Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. Initially debuting on February 26, 1995, as a seven-minute World Premiere Toons pilot, it was expanded into a full series after gaining network approval. The first season, which consists of 13 episodes divided into three segments each, premiered on TNT on April 27, 1996,[1] and on TBS and Cartoon Network the following day.[2] A second season that consists of 39 episodes premiered in 1997. In this season, Allison Moore, the voice actor for Dee Dee during the first season, was replaced by Kat Cressida, save for a few episodes. "Last But Not Beast", the second-season finale, was originally supposed to conclude the series in 1998. However, Tartakovsky directed a television movie titled Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip which aired on Cartoon Network on December 10, 1999. He left the series after the movie, focusing on his other projects, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Production on a third season began in 2000 with Chris Savino taking over as creative director and later producer. The third season, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered worldwide on November 18, 2001, during Cartoon Network's "Dexter Goes Global" marathon.[3] The third-season episode "Poppa Wheely/A Mom Cartoon/The Mock Side of the Moon" is the first to feature Christine Cavanaugh's replacement Candi Milo as the voice of Dexter. Milo would voice the character from the next episode onward, with the exception of "Tele Trauma". A fourth and final season consisting of 13 episodes aired from November 22, 2002, to November 20, 2003. In total, there are 78 episodes and a television movie across 4 seasons.
A previously unaired episode called "Rude Removal" was originally shown only at certain comic conventions that Tartakovsky attended beginning in 1998. The segment, originally produced for season two, was released online by Adult Swim on January 22, 2013.[4]
Series overview
editEpisodes
editPilots (1995–96)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code | ||||
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| 1 | "Dexter's Laboratory" "Changes"[6] | Genndy Tartakovsky | N/A | February?26,?1995[5] | 001 | ||||
| May?18,?1996 (rerun) | 104c | ||||||||
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Dexter and Dee Dee test the former's latest invention: a device that turns people into animals, which yields crazy results. | |||||||||
| 2 | "The Big Sister" | Genndy Tartakovsky | N/A | March?10,?1996 | 002 HH00615-94012[7] | ||||
| June?1,?1996 (rerun) | 105c | ||||||||
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When Dee Dee eats an experimental chocolate chip cookie of Dexter's design, she grows into a giant and makes the city her dollhouse. As she destroys the whole city, Dexter must pilot his giant Robo-Dexo 2000 mecha and return her to normal size. | |||||||||
| 3 | "Old Man Dexter" | Craig McCracken & Genndy Tartakovsky | Craig McCracken | March?24,?1996 | 003 | ||||
| May?11,?1996 (rerun) | 101c | ||||||||
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After Dexter is banned from watching The Late Early Movie due to his age, he decides to accelerate his age, but Dee Dee tampers with the age acceleration process, causing him to turn into an elderly man. Dexter, mistaken by Dee Dee for her grandfather, falls asleep while watching the show; their mother explains that Dexter is now too old to stay up late. | |||||||||
| 4 | "Dimwit Dexter" | Genndy Tartakovsky | C. Miles Thompson | April?14,?1996 | 004 | ||||
| May?25,?1996 (rerun) | 106c | ||||||||
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Dexter cracks due to overworking himself and starts acting idiotic, which makes him the butt of jokes among Dee Dee and the entire neighborhood. | |||||||||
Season 1 (1996–97)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code | ||||||
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| 1a | 1a | "DeeDeemensional" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Rob Renzetti | April?27,?1996[1] | 102a | ||||||
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Dexter falls victim to one of his own inventions and sends Dee Dee back in time to warn his past self about the consequences, but the past Dexter proves hard to convince. | ||||||||||||
| 1b | 1b | "Dial M for Monkey: Magmanamus" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Craig McCracken | April?27,?1996 | 102b | ||||||
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Monkey must defend the city from a giant underground lava monster, Magmanamus (Brad Garrett), who cannot sleep because of the noise created by its residents. | ||||||||||||
| 1c | 1c | "Maternal Combat" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Rob Renzetti | April?27,?1996 | 102c | ||||||
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When his mother falls ill, Dexter creates a robot to do her chores. Dee Dee gets hold of its remote control and wreaks havoc, forcing Dexter to create a second robot to counter Dee Dee's. | ||||||||||||
| 2a | 2a | "Dexter Dodgeball" | Craig McCracken & Genndy Tartakovsky | Ricky Nierva | May?4,?1996 | 103a | ||||||
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Dexter is forced to play dodgeball by his substitute P. E. teacher (Michael Pataki). Constantly failing at the hands of three school bullies, Dexter builds a robotic exoskeleton to defend himself. | ||||||||||||
| 2b | 2b | "Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish | May?4,?1996 | 103b | ||||||
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Intergalactic wrestling champion Rasslor ("Macho Man" Randy Savage) challenges Earth's superheroes, including Monkey, with the planet's fate at stake. | ||||||||||||
| 2c | 2c | "Dexter's Assistant" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Brett Varon & Craig McCracken | May?4,?1996 | 103c | ||||||
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In need of an assistant to operate his latest invention, Dexter performs a brain transplant on Dee Dee to make her smart enough to fulfill the role. With her new brain, Dee Dee proves to be more intelligent than Dexter. | ||||||||||||
| 3a | 3a | "Dexter's Rival" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | May?11,?1996 | 101a | ||||||
| 12a | 12a | December?25,?1996 (rerun) | 112a | |||||||||
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Mandark Astronomanov (Eddie Deezen), a new student at Dexter's school, seems to be superior to Dexter academically. Mandark compels Dexter to shut down his lab so that Mandark's lab can gain more power. All seems lost for Dexter, until Mandark falls in love with Dee Dee, giving Dexter the means to earn back his reputation and get revenge on Mandark. | ||||||||||||
| 3b | 3b | "Dial M for Monkey: Simion" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Lou Romano | May?11,?1996 | 101b | ||||||
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Monkey encounters Simion (Maurice LaMarche), an intelligent anthropomorphic chimpanzee who seeks vengeance on humans for turning him into his current state. | ||||||||||||
| 4a | 4a | "Double Trouble" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman | May?18,?1996 | 104a | ||||||
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Dee Dee and her friends, Lee Lee and Mee Mee, enter Dexter's lab and wreak havoc. When Dexter clones himself to stop them, the girls too make clones of themselves. | ||||||||||||
| 4b | 4b | "Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish | May?18,?1996 | 104b | ||||||
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Monkey's birthday party is interrupted by Barbequor (Robert Ridgely), an intergalactic villain who plans to eat the planets, and his sidekick, the Silver Spooner (Rob Paulsen). | ||||||||||||
| 5a | 5a | "Jurassic Pooch" | Craig McCracken & Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman & Conrad Vernon | May?25,?1996 | 106a | ||||||
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In order to clone a dinosaur with an incomplete DNA sequence, Dexter uses his dog's genetic code to fill in the gaps. The experiment appears to be a success, but because Dexter filled the gaps with his dog's brain, the cloned dinosaur now behaves like a dog. | ||||||||||||
| 5b | 5b | "Dial M for Monkey: Orgon Grindor" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Lou Romano & Mike Fontanelli | May?25,?1996 | 106b | ||||||
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While on a date with Agent Honeydew, Monkey is hypnotized by the music of the Organ Grindor (Jim Cummings), who commands him to rob Fort Knox. | ||||||||||||
| 6a | 6a | "Dee Dee's Room" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Teddy Newton & Todd Fredericksen | June?1,?1996 | 105a | ||||||
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After Dee Dee steals his critical invention, Dexter ventures into her room to find it in a homage to Apocalypse Now. | ||||||||||||
| 6b | 6b | "Dial M for Monkey: Huntor" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish | June?1,?1996 | 105b | ||||||
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Monkey encounters Huntor (Ed Gilbert), an extraterrestrial hunter, and must fight him without his powers in order to save Agent Honeydew and Commander Chief. | ||||||||||||
| 7a | 7a | "Star Spangled Sidekicks" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | November?20,?1996 | 107a | ||||||
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Dexter and Dee Dee enter tryouts to become Major Glory's sidekick. When Dee Dee wins, Dexter realizes that fancy costumes are not the only criterion to become a superhero. | ||||||||||||
