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	'''''Dexter's Laboratory''''' (commonly abbreviated as '''''Dexter's Lab''''') is an American ] ] ] created by ] for ]. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret ], which he fills with his marvelous inventions. Dexter constantly battles against his sister Dee Dee, who always manages to gain access to his lab, despite his best efforts to keep her out. He also engages in a bitter rivalry with his neighbor and fellow-genius Mandark. The series' first two seasons contain additional segments: ''Dial M for Monkey'', which focuses on Dexter's pet lab-monkey-turned-], and ''The Justice Friends'', about a trio of superheroes who share an apartment.		'''''Dexter's Laboratory''''' (commonly abbreviated as '''''Dexter's Lab''''') is an American ] ] ] created by ] for ], and the second of the network's ]. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret ], which he fills with his marvelous inventions. Dexter constantly battles against his sister Dee Dee, who always manages to gain access to his lab, despite his best efforts to keep her out. He also engages in a bitter rivalry with his neighbor and fellow-genius Mandark. The series' first two seasons contain additional segments: ''Dial M for Monkey'', which focuses on Dexter's pet lab-monkey-turned-], and ''The Justice Friends'', about a trio of superheroes who share an apartment.

	Tartakovsky based the series on student films he produced while attending the ] and pitched the series to ]'s animated shorts showcase '']''. A pilot aired on Cartoon Network in February 1995, and in August viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a half-hour series, which premiered on April 28, 1996. By 1999, 52 episodes and ] had been produced, and Tartakovsky then left the series to begin work on his other projects, '']'' and '']''. In 2001, the network revived the series under a different production team at ], and after 26 more episodes, the series ended on November 20, 2003.		Tartakovsky based the series on student films he produced while attending the ] and pitched the series to ]'s animated shorts showcase '']''. A pilot aired on Cartoon Network in February 1995, and in August viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a half-hour series, which premiered on April 28, 1996. By 1999, 52 episodes and ] had been produced, and Tartakovsky then left the series to begin work on his other projects, '']'' and '']''. In 2001, the network revived the series under a different production team at ], and after 26 more episodes, the series ended on November 20, 2003.

	''Dexter's Laboratory'' received high ratings and became one of Cartoon Network's most popular and successful original series. During its run, the series was nominated for 4 ], 4 ]s, and 9 ], winning 3 additional Annie Awards. The series is notable for helping launch the careers of several cartoonists, such as ] ('']'', '']'', and '']''), ] ~~('']'', '']'', and '']'')~~, ] ~~('']'', '']'', and '']'')~~, and ] ~~('']'')~~. Spin-off media include comic books, DVD and VHS releases, music albums, collectible toys, and video games.		''Dexter's Laboratory'' received high ratings and became one of Cartoon Network's most popular and successful original series. During its run, the series was nominated for 4 ], 4 ]s, and 9 ], winning 3 additional Annie Awards. The series is notable for helping launch the careers of several cartoonists, such as ] ('']'', '']'', and '']''), ], ], and ]. Spin-off media include comic books, DVD and VHS releases, music albums, collectible toys, and video games.

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The series revolves around Dexter (voiced by ] in seasons 1–2; ] in seasons 3–4), a boy-genius who has built a secret ] hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. The laboratory is filled with highly advanced equipment and access is achieved by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches on Dexter's bookshelf (e.g. pulling out a specific book). Though highly intelligent, Dexter often fails at what he has set out to do when he becomes overexcited and makes careless choices. He manages to keep the lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful ~~parents~~ (~~voiced by~~ ] and ]), who never notice any evidence of it. Although he comes from a typical all-American family, Dexter speaks with a thick accent of indeterminate origin. Cavanaugh described it as "an affectation, some kind of accent, we're not quite sure. A small ], but not. Perhaps he's Latino, perhaps he's French. He's a scientist; he knows he needs some kind of accent."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Out of the Mouth of 'Babe'\|first=Scott\|last=Moore\|date=July 21, 1996\|work=]\|section=TV Week\|page=Y06}}</ref> Genndy Tartakovsky explained, "He considers himself a very serious scientist, and all well-known scientists have accents."<ref>{{cite news\|title=The Way We Live Now: Questions for Genndy Tartakovsky; The Big Draw\|last=Adams\|first=Thelma\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-questions-for-genndy-tartakovsky-the-big-draw.html\|date=August 19, 2001\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>		The series revolves around Dexter (voiced by ] in seasons 1–2; ] in seasons 3–4), a boy-genius who has built a secret ] hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. The laboratory is filled with highly advanced equipment and access is achieved by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches on Dexter's bookshelf (e.g. pulling out a specific book). Though highly intelligent, Dexter often fails at what he has set out to do when he becomes overexcited and makes careless choices. He manages to keep the lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful Dad (]) and Mom (]), who never notice any evidence of it. Although he comes from a typical all-American family, Dexter speaks with a thick accent of indeterminate origin. Cavanaugh described it as "an affectation, some kind of accent, we're not quite sure. A small ], but not. Perhaps he's Latino, perhaps he's French. He's a scientist; he knows he needs some kind of accent."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Out of the Mouth of 'Babe'\|first=Scott\|last=Moore\|date=July 21, 1996\|work=]\|section=TV Week\|page=Y06}}</ref> Genndy Tartakovsky explained, "He considers himself a very serious scientist, and all well-known scientists have accents."<ref>{{cite news\|title=The Way We Live Now: Questions for Genndy Tartakovsky; The Big Draw\|last=Adams\|first=Thelma\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-questions-for-genndy-tartakovsky-the-big-draw.html\|date=August 19, 2001\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>

