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Inspector Gadget

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Inspector Gadget (1999) is a Live-Action Adaptation of the namesake animated series from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by David Kellogg and starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Joely Fisher and Rupert Everett.The movie opens with an origin story for the titular hero (Broderick). Originally a human security guard named John Brown, he dreams of one day being a respected police officer, though he is continually rejected due to his lack of experience. He also has designs on Brenda Bradford (Fisher), a scientist that works at the cybernetics lab he's employed for. After the lab creates a prototype for a computer chip that can control lifelike robotic limbs, Brown's life changes as Corrupt Corporate Executive Sanford Scolex (Everett) breaks into the lab, kills Brenda's father, and makes off with the prototype foot. When Brown pursues him, the resulting car chase ends with Scolex blowing up his car and leaving him with extensive tissue damage. In the aftermath, Scolex's left hand is crushed, leading to him getting a selection of cybernetic replacements. His favourite replacement (because it looks cool) is a metallic crab-claw. He dubs himself "Claw." As for Brown, Brenda decides to make him the prototype for the "Gadget Program" and repairs his damaged body by converting him into a cyborg with numerous odd and zany functions—and his own talking wisecracking car the Gadgetmobile (voiced by D.L. Hughley). Now dubbed "Inspector Gadget," he realizes his dream of joining the police force - though his generally goofy and awkward nature and lack of control over his new hardware makes him something of a walking disaster area. Meanwhile, Scolex still has designs on the technology that created him, as he plans to use it to build an unstoppable robot army to take over the world...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })It was successful enough for Disney to produce a direct-to-video sequel, Inspector Gadget 2 (2003), though none of the original cast returned (except for D.L. Hughley who reprised his role as the Gadgetmobile).Previews: Two Trailers and TV Spots, Trailer #3.
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Creator Cameo
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Creator Cameo: Andy Heyward- head of DIC Entertainment and one of the original series' co-creators- makes a cameo as a party guest, credited (appropriately enough) as "Mr. D.I.C.". He and his wife Evelyn (credited as "Trophy Bride") can be seen in the background when the camera zooms onto Gagdet's tethered ear stuck onto a sculpture.
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Artistic License – Linguistics
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Artistic License – Linguistics: Lampshaded by Claw when he has Gadget at his mercy:
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Darker and Edgier
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Darker and Edgier: At least one person gets killed and another critically injured in a series of violent acts that set the plot in motion. Is there any wonder why the MPAA rated the film PG? (Aside from the accidental language, namely, "obtaining the balls", and other innuendo, of course.)
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All There in the Manual
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All There in the Manual: Used In-Universe for a joke: the manual is at least two feet thick — and it's just volume one.
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Tropaholics Anonymous
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Tropaholics Anonymous: Sykes' minion support group seen during the credits.
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Soft Glass
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Soft Glass: When Gadget tries to rollerblade his way out of the lab, Sykes lowers a glass door to prevent him from escaping. Despite shattering the glass, no visible injuries are present on Gadget.
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The Cameo
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The Cameo: A post-credits gag has Mook #1 Sykes attending Minions Anonymous, where other attendees include "Hat Throwing Minion," "Minion Who Identifies Seafaring Aircraft," Kato, Tonto, Igor, "Minion with Metallic Teeth," and Mr. T. Don Adams has a vocal cameo as the voice of Brain in mid-credits scene.
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Remake Cameo
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Remake Cameo: Don Adams, the classic voice of Inspector Gadget in the original series, voices Brain in a brief credits scene.
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Reality Ensues
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Reality Ensues: Brown asks Chief Quimby when he'll be put on the big case. The chief assures him he has something for him to "cut [his] teeth on". Cut to a newspaper montage of Brown being a crossing guard and helping the sanitation department. Remember, Brown is a security guard who was rejected from the police academy early in the film, and is markedly incompetent even after being upgraded. In fact, it's the central joke of the character.
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Gadgetmobile tells Gadget to buckle up, because "It's a Disney movie!" There's also the scene where Claw tells Gadget that he's been watching too many Saturday morning cartoons... and then looks directly into the camera, followed by Gadget doing the same thing, and then Kramer leans into the shot for no other purpose than to look into the camera as well.
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Fingore
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Fingore: Claw has the fingers of his right hand crushed early in the first film.
