Inspector Gadget (1983–1986): Season 1, Episode 55 - Quimby Exchange - full transcript

Gadget is in the police station putting up signs of a former M.A.D. agent named "Nervous" Nick Defecto. However, Quimby gives him an assignment to protect Nick from M.A.D., who is out to ...

[SIREN]

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO

♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ GO, GADGET, GO

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♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

♪ WHOO HOO



♪ INSPECTOR GADGET

Penny: WHO'S THAT,
UNCLE GADGET?

NERVOUS NICK DEFECTO,
A TOP M.A.D. AGENT.

HE'S BEEN SPOTTED
IN THIS AREA,

SO IF YOU SEE HIM,
LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY.

[GROWLS]

UNCLE GADGET,
WE JUST SAW HIM OUTSIDE.

WHAT?

THOSE TWO,
ALWAYS SEEING THINGS.

Nick: HELLO.

YES, SIR.
MAY I HELP YOU?

I--I--I GOTTA
SEE CHIEF QUIMBY FAST!

RIGHT DOWN THAT HALL.
LAST OFFICE.

THANKS!



HE DISAPPEARED.

WOOF!

I'M AFRAID
IT WAS ALL YOUR
IMAGINATION, PENNY.

YOU'D BETTER LEAVE
SPOTTING CRIMINALS
TO ME.

I'M A TRAINED
DETECTIVE.

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT,
UNCLE GADGET.

OF COURSE I AM.
NOW, LET'S GO HOME.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YIKES.

THE PHONE'S RINGING.

DARN! WHERE ARE MY KEYS?
[RING]

GO, GO, GADGET ARM.

GOT IT.
NOW WHAT, UNCLE?

WOOF!
UH, UH,

EH...HELLO!

IT PROBABLY
WASN'T IMPORTANT.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

AH, I KNEW
THEY'D CALL BACK.

THAT'S THE TOP SECRET
GADGET PHONE.

WHAT? OH, YES.
OF COURSE IT IS.

IS THAT YOU, CHIEF?
YOU'RE WHERE?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

Inspector Gadget:
CHIEF!

THERE'S YOUR
ASSIGNMENT, GADGET.

"NERVOUS NICK DEFECTO
TURNED HIMSELF IN.

"READY TO HAND OVER
M.A.D. SECRETS.

"M.A.D. WILL TRY
TO ELIMINATE HIM.

"PROTECT NICK
FROM DR. CLAW.

THIS MESSAGE WILL
SELF-DESTRUCT."

DON'T WORRY, CHIEF.
[CRUNCHES]

I'M ALWAYS ON DUTY.

WE'D BETTER TAG ALONG,
JUST IN CASE.

[TEETH CHATTER]

[DOOR CREAKS]

AAH! WHO'S THAT?

INSPECTOR GADGET,
HERE TO PROTECT YOU.

SO, YOU'RE DEFECTO.
HMM.

I'VE MET YOU
SOMEWHERE BEFORE.

JUST--JUST ONE MAN
TO PROTECT ME
FROM DR. CLAW?

I'LL NEVER MAKE IT!

HOW VERY TRUE, DEFECTO.

RREOW!

I WANT DEFECTO
ELIMINATED, FAST.

THE TUNNEL IS ALMOST
FINISHED, DR. CLAW.

ALMOST ISN'T
GOOD ENOUGH. FASTER!

Both: Y-Y-YES, SIR.

THIS IS THE JAIL,
BRAIN,

BUT WE'LL
HAVE TO SNEAK IN

THROUGH
THE FRONT SOMEHOW.

COME ON.

BRAIN! UNH!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[GRUNTS]
[THUMP]

LISTEN. DO YOU
HEAR SOMETHING?

LOOK, SOMEONE'S
DIGGING A TUNNEL...

STRAIGHT
TOWARD THE JAIL.

THEY MUST BE AFTER
DEFECTO. COME ON.

HMM?

NAH.

HMM. COMPUTER OPERATED.

THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.

BRAIN, YOU LOOK
DOWN THERE.

