<P> This is the first syndicated cartoon show from DIC Entertainment, as well as the first from the company to be created specifically for US viewers, along with The Littles . It originally ran from 1983 to 1986 and remained in syndication into the late 1990s (with a brief presence on CBS's cartoon lineup for the 1991 - 1992 season). It was also shown on ABC in Australia from 26 July 1984 to 8 February 1991 . </P> <P> Created by Andy Heyward, Bruno Bianchi, and DiC's founder Jean Chalopin, the series was a co-production between DiC Entertainment (at the time named DiC Enterprices) and the Canadian studio Nelvana, which DiC outsourced the pre-production to . The animation work was outsourced to Asian studios Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan and Cuckoo's Nest Studio in Taiwan . It was the first animated television series to be presented in stereo sound . </P> <P> Inspector Gadget is a famous cyborg police inspector with a seemingly endless amount of gadgets he can summon by saying "Go - Go - Gadget" then the gadget's name . Although he has all this equipment, Gadget is ultimately incompetent and clueless (in a manner similar to Maxwell Smart of "Get Smart"--who was also played by Don Adams--and the Inspector Clouseau character of the Pink Panther series), and overcomes obstacles and survives perilous situations and malfunctioning gadgets often by sheer good luck . His niece, Penny, and intelligent dog, Brain, secretly help him solve each case . His nemesis is Dr. Claw, the head of the criminal organization M.A.D. </P> <P> Almost every episode of the first season follows a set formula, with little variation (though many of these elements were tinkered with in season 2). The beginning of each episode follows this pattern: </P>

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