The theme for the first week of Shabu Showdown 2025 was “Enneagrams,” where the participants were given one week to create a video that was a character profile showcasing one of the nine enneagram personality types.
I didn’t have a solid idea at first, but I knew I wanted to use a short song because of the condensed timeframe. Going through my collection of music, I pulled out a few possibilities, but then stumbled across the Inspector Gadget opening theme. I had had a conversation with someone recently where The Great Mouse Detective had come up, so the immediate association between Basil and Type 5 – Investigator clicked in my head.
I ended up tracking down an instrumental version of the theme because the lyrics felt a bit too literal for the setting, and I think that was the right choice.
It got a good reaction in the reveal stream, and several compliments after the week ended.
Video – The Great Mouse Detective
Audio – Shuki Levy – Inspector Gadget Theme (Instrumental)
Completed July 2025
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