	Dexter is frequently in conflict with his hyperactive older sister, Dee Dee (voiced by Allison Moore in seasons 1 and 3; ] in seasons 2 and 4). In spite of Dexter's advanced technology, Dee Dee eludes all manner of security, and once inside her brother's laboratory, she delights in playing haphazardly, often wreaking havoc with his inventions. Though generally dim-witted, Dee Dee occasionally outsmarts her brother and even gives him helpful advice. For his part, Dexter, though annoyed by his intrusive sibling, feels a reluctant affection for her and will come to her defense if she is imperiled.		Dexter is frequently in conflict with his hyperactive older sister, Dee Dee (voiced by Allison Moore in seasons 1 and 3; ] in seasons 2 and 4). In spite of Dexter's advanced technology, Dee Dee eludes all manner of security, and once inside her brother's laboratory, she delights in playing haphazardly, often wreaking havoc with his inventions. Though generally dim-witted, Dee Dee occasionally outsmarts her brother and even gives him helpful advice. For his part, Dexter, though annoyed by his intrusive sibling, feels a reluctant affection for her and will come to her defense if she is imperiled.
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	Dexter's nemesis is a rival boy-genius from his school named Susan "Mandark" Astronomonov<ref>{{cite episode\|title=Dexter's Rival\|series=Dexter's Laboratory\|network=Cartoon Network\|date=May 12, 1996\|season=1\|number=3a}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode\|title=A Boy Named Sue\|series=Dexter's Laboratory\|network=Cartoon Network\|date=March 29, 2002\|season=3\|number=6a}}</ref> (voiced by ]). Mandark also has his own laboratory, but his schemes are generally evil and designed to gain power while downplaying or destroying Dexter's accomplishments. As the series progresses, Mandark becomes significantly more evil, with his laboratory darker-looking, industrial, and angular in contrast to his original brightly lit lab with rounded features. Because Dexter's inventions are often better than his, Mandark tries to make up for this by stealing Dexter's plans. Mandark's weakness is his ] for Dee Dee, though she ignores him and never returns his affections.		Dexter's nemesis is a rival boy-genius from his school named Susan "Mandark" Astronomonov<ref>{{cite episode\|title=Dexter's Rival\|series=Dexter's Laboratory\|network=Cartoon Network\|date=May 12, 1996\|season=1\|number=3a}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode\|title=A Boy Named Sue\|series=Dexter's Laboratory\|network=Cartoon Network\|date=March 29, 2002\|season=3\|number=6a}}</ref> (voiced by ]). Mandark also has his own laboratory, but his schemes are generally evil and designed to gain power while downplaying or destroying Dexter's accomplishments. As the series progresses, Mandark becomes significantly more evil, with his laboratory darker-looking, industrial, and angular in contrast to his original brightly lit lab with rounded features. Because Dexter's inventions are often better than his, Mandark tries to make up for this by stealing Dexter's plans. Mandark's weakness is his ] for Dee Dee, though she ignores him and never returns his affections.

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	''Dexter's Laboratory'', along with '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', became responsible for pushing Cartoon Network in a new direction focusing on original programming and "character-driven" cartoons.<ref>Simmensky 2011, p. 283.</ref> After enrolling at the ] in 1990 to study animation, Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two short films that would become the basis for the series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html\|title=Animator Profile: Genndy Tartakovsky\|work=CartoonNetwork.com\|publisher=]\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090619095331/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html\|archivedate=2009-06-19\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> ''Dexter's Laboratory'' was then made into a seven-minute pilot as a part of Cartoon Network's '']'' project, promoted as ''World Premiere Toons'', which debuted on February 26, 1995.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-822808.html\|title=Creative 'World Premiere Toons'\|last=Moore\|first=Scott\|date=February 26, 1995\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref> Viewers worldwide voted through phone lines, the Internet, focus groups, and consumer promotions for their favorite short cartoons; the first of 16 animated shorts to earn that vote of approval was ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref name="series" /> In August 1995, Turner ordered six half-hours of the series, which would include two cartoons around one spin-off segment titled ''Dial M for Monkey''.<ref name="series" /> The show premiered as a half-hour series on ] on April 27, 1996, and on April 28 on Cartoon Network and ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=TV Review; 'Dexter's Laboratory'\|first=Miles\|last=Beller\|date=April 25, 1996\|work=]\|publisher=BPI Entertainment News Wire}}</ref> ], then-head of programming for the network, said that ''Dexter's Laboratory'' was his favorite of the 48 shorts, commenting "We all loved the humor in brother-versus-sister relationship".<ref>{{cite news\|title=TV Notes;A Cartoon Winner\|last=Mifflin\|first=Lawrie\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/24/arts/tv-notes-a-cartoon-winner.html\|date=April 24, 1996\|work=The New York Times\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>		''Dexter's Laboratory'', along with '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', became responsible for pushing Cartoon Network in a new direction focusing on original programming and "character-driven" cartoons.<ref>Simmensky 2011, p. 283.</ref> After enrolling at the ] in 1990 to study animation, Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two short films that would become the basis for the series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html\|title=Animator Profile: Genndy Tartakovsky\|work=CartoonNetwork.com\|publisher=]\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090619095331/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html\|archivedate=2009-06-19\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> ''Dexter's Laboratory'' was then made into a seven-minute pilot as a part of Cartoon Network's '']'' project, promoted as ''World Premiere Toons'', which debuted on February 26, 1995.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-822808.html\|title=Creative 'World Premiere Toons'\|last=Moore\|first=Scott\|date=February 26, 1995\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref>

			Viewers worldwide voted through phone lines, the Internet, focus groups, and consumer promotions for their favorite short cartoons; the first of 16 animated shorts to earn that vote of approval was ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref name="series" /> In August 1995, Turner ordered six half-hours of the series, which would include two cartoons around one spin-off segment titled ''Dial M for Monkey''.<ref name="series" /> The show premiered as a half-hour series on ] on April 27, 1996, and on April 28 on Cartoon Network and ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=TV Review; 'Dexter's Laboratory'\|first=Miles\|last=Beller\|date=April 25, 1996\|work=]\|publisher=BPI Entertainment News Wire}}</ref> ], then-head of programming for the network, said that ''Dexter's Laboratory'' was his favorite of the 48 shorts, commenting "We all loved the humor in brother-versus-sister relationship".<ref>{{cite news\|title=TV Notes;A Cartoon Winner\|last=Mifflin\|first=Lawrie\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/24/arts/tv-notes-a-cartoon-winner.html\|date=April 24, 1996\|work=The New York Times\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>
⚫	A second season premiered on Cartoon Network on July 16, 1997.<ref name="zany" /> Allison Moore, the voice of Dee Dee and a college friend of Genndy Tartakovsky, left the show after the first season because she was no longer interested in voice acting. The role was subsequently recast with ].<ref>http://techjives.net/onvoxshow/?p=190</ref> ''Dexter's Laboratory'' ended its initial run in 1998 after two seasons, with the second season lasting 39 episodes, a notable record for a single TV production season on Cartoon Network.<ref name="brooks">{{cite book\|last=Brooks\|first=Tim\|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present\|publisher=]\|location=New York\|isbn=9780345497734\|pages=350–351\|url=http://books.google.com/?id=BbOsChMSlpoC&pg=PA350&dq=dexter%27s+laboratory#v=onepage&q=dexter%27s%20laboratory&f=false\|edition=9th ed., completely rev. and updated, Ballantine Books trade pbk.\|author2=Marsh, Earle\|accessdate=2012-05-27\|date=October 16, 2007}}</ref> The initial series finale was "Last But Not Beast", which differed from the format of the other episodes in that it was not a collection of cartoon shorts, but was a single 25-minute episode. In 1999, Tartakovsky returned to direct '']'', an hour-long television movie.<ref name="ego">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20268361,00.html\|title=Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip Review\|first=Marc\|last=Bernardin\|date=November 24, 2000\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> This was the last ''Dexter's Laboratory'' production that Tartakovsky was involved with and was originally intended to be the final conclusion to the series. The special was hand-animated, though the character and setting designs were subtly altered. The plot follows Dexter on a quest through time as he finds out his future triumphs.<ref name="ego" /> ] won an ] for her voice performance as Dexter in ''Ego Trip'' for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting By a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production".<ref name="00annies">{{cite web\|url=http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards\|title=28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)\|work=AnnieAwards.org\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>

