Inspector Gadget (1983–1986): Season 1, Episode 23 - Gadget's Replacement - full transcript

Gadget was told by Cheif Quimby to take secret routes into Quimby's office. There, Quimby shows off his brand new "Crime Computer". He demonstrates on how the Crime Computer can point out a...

[SIREN]

- ♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ HOO-HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

[EXPLOSION]
♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ HOO-HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ HOO-HOO



♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

- YUCK! PHEW!

WHOA!

- WELCOME
TO THE COMPUTER AGE, GADGET.

THIS NEWFANGLED TOOL
TELLS US ABOUT M.A.D.'s
ACTIVITIES IN ADVANCE.

IT LETS US
MONITOR THE CITY

RIGHT FROM THIS OFFICE

AND SEND OUR MEN
TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

IN TIME TO
CATCH THE CULPRITS.

- MAN VERSUS MACHINE.
LOOKS IMPRESSIVE, CHIEF.

IT'LL BE A VALUABLE
ADDITION TO THE FORCE.

- UNFORTUNATELY,
IT MEANS WE WON'T BE
NEEDING YOUR SERVICES

ANYMORE, GADGET.

IT'S MY SAD DUTY
TO RETIRE YOU
FROM ACTIVE DUTY.



- W-W-WOWSERS!

BUT, CHIEF, FIGHTING CRIME
IS MY WHOLE LIFE.

BESIDES, WHAT CAN THIS
MACHINE DO THAT I CAN'T?

CAN IT DO...

THIS?

[SNIFFING]

OR...THIS?

OOPS!
[THUD]

AND WHAT GOOD
IS A COMPUTER...

WITHOUT HAT GADGETS?

- NOOOO!

- GADGET MALLET...

GADGET 'BRELLA...

GADGET PHONE...

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO? YES?

GADGET MAGNIFYING GLASS--

- THOSE ARE GREAT, GADGET,

BUT THE CRIME COMPUTER
DOES THINGS YOU CAN'T.

- LIKE WHAT, CHIEF?

- LOCATE THE FIRST
CAPITAL BANK.

NOW WATCH THIS.

SEND CAR 86
TO THE MAIN DOORS
OF THE BANK.

- CAR 86, PROCEED
TO FIRST CAPITAL BANK.

AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
BY MAIN DOORS.

- THAT'S IMPRESSIVE, CHIEF.

- SEE WHAT I MEAN, GADGET?

- DISMISS CAR 86.

TELL THEM THE CAPITAL BANK
IS A FALSE ALARM.

- THE CAPITAL
OF SWEDEN IS OSLO.

THE CAPITAL OF ENGLAND
IS LONDON. THE CAPITAL OF--

- THAT'LL DO.
NOW DISMISS CAR 86.

- 86 DIVIDED BY 2 IS 43.

86 DIVIDED BY 3 IS 28 2/3.

- WELL, OF COURSE,
THERE ARE A FEW BUGS
TO WORK OUT,

BUT ONCE THAT'S DONE,

WE'LL HAVE THE FINEST
ELECTRONIC WEAPON
AGAINST CRIME EVER DEVISED.

SEND SOME REPAIRMEN
RIGHT AWAY.

- WELL, CHIEF,
I'LL BE ON MY WAY.

IF YOU EVER
NEED MY SERVICES,

DON'T HESITATE TO CALL,

AND GOOD LUCK
WITH YOUR COMPUTER.

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER.

- HA HA HA!

IF GADGET ONLY KNEW,
EH, M.A.D. CAT?

I SENT THOSE REPAIRMEN
MYSELF.

SOON THE CRIME COMPUTER
WILL BE REWIRED

TO OBEY MY COMMAND
AND MINE ALONE.

[M.A.D. CAT MEOWS]

- MY CAREER IS OVER.

NOW THAT MY SKILLS CAN'T
BE USED TO FIGHT CRIME,

THEY WON'T BE GOOD
FOR ANYTHING.

- DON'T WORRY, UNCLE GADGET.

