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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Inspector Gadget first appears in "[[Defective Gadgetry]]", where he arrived at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] in need of repairs. It was the character's first live-action appearance, predating {{wp|Inspector Gadget (film)|the film}} by ten years. As he greets [[Mario]], the two of them shake hands, only for Gadget to accidentally extend his gadget hammer in place of his hand. Mario pulls off the hammer and tells Inspector Gadget to return in an hour. Inspector Gadget | Inspector Gadget first appears in "[[Defective Gadgetry]]", where he arrived at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] in need of repairs. It was the character's first live-action appearance, predating {{wp|Inspector Gadget (film)|the film}} by ten years. As he greets [[Mario]], the two of them shake hands, only for Gadget to accidentally extend his gadget hammer in place of his hand. Mario pulls off the hammer and tells Inspector Gadget to return in an hour. Inspector Gadget claims that he has to stay while Mario and Luigi repair his gadgets, as he is awaiting an important phone call from [[List of implied characters#Chief Quimby|the Chief]]. Gadget then answers the call on his top-secret gadget phone, and tells the Chief that he is on his way as soon as the Mario Bros. fix him up. As Gadget hangs up, the antenna on his phone breaks and tells the Mario Bros. that he is falling to pieces. | ||
Inspector Gadget waits patiently while Mario and Luigi repair his body. Despite what they claimed, Inspector Gadget's body is now in worse shape than when he had arrived, as it is in pieces all over the assembly table. Barely able to talk, Inspector Gadget asks Mario and Luigi how long the two of them had been working for {{wp|Doctor Claw}}, his longtime arch-nemesis. Fortunately, Mario and Luigi are able to rebuild Inspector Gadget's body using some spare parts that Luigi picked up. Treating Inspector Gadget as if he was a car, Luigi treats him to a bench check, reporting that his RPM is up by 3000, his oil is clean, and that he has to come back for a left foot alignment at around 3000 miles. Mario then presents Gadget with a thirty | Inspector Gadget waits patiently while Mario and [[Luigi]] repair his body. Despite what they claimed, Inspector Gadget's body is now in worse shape than when he had arrived, as it is in pieces all over the assembly table. Barely able to talk, Inspector Gadget asks Mario and Luigi how long the two of them had been working for {{wp|Doctor Claw}}, his longtime arch-nemesis. Fortunately, Mario and Luigi are able to rebuild Inspector Gadget's body using some spare parts that Luigi picked up. Treating Inspector Gadget as if he was a car, Luigi treats him to a bench check, reporting that his RPM is up by 3000, his oil is clean, and that he has to come back for a left foot alignment at around 3000 miles. Mario then presents Gadget with a thirty day parts and labor warranty, and warns him not to run over any nails. | ||
As he prepares to write out a check, Inspector Gadget asks Luigi where he got his spare parts | As he prepares to write out a check, Inspector Gadget asks Luigi as to where he got his spare parts, to which Luigi replies that they are from a nearby novelty store. Inspector Gadget realizes what this means, and when he stands up, his hands droop down from his arms on springs. Gadget sarcastically thanks the Mario Bros. for their "work", and vows to leave before they can try and help him again. As Gadget steps outside, he accidentally activates his rocket shoes, which were wrongly hooked up by Mario and Luigi, and goes crashing outside Mario Brothers Plumbing. | ||
Inspector Gadget | Inspector Gadget appears again in "[[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]". When Mario and Luigi find a treasure map, they call Inspector Gadget over to get help. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*{{wp|Maurice LaMarche}}, the actor who portrayed Inspector Gadget on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', would later go on to take over the role of voicing him from the late {{wp|Don Adams}} several years later, following Don Adams' retirement from the role. LaMarche has voiced several other DIC Entertainment characters including the Oracle of Delphius, Uncle Chuck and Sleet in ''Sonic Underground''. | *{{wp|Maurice LaMarche}}, the actor who portrayed Inspector Gadget on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', would later go on to take over the role of voicing him from the late {{wp|Don Adams}} several years later, following Don Adams' retirement from the role. LaMarche has voiced several other DIC Entertainment characters including the Oracle of Delphius, Uncle Chuck and Sleet in ''Sonic Underground''. | ||
**According to LaMarche, Adams was actually approached to portray the character but he declined and instead recommended LaMarche for the role.<ref>https://twitter.com/MAURICELAMARCHE/status/1578918864435392514?cxt=HHwWhMCtve-VuekrAAAA</ref> | **According to LaMarche, Adams was actually approached to portray the character but he declined and instead recommended LaMarche for the role.<ref>https://twitter.com/MAURICELAMARCHE/status/1578918864435392514?cxt=HHwWhMCtve-VuekrAAAA</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