		⚫	A second season premiered on Cartoon Network on July 16, 1997.<ref name="zany" /> Allison Moore, the voice of Dee Dee and a college friend of Genndy Tartakovsky, left the show after the first season because she was no longer interested in voice acting. The role was subsequently recast with ].<ref>http://techjives.net/onvoxshow/?p=190</ref> ''Dexter's Laboratory'' ended its initial run in 1998 after two seasons, with the second season lasting 39 episodes, a notable record for a single TV production season on Cartoon Network.<ref name="brooks">{{cite book\|last=Brooks\|first=Tim\|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present\|publisher=]\|location=New York\|isbn=9780345497734\|pages=350–351\|url=http://books.google.com/?id=BbOsChMSlpoC&pg=PA350&dq=dexter%27s+laboratory#v=onepage&q=dexter%27s%20laboratory&f=false\|edition=9th ed., completely rev. and updated, Ballantine Books trade pbk.\|author2=Marsh, Earle\|accessdate=2012-05-27\|date=October 16, 2007}}</ref> The initial series finale was "Last But Not Beast", which differed from the format of the other episodes in that it was not a collection of cartoon shorts, but was a single 25-minute episode.
⚫	On February 21, 2001, Cartoon Network announced the series had been picked up for a 13-episode third season.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Cartoon Network Announces New Programming and Online Initiatives for 2001-2002 Television Season\|url=http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/article/Cartoon-Network-Announces-New-Programming-and-Online-Initiatives-For-2001-2002-Television-Season-720\|date=February 21, 2001\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-11-16}}</ref> The new episodes, which ran for two more seasons, had a different production team than the originals due to Genndy Tartakovsky working on '']'' and '']''.<ref name="samurai">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/up_front/article/the_way_of_the_samurai_20010803/\|title=The Way of the Samurai\|last=Aushenker\|first=Michael\|date=August 2, 2001\|work=]\|publisher=Tribe Media\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/starwarsepisodeiiattackoftheclones/articles/2808.html\|title='Star Wars: Clone Wars' Cartoon Shorts Announced\|work=KillerMovies.com\|date=February 20, 2003\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref> MacFarlane and Hartman had left ] altogether at this point, focusing on '']'' and '']'', respectively.<ref name="seth">{{cite web\|url=http://greatreporter.com/content/seth-macfarlane-he-s-family-guy\|title=Seth MacFarlane – He's the "Family Guy"\|last=Bartlett\|first=James\|date=March 12, 2007\|work=Greatreporter.com\|publisher=Presswire Limited\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref><ref name="butch">{{cite web\|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/spongebobsquarepants/a/nicktoonsbook.htm\|title=Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons! An Interview with Butch Hartman\|last=Basile\|first=Nancy\|work=]\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Beginning with season three, Chris Savino took over as the creative director for the show in the absence of Tartakovsky. Later in season four, Savino was also promoted to producer giving him further control over the show, such as the budget.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Neuwirth\|first=Allan\|title=Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies\|publisher=Allworth Press\|location=New York\|isbn=9781581152692\|accessdate=2012-05-27\|page=157\|chapter=It's All in the Timing\|date=April 1, 2003}}</ref> This second line of episodes featured noticeably different visual designs, ~~minor~~ inconsistencies with the original episodes both in storyline and in visuals, and different sound effects. Christine Cavanaugh retired from voice acting in 2001 for personal reasons and was replaced by ] ~~as the voice of Dexter for the majority of these new episodes, though Cavanaugh still voiced Dexter for the first few episodes of the third season~~.<ref name="brooks" /> In addition, Allison Moore briefly returned as Dee Dee's voice before Cressida once again assumed the role.

			In 1999, Tartakovsky returned to direct '']'', an hour-long television movie.<ref name="ego">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20268361,00.html\|title=Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip Review\|first=Marc\|last=Bernardin\|date=November 24, 2000\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> This was the last ''Dexter's Laboratory'' production that Tartakovsky was involved with and was originally intended to be the conclusion to the series. The special was hand-animated, though the character and setting designs were subtly revised. The plot follows Dexter on a quest through time as he finds out his future triumphs.<ref name="ego" /> ] won an ] for her voice performance as Dexter in ''Ego Trip'' for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting By a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production".<ref name="00annies">{{cite web\|url=http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards\|title=28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)\|work=AnnieAwards.org\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>
⚫	Directors and writers on the series included Genndy Tartakovsky,<ref name="times">{{cite web\|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/154958/Dexter-s-Laboratory/credits\|title=Dexter's Laboratory Credits\|work=The New York Times\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Craig McCracken,<ref name="times" /> ],<ref name="seth" /> ],<ref name="butch" /> ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://frederatorstudios.blogspot.com/2004/11/original-premiere-my-life-as-teenage.html\|title=Original Premiere >My Life as a Teenage Robot\|last=Seibert\|first=Fred\|date=November 3, 2004\|work=Frederator Blogs\|publisher=]\|origyear=June 23, 2003\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Paul Rudish,<ref name="times" /> ],<ref>{{cite web\|asin=B00004L8LF\|asin-tld=ca\|title=Dexter's Laboratory\|publisher=]}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2010/07/11/comic-con-2010-sundays-schedule-released/\|title=Comic-Con 2010: Sunday's Schedule Released\|last=Roffman\|first=Marisa\|date=July 11, 2010\|work=GiveMeMyRemote.com\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>

		⚫	On February 21, 2001, Cartoon Network announced the series had been picked up for a 13-episode third season.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Cartoon Network Announces New Programming and Online Initiatives for 2001-2002 Television Season\|url=http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/article/Cartoon-Network-Announces-New-Programming-and-Online-Initiatives-For-2001-2002-Television-Season-720\|date=February 21, 2001\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-11-16}}</ref> The new episodes, which ran for two more seasons, had a different production team than the originals due to Genndy Tartakovsky working on '']'' and '']''.<ref name="samurai">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/up_front/article/the_way_of_the_samurai_20010803/\|title=The Way of the Samurai\|last=Aushenker\|first=Michael\|date=August 2, 2001\|work=]\|publisher=Tribe Media\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/starwarsepisodeiiattackoftheclones/articles/2808.html\|title='Star Wars: Clone Wars' Cartoon Shorts Announced\|work=KillerMovies.com\|date=February 20, 2003\|accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref> MacFarlane and Hartman had left ] altogether at this point, focusing on '']'' and '']'', respectively.<ref name="seth">{{cite web\|url=http://greatreporter.com/content/seth-macfarlane-he-s-family-guy\|title=Seth MacFarlane – He's the "Family Guy"\|last=Bartlett\|first=James\|date=March 12, 2007\|work=Greatreporter.com\|publisher=Presswire Limited\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref><ref name="butch">{{cite web\|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/spongebobsquarepants/a/nicktoonsbook.htm\|title=Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons! An Interview with Butch Hartman\|last=Basile\|first=Nancy\|work=]\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Beginning with season three, Chris Savino took over as the creative director for the show in the absence of Tartakovsky. Later in season four, Savino was also promoted to producer giving him further control over the show, such as the budget.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Neuwirth\|first=Allan\|title=Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies\|publisher=Allworth Press\|location=New York\|isbn=9781581152692\|accessdate=2012-05-27\|page=157\|chapter=It's All in the Timing\|date=April 1, 2003}}</ref> This second line of episodes featured noticeably different visual designs, inconsistencies with the original episodes both in storyline and in visuals, and different sound effects. Christine Cavanaugh reprised her role as Dexter for the first few episodes of the third season, but retired from voice acting in 2001 for personal reasons, and was replaced by ].<ref name="brooks" /> In addition, Allison Moore briefly returned as Dee Dee's voice before Cressida once again assumed the role.
	==Characters==