THERE'S TONS OF JOBS
YOU'D BE GOOD AT,

LIKE, UH...
LIKE, UM...

WHERE'S THE WANT ADS, BRAIN?

WE'RE BOUND TO FIND
SOMETHING IN THERE.

- WELL, AS I ALWAYS SAY,

"WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH,
THE TOUGH GET GOING."

OOF! HMM!

SOMEONE'S GOT TO PAY
THE RENT AROUND HERE.

IT MIGHT AS WELL BE ME.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

HA! HA HA HA! AHEM.

- YOU'D BETTER GO
AND KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

HE MIGHT NEED
SOME SUPPORT TODAY.

- RUFF!

- I ASSURE YOU, MADAM,

THIS SHOE IS
TOO SMALL FOR YOU.

- YOUNG MAN, I ASSURE YOU,
I AM A SIZE 4.

I'VE BEEN A SIZE 4 FOR YEARS.

- THEN THIS CALLS FOR
EXTREME MEASURES.

ALLOW ME.

- EEH! AH! OOH!

OH! OH! OH, MY!

YOU HEARTLESS BEAST,
I'M IN AGONY.

GET THIS SHOE OFF MY FOOT.

MANAGER! MANAGER!

- A PERFECT SIZE 4.

NOT BAD
FOR MY FIRST CUSTOMER.

- OH!

- [WHISTLING]

- AAH!

[CRASH]

- HANDS LIKE YOURS
DESERVE TO WASH DISHES.

- THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE
HAVE MANNERS.

HMM. "WAITER WANTED."

- A JOB WORTH DOING
IS WORTH DOING WELL.

THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.

UH-OH!

WHOA!

[CRASH]

WHAT? THESE DISHES ARE SPOTLESS.

AAH!

OOH!

WELL...

THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS
IS NOT EXACTLY

WHAT I HAD IN MIND.

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

- BRAIN, HOW'S IT GOING?

IS UNCLE GADGET OK?

[BRAIN BARKING]

JUST MAKE SURE
UNCLE GADGET IS ALL RIGHT.

IT'S BOUND
TO GET BETTER SOON.

- I WANT THIS BUILDING
DONE BY SUNDOWN,

AND YOU GET 25 CENTS A WINDOW.

- WHY, A BUILDING THIS SIZE

REPRESENTS
A SIZABLE COMMISSION.

[DRUM ROLL]

GO, GO, GADGET ARMS!

- UH-OH!

- WHAT? WHA--

AND NOW BACK TO WORK.

- WHOA!

- GO, GO, GADGET COPTER.

GOTCHA...

I THINK.

- AAH! HERBERT,
A PEEPING TOM!

- WELL, WINDOW WASHING
IS STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS.

IT'S TIME
TO THROW IN THE SPONGE.

WELL, NOW THAT
I'VE BEEN REPLACED
BY QUIMBY'S CRIME COMPUTER,

I HAVE TO FIND
SOME OTHER LINE OF WORK.

BUT HOW CAN ANYONE
EXPECT ME TO DO
AN HONEST DAY'S WORK

IF THEY KEEP FIRING ME?

- DR. CLAW, WE'VE ARRIVED
AT QUIMBY'S HEADQUARTERS.

- THEN PROCEED, GENTLEMEN.

- RIGHT, BOSS.

YOU HEARD HIM, BOYS.

OK, DR. CLAW.
READY FOR A TEST DRIVE.

WHAT IS YOUR COMMAND?

- LET'S SEE
IF THE CRIME COMPUTER

CAN FIND
EX-INSPECTOR GADGET.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

- IF I CAN'T
BE A CRIME FIGHTER,

THEN MAYBE A NEWSPAPER BOY
OR MAYBE A CROSSING GUARD.

- NOW IT'S TIME

TO PUT GADGET
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW.

- WILL DO.

ONE TWIST OF OUR DIAL,

AND THE CRIME COMPUTER
WILL DISPATCH

THE WHOLE FORCE AFTER HIM.

