they got rid of the half penny in 2014.
they got rid of the half penny in 2014.
when did they get rid of the half penny?
2014
despite being an inspector, gadget is depicted more as a "globe-trotting secret agent" than a detective. the series was action-oriented, but much of the action was intended to be comical. it managed to effectively blend elements of action fiction and comedy, in a manner that was unusual for the 1980s. the tv series was created for the syndication market and turned out to be a profitable hit. a total of 86 episodes were produced. in part, its success was fueled by good publicity. in the united states, the series received unusually extensive press coverage for a work of television animation. the attention of the press was attracted by the casting of don adams in the title role. besides his own ineptness, inspector gadget's effectiveness as a detective was undermined by his cheerful optimism. as conceived by andy heyward, from inspector gadget's view of the world, the sun is always shining. he is usually unable to perceive danger. inspector gadget's villains are similarly ineffective. their attempts to get rid of inspector gadget are as flawed as those of boris badenov to get rid of his own opponents. penny is a more effective character than her uncle. despite being a pre-teen girl, she is the one actually conducting investigations and solving cases. she was often kidnapped, but this did not reduce the importance of the character to the series. perlmutter considers penny to be an unusually resourceful and intelligent female character, by the standards of the 1980s. penny's "computer book" was effectively a handheld computer, an electronic organizer, and a mobile phone. perlmutter considers this element of the series to have anticipated real-life technological advancements in these fields. brain seems to have a super-human intellect and is a master of disguise. he acts more like penny's field agent than her pet dog. m.a.d. is depicted as an efficient criminal cartel, and its leader dr. claw is seemingly an effective administrator. however, most of claw's agents are depicted as buffoons, and perlmutter finds them similar to the characters depicted by the three stooges. dr. claw himself is the most menacing figure among them. at the end of episodes, dr. claw's wrathful and intimidating voice is heard, threatening to "get" inspector gadget when their paths next cross. besides the main cast of the series, the episodes feature another recurring character, chief quimby. chief quimby informs inspector gadget about his assignments through self-destructing paper messages. inevitably, the messages blow up the chief himself. the explosions are played for laughs. due to various recurring elements in the series, often the basic plot of each episode was the same. the geographic location of each episode differed, however, and provided for some variety in the series. the series effectively provided viewers with both comedic and dramatic moments. despite the censorship standards for american animated series in effect during the 1970s and 1980s, the series also included elements of slapstick comedy. this was nearly forbidden at the time, but the censorship was less strict for syndication series and the studio got away with it. the success of "inspector gadget" encouraged dic to invest in the production of more animated series for the american market, starting with "the littles" (1983). multiple new series were produced in 1984.
inspector gadget (1983 tv series)
bullet::::- 2013. "the umbrella man" (samuel tay #2), half penny ltd, hong kong, 382 pages.









































bullet::::- 2014. "the dead american" (samuel tay #3), half penny ltd, hong kong, 305 pages.









































bullet::::- 2014. "the king of macau" (jack shepherd #4), half penny ltd, hong kong, 342 pages.









































bullet::::- 2016. "the girl in the window" (samuel tay #4), half penny ltd, hong kong, 324 pages.









































bullet::::- 2017. "don't get caught" (jack shepherd #5), half penny ltd, hong kong, 359 pages.









































bullet::::- 2019. "and brother it's starting to rain" (samuel tay #5), half penny ltd, hong kong, 382 pages.









































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