	===Main characters===
		⚫	Directors and writers on the series included Genndy Tartakovsky,<ref name="times">{{cite web\|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/154958/Dexter-s-Laboratory/credits\|title=Dexter's Laboratory Credits\|work=The New York Times\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Craig McCracken,<ref name="times" /> ],<ref name="seth" /> ],<ref name="butch" /> ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://frederatorstudios.blogspot.com/2004/11/original-premiere-my-life-as-teenage.html\|title=Original Premiere >My Life as a Teenage Robot\|last=Seibert\|first=Fred\|date=November 3, 2004\|work=Frederator Blogs\|publisher=]\|origyear=June 23, 2003\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref> Paul Rudish,<ref name="times" /> ],<ref>{{cite web\|asin=B00004L8LF\|asin-tld=ca\|title=Dexter's Laboratory\|publisher=]}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2010/07/11/comic-con-2010-sundays-schedule-released/\|title=Comic-Con 2010: Sunday's Schedule Released\|last=Roffman\|first=Marisa\|date=July 11, 2010\|work=GiveMeMyRemote.com\|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>
	*'''Dexter''' - is a boy genius with a secret laboratory in his bedroom where he spends most of his time conducting science experiments and making inventions. He keeps his lab a secret from his parents and everyone else, but usually has trouble doing so. The only person who knows about his secret lab is his sister Dee Dee.
	*'''Dee Dee:''' - is a ditzy ballerina girl and the older sister of Dexter. She spends most of her time playing games in her room and doing all things frilly and girly. Sometimes, she gets into Dexter's lab and messes with all of his inventions and experiments.
	*'''Mandark Astronomanov:''' - is a nerdy boy genius with an evil secret lair in his bedroom. He is Dexter's worst enemy and they constantly get into fights over who is smarter. These fights always spiral more and more wildly out of control and sometimes, neither of them even win. He has a crush on Dee Dee that Dee Dee is oblivious to. His real name is Susan which is the name his hippie parents gave to him. Mandark is ashamed of this name and so he goes by the name of Mandark to express the "Darkness" that swells in him and the "Man" he knows he can be.

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	''Dexter's Laboratory'' broadcast 78 half-hour episodes over 4 seasons during its 7-year run. Four pilot shorts were produced for ''World Premiere Toons'' that aired in 1995 and 1996 and were subsequently fused into the series' first season. Fifty-two episodes were produced over the original run from 1996 to 1998, which was followed by the TV movie ''Ego Trip'' in 1999. An additional 26 episodes were produced and broadcast from 2001 to 2003. The short "Chicken Scratch" debuted theatrically with '']'' in 2002 and was later broadcast as a segment in the series' fourth and final season.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Film Review: Powerpuff Girls Movie, The\|first=Jeff\|last=Vice\|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700002981/Powerpuff-Girls-Movie-The.html\|date=July 6, 2004\|work=Deseret News\|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref>		''Dexter's Laboratory'' broadcast 78 half-hour episodes over 4 seasons during its 7-year run. Four pilot shorts were produced for ''World Premiere Toons'' that aired in 1995 and 1996 and were subsequently fused into the series' first season. Fifty-two episodes were produced over the original run from 1996 to 1998, which was followed by the TV movie ''Ego Trip'' in 1999. An additional 26 episodes were produced and broadcast from 2001 to 2003. The short "Chicken Scratch" debuted theatrically with '']'' in 2002 and was later broadcast as a segment in the series' fourth and final season.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Film Review: Powerpuff Girls Movie, The\|first=Jeff\|last=Vice\|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700002981/Powerpuff-Girls-Movie-The.html\|date=July 6, 2004\|work=Deseret News\|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref>

	===Broadcast ~~history~~===		===Broadcast===
	On November 16, 2001, Cartoon Network aired the 12-hour "Dexter Goes Global" marathon in 96 countries and 12 languages.<ref name="global">{{cite news\|title=Dexter Goes Global in Worldwide Marathon\|first=Leigh\|last=Godfrey\|url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/dexter-goes-global-worldwide-marathon\|date=November 6, 2001\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> The marathon featured fan-selected episodes of ''Dexter's Laboratory'' and culminated with the premiere of the first two episodes of season 3.<ref name="global" /> On January 16, 2006, the series began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network's sister channel ]; the occasion was marked by a 12-hour ] marathon.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Dexter's Laboratory Joins Boomerang\|first=Ryan\|last=Ball\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dexters-laboratory-joins-boomerang/\|date=January 12, 2006\|work=]\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> On March 30, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in the United States in reruns on the revived block, '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.webpronews.com/cartoon-network-brings-back-the-classics-with-cartoon-planet-2012-03\|title=Cartoon Network Brings Back the Classics with Cartoon Planet\|first=Zach\|last=Walton\|date=March 29, 2012\|work=WebProNews\|publisher=iEntry Network\|accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> The Canadian version of ] airs reruns as well, with the series being featured on the channel's launch on July 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Go Canuck\|first=Mercedes\|last=Milligan\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-networkadult-swim-go-canuck/\|date=June 21, 2012\|work=Animation\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> The launch was commemorated by parent network ], which aired Cartoon Network-related programming blocks and promotions in the weeks leading up to the event, including episodes of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Teletoon Promotes Cartoon Network Launch in Canada\|first=Ramin\|last=Zahed\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/teletoon-promotes-cartoon-network-launch-in-canada/\|date=May 4, 2012\|work=Animation\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref>		On November 16, 2001, Cartoon Network aired the 12-hour "Dexter Goes Global" marathon in 96 countries and 12 languages.<ref name="global">{{cite news\|title=Dexter Goes Global in Worldwide Marathon\|first=Leigh\|last=Godfrey\|url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/dexter-goes-global-worldwide-marathon\|date=November 6, 2001\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> The marathon featured fan-selected episodes of ''Dexter's Laboratory'' and culminated with the premiere of the first two episodes of season 3.<ref name="global" /> On January 16, 2006, the series began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network's sister channel ]; the occasion was marked by a 12-hour ] marathon.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Dexter's Laboratory Joins Boomerang\|first=Ryan\|last=Ball\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dexters-laboratory-joins-boomerang/\|date=January 12, 2006\|work=]\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> On March 30, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in the United States in reruns on the revived block, '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.webpronews.com/cartoon-network-brings-back-the-classics-with-cartoon-planet-2012-03\|title=Cartoon Network Brings Back the Classics with Cartoon Planet\|first=Zach\|last=Walton\|date=March 29, 2012\|work=WebProNews\|publisher=iEntry Network\|accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> The Canadian version of ] airs reruns as well, with the series being featured on the channel's launch on July 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Go Canuck\|first=Mercedes\|last=Milligan\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-networkadult-swim-go-canuck/\|date=June 21, 2012\|work=Animation\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> The launch was commemorated by parent network ], which aired Cartoon Network-related programming blocks and promotions in the weeks leading up to the event, including episodes of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Teletoon Promotes Cartoon Network Launch in Canada\|first=Ramin\|last=Zahed\|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/teletoon-promotes-cartoon-network-launch-in-canada/\|date=May 4, 2012\|work=Animation\|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref>

