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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dexter's Laboratory''}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dexter's Laboratory'' (TV series)}} | ||
:''This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see [[Dexter's Laboratory]].'' | |||
{{Infobox TV | {{Infobox TV | ||
|name= Dexter's Laboratory | |||
|title_card= [[File:DL S2 title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:DL S2 title card.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= Season 2-4's title card. | |caption= Season 2-4's title card. | ||
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|released= [[April 27]], [[1996]]—[[November 20]], [[2003]] | |released= [[April 27]], [[1996]]—[[November 20]], [[2003]] | ||
|run_time= 22 minutes | |run_time= 22 minutes | ||
|starring= [[ | |starring= [[Christine Cavanaugh]]<br />[[Candi Milo]]<br />[[Allison Moore]]<br />[[Kat Cressida]]<br />[[Kath Soucie]]<br />[[Jeff Bennett]]<br />[[Eddie Deezen]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Rob Paulsen]]<br />[[Tom Kenny]] | ||
|execs= [[Larry Huber]]<br />[[Sherry Gunther]] | |execs= [[Larry Huber]]<br />[[Sherry Gunther]] | ||
|producers= [[Debby Hindman]]<br />[[Selma Edelman]] | |producers= [[Debby Hindman]]<br />[[Selma Edelman]] | ||
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Underneath his ordinary suburban house, boy genius [[Dexter]] lives a secret life in his laboratory, creating new inventions the world has never seen before. However, they all fall prey to his intrusive older sister, [[Dee Dee]], who despite meaning well, acts rather foolish and clumsy. | Underneath his ordinary suburban house, boy genius [[Dexter]] lives a secret life in his laboratory, creating new inventions the world has never seen before. However, they all fall prey to his intrusive older sister, [[Dee Dee]], who despite meaning well, acts rather foolish and clumsy. | ||
There are two other segments set within the world of ''Dexter's Laboratory'': ''[[Dial M for Monkey]]'', which starred Dexter's superhero pet, [[Monkey]]; and ''[[ | There are 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 [[Justice Friends|trio of superheroes]], who after saving the world together, go home under the same apartment roof. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
After being transferred from Columbia College Chicago to the California Institute of Arts in [[1990]], Genndy Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two student short films; one of them of which was the basis | After being transferred from Columbia College Chicago to the California Institute of Arts in [[1990]], Genndy Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two student short films; one of them of which was the basis for the [[Changes|television pilot]] of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref>''People'' Staff ([[March 3]], [[1997]]). [https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075237/https://people.com/archive/in-toon-with-tots-vol-47-no-8/ "In Toon with Tots"]. ''People''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075237/https://people.com/archive/in-toon-with-tots-vol-47-no-8/ Archived] from the original on [[November 28]], [[2018]]. Retrieved [[October 6]], [[2022]].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090619095331/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html "Animator Profile: Genndy Tartakovsky"]. CartoonNetwork.com. Archived from the [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ap/gtartakovsky.html original] on [[June 19]], [[2009]]. Retrieved October 6, 2022.</ref> | ||
The concept of the short originated with one of Tartakovsky's designs at CalArts, where he drew a tall, skinny girl dancing and decided to pair her with a short, blocky scientist who's the opposite. The drawing of these two would become the characters of Dee Dee and Dexter, respectively.<ref>Davenport, Misha (November 24, 2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201044019/http://www.suntimes.com/output/television/sho-sunday-nowplay24.html "'Dexter' Creator Draws on His Youth"]. ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Wrapports. Archived from the [http://www.suntimes.com/output/television/sho-sunday-nowplay24.html original] on [[December 1]], [[2002]]. Retrieved October 6, 2022.</ref> It was included in a university screening for the producers of ''Batman: The Animated Series'', who were impressed and hired Tartakovsky. | |||
