Inspector Gadget

September 12, 1983 – February 1, 1986

Also See

• Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992)
• Inspector Gadget (1999)

• Inspector Gadget (2015 TV Series)

Sound Effects Used

• Anime Big Pop Sound (Heard in the second season.)
• Anime Boing Sound 5 (Heard in the second season.)
• Anime Deep Hit Sound (Heard in the second season.)
• Anime Explosion Sound 6 (Heard in the second season.)
• Anime Fall Sound 2 (Heard in the second season.)
• Anime Slide Whistle Sound 5 (Heard in the second season.)
• Cartoon Boing 3
• Cartoon Suction Sound
• Disney - V.I.N.CENT. BEEPS
• H-B BELL, CLOCK TOWER - BIG BEN CHIMING FOUR TIMES (Heard once in "The Coo-Coo Clock Caper.")
• H-B BELL, CROSSING - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL
• H-B BIRD, CARTOON - HAPPY BIRD CHIRPING, ANIMAL
• H-B BOING, CARTOON - CYMBAL CRASH AND BOING or Hollywoodedge, Cymbal Crash BoingQ CRT016402
• H-B BOING, CARTOON - LITTLE BOING
• H-B CREAK, METAL - METAL DOOR CREAK
• H-B FALL, CARTOON - HOYT'S LONG FALL 01
• H-B HORN, CARTOON - FUNNY CAR HORNS/Audio Fidelity, Old Taxi Horns (Heard once in the safety tip for "Art Heist.")
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - HORN BONK (Heard once in "The Haunted Castle".)
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - SMALL BONK 01 (Heard once in "The Haunted Castle" and "Did You Myth Me?".)
• H-B MAGIC - MAGIC BELL GLISS UP 03 (Heard once in the second season.)
• H-B SCI FI - ROCKET BY, NOISY
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE WHISTLE UP
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - VERY LONG SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - VERY LONG SLIDE WHISTLE UP
• H-B SPIN, CARTOON - WACKY SPIN WITH DRUM
• H-B SWITCH, LAMP - LAMP SWITCH WITH PULL CHAIN
• H-B SWITCH, LAMP - WALL LIGHT SWITCH CLICK
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - LOW WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Used sometimes, often in a lower pitch.)
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN 02
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN, HIGH
• Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015806/Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK
• Hollywoodedge, Fast Exit Whoosh Wh CRT2012801 (Heard in a few Season 2 episodes.)
• Hollywoodedge, Plane ASleep Dive En CRT056108 or Sound Ideas, Explosions - Bomb whine . . . whistle and explosion 01 (Heard in "Basic Training.")
• Hollywoodedge, Synth Gun Shot Ricoch PE206601 (This or a similar variation is heard twice in "Basic Training.")
• LOONEY TUNES CARTOON FALL SOUND (Heard once in the first-season intro and "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Nelvana Thunder 02 (First season only.)
• Shiny Sound 2 (Heard in the second season in a high pitch.)
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - ATOM ANT JET BY (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, ARROW, CARTOON - ARROW HIT 01
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - CRAZY AUTO SPUTTERS (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, BELL, CLOCK - BIG BEN BELLS RING, 12 O' CLOCK (Heard in "Gadget's Clean Sweep.")
• Sound Ideas, BELL, FIRE - ELECTRIC FIRE BELL RINGS (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.") (Don Adams version, low-pitched.)
• Sound Ideas, BIRDS, JUNGLE - AFTERNOON JUNGLE BIRDS CALLING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE 
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BROKEN SPROING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - DRUM WITH WACKY TAKE
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GONG BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HEAVY DOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING (Heard frequently in the first season.)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING COLLECTION 01 (Heard once in "Basic Training.")
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - RISING WIGGLE BOWANG (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SHUFFLE AND BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SINGLE TIMP DOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TIMP RISE AND BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TROMBOING (Heard once in "The Japanese Connection".)
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - DOINK 03
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - PIXIE AND DIXIE BOINKS
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - TIMP DOINK
• Sound Ideas, BORK, CARTOON - LOUD ZORK
• Sound Ideas, BORK, CARTOON - LOW BORK
• Sound Ideas, BOUNCE, CARTOON - DOUG'S RISING BOUNCE (Heard once in "Map Trap.")
• Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, CARTOON - THICK GLOPPY BUBBLE
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CRASH - LARGE JUNK CRASH 02 (Heard in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FUSE, BORK, TWANGS AND BOINKS
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - VIBRATING WOODEN SPRONG (Heard once in "The Ruby.")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SHORT METAL SQUEAK
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SHORT WOOD SQUEAK
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - BOWSTRING TWANG 02 (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON - VARIOUS HITS AND SCRAPES
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - LONG ZIP BY (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY - SLIDE DOWN AND GONG (Heard once in "Clear Case.")
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - SPROINGS (1st sproing)/Sound Ideas, COMEDY, BOING - WOBBLY BOING 01 (Heard in "Gadget's Gadgets," mixed with Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - CRAZY BASS DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02.)
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, AUTO - AUTO APPROACH, SKID AND CRASH, CARTOON
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - BOING AND BIG CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - CRAZY BASS DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02 (Heard in "Gadget's Gadgets," mixed with Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - SPROINGS (1st sproing)/Sound Ideas, COMEDY, BOING - WOBBLY BOING 01.)
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - KEN'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - LARGE METAL AND DEBRIS CRASH 01 (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CANS - FALLING CANS / Hollywoodedge, Cans Crash Floor Rol CRT033403
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, GARBAGE - GARBAGE CRASH (H-B) (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, GLASS - LARGE GLASS CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, JUNK - JUNK FALL AND CRASH (Heard once in "Snakin' All Over.")