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1996 American TV series or program

Dexter's Laboratory
File:Dexter's Laboratory title.jpg
Genre	Action Adventure Comic science fiction Sitcom
Created by	Genndy Tartakovsky
Written by	Genndy Tartakovsky Jason Butler Rote Seth MacFarlane Butch Hartman Clayton Morrow Amy Keating Rogers Michael Ryan
Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky Chris Savino John McIntyre Rob Renzetti Robert Alvarez Don Judge Rumen Petkov Paul Rudish Craig McCracken
Voices of	Christine Cavanaugh Candi Milo Allison Moore Kathryn Cressida Kath Soucie Jeff Bennett Eddie Deezen Rob Paulsen Tom Kenny Frank Welker
Theme music composer	Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker (Main series) Gary Lionelli (Dial M & The Justice Friends)
Opening theme	"Dexter's Laboratory" (Main title)
Ending theme	"Dexter's Laboratory" (End title, performed by Agostino Castagnola)
Composers	Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker (Main series) Gary Lionelli (Season 1: Dial M & The Justice Friends' episodes; Season 2: additional music)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	78 (221 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Larry Huber (Season 1) Buzz Potamkin (Season 1) Sherry Gunther (Season 2) Genndy Tartakovsky (Season 3–4)
Producers	Genndy Tartakovsky Chris Savino (Season 4 only) Davis Doi (supervising producer, Season 1–2)
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Cartoon Network Studios (1996–1997 as H-B's subsidiary, 2001–2003) Hanna-Barbera Productions (1997–1999)
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	April 28, 1996 (1996-04-28) – November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20)
Related
What a Cartoon!

Dexter's Laboratory (commonly abbreviated as Dexter's Lab) is an American comic science fiction animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network, and the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, which he fills with his marvelous inventions. Dexter constantly battles against his sister Dee Dee, who always manages to gain access to his lab, despite his best efforts to keep her out. He also engages in a bitter rivalry with his neighbor and fellow-genius Mandark. The series' first two seasons contain additional segments: Dial M for Monkey, which focuses on Dexter's pet lab-monkey-turned-superhero, and The Justice Friends, about a trio of superheroes who share an apartment.

Tartakovsky based the series on student films he produced while attending the California Institute of the Arts and pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts showcase World Premiere Toons. A pilot aired on Cartoon Network in February 1995, and in August viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a half-hour series, which premiered on April 28, 1996. By 1999, 52 episodes and a television movie had been produced, and Tartakovsky then left the series to begin work on his other projects, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. In 2001, the network revived the series under a different production team at Cartoon Network Studios, and after 26 more episodes, the series ended on November 20, 2003.

Dexter's Laboratory received high ratings and became one of Cartoon Network's most popular and successful original series. During its run, the series was nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Reel Awards, and 9 Annie Awards, winning 3 additional Annie Awards. The series is notable for helping launch the careers of several cartoonists, such as Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Wander Over Yonder), Seth MacFarlane, Butch Hartman, and Rob Renzetti. Spin-off media include comic books, DVD and VHS releases, music albums, collectible toys, and video games.

Overview

The series revolves around Dexter (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh in seasons 1–2; Candi Milo in seasons 3–4), a boy-genius who has built a secret laboratory hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. The laboratory is filled with highly advanced equipment and access is achieved by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches on Dexter's bookshelf (e.g. pulling out a specific book). Though highly intelligent, Dexter often fails at what he has set out to do when he becomes overexcited and makes careless choices. He manages to keep the lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful Dad (Jeff Bennett) and Mom (Kath Soucie), who never notice any evidence of it. Although he comes from a typical all-American family, Dexter speaks with a thick accent of indeterminate origin. Cavanaugh described it as "an affectation, some kind of accent, we're not quite sure. A small Peter Lorre, but not. Perhaps he's Latino, perhaps he's French. He's a scientist; he knows he needs some kind of accent." Genndy Tartakovsky explained, "He considers himself a very serious scientist, and all well-known scientists have accents."

Dexter is frequently in conflict with his hyperactive older sister, Dee Dee (voiced by Allison Moore in seasons 1 and 3; Kathryn Cressida in seasons 2 and 4). In spite of Dexter's advanced technology, Dee Dee eludes all manner of security, and once inside her brother's laboratory, she delights in playing haphazardly, often wreaking havoc with his inventions. Though generally dim-witted, Dee Dee occasionally outsmarts her brother and even gives him helpful advice. For his part, Dexter, though annoyed by his intrusive sibling, feels a reluctant affection for her and will come to her defense if she is imperiled.

Dexter's nemesis is a rival boy-genius from his school named Susan "Mandark" Astronomonov (voiced by Eddie Deezen). Mandark also has his own laboratory, but his schemes are generally evil and designed to gain power while downplaying or destroying Dexter's accomplishments. As the series progresses, Mandark becomes significantly more evil, with his laboratory darker-looking, industrial, and angular in contrast to his original brightly lit lab with rounded features. Because Dexter's inventions are often better than his, Mandark tries to make up for this by stealing Dexter's plans. Mandark's weakness is his love for Dee Dee, though she ignores him and never returns his affections.

Recurring segments

Most episodes of Dexter's Laboratory are divided into three different stories or segments, each one being approximately 8 minutes in length. Occasionally, the middle segment centered around characters from the Dexter's Laboratory universe other than Dexter and his family. Two of these segments were shown primarily during the first season: Dial M for Monkey and The Justice Friends. Dial M for Monkey was the middle segment for the first six episodes of season one, and The Justice Friends took its place for the rest of the season.

The Dial M for Monkey shorts feature Dexter's pet laboratory monkey, Monkey (vocal effects by Frank Welker), whom Dexter believes is an ordinary monkey and nothing more. In contrast, Monkey secretly has superpowers and fights evil as the superhero Monkey. Monkey is joined by his partner Agent Honeydew (voiced by Kath Soucie), the Commander General (voiced by Robert Ridgely and later Earl Boen), and a team of assembled superheroes. Dial M for Monkey was created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, and Paul Rudish.

