Dexter's Laboratory

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|Image = [[File:1-11612714345.jpg|330px]]
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|Caption = "''Dee Dee, get out of my laboratory!''"
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|Genre = Comic science fiction<br>Surreal comedy<br>Slapstick<br>Black comedy
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|Running Time = 22 minutes
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|Country = United States
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|Release Date = April 28, 1996 – June 15, 1998 (Original series)<br>November 16, 2001 - November 20, 2003 (Revival series)
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|Network(s) = [[:w:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]]
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|Created by = [[:w:Genndy Tartakovsky|Genndy Tartakovsky]]
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|Distributed by = [[:w:Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]<br>[[:w:Turner Entertainment|Turner Entertainment]]
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|Starring = [[:w:Christine Cavanaugh|Christine Cavanaugh]] (Seasons 1-3 until Sole Brother and Tele Trauma only)<br>[[:w:Candi Milo|Candi Milo]] (Rest of Season 3 and 4)<br>[[:w:Allison Moore|Allison Moore]] (Seasons 1 and 3)<br>[[:w:Kat Cressida|Kat Cressida]] (Seasons 2 and 4)<br>[[:w:Tom Kenny|Tom Kenny]]<br>[[:w:Kath Soucie|Kath Soucie]]<br>[[:w:Jeff Bennett|Jeff Bennett]]<br>[[:w:Eddie Deezen|Eddie Deezen]]
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|Seasons = 4
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|Episodes = 126
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'''''Dexter's Laboratory''''' is a sci-fi comedy cartoon created by [[:w:Genndy Tartakovsky|Genndy Tartakovsky]]. Originally aired as part of the ''What a Cartoon!'' anthology series, Dexter's Laboratory was given its own show in 1996 and became the very first ''Cartoon Cartoon,'' the name given to most of [[:w:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network's]] original programming that was well known during the late 90s, to mid-2000s.
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It originally aired from 1996 to 1998. It was later revived in 2001 by Chris Savino (who was originally the writer in the previous seasons) and ended in 2003.
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== Plot ==
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The story revolves around Dexter, a young boy gifted with an exceptional genius intellect who has a large laboratory that he hide in his parents house. However, to his misfortune, his klutzy and hyperactive older sister Dee Dee is aware of his lab's existence and often barges in and trashes the place. His life is also more complicated by his rival, Mandark, who is just as intelligent as him though luckily has a weakness in the form of having a crush on Dee Dee.
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== Why The Experiment Is A Success! ==
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# This is the first of the Cartoon Cartoons they ever aired, which was a great way start their reputation.
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# Launched Genndy Tartakovsky's career, who would later go on to create other cartoons such as ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' and ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'', and would also be the director of the ''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise. He later on also went on to create adult cartoons on [[Adult Swim]] such as [[Primal]]
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# Led to the careers of other animators, such as Seth MacFarlane (creator of ''[[Family Guy (seasons 1-7)|Family Guy]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[The Cleveland Show (seasons 2-4)|The Cleveland Show]] and writer of [[Johnny Bravo]])'' , Craig McCracken (creator of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (1998)]], [[Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]], [[Wander Over Yonder]] and [[Kid Cosmic]]''), Butch Hartman (creator of ''[[The Fairly OddParents (seasons 1-8)|The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom (seasons 1 & 2)|Danny]] [[Danny Phantom (season 3)|Phantom]]''), Rob Renzetti (creator of ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''), Chris Savino (creator of ''[[The Loud House (seasons 1-3)|The Loud House]], producer of [[Johnny Test (2005, seasons 1-3)|The first season of Johnny Test (2005)]] and director of [[Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (seasons 1 & 2a)|Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil]])'' and Paul Rudish (who developed ''[[The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse]]'').
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# Cleverly hidden adult jokes, it helps that one of the writers is Seth MacFarlane who is the writer behind [[Johnny Bravo]] and the creator of [[Family Guy (seasons 1-7)|Family Guy]], [[American Dad!]] and other adult cartoons.
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# Pretty colorful, smooth and detailed animation, especially in the 2001 revival thanks to [[Rough Draft Studios]].
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#* The short "Chicken Scratch" particulary has the smoothest animation out of all.
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# The inventions both Dexter and Mandark create are really interesting.
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# Amazing voice acting by: Christine Cavanaugh (Season 1-3a), Candi Milo (Season 3b-4, which serves as a great replacement for the original voice actress), Tom Kenny, Jeff Bennet, Kath Soucie, Kat Cressida (Season 2 and 4), Allison Moore (Season 1 and 3) and Eddie Denzen.
