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***Inspector Gadget 2*** is a 2003 direct-to-DVD live-action comedy film. It was based on the cartoon series created by DIC Entertainment and is a sequel to the 1999 film *Inspector Gadget*, also released by Disney.

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The second film departs slightly from the first one, as it follows more like the original cartoon. Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw are never referenced as John Brown and Sandford Scolex – their respective civilian names from the first movie, though Claw's communicator clearly is labeled "Scolex Industries", indicating that his name is still Sanford Scolex. In addition to this, none of the 1999 film's actors return to reprise their roles (with the exception of D.L. Hughley, who voices the Gadgetmobile). Also, Gadget's love interest from the first movie does not appear and is replaced by G2. Gadget is more foolishly inept and unable to control his now glitch-ridden gadgets. Penny is portrayed as a blonde instead of a brunette and always refers to Gadget as "Uncle Gadget" rather than "Uncle John". As an homage to the original cartoon, Claw's face is never seen and speaks with a deep, gruff voice. In the previous film, Claw's face was visible and was an upper-class business man. He appears to be older in age than he was in the original, although the story only takes place a year later.
The film was released on March 11, 2003 and was also filmed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

*Inspector Gadget 2* is a 2003 Direct to Video sequel to *Inspector Gadget (1999)* and is both Lighter and Softer and Truer to the Text of the original cartoons. It features French Stewart as Inspector Gadget, Caitlin Wachs as Penny, Elaine Hendrix as Gadget Model 2 ("G2" for short), and Tony Martin as Dr. Claw.
It has been one year since Claw had been imprisoned, and Inspector Gadget is still the dedicated cyborg detective/protector of the city. Unfortunately, his central computer chip has been glitching lately, causing several malfunctions in the field which allowed some of his quarry to escape. This, combined with his overzealous attitude, has the mayor looking to replace him with G2, a fully-autonomous female-type Gadget robot which can do everything the Inspector can do, and more. And if the prospect of losing his job wasn't enough, Claw has escaped his imprisonment and intends to both get his revenge on Gadget and rob the Riverton Federal Reserve using a time-freezing device to rebuild his criminal empire. It's up to Gadget and G2 to stop him, and to do so, they're going to need to work together.

***Inspector Gadget 2***, stylized as ***Inspector 2 Gadget***, is a 2003 American live-action animated comedy film and the sequel to *Inspector Gadget* (1999). It starred French Stewart replacing Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Tony Martin as Dr. Claw, Caitlin Wachs as Penny, Mark Mitchell as Chief Quimby, and Sigrid Thornton as Mayor Wilson. 9 new characters were introduced: G2 (played by Elaine Hendrix), Brick (played by James Wardlaw), McKibble (played by John Batchelor), Squint (played by Nick Lawson), Jungle Bob (played by Mick Roughlan), the Ninja (played by Siros Niaros), Baxter (played by Bruce Spence), Quimby's Mother (played by Alethea McGrath), and Mr. Morgan (played by Brian McDermott).
The film departs slightly from the first one. Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw are never referenced as John Brown and Sanford Scolex, though Claw's communicator clearly is labeled Scolex Industries, indicating that he still has his real name. In addition to this, none of the first film's actors reprise their roles (with the exception of D. L. Hughley, who voices the Gadgetmobile). Also, Brenda is replaced by G2. Gadget is more foolishly inept and unable to control his now glitch-ridden gadgets. Penny is depicted as a blonde and always refers to Gadget as "Uncle Gadget" rather than "Uncle John". As a homage to the original cartoon, Claw's face is never seen (except for his mouth and eyes) and speaks with a deep, gruff voice. In the previous film, Claw's face was visible and was an upper-class business man. He appears to be quite older in age than he was in the original, although the story only takes place 2-4 years later.

***Inspector Gadget 2*** (sometimes called ***Inspector 2 Gadget*** and ***IG2***) is a 2003 American superhero comedy film released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on March 11, 2003. The film is based on the 1983 cartoon series created by DIC Entertainment and is a standalone sequel to the 1999 film, *Inspector Gadget*. This was made three years after Disney lost the rights to DIC Entertainment, as Disney currently owns the live-action film rights to *Inspector Gadget*.
Unlike the first film (which has a serious and darker tone and received a PG rating), *Inspector Gadget 2* received a G rating and is considered a more faithful adaptation of the original animated series; the characters' personalities were altered to be more in line with their cartoon counterparts and Doctor Claw's face is never shown. Gadget and Claw are never referred to as "John Brown" and "Sanford Scolex", their respective civilian names from the first film (though Claw's communicator is still labeled as "Scolex Industries"; Claw also reveals to his minions that all his assets, including his "multi-million-dollar high-rise evil headquarters", were confiscated by the police following his arrest in the previous film). The film received mixed reviews, although its reception slightly improved over its predecessor.
With the exception of D. L. Hughley, who returned as the voice of the Gadgetmobile, none of the actors from the 1999 film reprised their roles.

## Plot

On the outskirts of Riverton, a pensive Inspector Gadget sits in his Gadgetmobile, along with his canine companion, Brain. He is back on on stakeout, but he is concerned that everything is too quiet in Riverton. He has a very simple, rational answer to this: "it's always the quietest just before criminals strike." Evil must be afoot. In a moment of overzealous crime fighting, he arrests an elderly woman for reckless driving, but not without incident. In his effort to make the arrest his many crime fighting "accessories" go wildly astray. It's time to report back to headquarters for a checkup. Baxter, the "Q" of the Police Department, delivers the prognosis, as he is a prototype thing are bound to have some glitches. The remedy is close at hand. But before Baxter can tell of his new "top secret", Gadget is confronted by a furious Chief Quimby. The elderly lady turns out to be his mother. Gadget is put on notice - any more mistakes and he is on probation. Meanwhile, in the dead of night, and in a raging storm, something happens that will change his destiny forever - his arch nemesis, Claw, makes a daring escape from Riverton Prison. Now evil really is afoot. Chief Quimby offers Gadget one last chance to redeem himself through the capture and return to incarceration of Claw. And so the chase begins.

