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Inspector Gadget is an animated television series about a clumsy, absent-minded, and oblivious detective, Inspector Gadget, who is a human being with various "gadgets" built into his anatomy. Gadget's main nemesis is the mysterious Dr. Claw, leader of an evil organization known as MAD. This was the merchandising company DiC Entertainment's first syndicated cartoon show, and ran from 1983 to 1986 in syndication. This article pertains to the original cartoon series and its characters and plots; for information on its later spinoffs, see Inspector Gadget spinoff incarnations. Don Adams, who voiced the titular character, also played the main character on the hit 1960s American television series Get Smart; a secret agent named Maxwell Smart. As a result, similarities between the two series' and his characters are often drawn. However, Inspector Gadget has far more in common with the bumbling trench coat–clad Inspector Clouseau of The Pink Panther movie series than Get Smart. In fact in the pilot episode of Inspector Gadget, Gadget had a moustache just like Clouseau's. It was removed afterwards apparently because he was too similar to Clouseau. The episode was even revoiced so Gadget could claim the moustache was simply part of a disguise. The series was later adapted into a feature film of the same name, starring Matthew Broderick as the Inspector, and a direct-to-video sequel starring French Stewart.