CALL ME IF YOU
FIND UNCLE GADGET...
FAST.

[SHOVELS DIG]
LISTEN,

I HEAR SOMETHING
DOWN THERE.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
JUST NEARBY CONSTRUCTION.

NO, IT'S DR. CLAW'S AGENTS.
THEY'RE AFTER ME!

HOLD IT.

Nick: WHAT?
SOMEONE'S COMING.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO TELL YOU!

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
I'LL INVESTIGATE.

[GASPS]
NOT OUT THERE,
DOWN HERE!

DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!
WAIT!

WOWSERS. A PRISONER
OUT OF HIS CELL.

STOP IN THE NAME
OF THE LAW!

WOOF!

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY
FROM INSPECTOR GADGET.

AHA! YOU'RE TRAPPED!

GUARD, ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC
CRIME SEAL, HALL 4.

WHOOPS.

SLIGHT MISJUDGMENT
OF DISTANCE.

[RUMBLES]
AAH! OOH!

HELP!

OH, NO,
THAT'S DEFECTO.

[DEFECTO GASPS]

HELP!

NOW YOU'LL PAY FOR
DOUBLE-CROSSING DR. CLAW.

[LAUGHS]

Nick: HELP!

HEY, IT'S A JOKE.

I WASN'T GONNA
TELL THEM ANY M.A.D.
SECRETS! HONEST!

HELP!
[BEEPS]

OH, NO, NO, PLEASE.

[BEEPS]
THERE.

INSPECTOR!

LET ME IN!
LET ME IN!

DON'T PANIC. I'VE GOT
EVERYTHING IN HAND.

NOW, GUARD, RAISE
THESE BARS FIRST,

AND THEN YOU CAN
GET YOUR COFFEE.

Guard:
OH, ALL RIGHT.

YOU JUST STICK
WITH ME, DEFECTO...

AND YOU GET
BACK TO YOUR CELL.

Dr. Claw: WELL,
DID YOU GET HIM?

SORRY, BOSS.
HE GOT AWAY.

FOOLS!
RREOW!

DO I HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING MYSELF?

ALL RIGHT.
WATCH, AND YOU'LL
LEARN SOMETHING.

SEE? THIS IS WHERE
THEY CAME UP.

NO, YOU MUST HAVE
IMAGINED IT.

THIS WAS CAUSED
BY AN EARTHQUAKE.

WHAT?

Dr. Claw:
GOOD-BYE, DEFECTO.

I'M GOING TO REALLY
MISS YOU, TOO, GADGET.

THIS PATTERN OF CRACKS
COULDN'T BE MAN-MADE.

AFTERSHOCKS.
THAT PROVES IT.

YEOW!

YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE.

THIS PLACE
DEFINITELY IS NOT
EARTHQUAKEPROOF.

Dr. Claw:
WHERE ARE THEY?

WAIT. WHO'S THAT?

CHIEF QUIMBY.
[LAUGHS]

THEY'VE GOT
ONE OF MY MEN,

SO I'LL TAKE
ONE OF THEIRS. HA HA.

FAIR IS FAIR.
RIGHT, M.A.D. CAT?

RREOW!

COME, LET'S PUT QUIMBY
ON ICE FOR A WHILE.

Penny: UNCLE!

AAH!
OOPS!

SORRY, NICK.

PENNY, WHAT ARE
YOU DOIN' HERE?

Penny: UH, NOTHING,
UNCLE GADGET.

HEY! GO, GO,
GADGET ARM.

NO!

I THINK I'D LIKE
TO GO BACK TO JAIL.

IT'S SAFER THERE.

OUT OF THE QUESTION.

I'M TAKING YOU
TO A SAFE PLACE...

AS SOON AS THE CHIEF
TELLS ME WHERE IT IS.

HAVE YOU SEEN
THE CHIEF, PENNY?

NO, UNCLE GADGET.

[TEETH CHATTERING]
YOU'LL N-N-NEVER

GET AWAY WITH THIS,
D-D-D-DR. CLAW.

QUIMBY, YOUR TEETH
ARE CHATTERING.

