The series stars a now 14-year-old Penny (though not the first incarnation to do so), who is now an agent in training with The Brain as her new assistant. When Dr. Claw is thawed out of an iceberg and reactivates MAD, Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement and is back on the beat to stop Claw once again, but this time, with Penny and the Brain officially by his side. A new character in this series is Dr. Claw's nephew, Talon whom Penny has a crush on. The series is more comical than the original with Dr. Claw being portrayed as less sinister than before and Gadget being even more unintelligent.