Later, Tartakovsky joined Hanna-Barbera in the production team of ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]''. The co-workers on that series—[[Craig McCracken]], [[Rob Renzetti]], [[Paul Ruddish]], and [[Lou Romano]]—were classmates of his and went on to collaborate with him on ''Dexter's Laboratory''. While working as a sheet timer on ''The Critic'', Tartakovsky received a phone call from [[Larry Huber]], a producer on ''2 Stupid Dogs''. Huber had shown Tartakovsky's unfinished student film to the recently-emerging Cartoon Network and wanted Tartakovsky to develop its concept into a seven-minute storyboard. Unhappy with his position on ''The Critic'', Tartakovsky accepted the proposal, and the resulting project was produced as part of Cartoon Network's showcase series, ''[[What a Cartoon!]]''<ref name="From Russia, with Glove">Neuwirth, Allan ([[2007]]). "From Russia, with Glove: Genndy Tartakovsky's Dexter's Lab Explodes". Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62153-197-5.</ref> The pilot, "Dexter's Laboratory," made its debut on [[February 26]], [[1995]]. | |||
===Casting=== | |||
==Segments== | ==Segments== | ||
* ''Dexter's Laboratory'' | * ''Dexter's Laboratory'' | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Original air date | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 0x01 | | 0x01 | ||
* "[[Changes]]" | |||
| February 26, 1995 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 0x02 | | 0x02 | ||
* "[[The Big Sister]]" | |||
| [[March 10]], 1996 | | [[March 10]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 0x03 | | 0x03 | ||
* "[[Old Man Dexter]]" | |||
| [[March 24]], 1996 | | [[March 24]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 0x04 | | 0x04 | ||
* "[[Dimwit Dexter]]" | |||
| [[April 14]], 1996 | | [[April 14]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
* "[[DeeDimensional]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Magmanamus]]" | |||
* "[[Maternal Combat]]" | |||
| [[April 27]], 1996 | | [[April 27]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* "[[Dexter Dodgeball]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Rasslor]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter's Assistant]]" | |||
| [[May 4]], 1996 | | [[May 4]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* "[[Dexter's Rival]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Simion]]" | |||
* "Old Man Dexter" | |||
| [[May 11]], 1996 | | [[May 11]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* "[[Double Trouble (Dexter's Lab)|Double Trouble]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Barbequor]]" | |||
* "Changes" | |||
| [[May 18]], 1996 | | [[May 18]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* "[[Jurassic Pooch]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Orgon Grindor]]" | |||
* "Dimwit Dexter" | |||
| [[May 25]], 1996 | | [[May 25]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[Dee Dee's Room]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Huntor]]" | |||
* "The Big Sister" | |||
| [[June 1]], 1996 | | [[June 1]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
* "[[Star Spangled Sidekicks]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[TV Super Pals]]" | |||
* "[[Game Over]]" | |||
| [[November 20]], 1996 | | [[November 20]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
* "[[Baby Sitter Blues]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Vallhallen's Room]]" | |||
* "[[Dream Machine]]" | |||
| [[November 27]], 1996 | | [[November 27]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
* "[[Dollhouse Drama]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Krunk's Date]]" | |||
* "[[The Big Cheese]]" | |||
| [[December 4]], 1996 | | [[December 4]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* "[[Way of the Dee Dee]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Say Uncle Sam]]" | |||
* "[[The Tribe Called Girl]]" | |||
| [[December 11]], 1996 | | [[December 11]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* "[[Space Cases]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Ratman]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter's Debt]]" | |||
