Inspector Gadget (1983–1986): Season 1, Episode 4 - Gadget at the Circus - full transcript

[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

- WELL, UNCLE GADGET,
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

WE WERE GOING TO THE CIRCUS?

- I THOUGHT I'D
SURPRISE YOU, PENNY.

I HAVE A LITTLE TOP-SECRET
BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF HERE,

BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE ALL DAY.

OOH! THIS IS AS FAR
AS WE GO.

DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE BLOCKING
A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE?

I INSIST YOU REMOVE
YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU DON'T, I'LL SEE YOU
IN TRAFFIC COURT.

OK, YOU'VE
HAD YOUR WARNING.

I'M RUNNING YOU IN.

TELL YOU WHAT, THIS TIME I'LL
LET YOU OFF WITH JUST A WARNING!

[THUD]



- UNCLE GADGET,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

- OF COURSE I'M ALL RIGHT.

A GOOD DETECTIVE IS
ALWAYS ON HIS NOSE,

I MEAN TOES.

I WAS JUST INVESTIGATING THINGS
FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE,

AND, UH, I THINK
I SMELL SOMETHING.

- SMELL?

- YES, PENNY, I SMELL POPCORN.

AHH.

- PSST.

GADGET, PSST!

- CHIEF QUIMBY,
WHEN DID YOU RUN AWAY
TO JOIN THE CIRCUS?

- I'M NOT JOINING
THE CIRCUS, GADGET.

YOU ARE.

HERE'S YOUR
ASSIGNMENT, GADGET.

- "AGENTS OF M.A.D.,
DISGUISED AS CIRCUS PERFORMERS,

"HAVE INFILTRATED
THIS CIRCUS.

"THEY'RE USING IT
AS A FREELY MOVING BASE

"FROM WHICH
TO LOOT AND STEAL.

"THE MISSION IS TO EXPOSE THEM
AND DESTROY DR. CLAW'S COVER.

THIS MESSAGE
WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN 30 SECONDS."

BUT, CHIEF, WHAT WOULD M.A.D.
AGENTS WANT TO STEAL FROM
A CIRCUS?

- WHO KNOWS?
THEY DISGUISE THEMSELVES
AS CIRCUS PERFORMERS

AND DO DR. CLAW'S
DIRTY WORK ANYWHERE
THE CIRCUS STOPS.

- I'LL JUST INFILTRATE
THIS CIRCUS MYSELF

AND FLUSH OUT
THESE M.A.D. AGENTS.

- OHH, OHH.

- HEE HEE! HA HA HA HA.

GADGET THINKS
HE CAN EXPOSE MY AGENTS

AND DESTROY MY COVER.
HA HA HA HA!

WELL, WE'LL SHOW HIM
HOW DANGEROUS

CIRCUS LIFE CAN BE,

RIGHT, M.A.D. CAT?
HA HA HA HA!

- I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TRY AND HELP UNCLE GADGET
ON THIS ONE, BRAIN.

YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT DR. CLAW'S AGENTS
DON'T SPOT HIM FIRST.

- [ROWWRR]

- I'M GONNA LOOK AROUND
FOR SOME EVIDENCE.

BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO START.

[BOING]

- OW.

- UNCLE GADGET!

- TA-DA!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY
DISGUISE, PENNY?

THE RINGMASTER
GAVE ME THE JOB.

FOOLED YOU, EH?

- YOU SURE DID. BUT YOUR SHOES
ARE ON THE WRONG FEET.

- THAT'S ALL PART OF IT, PENNY.

LET THOSE M.A.D AGENTS
THINK I'M A FOOLISH CLOWN,

AND BEFORE LONG,
THEY'LL BE LAUGHING

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THEIR FACES. HA HA HA!

- GOOD IDEA, UNCLE GADGET.

THEY'LL NEVER
SUSPECT A CLOWN THAT'S
JUST HANGING AROUND.

- PRECISELY. NOW, YOU TWO GO AND
ENJOY THE SHOW.

I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.

- REMEMBER, BRAIN, FOLLOW HIM,

AND KEEP YOUR EYES
AND EARS OPEN.

- [WOOF]

- BY THE WAY,

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE CLOWN I'M REPLACING?

- ER, UM, HE CAUGHT A COLD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR FILLING IN FOR HIM.

YOU SAY YOU'VE HAD
CIRCUS EXPERIENCE.

- I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF THEM
TO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

WELL, HERE GOES.

- DR. CLAW WANTS
GADGET ELIMINATED.

- DON'T WORRY.

I FILLED THE CAR UP
WITH ROCKET FUEL.