The Justice Friends consists of Major Glory (voiced by Rob Paulsen), Valhallen (voiced by Tom Kenny), and the Infraggable Krunk (voiced by Frank Welker), a team of superheroes who are all roommates living in an apartment complex called Muscular Arms. Most of the adventures of the trio deal less with their lives as superheroes and more with their inability to get along as roommates; it is presented as a sitcom, including a laugh track. Genndy Tartakovsky's inspiration for The Justice Friends came from reading Marvel Comics when he was learning how to speak English. Tartakovsky stated in an interview with IGN that he was somewhat disappointed with how The Justice Friends turned out, saying, "it could have been funnier and the characters could have been fleshed out more."

Between the three main segments in seasons one and two are brief mini-segments, many of which feature only Dexter and Dee Dee. Other characters from the series may star in them also, such as "The Puppet Pals", two live-action puppets named Puppet Pal Mitch (voiced by Rob Paulsen) and Puppet Pal Clem (voiced by Tom Kenny).

History

Influences and design

Dexter's Laboratory was inspired by one of Genndy Tartakovsky's drawings of a ballerina. After drawing Dee Dee's tall, thin shape, he decided to pair her with a short and blocky opposite, Dexter, inspired by Tartakovsky's older brother Alex. The series was animated in a stylized way, which Tartakovsky says was influenced by the Merrie Melodies cartoon The Dover Boys at Pimento University. Dexter's Laboratory, however, was staged in a cinematic way, rather than flat and close to the screen, to leave space and depth for the action and gags. Tartakovsky was also influenced by other Warner Bros. cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, Japanese mecha anime, and the UPA shorts. Tartakovsky has said the character Dexter was designed "as an icon"—his body is short and squat and his design is simple, with a black outline and relatively little detail. Since he knew that he was designing the show for television, he purposely limited the design to a certain degree, designing the nose and mouth, for instance, in a Hanna-Barbera style to animate easily.

Production

Dexter's Laboratory, along with Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, and Courage the Cowardly Dog, became responsible for pushing Cartoon Network in a new direction focusing on original programming and "character-driven" cartoons. After enrolling at the California Institute of the Arts in 1990 to study animation, Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two short films that would become the basis for the series. Dexter's Laboratory was then made into a seven-minute pilot as a part of Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! project, promoted as World Premiere Toons, which debuted on February 26, 1995.

Viewers worldwide voted through phone lines, the Internet, focus groups, and consumer promotions for their favorite short cartoons; the first of 16 animated shorts to earn that vote of approval was Dexter's Laboratory. In August 1995, Turner ordered six half-hours of the series, which would include two cartoons around one spin-off segment titled Dial M for Monkey. The show premiered as a half-hour series on TNT on April 27, 1996, and on April 28 on Cartoon Network and TBS Superstation. Mike Lazzo, then-head of programming for the network, said that Dexter's Laboratory was his favorite of the 48 shorts, commenting "We all loved the humor in brother-versus-sister relationship".

A second season premiered on Cartoon Network on July 16, 1997. Allison Moore, the voice of Dee Dee and a college friend of Genndy Tartakovsky, left the show after the first season because she was no longer interested in voice acting. The role was subsequently recast with Kathryn Cressida. Dexter's Laboratory ended its initial run in 1998 after two seasons, with the second season lasting 39 episodes, a notable record for a single TV production season on Cartoon Network. The initial series finale was "Last But Not Beast", which differed from the format of the other episodes in that it was not a collection of cartoon shorts, but was a single 25-minute episode.

In 1999, Tartakovsky returned to direct Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip, an hour-long television movie. This was the last Dexter's Laboratory production that Tartakovsky was involved with and was originally intended to be the conclusion to the series. The special was hand-animated, though the character and setting designs were subtly revised. The plot follows Dexter on a quest through time as he finds out his future triumphs. Christine Cavanaugh won an Annie Award for her voice performance as Dexter in Ego Trip for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting By a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production".

On February 21, 2001, Cartoon Network announced the series had been picked up for a 13-episode third season. The new episodes, which ran for two more seasons, had a different production team than the originals due to Genndy Tartakovsky working on Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. MacFarlane and Hartman had left Time Warner altogether at this point, focusing on Family Guy and The Fairly OddParents, respectively. Beginning with season three, Chris Savino took over as the creative director for the show in the absence of Tartakovsky. Later in season four, Savino was also promoted to producer giving him further control over the show, such as the budget. This second line of episodes featured noticeably different visual designs, inconsistencies with the original episodes both in storyline and in visuals, and different sound effects. Christine Cavanaugh reprised her role as Dexter for the first few episodes of the third season, but retired from voice acting in 2001 for personal reasons, and was replaced by Candi Milo. In addition, Allison Moore briefly returned as Dee Dee's voice before Cressida once again assumed the role.

Directors and writers on the series included Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Seth MacFarlane, Butch Hartman, Rob Renzetti, Paul Rudish, John McIntyre, and Chris Savino.

Episodes

Main article: List of Dexter's Laboratory episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
Pilots	N/A	4	February 26, 1995 (1995-02-26)	April 14, 1996 (1996-04-14)
1	34	13	April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)	January 1, 1997 (1997-01-01)
2	108	39	July 16, 1997 (1997-07-16)	June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15)
Ego Trip			December 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)
3	36	13	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)
4	38	13	November 22, 2002 (2002-11-22)	November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20)

Dexter's Laboratory broadcast 78 half-hour episodes over 4 seasons during its 7-year run. Four pilot shorts were produced for World Premiere Toons that aired in 1995 and 1996 and were subsequently fused into the series' first season. Fifty-two episodes were produced over the original run from 1996 to 1998, which was followed by the TV movie Ego Trip in 1999. An additional 26 episodes were produced and broadcast from 2001 to 2003. The short "Chicken Scratch" debuted theatrically with The Powerpuff Girls Movie in 2002 and was later broadcast as a segment in the series' fourth and final season.

Broadcast

On November 16, 2001, Cartoon Network aired the 12-hour "Dexter Goes Global" marathon in 96 countries and 12 languages. The marathon featured fan-selected episodes of Dexter's Laboratory and culminated with the premiere of the first two episodes of season 3. On January 16, 2006, the series began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang; the occasion was marked by a 12-hour Martin Luther King, Jr. Day marathon. On March 30, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in the United States in reruns on the revived block, Cartoon Planet. The Canadian version of Cartoon Network airs reruns as well, with the series being featured on the channel's launch on July 4, 2012. The launch was commemorated by parent network Teletoon, which aired Cartoon Network-related programming blocks and promotions in the weeks leading up to the event, including episodes of Dexter's Laboratory.

Controversial episodes

"Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor"

The segment "Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor" aired as part of the fourth episode of the first season, but was removed from rotation after a few years of being broadcast in the United States. The short features a character named the Silver Spooner (a spoof of the Silver Surfer), which was perceived by Cartoon Network as a stereotype of gay men. In later broadcasts and on the Season One DVD (Region 1), the banned segment has been replaced with "Dexter's Lab: A Story", an episode from season two.