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#Funny phrases, like "Ooh! What does this button do?" and "You are stupid! You are stupid! And don't forget... YOU ARE Stupid!" (of Dexter and Computress Get Mandark!).
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# The dynamic between Dexter and Dee Dee represents the opposite sides of the human brain with the former representing the brain's left side and the latter representing the brain's right side which makes the conflict between them feel genuine but also makes the show a lot more intelligent rather than just being viewed as a wacky cartoon.
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#Good songs like [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FvTwxXTaISQ the main theme], [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RPN_h3ZzIhg Breathe in the Sunshine] and [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kj5pXytIY_4 Aye Aye Eye].
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#Several good/decent episodes, for example:
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#*[[Dexter's Rival (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dexter's Rival]]
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#*[[DeeDeemensional (Dexter's Laboratory)|Deedeemensional]]
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#*[[Game Over (Dexter's Laboratory)|Game Over]]
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#*[[Way of the Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)|Way of the Dee Dee]]
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#*[[Tribe Called Girl (Dexter's Laboratory)|Tribe Called Girl]]
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#*[[The Big Cheese (Dexter's Laboratory)|The Big Cheese]]
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#*[[Mom and Jerry (Dexter's Laboratory)|Mom and Jerry]]
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#*[[D & DD (Dexter's Laboratory)|D & DD]]
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#*[[RoboDexo 3000 (Dexter's Laboratory)|RoboDexo 3000]]
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#*[[Glove at First Sight (Dexter's Laboratory)|Glove at First Sight]]
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#*[[Smells Like Victory (Dexter's Laboratory)|Smells Like Victory]] 
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#*[[Dee Deelocks and the Ness Monster (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster]]
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#*[[Book 'Em (Dexter's Laboratory)|Book 'Em]]
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#*[[Lab on the Run (Dexter's Laboratory)|Lab on the Run]]
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#*[[Poppa Wheely (Dexter's Laboratory)|Poppa Wheely]]
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#*[[Overlabbing (Dexter's Laboratory)|Overlabbing]]
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#*[[Stuffed Animal House (Dexter's Laboratory)|Stuffed Animal House]]
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#*[[Chess Mom (Dexter's Laboratory)|Chess Mom]]
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#*[[Chicken Scratch (Dexter's Laboratory)|Chicken Scratch]]
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#*[[Sis-Tem Error (Dexter's Laboratory)|Sis-Tem Error]]
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#*[[Dos Boot (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dos Boot]]
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#*[[Robo-Dexo 3000 (Dexter's Laboratory)|Robo-Dexo 3000]]
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#*[[Go, Dexter Family! Go! (Dexter's Laboratory)|Go, Dexter Family! Go!]]
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#*[[My Dad vs Your Dad (Dexter's Laboratory)|My Dad vs Your Dad]] (which nicely concluded season 3)
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#*[[Head Band (Dexter's Laboratory)|Head Band]]
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#*[[Used Ink (Dexter's Laboratory)|Used Ink]]
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#*[[Dexter the Barbarian (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dexter the Barbarian]]
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#*[[Mountain Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory)|Mountain Mandark]]
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#*[[Bygone Errors (Dexter's Laboratory)|Bygone Errors]]
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#*[[Dexter's Wacky Races (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dexter's Wacky Races]]
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#* [[Accent You Hate (Dexter's Laboratory)|Accent You Hate]]
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#*[[Poetic Injustice (Dexter's Laboratory)|Poetic Injustice]]
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#*[[A Mom Cartoon (Dexter's Laboratory)|A Mom Cartoon]]
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#*"[[A Quackor Cartoon (Dexter’s Laboratory)|A Quackor Cartoon]]"
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#*[[The Grand-Daddy of All Inventions (Dexter’s Laboratory)|The Grand-Daddy of All Inventions]]"
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#*"[[A Silent Cartoon (Dexter’s Laboratory)|A Silent Cartoon]]"
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#*[[2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever (Dexter's Laboratory)|2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever]] (which ended season 4 and the main series with a flourish in production order)
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#*[[Golden Diskette (Dexter's Laboratory)|Golden Diskette]]
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#*[[Decode of Honor (Dexter's Laboratory)|Decode of Honor]]
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#*[[World's Greatest Mom (Dexter's Laboratory)|World's Greatest Mom]]
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#*[[Unfortunate Cookie (Dexter's Laboratory)|Unfortunate Cookie]]
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#*[[Down in the Dumps (Dexter's Laboratory)|Down in the Dumps]]
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#*[[The Laughing (Dexter's Laboratory)|The Laughing]]
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#*[[Aye Aye Eyes (Dexter's Laboratory)|Aye Aye Eyes]]
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#*[[Paper Route Bout (Dexter's Laboratory) |Paper Route Bout]]
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#*[[Just an Old-Fashioned Lab Song... (Dexter's Laboratory)|Just an Old-Fashioned Lab Song...]]
