Inspector Gadget (1983–1986): Season 1, Episode 24 - Greenfinger - full transcript

Inspector Gadget foils the evil plans of Waldo, a M.A.D. agent, who is trying to steal Greenfinger's secret formula that enlarges plants. Safety Tip: Use calamine lotion for poison ivy, but learn to identify it too.

[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

- AAH!

UHH! UHH!

I ALWAYS GET MY WEED.

RIGHT, BRAIN?

- [RUFF]

- NOW THERE'S A LAWN
TO BE PROUD OF.

NOT A SINGLE WEED ON IT.

PENNY WILL CERTAINLY
BE SURPRISED

WHEN SHE SEES THIS.

WOWSERS!

IT'S THE TOP-SECRET
GADGET PHONE!

IS THAT YOU, CHIEF?
YOU'RE WHERE?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, CHIEF.



- UNCLE GADGET, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE LAWN?

- SORRY, PENNY,
NO TIME TO EXPLAIN.

- HERE IS YOUR
ASSIGNMENT, GADGET.

- "GREENFINGER INSTITUTE
HAS PERFECTED FORMULA

"TO GROW GIANT VEGETABLES.

"COULD FEED ENTIRE WORLD.

"PROTECT FORMULA FROM M.A.D.

THIS MESSAGE
WILL SELF-DESTRUCT."

[CHIEF GROANS]

YOUR LUNCH
IS ON THE TABLE, PENNY.

SORRY I CAN'T JOIN YOU.

- GREENFINGER INSTITUTE.

THAT'S JUST OUTSIDE TOWN.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER
FOLLOW HIM, BRAIN.

I'LL CONTACT YOU AFTER SCHOOL.

[BOOM]

- GADGET!

- HA HA HA HA!

YOU WON'T STOP ME
THIS TIME, GADGET.

HA HA HA HA!

AND NEITHER WILL YOU,
MR. GREENFINGER.

WELL...

WAS THE EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS?

- I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
LIKE TO SEE FOR
YOURSELF, DR. CLAW.

I HAD ONE OF OUR SCIENTISTS

ADMINISTER THE FORMULA TO
A COMMON GARDEN WEED...

WITH THE RESULTS
YOU SUSPECTED.

- HA HA HA HA!
MARVELOUS!

MY GIANT WEEDS WILL SOON ATTACK

AND DESTROY CROPS
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THEY'LL COME BEGGING
FOR MY GIGANTIC VEGETABLES!

- WHICH YOU WILL
SELL TO THEM

AT GIGANTIC PRICES.

- I'LL BE THE RICHEST MAN
IN THE WORLD!

HA HA HA HA HA!

BUT FIRST, I WANT YOU
TO DISPOSE OF GADGET.

- PERHAPS YOU'D CARE
TO HAVE SOME
OF YOUR NEW WEEDS

FINISH HIM OFF.

- HA HA HA HA!

- HA HA HA!
- HEH HEH HEH!

- HELLO? IS ANYONE HOME?

OH.

INSPECTOR GADGET
REPORTING FOR DUTY.

- WELCOME, INSPECTOR.

WON'T YOU COME IN?

- WOWSERS! JUST LOOK
AT THESE WEEDS.

GREENFINGER'S GARDENER
OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T KNOW
THE FIRST THING

ABOUT PROPER LAWN CARE.

- GOOD AFTERNOON, INSPECTOR.

- AH! YOU MUST BE
THE GARDENER.

WHEN I'M FINISHED HERE,

I'LL SHOW YOU
A LITTLE TRICK

FOR GETTING RID
OF THOSE WEEDS.

- I'M MR. GREENFINGER.

- OOPS! TERRIBLY SORRY.

I GUESS I WAS EXPECTING
SOMEONE A BIT, UH, SLIMMER.

- PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO COME AROUND TO THE BACK

AND SEE OUR
FOOD PROJECT, INSPECTOR.

- YES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE
A VERY GOOD IDEA.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME
FOR LUNCH TODAY.

- YIPE!

- THIS WAY, INSPECTOR.

- WOWSERS! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

- YES, IT IS.

WITH THIS NEW FORMULA, WE'LL
FEED THE ENTIRE WORLD.

INSPECTOR, WHY DON'T YOU
CHECK THE GROUNDS

WHILE I ATTEND
TO SOME BUSINESS INSIDE?

- GOOD IDEA!

IF THERE ARE ANY
M.A.D. AGENTS HERE,

I'M SURE TO SPOT THEM.