"Rude Removal"

Main article: Rude Removal

During the initial run of Dexter's Lab, a segment titled "Rude Removal" was produced. The short involves Dexter creating a "rude removal system" to diminish Dee Dee's rudeness; however, it instead creates highly rude clones of both siblings. The episode was only shown during certain animation festivals and was never aired on Cartoon Network due to the characters swearing, even though the swear words were censored. Tartakovsky commented that "standards didn't like it." Linda Simensky, then-vice president of original programming for Cartoon Network, said "I still think it's very funny. It probably would air better late at night." Fred Seibert, president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons from 1992 to 1996, has attested to the existence of the short.

In October 2012, Genndy Tartakovsky was asked about the episode during an AMA on Reddit, and he replied "Next time I do a public appearance I'll bring it with me!". Adult Swim later asked fans on Twitter if there was still any interest in the episode, and the response was "overwhelming". The episode was finally uploaded on YouTube and AdultSwim.com on January 22, 2013, although it was removed after a few days.

Reception

Since its debut, Dexter's Laboratory has been one of Cartoon Network's most successful original series, being the network's highest-rated original series in both 1996 and 1997. Internationally, the series garnered a special mention for best script at the 1997 Cartoons on the Bay animation festival in Italy. In 1998 and 1999, a Dexter balloon was featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside many other iconic characters, including the titular piglet from the movie Babe whom Christine Cavanaugh also voiced. The show was also part of the reason for Cartoon Network's 20% ratings surge over the summer of 1999. The series' July 7, 2000, telecast was the network's highest-rated original telecast of all time among households (3.1), kids 2–11 (7.8), and kids 6–11 (8.4), with a delivery of almost 2 million homes. On July 31, 2001, it scored the highest household rating (2.9) and delivery (2,166,000 homes) of any Cartoon Network telecast for that year. Dexter's Laboratory was also one of the network's highest-rated original series of 2002.

Former Cartoon Network president Betty Cohen's favorite animated show was Dexter's Laboratory. Rapper Coolio has also said that he is a fan of the show and was happy to do a song for the show's soundtrack at Cartoon Network's request, stating, "I watch a lot of cartoons because I have kids. I actually watch more cartoons than movies." In a 2012 top 10 list by Entertainment Weekly, Dexter's Laboratory was ranked as the fourth best Cartoon Network show. In 2009 Dexter's Laboratory was named the 72nd best animated series by IGN, with editors remarking, "While aimed at and immediately accessible to children, Dexter's Laboratory was part of a new generation of animated series that played on two levels, simultaneously fun for both kids and adults."

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
1995	Annie Awards	Best Animated Short Subject	Hanna-Barbera for "Changes"	Won
	Annie Awards	Best Individual Achievement: Storyboarding in the Field of Animation	Genndy Tartakovsky	Nominated
	Primetime Emmys	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)	Buzz Potamkin, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Larry Huber for "Changes"	Nominated
1996	Primetime Emmys	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)	Larry Huber, Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, and Paul Rudish for "The Big Sister"	Nominated
1997	Annie Awards	Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production	Jason Butler Rote and Paul Rudish for "Beard to Be Feared"	Won
		Best Animated TV Program	Hanna-Barbera	Nominated
		Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production	Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker	Nominated
		Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a TV Production	Genndy Tartakovsky for "Ham Hocks and Arm Locks"	Nominated
		Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production	Christine Cavanaugh as Dexter	Nominated
	Primetime Emmys	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)	Sherry Gunther, Larry Huber, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Jason Butler Rote for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over"	Nominated
1998	Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program	Hanna-Barbera	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production	Christine Cavanaugh as Dexter	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production	David Smith, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker for "LABretto"	Nominated
	Primetime Emmys	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)	Davis Doi, Genndy Tartakovsky, Jason Butler Rote, and Michael Ryan for "Dyno-might" and "LABretto"	Nominated
	Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music	Dexter's Laboratory	Nominated
2000	Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Program	Hanna-Barbera	Nominated
2000	Annie Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production	Christine Cavanaugh as Dexter in "Ego Trip"	Won
2002	Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing in Television — Music, Episodic Animation	Roy Braverman and William Griggs for "Momdark", "Quackor", and "Mind Over Chatter"	Nominated
2004	Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music	Brian F. Mars and Roy Braverman for "Dexter's Wacky Races"	Nominated

Merchandise

Comics

Characters from Dexter's Laboratory appeared in a 150,000-print magazine called Cartoon Network, published by Burghley Publishing and released in the United Kingdom on August 27, 1998. DC Comics printed four comic book volumes featuring Dexter's Laboratory. It first appeared in Cartoon Network Presents, a 24-issue volume showcasing the network's premiere animated programming at the time, which was produced from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, DC gave the show its own 34-issue comic volume, which ran until 2003. DC also ran a Cartoon Cartoons comic book from 2001 to 2004 that frequently contained Dexter's Laboratory stories. This was superseded by Cartoon Network Block Party, the final issue of which was released in September 2009. In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comics based on its properties. Dexter's Laboratory was one of the titles announced to be published. The first issue is due in April 2014.

Home media releases

Dexter's Laboratory first appeared in home media on three VHS tapes made widely available in the early 2000s. Episodes had not been officially released prior to this, with the exception of a complete series DVD collection given as a contest prize. Warner Brothers stated in a 2006 interview that they were "...in conversations with Cartoon Network" for DVD collections of various cartoons, among which was Dexter's Laboratory. Madman Entertainment released the complete first season and the first part of the second season in Region 4 in 2008. A Region 1 release of the first season was released by Warner Home Video on October 12, 2010. The release was the third in an official release of several Cartoon Cartoons on DVD, under the "Cartoon Network Hall of Fame" name. The complete series with the exception of the Ego Trip TV movie and the unaired "Rude Removal" segment became available on iTunes in 2010. All the seasons of Dexter's Laboratory have been released on Netflix.

*Dexter's Laboratory* VHS and DVD releases
Title	Episodes	Release date			Features
Title	Episodes	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Features
"Dexter's Super Computer Giveaway" DVD set	52	1999	—	—	The grand prize of a Subway promotion, this DVD includes every episode of the series as of 1999.
Volume 1	12	—	March 27, 2000	—	VHS includes the episodes "Dee Deemensional", "Maternal Combat", "Dexter Dodgeball", "Dexter's Assistant", "Dexter's Rival", "Old Man Dexter", "Double Trouble", "Changes", "Jurassic Pooch", "Dimwit Dexter", "Dee Dee's Room", "Big Sister", "Star Spangled Sidekicks", and "Game Over."
Ego Trip	1	November 7, 2000	July 23, 2001	—	VHS includes the made-for-TV special "Ego Trip" along with "The Justice Friends: Krunk's Date" and "Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor".
Greatest Adventures	8	July 3, 2001	—	—	VHS includes Genndy Tartakovsky's eight favorite episodes: "Changes", "Dexter's Rival", "Old Man Dexter", "Dexter Dodgeball", "Picture Day", "Quiet Riot", "Last But Not Beast", and "Dexter's Lab: A Story"; as well as a preview of Samurai Jack and a bonus Ed, Edd n Eddy episode: "Stop, Look and Ed".
Season 1	13 (episodes 1-13)	October 12, 2010	—	February 13, 2008	The two-disc DVD includes all episodes from season one with the exception of "Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor", which is replaced by "Dexter's Lab: A Story" on the Region 1 release. The Region 4 release includes all episodes.
Season 2 (Part 1)	19 (episodes 14-32)	—	—	June 11, 2008	The two-disc DVD includes the first half of episodes from season two.