Sometime after the events of the first film, Inspector Gadget and his Gadgetmobile are having problems in their line of work, mostly because of Gadget overreacting to minor crimes. Gadget is put on probation by an angry Chief Quimby after charging Quimby's mother for going slightly above the speed limit on a mostly-deserted highway. At this time, Dr. Claw escapes from prison, seeking revenge on Gadget for putting him in prison and to restart his multi-million-dollar empire. Mayor Wilson takes this opportunity to create G2, a female Gadget-type robot to replace the original; since his gadgets are malfunctioning. Gadget begins to fall in love with G2, though G2 does not reciprocate as she prefers to work alone, viewing him as a nuisance but at the same time appreciating his determination to fight crime.

Dr. Claw begins a new plan to steal gold from the Federal Reserve. Gadget makes repeated attempts to stop Claw, but is continually foiled by his own bumbling and gadgetry glitches; his antics also prevent G2 from stopping Claw. Gadget's bumbling allows Dr. Claw's men to steal components for Claw's latest scheme and get away with it. Chief Quimby becomes increasingly frustrated and eventually fires Gadget after an incident at a science convention involving Claw's men putting an override chip on Gadget, allowing Claw to control Gadget like a puppet and cause significant damage. Penny offers to help, but Gadget tells her that she is still too young and to not get involved. Meanwhile, Dr. Claw's henchmen are now free to steal the rest of the components for Claw's scheme.

Penny decides to examine the evidence on her own and eventually finds Claw's hideout at an abandoned bowling factory in the outskirts of the city. She infiltrates the hideout, but Claw and his men capture her. After a series of unsuccessful jobs, Gadget gets a job as a parking valet. At Mayor Wilson's fundraiser, Claw infiltrates the event and activates a bowling pin containing laughing gas to keep the people busy as he steals a 50,000-karat ruby, though G2 is immune to the gas. In order to stop her, Claw uses a magnet to trap G2. Afterwards, Claw and his minions escape, but Gadget fails to recognize them. The Mayor orders Quimby to deactivate G2 and terminate the Gadget program; distract the public from the police's incompetence in stopping Claw.

Gadget goes to Baxter's laboratory to reactivate G2, which makes G2 realize that Gadget cares for her. Brain (voiced by Jeff Glenn Bennett), having escaped Claw's men, tells them through Baxter's bark translating device that Claw has kidnapped Penny and has used the three stolen supplies (ionic fuel cells, a protoid laser, and a ruby) to build a super-weapon. Upon realizing that Claw is based in the bowling factory, Gadget finally connects the evidence Penny previously presented to him. Gadget asks G2 to help him save Penny and foil Claw's scheme, and G2 agrees.

The next day, Claw activates his machine. The weapon is a laser that freezes time in Riverton, allowing Claw and his minions to easily rob the Federal Reserve. Claw has plans to not only use the laser against Riverton, but also the entire world, so he can rob other valuables. Both Gadgets manage to avoid the weapon's blast, and confront Claw and his minions at the Federal Reserve. Claw orders his minions to attack Gadget and G2 so he can get away. Gadget and G2 decide to switch chips in order to make Gadget work perfectly, leaving G2 to deal with the glitches but to still successfully capture Claw's hired goons. Gadget chases after Claw but Claw drops Penny off the truck with explosives attached to her. After saving Penny, Gadget and Penny reunite with G2 and the Gadgetmobile. At a bridge, Gadget stops Claw's truck with a puddle of bubble gum. Claw's minions try to escape, but get stuck in the bubble gum and are arrested. When Gadget orders Claw to surrender, Claw gets away in a rocket-like escape pod. After Claw escapes, Gadget, Penny and G2 go to Claw's laser to unfreeze Riverton.

Both Gadget and G2 are congratulated by Mayor Wilson and Chief Quimby (who happily reinstates Gadget) for their heroic efforts, with Gadget also giving credit to Penny, admitting he is proud to have her as a partner and awarding her a Junior Inspector Medal for her meritorious conduct. After the meeting, Gadget and G2 share a kiss outside the city hall. In the process, fireworks emerge from Gadget's hat. A firecracker lands right near Quimby and Wilson and the fuse burns out. After a few seconds, it explodes, causing both Wilson and Quimby to angrily yell out to Gadget.

Inspector Gadget (French Stewart) and the Gadgetmobile (voiced by D. L. Hughley) struggle with a lack of crime in the disney of Toontown and constant glitches in Gadget's machinery. After discovering an old lady going 00.3 miles per hour above the speed limit and driving without a license (which he charges as "drag racing"), Gadget gives chase in his car and stops her; but just before he can arrest her, he springs out of control, thanks to his glitches, and crashes onto her car and falls off, to which the Gadgetmobile responded that he really needs to switch to decaf.

After taking her to jail, Gadget goes to see Baxter (Bruce Spence) for help with his glitches. Unfortunately, Baxter doesn't see what the problem is until Gadget says, "Go go Gadget toothbrush!" and bubble gum squirts out at him. So Baxter does Gadget a favor: He will soon find a way to solve all his glitches for good. The pleased Gadget thanks Baxter and is about to check in with the Chief, only for Baxter to stop him, saying not to bother him as his mother has been arrested. Suddenly, an enraged Quimby finds Gadget and yells at him for arresting his mother for drag racing, as well as revealing Gadget has arrested girl scouts for selling cookies (which were actually 3 days past the expiration date). Quimby orders Gadget to get his mother out and gives him a last warning to stick to solving "real" crime. Gadget tells him there are no criminals left since they're all put away in Riverton Prison.