IT'LL HIT HIM SO HARD,
HE'LL END UP IN ORBIT.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[LAUGHTER]

- THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
FOR NOT REHEARSING.

TA-DA!

MY PLAN IS
WORKING PERFECTLY.

- GRRR!

YOW!

[LAUGHTER]

HYAH! HUH?

- NOW, NOW, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN...

[APPLAUSE]
YOU'RE TOO KIND.

AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
WITH MY BALLOONS?

- YAAA!

- UH, HI THERE.

- YIPE! OHH! UH!

[APPLAUSE]

- UGH!

- HMM, THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT RINGMASTER

I DON'T LIKE.

- WELL, M.A.D. CAT,
GADGET STILL LIVES.

I'LL GIVE OUR RINGMASTER
ONE MORE CHANCE.

- BRAIN, HOW'S IT GOING?

- [WOOF WOOF]

- LISTEN, BRAIN, THERE'S
SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS

ABOUT THAT RINGMASTER.

I'M GONNA CHECK HIS TRAILER
FOR CLUES.

STICK WITH UNCLE GADGET.

- HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THERE?

- UH, I'M LOOKING
FOR THE CLOWNS' TRAILER.

ONE OF THEM'S A FRIEND
OF MINE, AND, UH--

- WELL, THAT'S NOT IT.

THE CLOWNS' TRAILER
IS OVER THERE.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

- WHAT HAPPENED TO GADGET?!

- OH, WELL--WELL, WE TRIED.

- WELL, THEN TRY AGAIN.

I WANT RESULTS!

GADGET MUST BE ELIMINATED

BEFORE HE DISCOVERS YOU
AND MY OTHER AGENTS.

- HOW ABOUT AN ANIMAL ACT?

- YES, THAT WOULD
SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.

HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[CAT SCREECHES]

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

- IT'S LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, PENNY:

IF YOU CAN'T LICK THEM,
JOIN THEM...

THEN LICK THEM.

UGH.

- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS,
UNCLE GADGET.

- IT'S THE NEXT STEP
IN MY PLAN, PENNY.

BY GOING A COUPLE OF ROUNDS
WITH THIS LION,

I'LL EARN THE RESPECT
OF ALL THE OTHER PERFORMERS.

IF THEY KNOW OF ANY
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS,

THEY'LL BE SURE TO TELL ME
ABOUT THEM.

- BUT A LION TAMER?

- DON'T WORRY, PENNY.
I'VE ALREADY WORKED IT
OUT WITH BRUTUS HERE.

HE'S AS HARMLESS AS A KITTEN.

- [PURRS]

- BESIDES, I HAVE
A WAY WITH ANIMALS,
BIG OR SMALL.

- IF YOU SAY SO, UNCLE GADGET.

- GO GET YOURSELF A GOOD SEAT.
WE'VE WORKED OUT QUITE AN ACT.

OK, BRUTUS,
PUT ON A GOOD SHOW,

AND I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO
ABOUT GETTING YOU OUT OF
THAT CAGE ON GOOD BEHAVIOR.

[BRUTUS PANTING]

BYE, NOW.

- AND NOW,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IN THE CENTER RING,
I GIVE YOU

THE GREAT GIZMO

AND HIS FEROCIOUS LION.

[APPLAUSE]

- HEH HEH HEH HEH!

- OK.

UH...UH!

[LAUGHTER]

- [ROARING]

- BRUTUS, WELL, WELL.

I DIDN'T THINK
YOU HAD IT IN YOU.

REMEMBER, WE'VE GOT
TO MAKE THIS LOOK GOOD.

- OOH! HUH?

- YA-HA!

HEY! HO!

OK, LION, COME AND GET ME.

OOH! HYAH!

HY-AY!

LET'S GO!

TORO! TORO!

[ALARM RINGS]

HEY!

GREAT STUFF, BRUTUS.

TA-DA!

WELL, BRUTUS,
DON'T JUST SIT THERE.

WOWSERS!

- HEH HEH HA HA HA!

- BRUTUS! IF HE'S HERE...

UNCLE GADGET!

BRAIN,

SOMEONE PUT A WILD LION
IN THE RING WITH UNCLE GADGET.

BRAIN, THANK GOODNESS.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET IN THERE
AND HELP UNCLE GADGET.

TRY AND KEEP
THE LION OFF HIM.

- [WOOF]

- TAKE IT EASY, BRUTUS.

YOU'RE PLAYING THIS A LITTLE
TOO ROUGH.

LET'S WRAP THIS UP WITH
A BIG FINISH.

AND NOW I
WILL PLACE MY HEAD

INTO THE LION'S MOUTH.