| [[December 18]], 1996 | | [[December 18]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* "Dexter's Rival" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Bee Where?]]" | |||
* "[[Mandarker]]" | |||
| [[December 25]], 1996 | | [[December 25]], 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* "[[Inflata Dee Dee]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Can't Nap]]" | |||
* "[[Monstory]]" | |||
| [[January 1]], [[1997]] | | [[January 1]], [[1997]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x01 | | 2x01 | ||
* "[[Beard to Be Feared]]" | |||
* "[[Quacker the Fowl]]" | |||
* "[[Ant Pants]]" | |||
| [[July 16]], 1997 | | [[July 16]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x02 | | 2x02 | ||
* "[[Mom and Jerry]]" | |||
* "[[Chubby Cheese]]" | |||
* "[[That Crazy Robot]]" | |||
| [[July 23]], 1997 | | [[July 23]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x03 | | 2x03 | ||
* "[[D & DD]]" | |||
* "[[Hamhocks and Armlocks]]" | |||
| [[July 30]], 1997 | | [[July 30]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x04 | | 2x04 | ||
* "[[Hunger Strikes]]" | |||
* "[[The Koose is Loose]]" | |||
* "[[Morning Stretch]]" | |||
| [[August 6]], 1997 | | [[August 6]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x05 | | 2x05 | ||
* "[[Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster]]" | |||
* "[[Backfire]]" | |||
* "[[Book Em']]" | |||
| [[August 13]], 1997 | | [[August 13]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x06 | | 2x06 | ||
* "[[Sister's Got a Brand New Bag]]" | |||
* "[[Shoo, Shoe Gnomes]]" | |||
* "[[Lab of the Lost]]" | |||
| [[August 20]], 1997 | | [[August 20]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x07 | | 2x07 | ||
* "[[Labels]]" | |||
* "[[Game Show]]" | |||
* "[[Fantastic Boyage]]" | |||
| [[August 27]], 1997 | | [[August 27]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x08 | | 2x08 | ||
* "[[Filet of Soul]]" | |||
* "[[Golden Diskette]]" | |||
| [[September 3]], 1997 | | [[September 3]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x09 | | 2x09 | ||
* "[[Snowdown]]" | |||
* "[[Figure Not Included|*Figure Not Included]]" | |||
* "[[Mock 5]]" | |||
| [[September 10]], 1997 | | [[September 10]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x10 | | 2x10 | ||
* "[[Ewww That's Growth]]" | |||
* "[[Nuclear Confusion]]" | |||
* "[[Germ Warfare]]" | |||
| [[September 17]], 1997 | | [[September 17]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x11 | | 2x11 | ||
* "[[A Hard Day's Day]]" | |||
* "[[Road Rash]]" | |||
* "[[Ocean Commotion]]" | |||
| [[September 24]], 1997 | | [[September 24]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x12 | | 2x12 | ||
* "[[The Bus Boy]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Things That Go Bonk in the Night]]" | |||
* "[[Ol' McDexter]]" | |||
| [[October 1]], 1997 | | [[October 1]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x13 | | 2x13 | ||
* "[[Sassy Come Home]]" | |||
* "[[Photo Finish (Dexter's Lab)|Photo Finish]]" | |||
| [[October 8]], 1997 | | [[October 8]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x14 | | 2x14 | ||
* "[[Star Check Unconventional]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter is Dirty]]" | |||
* "[[Ice Cream Scream]]" | |||
| [[October 15]], 1997 | | [[October 15]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x15 | | 2x15 | ||
* "[[Decode of Honour]]" | |||
* "[[World's Greatest Mom]]" | |||
* "[[Ultrajerk 2000]]" | |||
| [[October 22]], 1997 | | [[October 22]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x16 | | 2x16 | ||
* "[[Techno Turtle]]" | |||
* "[[Surprise!]]" | |||
* "[[Got Your Goat]]" | |||
| [[October 29]], 1997 | | [[October 29]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x17 | | 2x17 | ||
* "[[Dee Dee Be Deep]]" | |||
* "[[911]]" | |||
* "[[Down in the Dumps (Dexter's Lab)|Down in the Dumps]]" | |||
| [[November 5]], 1997 | | [[November 5]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x18 | | 2x18 | ||
* "[[Unfortunate Cookie]]" | |||
* "[[The Muffin King]]" | |||
| [[November 12]], 1997 | | [[November 12]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x19 | | 2x19 | ||
* "[[Picture Day]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter Detention]]" | |||