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Artificial Limbs
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Artificial Limbs: Interestingly, in the film, Gadget takes some time to get used to them and even comments "it doesn't feel like me." Shortly after being activated, he accidentally extended his neck into the hospital ceiling. Also Dr. Claw's, well, claw.
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Obstructive Bureaucrat
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Quimby is an Obstructive Bureaucrat who refuses to let Gadget work on the Bradford case. However, he makes the very true point that, contrary to the name he was given, Gadget is not actually a police inspector, or even a trained officer. He is just a security guard turned into a publicity stunt that Quimby now has to put up with.
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In the Name of the Moon
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In the Name of the Moon: Gadget would like to say something heroic like 'in the name of justice' to activate his gadget abilities. Brenda says he could (thus fullfilling this trope) but it wouldn't activate the gadget abilities.
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Chekhov's Gun
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Chekhov's Gun: when Robo-Gadget is first activated, a close-up of him shows a tarantula in a plastic sphere in his body. During his fight with Inspector Gadget, he unleashes this tarantula as a weapon.
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Adaptation Expansion
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Adaptation Expansion: We actually learn both Gadget and Claw's real names (okay, Claw's name was eventually revealed in the cartoon) and backstories, with the story of how they got their robotic add-ons taking up the better part of the first act.
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"Mission: Impossible" Cable Drop
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"Mission: Impossible" Cable Drop: Gadget does one in Scolex's lair when he tries to retrieve the stolen bionic foot.
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Mythology Gag
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Mythology Gag: Scolex's very first appearance is set up almost exactly like how Claw typically appeared in the cartoon — facing away from the camera (with only his arm and hand visible, and a fancy-looking ring on his finger), watching a screen, with his Right-Hand Cat nearby. His voice is also very low and ominous, though not like the cartoon's almost-guttural voice. Scolex's skyscraper is shaped like a castle. In the cartoon, Claw's usual lair was in fact in a castle on a mountain somewhere. (Unusually, they didn't make the building appear like that— PPG Place was designed like that already, which may explain why they chose Pittsburgh as a filming location.)
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Impersonating an Officer
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Impersonating an Officer: Robo-Gadget, who isn't so much impersonating a police officer as he is downright smearing the police officer's good name by committing all sorts of crimes–and takes it so far that Chief Quimby would've arrested the real Gadget had Penny and Sykes not revealed that detail about Claw's Evil Plan.
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Abnormal Limb Rotation Range
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Abnormal Limb Rotation Range: Happens a few times to Gadget.
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Emerging from the Shadows
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Emerging from the Shadows: Claw's reveal.
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Hollywood Nerd
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Hollywood Nerd: Gadget, Brenda.
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Adapted Out
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Adapted Out: Dr. Claw was the leader of an international crime syndicate known as M.A.D. in the cartoon, but his evil organization is nowhere to be seen. Instead, he is aided by a thug named Sykes and a bumbling scientist named Kramer.
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Pedal-to-the-Metal Shot
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Pedal-to-the-Metal Shot: Not a pedal, but pulling hard on the Gadgetmobile's "jet thruster release" handle has the same effect. Later on, Brenda slams down hard on the brake when they catch up to Claw's limo.
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Mad Scientist
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Mad Scientist: Artemus and Brenda Bradford, whose company started Project Gadget, are heroic. Baxter, in the sequel, is more of a "mildly-eccentric scientist" in the employ of Riverton's police department.
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Actor Allusion
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Actor Allusion: Matthew Broderick as Robo-Gadget doing an impression of a certain rampaging reptile. "Just Claw. One word. Like Madonna." Rupert Everett and Madonna are famously best friends in real life.
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No Fourth Wall
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No Fourth Wall: "It's a Disney movie!" There's also the extremely awkward Aside Glance to the audience Scolex and Kramer make to the audience while mocking Gadget.
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Noodle Incident
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Noodle Incident: Gadget mentions taking dance lessons at one point, but he's forced into some fancy footwork when Robo-Gadget fires at his feet before he can elaborate any further.
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Research, Inc.
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Research, Inc.: Bradford Labs
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Damsel in Distress
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Damsel in Distress: Brenda in the final act of the film.
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Alternate Continuity
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Alternate Continuity: It is clearly not canon to the original cartoon because of the huge amount of differences from the source material.
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although Quimby can be amoral towards Gadget, he's ultimately a good guy who's willing to help his friend wherever necessary.
