappointed that I no longer had those fun feelings when I saw this DVD. I bought it for my grandchildren...7, 5, and 4, thinking that they would love it as I had. They didn't think it was fun either. Maybe they are still too young....I can't remember how old I was when I first enjoyed Insp.Gadget. I'm just sad that now that I'm older, Gadget no longer strikes me as funny as he did back then, and sorry that the DVD was a "strike out" for the grandkids.

my five year old son loved the inspector gadget movie. i ordered the two movies together and for a whole weekend straight he had to watch one movie after the other. he wouldn't watch anything else. i will be purchasing more movies for him.

Couldn't ask for a better video for the price! My 4 kids have fallen in love with Inspector Gadget. Current programming on TV has to be screened so heavily to determine its suitability for kids; it's great to see a good show that's just plain fun. The transfer to DVD is handled well. The first episode with Inspector Gadget with a mustache is hilarious. The others are well-chosen, and my children are begging to watch the DVD all the time.

-Sings Inspector Gadget theme song- inspector gadget is and always will be a awesome show.. good for all ages.. for people who want to remember there youth.. or people who want to pass it on to there kids.. i highly recommend getting this dvd if not for your past but to pass on the wonderful ness of Inspector gadget and friends ..

I was a huge fan of the 80's show Inspector Gadget. It was such a clever spoof on Get Smart. But it went off of Nickelodeon in the 90's and I had never seen it again. For years, I've been trying to find episodes of this show on DVD and I have finally found it! I have just ordered this DVD and cannot wait its arrival. I look forward to seeing the first five episodes on this disc, and I await more releases. If you're a diehard Inspector Gadget fan, then "Go Gadget Go" and buy this DVD.