Inspector Gadget — 1983-2023 · 2 seasons · 86 eps

★ 6.8

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Inspector Gadget

1983-2023 2 seasons 86 episodes

★ 6.8 (25,091 votes) Bottom 24%

Inspector Gadget is a clumsy, dim-witted human cyborg detective with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget stumbles around working the cases while his niece and dog do most of the investigating. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organisation, known as "M.A.D."

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1 1-30

S1 31-60

S1 61-65

S2

E1

6.7

7.2

6.9

7.0

E2

6.5

6.7

6.9

6.9

E3

7.0

7.1

6.2

6.2

E4

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

E5

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

E6

7.2

7.0

6.7

E7

7.1

7.0

7.1

E8

7.6

6.8

7.0

E9

7.2

6.9

6.3

E10

6.5

6.7

6.9

E11

7.1

6.8

6.7

E12

7.3

6.9

6.7

E13

6.5

6.9

7.0

E14

7.2

6.5

6.6

E15

7.1

6.7

7.0

E16

7.0

6.1

6.9

E17

6.6

6.7

6.7

E18

7.5

6.9

7.0

E19

7.3

6.8

6.8

E20

7.2

6.9

7.0

E21

6.8

6.8

7.1

E22

7.1

7.1

E23

7.2

6.8

E24

6.4

6.8

E25

6.7

6.7

E26

7.3

6.7

E27

6.9

6.8

E28

6.9

6.3

E29

7.2

6.3

E30

7.0

6.9

Avg

6.9

6.8

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 7.6

S1E8 Haunted Castle

Gadget enters the Gadget Mobile in a race and finds that Dr. Claw has also entered with a plot to eliminate him and his competition by sabotaging the other race cars.

#2

S1E18 7.5

The Infiltration

M.A.D. agents disguised as mummies and ancient Egyptian gods try to loot the tomb of a newly discovered pharaoh.

#3

S1E12 7.3

All That Glitters

Gadget falls for actress Lana Lamour unaware that she's a M.A.D. agent and that her movie is M.A.D.'s cover for filming top secret facilities.

4. S1E19 "The Curse of the Pharaoh" 7.3
5. S1E26 "Launch Time" 7.3
6. S1E35 "Eye of the Dragon" 7.3
7. S1E6 "Health Spa" 7.2
8. S1E9 "Race to the Finish" 7.2
9. S1E14 "Amusement Park" 7.2
10. S1E20 "M.A.D. Trap" 7.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#86

S1E46 6.1

Old Man of the Mountain

Gadget heads for Mexico, where he must stop "The oldest Mayan artifact known to exist," the Emerald Duck, from falling into the hands of a M.A.D. agent -- a Mexican bandit named Macho Miguel. The Emerald Duck is the key to activating a powerful and ancient weapon.

85. S2E3 "Wambini Predicts" 6.2
84. S1E63 "Fang the Wonder Dog" 6.2
83. S2E9 "Gadget Meets the Grappler" 6.3
82. S1E59 "In Seine" 6.3

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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2 Standouts

41 Infamous

0 Hidden Gems

43 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E8 Haunted Castle

Most Infamous: S1E2 Monster Lake

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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