Inspector Gadget began as an animated television series in 1983, following a cybernetic detective whose built-in devices often caused as many problems as they solved. Its memorable theme music became closely tied to the character’s investigations and slapstick mishaps. French-speaking audiences know the series and character as Inspecteur Gadget. Short excerpts continue to circulate in nostalgic edits, parody videos, and comedic detective scenes, sometimes with altered or deliberately absurd titles such as “Inspecteur Gadget l’alcoolique.”