* "[[Now That's a Stretch]]" | |||
| [[November 19]], 1997 | | [[November 19]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x20 | | 2x20 | ||
* "[[Don't Be a Baby]]" | |||
* ''Dial M for Monkey'': "[[Peltra]]" | |||
* "[[G.I.R.L. Squad]]" | |||
| [[November 26]], 1997 | | [[November 26]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x21 | | 2x21 | ||
* "[[Sports a Poppin']]" | |||
* "[[Koos a la Goop a Goop]]" | |||
* "[[Project Dee Dee]]" | |||
| [[December 3]], 1997 | | [[December 3]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x22 | | 2x22 | ||
* "[[Topped Off]]" | |||
* "[[Dee Dee's Tail]]" | |||
* "[[No Power Trip]]" | |||
| [[December 10]], 1997 | | [[December 10]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x23 | | 2x23 | ||
* "[[Sister Mom]]" | |||
* "[[The Laughing]]" | |||
| [[December 17]], 1997 | | [[December 17]], 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x24 | | 2x24 | ||
* "[[Dexter's Lab: A Story]]" | |||
* "[[Coupon for Craziness]]" | |||
* "[[Better Off Wet]]" | |||
| [[January 28]], [[1998]] | | [[January 28]], [[1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x25 | | 2x25 | ||
* "[[Critical Gas]]" | |||
* "[[Let's Save the World You Jerk!]]" | |||
* "[[Average Joe]]" | |||
| [[February 4]], 1998 | | [[February 4]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x26 | | 2x26 | ||
* "[[Rushmore Rumble]]" | |||
* "[[A Boy and His Bug]]" | |||
* "[[You Vegetabelieve It!]]" | |||
| [[February 11]], 1998 | | [[February 11]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x27 | | 2x27 | ||
* "[[Aye Aye Eyes]]" | |||
* "[[Dee Dee and the Man]]" | |||
| [[February 18]], 1998 | | [[February 18]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Old Flame]]" | | 2x28 | ||
* "[[Old Flame]]" | |||
* "[[Don't Be a Hero]]" | |||
* "[[My Favorite Martian]]" | |||
| [[February 25]], 1998 | | [[February 25]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x29 | | 2x29 | ||
* "[[Paper Route Bout]]" | |||
* "[[The Old Switcharooms]]" | |||
* "[[Trick or Treehouse]]" | |||
| [[March 4]], 1998 | | [[March 4]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x30 | | 2x30 | ||
* "[[Quiet Riot]]" | |||
* "[[Accent You Hate]]" | |||
* "[[Catch of the Day]]" | |||
| [[March 11]], 1998 | | [[March 11]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x31 | | 2x31 | ||
* "[[Dad is Disturbed]]" | |||
* "[[Framed]]" | |||
* "[[That's Using Your Head]]" | |||
| [[March 18]], 1998 | | [[March 18]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x32 | | 2x32 | ||
* "[[Dim]]" | |||
* "[[Just an Old Fashioned Lab Song...]]" | |||
* "[[Repairanoid]]" | |||
| [[March 25]], 1998 | | [[March 25]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x33 | | 2x33 | ||
* "[[Sdrawkcab]]" | |||
* "[[The Continuum of Cartoon Fools]]" | |||
* "[[Sun, Surf and Science]]" | |||
| [[April 1]], 1998 | | [[April 1]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x34 | | 2x34 | ||
* "[[Big Bots]]" | |||
* "[[Gooey Aliens That Control Your Mind]]" | |||
* "[[Misplaced in Space]]" | |||
| [[April 8]], 1998 | | [[April 8]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x35 | | 2x35 | ||
* "[[Dee Dee's Rival]]" | |||
* "[[Pslightly Psycho]]" | |||
* "[[Game for a Game]]" | |||
| [[April 15]], 1998 | | [[April 15]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x36 | | 2x36 | ||
* "[[Blackfoot and Slim]]" | |||
* "[[Trapped With a Vengeance]]" | |||
* "[[The Parrot Trap]]" | |||
| [[April 22]], 1998 | | [[April 22]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x37 | | 2x37 | ||
* "[[Dexter and Computress Get Mandark!]]" | |||
* ''The Justice Friends'': "[[Pain in the Mouth]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter vs. Santa's Claws]]" | |||
| [[April 29]], 1998 | | [[April 29]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x38 | | 2x38 | ||
* "[[Dyno-Might]]" | |||
* "[[LABretto]]" | |||
| [[May 13]], 1998 | | [[May 13]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x39 | | 2x39 | ||
* "[[Last But Not Beast]]" | |||
| [[June 15]], 1998 | | [[June 15]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x01 | | 3x01 | ||
* "[[Streaky Clean]]" | |||
* "[[A Dad Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Sole Brother]]" | |||
| [[November 18]], [[2001]] | | [[November 18]], [[2001]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x02 | | 3x02 | ||
