Inspector Gadget (1983–1986): Season 1, Episode 53 - Dry Spell - full transcript

A heat wave hits Metro City. So, Gadget and his family try to cool down. Unfortunately, there is no water as well. Penny believes that Metro City is also in a drought. But in fact, Dr. Claw has siphoned all of Metro City's water and is keeping it for himself. No doubt that Gadget receives an assignment to investigate the strange water crisis. Now, Gadget must stop Claw and find the stolen water.

[SIREN]

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET ♪

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO



♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

[WHIMPERING]

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL,
BRAIN.

THIS HEAT WAVE IS
UNBEARABLE.

I'LL GET YOU SOME WATER.

[BRAIN BARKING]

GOSH, BRAIN,
THERE ISN'T ANY.

LET'S LISTEN
TO THE RADIO

AND FIND OUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING.

Radio Announcer:
IT'S THE WORST DROUGHT EVER.

WE URGE CITIZENS
TO CONSERVE WATER SUPPLIES.

I REPEAT...
CONSERVE WATER SUPPLIES.

THANK GOODNESS
UNCLE GADGET FILLED
THE WATER BOTTLES.

THEY'RE GONE!



I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO
SETTLE FOR THE FAN.

[ARF ARF]

IT'S A GOOD THING I FILLED UP
THESE WATER BOTTLES.

THE GADGET VAN WAS FILTHY.

YOU USED THE WATER
TO WASH THE GADGET VAN?!

OF COURSE.

I HAVE AN IMAGE TO THINK OF.

BUT, UNCLE GADGET,
THERE'S A DROUGHT!

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE
ENOUGH WATER TO DRINK.

[MOANING]

DON'T WORRY.
LET'S GO DOWN
TO THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE.

A NICE SWIM WILL
BEAT THE HEAT.

I'LL GO GET MY SWIMSUIT.

[RUFF]

LAST ONE IN IS
AN OLD STICK-IN-THE-MUD.

GO, GO, GADGET LEGS!

WHOA! HUH?

[CRASH]

UNCLE GADGET,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

MAKE THAT, "FIRST ONE IN IS
AN OLD STICK-IN-THE-MUD."

I BETTER CLEAN MYSELF OFF.

GO, GO, GADGET WATER FINGER.

NO WATER
IN THE WATER FINGER.

THAT'S THE LAST STRAW.

GEE, UNCLE GADGET,
WE'VE JUST GOT TO FIND
A WAY TO COOL OFF.

HMM.

ICE CREAM!

YAY! ICE CREAM!

[RUFF]

Man: I WANT IT!

Second Man:
NO! IT'S MINE!

GO AWAY! IT'S MINE!

I WAS HERE FIRST!

I WAS HERE FIRST!

IT'S MINE.
GIVE IT TO ME.

IT BELONGS TO ME!

HOW MUCH, MY GOOD MAN?

THAT'LL BE 20 CENTS, SIR.

HERE YOU ARE.

Man: I'LL BUY IT FOR $1.00

Woman: I'LL GIVE YOU 20!

Second Man:
GIVE IT TO ME!
I'LL PAY YOU 50.

EXCUSE ME, CITIZENS.

HERE YOU GO.

A NICE, COOL...

ICE CREAM?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WOWSERS!

THAT'S THE TOP SECRET
GADGET PHONE.

IS THAT YOU, CHIEF?

YOU'RE WHERE?

THERE'S NO TIME TO LOSE,
GADGET.

HERE'S YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

"METRO CITY RESERVOIR
IS EMPTY.

"MOUNTAIN STREAMS HAVE
MYSTERIOUSLY DRIED UP.

"SUSPECT M.A.D. SABOTAGE.

THIS MESSAGE
WILL SELF-DESTRUCT."

RIGHT, CHIEF.
I'M ALWAYS ON DUTY.

[GASPS]

WHY DO I
PUT UP WITH HIM?

WELL, I'M OFF
TO INVESTIGATE THE RESERVOIR.

YOU TWO STAY HERE
AND TRY TO COOL OFF.

IT'S MUCH TOO DANGEROUS
FOR YOU TO COME ALONG.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

GET YOUR ICE WATER HERE.

ICE WATER?!