ARE YOU AFRAID
OF SOMETHING?

IF ONLY I C-C-COULD
GET THROUGH
TO G-G-G-GADGET.

GO RIGHT AHEAD, CHIEF.

I'LL MAKE SURE HE GETS
THE RIGHT MESSAGE.

I'M DOING THIS FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD, DEFECTO.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

UNCLE GADGET,

THAT'S THE TOP SECRET
GADGET PHONE.

MMM, MUST BE THE CHIEF
WITH MY INSTRUCTIONS.

HELLO, CHIEF.
IS THAT YOU?

CHIEF, IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOUR TEETH ARE CHATTERING.

I'D BETTER
MONITOR THIS CALL.

Chief Quimby:
IS D-D-D-DEFECTO
S-S-S-SAFE?

Inspector Gadget:
AS SAFE AS YOU ARE, CHIEF.

L-L-L-L-LISTEN CLOSELY.

C-C-C-C-CLAW IS HOLDING
ME P-P-P-PRISONER

AT THE OLD ICE F-F-FACTORY
SOUTH OF TOWN

NEAR THE D-D-DRAWBRIDGE.
HURRY.

GOT IT, CHIEF.
YOU WANT ME
TO HIDE DEFECTO

IN A SOLD FACTORY
THAT'S RUN DOWN,

AND PLAY BRIDGE
WITH HIM.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.

MAYBE I CAN UNSCRAMBLE
THE STATIC.

OK, DEFECTO.
INTO THE VAN.

OOF! AAH!

WOWSERS. NICK,
BE MORE CAREFUL.

YOU'LL
HURT YOURSELF.

GO RIGHT
TO THE FRONT
OF THE VAN.

AAH! OWWW!

I'M HERE
TO HELP YOU.

[GROANS]

SOME PEOPLE
JUST DON'T KNOW

A GOOD THING
WHEN THEY'VE GOT IT.

THIS IS IT, BRAIN.
LISTEN.

Chief Quimby:
C-C-C-CLAW IS HOLDING
ME P-P-P-PRISONER

AT THE OLD ICE F-F-FACTORY
SOUTH OF TOWN

NEAR THE D-D-D-DRAWBRIDGE.
HURRY.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

THERE GOES UNCLE GADGET.

FOLLOW HIM, BRAIN.
I'LL LOOK FOR THE FACTORY.

AH, GADGET IS GOING
DOWN EIGHTH STREET.

HA HA HA. YES, I KNOW
WHERE HE'S HEADED.

SIMPLE MINDS ARE
SO EASY TO READ. HEH HEH.

WE MUST ARRANGE
FOR THE WELCOMING PARTY
TO MEET HIM THERE...

OR RATHER,
A FAREWELL PARTY.

[LAUGHS]

NOW, PROMISE NOT TO RUN,

AND I'LL LET YOU
OUT OF THE CUFFS.

I PROMISE.
AGENT'S HONOR.

AH, THERE.
THE SOLD FACTORY.

[BRAKES SCREECH]
THIS IS
WHERE THE CHIEF MEANT.

IN HERE? YOU'RE CRAZY.

IT'S NOT SAFE.

THE CHIEF KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING.

NOW, DON'T WORRY.

A PERFECT
HIDING PLACE.

Nick: LOOK OUT!

AAAHHH!

[PANTS]
YOU'RE DEADLY!

I'M BETTER OFF
WITH DR. CLAW.

LET ME OUTTA HERE!

MY, MY. GO, GO,
GADGET LASSO.

OOF!

I WISH YOU'D LEARN
TO STAY PUT

AND KEEP OUT
OF TROUBLE.

HMM.

YES, BOSS?

GADGET AND DEFECTO
ARE IN THE BUILDING.

RIGHT, BOSS.
THIS OUGHTA BE A LAUGH.

YES, IT WILL BRING
THE HOUSE DOWN.

[LAUGHS]
[SNICKERS]

AAAHHH!

GO, GO, GADGET LEGS.

YEOW! GO, GO,
GADGET COAT.

WOWSERS.

WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE? OOF!