* "[[Mind Over Chatter]]" | |||
* "[[A Quackor Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Momdark]]" | |||
| November 18, 2001 | | November 18, 2001 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x03 | | 3x03 | ||
* "[[Copping an Attitude]]" | |||
* "[[A Failed Lab Experiment]]" | |||
* "[[The Grand-Daddy of All Inventions]]" | |||
| [[November 30]], 2001 | | [[November 30]], 2001 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x04 | | 3x04 | ||
* "[[Poppa Wheelie]]" | |||
* "[[A Mom Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[The Mock Side of the Moon]]" | |||
| [[January 18]], [[2002]] | | [[January 18]], [[2002]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x05 | | 3x05 | ||
* "[[If Memory Serves]]" | |||
* "[[A Mandark Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Tele-Trauma]]" | |||
| [[February 22]], 2002 | | [[February 22]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x06 | | 3x06 | ||
* "[[A Boy Named Sue]]" | |||
* "[[Lab on the Run]]" | |||
| [[March 29]], 2002 | | [[March 29]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x07 | | 3x07 | ||
* "[[Dos Boot]]" | |||
* "[[A Dee Dee Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Would You Like That in the Can]]" | |||
| [[June 7]], 2002 | | [[June 7]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x08 | | 3x08 | ||
* "[[That Magic Moment]]" | |||
* "[[A Silent Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Opposites Attract]]" | |||
| [[June 14]], 2002 | | [[June 14]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x09 | | 3x09 | ||
* "[[Comic Relief]]" | |||
* "[[A Third Dad Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[RoboDexo 3000]]" | |||
| [[June 21]], 2002 | | [[June 21]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x10 | | 3x10 | ||
* "[[Glove at First Sight]]" | |||
* "[[A Mom & Dad Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Smells Like Victory]]" | |||
| [[June 28]], 2002 | | [[June 28]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x11 | | 3x11 | ||
* "[[Oh, Brother]]" | |||
* "[[Another Dad Cartoon]]" | |||
* "[[Bar Exam]]" | |||
| [[July 5]], 2002 | | [[July 5]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x12 | | 3x12 | ||
* "[[Jeepers, Creepers, Where is Peepers?]]" | |||
* "[[Go, Dexter Family! Go!]]" | |||
| [[July 12]], 2002 | | [[July 12]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x13 | | 3x13 | ||
* "[[Scare Tactics]]" | |||
* "A Mom Cartoon" | |||
* "[[My Dad vs. Your Dad]]" | |||
| [[September 20]], 2002 | | [[September 20]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x01 | | 4x01 | ||
* "[[Beau Tie]]" | |||
* "[[Remember Me]]" | |||
* "[[Over-Labbing]]" | |||
| [[November 22]], 2002 | | [[November 22]], 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x02 | | 4x02 | ||
* "[[Sis-Tem Error]]" | |||
* "[[Bad Cable Manners]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter's Library]]" | |||
| [[April 25]], 2003 | | [[April 25]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x03 | | 4x03 | ||
* "[[The Scrying Game]]" | |||
* "[[Monstrosi-Dee Dee]]" | |||
* "[[Dad Man Walking]]" | |||
| [[May 2]], 2003 | | [[May 2]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x04 | | 4x04 | ||
* "[[Dexter's Little Dilemma]]" | |||
* "[[Faux Chapeau]]" | |||
* "[[D2]]" | |||
| [[May 9]], 2003 | | [[May 9]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x05 | | 4x05 | ||
* "[[Head Band]]" | |||
* "[[Stuffed Animal House]]" | |||
* "[[Used Ink]]" | |||
| [[May 16]], 2003 | | [[May 16]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x06 | | 4x06 | ||
* "[[School Girl Crushed]]" | |||
* "[[Chess Mom]]" | |||
* "[[Father Knows Least]]" | |||
| [[May 23]], 2003 | | [[May 23]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x07 | | 4x07 | ||
* "[[Dexter the Barbarian]]" | |||
* "[[Tuber Time]]" | |||
* "[[Sore Eyes]]" | |||
| [[May 30]], 2003 | | [[May 30]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x08 | | 4x08 | ||
* "[[Babe Sitter]]" | |||
* "[[Mountain Mandark]]" | |||
* "[[2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever]]" | |||
| [[September 5]], 2003 | | [[September 5]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x09 | | 4x09 | ||
* "[[Height Unseen]]" | |||
* "[[Bygone Errors]]" | |||