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

Man on loudspeaker:
$50 A GLASS, 500 A BOTTLE.

ICE WATER, ICE WATER.

Man: I WANT SOME!

Second Man: I'M NEXT.

Third Man:
SAVE SOME FOR ME!

THAT'S AN AWFULLY HIGH PRICE
TO PAY FOR WATER.

YOU FOLLOW UNCLE GADGET
TO THE RESERVOIR.

I'LL COME
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

[RUFF]

NOTHING LIKE A DAY
AT THE RESERVOIR

TO COOL THINGS OFF.

GADGET, YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

I'LL KEEP DIVERTING
METRO CITY'S WATER

AND I'LL SELL IT BACK
TO ALL THOSE THIRSTY PEOPLE

BOULDER, GADGET'S COMING.

I'M READY, DR. CLAW.

Boulder: OUR VISITOR IS
APPROACHING THE RESERVOIR.

HERE HE COMES.

COMES HE HERE.

Boulder: TO THE SURFACE,
MY LITTLE M.A.D. MUNCHKINS.

WE HAVE WORK TO DO.

WOWSERS!

I SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED
GADGET AIR CONDITIONING.

LOAD 'ER UP, BOYS.

GADGET WON'T SURVIVE
KIRK BOULDER'S
CATAPULT.

[LAUGHING]

[GROANING]

[LAUGHING]
GADGET IS ON HIS WAY.

BOULDER, ARE YOU READY?

YES, DR. CLAW.
WE'RE READY.

RIGHT, MY SHORT
LITTLE SIDEKICKS?

WE ARE READY.

READY WE ARE.

HMM..."WELCOME
TO METRO CITY DAM.

WATCH
FOR FALLING ROCKS."

THAT'S RIGHT,
GADGET.

WATCH
FOR FALLING ROCKS.

[LAUGHING]

GADGET IS ON THE DAM.
[LAUGHING]

I THINK I'LL CHECK
THE WATER LEVEL
IN THE RESERVOIR.

WHY, THE RESERVOIR'S
BONE DRY!

FIRE!

WOWSERS!
THAT SIGN WASN'T KIDDING
ABOUT FALLING ROCKS.

FIRE 2!

Boulder: FASTER! FASTER!

[LAUGHING]

I'LL TAKE SHELTER
IN THE RESERVOIR.

HEY, BUDDY, THIS IS
NO TIME TO SELL ICE CREAM.

GADGET IS HEADING
FOR THE LADDER.

YOU TWO GO AFTER HIM.

GO GET GADGET.

GADGET, GO GET.

I HAVE TIME
FOR ONE MORE SHOT.

[GRUNTING]

WHOA!

I TOLD YOU THIS WAS
NO TIME TO SELL ICE CREAM.

[WOOF ARF]

ICE WATER!
GET YOUR ICE WATER!

$50 A GLASS.

Man: I'LL TAKE SOME!

Second Man: ME FIRST!

Third Man: OUTTA MY WAY!

ONLY DR. CLAW WOULD
SELL WATER TO THIRSTY PEOPLE.

I'LL FIX THEM.

FREE WATER!
FREE WATER HERE!

YIPPEE!

OK!

AHH!

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

DUH, THERE'S FREE WATER
OVER THERE.

I BETTER GO
TO THE RESERVOIR
AND CHECK ON UNCLE.

[ENGINE STARTS]

UGH. THIS IS HOTTER
THAN A SAUNA
IN THE SAHARA.

[RUFF]

WHOA!

YOU SHOULD LEARN
TO DRIVE MORE CAREFULLY.

[LAUGHING]

LOOK OUT!

WOWSERS!

I THINK YOU SHOULD
GIVE UP DRIVING

AND STICK
TO SELLING ICE CREAM.

I'D BETTER INVESTIGATE
FURTHER UPSTREAM.

THAT'S STRANGE.

MY BOOK INDICATES
A LARGE BODY OF WATER
NEARBY,

BUT THIS STREAM IS BONE DRY.

I THINK I'LL GO
A LITTLE FURTHER UPSTREAM.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO NOSY,
MY YOUNG FRIEND.

BOULDER,
THERE IS A LITTLE GIRL
SNOOPING AROUND MY RESERVOIR.

STOP HER!