| 7b | 7b | "The Justice Friends: TV Super Pals" | Craig McCracken & Genndy Tartakovsky | Craig McCracken | November?20,?1996 | 107b | ||||||
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With only one television in their apartment, Major Glory, Valhallen, and Krunk disagree on what to watch: Major Glory's televised capture of the Disgruntled Postman, the monster truck pull, or TV Puppet Pals. | ||||||||||||
| 7c | 7c | "Game Over" | Craig McCracken & Genndy Tartakovsky | Craig McCracken | November?20,?1996 | 107c | ||||||
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When Dexter and Dee Dee's father buys his children a video game, Dexter plugs in the cartridge and becomes trapped inside. | ||||||||||||
| 8a | 8a | "Babysitter Blues" | Craig McCracken & Rob Renzetti | Craig McCracken | November?27,?1996 | 111a | ||||||
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Dexter has a crush on his teenage babysitter, Lisa. After learning that she has a boyfriend, Dexter sabotages their relationship by accelerating his age by ten years in an attempt to win her heart. | ||||||||||||
| 8b | 8b | "The Justice Friends: Valhallen's Room" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish & Butch Hartman | November?27,?1996 | 111b | ||||||
| 8c | 8c | "Dream Machine" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Don Shank | November?27,?1996 | 111c | ||||||
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When Dexter's nightmares become frequent and problematic, he invents a machine that allows him to have good dreams, but Dee Dee cannot operate it properly unless she is awake. | ||||||||||||
| 9a | 9a | "Dollhouse Drama" | Rob Renzetti | Rob Renzetti | December?4,?1996 | 108a | ||||||
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Suspicious that Dee Dee has not entered his lab on a particular day, Dexter shrinks himself and enters her room to spy on her. Dee Dee takes advantage of Dexter's small size, and he unwillingly becomes a character in Dee Dee's doll story, which he starts to believe to be real. | ||||||||||||
| 9b | 9b | "The Justice Friends: Krunk's Date" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman | December?4,?1996 | 108b | ||||||
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While fighting Comrade Red and his gang, Krunk falls in love with his equivalent in their gang, She-Thing. | ||||||||||||
| 9c | 9c | "The Big Cheese" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Charlie Bean | December?4,?1996 | 108c | ||||||
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Dexter's new invention allows him to study for the next day's French test during his sleep. A scratched record causes his device to repeat a single phrase, omelette du fromage, throughout the night, and Dexter wakes up with the inability to speak anything besides that phrase. | ||||||||||||
| 10a | 10a | "Way of the Dee Dee" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Rudish | December?11,?1996 | 110a | ||||||
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Dee Dee teaches Dexter how to live carefree instead of being lonely and purely focused on science. | ||||||||||||
| 10b | 10b | "The Justice Friends: Say Uncle Sam" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman | December?11,?1996 | 110b | ||||||
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Major Glory forces Krunk and Valhallen to tidy up their apartment for his Uncle Sam, who is coming over for a visit. | ||||||||||||
| 10c | 10c | "Tribe Called Girl" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Don Shank | December?11,?1996 | 110c | ||||||
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To learn more about girls, Dexter camouflages himself to enter Dee Dee's room during a slumber party with her friends Lee Lee and Mee Mee. When he is caught, he is forced to take part in the girls' activities. | ||||||||||||
| 11a | 11a | "Spacecase" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Ricky Nierva | December?18,?1996 | 109a | ||||||
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To prevent himself from being abducted by aliens, Dexter tricks Dee Dee into going instead, but he regrets his decision after realizing how much he cares for her. | ||||||||||||
| 11b | 11b | "The Justice Friends: Ratman" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Charlie Bean | December?18,?1996 | 109b | ||||||
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To fix their apartment's plumbing, Krunk and Valhallen venture to the basement, where they are met by Ratman (Maurice LaMarche), a diminutive vigilante raised by rats (a parody of Batman). | ||||||||||||
| 11c | 11c | "Dexter's Debt" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Charlie Bean | December?18,?1996 | 109c | ||||||
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Dexter's laboratory is threatened with repossession unless he can repay his $200 million debt to NASA. When Dee Dee wins a sweepstakes prize equal to Dexter's debt, he decides to steal her money out of desperation. | ||||||||||||
| 12b | 12b | "The Justice Friends: Bee Where?" | Paul Rudish & Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman & Craig McCracken | December?25,?1996 | 112b | ||||||
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Major Glory, Krunk, and Valhallen try to rid their apartment of a bee. | ||||||||||||
| 12c | 12c | "Mandarker" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Lou Romano | December?25,?1996 | 112c | ||||||
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Following the destruction of his lab by Dexter and Dee Dee (in the episode Dexter's Rival), Mandark turns to magic to beat Dexter at the science fair. | ||||||||||||
| 13a | 13a | "Inflata Dee Dee" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | January?1,?1997 | 113a | ||||||
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Dee Dee inflates Dexter's hydro-plasmatic suit and constantly floats in the air, prompting Dexter to bring her down. | ||||||||||||
| 13b | 13b | "The Justice Friends: Can't Nap" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Butch Hartman | January?1,?1997 | 113b | ||||||
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After fellow Justice Friend White Tiger helps Valhallen stop a super-villain called Mental Mouse, the latter invites him to spend the night in his apartment, forgetting that Major Glory is allergic to cats. | ||||||||||||
| 13c | 13c | "Monstory" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Don Shank | January?1,?1997 | 113c | ||||||
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Not interested in hearing Dee Dee's long-winded story, Dexter gives her a new formula to keep her quiet, but instead she is turned into a giant monster still bent on telling her story. When he realizes that nothing can make her quiet, he becomes a giant monster himself. | ||||||||||||
Season 2 (1997–98)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code?[7] |
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| 14a | 1a | "Beard to Be Feared" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Jason Butler Rote | Paul Rudish | July?16,?1997[8] | 202a |
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After watching an Action Hank movie on television, Dexter dons a synthetic beard to imitate his hero, but the police mistake him for Action Hank himself. | |||||||
| 14b | 1b | "Quackor the Fowl" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Jason Butler Rote | Genndy Tartakovsky | July?16,?1997[8] | 202b |
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Mandark brings his pet lab duck, Ducky, for show and tell to counter Dexter and his lab monkey, Monkey. Unbeknownst to Mandark, Ducky is the alter ego of supervillain Quackor the Fowl. | |||||||
| 14c | 1c | "Ant Pants" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Jason Butler Rote | Butch Hartman | July?16,?1997[8] | 202c |
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When Dexter catches Dee Dee exterminating ants, he shrinks her and himself to ant size to demonstrate how organized the ants are in a colony. | |||||||
| 15a | 2a | "Mom and Jerry" | Robert Alvarez | Jason Butler Rote | Andy Bialk & Paul Rudish | July?23,?1997 | 201a |
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In a parody of Tom and Jerry, Dexter accidentally swaps his brain with a mouse's and must avoid his mother when she attacks him. | |||||||
| 15b | 2b | "Chubby Cheese" | Rob Renzetti | Jason Butler Rote | Dave Smith | July?23,?1997 | 201b |
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While at a pizza restaurant, Dexter slows down the "Whack the Weasel" machine to win a stuffed Monkey doll before Dee Dee does. Security captures him for tampering with the machine, and he falls into the hands of a mad scientist. | |||||||
| 15c | 2c | "That Crazy Robot" | Rob Renzetti | Jason Butler Rote | Andy Bialk | July?23,?1997 | 201c |
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When Dee Dee frees one of Dexter's deactivated robots, it tries to destroy anyone who is mean to Dee Dee, including her friends, her mother, and Dexter. | |||||||
| 16a | 3a | "D & DD"[a] | Genndy Tartakovsky | Jason Butler Rote | Paul Rudish | July?30,?1997 | 203a |
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After becoming tired of his complicated traps and cheating while playing a tabletop role-playing game, Dexter's friends put Dee Dee in Dexter's place. She changes the style of play, which annoys Dexter but impresses his friends. | |||||||
| 16b | 3b | "Hamhocks and Armlocks" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Jason Butler Rote | Craig McCracken | July?30,?1997 | 203b |