- HA HA HA HA!

- JUST LOOK AT THIS STUFF.

MAYBE I CAN FIND SOME
GIANT HAMBURGERS FOR LUNCH.

WELL, NO HAMBURGERS,

AND THIS IS JUST ABOUT
THE UGLIEST CELERY
I'VE EVER SEEN.

OK, I WAS ONLY JOKING.

GO, GO, GADGET SCISSORS!

WAIT!

STOP IT!

GO, GO, GADGET--

[MUFFLED]

- GADGET WILL NEVER
BOTHER ME AGAIN!

- HA HA HA HA!
- HA HA HA HA!

- HEH HEH HEH HEH!

[BUZZ BUZZ]

- BRAIN, IS EVERYTHING OK?

OH, NO!
DO SOMETHING, BRAIN!

I'M ON MY WAY.

[BRAIN GULPS]

- WOWSERS! THAT'S
THE LAST TIME I'LL INSULT

A 10-FOOT STICK OF CELERY.

- TIME TO CHECK ON
OUR GUEST. HA HA HA!

- OH! HI, MR. GREENFINGER.

VERY LOVELY GARDEN,

ESPECIALLY THE CELERY
DOWN AT THE END.

UH, PERHAPS
I SHOULD TAKE A LOOK

AT YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM NOW.

- OH, YES, OF COURSE.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU CAN USE THIS SPEEDBOAT

TO CHECK OUT OUR SECURITY.

- AREN'T YOU COMING?

- OH, NO, INSPECTOR.

I HAVE A LITTLE PHOBIA
ABOUT WATER.

- I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY.

MY HAMSTER'S THE SAME WAY.

AH!

- AAH! OHH!

- THE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS
HERE ARE EXCELLENT.

EVEN I CAN'T SEE THEM.

[M.A.D. AGENT GROANING]

AH, THERE'S ONE OF
GREENFINGER'S PATROL BOATS NOW.

AHOY!

- BOMBS AWAY!

- WOWSERS! THEY MUST THINK
I'M A M.A.D. AGENT!

- BRAIN...

I'M AT THE FRONT GATE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[BRAIN IMITATING BOMB EXPLODING]

BOMBS? OH, NO!

DO WHAT YOU CAN, BRAIN.
I'LL FIND A WAY IN.

[BEEPING]

- HA HA HA HA!
- HEH HEH HEH HEH!

- WOWSERS!

TRUCE! TRUCE! CEASE FIRE!

I DON'T THINK THEY TRUST ME.

- STOP, YOU IDIOTS. IT'S ME!

- I'D BETTER GO BACK
AND GET GREENFINGER

TO CALL THEM OFF.

- QUICK! HE'S TURNING BACK!

- HANG ON.
- WHOA!

FASTER! FASTER!

- WHOA!

- WASN'T THAT ONE OF OUR GUYS?

- NO!

[CRASH]

[AGENTS MOANING]

- HE'S GETTING AWAY,
YOU FOOLS.

FINISH HIM!

- BUT--BUT--BUT--BUT, BOSS.

- NOW, WHERE WAS THAT DOCK?

AH! THAT'S BETTER.

- YOW!
- WHOA!

- I WISH THESE BOATERS
WOULD LEARN TO LOOK
WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

- OHH...

- MR. GREENFINGER!

HOW THOUGHTFUL OF YOU
TO COME TO MY RESCUE.

LET ME HELP YOU.

GO, GO, GADGET ARM!

GAH!

- AAH!

HELP!

[GADGET GROANING]

- WHAT A TIME FOR HIM
TO DOZE OFF!

OH, I WAS CLOSER
THAN I REALIZED.

I'D BETTER GET YOU HOME.

- HELP! HELP!

OHH!

OOH, THANK GOODNESS.

THANK YOU VERY--OH!

- OK, KID. TIME TO MEET
THE REAL GREENFINGER.

- AHA!

UGH! UHH!

GO, GO, GADGET ROLLER SKATES!

WHOA!

- HE MUST BE AROUND
HERE SOMEWHERE.

- LOOK! THERE HE IS!

- SCRATCH ONE GADGET.

- HA HA HA HA!
- HEH HEH HEH HEH!

[ENGINE BACKFIRES]
- OH!
- OH!

[BRAIN BARKS]

- AH! THERE'S
THE HOUSE UP AHEAD.

- OHH...

- FINALLY WAKING UP, EH?

- OHH!

- AH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME!