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Getting Crap Past the Radar
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Getting Crap Past the Radar: Double Entendre is the preferred choice. "Hey, I have heat sensors. I know what you were thinking when she gave you that smile..." The film is one of few PG-rated movies to refer to testicles using a vulgar term, albeit accidentally—the guru was pointing to metal balls on the floor in front of him when he mentioned "obtaining the balls", but Gadget grabs his balls accidentally instead. The MPAA still rated the film for language because of it. When the newly operated on John Brown lands on top of Brenda Bradford, she starts talking about how all this was new to him, and he nods sheepishly in agreement. Brenda means having John having the added parts now and being Inspector Gadget, of course. However, given the position they are in, could John be assuming that Brenda meant, well, what two adults usually do in that position- and that he has not done it yet? Robo-Brenda, designed to resemble the woman Claw is obsessed with, is programmed to be a cheerleader.
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Inspector Oblivious
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Inspector Oblivious: He wouldn't be Inspector Gadget if he weren't. In his first day back on the job, he unwittingly helps two escaped convicts break into a Dodge Viper.
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Logo Joke
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Logo Joke: The Walt Disney Pictures castle is completely mechanical at the beginning; in addition, the arc of light that draws itself behind said castle is replaced by the top half of a cog. The end credits has the walking man from the Caravan Pictures logo, forming his Gadget-Copter and flying off. Kind of a metaphor considering this is the last film from the company.
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I Work Alone
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I Work Alone: Gadgetmobile says this... before promptly working with Gadget to stop some car thieves.
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Oil Slick
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Oil Slick: Subverted by Gadget, whose oil slick actually sprays toothpaste. Played straight with Scolex's limo, complete with "oil slick" button on the dash.
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Lean and Mean
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Lean and Mean: Claw hinmself, who as we find out was formerly a Fat Bastard.
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LuckyTranslation
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Lucky Translation: As lame as Gadget's "You should've quit while you were ahead" pun is, its Polish translation, taking advantage of a well-known if somewhat rarely used phrase that can be roughly rendered as "Dreams of a severed head" (meaning aspirations expressed long past deadline), is arguably pretty funny.
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Police Are Useless
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Police Are Useless: The cops are completely helpless to stop Robo-Gadget's rampage across Riverton.
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Better Than New
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Better Than New: Brown was originally human. Then his body was busted and he was remade into a Super Soldier.
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Awesome McCoolname
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Awesome Mc Coolname: Sanford Scolex.
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 Inspector Gadget
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Inspector Gadget / int_5d1eca88
 Inspector Gadget / int_650a309b
type
Forgot About His Powers
 Inspector Gadget / int_650a309b
comment
Forgot About His Powers: Gadget doesn't think to use his iconic Gadget Copter to bypass Robo-Gadget's You Shall Not Pass! ploy on the bridge. Nor does he think to use it when Robo-Gadget has him clinging to one of the bridge's supports, a good 100 feet in the air, by his fingertips. The worst part is that, after Gadget has defeated Robo-Gadget and gotten back to ground level, what's the first thing he does? "Go-Go Gadget Copter!"
 Inspector Gadget / int_650a309b
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1.0
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Inspector Gadget / int_650a309b
 Inspector Gadget / int_65163c3a
type
Evil Tower of Ominousness
 Inspector Gadget / int_65163c3a
comment
Evil Tower of Ominousness: Scolex's tower, portrayed by the highly ornate One PPG Place in Pittsburgh.
 Inspector Gadget / int_65163c3a
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Inspector Gadget / int_65163c3a
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type
Author Appeal
 Inspector Gadget / int_6627695f
comment
Author Appeal: The bizarrely hyper quick cuts and odd Big Lipped Alligator interludes seem to be a favorite of David Kellogg.
 Inspector Gadget / int_6627695f
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Inspector Gadget / int_6627695f
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Only One Name
 Inspector Gadget / int_663f35c0
comment
Only One Name: "Just Claw. One word. Like Madonna."
 Inspector Gadget / int_663f35c0
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Inspector Gadget / int_663f35c0
 Inspector Gadget / int_689b05f2
type
I'm Going to Disney World!
 Inspector Gadget / int_689b05f2
comment
I'm Going to Disney World: Used by Claw and Gadgetmobile.
 Inspector Gadget / int_689b05f2
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Inspector Gadget / int_689b05f2
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type
Chewing the Scenery
 Inspector Gadget / int_69fb91e8
comment
Chewing the Scenery: Coincidentally while Claw is screaming about eating brownies... and waffles.
