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1	* ActingForTwo: Creator/MatthewBroderick plays both Gadget and Robo-Gadget, Creator/JoelyFisher plays Brenda and Robo-Brenda.
2	* CaliforniaDoubling: UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}}, PA for Ohio. Still, the use of Pittsburgh is at least justified--PPG Place ''is'' Dr. Claw's castle.
3	* CreatorKiller:
4	** This was David Kellogg's second movie and ultimately wound up being his last.
5	** This was also the final film to be made by Caravan Pictures; the firm was absorbed into Spyglass Entertainment shortly afterwards.
6	** It may have also contributed to Disney's decision to sell [=DIC=] Entertainment the following year. Although the real reason was that the company never wanted the studio to begin with (As it was included within the Capital Cities/ABC purchase in 1996) but it was also deemed to be "Non-Union" due to its status as a Limited Partnership. However, Disney would retain the movie rights, releasing a DTV sequel in 2003, and a reboot is currently in the works at Disney.
7	* ExecutiveMeddling: The film suffered from it as over thirty minutes were cut from the film before. Many of the cut scenes can be seen in the trailer or as ImagineSpot scenes in the final cut.
8	* FakeAmerican: Claw's actor, Creator/RupertEverett, is British.
9	* InMemoriam: The very last credit, right after the "Distributed By Buena Vista Pictures Distribution" credit, but just before the Caravan LogoJoke, has the film dedicated to the memory of production designer Michael A. White, who unexpectedly died months before the film hit theaters.
10	* KidsMealToy: UsefulNotes/McDonalds had a highly rare, sought-after Happy Meal toy line that is rumored to be worth $350. There were eight toys, each one a different piece of Gadget's body. Collecting them all would build a figure of Gadget himself.
11	* MissingTrailerScene: Several of the scenes cut in the film are shown in the trailers.
12	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/DabneyColeman as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, as opposed to his more typical role type as more smarmy, morally bankrupt characters, most notably as CorruptCorporateExecutive Franklin Hart, Jr. in ''Film/NineToFive''.
13	** Coleman also does this to a degree in ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', where he plays Mr. Drysdale. In the film, unlike in the series, it's an ''employee'' of Drysdale who's scheming to exploit the Clampetts, and Drysdale actually reacts in horror when he learns that one of his own employees is attempting to embezzle his most recent (and fairly unusual) clients.
14	* PropRecycling: The opening scene features one of the teddy bear costumes from ''Film/TheAvengers1998''.
15	* TechnologyMarchesOn: The film showcases late 1990s computers.
16	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
17	** The project originated in 1993 at Creator/{{Universal}}, with Creator/IvanReitman producing and Creator/JephLoeb and Matt Weisman as the writers. (One wonders how ''that'' version would've turned out.) But this was halted when Capital Cities/Creator/{{ABC}}, who co-owned [=DiC=] at the time, was bought by Creator/{{Disney}}.
18	** The role of Gadget was originally written for Creator/KevinKline.
19	** Creator/StevenSpielberg, who was considered for executive producer, wanted either Creator/ChevyChase or Creator/SteveMartin to play Gadget, while the Farrelly Brothers wanted Creator/JimCarrey.
20	** Creator/BrendanFraser was also considered for the role of Gadget, but turned it down to work on ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle''. Other candidates included Creator/TimAllen, Creator/SteveCarell, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/TomHanks, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/BillPaxton, Creator/JerrySeinfeld, Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/RobinWilliams.
21	** Creator/TimCurry, Creator/WillemDafoe, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/JamesEarlJones, Creator/TommyLeeJones, Creator/JohnLithgow and Creator/JackNicholson were considered for the role of Claw.
22	** Creator/LindsayLohan turned down the role of Penny due to working on ''Film/{{The Parent Trap\|1998}}''.
23	** Alex Owens-Sarno (Cora Cartmell in ''Film/Titanic1997'') auditioned for Penny. She found the audition dispiriting and disheartening as the casting directors couldn't see her as anything other than "the ''Titanic'' girl" (something similar happened 14 years earlier when Creator/FredGwynne auditioned to play Henry on ''Series/PunkyBrewster'': the casting director in that case called him [[Series/TheMunsters Herman Munster]] rather than his real name).
24	** Creator/CameronDiaz declined the role of Brenda in favor of ''Film/AnyGivenSunday''.
25	** Creator/DavidAlanGrier, Creator/EddieMurphy and Creator/ChrisTucker were considered to voice the Gadgetmobile.
26	** Creator/LouisCK auditioned for a role as a police officer.
27	** An animated series to [[MoneyDearBoy cash in on the film]] titled ''GI Gadget'' was planned with a TV movie and with Creator/ArlesAnimation being hired to animate the series but it was quietly canceled. The show would have followed the titular character joining an elite army commando unit. Instead, DIC teamed up with Saban Entertainment instead, and went on to produce ''WesternAnimation/GadgetAndTheGadgetinis'', with Saban International Paris providing animation instead (later named Creator/SIPAnimation).

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