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When Dexter sees Dad being challenged to an arm wrestling match by a man named Earl at a truck stop, Dexter attaches a robotic arm to Dad to enable him to win. | |||||||
| 17a | 4a | "Hunger Strikes" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Ace Conrad | August?6,?1997 | 205a |
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After his parents deny him dessert for not eating his vegetables, Dexter uses radiation therapy to enable himself to like vegetables, but a severe side effect turns him into an Incredible Hulk-like character if he goes too long without them. | |||||||
| 17b | 4b | "The Koos Is Loose" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Dave Smith | August?6,?1997 | 205b |
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Dee Dee's imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop (Dom DeLuise) suddenly comes to life and starts irritating Dexter. | |||||||
| 17c | 4c | "Morning Stretch" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Ace Conrad & Genndy Tartakovsky | August?6,?1997 | 205c |
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When Dexter oversleeps after staying up late in his lab, he awakes one minute before his school bus arrives. With no time to do his morning chores and homework, he pulls out a device that converts his last 30 seconds into 30 minutes. | |||||||
| 18a | 5a | "Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Paul Rudish | August?13,?1997 | 204a |
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When Dexter's mother asks (and then forces) him to read a story to a sickly Dee Dee, Dee Dee becomes bored of Dexter's story and creates one of her own. | |||||||
| 18b | 5b | "Backfire" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Nora Johnson | August?13,?1997 | 204b |
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When Dexter uses anti-matter on the family car to shorten road trips, he accidentally fuses Dee Dee with the car. | |||||||
| 18c | 5c | "Book 'Em" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Greg Miller & Genndy Tartakovsky | August?13,?1997 | 204c |
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When Dee Dee causes Dexter to mistakenly take home a library book without checking it out, they sneak into the library at night to return it. | |||||||
| 19a | 6a | "Sister's Got a Brand New Bag" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Jeff DeGrandis & Genndy Tartakovsky | August?20,?1997 | 207a |
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Dee Dee's new dance moves annoy Dexter no end. | |||||||
| 19b | 6b | "Shoo, Shoe Gnomes" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Mike Stern | August?20,?1997 | 207b |
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Dexter calls upon the "shoe gnomes" to repair his shoes, but he seeks out Dee Dee to rid himself of them afterwards. | |||||||
| 19c | 6c | "Lab of the Lost" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | C. Miles Thompson & Butch Hartman | August?20,?1997 | 207c |
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Following a mishap in his lab, Dexter ends up in the old, long-abandoned part of the lab and discovers his early, neglected inventions. | |||||||
| 20a | 7a | "Labels" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Kevin Kaliher | August?27,?1997 | 206a |
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When Dee Dee claims that anything can be hers because Dexter does not have his name on it, he invents a label-making gun. | |||||||
| 20b | 7b | "Game Show" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Butch Hartman | August?27,?1997 | 206b |
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Dexter and Dee Dee compete against each other on a game show. | |||||||
| 20c | 7c | "Fantastic Boyage" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Daniel Krall | August?27,?1997 | 206c |
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When Dexter attempts to inject himself into an ill Dee Dee to find a cure for the common cold, he inadvertently winds up inside his dog, believing that Dee Dee is infected with a dog virus. | |||||||
| 21a | 8a | "Filet of Soul" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Mike Stern | September?3,?1997 | 211a |
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When Dexter and Dee Dee refuse to flush their dead goldfish into the toilet, they are haunted by its spirit. | |||||||
| 21b | 8b | "Golden Diskette" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Dave Smith | September?3,?1997 | 211b |
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Dee Dee wins a golden diskette, earning her a free trip to the laboratory of Professor Hawk, one of Dexter's favorite scientists. | |||||||
| 22a | 9a | "Snowdown" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Craig McCracken | September?10,?1997 | 212a |
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When Dexter falls victim to Dee Dee's snowballs, Dad teaches Dexter to be the snowball terror that Dad once was in his youth. | |||||||
| 22b | 9b | "Figure Not Included" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Butch Hartman | September?10,?1997 | 212b |
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Dexter makes his own Major Glory action figure to join the neighborhood's Major Glory gang. | |||||||
| 22c | 9c | "Mock 5" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Craig McCracken | September?10,?1997 | 212c |
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Dexter participates in the "Annual Soapbox Derby down Volcano Mountain" featuring Dexter, Dad, Monkey, Dee Dee, and Mandark. It is a parody of Speed Racer.[10] | |||||||
| 23a | 10a | "Ewww That's Growth" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Mike Stern | September?17,?1997 | 208a |
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Unable to ride in a roller coaster due to his height, Dexter invents a device to make himself taller. | |||||||
| 23b | 10b | "Nuclear Confusion" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Butch Hartman | September?17,?1997 | 208b |
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When Dee Dee hides the core of Dexter's nuclear power lamp, he must decipher her clues within one hour to find it. | |||||||
| 23c | 10c | "Germ Warfare" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Ace Conrad & Genndy Tartakovsky | September?17,?1997 | 208c |
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When his family is suffering from the flu, Dexter avoids contracting the illness, but his efforts are thwarted by a sickly Dee Dee. | |||||||
| 24a | 11a | "A Hard Day's Day" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Craig McCracken | September?24,?1997 | 210a |
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Dexter struggles to understand why he is having a bad day, and Dee Dee inspires him with astrology. | |||||||
| 24b | 11b | "Road Rash" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Nora Johnson | September?24,?1997 | 210b |
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Dexter's parents buy him a bike for exercise, but he is unable to catch Dee Dee on her inline skates. | |||||||
| 24c | 11c | "Ocean Commotion" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | September?24,?1997 | 210c |
| 25a | 12a | "The Bus Boy" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Don Shank | October?1,?1997 | 209a |
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After Dexter's pencil rolls to the back of the school bus, he goes to retrieve it, but legend says that no one has ever returned from the back of the bus. | |||||||
| 25b | 12b | "The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Craig McCracken | October?1,?1997 | 209b |
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Krunk stays up watching a 24-hour marathon of TV Puppet Pals, and dreams of becoming part of the show. | |||||||
| 25c | 12c | "Ol' McDexter" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Mike Stern | October?1,?1997 | 209c |
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Dexter is disappointed when he ends up at an Amish farm instead of a high-tech farm for summer camp. His attempts to modernize the Amish family do not go well. | |||||||
| 26a | 13a | "Sassy Come Home" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Dave Smith | October?8,?1997 | 213a |
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Dee Dee befriends a Sasquatch during a camping trip, but Dexter is determined to capture it. | |||||||
| 26b | 13b | "Photo Finish" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Don Shank | October?8,?1997 | 213b |
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When Dee Dee takes photographs of his lab, Dexter goes on an adventure to retrieve the photos before his parents see them. | |||||||
| 27a | 14a | "Star Check Unconventional" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Paul Rudish | October?15,?1997 | 215a |
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When Dexter and his friends go looking for a "Star Check" convention, they accidentally end up at a "Darbie" doll convention. | |||||||
| 27b | 14b | "Dexter Is Dirty" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Greg Emison & Genndy Tartakovsky | October?15,?1997 | 215b |
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When Dexter is tired of bathing, he laminates himself to stay clean. | |||||||
| 27c | 14c | "Ice Cream Scream" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Kevin Kaliher | October?15,?1997 | 215c |
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When Dexter cannot get the ice cream truck to stop for him, he creates a series of obstacles to do so. | |||||||