WE'RE NEARLY THERE!

MR. GREENFINGER,
I HAVE TO COMMEND YOU

ON YOUR EXCELLENT
SECURITY SYSTEM.

NOW, HOW ABOUT SOME LUNCH?

- THIS SHOULD KEEP YOU
OUT OF TROUBLE.

HA HA HA HA HA!

- WHEW!

MR. GREENFINGER?

- UH-HUH.

- IS IT ALMOST
READY, MR. GREENFINGER?

- JUST ABOUT.

HERE YOU GO, INSPECTOR,

A NICE SALAD FOR YOU.

I'LL BE BACK
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED.

- HUH? WHAT?

AHH. THANK YOU, BUTLER.

I WONDER HOW HE KNEW
I WAS EXTRA HUNGRY.

- HA HA HA HA!

- PERFECT! A VENUS-FLYTRAP.

- YES, DR. CLAW.

SOON TO BE A VERY LARGE
VENUS-FLYTRAP.

[VENUS-FLYTRAP SQUEALS]

[M.A.D. AGENT CHUCKLING]

- WHOA!

- BRAIN...

BRAIN, COME IN, BOY.

I'M TRAPPED
IN A BASEMENT. HURRY!

- [RUFF]

- AH, INSPECTOR.

- HMM?

- YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
COULD USE A LITTLE NAP.

- OH, I NEVER SLEEP
WHEN I'M ON DUTY...

[YAWNS]

BUT I DO WORK BETTER
WHEN I'M RESTED.

- GOOD. I HAVE
YOUR ROOM ALL READY.

[CHUCKLES]

- BRAIN! ARE WE GLAD
TO SEE YOU!

HOW'S UNCLE GADGET DOING?

[BRAIN GROWLING]

OH, NO! YOU'D BETTER GO
HELP HIM.

GOOD LUCK, BRAIN!

- AHA! THE BLIMP
HAS ARRIVED.

START LOADING
THE FORMULA ON-BOARD
IMMEDIATELY.

- OH! YES, SIR, DR. CLAW.

- SOMEBODY'S COMING!

- THE FORMULA'S IN HERE.

- THIS STUFF WILL GROW
PLENTY OF MONSTER WEEDS.

- YEAH. NO MORE
VEGETABLES NOWHERE.

- HA HA HA HA HA!

- COME ON. WE GOT TO GET
THESE BARRELS ONTO THE BLIMP.

- CAREFUL NOW, INSPECTOR.

AH, HERE WE ARE.

PLEASANT DREAMS.

[FLYTRAP SLURPING]

HA HA HA HA!

[GADGET SNORING]

- WHOA.

HUH? IS THAT YOU, CHIEF?

[BRAIN BARKS]

I'LL BE RIGHT...THERE!

[SPLASH]

[FLYTRAP GRUNTING]

- OK, MR. GREENFINGER,

YOU'D BETTER CALL THE POLICE.

- OH, MY.

- HOW ARE YOU DOING, BRAIN?

[BRAIN BARKING]

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

- AHH!

NOTHING LIKE A COLD SHOWER
AFTER A NAP.

I FEEL INVIGORATED AGAIN.

- HA HA HA HA.

COME ON. HURRY IT UP.

WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY.

- MR. GREENFINGER. HI!

- G-G-G-GADGET! GADGET!

- WOWSERS!

SO THAT'S YOUR PLAN, IS IT?

YOU'RE GOING TO LOAD
ALL THE FORMULA
INTO THAT BALLOON.

- YEAH. UH, WELL--WELL, UH...

- THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

M.A.D. WILL NEVER
REACH IT UP THERE.

HERE. LET ME HELP YOU.

[AGENT GASPS]

GO, GO, GADGET LEGS!

HERE YOU ARE, YOUNG MAN.

- UH, THANKS.

- THAT'S GADGET.

- NEVER MIND.

AS SOON AS I'VE TAKEN
OFF IN THE BLIMP...

[MAKES CUTTING NOISE]

- HA HA HA HA!
- HA HA HA HA!

- THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP,
INSPECTOR.

- NO TROUBLE AT ALL!

- HA HA HA HA.

M.A.D. WILL NEVER GET
THE FORMULA NOW.

OH, NO! HE FORGOT A BARREL!

MR. GREENFINGER!

I'VE GOT TO GET IT TO HIM.

GO, GO, GADGET COPTER!

- BRAIN!

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

OH, DON'T WORRY.

HE'LL BE ASLEEP FOR HOURS.

