isn’t an acronym at all, it’s just a play on super evil organizations like SPECTRE in the James Bond books and films or KAOS in Get Smart. Some speculate that it stands for "Malevolent Agency of Destruction," while others think it's short for "Men Against Dogs." And some people reason that M.A.D. Claw’s evil agency is an acronym for “Mean and Dirty,” no full explanation was ever given during the series and presented as canon. While it has been written as fact that Dr. MAY OR MAY NOT STAND FOR "MEAN AND DIRTY." Jesse White, who played the Maytag repairman in the company's commercials from 1967 to 1988, took over for Gary Owens and re-recorded his lines in what was initially titled “Gadget in Winterland,” but Adams was the final choice. THE MAYTAG REPAIRMAN ALSO TOOK A SHOT AT VOICING GADGET. You can judge for yourself below, and hear famous voice actor Gary Owens unsuccessfully audition for the title role. THE INSPECTOR WAS FORCED TO GET RID OF HIS MOUSTACHE.Īfter viewing the pilot episode, MGM called Heyward and DiC Entertainment to complain that their main character had another obvious influence: their own Inspector Clouseau. In addition to Adams voicing Inspector Gadget, Get Smart writer Jack Hanrahan was the main writer for Gadget’s second season. GET SMART WAS ANOTHER INSPIRATION.ĭon Adams played secret agent Maxwell Smart, TV's “bumbling detective” archetype. Heyward remembered the Blue Falcon not being the smartest of heroes, and he came up with the Inspector Gadget concept from there. The Blue Falcon hero needed the help of his dog sidekick Dynomutt, who was always outfitted with a bunch of contraptions. THE MAIN INFLUENCE BEHIND THE SHOW WAS A CARTOON ABOUT A ROBOTIC DOG.Īndy Heyward worked on the Hanna-Barbera show Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, which began in 1976 as part of Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour before joining Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics one year later. The classic cartoon ran original episodes for only three seasons, from 1983 to 1986, but played in syndication throughout the remainder of the decade, and well into the 1990s, and motion pictures were made about the dimwitted cyborg detective, who needed the help of his niece Penny and her dog Brain to defeat Dr. With a CGI reboot about to hit Netflix, now is a perfect time to think back to Inspector Gadget.
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