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Dexter's Rival
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Premiere date	May 11, 1996
Run time	6:34
Starring	Christine Cavanaugh; Eddie Deezen; Allison Moore; Kath Soucie
Music composed by	Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Storyboard artist(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky
Director(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky
Art director(s)	Paul Rudish
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"Dexter's Rival" is the first part of episode three of Dexter's Laboratory season one, and the ninth episode overall. It aired on May 11, 1996 on Cartoon Network. It was storyboarded and directed by the series creator, Genndy Tartakovsky.

Dexter meets his match in the form of Mandark, a new student who proves repeatedly that he is better than Dexter in every way.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Dexter: At last, my first day of school has come!

Mr. Luzinsky: Well, class. Welcome to the new year. So let's get right into it... Um, yes?
Mandark: The answer is hydrogen.
Mr. Luzinsky: Why, yes! That is the to the question I was about to ask. Oh, I almost forgot. I wanted to introduce our new student. Will you come up here, please, son?
(The new student gets up from his desk)
Mr. Luzinsky: Class, say hello to Mr. Astronomanov.
Mandark: Please sir. Call me Mandark!

Mandark: Yes, Dexter. I can read thoughts and I'm smarter than you.

Mandark: Dexter!
Dexter: What do you want?
Mandark: Who is that?
Dexter: Oh, that's just my stupid sister, Dee Dee.
Mandark: Dee Dee... Oh, what a heavenly name the eternals have blessed her with! Oh, Dexter, Dexter! Please, please! Set me up on a date with that golden-haired angel who graces our undeserving school with her infinite beauty!

Dexter: A toast to my sweet sister Dee Dee for reuniting my one true love!
Computer: It's good to be back, Dexter...

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Dexter	Christine Cavanaugh
Mr. Luzinsky	Frank Welker
Mandark	Eddie Deezen
Thomas Jefferson
Albert Einstein (alarm clock and poster)	N/A
Computer	Kath Soucie
Dee Dee	Allison Moore

Locations

Objects

Einstein alarm clock
United States Bill of Rights (mentioned)
Einstein poster
Candy
Root beer

Vehicles

School bus

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1996.

Music

The theme song and music were composed by Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker. The end title lyrics were written by Pamela Phillips Oland. The director of music production was Bodie Chandler.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: May 11, 1996 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The Dial M for Monkey short "Simion" is placed between "Dexter's Rival" and a repeat of "Old Man Dexter."
Mandark mentions that he has the ability to read minds, though this is not brought up again for the remainder of the series.

Errors

Everlasting influence

The episode would receive a continuation in the form of "Mandarker," the second part of episode 12.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- March 27, 2000: Warner Home Video releases Dexter's Laboratory: Volume 1 on VHS.
In the United States:
- October 12, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Dexter's Laboratory: Season One on DVD.
In Australia:
- February 13, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases Dexter's Laboratory: Season 1 on DVD.
- October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases Dexter's Laboratory: Collected Experiments on DVD.

References

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 '''"Dexter's Rival"''' is the first part of episode three of ''[[Dexter's Laboratory (TV series)|Dexter's Laboratory]]'' season one, and the ninth episode overall. It aired on [[May 11]], [[1996]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was storyboarded and directed by the series creator, [[Genndy Tartakovsky]].
+Dexter meets his match in the form of Mandark, a new student who proves repeatedly that he is better than Dexter in every way.
 ==Detailed summary==