 Inspector Gadget / int_69fb91e8
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Inspector Gadget / int_69fb91e8
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type
The Power of Love
 Inspector Gadget / int_6a696742
comment
The Power of Love: Gadget is brought back to 'life' with a kiss.
 Inspector Gadget / int_6a696742
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Inspector Gadget / int_6a696742
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b05b601
type
Jerkass Has a Point
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b05b601
comment
Jerkass Has a Point: Quimby is an Obstructive Bureaucrat who refuses to let Gadget work on the Bradford case. However, he makes the very true point that, contrary to the name he was given, Gadget is not actually a police inspector, or even a trained officer. He is just a security guard turned into a publicity stunt that Quimby now has to put up with.
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b05b601
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Inspector Gadget / int_6b05b601
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b2b3b59
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The Reveal
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b2b3b59
comment
The Reveal: Claw's face is fully seen by the audience all throughout the movie, as opposed to it being constantly obscured in the cartoon. In his first scene, it is barely concealed by the shadows before he emerges with it fully uncovered.
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Inspector Gadget / int_6b2b3b59
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b5a92dc
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Uncanny Valley
 Inspector Gadget / int_6b5a92dc
comment
Uncanny Valley: Invoked for Robo-Gadget — compared to the real Gadget, his skin is a bit more plastic-looking, his eyes are blank, his teeth are perfectly straight and aligned, his movements are stiff, and he has physical tics. It all acts as a tip-off this is not a real human being.
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Inspector Gadget / int_6b5a92dc
 Inspector Gadget / int_6bda9a30
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Meaningful Name
 Inspector Gadget / int_6bda9a30
comment
Meaningful Name: A Scolex is the front end of a tapeworm.
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Inspector Gadget / int_6bda9a30
 Inspector Gadget / int_6bfc52a3
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A Wizard Did It
 Inspector Gadget / int_6bfc52a3
comment
A Wizard Did It Dog translator collar? Supercop cybernetics? Cybernetic control chip? Dr. Bradford and her father did it. Even Kramer's work is based on duplicating her work. It even turns out that Dr. Claw's whole reason for losing weight, getting rich, and being a supervillain was to find a way to impress her (he's fancied her since they went to boarding school together).
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Inspector Gadget / int_6bfc52a3
 Inspector Gadget / int_6c62b1a8
type
Covered in Gunge
 Inspector Gadget / int_6c62b1a8
comment
Covered in Gunge: Used so much (toothpaste is the main example), you wonder if it's a private fetish on the part of a producer/director.
 Inspector Gadget / int_6c62b1a8
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Inspector Gadget / int_6c62b1a8
 Inspector Gadget / int_7043a964
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Grammar Nazi
 Inspector Gadget / int_7043a964
comment
Grammar Nazi: Scolex.
 Inspector Gadget / int_7043a964
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Inspector Gadget / int_7043a964
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Adaptational Intelligence
 Inspector Gadget / int_72455542
comment
Adaptational Intelligence: Gadget is far more competent in the movie than in the cartoon, and doesn't rely entirely on Penny and Brain.
 Inspector Gadget / int_72455542
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Inspector Gadget / int_72455542
 Inspector Gadget / int_7e6c0522
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Off with His Head!
 Inspector Gadget / int_7e6c0522
comment
Off with His Head!: Claw to Kramer when ordering him to remove Gadget's chip (though he gives him points for at least locating the chip before fainting):
 Inspector Gadget / int_7e6c0522
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Inspector Gadget / int_7e6c0522
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
 Inspector Gadget / int_808cbaeb
comment
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: "Inspector Gadget apparently has gone berserk in the downtown Riverton area... reports indicate that he has already caused a major traffic accident, destroyed private property, and set fire to an elderly man's beard."
 Inspector Gadget / int_808cbaeb
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Inspector Gadget / int_808cbaeb
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type
Large Ham
 Inspector Gadget / int_823c6e3e
comment
And Robo-Gadget. Who knew Matthew Broderick could be such a wonderful Large Ham?
 Inspector Gadget / int_823c6e3e
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Inspector Gadget / int_823c6e3e
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Where the Hell Is Springfield?