That same night, after Claw (Tony Martin) escapes from Riverton Prison, Quimby, Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton), and Baxter unveil a new upgraded female Gadget-type robot called Gadget Model 2 (Elaine Hendrix) – or G2 for short – to replace Gadget, believing he won't succeed with his glitches. Gadget soon falls for G2, but she turns down his offer to join forces, saying that she works alone, having Quimby to tell Gadget to step down from his job and go back to patrolling the roads for speeders. However when Gadget does so he infuriates Chief Quimby for arresting his mother for going 00.3 miles per hour above the speed limit but most importantly for driving without a license; and charging it as "Drag Racing." Gadget is told to release Quimby's mother but when Quimby finally interprets the crime well he reluctantly fines her some money and puts Gadget on probation.

Meanwhile, Claw has fled to a deserted Bowl-Rite Factory headquarters with new henchmen he released from prison, Brick and McKibble. Dr. Claw plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold from the Federal Reserve in Riverton and stalling the city from the crime with a weapon.

Penny (Caitlin Wachs) points out a job ad in the papers for minions of Claw. Gadget goes undercover to the bar specified in the ad in an attempt to find Claw dressed as a hooligan so he can have his job back, but instead ends up causing a bar brawl, which G2 later breaks up the fight. Penny, wanting to prove to Gadget her ability as a detective, also goes to the bar with Brain, and finds out that Claw is planning a heist at the Concentrated Industries warehouse and tells Gadget and G2. Despite being warned by Quimby that he will be fired if he goes within 100 yards of G2's stakeout, Gadget goes, and in attempt to help G2, sabotages G2's stakeout allowing Claw's minions to escape with stolen ion fuel cells. Quimby does not fire Gadget as promised but instead punishes Gadget by making him spend his next 3 days in his job as a bathroom janitor.

Later, Gadget attends a science convention, after receiving a tipoff that he can catch Claw there. While there, some of Claw's henchmen plant a circuit override chip on Gadget's hat, allowing Claw to control Gadget. Claw has him use his gadgets to cause chaos, ruining the science convention, and his henchmen use the resulting distraction to steal a protoid laser. This is witnessed by Penny and Brain, who although unable to stop the theft, obtain a bowling shoe from one of the henchmen. Despite that Gadget has enough evidence from scientists to prove that it was not his fault, Quimby fires Gadget for failing to stop Claw and causing $100,000 in damages at the science convention, but Gadget says he quits instead because it wasn't his fault. So Gadget tries to find a new job as a construction worker, a hair stylist, and a pizza chef, but he gets fired for having his gadgets keep wrecking everything due to his glitches. Meanwhile, Claw and his henchmen are now free to steal anything they want without gadget stopping them.

Later, Penny shows Gadget the bowling shoe after investigating it and offers to help him catch Claw, but Gadget refuses to both continue pursuing Claw and let Penny continue working on the case before adding that he has a surprise new job. Penny sees this as him not believing in her, but soon resolves to solve the case herself along with Brain. A few days later, the Mayor, Quimby and G2 enter the fundraiser and Claw steals a 20-pound ruby on loan from the Rajah of India at the Mayor's Fundraiser by distracting the guests with laughing gas. However, G2 avoids the laughing gas effect and tries to catch Claw, but G2 fails at trying to catch Claw when she is restrained by a giant magnet bought along by Claw, so the Mayor demands Chief Quimby to deactivate her because of the failure, end the Gadget program for police and also tells him that G2 must be recycled at the dump immediately. Gadget (now working as a valet at the fundraiser venue) tries to comfort her, but she tells him there is nothing he can do.

Meanwhile, Penny and Brain break into the abandoned factory Claw is using as his hideout, having traced the shoe's origins to it. Claw and his minions soon return to their hideout following the theft of the ruby. While hiding, Penny and Brain overhear Claw's plan and try to escape, but Penny is captured while Brain is able to escape. Brain finds Gadget, who has just reactivated G2, and they use an experimental dog translator collar created by Baxter to allow Brain to tell them of Penny's predicament and Claw's plan. Gadget realizes that his niece was right about the bowling shoe from Claw's henchmen, but he refused to listen to her earlier due to being fired by Quimby for ruining the science convention. Gadget tells G2 that Penny is in trouble and G2 decides to help Gadget save Penny, so Gadget puts back on his signature trench coat and hat, and they enter the Gadget Mobile to find Claw. Claw and his gang of thugs later activates his secret weapon: a laser made up of the three stolen components that if combined, freezes time in Toontown, allowing them to rob the Federal Reserve with ease. Gadget and G2 however avoid the weapon blast and hurry to the Federal Reserve where they catch Claw and his thugs filling their vehicles with the money.

Dr. Claw, Brick, and McKibble escape with Penny and Claw orders his other minions to hold them off. G2 and Gadget switch chips in order to help Gadget end his glitches and despite not being perfect in action G2 managed to trap half of Claw's gang with her new glitches. Meanwhile Gadget uses his helicopter hat to fly after Dr. Claw but Claw fires shots at him from cannons resulting in Gadget landing into trees and damaging his helicopter hat. Gadget then follows Claw with an electric scooter mechanic and manages to jump onto the roof of Claw's vehicle. However Claw expects this and drops Penny in a go-kart filled with bombs and her chained up to it to stall Gadget. Gadget saves Penny in time seconds before the bombs explode. G2 arrives with the Gadgetmbile and they arrive on a bridge where Claw is fleeing at. However Gadget is able to use his bubble-gum gun to stop Claw's vehicle and trap him and his thugs. Checkmated and defeated Dr. Claw surrenders but flees in a plane vowing to be back "Next time." With their leader surrendered the rest of Claw's gang tries to escape but they end up trapped in the smear of bubble-gum and arrested for their crimes.

Gadget, G2, and Penny find the laser and crash the effects of Claw's secret weapon by using the password "crime always pays". The mayor and Quimby award the team for their heroism, and Quimby decides to continue the Gadget Program to form an army of more Gadget Models to have more strength of capturing Dr. Claw when he returns.