WHERE'S UNCLE GADGET?

HMM. I DON'T SEE HIM NOW.

LOOK!

THEY'RE GETTING AWAY
WITH THE FORMULA!

COME ON. WE'VE GOT
TO STOP THEM.

- MR. GREENFINGER! WAIT!

- LET'S GET HIM!

- GO, GO, GADGET LEGS!

GO, GO, GADGET ARMS!

BULL'S-EYE!

LOOK! THERE HE GOES!

- I'VE GOT TO OVERRIDE
THE BLIMP'S CONTROLS.

- HEY!

YOU FORGOT ONE
OF THE BARRELS!

- GADGET!

- I'VE GOT TO TRY
CLIMBING UP THERE.

YIPE!

OH, NO!

- WE'RE TURNING AROUND!

- IT'S WORKING, BRAIN!
I'VE GOT CONTROL.

- THE CONTROLS AREN'T WORKING!

- OH, GADGET!
THIS MUST BE HIS DOING!

COME ON. WE'VE GOT
TO GET HIM OFF.

- HERE THEY COME.

IT'S UNCLE GADGET!

WE'D BETTER GET OUT OF SIGHT.

- HAND ME THE ANCHOR.

- YIPE!

- HA HA HA HA.

- UH! OH, NO!

I'LL HAVE TO GO DOWN
AND GET IT, BRAIN.

HELP UNCLE GADGET IF YOU CAN.

- I'LL GET HIM THIS TIME.

OH, CURSES!
- WHOA!

- SOMEONE JUST JUMPED
ONTO THE ANCHOR!

- AAH!

M.A.D.? YOU!

- WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

- EEK!

GOTCHA.

AHA! TRYING TO ESCAPE.

GO, GO, GADGET CUFFS!

THAT PUTS AN END
TO YOUR LITTLE GAME.

- WHEW!

- LOOK, MR. GREENFINGER,
I CAUGHT A M.A.D. AGENT!

- MY BOOK'S OK!

I'VE GOT TO BRING IT DOWN.

- WHOA!

- HERE GOES.

- WE'RE LOSING HEIGHT!
WE'RE GOING TO CRASH! JUMP!

- YAY!

- UH-OH!

YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!

WHOA!

[BRAIN GROWLS]

- PTOOEY!

COME BACK HERE!
I HAVE YOU SURROUNDED!

- HERE IT COMES--

THE BARREL GADGET DROPPED.

GOT IT! HA HA HA HA!

IF YOU THINK YOU'VE WON
THIS TIME, GADGET,

YOU'RE WRONG!

HA HA HA HA HA!
- HEH HEH HEH!

- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
GADGET'S DONE IT AGAIN.

- LOOK!

THEY'RE SHRIVELING UP!

- OH, MY FORMULA'S A FAILURE!

- PERHAPS MAN JUST ISN'T READY
FOR THE 200-POUND POTATO.

- PENNY! BRAIN!

CHIEF QUIMBY!

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO
ARREST ONE OF M.A.D.'s
TOP AGENTS, BUT--

- YES. WE'VE GOT
HIM AND THE OTHERS
IN CUSTODY NOW.

YOU'VE DONE
AN EXCELLENT JOB, GADGET.

- SO YOU'RE INSPECTOR GADGET.
I'VE HEARD OF YOU BEFORE.

- AH! THEN YOU
MUST BE THE GARDENER!

I MUST SAY YOUR LAWN
LOOKS 100% BETTER--

ALMOST AS GOOD
AS MY LAWN BACK HOME.

[BRAIN AND PENNY CHUCKLE]

- WHAT ARE YOU MAKING,
UNCLE GADGET?

- OH, JUST CHOPPING UP
SOME WILD PARSLEY I FOUND

AT MR. GREENFINGER'S PLACE.

- DOES IT HAVE GREEN,
GLOSSY, COMPOUND LEAVES
OF 3 LEAFLETS EACH?

AND LITTLE, WHITE
BERRY-LIKE FRUIT?

- YES. THAT'S THE STUFF.

- UNCLE GADGET,
THAT'S POISON IVY.

[GADGET GULPS]

HA HA HA. DON'T WORRY.
IT'S NOT THAT DANGEROUS.

- WELL, IT CERTAINLY
IS ITCHY, PENNY.

- IT SAYS CALAMINE LOTION
WILL HELP THAT.

- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

YOU WERE RIGHT, PENNY.

IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM.

- ♪ 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]