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#*[[Sdrawkcab (Dexter's Laboratory)|Sdrawkcab]]
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#*[[The Continuum of Cartoon Fools (Dexter's Laboratory)|The Continuum of Cartoon Fools]]
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#*[[Dee Dee's Rival (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dee Dee's Rival]]
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#*[[Dexter & Computress Get Mandark! (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dexter and Computress Get Mandark!]]
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#*[[LABretto (Dexter's Laboratory)|LABretto]]
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#*[[Last But Not Beast (Dexter's Laboratory)|Last But Not Beast]]
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#*[[Changes (Dexter's Laboratory)|Changes]] (the first pilot, where overall impressions of the series and season 1 were good)
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# Memorable characters like Dexter, Dee Dee, ([https://loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Dee_Dee_(Dexter%27s_Laboratory) despite her flaws and having an LCW page]), their parents, Mandark, Monkey, Quackor, Dexter’s Computer, The Justice Friends, Puppet Pals, Agent Honeydew, Commander, Mee Mee and Lee Lee, Koosalagooppagoop, Douglas E. Mordecai III, Action Hank, and Mr. Phillips Luzinsky.
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# Two spin-off segments were also done for the show: ''Dial M for Monkey'' and ''The Justice Friends'', and those overlap with the show as Monkey is Dexter's pet monkey, and the leader of the Justice Friends, Major Glory, is one of Dexter's favorite superheroes.
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# The Tie-in Movie ''[[Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip|Ego Trip]]'', is great.
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# The 2001 revival was a great way to bring back the series.
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== Bad Qualities ==
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#It can sometimes get mean-spirited.
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#Season 3 while good, it is also considered to be the weakest out of all, mostly because of the lack of title cards, the removal of some characters (Mee Mee and Lee Lee, Action Hank, Olga Astronomonov, The Justice Friends and Commander) and dull background colors.
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#*While Season 4 is a major improvement by restoring the background colors and title cards, it still has the other characters missing, although The Justice Friends did reappear in the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races" as cameos.
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#There are a handful of bad/mediocre episodes, such as:
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#*"[[Babysitter Blues (Dexter's Laboratory)|Babysitter Blues]]" (the first bad episode of the series)
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#*"[[Dexter vs. Santa's Claws (Dexter's Laboratory)|Dexter vs. Santa's Claws]]" (a bad Christmas special episode)
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#*"[[Rude Removal (Dexter's Laboratory)|Rude Removal]]" (a banned episode and it's probably the worst episode of the entire series)
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#*"[[The Old Switcherooms (Dexter’s Laboratory)|The Old Switcherooms]]"
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#*"[[Dexter Detention (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Dexter Detention]]"
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#*"[[A Mom & Dad Cartoon (Dexter’s Laboratory)|A Mom & Dad Cartoon]]"
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#*"[[D2 (Dexter's Laboratory)|D2]]"
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#*"[[Momdark (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Momdark]]"
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#*"[[Copping an Attitude (Dexter's Laboratory)|Copping an Attitude]]"
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#*"[[A Failed Lab Experiment (Dexter's Laboratory)|A Failed Lab Experiment]]"
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#*"[[A Boy Named Sue (Dexter’s Laboratory)|A Boy Named Sue]]" (it contradicts the events of the first season episode "Dexter’s Rival" and possibly "Dee Dee's Rival")
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#*"[[Oh Brother (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Oh Brother]]"
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#*"[[Jeepers Creepers, Where Is Peepers (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Jeepers Creepers, Where Is Peepers]]" (the most disgusting episode of all time)
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#*"[[Opposites Attract (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Opposites Attract]]"
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#*"[[Faux Chapeau (Dexter's Laboratory)|Faux Chapeau]]"
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#*"[[Tee Party (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Tee Party]]"
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#*"[[Beau Tie (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Beau Tie]]" (which started season 4 on a sour note)
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#*"[[Sore Eyes (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Sore Eyes]]" (the most disturbing episode of all time)
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#*"[[Father Knows Least (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Father Knows Least]]"
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#*"[[The Lab of Tomorrow (Dexter’s Laboratory)|The Lab of Tomorrow]]"
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#*"[[They Got Chops (Dexter’s Laboratory)|They Got Chops]]"
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#*"[[Comedy of Feathers (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Comedy of Feathers]]" (which ended season 4 and the series on a sour note in airing order)
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#*"[[Folly Calls (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Folly Calls]]" (arguably, the most annoying episode of the entire series)
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#*"[[Remember Me (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Remember Me]]" (a Dexter torture episode)
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#*"[[Dexter's Library (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Dexter's Library]]"
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#*"[[Dad Man Walking (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Dad Man Walking]]"
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#*"[[Dexter's Little Dillemma (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Dexter's Little Dillemma]]"
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#*"[[Babe Sitter (Dexter’s Laboratory)|Babe Sitter]]" (a Mandark torture episode)
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#Dee Dee can be annoying and unlikable at times.