Gadget (French Stewart) has not seen much crime in Riverton since Claw's arrest. He arrests an old lady for "drag racing"; during this time he has several glitch attacks. When returning to the police station he tells his niece Penny (Caitlin Wachs) (who wants to solve real crimes instead of school crimes) to stop cutting classes. He goes inside to see if Baxter can help with his glitches but Baxter says that the glitches are normal. Chief Quimby (Mark Mitchell) bursts into the lab saying that Gadget arrested his mother for drag racing, but as it turns out, Gadget has been making several ridiculous arrests. The Chief tells Gadget to solve real crimes, but Gadget points out that all the criminals in town are in jail. That night, the evil genius, Dr. Claw (Tony Martin), escapes from Riverton Prison, and Chief Quimby and Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton) unveil an upgraded female Gadget-type robot Gadget Model #2 (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix), to replace the now malfunctioning Gadget, believing that he won't succeed with his glitches. Gadget soon falls for G2, but G2 turns down his offer to join forces, saying she works alone, having Quimby to tell Gadget to step down from his job. Meanwhile, Claw has set up a new hideout at an old bowling factory along with his goons Brick and McKibble. When asked why they are at this old factory and not his headquarters, Claw stated in anger that after Gadget arrested him the police confiscated all of his belongings but he tells them he plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold from the Federal Reserve in Riverton. In order to do so. they need to create a weapon with ion fuel cells, a protoid laser and a ruby and it has to be ready in one week by 9:23am as that is when the satellite orbiting Earth will be directly over the city.

Penny points out a job ad in the papers for minions of Claw. Gadget goes undercover to the bar specified in the ad in an attempt to find Claw, but instead ends up accidentally causing a bar brawl, which G2 later breaks up. Penny, wanting to prove to Gadget her ability as a detective, also goes to the bar with Brain, and finds out that Claw is planning a heist at the Concentrated Industries warehouse and tells Gadget and G2. Despite being warned by Quimby not to go to G2's stakeout at the warehouse or he will be fired, Gadget goes, and in an attempt to help G2, sabotages G2's stakeout allowing Claw's minions to escape with stolen ion fuel cells. Quimby promises that he will not fire Gadget, but makes him spend the next three days as a bathroom janitor.

Gadget attends a science convention where a new protoid laser (which Claw needs) will be unveiled, after receiving a tipoff that he can catch Claw there, despite Penny's warnings that this could be a trap. While there, some of Claw's henchmen plant a circuit override chip on Gadget's hat, allowing Claw to control Gadget. Claw has him use his gadgets to cause chaos, and his henchmen use the resulting distraction to steal the protoid laser. This is witnessed by Penny and Brain, who although unable to stop the theft, obtain a bowling shoe from one of the henchmen. Quimby angrily fires Gadget for failing to stop Claw and causing $100,000 in damages, despite the fact that Gadget had enough evidence from scientists, including Baxter to prove that it wasn't his fault. So Gadget packs up his office and tries to find a new job such as a carpenter, a hair stylist, and a pizza chef, however his glitches keep wrecking everything and cannot keep any of the jobs. Meanwhile, Claw and his henchmen are now free to steal anything they want without Gadget stopping them.

Later, Penny shows Gadget the bowling shoe, and offers to help him catch Claw, but Gadget refuses to both continue pursuing Claw and let Penny continue working on the case. Penny sees this as him not believing in her, but soon resolves to solve the case herself. A few days later, Claw steals a 20 pound ruby on loan from the Rajah of India at the Mayor's Fundraiser by distracting the guests with laughing gas. Although G2 is unaffected by laughing gas, she fails at trying to catch Claw when she is restrained by a giant magnet bought along by Claw, so the Mayor demands Chief Quimby to deactivate her because of the failure and end the Gadget Program for good. Gadget (now working as a valet at the fundraiser venue) tries to comfort her, but she tells him there is nothing he can do.

Meanwhile, Penny and Brain break into the abandoned factory Claw is using as his hideout, having traced the shoe's origins to it. Claw and his minions soon return to their hideout following the theft of the ruby. While hiding, Penny and Brain overhear Claw's plan and try to escape, but Penny is captured while Brain is able to escape. Brain finds Gadget, who has just reactivated G2, and they use an experimental dog translator collar created by Baxter to allow Brain to tell them of Penny's predicament and Claw's plan. Gadget realizes that his niece was right, but he refused to listen to her earlier. Gadget tells G2 that Penny is in trouble and G2 decides to help Gadget save Penny from Dr. Claw. The very next morning Claw activates his secret weapon: a laser made up of the three stolen components that freezes time in Riverton, allowing him and his minions to rob the Federal Reserve with ease. Gadget and G2 however avoid the weapon blast and hurry to the Federal Reserve.

Dr. Claw, Brick, and McKibble escape with Penny and Claw orders his other minions to hold them off. G2 defeats the minions while Gadget goes after Claw, while he does eventually catch up to the truck, Claw has a trick up his sleeves and drops Penny in a go-kart full of explosives. Gadget rescues his niece before the explosion and G2 arrives with the Gadgetmobile. At first they think they were too late until Penny and Gadget walk over alive. They go after the truck and block them off on the bridge. Thanks to Gadgets gum cannon, Claw's truck is caught in a sticky bubble gum puddle, leaving Brick and McKibble surrounded and Claw has a chance to escape in a rocket-shaped escape pod and flies away, proclaiming Gadget that he'll get him next time. Gadget, G2, and Penny reverse the effects of Claw's secret weapon by using the secret password, "Crime Always Pays" thanks to Penny's thinking. The mayor and Quimby award the team for their heroism, and Quimby decides to have Gadget and G2 on the case together for their heroism with Gadget getting his old job back and Quimby promises that he'll create an army of gadget models strong enough to catch Claw. Before the ceremony ends, Penny receives a medal for her Detective work, Gadget tells Penny how proud he is of her. Afterwards, G2 looks forward to working together in the future and shake on it. Then Gadget and G2's hats malfunction with beeping hearts causing them to kiss, and making fireworks shoot out of Gadget's hat. The film ends with the Mayor and Quimby getting blasted by one of the fireworks, which causes the Chief and the Mayor to shout out "GADGET!!!"

