Dexter's Laboratory

Dexter's Laboratory, also known as Dexter's Lab for short, is an American animated sci-fi/sci-fi fantasy comedy TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera (seasons 1-4) and Cartoon Network Studios (seasons 5-6) for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1996 to 2003, airing 78 episodes. There is also a TV movie called Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip was aired on December 10, 1999.

Underneath his ordinary suburban house, boy genius Dexter lives a secret life in his laboratory, creating new inventions the world has never seen before, which all fall prey to his intrusive older sister, Dee Dee, who despite meaning well, acts rather foolish and clumsy.

There were two other segments set within the world of Dexter's Laboratory: Dial M for Monkey, which starred Dexter's superhero pet, Monkey, and The Justice Friends, a trio of superheroes, who after saving the world together, go home under the same apartment roof.

Segments

 * Dexter's Laboratory
 * Dial M for Monkey (1996-97)
 * The Justice Friends (1996-98)

Music
The music and main/end title themes were composed by Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker. Additional music was provided by Gary Lionelli. The end credits featured lyrics written by Pamela Phillips Oland. Bodie Chandler was the director of music production.

Episodes
There was also the never-aired episode, "Rude Removal," which was produced during season two. It eventually was uploaded to YouTube by Adult Swim on January 22, 2013.

Cast

 * Christine Cavanaugh (seasons 1-3) and Candi Milo (seasons 3-4) as Dexter
 * Allison Moore (seasons 1 and 3) and Kat Cressida (seasons 2 and 4) as Dee Dee
 * Kath Soucie as Dexter's Mom and Computer
 * Jeff Bennett as Dexter's Dad
 * Eddie Deezen as Mandark

Celebrity guests

 * Dom DeLuise
 * Paul Williams
 * Gary Owens
 * Fred Willard
 * Martin Mull
 * Mark Hamill