* "[[Folly Calls]]" | |||
| [[September 12]], 2003 | | [[September 12]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x10 | | 4x10 | ||
* "[[Voice Over]]" | |||
* "[[Blonde Leading the Blonde]]" | |||
* "[[Comic Stripper]]" | |||
| [[September 19]], 2003 | | [[September 19]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x11 | | 4x11 | ||
* "[[Tee Party]]" | |||
* "[[Dexter's Wacky Races]]" | |||
| [[September 26]], 2003 | | [[September 26]], 2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x12 | | 4x12 | ||
* "[[The Lab of Tomorrow]]" | |||
* "[[Chicken Scratch]]" | |||
* "[[Garage Sale]]" | |||
| [[November 4]], 2003 | | [[November 4]], 2003 | ||
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* "[[They Got Chops]]" | |||
* "[[Poetic Justice]]" | |||
* "[[Comedy of Feathers]]" | |||
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* [[Christine Cavanaugh]] (seasons 1-3) and [[Candi Milo]] (seasons 3-4) as [[Dexter]] | * [[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]] | * [[Allison Moore]] (seasons 1 and 3) and [[Kat Cressida]] (seasons 2 and 4) as [[Dee Dee]] | ||
* [[Kath Soucie]] as [[Dexter's Mom]] and [[ | * [[Kath Soucie]] as [[Mom (Dexter's Lab)|Mom]], [[Computer]] and [[Agent Honeydew]] | ||
* [[Jeff Bennett]] as [[Dexter's Dad]] | * [[Jeff Bennett]] as [[Dad (Dexter's Lab)|Dad]] | ||
* [[Eddie Deezen]] as [[Mandark]] | * [[Eddie Deezen]] as [[Mandark]] | ||
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Monkey]] and [[Krunk | * [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Monkey]] and [[Krunk]] | ||
* [[Rob Paulsen]] as [[Major Glory]] | * [[Rob Paulsen]] as [[Major Glory]] | ||
* [[Tom Kenny]] as [[Van Halen]] | * [[Tom Kenny]] as [[Van Halen]] | ||
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- This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see Dexter's Laboratory.
Dexter's Laboratory | |
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Season 2-4's title card. | |
Created by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
Network | Cartoon Network |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Turner Entertainment Company Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Original release | April 27, 1996—November 20, 2003 |
Run time | 22 minutes |
Starring | Christine Cavanaugh Candi Milo Allison Moore Kat Cressida Kath Soucie Jeff Bennett Eddie Deezen Frank Welker Rob Paulsen Tom Kenny |
Executive producer(s) | Larry Huber Sherry Gunther |
Producer(s) | Debby Hindman Selma Edelman |
Music composed by | Thomas Chase Steve Rucker Gary Lionelli |
Writer(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky Jason Butler Rote Zeke Kamm Michael Ryan Seth MacFarlane |
Director(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky (also voices) Craig McCracken Paul Rudish Rob Renzetti Robert Alvarez John McIntyre Rumen Petkov Chris Savino Don Judge |
Second title card | |
Season 1's title card. |
Dexter's Laboratory, also known as Dexter's Lab, is an American animated sci-fi/fantasy comedy television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera (seasons 1-2) and Cartoon Network Studios (seasons 3-4) for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1996 to 2003, airing 78 episodes that spanned four seasons. A TV movie titled Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip aired in 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. However, they all fall prey to his intrusive older sister, Dee Dee, who despite meaning well, acts rather foolish and clumsy.
There are 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.
Production
Development
After being transferred from Columbia College Chicago to the California Institute of Arts in 1990, Genndy Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two student short films; one of them of which was the basis for the television pilot of Dexter's Laboratory.[1][2] The concept of the short originated with one of Tartakovsky's designs at CalArts, where he drew a tall, skinny girl dancing and decided to pair her with a short, blocky scientist who's the opposite. The drawing of these two would become the characters of Dee Dee and Dexter, respectively.[3] It was included in a university screening for the producers of Batman: The Animated Series, who were impressed and hired Tartakovsky.