## Cast

* French Stewart as Inspector Gadget
* Elaine Hendrix as G2
* Tony Martin as Dr. Claw
* Caitlin Wachs as Penny
* Jeff Bennett as Brain the Dog (voice)
* D. L. Hughley as Gadgetmobile (voice)
* Mark Mitchell as Chief Quimby
* Sigrid Thornton as Mayor Wilson
* Bruce Spence as Baxter
* Alethea McGrath as Mrs. Quimby (cameo)
* Mungo McKay as the Bartender
* James Wardlaw as Brick
* John Batchelor as McKible
* Nick Lawson as Squint
* Mick Roughan as Jungle Bob
* Siros Niaros as The Ninja
* Brian McDermott as Mr. Morgan

* French Stewart as Inspector Gadget, the titular protagonist.
* Elaine Hendrix as G2, the deuteragonist.
* Caitlin Wachs as Penny Brown, the tritagonist.
* Tony Martin as Dr. Claw, the main antagonist.
* James Wardlaw as Brick, a secondary antagonist.
* John Batchelor as McKibble, a secondary antagonist.
* Nick Lawson as Squint, the tertiary antagonist.
* Mick Roughlan as Jungle Bob, the quaternary antagonist.
* Siros Niaros as the Ninja, the quinary antagonist.
* Mark Mitchell as Chief Quimby
* Sigrid Thornton as Mayor Wilson
* Bruce Spence as Baxter
* Alethea McGrath as Quimby's Mother
* Brian McDermott as Mr. Morgan

### Voices

* Jeff Bennett as Brain, the tetartagonist.
* D. L. Hughley as the Gadgetmobile

* French Stewart as John Brown (Inspector Gadget)
* Elaine Hendrix as G2
* Tony Martin as Dr. Claw
* Caitlin Wachs as Penny
* Mark Mitchell as Chief Quimby
* Sigrid Thornton as Mayor Wilson
* Bruce Spence as Baxter
* Alethea McGrath as Mrs. Quimby (cameo)
* James Wardlaw as Brick
* John Batchelor as McKibble
* Nick Lawson as Squint
* Mick Roughan as Jungle Bob
* Siros Niaros as The Ninja
* Brian McDermott as Mr. Morgan