 Inspector Gadget / int_8504b817
comment
Where the Hell Is Springfield?: Averted. Unlike the original series' ambiguous location of Metro City, this one is set in the equally fictional city of Riverton, Ohio (though it's actually Pittsburgh- perhaps it's the Pittsburgh equivalent of an alternate universe?).
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Inspector Gadget / int_8504b817
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What Happened to the Mouse?
 Inspector Gadget / int_863fa679
comment
What Happened to the Mouse?: Claw was captured, Sykes went to rehab... so what happened to Kramer?
 Inspector Gadget / int_863fa679
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Inspector Gadget / int_863fa679
 Inspector Gadget / int_8a295a46
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Cool Car
 Inspector Gadget / int_8a295a46
comment
Cool Car: The Gadgetmobile. Now a 1960s Lincoln Continental, it can talk, it has a giant booster rocket and a Skittles compartment.
 Inspector Gadget / int_8a295a46
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Inspector Gadget / int_8a295a46
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Chubby Chaser
 Inspector Gadget / int_8f6b2792
comment
Chubby Chaser: Brenda implies that she was one: she tells Scolex that "she liked him better fat."
 Inspector Gadget / int_8f6b2792
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1.0
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Inspector Gadget / int_8f6b2792
 Inspector Gadget / int_8f6f3188
type
Swiss-Army Appendage
 Inspector Gadget / int_8f6f3188
comment
Swiss Army Appendage: Claw can take off his mechanical pincher-hand and replace it with cosmetic ones for different occasions. Claw only uses one of them once, much preferring the titular claw.
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1.0
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1.0
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Inspector Gadget / int_8f6f3188
 Inspector Gadget / int_91a2039b
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I Am the Noun
 Inspector Gadget / int_91a2039b
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I Am the Noun: Gadget says "I am the Police."
 Inspector Gadget / int_91a2039b
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Inspector Gadget / int_91a2039b
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type
Revenge
 Inspector Gadget / int_92f674e5
comment
Revenge: Inadvertent when presented onscreen, inverted when Gadget and Claw bring up that particular incident that "made" them:
 Inspector Gadget / int_92f674e5
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Inspector Gadget / int_92f674e5
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type
Faux Affably Evil
 Inspector Gadget / int_95b7c400
comment
Faux Affably Evil: Claw, who goes from suave and debonair to excessively hammy at the drop of a hat.
 Inspector Gadget / int_95b7c400
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type
Repurposed Pop Song
 Inspector Gadget / int_979ca348
comment
Repurposed Pop Song: Youngstown's "I'll Be Your Everything," which existed before the film but still used a sample of the theme song for it's hook. A newer version was recorded for the movie, with more uses of the sample and lyrics alluding to the plot, as well as some of the more suggestive lines removed.
 Inspector Gadget / int_979ca348
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Inspector Gadget / int_979ca348
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Hyperspace Arsenal
 Inspector Gadget / int_9c7e3137
comment
Hyperspace Arsenal: Inspector Gadget's robotic clone Robo-Gadget does this to scare a child that mistakes him for the real Gadget.
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Inspector Gadget / int_9c7e3137
 Inspector Gadget / int_9d1a935f
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Brought to You by the Letter "S"
 Inspector Gadget / int_9d1a935f
comment
Brought to You by the Letter "S": Most of Gadget's equipment and other related items bears a stylized "G"- presumably the symbol of the Gadget Program.
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Inspector Gadget / int_9d1a935f
 Inspector Gadget / int_9dfb8296
type
This Is Gonna Suck
 Inspector Gadget / int_9dfb8296
comment
This Is Gonna Suck: When John pursues Scolex, Thelma says "This isn't going to end well."
 Inspector Gadget / int_9dfb8296
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Inspector Gadget / int_9dfb8296
 Inspector Gadget / int_9fbf8969
type
Cut Lex Luthor a Check
 Inspector Gadget / int_9fbf8969
comment
Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Double subverted. Claw does plan on selling the gadget technology so anyone with enough money can have an army of obedient Super Soldiers but decided to send the first to terrorize the city 'and have some fun'.
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My God, What Have I Done?
 Inspector Gadget / int_a1b141f4
comment
My God, What Have I Done?: When Gadgetmobile lets Gadget know the two men he helped break into a Dodge Viper (because he thought they had locked themselves out) were actually jailbreakers, he says, "Wait a minute!" before he and the Gadgetmobile go after them.
