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• In the original pilot episode, Inspector Gadget had a mustache. However, DIC received a letter from MGM that Gadget closely resembled a character from a movie that MGM recently released, telling them to change the appearance of Gadget. That is when DIC decided to remove Gadget's mustache.
  
  
• 'Andy Heyward' came up with the idea for Inspector Gadget in 1981 while working on _"Dynomutt, Dog Wonder" (1978)_. He wrote the pilot episode script himself, which was produced for television in 1982.
  
  
• One episode takes place in an insane asylum. The inmates were modeled after the animators.
  
  
• The episode "Health Spa" is the only episode in which Chief Quimby is not blown up with a message, which was a signature scene in each episode. (Except for that one).
  
  
• Jesse White and Gary Owens were originally considered for the role of Inspector Gadget. Owens created the catchphrase of "Wowsers". But Don Adams read the lines best of all so he was hired.
  
  
• Dr. Claw's face was never shown throughout the entire run of the show (though his cartoon face was finally revealed via his action figure release). Nor was Penny's or any other character's back history told.
  
  
• The recurring MAD agents in the series actually had names. The names were used by the production staff, though none of their names were spoken on air during the series. The Following are the names of the MAD agents followed by a brief description of their appearances. - Fred: Large, hulking build, low brow, no visible neck. - Dick: Tall, thin, wiry limbs, comb-over hair, pointy nose. - Pops: Bald, grumpy old man with a big jaw. - Jarvis: Fat, balding middle-aged man with no neck. - Bruce: Muscular build, large chin. Resembles Buzz Lightyear. - Slick: Slicked-back hair with a goatee. - Lenny: Tall and lumbering, has a dopey looking face with a long nose. - Squirt: Short and toad-like in appearance.
  
  
• MAD is known as an acronym for two things: "Malevolant Agency of Destruction" and "Mean And Dirty".
  
  
• Dr. Claw's real name is Sanford Scolex, according to the Disney/Caravan movie.
  
  
• Inspector Gadget's real name is John Brown, according to the Disney/Caravan movie.
  
  
• According to the trading cards of the series, Inspector Gadget is said to have 14,000 gadgets in his body. Other facts include that Inspector Gadget works for INTERPOL (International Police) on world wide missions and became the famous police inspector as a result of chasing a villain (whom fans believed to be Dr. Claw), slipped on a banana peel and fell many flights of stairs.
  
  
• Dr. Claw is based on Blofeld from the James Bond series. Much like Blofeld his face is usually kept hidden, and only the character's hands can be seen. Another similarity is that he is almost always petting a cat with those visible hands.
  
  
• Jim Carrey auditioned for the voice of Corporal Capeman.
  
  
• In the episode "Mad Trap", some of the sound effects are the same sounds from Star Wars (1977).
  
  
• Inspector Gadget's theme song was inspired by Edvard Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King".
  
  

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