RIGHT. YOU TWO
GO AFTER THE GIRL.

I'LL GET GADGET MYSELF.

OH, NO.

THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATED.

I'LL HAVE TO GET SOME WATER.

I'LL BRING YOU WATER,
GADGET.

[LAUGHING]

GOSH! I WONDER WHERE
ALL THE WATER IS GOING.

[SNICKERING]
[GASPS]

WE'VE GOT YOU CORNERED.

CORNERED,
WE'VE GOT YOU.

AAH!

FOLLOW THE GIRL
DOWN THE WHIRLPOOL.

WHIRLPOOL DOWN
AND FOLLOW THE GIRL.

[GASPS]
WHAT A RIDE.

I BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.

[DEEP BREATH]

WHERE DID SHE GO?

GO, WHERE DID SHE?

WOWSERS! SO THIS IS WHERE
DR. CLAW'S HIDING THE WATER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
STRANGER?

OUT OF WATER?

[GLUG GLUG GLUG]

I'M INSPECTOR GADGET
ON A HOT CASE.

MY RADIATOR HAS OVERHEATED.

[GLUG GLUG GLUG]

AND SO HAVE I.

THAT'S THE LAST
OF MY WATER.

ISN'T THAT TOO BAD?

WHERE [GULP]
DID YOU GET IT?

THERE'S A LITTLE WATERFALL
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

AH, YES. I SEE IT,

BUT IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL HELP YOU DOWN.

[RUFF]

THAT'LL BE
THE END OF GADGET.

THANKS
FOR THE HELPING HAND,
FRIEND,

BUT I'M AFRAID
I CAN'T REACH
THE WATERFALL FROM HERE.

MAYBE YOU COULD
LOWER ME WITH A ROPE?

WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

[RUFF BOW WOW]

[RUFF]

SOON GADGET WILL BE
JUST A BAD MEMORY.

SO THAT'S IT.

DR. CLAW'S
DIVERTING THE STREAMS

INTO THIS UNDERGROUND LAKE.

I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO GET THE WATER BACK

INTO THE METRO CITY
RESERVOIR.

THERE SHE IS.

SHE IS THERE.

UH-OH!

[GRUNTING]

HOLD ON.
THE WATERFALL
IS JUST BELOW YOU.

THANKS, FRIEND.

COULD YOU GIVE ME
SOME MORE SLACK?

SURE.

HOW'S THIS?

Gadget: WOWSERS!

[LAUGHING]

YEOW!

I THINK HE GAVE ME
TOO MUCH SLACK.

YEOW!
[CRASH]

WOWSERS.
I'VE GOT A FRIEND TO SAVE.

GO, GO, GADGET COPTER.

WHOOPS! [CRASH]

[BOW RUFF]

[RUFFFF]

BUMBLING FOOLS!

SO YOU WANT WATER?

I'LL GIVE YOU
ALL THE WATER
YOU NEED!

[MANIACAL LAUGHING]

GOSH, WHERE IS
ALL THAT WATER GOING?

THAT WILL FINISH GADGET.

IF I CAN JUST GET A FIX
ON THESE SLUICE GATES,

I CAN DIVERT THIS WATER
BACK TO THE METRO CITY
RESERVOIR.

WELL,
I'VE GOT A FULL CANTEEN.

GO, GO, GADGET COPTER.

LET'S GO, FRIEND.

IT'S WORKING!

GET THE GIRL.

GIRL, THE GET.

YOU'RE LUCKY THIS TIME,
GADGET,

BUT WAIT!
THE WATER'S POURING OUT!

WHAT'S HAPPENING
DOWN THERE?!

THE GATES ARE JAMMED!

THE GIRL JAMMED IT.

IT, THE GIRL JAMMED.

Dr. Claw: GET THE GIRL!

SHE'LL PAY FOR THIS.

[GASPS]

[GRUNTING]

WHOA!

OH, NO!

[GRUNTING]

WELL,
HERE I GO AGAIN.

LOOK AT HER GO.

GO HER LOOK AT.

Dr. Claw: GO AFTER HER!

OH, NO!

WHOA!

[GASP]

THIS IS THE METRO CITY
RESERVOIR,

AND IT'S FILLING UP.

COME ON, BRAIN.