 Inspector Gadget / int_a1b141f4
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 Inspector Gadget / int_a4414a05
type
Adaptation Dye-Job
 Inspector Gadget / int_a4414a05
comment
Adaptation Dye-Job: Penny is brunette in this movie, while she was blonde in the cartoon.
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Inspector Gadget / int_a4414a05
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Imagine Spot
 Inspector Gadget / int_a7382a73
comment
Imagine Spot: Done with thought balloons.
 Inspector Gadget / int_a7382a73
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1.0
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 Inspector Gadget / int_a7aef9ff
type
Obfuscating Stupidity
 Inspector Gadget / int_a7aef9ff
comment
Obfuscating Stupidity: Penny's science teacher, as revealed in a deleted scene. He was certainly embarrassed when Penny busted him for stealing ice cream from the cafeteria, but he promised to let the principal know he was responsible right away, telling his students to concentrate on their studies as he left the classroom.
 Inspector Gadget / int_a7aef9ff
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Inspector Gadget / int_a7aef9ff
 Inspector Gadget / int_ac33492
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Destroy the Product Placement
 Inspector Gadget / int_ac33492
comment
Destroy the Product Placement: An early scene has Sykes crash Scolex's car into a Yahoo! billboard. A "Yahoo!" jingle even plays during the scene.
 Inspector Gadget / int_ac33492
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Inspector Gadget / int_ac33492
 Inspector Gadget / int_acc265c6
type
Rollerblade Good
 Inspector Gadget / int_acc265c6
comment
Rollerblade Good: Gadget's shoes can inexplicably turn into rollerblades with tiny gas-powered motors attached. The sequel ditches this for an even more implausible scooter, which comes out of Gadget's shoe.
 Inspector Gadget / int_acc265c6
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 Inspector Gadget / int_acecb17d
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Chekhov's Skill
 Inspector Gadget / int_acecb17d
comment
Chekhov's Skill: Gadget puts the training he received from the guru to good use in the film's climax. His skill with a pen-gun would have counted as this in an earlier draft (at least if the novelization is anything to go by), but the relevant scene was either cut or not filmed at all.
 Inspector Gadget / int_acecb17d
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Oh, Crap!
 Inspector Gadget / int_ad1db87c
comment
Oh, Crap!: Artemis has a quick moment of terror when he realizes that Scolex is going to kill him. John utters "Oh, boy..." before Scolex's cigar explodes right near his Chevette. Barely an instant later, Scolex has one when the bowling ball crushes his hand. Gadget when he realizes that he unintentionally helped the jailbreakers get into the Dodge Viper so they can escape. Gadget has one when he unintentionally sets off the laboratory alarm at the worst possible time when he tries to recover the foot. Then, Sykes gets one when he wakes up to discover Gadget on the TV monitor. Gadget has another one seconds later when Sykes lowers the door to prevent him from escaping and when he encounters the robots that killed Artemis.
 Inspector Gadget / int_ad1db87c
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Robot Girl
 Inspector Gadget / int_ad5283e1
comment
Robot Girl: Robo-Brenda..!
 Inspector Gadget / int_ad5283e1
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type
For the Evulz
 Inspector Gadget / int_adfd3165
comment
For the Evulz: In revealing his evil plan, Claw seems quite eager to see the raw chaos that would be unleashed through his robotic warriors upon selling them to the highest bidders; Aside from exacting revenge on Gadget for the loss of his hand, he has no other deeply personal motivations for his crimes.
 Inspector Gadget / int_adfd3165
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type
Dream Sue
 Inspector Gadget / int_affd3825
comment
Dream Sue: At the beginning of the movie, Gadget imagines himself as a super cop. Apparently this happens regularly, as pointed out by Penny.
 Inspector Gadget / int_affd3825
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Too Dumb to Live
 Inspector Gadget / int_b58b4e3c
comment
Too Dumb to Live: Robo-Brenda, so much so that she actually flips herself off the roof of a skyscraper.
 Inspector Gadget / int_b58b4e3c
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Noodle Implements
 Inspector Gadget / int_b5914444
comment
Noodle Implements: Part of the rebuilding sequence involves a wheelbarrow of garden hoses. Where do you think the toothpaste comes from? Now, the Slinkies, Tinketoys and mousetraps on the other hand...