[APPLAUSE]

OK, BRUTUS, OPEN UP.

HEY, THAT'S MY GADGET-BRELLA
YOU'VE GOT THERE.

[LAUGHTER]

OOF! UH! UH!

WHOA, BRUTUS.

- AH, BLAST.

YOU FAILED AGAIN.

- I'M SORRY, DR. CLAW.

I PROMISE THAT GADGET WILL MEET

WITH A NASTY ACCIDENT
VERY SHORTLY.

- AH, YES, AN ACCIDENT.

GADGET IS WORKING
HIS WAY UP IN THE CIRCUS.

WHY NOT TAKE HIM--
HEH HEH HEH HEH--

RIGHT TO THE TOP?

HEH HEH! THE TRAPEZE!

HA HA HA HA HA!

[CAT SCREECHES]

- MY PLAN
IS WORKING PERFECTLY, PENNY.

BUT THE NEXT STEP CALLS
FOR CAREFUL STRATEGY.

I HAVE 2 SUSPECTS.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE
MY MOVE

UNTIL I'M SURE I KNOW
WHICH CIRCUS PERFORMERS
ARE REALLY M.A.D. AGENTS.

- UH, WHAT ABOUT
THE RINGMASTER,
UNCLE GADGET?

- OH, NO, PENNY.
HE'S A NICE MAN.

LET'S SEE IF HE CAN HELP.

OH, UH, AHEM,

I'D LIKE TO TRY OUT
FOR ANOTHER CIRCUS JOB.

I'LL TAKE ANYTHING.

- WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

I WAS COMING TO SEE
YOU ABOUT FILLING IN

FOR ONE OF OUR
TRAPEZE ARTISTS.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

- OH, JUST A LITTLE COLD.

- WOW. MUST GET PRETTY DRAFTY
UP THERE ON THOSE SWINGS.

- I KNOW THAT RINGMASTER'S
UP TO SOMETHING.

BUT WE NEED PROOF.

- [ROWWRR ROWWRR]

- THAT'S IT, BRAIN.
THE FLYING ZUCCHINIS--

THE TRAPEZE ARTISTS.

- [QUESTIONING BARK]

- YOU WATCH UNCLE GADGET.
I'LL BE BACK IN A WHILE.

- MAY I PRESENT
THE FLYING ZUCCHINIS,

THE GREATEST DEATH-DEFYING
TRAPEZE ARTISTS

IN THE WORLD.

[APPLAUSE]

- WOWSERS.

IT DIDN'T LOOK THIS HIGH
FROM DOWN THERE.

AT LEAST THEY HAVE A SAFETY NET.

BETTER SAFE THAN SORE.
THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.

[GADGET GRUNTING]

HOW DO YOU
START THESE THINGS?

WOWSERS!

WHOA!

WHOA!

YOW!

WHOA!

- OHH.

OOH.

OOHH. OHH.

- OH, NO!

MR. ZUCCHINI,
WHAT HAPPENED?

- I DON'T REMEMBER.
I WAS WALKING ALONG,

AND THEN
EVERYTHING WENT BLACK.

I'M ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[BEEP BEEP]

- BRAIN. BRAIN,
THE RINGMASTER LIED.

THE ZUCCHINI BROTHER
WAS PURPOSELY TAKEN
OUT OF THE SHOW.

IT'S A TRAP.

- [RUFF]

- HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!

- WHOA!

[LAUGHTER]

OOF!

YOW!

YOW!

- [RRRR]

WHOA!

- YOW!

[APPLAUSE]

WHOA!

- AND NOW, FOLKS,

THE ZUCCHINIS WILL ATTEMPT
A DARING TRIPLE LOOP-DE-LOOP

WITHOUT A NET.

[APPLAUSE]

- YOU LOOK
SUSPICIOUSLY FAMILIAR.

- AHA.

SO, GADGET,
YOU WANT TO BE A STAR,

DO YOU?

YOU'LL SOON BE
A SHOOTING STAR.

HEH HEH HEH! HA HA HA!

- HEH HEH HEH HEH!

- WOWSERS. SOMETHING TELLS
ME THIS WAS A TRAP TRAPEZE.

GO GO, GADGET COPTER!

[APPLAUSE]

- YOW!
- YOW!

- WHOA!
- WHOA!

[APPLAUSE]

- DON'T YOU KNOW THAT WORKING
WITHOUT A NET IS DANGEROUS?

AND ANOTHER THING,

IF THERE ARE 3 ZUCCHINIS
AND ONE OF THEM DIDN'T MAKE IT,

THEN WHO ARE YOU?

