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| name = Gadgetman
  
| name = Gadgetman
 
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| home = New York City, New York, Earth
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| home = [[New York City]], [[New York]], {{1987link|Earth}}
 
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| occupation = Retired Superhero
  
| occupation = Retired Superhero
 
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| species = Human
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| species = {{Char Species|Human}}
 
| gender = Male
  
| gender = Male
 
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| weight = Heavy
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| weight = Quite heavy
 
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| hair = white
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| hair = White
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| eyes = brown
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| eyes = Brown
 
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| debut = [[Super Hero for a Day]]
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| debut = [[Superhero for a Day]]
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| era = {{Char Appear|1990}}
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| era = {{Char Appear|1987}}
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| affiliation = [[TMNT]]
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| affiliation = {{1987link|Ninja Turtles|TMNT}}
 
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| creator = [[Francis Moss]], [[Ted Pedersen]]
 
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'''Gadgetman''' appears in the {{1987link|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987-1996 animated TV series}}, and is an older man who once was an everyday hero in [[New York City]]. His only appearance occurs in the episode "[[Superhero for a Day]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1987/superhero-for-a-day-73492/|title=Superhero for a Day|publisher=TV.Com|language=English|date=1990|accessdate=7 April 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:Ayounggadgetman.png|thumb|When he was younger and in his prime]]
  
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==History==
 
[[File:Teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_1987_season4_part2_11_couch_potato.jpg|thumb]]
  
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'''Gadgetman''' is an older man who once was an everyday hero in [[New York City]]. [[Burne Thompson (1987 TV series)|Burne Thompson]] liked him when he was younger.<ref>[http://www.allreadable.com/e267IObQ Superhero for a Day at Allreadable]</ref>
  
   
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When younger, he was an everyday hero who used his gadgets to fight crime. He was a hero for young {{1987link|Burne Thompson}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allreadable.com/e267IObQ|title=Superhero for a Day|publisher=All Readable|language=English|date=1990|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
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When Gadgetman decides to make a hero comeback, he picks up his equipment, and heads off in his [[Gadgetman's van|van]]. After trying to stop a [[school bus]] from falling down a bridge into the river-water below, {{1987link|Oroku Saki|Shredder}} offers him to stop faked crimes, preventing the turtles from following Shredder to power stations looking for {{1987link|Technodrome}} fuel. Over a radio broadcast, Gadgetman learns the turtles are the real heroes, and together, they fight off Shredder, {{1987link|Bebop}} and {{1987link|Rocksteady}}.
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[[File:Ayounggadgetman.png|thumb|When he was younger and in his prime]]
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==Trivia==
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*Gadgetman was quite possibly inspired as a parody of [[w:c:inspectorgadget:Inspector Gadget (character)|Inspector Gadget]]. The ''G'' on his clothes is inspired by the "S" on [[Kal-El|Superman's]] clothes.
   
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== Gallery ==
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He appears in the episode "[[Superhero for a Day]]" of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 TMNT cartoon]]<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1987/superhero-for-a-day-73492/ TV Com]</ref>, and decides to make a hero comeback. After trying to stop a schoolbus from falling down a bridge into the river-water below, [[Shredder (1987 TV series)|Shredder]] offers him to stop faked crimes, preventing the turtles from following Shredder to power stations looking for [[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]] fuel. Over a radio broadcast, Gadgetman learns the turtles are the real heroes, and together, they fight off Shredder, [[Bebop (1987 TV series)|Bebop]] and [[Rocksteady (1987 TV series)|Rocksteady]].
  
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* [[Gadgetman/Gallery]]
   
 
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Revision as of 13:10, 12 July 2020

Gadgetman appears in the 1987-1996 animated TV series, and is an older man who once was an everyday hero in New York City. His only appearance occurs in the episode "Superhero for a Day".[1]

History

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When younger, he was an everyday hero who used his gadgets to fight crime. He was a hero for young Burne Thompson.[2]

When Gadgetman decides to make a hero comeback, he picks up his equipment, and heads off in his van. After trying to stop a school bus from falling down a bridge into the river-water below, Shredder offers him to stop faked crimes, preventing the turtles from following Shredder to power stations looking for Technodrome fuel. Over a radio broadcast, Gadgetman learns the turtles are the real heroes, and together, they fight off Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady.

Ayounggadgetman

When he was younger and in his prime

Trivia

  • Gadgetman was quite possibly inspired as a parody of Inspector Gadget. The G on his clothes is inspired by the "S" on Superman's clothes.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Superhero for a Day (English). TV.Com (1990). Retrieved on April 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Superhero for a Day (English). All Readable (1990). Retrieved on May 20, 2017.
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