Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series) but manages to survive by either his own good luck or covert help by Penny and Brain. 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. 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
Lois Maxwell of "Adventures in Rainbow Country" in the 1970s. Maxwell had a minor role as a nurse in Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" (1962). In 1963 Maxwell played a machine gun-firing nurse in the series "The Avengers" (episode "The Little Wonders", which was first aired on 11 January 1964). Maxwell had a guest appearance in an episode of the ITC series "The Baron" ("Something for a Rainy Day", 1965), as an insurance investigator. Maxwell lobbied for a role in the "James Bond" film "Dr. No" (1962), since her husband had suffered a heart attack and they needed the money. Director Terence Young, who