| 28a | 15a | "Decode of Honor" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Craig McCracken | October?22,?1997 | 214a |
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Dexter and Dee Dee's secret decoder rings hold the keys to joining the Action Hank and Pony Puff fan clubs respectively, but they receive a strange list in order to do so. | |||||||
| 28b | 15b | "World's Greatest Mom" | Rob Renzetti | Zeke Kamm | Andy Bialk | October?22,?1997 | 214b |
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When Dexter accidentally hits his mother with a ray of energy, she gains superpowers. | |||||||
| 28c | 15c | "Ultrajerk 2000" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Daniel Krall | October?22,?1997 | 214c |
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When Dexter creates a robot to assist him, the robot starts controlling his lab and tries to destroy Dexter. | |||||||
| 29a | 16a | "Techno Turtle" | Rob Renzetti | Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning, & Zeke Kamm | Rob Renzetti | October?29,?1997 | 216a |
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When Dee Dee befriends a turtle that gets severely injured, Dexter not only heals it, but gives it superpowers. | |||||||
| 29b | 16b | "Surprise!" | Robert Alvarez | Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning, & Zeke Kamm | Andy Bialk | October?29,?1997 | 216b |
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On his birthday, Dexter makes himself invisible to learn whether his parents bought the Major Glory action figure he always wanted. | |||||||
| 29c | 16c | "Got Your Goat" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning, & Zeke Kamm | Nora Johnson | October?29,?1997 | 216c |
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Dexter and Dee Dee go to South America to catch the legendary chupacabra, which Dexter believes is an escaped lab experiment. | |||||||
| 30a | 17a | "Dee Dee Be Deep" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Chris Savino | November?5,?1997 | 218a |
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When Dexter is tired of Dee Dee's bad singing, he inadvertently transforms her voice into a baritone (Kevin Michael Richardson). | |||||||
| 30b | 17b | "911" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Zeke Kamm | Ace Conrad & Genndy Tartakovsky | November?5,?1997 | 218b |
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When his television show is interrupted by the Emergency Broadcast System, Dexter sets about fixing any nearby emergencies to make the signal go away. | |||||||
| 30c | 17c | "Down in the Dumps" | Robert Alvarez | Zeke Kamm | Kevin Kaliher | November?5,?1997 | 218c |
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In a fit of rage, Dexter dumps Dee Dee's favorite teddy bear into the garbage. A traumatized Dee Dee begins to behave oddly, prompting Dexter to go to the garbage dump and get it back. | |||||||
| 31a | 18a | "Unfortunate Cookie" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | November?12,?1997 | 217a |
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Dexter and Dee Dee must travel to Chinatown to get their fingers unstuck from a Chinese finger trap. | |||||||
| 31b | 18b | "The Muffin King" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Mike Stern | November?12,?1997 | 217b |
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Dexter and Dee Dee protect their mother's freshly baked muffins from their muffin-loving father while she is out shopping. | |||||||
| 32a | 19a | "Picture Day" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Dave Smith | November?19,?1997 | 219a |
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Upset that Dee Dee is more photogenic than him, Dexter transforms his face into a handsome one for his next Picture Day. | |||||||
| 32b | 19b | "Now That's a Stretch" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Nora Johnson | November?19,?1997 | 219b |
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When Dexter cannot reach anything in his lab, he makes himself more flexible by combining himself with bubble gum. | |||||||
| 32c | 19c | "Dexter Detention" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Dave Smith & Chris Battle | November?19,?1997 | 219c |
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Dexter is given detention after accidentally shouting out the answer to a test question. | |||||||
| 33a | 20a | "Don't Be a Baby" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Mike Stern | November?26,?1997 | 221a |
| 33b | 20b | "Dial M for Monkey: Peltra" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Paul Rudish | November?26,?1997 | 221b |
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Peltra wants to turn Monkey into a fur coat. | |||||||
| 33c | 20c | "G.I.R.L. Squad" | Rumen Petkov | Unknown | Andy Bialk | November?26,?1997 | 221c |
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After a crime prevention talk at school, Dee Dee, Lee Lee, and Mee Mee become crime fighters, protecting the neighborhood from a mysterious stranger. | |||||||
| 34a | 21a | "Sports a Poppin'" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Douglas McCarthy & Genndy Tartakovsky | December?3,?1997 | 222a |
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When Dad tries to teach his son sports, he realizes that Dexter is not athletic. | |||||||
| 34b | 21b | "Koosalagoopagoop" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Dave Smith | December?3,?1997 | 222b |
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Dee Dee enters the land of her imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop. | |||||||
| 34c | 21c | "Project Dee Dee" | Robert Alvarez | Unknown | Chris Savino | December?3,?1997 | 222c |
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When Dexter learns that Dee Dee is making a science project alone, he decides to help, but she does not want his help. | |||||||
| 35a | 22a | "Topped Off" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Chris Savino | January?14,?1998 | 220a |
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Dexter and Dee Dee experiment with coffee after seeing how it energizes their parents in the morning. | |||||||
| 35b | 22b | "Dee Dee's Tail" | Rumen Petkov | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | January?14,?1998 | 220b |
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After she expresses her desire to become a Pony Puff Princess, Dexter transforms Dee Dee into a horse. | |||||||
| 35c | 22c | "No Power Trip" | Rob Renzetti | Unknown | Chris Battle | January?14,?1998 | 220c |
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Despite his computer's warnings, Dexter consumes too much power during experiments, causing his lab to shut down. | |||||||
| 36a | 23a | "Sister Mom" | Rob Renzetti & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Harrison | Craig McCracken | January?21,?1998 | 227a |
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When Dexter is asked to bring his mother to school, he disguises Dee Dee in her place. | |||||||
| 36b | 23b | "The Laughing" | Robert Alvarez & Genndy Tartakovsky | Paul Harrison | Bryan Mailles & Genndy Tartakovsky | January?21,?1998 | 227b |
| 37a | 24a | "Dexter's Lab: A Story" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sami Rank & Michael Ryan | Paul Rudish | January?28,?1998 | 224a |
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After Dexter finds a lost Labrador Retriever, he teaches the dog to speak English. | |||||||
| 37b | 24b | "Coupon for Craziness" | Rumen Petkov | Sami Rank & Michael Ryan | Chris Savino | January?28,?1998 | 224b |
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Dexter finds a hyperactive boy who is like Dee Dee and has scientist parents who are like Dexter. Sensing an opportunity to fit in, he switches places with the boy. | |||||||
| 37c | 24c | "Better Off Wet" | John McIntyre | Sami Rank & Michael Ryan | Andy Bialk | January?28,?1998 | 224c |
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Dexter, who cannot swim and is afraid of water, avoids being pushed into the family's new swimming pool by Dad. | |||||||
| 38a | 25a | "Critical Gas" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Mike Stern | February?4,?1998 | 226a |
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Dexter suffers severe stomach pains after eating a giant burrito. Following an experiment with a balloon, he assumes that he has only 30 minutes to live. | |||||||
| 38b | 25b | "Let's Save the World You Jerk!" | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Kevin Kaliher | February?4,?1998 | 226b |
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Dexter and Mandark team up to fight meteoroids that are hurdling towards the Earth. | |||||||
| 38c | 25c | "Average Joe" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Dave Smith | February?4,?1998 | 226c |
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When an intelligence test mistakenly grades Dexter as "average", he shuts down his lab and tries to live like a normal child. | |||||||
| 39a | 26a | "Rushmore Rumble" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Genndy Tartakovsky | February?11,?1998 | 223a |
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Dexter and Mandark bring the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington faces respectively on Mount Rushmore to life and make them fight each other. | |||||||
| 39b | 26b | "A Boy and His Bug" | John McIntyre | Seth MacFarlane | Genndy Tartakovsky | February?11,?1998 | 223b |
