| Art Heist | |
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| Season 1, Episode 15 | |
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| Air date | September 29, 1983 |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Amusement Park" |
Next "Volcano Island" |
"Art Heist" is the 15th episode of the first season of Inspector Gadget.
Synopsis[]
Gadget, Penny, and Brain arrive in Manhattan, where Gadget meets up with Chief Quimby on top of the Empire State Building to get his assignment: go to the Museum of Modern Art to prevent the theft of the museum's inventory. So they go, but Brain is not allowed because he's a dog, so he has to resort to ridiculous disguises to get inside and keep an eye on Gadget. At closing time, Gadget sends Penny and Brain on their way (or so he thinks) and intends to spend the night in the museum to protect the artwork.
Meanwhile, two of Claw's goons have backed a tractor-trailer up to the rear of the museum, and get ready to do some dirty work. Claw next activates two enormous "living statues" ― menacing robots who first let the two M.A.D. agents inside before trying to destroy Gadget. But a chandelier dropped by Brain manages to put the mechanical monsters out of commission before they can harm his owner.
While Gadget continues to meander aimlessly around the upper floors of the museum, downstairs the two M.A.D. agents have begun their task: To replace all of the artwork with worthless reproductions. Penny no sooner uncovers their scheme before she's captured. Soon, Gadget stumbles upon the M.A.D. agents himself, but once they convince him they are secret police agents, Gadget himself lends a hand, secure in the knowledge that he's helping to protect the collection.
Once the truck is loaded with all of the valuable artwork, the M.A.D. agents head to the Statue of Liberty to rendezvous with Dr. Claw. Thinking his "colleagues" have forgotten a valuable piece of artwork (Brain in disguise), Gadget loyally pursues them to hand over the forgotten "sculpture", first via the Gadget Mobile (until the Agents place an oil slick on the road that causes Gadget to crash) and then via his Gadget Copter. Soon, Gadget finally catches up to the agents at the statue where he inadvertently captures them, Brain sets Penny free, and the artwork is saved from Claw's clutches.
The episode ends with Gadget and Penny walking Brain through the city, talking about how it's important to keep your dog on a leash when walking him/her in the city.