### Voice cast

* Jeff Bennett as Brain
* D.L. Hughley as Gadgetmobile

## TV-Tropes

### The film provides examples of:

* Action Girl: G2, Gadget's more competent Distaff Counterpart.
* Adapted Out: Dr. Claw was the leader of an international crime syndicate known as M.A.D. in the cartoon, but his evil organization is nowhere to be seen. Instead, he is aided by two goons named Brick and McKibble and later hires the assistance of Squint, Jungle Bob, and the Ninja (though all three were MAD agents in the cartoon.)
	+ A logo that looks very similar to the MAD logo can be seen at some points of this movie.
* Alternate Continuity: It is more close to the cartoon than the first film but has some differences.
* Bad-Guy Bar: The Blue Monkey, which turns out to be where Claw's getting his henchmen. Gadget tried to infiltrate the place, and... well, it's the thought that counts.
* Bald of Evil: Squint, one of Claw's hired minions, has a shaved head.
* Berserk Button: Mayor Wilson and Chief Quimby press Gadget's when he learns that G2 is to be deactivated. Fortunately for them, Gadget doesn't take his anger out on them. Rather, this merely revitalizes his sense of justice and gives him new motivation to redeem himself by capturing Claw by rescuing G2 and the Gadgetmobile, taking a lead from Brain, and foiling Claw's Evil Plan with the help of Penny, who they rescued from Claw's grip after a long chase. As Gadget himself puts it after G2 tells him there's nothing he can do to help her:
> Gadget: Nothing I can do? *Or is there?*
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* Between My Legs: In the scene where G2 splits herself in a half, her torso flies into a chain on the warehouse ceiling, and in the next shot, Squint and Jungle Bob are between G2 "disembodied" legs while she taps her right foot.
* Book Ends: The film begins and ends with someone shouting Gadget's name. Chief Quimby does this after the film's title sequence, while he's joined by Mayor Wilson during the final scene.
* Brick Joke: At the beginning, Gadget uses a billboard with Mayor Wilson's face on it as a stakeout. He pulls out one of her front teeth to peer out, giving her an ugly gap-tooth. Come the third act, she still has the gap-tooth in a genuinely funny attention-to-detail joke.
* Broad Strokes: The film basically pretends that the original never happened. The events of the previous film are never directly mentioned, both Gadget and Claw don't have their civilian identities anymore, and there are only vague references to Gadget having previously arrested Claw.
* Call-Back: Despite the attempts to distance itself from the first film, there are still a few (mostly indirect) call-backs to the previous movie:
	+ During the first scene in the bowling factory, Claw uses his claw to crush and twist McKibble's nose, like he previously did to Kramer in the first film.
	+ When Gadgetmobile taunts Gadget about his crush on G2, Gadget insists that his relationship with G2 is strictly professional. Gadget said the same to Gadgetmobile in the first film regarding Brenda Bradford.
	+ The blue beating hearts on Gadget's hat whenever he falls in love. This time directed at G2 instead of Brenda.
	+ When Brenda takes a job at Scolex Industries, Gadget asks her if she's sure she's worked out all the bugs in the Gadget program. This film shows that she did not, as Gadget's gadgets are glitching throughout the film. At least until he takes one of G2's chips in the climax.
* Character in the Logo: The logo had Gadget and G2's silhouettes within the logo.
* Chekhov's Gun:
	+ At the science convention, Baxter shows off a dog translation machine. Later, Gadget uses the translator at Baxter's lab at the police station to translate Brain's news that Penny had been kidnapped.
	+ Gadget says "go go gadget toothbrush" and a bubble gum launcher was used. With his improved chip, he uses the bubble gum launcher with "go go gadget bubble gum launcher" to stop Claw's truck.
* Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Brenda is completely absent despite having been the Love Interest of the first film. Her role as head of the Gadget program is now filled by Baxter and G2 becomes Gadget's new love interest. According to this animatic, Brenda and Gadget parted ways some time between the two films.
* Continuity Nod: Claw's communicator has Scolex Industries printed above the screen. Sanford Scolex is Claw's actual name, as established in the first film.
* Covered in Gunge: Just like in the first film (this time, it's gum and batter).
* Cut-and-Paste Note: Gadget gets one from a "Concerned Citizen" telling him to be at the Science Convention if he wants to catch Claw. He assumes the writer used this trope because he had terrible handwriting. Penny assumes that it's from Claw, himself, leading Gadget into a trap.
* Damsel in Distress: Penny is held captive by Claw in the final act.
* Dartboard of Hate: Claw has one of a picture of Gadget and he likes throwing darts at it.
* Denser and Wackier: This film is more cartoony than the first film.
* Design Student's Orgasm: The opening credits sequence.
* Everyone Has Standards: Quimby actually tries to argue with Mayor Wilson when she orders the Gadget Program discontinued in a fit of rage after G2 failed to stop Claw's latest crime in front of her, and when breaking the news to G2, he actually sounds as though he doesn't like the idea.
* Evil Is Hammy: Claw. As hammy as Rupert Everett was in the previous film, Tony Martin manages to outdo him. While Everett was mostly a Cold Ham save for some over-the-top behavior throughout, Martin practically shouts all of his dialogue and revels in his evilness every chance he gets.
* Evil Plan: Claw's goal is to create a ray that will freeze time for everyone except himself and his minions, in order for him to steal the gold at the federal reserve. Unfortunately for Claw, the heroes also manage to avoid the ray.
* Exact Words:
	+ When the undercover Gadget asks the Blue Monkey's bartender where to find Claw, the bartender says that Gadget must "grease a few palms" first. Gadget then fills his palm with axel grease. Cue one Bar Brawl.
	+ Chief Quimby tells Gadget that he's not to get within 100 yards of the stake out to catch Claw. So he gets a measuring tape and positions himself 101 yards away from the stakeout.
	+ Gadgetmobile himself falls victim to this with the word "citation". He was asking for an award for his heroism, what he got was a parking ticket.
* Eye-Obscuring Hat: Claw is given one, in order to make him The Faceless like he was in the original cartoon.
* The Faceless: Claw, unlike in the previous film, bringing the character closer to his portrayal in the original cartoon. Claw is given a wide-brimmed hat in order to keep the top half of his face covered. In wide shots, his face is cloaked in (presumably digitally-added) shadows to prevent any accidents. While his mouth and one of his eyes are seen in various close-ups, his full face is never shown on camera. (save for a few camera angle snafus briefly revealing his face.)
* Felony Misdemeanor: At the beginning of the film, Gadget arrests an elderly woman—who turns out to be Chief Quimby's mother—for drag racing and driving without a license. In reality, she was only going .3 MPH over the speed limit and accidentally left her wallet at home. While Quimby chews Gadget out for this, it is mentioned that the latter had arrested a group of girl scouts the previous week. Their crime? Selling cookies that were three days past expiration date. Riverton's crime rate has fallen significantly since Claw's imprisonment, so Gadget is bored due to the lack of real crime. Of course, Claw escapes from prison soon after that.
* Fireworks of Love: When Gadget and G2 kiss, fireworks shoot out of Gadget's hat.
* Glitch Episode: This movie involves Gadget being affected by glitches that cause him Power Incontinence, which prompts the Riverton PD to replace him with the upgraded G2.
* Happy Ending Override: By the time of this film, Gadget and Brenda are no longer a couple according to an animatic for the movie.
* Hook Hand: Dr. Claw, again. Though the mechanisms are simplified (it can no longer spin around, for instance) and the red button lights up and constantly flashes.
* Imagine Spot: A Deliberately Monochrome one when Gadget first meets G2. He imagines G2 arriving at a bank to stop a robbery, which Gadget has already stopped. G2 calls Gadget her hero and they immediately make out.
* Impact Silhouette: Gadget heroically leaps off a moving truck, only to crash face-first into a stop sign, which then bears *a perfect impression of his face.*
> Gadget: Who put that there?!
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* Inconsistent Coloring: G2's outfit is blue in the film, but appears sliver in the film's cover art.
* Insecure Love Interest: Gadget is this in regards to G2. In his words "She's state-of-the-art. I'm last year's model."
* Irony: It's rather ironic for Claw to be operating out of an abandoned bowling factory, since the reason he has the claw is because his hand was crushed by a bowling ball in the previous film.
* I Work Alone:
	+ Gadget resists Penny's help, though this is more him trying to be a protective father figure and keep Penny out of trouble. In actuality, he's excited to work with a partner, particularly if that partner were G2.
	+ G2 quotes the trope verbatim, twice, whenever Gadget offers to work with her to catch Claw. She later reveals that this is because she initially thought Gadget to be stupid and incompetent.
