<P> Inspector Gadget is a bionic man with enhancements attached to his body . Dan Roberts finds him similar to Steve Austin, the bionic man introduced in the novel Cyborg (1972). Unlike Steve Austin, Inspector Gadget has no origin story to explain his bionic enhancements . 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 . </P> <P> 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 . Gadget has access to many different weapons and gadgets, but seems to lack in intellectual skills . Gadget 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 . </P> <P> Gadget dresses in a style similar to Inspector Clouseau from The Pink Panther movies, but also has similarities in behavior to Maxwell Smart, the protagonist of the television series Get Smart (1965 - 1970). The original voice actor for Gadget was Don Adams, who also portrayed Maxwell Smart . The car which Gadget drives is recognizable as a Matra Murena . </P> <P> Gadget's boss is Chief Quimby . 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 . </P>

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