HELP!

AAH! WHO ARE YOU?

[BARKS]

OOH!

THAT FACTORY
IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.

IT SHOULD BE CONDEMNED.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY
THE CHIEF SENT ME HERE.

GO, GO, GADGET COPTER.

WHOA!

WOWSERS.
DARN GADGET COPTER.

COME ON, DEFECTO.
WE HAVE TO CALL CITY HALL
ABOUT THIS BUILDING.

[LAUGHS]
HELLO, DR. CLAW.

Dr. Claw: WELL,
DID YOU GET THEM?

[LAUGHS]
OF COURSE.

NO ONE COULD
SURVIVE THAT.

[LAUGHS]
HUH?

FOOL!
RREOW!

IT'S ALREADY
BEEN CONDEMNED? OH.

MMM. MAYBE
THAT FACTORY WASN'T

WHERE THE CHIEF
WANTED ME AFTER ALL.

LET'S SEE...

BRIDGE...

NOW, WHY WOULD
THE CHIEF WANT US
TO PLAY BRIDGE?

WELL, DON'T LOOK AT ME.
I DON'T KNOW.

UNLESS HE MEANT
THE OTHER KIND
OF BRIDGE.

THAT MUST BE IT.

THE CHIEF WANTS ME
TO MEET HIM ON A BRIDGE.

BRAIN, ARE YOU
THERE? BRAIN?

WOOF.

BRAIN, I'M AT THE BRIDGE.

THE ICE FACTORY
IS JUST ABOVE ME.
WHERE ARE YOU?

[BARKING ANSWER]

OH, SO YOU'RE NOT
WITH UNCLE GADGET.

I JUST CHECKED
MY COMPUTER RADAR,

AND HE'S HEADING THIS WAY.

TRY AND GET HERE
AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BRAIN.

R-R-R-RUFF!

Dr. Claw: WELL, QUIMBY,
OOH.

GADGET IS COMING
TO VISIT YOU.

[LAUGHS]
THE FOOL. AGENT ONE.

YES, DR. CLAW.

GADGET IS ON HIS WAY.

AS SOON AS HE'S
OVER THE BRIDGE,

SET OFF THE EXPLOSIVES.

[AGENT ONE LAUGHS]
GOTCHA...

AND DEFECTO
WILL BE BURIED

UNDER TONS OF ROCK.
[LAUGHS]

[DR. CLAW LAUGHS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

MMM, NO SIGN
OF THE CHIEF.

WE'D BETTER WAIT.

COME ON, GADGET.

WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR?

I'VE GOT TO TAP
INTO THAT DETONATOR, FAST.

I WONDER WHAT'S
KEEPING THE CHIEF?

[BELL DINGS]

AAH!

WILL YOU RELAX?

THERE'S NOTHING
TO FEAR

AS LONG AS YOU'RE
WITH MEEEE!

OOH! AAH!
WOWSERS.

THE BRIDGE
IS BREAKING IN HALF.

OH, NO, MY GADGET VAN.

YIKES!

[HORN BELLOWS]

WHAT THE?
OH, WELL.

GUESS SOMEONE ELSE
WANTS TO DO

OUR DIRTY WORK
FOR US.

THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
[LAUGHS]

YEOW!
Nick: AAH!

[HORN BELLOWS]

WOWSERS.
HELP!

Nick: HELP!
WOOF!

[BARKS]
HELP!

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY
A M.A.D. PLOT,

BUT THEY CAN'T FIGHT
THE GADGET LEGS.

OH, NO!

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
M.A.D. IS ON OUR TRAIL.

I'D BETTER GET DEFECTO
OUT OF HERE FAST.

DEFECTO.

[SOBBING] WHAT?

TIME TO GO.

NO. I'M NOT MOVING. OW!

I'M ALMOST LOCKED
INTO THE DETONATOR.

[BEEPS]

OH, NO.
UNCLE GADGET'S COMING.

[LAUGHS]
WELL, IF YOU THOUGHT

THAT WAS A STICKY
SITUATION, GADGET,

WAIT TILL YOU FIND YOURSELF
UNDER 50 TONS OF ROCK.