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When Dexter neglects his metal-eating pet bug, it begins eating his lab. | |||||||
| 39c | 26c | "You Vegetabelieve It!" | Rumen Petkov | Seth MacFarlane | Bob Staake | February?11,?1998 | 223c |
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When Dee Dee uses Dexter's growth formula on the plants in the garden, the plants grow into enormous man-eating monsters. | |||||||
| 40a | 27a | "Aye Aye Eyes" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Craig McCracken | February?18,?1998 | 225a |
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A little girl with big eyes falls in love with Dexter and follows him after he returns a toy she dropped earlier, much to his chagrin. | |||||||
| 40b | 27b | "Dee Dee and the Man" | John McIntyre & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Craig McCracken | February?18,?1998 | 225b |
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Dexter "fires" Dee Dee, only to realize that the chaos she causes has been helping him concentrate. | |||||||
| 41a | 28a | "Old Flame" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Michael Ryan | Paul Rudish | February?25,?1998 | 229a |
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When Dexter brings the caveman who first discovered fire back from the past, the caveman acts like Dee Dee and starts smashing the lab. | |||||||
| 41b | 28b | "Don't Be a Hero" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Mike Stern | February?25,?1998 | 229b |
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Dexter turns himself into a superhero, but he gives up after every power he tries backfires. | |||||||
| 41c | 28c | "My Favorite Martian" | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Andy Bialk | February?25,?1998 | 229c |
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Dexter travels to Mars to find intelligent life, unaware that Dee Dee has stowed away in his space capsule. After Dee Dee gets covered in red dirt, Dexter mistakes her for a real-life Martian. | |||||||
| 42a | 29a | "Paper Route Bout" | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Daniel Krall | March?4,?1998 | 230a |
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Dad trains Dee Dee to fight a gang of bicycle-riding rogues dressed as ninjas who target her paper route each morning. | |||||||
| 42b | 29b | "The Old Switcharooms" | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Kevin Kaliher & Craig McCracken | March?4,?1998 | 230b |
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For accidentally destroying Dad's brand new bowling trophy, Dexter and Dee Dee are forced to spend some time in each other's rooms; Dexter becomes paranoid that Dee Dee is destroying his lab. | |||||||
| 42c | 29c | "Trick or Treehouse" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Dave Smith | March?4,?1998 | 230c |
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Dee Dee builds a tree house and allows everyone inside except Dexter, in revenge for the times he kicked her out of his lab. | |||||||
| 43a | 30a | "Quiet Riot" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Michael Ryan | Chris Savino | March?11,?1998 | 231a |
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After working all night to create his latest invention, Dexter tries to sleep, but he is constantly interrupted by Dee Dee. | |||||||
| 43b | 30b | "Accent You Hate" | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Dave Smith | March?11,?1998 | 231b |
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Dexter and his friends are targeted at school by a bully for their multicultural accents. | |||||||
| 43c | 30c | "Catch of the Day" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Bob Staake | March?11,?1998 | 231c |
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Dexter and Dad try to get to Dad's fishing spot before sunrise to start fishing before others arrive. | |||||||
| 44a | 31a | "Dad Is Disturbed" | John McIntyre | Unknown | John McIntyre | March?18,?1998 | 232a |
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Dad tries to watch a golf tournament, but is constantly interrupted by his wife, Dexter, and Dee Dee. | |||||||
| 44b | 31b | "Framed" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | March?18,?1998 | 232b |
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When Dexter's glasses break, he creates a new fad (wearing glasses with cracked lenses) and becomes extremely popular at his school. | |||||||
| 44c | 31c | "That's Using Your Head" | John McIntyre | Unknown | Clayton Morrow | March?18,?1998 | 232c |
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Dexter thinks that a crazy homeless person balancing electronic devices on his head and muttering gibberish is a genius trying to contact aliens, so he takes him home. | |||||||
| 45a | 32a | "DiM" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Michael Ryan | Craig McCracken | March?25,?1998 | 233a |
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In a mostly dialogue-free episode, Dexter makes a trip to the hardware store to buy a new light bulb for his lab. | |||||||
| 45b | 32b | "Just an Old-Fashioned Lab Song..." | John McIntyre | Michael Ryan | Dave Smith | March?25,?1998 | 233b |
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Dexter reluctantly takes piano lessons from Professor Williams (Paul Williams), but when the Professor stumbles onto Dexter's lab, he discovers that Dexter has more musical talent than he thought. | |||||||
| 45c | 32c | "Repairanoid" | Rumen Petkov | Michael Ryan | Greg Miller | March?25,?1998 | 233c |
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When an electrician comes to Dexter's house to repair a blown-out fuse, he accidentally stumbles onto his laboratory, and Dexter enlists him to repair the lab. | |||||||
| 46a | 33a | "Sdrawkcab" "Backwards" | John McIntyre | Seth MacFarlane | Clayton Morrow | April?1,?1998 | 236a |
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Dexter invents a belt whose wearer can do anything backwards, but mayhem occurs when Dee Dee gets hold of the belt's directional switch. | |||||||
| 46b | 33b | "The Continuum of Cartoon Fools" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Don Shank | April?1,?1998 | 236b |
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Dexter tries to figure out how Dee Dee keeps entering his lab every time he kicks her out and seals the entrance. | |||||||
| 46c | 33c | "Sun, Surf, and Science" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Mike Stern | April?1,?1998 | 236c |
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Mandark enters a surfing contest and tries to cheat his way to victory to win Dee Dee's heart from another surfer. | |||||||
| 47a | 34a | "Big Bots" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Craig McCracken | April?8,?1998 | 228a |
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Dee Dee dares Dexter into building her a giant robot similar to his Robo-Dexo 2000. They then team up to try to save an island's population from being destroyed by an erupting volcano using their giant robots. | |||||||
| 47b | 34b | "Gooey Aliens That Control Your Mind" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Todd Frederiksen & Genndy Tartakovsky | April?8,?1998 | 228b |
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Dexter's parents and Dee Dee have their minds taken over by an alien life form that escaped from Dexter's lab. | |||||||
| 47c | 34c | "Misplaced in Space" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Chris Savino | April?8,?1998 | 228c |
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A teleporter malfunction sends Dexter to an alien prison, prompting Dee Dee to go on a mission to save Dexter. | |||||||
| 48a | 35a | "Dee Dee's Rival" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Chris Savino | April?15,?1998 | 235a |
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Mandark's sister Olga Astronomonov (a.k.a. Lalavava) tries to upstage Dee Dee at dance school. | |||||||
| 48b | 35b | "Pslyghtly Psycho" | John McIntyre & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Daniel Krall | April?15,?1998 | 235b |
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On Mother's Day, Dexter's mother has her gloves taken by the family so that she can relax and not do housework, but she is unable to adjust to a life where she cannot keep the house clean. | |||||||
| 48c | 35c | "Game for a Game" | Rumen Petkov | Unknown | Greg Miller | April?15,?1998 | 235c |
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After Dee Dee declares that she can beat Dexter in any game, Dexter challenges her to a series of games in his lab, though he prefers to win by cheating. | |||||||
| 49a | 36a | "Blackfoot and Slim" | John McIntyre | Seth MacFarlane | Chris Savino | April?22,?1998 | 237a |
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A nature documentary team observes "Blackfoot" (Dexter) and "Slim" (Dee Dee) in their "natural habitat". | |||||||
| 49b | 36b | "Trapped with a Vengeance" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Todd Frederiksen & Genndy Tartakovsky | April?22,?1998 | 237b |
| 49c | 36c | "The Parrot Trap" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Seth MacFarlane | Mark O'Hare | April?22,?1998 | 237c |
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Dexter invents a robot parrot that happily repeats self-congratulatory comments he makes, but when it starts repeating things about his lab and escapes, he sets out to destroy it before it tattles to his parents. | |||||||
| 50a | 37a | "Dexter and Computress Get Mandark!" | John McIntyre | Tyler Samuel Lee | John McIntyre | April?29,?1998 | 234a |