- GET HIM. GET HIM.

GET HIM.

- HA HA HA!

WE HAVE SOME NEW AGENTS,
M.A.D. CAT--

THE ENTIRE METRO CITY
POLICE FORCE.

HA HA HA!

[SIRENS]

- MAYBE THIS IS THE CHANCE
FOR UNCLE GADGET

TO PROVE HE'S
BETTER THAN THAT MACHINE.

[BEEPING]

THAT'S ODD.

SOMETHING'S
JAMMING MY SIGNAL.

OH, I HOPE THEY'RE
NOT IN TROUBLE.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

- HMM...NO. HMM...

[SIRENS]

[BRAIN BARKING]

NOTHING MUCH HERE.

- REACH! WE'VE
GOT YOU COVERED.

RESISTANCE IS USELESS.

- WHAT'S THE MEANING
OF THIS?

BRAIN, YOU BETTER
PUT YOUR HANDS UP.

THESE GENTLEMEN MEAN BUSINESS.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
GADGET?

THE CRIME COMPUTER TOLD US
THERE WAS A GANG WAR.

- JUST A LONELY MAN,
HIS TRUSTY DOG,

AND SOME PIGEONS.

- HMM...

- SCRAMBLE ALERT!
SCRAMBLE ALERT!

BOMB THREAT IN SECTOR 13.

ASSEMBLE ALL FORCES
IN SECTOR 13.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[SIRENS]

- WELL, THANKS TO
THAT NEWFANGLED COMPUTER,

THE FORCE IS
DOING FINE WITHOUT ME.

- [GRR]

[WATCH BEEPS]

[BEEPING]

- OH, MY GOODNESS!

HMM. I KNOW!

- WITHIN THE HOUR,

ALL THE MONEY AND JEWELS
IN THE CITY

WILL BELONG TO ME.

- THIS IS ONE CHANCE
FOR UNCLE GADGET

TO PROVE HE'S A BETTER MAN
THAN THAT COMPUTER.

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

[BRAIN BARKING]

- LET'S SEE WHAT JOBS
WE CAN FIND
IN THIS NEWSPAPER.

[BRAIN BARKING]

NOT NOW, BOY.

WHAT IS IT, BRAIN?

[BRAIN BARKING]

I'LL TAKE YOU FOR A WALK

AS SOON AS
I FINISH THE PAPER.

THERE JUST MIGHT BE
A JOB OPPORTUNITY HERE.

[BRAIN BARKING]

AHA! "TV REPAIRMAN NEEDED.

"NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

APPLY IMMEDIATELY."

SOUNDS GOOD, BRAIN.

AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVE I'M BETTER
THAN A MACHINE.

REPAIRING TVs
SHOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE.

AH! BRAIN!

COME BACK WITH THAT NEWSPAPER!

I NEED THE ADDRESS TO APPLY!

[BRAIN BARKING]

- THE ONLY THING
THAT'S KEEPING ME
FROM EARNING MY LIVING

AS A TELEVISION REPAIRMAN
IS THAT NEWSPAPER.

GIVE IT TO ME!

LET'S SEE. WHERE DO I APPLY?

WELL, IF IT ISN'T
MY OLD BOSS' OFFICE.

I GUESS IT WOULDN'T
DO ANY HARM

TO DROP IN ON THE CHIEF...

YOU KNOW,
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.

CHIEF QUIMBY?
CHIEF QUIMBY?

THERE'S NO ONE HERE BUT
MY MECHANICAL REPLACEMENT.

HMM...

HMM...

HMM...

THE CHIEF MUST HAVE LEFT
IN A REAL HURRY.

HE EVEN LEFT THIS
RUNNING WITHOUT HIM.

NOW, THAT'S A WASTE
OF ELECTRICITY.

I WONDER IF THIS
IS THE "OFF" BUTTON.

MAYBE IT'S THIS ONE.

[BEEPING]

WOWSERS!

MUST BE A SHORT CIRCUIT.

I CAN FIX THAT.

