History WesternAnimation / InchHighPrivateEye

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'''Inch High, Private Eye''' was a Creator/HannaBarbera [[WesternAnimation cartoon]] on Creator/{{NBC}}, premiering September 8, 1973 and running just one season of 13 episodes.

* ShesGotLegs: While Lori's usual outfit has her in full pants, the episode "High Fashion" has her end up have scenes in a bikini, short shorts and a mini dress.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A scientist working for Mr. Finkerton developed a mechanical flea that could make detectives unnecessary. When it was stolen, Finkerton tasked Inch High with finding it, claiming Inch High would be fired if he failed and that, if he succeeded, he'd fired anyway because Finkerton would no longer need him.

Inch High was a tiny (inch high, as his name implies), pragmatic but none-too-efficient employee of the Finkerton employment agency. He was assisted by his niece Lori, his addle-brained strongarm Gator, and his [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo cowardly St. Bernard]] Braveheart. Mr. Finkerton, head of the agency, would love nothing more than to fire Inch on principle alone, but ascribing to the adage "the bigger they are, the harder they fall," Inch brings in his criminals. It was never disclosed how Inch High got to be as tiny as he is, but a publicity card from Hanna-Barbera attributes it to a secret formula he concocted.

Inch High was a tiny (inch high, as his name implies), pragmatic but none-too-efficient employee of the Finkerton employment agency. He was assisted by his niece Lori, his addle-brained strongarm Gator, and his [[ScoobyDoo cowardly St. Bernard]] Braveheart. Mr. Finkerton, head of the agency, would love nothing more than to fire Inch on principle alone, but ascribing to the adage "the bigger they are, the harder they fall," Inch brings in his criminals. It was never disclosed how Inch High got to be as tiny as he is, but a publicity card from Hanna-Barbera attributes it to a secret formula he concocted.

Inch: Gator, a good detective never guesses. He bases his decisions on scientific deductions. (beat) Lori, flip a coin

[[QuoteInch: Gator, a detective never guesses. He bases his theories on scientific deductions. (beat) Lori, flip a coin.]]

Inch: Gator, a detective never guesses. He bases his theories on scientific deductions. (beat) Lori, flip a coin. *KnowNothingKnowItAll: Inch is one.[[note]]Or at least appears to be one. It's never made clear.[[/note]]

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Inch is one.[[note]]Or at least appears to be one. It's never made clear.[[/note]]

* {{Expy}}: Of ''Tom of T.H.U.M.B.'', a segment of of Videocraft's ''King Kong'' cartoon from 1966. Tom was a janitor at a secret agent office who with his partner Swingin' Jack got shrunk accidentally with a shrink Ray.

* CoolCar: Inch's Hushmobile.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Inch is one.

* FollowTheLeader: The tiny secret agent was previously affected in 1966 on ''Tom Of T.H.U.M.B.'', a segment of Videocraft's ''King Kong'' cartoon series. In that show, the character was a janitor for a secret agent bureau and accidentally got shrunk from a ray gun.

* {{Nephewism}}: Lori is Inch's niece, and she's more competent a detective then her Uncle or her Uncle's actual assistant!