 Inspector Gadget / int_b5914444
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Demoted to Extra
 Inspector Gadget / int_b8e3f20a
comment
Demoted to Extra: Penny; despite being the true hero of the original series and frequent appearances throughout the movie, she rarely plays a part in the main plot of the film until the actual climax, with most of the screentime going exclusively to Gadget, his love interest, or Dr. Claw.
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 Inspector Gadget / int_b999f0a4
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Overused Running Gag
 Inspector Gadget / int_b999f0a4
comment
Overused Running Gag: The gag of the hearts popping up on Gadget's hat showing he's in love happens several times.
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Character in the Logo
 Inspector Gadget / int_b9c4a653
comment
Character in the Logo: The logo had Gadget's silhouette inside a gear.
 Inspector Gadget / int_b9c4a653
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Inspector Gadget / int_b9c4a653
 Inspector Gadget / int_bdc0a18e
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Idiosyncratic Wipes
 Inspector Gadget / int_bdc0a18e
comment
Idiosyncratic Wipes: Scenes are transitioned with various technological things, like wireframe versions of Gadget's equipment or various mechanical objects.
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 Inspector Gadget / int_be009bbc
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Alliterative Name
 Inspector Gadget / int_be009bbc
comment
Alliterative Name: Sanford Scolex for Claw.
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Inspector Gadget / int_be009bbc
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Gratuitous Italian
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Gratuitous Italian: Scolex often uses the Italian words "Arrivederci" and "Ciao". Also, the Brazilian dub uses this for the "comprende" dialogue quoted above, replacing it with "capisce"/"capisco".note If comprende was kept, the joke would fall flat because the word is only one letter away from its Portuguese equivalent (comprender = compreender)
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Break Them by Talking
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Break Them by Talking: "Have a cocktail! Don't you know bad robots have more fun?"
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Better than a Bare Bulb
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There's also the scene where Claw tells Gadget that he's been watching too many Saturday morning cartoons... and then looks directly into the camera, followed by Gadget doing the same thing, and then Kramer leans into the shot for no other purpose than to look into the camera as well.
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Dull Surprise
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Dull Surprise: "Dull" is stretching it a bit, but Brenda nonetheless reacts remarkably well at the appearance of her robotic lookalike, designed by the man who hired her. And this is all before she even finds out what he did to her father.
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Hook Hand
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Hook Hand: Dr. Claw. "No no, just... Claw... one word. Like Madonna". "Too bad Hook's already taken, huh?"
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Mooks
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Mooks: Sykes and Kramer are Scolex's henchmen.
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We Can Rule Together
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We Can Rule Together: Robo-Gadget to the real Gadget.
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The Pen Is Mightier
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The Pen Is Mightier: During the climax, Gadget manages to thwart Claw's escape by throwing a pen into the latter's helicopter, hitting his claw hand and forcing it shut, crushing the chopper's control stick.
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Shout-Out
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Shout-Out: The knob for the helmet voltage goes up to 11. Godzilla; when Robo-Gadget is rampaging through the City, he imitates Godzilla with his shadow. The scene also had a Japanese man running away from Robo-gadget, while screaming that this is why he left Tokyo. Minion Kramer's hair is reminiscent of another Kramer. Mayor Wilson says that Chief Quimby calls her "Evil Gidget" behind her back.
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Lame Pun Reaction
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Lame Pun Reaction: In addition to the instance between Gadget and RoboGadget (see Aside Glance above), there's this exchange between Scolex and Kramer.
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Corrupt Corporate Executive
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Corrupt Corporate Executive: Scolex/Claw, who will resort to cold-blooded murder to further his goals.
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Killed Off for Real
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Killed Off for Real: Artemus Bradford, courtesy of Scolex.
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Big "SHUT UP!"
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Big "SHUT UP!": Claw yells this to Kramer.
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Kicked Upstairs
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Kicked Upstairs: John Brown, a security guard with two years of experience and not the brightest bulb around, is promoted to Police Inspector upon his lifechanging revival.
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You're Insane!
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You're Insane!: Brenda say this to Claw near the end of the film. He calmly agrees.
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Mayor Pain
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Mayor Pain: According to Mayor Wilson, Chief Quimby was calling her "Evil Gidget" behind her back.
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Something Else Also Rises
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Something Else Also Rises: Among other things, Gadget's hat-based rocket launcher, which blows up a car when Brenda arouses him; his head, when Brenda shows up to the gala; and his foot-based rocket launcher, in the final pre-closing credits scene.