THE THING ABOUT MACHINES
IS THAT THEY BREAK DOWN.

THEY NEED
THE MIND OF A MAN

TO MAINTAIN THEM
IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

- YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WELL, DO IT!

ARE YOU SURE
YOU GOT ALL OF IT?

- RIGHT DOWN
TO THE LAST INGOT.

- HA HA HA!

[BRAIN GROWLING]

- BOSS, SOMETHING'S
GOING WRONG.

WE'RE LOSING POWER.

- IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO VISIT
WITH YOUR REPAIR KITS.

GET IN THERE AND FIX IT!

- RIGHT, BOSS.

- THERE'S ONLY ONE SWITCH
I HAVEN'T TRIED.

OH!

WHOA!

WOWSERS!

[COUGHS]

SMOKE'S BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

- WHEW!

I HOPE THIS WORKS.

[BEEPING]

- THERE'S THE WARNING LIGHT.

WE BETTER
HEAD BACK TO THE VAN

FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

- NO NEED FOR PROFESSIONALS.

I'VE ALMOST GOT IT WORKING.

NOW, EASY, FELLAS.

I WAS ONLY
TRYING TO HELP OUT.

DO YOU MIND
IF I WATCH, THEN?

I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING

A CAREER
IN TELEVISION REPAIR.

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

OOPS!

- HEY!

- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT...

BOMBS BEING PLANTED
AND GANG WARS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- OVERDUE METER, CHIEF.

WE WERE JUST
FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS.

- WHAT ORDERS?
I DIDN'T GIVE ANY ORDERS.

- YOUR COMPUTER DID, CHIEF.

- WHAT?!

SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THE CRIME COMPUTER.

EVERYONE,
BACK TO THE OFFICE.

- YOU SEE...OVER THE YEARS,

THESE TOOLS HAVE
PROVED VERY HANDY.

PERHAPS I HAVE SOMETHING
THAT COULD HELP.

OK, BOYS. NO PROBLEM.

[SIRENS]

- BLAST!
MY PLAN WAS FOOLPROOF,

BUT NOT GADGET-PROOF.

CURSES, GADGET!

CURSES!

- HELLO, PENNY.

HELLO, CHIEF.

- YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR DESTROYING
POLICE PROPERTY.

NICE WORK, GADGET.

WITHOUT YOUR HELP,

WE NEVER WOULD HAVE
CAUGHT UP WITH THE CULPRITS.

- OH, UNCLE GADGET.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SAFE.

- WELL, WE ROUNDED UP ALL
THE M.A.D. AGENTS IN SIGHT.

- THAT CREDIT BELONGS
TO ONE MAN, AND ONE MAN ALONE--

INSPECTOR GADGET.

HE'S WORTH
A HUNDRED COMPUTERS TO ME.

WELCOME BACK, GADGET.

YOW!

- SORRY ABOUT THAT, CHIEF.

- PENNY, MODERN TECHNOLOGY
IS SIMPLY AMAZING.

MACHINES CAN HELP OUR
WORKLOAD ENORMOUSLY.

- BUT THERE'S
A LOT OF THINGS
TO REMEMBER

ABOUT USING MACHINES
PROPERLY AND SAFELY.

- THAT'S RIGHT, PENNY.

ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT
ANY APPLIANCE OR MACHINE

IS TURNED OFF
BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN.

- AND NEVER TOUCH
OR USE APPLIANCES

IN WET OR UNSTABLE AREAS.

- RIGHT, PENNY.

AND HAVE FAULTY PLUGS
AND WIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY

BY A QUALIFIED REPAIRMAN.

[BRAIN BARKING]

- HA HA HA!

- AND THEY'LL
NEVER FIND A MACHINE

TO REPLACE
MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

[BRAIN BARKS]
RIGHT!

- ♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ HOO-HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

♪ GO, GADGET,
GO ♪

♪ INSPECTOR
GADGET ♪

♪ HOO-HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

- I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME,
GADGET.

NEXT TIME!

[M.A.D. CAT SCREECHES]