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Created and narrated by a six-and-a-half-year-old boy named Tyler Samuel Lee, who sent a tape containing the episode's audio to Cartoon Network,[11] the story follows Dexter and Mandark's robot "brother" Computress teaming up to make Mandark's head shrink. | |||||||
| 50b | 37b | "The Justice Friends: Pain in the Mouth" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Genndy Tartakovsky | April?29,?1998 | 234b |
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When Krunk gets a tortilla chip stuck in his tooth, Major Glory decides to fix it by pulling the tooth out himself against Valhallen's admonition to take him to the dentist as they have the tools to take the chip out properly. | |||||||
| 50c | 37c | "Dexter vs. Santa's Claws" | Rumen Petkov & Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | April?29,?1998 | 234c |
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Dexter tries to prove to Dee Dee that Santa Claus is not real. | |||||||
| 51a | 38a | "Dyno-Might" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Michael Ryan | Paul Rudish | May?6,?1998 | 238a |
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In this crossover with Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Blue Falcon (Gary Owens) comes to Dexter's house and asks him to rebuild an injured Dynomutt. | |||||||
| 51b | 38b | "LABretto" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Michael Ryan | Dave Smith | May?6,?1998 | 238b |
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Dexter's life story, from his birth to the creation of his secret laboratory, is retold as an opera. | |||||||
| 52 | 39 | "Last But Not Beast" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Unknown | Paul Rudish, Craig McCracken, & Genndy Tartakovsky | June?15,?1998 | 239 |
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During a trip to Japan as part of a student exchange program, Dexter accidentally releases a giant monster with an axe-like head from a volcano, forcing him to enlist the aid of his family, along with the cast of The Justice Friends and the cast of Dial M for Monkey, to defeat it. | |||||||
"Rude Removal"
editAn episode segment from the second season was produced yet never aired on television, but was ultimately released to the public in January 2013 on the official YouTube page of Adult Swim.
| Title | Directed by | Storyboard by | Release date | |
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| "Rude Removal" | Rob Renzetti | Chong Lee & Craig McCracken | February?21,?1998 (World Animation Celebration) January?22,?2013 (online) | |
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Dexter plans to remove Dee Dee's rudeness with his latest invention, the "Rude Removal System". The siblings inadvertently end up inside the device, which splits the pair into two copies, one well-behaved and the other rude. | ||||
TV movie (1999)
editA television movie titled Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip premiered on Cartoon Network in 1999. It was the final televised Dexter's Laboratory media in which creator Genndy Tartakovsky was directly involved. Ego Trip was also the last project made by Cartoon Network Studios as division of Hanna-Barbera before the studio branched off as a separate facility when Hanna-Barbera was folded into Warner Bros. Animation.
| Title | Directed by | Story by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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| Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | Genndy Tartakovsky | Chris Savino, Amy Keating Rogers, John McIntyre, Craig McCracken, Paul Rudish, & Genndy Tartakovsky | Dave Smith, Chris Savino, Paul Rudish, & Genndy Tartakovsky | December?10,?1999[12] | |
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After Dexter battles an army of robots who enter his laboratory through his time machine, he travels forward in time in search of the moment when his older self will save the future. | |||||
Season 3 (2001–02)
editCandi Milo replaced Christine Cavanaugh as the voice of Dexter after six episodes due to Cavanaugh's retirement from voice acting.
This is the first season to feature the new character designs and the UPA-influenced backgrounds, the latter of which was exclusive to this season.
It is also the first season to use digital ink and paint, and the first season that Chris Savino takes over as the director.
The third season adopted a different episode format from the other seasons, with most of its episodes being two 9-minute shorts with a 3-minute short sandwiched in between, rather than the original format of three 7-minute shorts.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | Prod. code?[7] | ||||||
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| 53a | 1a | "Mind Over Chatter" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | November?18,?2001 | 301a | ||||||
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Dexter accidentally gives himself telepathy that he cannot shut off when trying to overhear his father's thoughts to figure out what he got for his birthday, causing everyone to accidentally read his own mind. | |||||||||||||
| 53b | 1b | "A Quackor Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Chris Savino | November?18,?2001 | 301b | ||||||
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Quackor returns to battle Monkey in Dexter's Lab until Quackor lays an egg; then the two fall in love. | |||||||||||||
| 53c | 1c | "Momdark" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | November?18,?2001 | 301c | ||||||
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Mandark disguises himself as Dexter's mom to get into Dexter's Lab. Unfortunately for Mandark, he now has to deal with Dexter, Dad, and Dee Dee's requests, which are too much for him. | |||||||||||||
| 54a | 2a | "Streaky Clean" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | David Smith | Walt Dohrn | November?18,?2001 | 302a | ||||||
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Dexter creates a satellite to clean stains off of his clothes, but it goes horribly wrong when Mir space station hits the satellite that Dexter created and the satellite becomes damaged, causing the fabric beneath each stain to be eliminated as well. | |||||||||||||
| 54b | 2b | "A Dad Cartoon" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | John McIntyre | November?18,?2001 | 302b | ||||||
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Dad decides to give the car a retouch, but keeps breaking things and saying he will fix it later. | |||||||||||||
| 54c | 2c | "Sole Brother" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | November?18,?2001 | 302c | ||||||
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Dexter accidentally becomes Dee Dee's foot when the two fuse together. Now, they have to wait 24 hours to reverse the fusion. | |||||||||||||
| 55a | 3a | "Poppa Wheely" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Mike Stern | January?18,?2002 | 303a | ||||||
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It is Career Day, and because Dexter is ashamed of his father, he creates a better father for himself. However, he soon discovers that his real father is much cooler. | |||||||||||||
| 55b | 3b | "A Mom Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Chris Savino | January?18,?2002 | 303b 312b | ||||||
| 64b | 12b | September?20,?2002 (rerun) | |||||||||||
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Dexter's mom fights another woman at the supermarket for some new latex gloves. | |||||||||||||
| 55c | 3c | "The Mock Side of the Moon" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | January?18,?2002 | 303c | ||||||
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Dexter travels to the moon and finds that aliens are planning an invasion on Earth, and he uses his Robo-Dexo 2000 to stop them. It turns out that they only were interested in purchasing sweaters for the winter. | |||||||||||||
| 56a | 4a | "Copping an Aptitude" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | Kevin Kaliher | November?30,?2001 | 304a | ||||||
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Dexter's school and parents decide to send him to college. He ignores his fellow students, who prefer to "party now, study later", until his mind finally snaps from the workload. | |||||||||||||
| 56b | 4b | "A Failed Lab Experiment" | Chris Savino | David Smith | Chris Savino | November?30,?2001 | 304b | ||||||
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When Dexter's new device, made to help him see through solid objects, fails to work as expected, he ends up seeing through people's clothes, which puts him in an uncomfortable situation. | |||||||||||||
| 56c | 4c | "The Grand-Daddy of All Inventions" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | November?30,?2001 | 304c | ||||||
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During a trip to his grandfather's house, Dexter learns that the outwardly boring old man has a lab just like his own. | |||||||||||||
| 57a | 5a | "A Boy Named Sue" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | Walt Dohrn | March?29,?2002 | 305a (611-012) | ||||||
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Mandark's birth and origins as the child of hippies are revealed, as is the beginning of his rivalry with Dexter and the cause of his villainy. | |||||||||||||
| 57b | 5b | "Lab on the Run" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | David Smith | March?29,?2002 | 305b (611-011) | ||||||