[LAUGHS]

10, 9...

8, 7...

6, 5...
OH, NO!

4, 3...
GOT IT.

WHAT?

WOWSERS.

[TIRES SCREECH]

Inspector Gadget:
WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT?

AND NOT A "DANGER,
FALLING ROCK" SIGN
TO BE SEEN.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR
WHAT CITY HALL HAS
TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

OOH.

YOU BUMPED YOUR HEAD,
DIDN'T YOU?

YES.
COME ON.

THERE'S AN ICE FACTORY
AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.

WE'LL GET SOMETHING
TO PUT ON THAT.

YOU IDIOT!
YOU FAILED AGAIN!

BUT I DIDN'T EVEN
PRESS THE DETONATOR.

AH, EXCUSES.
NO MATTER.

GADGET IS ON HIS WAY
WITH DEFECTO.

HEH HEH.
I'LL ELIMINATE THEM

AND QUIMBY
ALL IN ONE FINAL BLOW.

[LAUGHS]
RREOW!
[SNICKERS]

BRAIN, WHERE ARE YOU?

[BARKING ANSWER]

GOOD. STICK WITH THEM.

I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE FACTORY.

RIGHT.

HELLO. ANYONE HERE?

HELLO. WHOA!

GO, GO,
GADGET MAGNETS.

OOH...OWWWW...

YOU'VE HURT
YOURSELF AGAIN.

I SWEAR, I'VE NEVER
MET ANYONE

AS ACCIDENT-PRONE
AS YOU.

I DON'T WANNA
DO THIS,

BUT IT'S
THE ONLY WAY

TO KEEP YOU
OUT OF TROUBLE.

WELL. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE MAY HAVE TO
HELP OURSELVES.

OH, GADGET...
RIGHT WHERE
I WANT YOU.

YIKES!

OH, NO!

AAAHHH!

[SOBBING] OH, NO!

Claw: OH, YES!

DR....D-D-DR...

YES. DR. CLAW.

SOON YOUR FRIENDS
WILL BE ICE CUBES,

THE SMALL VARIETY,

AND YOU SHALL JOIN THEM.

HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!

OH, NO!
THIS IS TERRIBLE!

CHIEF QUIMBY!

BRAIN!

UNCLE GADGET!

OH, MY!

C-C-COMPUTER BOOK,
DON'T FREEZE UP.

C-COME ON!

WHAT HAPPENED?

NOW...R-REVERSE.

Penny: UH-OH.

[CRASH]

[MOANING]

I'VE GOT TO G-G-GET
THEM OUTSIDE...F-FAST.

BUT FIRST...

WHAT?

THE--THE CONTROLS
ARE FREEZING.

C-C-CURSE YOU...
G-G-GADGET.

M-M.A.D. CAT,
LET'S GO.

M.A.D. CAT!

[SHIVERING]

N-N-NICE WORK,
GADGET.

MMPHH...MMPHH...CHIEF.

I'VE GOT TO
HAND IT TO YOU...

YOU HAD IT FIGURED OUT
ALL THE TIME.

UH...YES.

Dr. Claw:
I'LL G-G-GET YOU...

G-G-G-GADGET!

WHAT AN INTERESTING
BRIDGE.

YES, IT IS, BUT
BE CAREFUL ON IT.

DON'T TRY TO CROSS
ONCE THE WARNING LIGHT
GOES ON.

OH, LOOK,
UNCLE GADGET.

[CROSSING BELL CLANGING]

AND THE SAME GOES
FOR ANY DANGEROUS
CROSSING--

BRIDGES, RAILROADS,
OR STREETS.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S
BETTER TO WAIT A BIT
THAN TAKE CHANCES.

THAT'S FUNNY.
I DON'T SEE
ANY BOATS COMING.

THERE'S ONE,
UNCLE.

[PENNY GIGGLES]

HELLO!

HELLO, SIR!

I MUST SAY...

I'VE SEEN
MORE IMPRESSIVE RIGS
IN MY DAY.