ozone is the dog's name on inspector gadget.
what is the dog's name on inspector gadget?
ozone
the titular character of the series, inspector gadget, is both a police inspector and a cyborg. gadget is dressed in a mackintosh raincoat and trilby hat. when he uses the phrase "go-go gadget", various "useful bionic gadgets" are activated and emerge from underneath his coat and hat. the gadgets are built into his body, and often malfunction. inspector gadget is a bionic man with enhancements attached to his body. the original television series gave no background for him. the spin-off television series "gadget boy & heather" (1995-1998) gives an origin story for him. in this version, gadget was conceived as a bionic child who has the mind of an adult detective. his bionic enhancements are creations of myron dabble, an inventor who lives in switzerland. the various hidden appliances within gadget render him a cyborg equivalent of a swiss army knife, a multi-tool. the enhancements were intended to grant him status as a "super sleuth". his body has been upgraded, but his intellect has received no equivalent enhancements. inspector gadget has access to many different weapons and gadgets, but seems to lack in intellect. he habitually blunders his way through cases, in a style similar to inspector clouseau. terry rowan describes gadget as "clumsy" and "dimwitted". despite his advanced equipment, gadget is clueless and incompetent. he constantly faces obstacles and perils, but manages to survive by either his own good luck or covert help by penny and brain. the car which inspector gadget drives is a matra murena. inspector gadget's boss is chief quimby. inspector gadget is covertly assisted by his niece penny, who is typically the person who actually solves their cases. penny is a master of investigation and technology. her main technological devices are a computer in the form of a book, and a wristwatch that is actually a device with multiple uses. she secretly monitors her uncle's activities and intervenes to help him. she foils the plans of m.a.d. due to the secrecy of her activities, she never receives credit for them and only her dog is aware of them. penny herself is assisted by her pet dog brain. brain has human-level intellect and is bipedal. brain is often tasked with keeping inspector gadget safe and uses various disguises. the second season of the series also introduced an actual sidekick for inspector gadget, called corporal capeman. the main opponents to gadget and his supporting cast are the members of the evil organization m.a.d. gadget's archenemy is dr. claw, the leader of the organization. dr. claw serves mostly as an unseen character. typically only his hands and arms are visible. his hands are covered by gauntlets. dr. claw is depicted sitting in front of a computer terminal, from where he monitors the developments of his various schemes. his headquarters are located at an old castle. niall richardson and adam locks, cultural studies scholars, cite inspector gadget as an example of the "physical cyborg" concept. these types of characters are part man, and part machine. the concept was popularized by cinema and television. the writers cite as other examples of this type steve austin, darth vader, iron man, and robocop.
inspector gadget (1983 tv series)
in their published book "you might be a zombie and other bad news", the editors of cracked.com interpret the series as implying serious problems for penny. the parents of penny never appear in the television series and are not even mentioned. the implication is that the parents have either disappeared or are deceased. like many child characters from "classic cartoons", penny is an orphan. inspector gadget is her legal guardian. while penny is referred to as gadget's "niece" and not as his ward, the editors question whether the two characters are biologically related. there is no resemblance in the physical features of inspector gadget and penny. penny also differs from inspector gadget in behavior and in her superior competence. a running gag of the series is how inspector gadget handles explosives. he disposes clearly-labeled explosive devices by "carelessly tossing" them away. the devices always end up exploding in proximity to inspector gadget's employer. the editors see inspector gadget as incapable of surviving on his own and point that his machinery tends to malfunction. a recurring situation in the series, is inspector gadget warning penny not to follow him on a mission supposedly too dangerous for her. the editors view penny as having no choice in actually ignoring the warnings. if she fails to ensure inspector gadget's survival, she will lose her legal guardian and end up in an orphanage.
inspector gadget (1983 tv series)