Later, Tartakovsky joined Hanna-Barbera in the production team of 2 Stupid Dogs. The co-workers on that series—Craig McCracken, Rob Renzetti, Paul Ruddish, and Lou Romano—were classmates of his and went on to collaborate with him on Dexter's Laboratory. While working as a sheet timer on The Critic, Tartakovsky received a phone call from Larry Huber, a producer on 2 Stupid Dogs. Huber had shown Tartakovsky's unfinished student film to the recently-emerging Cartoon Network and wanted Tartakovsky to develop its concept into a seven-minute storyboard. Unhappy with his position on The Critic, Tartakovsky accepted the proposal, and the resulting project was produced as part of Cartoon Network's showcase series, What a Cartoon![4] The pilot, "Dexter's Laboratory," made its debut on February 26, 1995.
Casting
Segments
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
Title | Original air date |
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0x01
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February 26, 1995 |
0x02 | March 10, 1996 |
0x03 | March 24, 1996 |
0x04 | April 14, 1996 |
1x01
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April 27, 1996 |
1x02
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May 4, 1996 |
1x03
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May 11, 1996 |
1x04
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May 18, 1996 |
1x05
|
May 25, 1996 |
1x06
|
June 1, 1996 |
1x07
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November 20, 1996 |
1x08
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November 27, 1996 |
1x09
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December 4, 1996 |
1x10
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December 11, 1996 |
1x11
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December 18, 1996 |
1x12
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December 25, 1996 |
1x13
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January 1, 1997 |
2x01 | July 16, 1997 |
2x02 | July 23, 1997 |
2x03 | July 30, 1997 |
2x04 | August 6, 1997 |
2x05 | August 13, 1997 |
2x06 | August 20, 1997 |
2x07
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August 27, 1997 |
2x08 | September 3, 1997 |
2x09 | September 10, 1997 |
2x10 | September 17, 1997 |
2x11 | September 24, 1997 |
2x12
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October 1, 1997 |
2x13 | October 8, 1997 |
2x14 | October 15, 1997 |
2x15 | October 22, 1997 |
2x16 | October 29, 1997 |
2x17 | November 5, 1997 |
2x18 | November 12, 1997 |
2x19 | November 19, 1997 |
2x20
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November 26, 1997 |
2x21 | December 3, 1997 |
2x22 | December 10, 1997 |
2x23 | December 17, 1997 |
2x24 | January 28, 1998 |
2x25 | February 4, 1998 |
2x26 | February 11, 1998 |
2x27 | February 18, 1998 |
2x28 | February 25, 1998 |
2x29 | March 4, 1998 |
2x30 | March 11, 1998 |
2x31 | March 18, 1998 |
2x32 | March 25, 1998 |
2x33 | April 1, 1998 |
2x34 | April 8, 1998 |
2x35 | April 15, 1998 |
2x36 | April 22, 1998 |
2x37
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April 29, 1998 |
2x38
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May 13, 1998 |
2x39 | June 15, 1998 |
3x01 | November 18, 2001 |
3x02 | November 18, 2001 |
3x03 | November 30, 2001 |
3x04 | January 18, 2002 |
3x05 | February 22, 2002 |
3x06 | March 29, 2002 |
3x07 | June 7, 2002 |
3x08 | June 14, 2002 |
3x09 | June 21, 2002 |
3x10 | June 28, 2002 |
3x11 | July 5, 2002 |
3x12 | July 12, 2002 |
3x13
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September 20, 2002 |
4x01
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November 22, 2002 |
4x02 | April 25, 2003 |
4x03 | May 2, 2003 |
4x04 | May 9, 2003 |
4x05 | May 16, 2003 |
4x06 | May 23, 2003 |
4x07 | May 30, 2003 |
4x08 | September 5, 2003 |
4x09 | September 12, 2003 |
4x10 | September 19, 2003 |
4x11 | September 26, 2003 |
4x12 | November 4, 2003 |
4x13 | November 20, 2003 |
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 Mom, Computer and Agent Honeydew
- Jeff Bennett as Dad
- Eddie Deezen as Mandark
- Frank Welker as Monkey and Krunk
- Rob Paulsen as Major Glory
- Tom Kenny as Van Halen
Celebrity guests
References
- ^ People Staff (March 3, 1997). "In Toon with Tots". People. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Animator Profile: Genndy Tartakovsky". CartoonNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Davenport, Misha (November 24, 2002). "'Dexter' Creator Draws on His Youth". Chicago Sun-Times. Wrapports. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Neuwirth, Allan (2007). "From Russia, with Glove: Genndy Tartakovsky's Dexter's Lab Explodes". Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62153-197-5.