BRAIN,
WHERE ARE YOU?

RRR--AAAAAAH!

Penny: BRAIN,

I HOPE YOU'RE
KEEPING AN EYE
ON UNCLE GADGET.

[RRRRUFF]

WELL, IT WAS
A LOT OF WORK,

BUT WE GOT
SOME WATER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

CAN I GIVE YOU
A LIFT SOMEWHERE?

I WAS ON MY WAY
TO BALANCING ROCK.

IT WILL BE
THE LAST TIME
YOU DRIVE ANYWHERE.

[GRUNTS]

[GRRRR]

WE HAVE TO GO
THE OTHER WAY

TO GET TO
BALANCING ROCK.

THE WILDLIFE AROUND HERE
IS CERTAINLY ACTIVE.

CURSES! SOMEONE'S FILLING
THE RESERVOIR!

I'LL GET MY REVENGE.

I'LL BLOW UP THE DAM!

BOY, DR. CLAW
IS GOING TO BE
REAL MAD

WHEN WE COME BACK
FOR A REFILL.

WELL, AT LEAST
YOU COLLECTED
SOME MONEY.

ME? I THOUGHT YOU WERE
COLLECTING THE MONEY.

Both: OH, NO!

CALLING CHIEF QUIMBY.

SO, THIS IS
BALANCING ROCK.

IT'S VERY NICE.

STAND OVER HERE.

YOU'LL GET
A GREAT VIEW
OF THE VALLEY.

GO, GO, GADGET
BINOCULARS.

HEY, THE RESERVOIR
HAS FILLED UP.

METRO CITY'S WATER
PROBLEMS ARE OVER.

MAYBE SO, GADGET,

BUT YOUR PROBLEMS
HAVE JUST BEGUN.

[RRRUFF]

[RRROAH]

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

[SNORTING]

SAY, I WONDER WHERE
THAT NICE FELLOW WENT.

MAYBE HE'S TAKING
A CLOSER LOOK
AT BALANCING ROCK.

I'LL GET YOU,
YOU INTERFERING
LITTLE BUZZARD.

NOW, I'LL DESTROY
THE DAM

AND METRO CITY!

GO, GO, GADGET LEGS!

SAY, BUDDY,
YOU SHOULD BE
MORE CAREFUL

HANDLING WILDLIFE.

HE LOOKS LIKE
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

UH-OH. LOOK AT THOSE KIDS
PLAYING ON THE DAM.

THEY SHOULD KNOW
BETTER THAN THAT.

THERE SHE IS.

SHE IS THERE.

AFTER HER.
HER AFTER.

OH, NO!

METRO CITY
WILL BE FLOODED.

METRO CITY WANTED WATER,

NOW THEY'LL GET IT!

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

WHAAAH!
WHAAH!

WOWSERS!

THEY DON'T BUILD DAMS
LIKE THEY USED TO.

GO, GO, GADGET COPTER!

HOORAY!
METRO CITY
IS SAVED.

BRAIN.

YOU FELLAS
SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL
ABOUT WHERE YOU SWIM.

CONGRATULATIONS,
GADGET.

YOU'VE
DONE IT AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW,
BUT YOU'VE DONE IT.

METRO CITY
OWES YOU A LOT.

[SIGHS]
RIGHT NOW, CHIEF,

I'D SETTLE
FOR AN ICE CREAM.

[LAUGHING]

Dr. Claw:
I'LL GET EVEN WITH YOU
FOR THIS, GADGET.

ONE DAY, I'LL GET
MY REVENGE!

NOTHING LIKE
A COLD GLASS
OF WATER.

WHAT'S THIS?
THE PLUMBING'S
NOT WORKING.

I'LL GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
UNCLE GADGET?

I'M FIXING
THE CLOGGED PIPES, PENNY.

BUT,
UNCLE GADGET--

[RUFF]
I TURNED OFF
THE MAIN VALVE.

THE DRIPPING TAPS
WERE WASTING WATER.

THAT WAS
A GOOD IDEA, PENNY.

WATER IS VERY VALUABLE.
WE SHOULDN'T WASTE IT.

SHOULD I CALL
A PLUMBER,
UNCLE GADGET?

YES, PENNY.
MAYBE HE CAN GET ME
OUT OF THIS.