* Jerkass Has a Point: Quimby demoting Gadget to toilet cleaning duty becomes easier to support when you remember that Gadget unintentionally sabotaged G2's stakeout, allowing Claw's minions to escape with stolen goods and enabling Claw to continue working on his evil plan.
* Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although Quimby can be amoral towards Gadget, he's ultimately a good guy who's willing to help his friend wherever necessary. It's hinted in that he's only so tough on Gadget because of pressure from the Mayor, and only fires him to protect him from her wrath when the next failure causes her to shut down the Gadget program—case in point, he's noticeably upset when she has G2 deactivated following the next failure, and earlier on a deleted scene shows him arguing with her about the fate of the program.
* Karma Houdini: Rather than going back to prison, Gadget, G2, and Penny merely run Claw out of town. The instance incorporates a variation of Claw's catchphrase, "I'll get you next time, Gadget! NEXT TIME!"
* Kid Detective: Penny, despite her uncle's objections. She's the one who ends up solving the case.
* Lactose over Liquor: Gadget tries to infiltrate Dr. Claw's operation by going undercover as a thug at a Bad-Guy Bar that Claw's been hiring henchmen out of. The cover begins to fall apart when our family-friendly comedy protagonist orders a "nice, tall glass of milk". When the other patrons react, he amends his order to "chocolate milk. Make it a double!".
* Laughing Gas: When Claw and his minions crash a party in order to steal a giant ruby, the villain releases a cloud of laughing gas that leaves the party-goers in hysterics.
* Lighter and Softer: The film is notably more tame than the original, given its G-rating.
* Light Is Not Good: Claw is primarily dressed in white and muted gray, and is as evil as ever.
* Logo Joke: The Walt Disney Pictures castle is completely mechanical at the beginning; in addition, the arc of light that draws itself behind said castle is replaced by the top half of a cog.
* Mayor Pain: Mayor Wilson, as seen in a deleted scene where she flat-out states that she'll have G2 deactivated if Claw's next crime succeeds if that's what it takes to ensure her re-election.
* Mooks: Brick, McKible, Jungle Bob, Squint, and the Ninja to Claw.
* My God, What Have I Done?: Gadget has one when he learns that Penny really *was* more competent than he had anticipated and that she had willingly risked herself to further his investigation of Dr. Claw after Brain tells him via translator that Penny had gotten kidnapped by Claw.
> Gadget: Penny was right... I should have listened to her.
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* Nerds Are Virgins: Referenced in a conversation between Gadget and Gadgetmobile at the science convention. Gadget tells the Gadgetmobile to let [Gadget] know if [Gadgetmobile] sees something suspicious. Gadgetmobile responds "You mean like a Trekkie with a girlfriend?"
* Never Mess with Granny: Quimby's mother beats up a bunch of prisoners in jail.
* Obfuscating Stupidity: Penny's science teacher, as revealed in a deleted scene. He was certainly embarrassed when Penny busted him for stealing ice cream from the cafeteria, but he promised to let the principal know he was responsible right away, telling his students to concentrate on their studies as he left the classroom.
* Only Known by Their Nickname: Gadget and Claw are no longer referred to as John Brown and Sanford Scolex respectively, in order to be closer to the cartoon. Though hearing Penny suddenly refer to her uncle as "Uncle Gadget" instead of "Uncle John" is rather strange. The remote that Claw uses throughout the film is labelled as part of Scolex Industries (due to being a reused prop from the first film) and is the only reference of his real name still being canon.
* Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: The cast is made up of mostly Australian actors due to being filmed in Brisbane. For the most part, their American accents are flawless, but there are a few times where they slip. One example being Claw's actor, Tony Martin, slipping back into his Aussie accent during the scene were Claw comments on Gadget's firing, particularly the way he says "deep fried and burnt to a crisp".
* Product Placement:
	+ Dunkin Donuts and McDonald's are prominent in the film.
	+ Claw calls Gadget "Roto-Rooter Man" upon hearing of his demotion.
* Remember the New Guy?:
	+ Brick and McKibble mention having worked for Claw before even though they didn't appear in the first film.
	+ Baxter also did not appear in the first film and is the scientist in charge of the Gadget program rather than Brenda Bradford.
* Retractable Appendages: Gadget retracts his head into his body to duck a punch in the face.
* Ridiculously Human Robots: G2 is able to feel emotions and even cry despite being an android.
* Robot Girl: G2 is a fully robotic android, as opposed to the original Gadget, who is a cyborg.
* Rollerblade Good: Gadget's shoes can inexplicably turn into rollerblades with tiny gas-powered motors attached. The sequel ditches this for an even more implausible scooter, which comes out of Gadget's shoe.
* Running Gag: The gag of the hearts popping up on Gadget's hat showing he's in love happens three times. The third time, it also happens to G2.
* Same Content, Different Rating: Some time after 2003, the film was re-rated PG.
* Screw the Money, I Have Rules!: In a deleted scene, Penny says she doesn't care that Gadget doesn't take her seriously as a detective as long as he has a sense of justice, which Claw obviously doesn't. When Claw tempts her to his side after capturing her, she says no and vows to put people like him in jail when she grows up.
* Something Else Also Rises: Gadget's hat spins around when he first sees G2.
* Spanner in the Works: Gadget, after Mayor Wilson and Chief Quimby press his Berserk Button (deactivating G2), which he directs toward capturing Claw and redeeming himself, and he and G2 find out that Claw had pressed his *other* Berserk Button (kidnapping Penny). Claw does *NOT* see Gadget, G2, and Penny coming when the former two rescue the latter and the three work together to stop his Evil Plan and run him out of Riverton.
* The Stinger: Brain bucks like a chicken.
* Sunglasses at Night: Squint. He briefly takes them off during the first briefing, revealing that he has an artificial eye.
* Superior Successor: G2 is far superior to the original Gadget. She can activate her gadgets non-verbally, she's a programmed hand-to-hand combatant and her tools are more useful in stopping crime than Gadget's. Even after switching chips with Gadget, G2's glitches prove more useful than his. However, she still has her weaknesses, as demonstrated by Claw when he traps her with a simple magnet at the museum.
* Swirlie: Gadget gives himself one through sheer clumsiness. "That toilet's got QUITE a flush!"
* Tagline: "Gadget Meets His Match."
* Talking Appliance Sidekick: The Gadgetmobile.
* Take That!: At the warehouse, Gadgetmobile tells Inspector Gadget that the latter has "More factory extras than the Batmobile."
* Time Skip: Dialogue hints that this takes place roughly a year after the first film (such as Gadget referring to himself as being "last year's model" when comparing himself to G2). Though Broad Strokes is at play here.
* Time Stands Still: Claw's evil plan. He does this to gain access to the gold at the Federal Reserve.
* Too Dumb to Live: Gadget himself; it's a miracle he can survive toilet duty! In fact, it's even more of a miracle he can successfully explain away how he put a hole in a wall separating the bathroom from the main lobby.
* Took a Level in Dumbass: Inspector Gadget's stupidity is played totally straight, making him more like the cartoon version.
* Took a Level in Jerkass: Mayor Wilson. In the first film, she was a bit of an airhead and a sucker for the press, but was tolerable enough. Here, she's an unpleasant glory hound who cares more about her re-election campaign than the welfare of her citizens.
* Truer to the Text: The film takes greater steps to be more similar to the cartoon, with Gadget being somewhat denser, Penny's Deuteragonist role, and Claw's face (save for some of the camerawork accidentally capturing it) is left primarily covered.
* Turn in Your Badge:
	+ After Gadget causes a scene at the science convention. Of course, it wasn't his fault, seeing that Claw's minions, disguised as nerds, stuck a tiny device to him so Claw could use his remote control on him to wreak havoc at the convention. Gadget shows the evidence to Quimby as a last resort, but all that Quimby gives a shit about is the damage that Gadget had unintentionally caused.
	+ Gadget, being a full-body cyborg, got off easy compared to G2, being a completely robotic android, who got deactivated, pending recycling, despite being clearly sapient.
* Verbal Tic: Gadget gets this, spouting a Catchphrase nearly every five seconds, particularly "wowsers".
* Villain Has a Point: During the car chase, Claw is pretty much spot-on when he informs Gadget that the true detective in his family is Penny, not him: While Penny managed to legitimately investigate Claw and figure out his plan, Gadget spent a lot of his time blundering around, failed to make any headway in stopping the supervillain at best, and at worst actively impeded efforts to apprehend him (the Concentrated Industries stakeout).
* Wastebasket Ball: The time-freezing ray hits Chief Quimby as he's in the middle of testing his skills.
* We Can Rule Together: Claw says this to Penny in a deleted scene. She obviously declines.
* You Have Failed Me: Mayor Wilson orders G2 deactivated after her embarrassing failure to stop Claw from stealing the ruby. Gadget reactivates her.