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Two robots (Martin Mull and Fred Willard) escape from Dexter's lab in order to have a better life and avoid Dexter's totalitarian rule. | |||||||||||||
| 58a | 6a | "If Memory Serves" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | David Smith | Cindy Morrow | February?22,?2002 | 306a (611-014) | ||||||
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To keep himself from forgetting anything important, Dexter uses a device to copy his memories, which causes a mayhem in his own head. | |||||||||||||
| 58b | 6b | "A Mandark Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Chris Savino | February?22,?2002 | 306b (611-105) | ||||||
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Mandark plans another scheme to get rid of Dexter. Everything in this cartoon is to the tune of Mandark's trademark laugh. | |||||||||||||
| 58c | 6c | "Tele Trauma" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | John McIntyre | February?22,?2002 | 306c (611-007) | ||||||
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Since his studying is interrupting his favorite TV shows, Dexter creates a helmet to absorb the shows directly. However, the plan backfires when he randomly snaps into television-based outrages. | |||||||||||||
| 59a | 7a | "Dos Boot" | Chris Savino | David Smith | Walt Dohrn | June?7,?2002 | 307a | ||||||
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Mandark gets inside Dexter's computer system and creates a computer virus, so Dexter must follow him inside and kick him out from cyberspace. However, Dee Dee has other plans in mind. | |||||||||||||
| 59b | 7b | "A Dee Dee Cartoon" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | David Smith | Anna Chambers | June?7,?2002 | 307b | ||||||
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Dee Dee goes and plays in her own "lab" after being kicked out of Dexter's. | |||||||||||||
| 59c | 7c | "Would You Like That in the Can" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | David Smith | Paul McEvoy | June?7,?2002 | 307c | ||||||
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Dexter and his friend Douglas Mordecai must enter the girls' bathroom to retrieve Dexter's lunchbox, which was put in there by another student. | |||||||||||||
| 60a | 8a | "That Magic Moment" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Paul McEvoy | June?14,?2002 | 308a (611-021) | ||||||
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Dexter's Magic Uncle Fergle O'Reilly (Mark Hamill) pays a visit to the family. | |||||||||||||
| 60b | 8b | "A Silent Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Chris Savino | June?14,?2002 | 308b (611-107) | ||||||
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Parodying The Pink Panther, Dexter is trying to paint his lab blue, but Dee Dee wants to make it pink. | |||||||||||||
| 60c | 8c | "Opposites Attract" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Andrew Bialk | June?14,?2002 | 308c (611-018) | ||||||
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Dexter creates a magnetic field to keep Dee Dee away from him, but it malfunctions, causing them to stick together. | |||||||||||||
| 61a | 9a | "Oh, Brother" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Greg Miller & Walt Dohrn | July?5,?2002 | 309a (611-003) | ||||||
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Dexter turns Dee Dee into a boy, but is disappointed when "he" (Pamela Adlon) is not a genius as Dexter would like it. | |||||||||||||
| 61b | 9b | "Another Dad Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | July?5,?2002 | 309b (611-108) | ||||||
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With everyone out of the house, Dexter's father decides to spend the time dancing. | |||||||||||||
| 61c | 9c | "Bar Exam" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Shellie Kvilvang | July?5,?2002 | 309c (611-022) | ||||||
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Dexter's parents discover that he is making false excuses to get out of physical education and now Dexter must pass a physical exam if he wants to pass P.E. and move up a few grades. | |||||||||||||
| 62a | 10a | "Comic Relief" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | June?21,?2002 | 310a (611-024) | ||||||
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Dexter creates a device to make a lifelike superhero comic, with his sister villain "Deestructa". | |||||||||||||
| 62b | 10b | "A Third Dad Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Chris Savino | June?21,?2002 | 310b (611-109) | ||||||
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Dad sets up a golf swing while Dexter and Dee Dee watch. A sudden downpour ends the swing before it can happen. | |||||||||||||
| 62c | 10c | "Robo-Dexo 3000" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Kevin Kaliher | June?21,?2002 | 310c (611-022) | ||||||
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Dexter creates the ultimate robot to replace his Robo-Dexo 2000. | |||||||||||||
| 63a | 11a | "Glove at First Sight" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | June?28,?2002 | 311a (611-026) | ||||||
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Dexter's parents remember their first date and dance together. | |||||||||||||
| 63b | 11b | "A Mom & Dad Cartoon" | Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | June?28,?2002 | 311b (611-110) | ||||||
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Dexter and Dee Dee listen in on their parents' conversation; they are playing Scrabble, but the way they talk makes it sound like Dad was cheating on Mom. | |||||||||||||
| 63c | 11c | "Smells Like Victory" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Paul McEvoy | June?28,?2002 | 311c (611-023) | ||||||
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The U.S. army invades Dexter's lab under the mistaken impression that aliens are using it as a base of operations on Earth, and Dexter must convince them that this is actually his lab, and also has to keep this a secret from Dee Dee. | |||||||||||||
| 64a | 12a | "Scare Tactics" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Walt Dohrn | September?20,?2002 | 312a | ||||||
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After watching a horror film, Dexter and his father become easily frightened. | |||||||||||||
| 64c | 12c | "My Dad vs. Your Dad" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Cindy Morrow | September?20,?2002 | 312c | ||||||
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Dexter and Mandark's fathers become embroiled in a conflict after trying to defuse one between their sons. | |||||||||||||
| 65a | 13a | "Jeepers, Creepers, Where Is Peepers" | David Smith | Unknown | David Smith | July?12,?2002 | 313a | ||||||
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Dexter and Koos must save Peepers to keep the land of Kooz from disappearing. However, they must contend with a villain who is determined to make the land of Kooz disappear forever. | |||||||||||||
| 65b | 13b | "Go, Dexter Family! Go!" | John McIntyre & Chris Savino | Unknown | Walt Dohrn | July?12,?2002 | 313b (611-025) | ||||||
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Dexter's family must rescue him from aliens. | |||||||||||||
Season 4 (2002–03)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded and Written by | Original release date | Prod. code?[7] |
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| 66a | 1a | "Sis-Tem Error" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | April?25,?2003 | 401a (626-005) |
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Dee Dee accidentally shuts down Dexter's lab, and he has to power it back. In the process, Dee Dee attempts to keep Dexter from finding out what she really did. | ||||||
| 66b | 1b | "Bad Cable Manners" | Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | April?25,?2003 | 401b |
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Dexter pirates cable for his father. | ||||||
| 66c | 1c | "Dexter's Library" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | April?25,?2003 | 401c (626-001) |
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Dexter becomes the stern administrator of his local library. | ||||||
| 67a | 2a | "Beau Tie" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Walt Dohrn | November?22,?2002 | 402a |
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When Dexter discovers that Beau (Pamela Adlon), Dee Dee's new boyfriend, has similar interests as him, Dexter tries to steal Beau's attention from Dee Dee. | ||||||
| 67b | 2b | "Remember Me?" | Chris Savino | Kevin Kaliher | November?22,?2002 | 402b |
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When Dexter gets amnesia, Dee Dee decides to play tricks on him by creating a whole new identity for him in her image. | ||||||
| 67c | 2c | "Over-Labbing" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | November?22,?2002 | 402c |
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Dexter and Mandark drill underground to expand their labs, but end up running into each other's work. So they agree to share the lab, inducing chaos. | ||||||
| 68a | 3a | "Dexter's Little Dilemma" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | May?9,?2003 | 403a |
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Dexter shrinks his parents and puts them into a model of their house for observation. | ||||||
| 68b | 3b | "Faux Chapeau" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Chris Reccardi | May?9,?2003 | 403b |
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Dexter's newest invention looks like a hat, so Dee Dee takes it and wears it around town. | ||||||