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#*Dexter can also be unlikable at times, especially in episodes such as: "Babysitter Blues", "Dexter vs. Santa's Claws", "Rude Removal", "Beau Tie", "Dexter's Library" and "Copping an Attitude"
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#There are some toilet and gross-out humor.
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#The revival seasons, while good, were completely unnecessary as the series already ended with the 1999 movie "Ego Trip", though these seasons are supposed to take place before the said movie.
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#*Additionally, these seasons has a continuity error where it reveals that the rival between Dexter and Mandark started all because Dexter made fun of his name, and Mandark's name (which was Ivan Astronomovich in the previous seasons) being changed to Susan, along with him being rissen by a bunch of hippies and his sister Olga is missing.
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#*Copping an Attitude is purely a pointless non-canon episode since it provides plot-holes, like Dexter is being able to go to college despite being too young to educate. Fortunately, it got reverted with him going back to grade school after the hot tub incident.
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#Some of the endings tends to be mean-spirited and rushed.
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#The pacing feels extremely slow sometimes, most notably in "Tee Party".
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#Sadly, as of May 9, 2023 this along with other Cartoon Network Shows, it has been removed from HBO Max by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]].
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# The licensed tie-in video games are not very great.
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== Trivia ==
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*''Dial M for Monkey'' "BARBEQUOR" was banned from airing numerous countries due to a copyright clash with Marvel Comics and was replaced with "Dexter's Lab: A Story" in subsequent airings as well as on the complete DVD set as a bonus episode.
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*[[:w:Christine Cavanaugh|Christine Cavanaugh]] retired from voice acting in the series in 2001 and in general in 2003 and was replaced by Candi Milo for the rest of the series, 13 years later, Christine died on December 22, 2014 at the age of 51.
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*There's another banned episode, called "Rude Removal", which never aired on television mostly due to the characters swearing (and Dee Dee flipping the audience off on the title card). It was finally uploaded to Adult Swim's official YouTube page in a censored form, but can also be found unofficially uncensored. Speaking of which, the episode wasn't meant for airing. Instead, it was meant for private conversations, even though Adult Swim did not exist till 2001.
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*The television movie, ''Ego Trip'' was the last episode produced by Hanna-Barbera before the studio was defunct in 2001. Originally intended to be the series finale of the show, but the show was renewed for two more seasons in 2001. It was also the last episode created by Genddy Tartakovsky before he left the show to create ''Samurai Jack''. Even though the last two seasons were created by Chris Savino, Genndy Tartakovsky was still envolved in the project, though not as the creator. Genndy Tartakovsky was also the creator of the short in 2002 "Chicken Scratch" which appeared in cinemas before ''[[The Powerpuff Girls Movie]]" and aired on TV during season 4 in 2003.
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*This show was very popular in Japan, likely due to Dexter being a bizarre scientist and Dee Dee being the show's resident Moe girl.
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*For similar reasons, it was also well-liked in South Korea.
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*This is the second [[Hanna-Babera]] show to get a revival, the first being [[The Jetsons]] in 1985 and 1987.
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*The older wiki Terrible TV Shows & Episodes stated that the last two seasons were bad, this has now been fixed.
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*The second season is the last season to be animated by Hanna-Barbera before switching to [[Cartoon Network Studios]] for the revival  seasons in 2001.
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== Reception ==
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''Dexter's Laboratory'' received
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positive reviews from critics and audiences alike and is considered as one of the best CN shows ever made . It currently has a 7.9/10 on IMDb . It was one of the highest rated CN shows and won three Annie Awards, with nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Reel Awards, and nine other Annie Awards. The series is notable for helping launch the careers of animators Craig McCracken, Seth MacFarlane, Chris Savino, Butch Hartman, Paul Rudish, and Rob Renzetti.
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