## Goofs

* If Claw had loaded the ice cream truck with pure gold bricks, he wouldn't be able to drive away, the gold would have weighed down the truck, making it impossible for him and his goons to drive away.
* When Claw sets down the bowling pin with laughing gas, he is unaffected by it even though he had no mask on and was standing in front of the pin when the gas came out.
* When Penny is riding down the hill in the bomb wagon, you can see her smiling.

## Trivia

* Walt Disney Pictures completely produced this sequel on its own, while the first movie was the last production of Caravan Pictures.
* Unlike most sequels, this film does not pick up where the first film left off, as Gadget and Brenda Bradford are no longer in a relationship; in fact, Brenda is not even mentioned or seen in the film.
* Aside from D.L. Hughley as the Gadgetmobile, the main characters were recast.
	+ French Stewart replaced Matthew Broderick as Gadget
	+ Caitlin Wachs replaced Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny
	+ Tony Martin took Rupert Everett's place as Dr. Claw
	+ Mark Mitchell took Dabney Coleman's role as Chief Quimby
	+ Sigrid Thornton took over Cheri Oteri's role as Mayor Wilson
* There were several deleted scenes that were already filmed and while they were not in the final film, some of them were actually a perfect fit for the film, leaving one to question where the scenes would fit.
	+ The first scene shows Penny has been trying to figure out who has been stealing the ice cream from the cafeteria and uses her knowledge of science to help crack the case and find the culprit, who happens to be her science teacher.
	+ Brick is trying to get a snack from the warehouse vending machine and McKibble tells him to hurry up. Penny snuck into the Gadgetmobile to follow her uncle to the stakeout saying that her uncle needs her.
	+ After Gadget is fired and leaves the police station, the Gadgetmobile is towed away.
	+ The Newscaster is reporting that while there were several Claw sightings around town, they just turned out to be a bunch of kids pranking the town. The Mayor warns the Chief and G2 that if things don't go well at her fundraiser at the museum, the Gadget program will be shut down.
	+ That night Claw and his Goons arrive and while Gadget does recognize them, the goons just tell him they are a band called the Bad Guys. Gadget tells them he hopes they steal the show, to which Claw replies, "That's exactly what we intend to do."
	+ After Penny is captured, she tells Claw he won't get away with this and deduces his plan to rob the federal reserve. Claw then mocks Penny for the fact that she is smarter than her uncle, yet her uncle doesn't give her credit. He tries to tempt her into joining even saying he'll give her credit, but she tells him firmly she doesn't do this for the credit, she does it for her Uncle Gadget and warns Claw he will be put behind bars.
	+ Gadget and G2 break the Gadgetmobile out of the impound lot.
	+ The next day, Penny leaves a message for her uncle. When he does eventually show up, Claw takes Penny with them to the ray, saying she's there as their insurance policy.
	+ Gadget and G2 arrive at the factory and at first G2 tries to kick the lock off the door, but Gadget uses his lock pick (Nose picker). G2 tells him he might want to find a new name for it.
	+ An alternate scene of Gadget and G2 arriving at the bank, where Gadget tells Claw that Claw will have to do better than freezing time to stop him. G2 then responds, "Stop this felonious and unlawful act or WE shall have to use force!"
	+ An extended scene of Gadget chasing Claw on his scooter. (Note: This is the only deleted scene to include music, meaning it was deleted at the last minute).

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