Other releases including *Dexter's Laboratory* episodes
Title	Episodes	Release date			Features
Title	Episodes	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Features
The Powerpuff Girls: Twisted Sister	1	April 3, 2001	—	—	"Dexter's Lab: A Story"
The Powerpuff Girls Movie	1	November 5, 2002	—	—	"Chicken Scratch"
Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas	1	October 7, 2003	—	November 8, 2005	"Dexter vs. Santa's Claws"
Scooby-Doo and the Toon Tour of Mysteries	3	June 2004	—	—	"Trick or Treehouse", "Unfortunate Cookie", and "Photo Finish"
Cartoon Network Halloween: 9 Cartoon Capers	1	August 10, 2004	—	—	"Picture Day"
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies	1	October 5, 2004	—	—	"Snowdown"
Toon Foolery—Laugh Your 'Ed Off!	1	—	Unknown	—	"Opposites Attract"
Toon Foolery—Fool About Laughing!	1	—	Unknown	—	"Blonde Leading the Blonde"
Cartoon Network Halloween 2: Grossest Halloween Ever	1	August 9, 2005	—	—	"Dee Dee's Room"
Cartoon Network Christmas 2: Christmas Rocks	1	October 4, 2005	—	—	"Dexter vs. Santa's Claws"
Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks	1	—	October 18, 2010	—	"Dexter vs. Santa's Claws/Pain in the Mouth/Dexter and Computress Get Mandark!"
4 Kid Favorites: The Hall of Fame Collection	8 (episodes 1-8)	March 13, 2012	—	—	4-disc compilation set includes Dexter's Laboratory: Season One, Disc One

Music releases

The series has spawned two music albums, Dexter's Laboratory: The Musical Time Machine and Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment, three hip hop music videos, and a fourth music video by the band They Might Be Giants for their song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which features Japanese-style animation. Three Dexter's Laboratory tracks were also featured on the Cartoon Network compilation album Cartoon Medley.

Toys and promotions

In November 1997, Wendy's promoted Dexter's Laboratory with six collectible toys in their kids' meals. A Subway promotion lasted from August 23 to October 3, 1999, and included "Dexter's Super Computer Giveaway", in which a computer, monitor, games, software, and an exclusive set of Dexter's Laboratory DVDs were given out to the winner. Discovery Zone sponsored Cartoon Network's eight-week-long "Dexter's Duplication Summer" in 1998 to promote the show's new schedule. Toy company Trendmasters released a series of Dexter's Lab figures and playsets in 2001. A set of six kids' meal toys was available as part of a May 2001 Dairy Queen promotion. That same month, Cartoon Network and Perfetti Van Melle launched the "Out of Control" promotion, which included on-air marketing and a sweepstakes to win an "Air Dextron" entertainment center. The following April, a similar promotion featured Dexter's Laboratory-themed AirHeads packs and an online sweepstakes. Subway promoted the series a second time from April 1 to May 15, 2002, with four kids' meal toys. In September 2003, Burger King sponsored Dexter's Laboratory toys with kids' meals as part of a larger promotion featuring online games, Cartoon Orbit codes, and new episodes of the series.

Video games

Six video games based on the series have been released: Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage for the Nintendo Game Boy Color, Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes!, also for the Game Boy Advance, Dexter's Laboratory: Mandark's Lab? for the Sony PlayStation, Dexter's Laboratory: Science Ain't Fair for PC, and Dexter's Laboratory: Security Alert! for mobile phones. On February 15, 2005, Midway Games announced plans to develop and produce a new Dexter's Laboratory video game for multiple consoles, but the game never saw the light of day. Dexter, Mandark, Dee Dee, Dexter's computer, and Major Glory, along with many items, areas, and inventions from the show were featured in the MMORPG FusionFall. Various characters from the series were also featured in Cartoon Network Racing and Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. Punch Time Explosion featured different voice talent for Dexter (Tara Strong instead of Christine Cavanaugh or Candi Milo) and Monkey (Fred Tatasciore instead of Frank Welker).

Books

Fourteen books set in Dexter's Laboratory were released by Scholastic, and a few more by Golden Books. These books were:

Under "Dexter's Laboratory":

Dexter's Ink (2002) by Howie Dewin (ISBN 0-439-38579-2)
Dex-Terminator (2002) by Bobbi J. G. Weiss and David Cody Weiss (ISBN 0-439-38580-6)
Dr. Dee Dee & Dexter Hyde (2002) by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack (ISBN 0-439-43422-X)
I Dream of Dexter (2003) by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack (ISBN 0-439-43423-8)
The Incredible Shrinking Dexter (2003) by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso (ISBN 0-439-43424-6)
Dexter's Big Switch (2003) by Meg Belviso and Pamela Pollack (ISBN 0-439-44947-2)

Horse of a Different Dexter (2002) by David Cody Weiss and Bobbi J. G. Weiss (ISBN 0-439-38581-4)

Knights Of The Periodic Table (2003) by David Cody Weiss and Bobbi J. G. Weiss (ISBN 0-439-43425-4)

Cootie Wars (2003) by David Cody Weiss and Bobbi J. G. Weiss (ISBN 0-439-44932-4)

Brain Power (2003) by David Cody Weiss and Bobbi J. G. Weiss (ISBN 0-439-44942-1)

Zappo Change-O (2001, by Golden Books) by Genndy Tartakovsky (ISBN 0-307-99812-6)

The last five of these were unnumbered, at least on the covers.

Under "Dexter's Laboratory Science Log":

Dee Dee's Amazing Bones (2002) by Anne Capeci (ISBN 0-439-44175-7)
Mixed-Up Magnetism (2002) by Anne Capeci (ISBN 0-439-38582-2)
What's the "Matter" with Dee Dee? (2003) by Anne Capeci (ISBN 0-439-47240-7)
Little Lab or Horrors (2003) by Anne Capeci (ISBN 0-439-47242-3)

Publication details, and book covers for most, are available at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.

Additional related books, which are not "story" books are:

Dexter's Laboratory: Science Fair Showdown! (2001, Golden Books) by Chip Lovitt, a collection of science fair projects. (ISBN 0-307-10775-2)

Dexter's Joke Book For Geniuses, (2004, Scholastic) by Howie Dewin (ISBN 0-439-54582-X )

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External links

Official website
Official UK website
Dexter's Laboratory at Cartoon Network's Department of Cartoons (archive)
Dexter's Laboratory at IMDb
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