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - HEAVY METAL CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - METAL CABINET CRASH (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - METAL JUNK CRASH 01 (Heard once in the intro and "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - LARGE WOOD CRUNCH 02 (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, CUCKOO, WHISTLE - HIGH PITCHED CUCKOO WHISTLE
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL, CELL - CLOSE, JAIL, CELL, CASTLE (Heard once in "King Wrong.")
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - STEADY OSCILLATOR (Heard once in "The Haunted Castle".)
• Sound Ideas, Electronic - Synthesized sound of an old car having trouble starting
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - HOWITZER EXPLOSION/EXPLOSION - ARTILLERY EXPLOSION, R-B
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - HOWITZER SHELL IN AND EXPLODE
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01 (H-B) (Heard once in the intro and "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - MEDIUM EXPLOSION 01 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - TRENCH MORTAR EXPLOSION
• Sound Ideas, FALL, CARTOON - TIMP AND BLOCK FALL or Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - LOW DULL HITS
• Sound Ideas, FALL, CARTOON - TRIP AND FALL 01
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 06/RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 03
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RIFLE - SINGLE SHOT 01 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PINGY HEAD SHAKE
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP (Heard once in "All That Glitters".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - GEDUNK (Heard once in "Luck of the Irish.")
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HIT AND BOWANG (Heard partially in "Luck of the Irish.")
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABLAM (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - LID ON MANHOLE HIT (Heard once in "Basic Training.")
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - PAT'S BILP
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SHRILL BILP
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP or Sound Ideas, THUMP, CARTOON - HEAVY THUMP
• Sound Ideas, HIT, WOOD - BOARD HIT 02
• Sound Ideas, HOP, CARTOON - SINGLE JEWS HARP HOP 01 (Heard in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, LAUGH, CARTOON - SHORT CRAZY LAUGH, HUMAN
• Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
• Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Curse of the Pharaoh".)
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - BIG FOOF AND SPRING
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - POOF 01
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - WAHEEP AND POOF
• Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - CORK SQUEAK AND POP
• Sound Ideas, RATCHET, CARTOON - RATCHET, HUM AND KNOCK
• Sound Ideas, RATTLE, CARTOON - SMALL BUBBLE RATTLE
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 04 (Heard once in "Gadget Goes West.")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05 (Heard once in "Gadget Goes West.")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 06 (Heard once in "Gadget Goes West.")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 07 (Heard once in "Gadget Goes West.")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - EXPLOSIVE RICCO
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SHORT STRETCH AND RICCO
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - THIN RICCO 03/RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 13 (Slowed-down edit)
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - FAST RUN, LONG
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.") (Higher-pitched)
• Sound Ideas, SIREN - FRENCH POLICE SIREN (Heard once in "Art Heist.")
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 02
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE AND QUICK RUN UP
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, SHORT 01
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE DOWN
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SILLY SLIDE UP (Heard once in "Launch Time.")
• Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN AND BOING (Heard once in "Gadget Goes West" and "Clear Case.")
• Sound Ideas, SPUTTER, CARTOON - SMURF'S SUPER SPUTTER, LONG (Heard once in "Gadget and Old Lace.")
• Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - FAST TWIRLING SWISH, LONG (Normal and low-pitched edits)
• Sound Ideas, SWOOSH, CARTOON - LONG SWIRL SWOOSH (Heard once in "Gadget in Winterland.")
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FLAT TUBE TAKE
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - TUBE TAKE
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02 (Heard once in "All That Glitters" and "Sleeping Gas.")
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CRACK AND RUMBLE, WEATHER (Heard once in "Smeldorado.")
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (H-B)
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02 (H-B) (Heard in "The Infiltration.")
• Sound Ideas, TIP TOE, CARTOON - XYLOPHONE TIP TOE, LONG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - SAW BLADE TWANG 02
• Sound Ideas, WAHEEP, CARTOON - WAHEEP
• Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - BIG SPLASH, CARTOON (Heard once in "All That Glitters.")
• Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - LIGHT SPLASH, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, WEATHER - THUNDER CRASH 01 (Heard in "Busy Signal" and "NSF Gadget.")
• Sound Ideas, WEATHER - THUNDER CRASH 02 (Heard primarily in the second season.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT (Normal and low-pitched edits)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - COWBELL RATTLE AND ZIP
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - COWBELL ZIP or Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW HEAD KONK AND ZIP
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP OUT
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Normal and low-pitched edits)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP (Normal and low-pitched edits)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - ZURUP (Heard once in "The Haunted Castle" in a high pitch.)
• Sound Ideas, ZONK, CARTOON - HEAVY ZONK
• SoundDogs, Guns Military, Battles - Grenade Launcher Sweetner; Synthy Zap Followed By Wavy Trail - Off. From
• TAZ SPIN
• Tod Dockstader "Boi-oi-oi-oing" Sound (Heard once in "Art Heist.")
• WARNER BROS. THUNDER 01 (Heard once in "Launch Time.") (Higher-pitched)
• WARNER BROS. THUNDER 02 (Heard once in "Launch Time.")

Image Gallery

• Inspector Gadget/Image Gallery