Inspector Gadget (1983)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Inspector Gadget is a clumsy, dim-witted human cyborg detective with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget stumbles around working the cases while his niece and dog do most of the investigating. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organisation, known as "M.A.D."

IMDb rating: 6.8 (25,769 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

6.91 avg 65 episodes 6.7 → 7.0 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gadget in Winterland	6.7	170
2	Monster Lake	6.5	183
3	Down on the Farm	6.7	143
4	Gadget at the Circus	7.0	128
5	The Amazon	7.0	123
6	Health Spa	7.1	127
7	The Boat	7.2	121
8	Haunted Castle	7.6	137
9	Race to the Finish	7.2	115
10	The Ruby	6.6	110
11	A Star Is Lost	7.1	106
12	All That Glitters	7.3	105
13	Movie Set	6.6	106
14	Amusement Park	7.2	110
15	Art Heist	7.1	107
16	Volcano Island	6.9	106
17	The Invasion	6.6	104
18	The Infiltration	7.6	112
19	The Curse of the Pharaoh	7.4	105
20	M.A.D. Trap	7.3	99
21	Basic Training	6.8	99
22	Sleeping Gas	7.1	101
23	Gadget's Replacement	7.2	98
24	Greenfinger	6.5	98
25	Gadget Goes West	6.8	98
26	Launch Time	7.3	96
27	Photo Safari	7.0	99
28	The Coo-Coo Clock Caper	7.0	99
29	The Bermuda Triangle	7.2	100
30	The Japanese Connection	7.1	97
31	Arabian Nights	7.2	96
32	A Clear Case	6.8	98
33	Dutch Treat	7.1	97
34	The Great Divide	7.0	96
35	Eye of the Dragon	7.3	102
36	Doubled Agent	7.1	97
37	Plantform of the Opera	7.0	98
38	Don't Hold Your Breath	6.8	93
39	Gone Went the Wind	6.9	94
40	King Wrong	6.7	94
41	Pirate Island	6.8	92
42	M.A.D. Academy	6.9	90
43	No Flies on Us	6.9	94
44	Luck of the Irish	6.6	96
45	Prince of the Gypsies	6.8	95
46	Old Man of the Mountain	6.2	91
47	The Emerald Duck	6.7	91
48	Do Unto Udders	6.9	93
49	Did You Myth Me?	6.8	93
50	A Bad Altitude	6.9	92
51	Funny Money	6.8	91
52	Follow That Jet	7.1	91
53	Dry Spell	6.8	95
54	Smeldorado	6.8	89
55	Quimby Exchange	6.7	89
56	Weather in Tibet	6.7	86
57	Unhenged	6.8	92
58	Snakin' All Over	6.3	86
59	In Seine	6.4	88
60	Tree Guesses	6.9	88
61	Birds of a Feather	6.9	86
62	So It Is Written	6.9	87
63	Fang the Wonder Dog	6.2	88
64	School for Pickpockets	6.9	85
65	Quiz Master	7.0	89

Season 2 (1985)

6.84 avg 21 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Magic Gadget	7.0	89
2	The Great Wambini's Seance	6.9	84
3	Wambini Predicts	6.3	81
4	The Capeman Cometh	6.9	83
5	Crashcourse in Crime	7.0	82
6	Gadget's Gadgets	6.7	84
7	Gadget in Minimadness	7.1	80
8	The Incredible Shrinking Gadget	7.0	81
9	Gadget Meets the Grappler	6.3	83
10	Ghost Catchers	6.9	87
11	Busy Signal	6.8	83
12	Bad Dreams Are Made of This	6.7	88
13	Focus on Gadget	7.0	85
14	M.A.D. in the Moon	6.6	80
15	N.S.F. Gadget	7.0	82
16	Tyrannosaurus Gadget	6.9	82
17	Gadget's Roma	6.7	83
18	Gadget's Clean Sweep	7.0	84
19	Gadget Meets the Clan	6.8	82
20	Gadget and Old Lace	7.0	83
21	Gadget and the Red Rose	7.1	91

Inspector Gadget (1983)

Cast

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