AHA!

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG.

HEY, YOU!

WAIT A MINUTE! YA-HA!

[CRASH]

IT'S ALL A M.A.D. PLOT

TO TOSS ME
IN A ZUCCHINI SALAD.

[CAT PURRING]

- THREE TIMES YOU HAVE TRIED

TO DISPOSE OF GADGET.

THREE TIMES YOU HAVE FAILED.

YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE.

- OH, THANK YOU, DR. CLAW.

I--I GUARANTEE
THAT THIS WILL BE

GADGET'S FINAL PERFORMANCE.

- BRAIN, IS THAT YOU?

- [ROWWRR]

- WHAT? UNCLE GADGET'S
A DEATH-DEFYING STUNTMAN?

OH, NO!

[APPLAUSE]

- AND NOW,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE

TO INTRODUCE
THE ONE, THE ONLY

MR. INDESTRUCTIBLE,

THE GREATEST STUNTMAN
IN THE WORLD.

- A PERFECT VANTAGE POINT.

IF ANY M.A.D. AGENT'S SET
FOOT IN THIS TENT,

I CAN SPOT THEM
IN AN INSTANT.

- BRAIN, GET OUT THERE
AND HELP UNCLE GADGET.

I CALLED CHIEF QUIMBY
FOR HIM. HE'S ON THE WAY.

- AND FOR HIS SECOND
AMAZING FEAT,

MR. INDESTRUCTIBLE

WILL DIVE FROM THE TOP OF
THE TENT INTO THIS TUB OF WATER.

- WHY, THE CHANCES
OF SURVIVING A FALL
FROM THIS HEIGHT

MUST BE ONE IN A ZILLION.

THAT IS, IF IT WASN'T
FOR MY TRUSTY GADGET-BRELLA.

- HEH HEH HEH HEH.

- WOWSERS!

GO, GO, GADGET-BRELLA!

- [WHISTLING]

- [WOOF!]

- YOW!

- AND FOR HIS NEXT STUNT,

MR. INDESTRUCTIBLE WILL DO
A DOUBLE BACK FLIP

INTO A BARREL.

- YOW!

OOF!

- AND FOR HIS LAST
AND VERY FINAL STUNT,

MR. INDESTRUCTIBLE
WILL BECOME...

THE HUMAN CANNONBALL.

[APPLAUSE]

- [GASPS]

[GADGET GRUNTING]

- HE WILL SHOOT
THROUGH THE AIR

AND THE PAPER TARGET.

- QUICK, BRAIN. STOP THE CLOWN
WHILE I TRY TO LOCK

INTO THE CANNON MOTOR.

- HEH HEH! HA HA!

- I HAVE TO CHANGE
THE ANGLE OF PROJECTION

OR UNCLE GADGET
WILL HIT THE BRICK WALL.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME!

- WHOA!

- AFTER HIM!

DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!

[APPLAUSE]

- GO GO, GADGET COPTER!

YOW!

- UP THERE!

- WHOA!

- HEY!

OH, NO!

- HELP!

- WELL, GADGET DID IT AGAIN--

FLUSHED OUT THE M.A.D. AGENT
SINGLE-HANDED.

BUT, UH, WHERE IS HE, PENNY?

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM
ON ANOTHER FINE JOB.

- YOW!

[CRASH]

- THAT SOUNDS LIKE
UNCLE GADGET.

- [ROWWRR]

- OHH.

- CURSES.

GADGET HAS UNCOVERED
OUR UNDERCOVER OPERATION,

BUT NO ONE WILL EVER

UNCOVER ME OR M.A.D. CAT.

[CAT SCREECHING]

HA HA HA HA HA!

- HMM, I'M GOING
TO CALL THE AIRPORT.

THAT PLANE HAS
A REAL DIRTY ENGINE.

- REMEMBER, PENNY, CIRCUS
STUNTS ARE FOR CIRCUS PROS.

THEY TAKE
YEARS OF PRACTICE.

THAT'S WHY THEY LOOK SO
EASY.

- WE KIDS SHOULD NEVER
TAKE UNNECESSARY RISKS
ON OUR BICYCLES.

- ALWAYS WALK YOUR BICYCLES

ACROSS STREETS
AND INTERSECTIONS.

AND WHEN RIDING AT NIGHT,

BE SURE TO WEAR SOMETHING WHITE
SO PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU.

AND THAT GOES FOR SKATEBOARDS
AND SCOOTERS, TOO.

- OH, UNCLE.

YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL, TOO.

- DON'T WORRY.

I HAVE THE SITUATION
WELL IN HAND.

- ♪ 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]