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Adaptation Name Change
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Adaptation Name Change: In the original cartoon, Claw's birth name was Edward Claw. Here, it's Sanford Scolex.
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Translator Collar
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Translator Collar: Which they for some reason forgot about and had to re-invent for the second film.
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Delayed Safety Feature
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Delayed Safety Feature: Played for Laughs when Gadget and Brenda fall off a skyscraper. He frantically tries to find the keyphrase for his parachute and eventually ends up with a Parasol Parachute. They land safely, and then the actual parachute opens.
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Worst Aid
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Worst Aid: In an early trailer, John flatlines during the transformation surgery. What do they do to revive him? Administer the most scientifically-proven medical treatment known to man: The Miraculous Bitchslap of Life.
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Male Gaze
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Male Gaze: As she retrieves his manual while explaining his mechanics, Brenda bends over with her butt in full view and this causes Gadget to screech like a monkey.
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The Ditz
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The Ditz: Inspector Gadget, but slightly less so than in the cartoon. The Mayor of Riverton also has shades of this.
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Design Student's Orgasm
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Design Student's Orgasm: The opening credits sequence.
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Adaptation Origin Connection
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Adaptation Origin Connection: Granted, the original cartoon never really gave origin stories for Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw to begin with, but this film chose to make John Brown's conversion into a cyborg have a connection with Sanford Scolex's hand getting crushed and having it replaced with a robotic claw. John Brown is injured in an accident caused by Scolex. However, the explosion also sends a bowling ball flying out of Brown's car and crushes Scolex's left hand as he is closing the sunroof. Yet another thing to note is that Brown was rebuilt as a cyborg as part of the Gadget Project and Scolex's interest in using the technology for his own ends was what caused Brown's accident in the first place.
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Aside Glance
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There's also the extremely awkward Aside Glance to the audience Scolex and Kramer make to the audience while mocking Gadget.
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Exact Words
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Exact Words: Gadget uses this tactic a couple of times while going undercover. It backfires on him the second time. Also, the "100 yards" business. Gadgetmobile himself falls victim to this with the word "citation".
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Talking Appliance Sidekick
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Talking Appliance Sidekick: The Gadgetmobile.
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Groin Attack
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Groin Attack: John Brown AKA Inspector Gadget mistakenly does this to the guru while trying to train his new cybernetic body (he was blindfolded for some reason), after the guru tells him to focus on "obtaining the balls" — as in the metal balls on the floor.
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My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That
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My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: The Gadgetmobile knows how John really feels about Dr. Bradford.
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Enormous Engine
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Enormous Engine: The jet engine deployed by the Gadgetmobile.
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Comedic Underwear Exposure
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Comedic Underwear Exposure: From Gadget during his fight with Robo-Gadget. Thankfully, he's wearing boxers. Also from Scolex, who loses his briefs to Brain while escaping with Brenda.
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The Cheerleader
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The Cheerleader: For some reason, Robo-Brenda is this.
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Evil Plan
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Evil Plan: Acquiring Gadget Technology so he can sell it on the black market and acquiring his crush.
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Product Placement
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Product Placement: YAHOOOOOO-OOO! That's right, Disney actually used the Yahoo yodel as the billboard falls on the limousine near the start of the film! Gadget is featured on the cover of The Sharper Image catalog. The Gadgetmobile also dispenses Skittles and Coke products. One of the cars in the beginning belongs to Pennzoil. McDonald's. Claw calls Gadget "Roto-Rooter Man" upon hearing of his demotion. There is a Sony television at Sykes' room.
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Never Say "Die"
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Never Say "Die": Kramer's reaction to the mention of Scolex having nearly killed Gadget.
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Insult Backfire
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Insult Backfire: Claw, when told he looked better fat.
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Ow, My Body Part!
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Ow, My Body Part!: Sanford Scolex shrieks this as the bowling bowl crushes his left hand.
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The Power of Friendship
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The Power of Friendship: When Penny reaches out to Sykes near the end, prompting his Heel–Face Turn.
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You Killed My Father
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You Killed My Father: Quoted during the climax:
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Gadgeteer Genius
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Gadgeteer Genius: Brenda and her father.
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Evil Is Hammy
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Evil Is Hammy: You can tell Rupert Everett is having an absolute blast as Claw in the first film.
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Heart Symbol
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Heart Symbol: Appears on Gadget's hat.
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