| 68c | 3c | "D2" | Tim Walker & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | May?9,?2003 | 403c |
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Dexter and Dee Dee realize that they make a good team, so they decide to do stuff together, but doing so makes things worse. | ||||||
| 69a | 4a | "Head Band" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Kevin Kaliher | May?16,?2003 | 404a |
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Dee Dee gets a song stuck in her head, which is actually a virus. Dexter and Mom soon catch it, and Dexter has to reverse the effects of this. He succeeds at the end, not knowing that Dad also caught it. | ||||||
| 69b | 4b | "Stuffed Animal House" | Chris Savino | Gabe Swarr | May?16,?2003 | 404b |
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Dee Dee's stuffed animals come to life and roam the house when Dee Dee uses a formula that brings inanimate objects to life, which delights Dee Dee, much to his dismay. | ||||||
| 69c | 4c | "Used Ink" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Carlos Ramos | May?16,?2003 | 404c |
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Dexter creates a new type of ink that lets him command people to do whatever he wants. However, when Mandark gets his hands on it, Dexter is the one that becomes commanded. | ||||||
| 70a | 5a | "The Scrying Game" | Chris Savino | Mike Stern | May?2,?2003 | 405a |
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Dee Dee learns a new game that can predict the future events. | ||||||
| 70b | 5b | "Monstrosi-Dee Dee" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Gabe Swarr | May?2,?2003 | 405b |
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When Dee Dee eats a contaminated apple, she turns into a monster every time when she tells Dexter what to do. | ||||||
| 70c | 5c | "Dad Man Walking" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Carlos Ramos | May?2,?2003 | 405c |
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Dexter's father sleepwalks into Dexter's lab. Dexter discovers this, and now has to escort him out of the lab without waking him up, which proves more difficult than thought. | ||||||
| 71a | 6a | "Dexter the Barbarian" | Chris Savino | Chris Savino | May?30,?2003 | 406a |
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Dexter tries to emulate the barbarian hero of his favorite comic book. | ||||||
| 71b | 6b | "Tuber Time" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | May?30,?2003 | 406b |
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Dexter studies the potato, and when he is fascinated by its power to light up a light bulb, he tries to use it as an energy source. | ||||||
| 71c | 6c | "Sore Eyes" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Bill Wray | May?30,?2003 | 406c |
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Dexter tries to improve his eyesight by giving himself laser eye surgery, but goes too far in doing so. | ||||||
| 72a | 7a | "School Girl Crushed" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Charlie Bean | May?23,?2003 | 407a |
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Dexter and Mandark are both outperformed by a new girl at school, so they reluctantly team up to get rid of her. | ||||||
| 72b | 7b | "Chess Mom" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Charlie Bean | May?23,?2003 | 407b |
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Dexter's mother attempts to support him during a chess tournament but does nothing but embarrass him. | ||||||
| 72c | 7c | "Father Knows Least" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Carlos Ramos | May?23,?2003 | 407c |
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Dexter's father is left to watch the kids while his wife visits her sister. | ||||||
| 73a | 8a | "Height Unseen" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Kevin Kaliher | September?12,?2003 | 408a (626-027) |
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Again tired of being short, but mindful of his past failures, Dexter decides to make everyone shorter than himself. | ||||||
| 73b | 8b | "Bygone Errors" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | September?12,?2003 | 408b (626-026) |
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In the future, a now-elderly Dexter talks with an equally-old Dee Dee about their glory days, but is too senile to fully remember the details. His sister is still there to inject her opinions telling him (and the audience) what really happened. | ||||||
| 73c | 8c | "Folly Calls" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Bobby London | September?12,?2003 | 408c (626-016) |
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When Dee Dee tries to cut off a piece of her hair, she accidentally cuts off one of her pigtails. Dexter gives her a potion to make her missing hair grow back. However, Dee Dee squirts too much of it in her hair, and Dexter must return Dee Dee's hair back to normal. | ||||||
| 74a | 9a | "Voice Over" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Charlie Bean | September?19,?2003 | 409a (626-030) |
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When Dexter's computer gets laryngitis, Dexter must find a replacement voice. | ||||||
| 74b | 9b | "The Blonde Leading the Blonde" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Aaron Springer | September?19,?2003 | 409b (626-029) |
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Dexter refuses to admit that blondes have more fun, so Dee Dee secretly dyes his hair blond to prove it to him. | ||||||
| 74c | 9c | "Comic Stripper" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Chris Reccardi | September?19,?2003 | 409c (626-028) |
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Dexter finds out that all of Mandark's plans are taken from a comic book. | ||||||
| 75a | 10a | "Tee Party" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Aaron Springer | September?26,?2003 | 410a (626-035) |
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Dexter and his father enter a golf tournament, but Dexter's father proves inept at the sport. | ||||||
| 75b | 10b | "Dexter's Wacky Races" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Chris Reccardi | September?26,?2003 | 410b (626-034) |
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Dexter, Monkey, Agent Honeydew, the Justice Friends, Dee Dee, her imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop, Mandark, his parents, and Dexter's parents participate in a cross-country race à la Wacky Races. | ||||||
| 76a | 11a | "The Lab of Tomorrow" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Charlie Bean | November?4,?2003 | 411a |
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Monkey narrates a documentary of the future of laboratories and sciences. | ||||||
| 76b | 11b | "Chicken Scratch" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Storyboard by: Genndy Tartakovsky | November?4,?2003[b] | 411b |
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When Dexter gets chicken pox, Dee Dee warns him not to scratch himself, but he cannot resist and scratches incessantly, eventually transforming into a tainted hen. | ||||||
| 76c | 11c | "Garage Sale" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | November?4,?2003 | 411c |
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Dexter creates a device that turns people into hideous blobs. His parents then sell the device in a garage sale, where it ends up in Mandark's hands. | ||||||
| 77a | 12a | "They Got Chops" | Chris Savino | Kevin Kaliher | November?20,?2003 | 412a |
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When Dee Dee's Judo skills prove too much for Dexter, Dexter learns how to fight back at the same dojo she went to. | ||||||
| 77b | 12b | "Poetic Injustice" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | November?20,?2003 | 412b |
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Dexter falls in love with a new girl at his school, but he cannot win her heart until Dee Dee helps him with poetry. | ||||||
| 77c | 12c | "Comedy of Feathers" | Genndy Tartakovsky & Chris Savino | Genndy Tartakovsky | November?20,?2003 | 412c |
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Dexter is forced to take Dee Dee to the zoo. There, she ends up trying to save an ostrich with disastrous results. | ||||||
| 78a | 13a | "Babe Sitter" | Robert Alvarez & Chris Savino | Mark O'Hare | September?5,?2003 | 413a (626-019) |
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Dee Dee is hired by Mandark's parents to babysit him. | ||||||
| 78b | 13b | "Mountain Mandark" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Kevin Kaliher | September?5,?2003 | 413b (626-021) |
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Mandark gets in touch with nature. | ||||||
| 78c | 13c | "2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever[c]" | Don Judge & Chris Savino | Clayton McKenzie Morrow | September?5,?2003 | 413c (626-020) |
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Dexter decides to work with Mandark, but finds himself doing all of the work. In the end, Mandark tries to press the button when Dexter connects the plug in the outlet to bring his show title back. | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Also known as "Siblings and Sorcery".[9]
- ^ "Chicken Scratch" originally premiered theatrically in July 2002 in front of The Powerpuff Girls Movie, during Season 3's run. It later officially premiered on Cartoon Network on November 4, 2003.
- ^ This episode is dedicated to Nelda Ridley, a final checker who died before the episode aired.
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