Dial M for Monkey

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Dial M for Monkey
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Created by Genndy Tartakovsky
Craig McCraken
Paul Rudish
Network Cartoon Network
Production company Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Distributor Turner Entertainment Company
Warner Bros. Distribution Television
Original release April 27, 1996November 26, 1997
Run time 7 minutes
Starring Frank Welker
Paula Tiso
Executive producer(s) Larry Huber
Sherry Gunther
Producer(s) Debby Hindman
Selma Edelman
Music composed by Gary Lionelli
Writer(s) Craig McCraken
Paul Rudish
Lou Romano
Director(s) Paul Rudish
Genndy Tartakovsky

Dial M for Monkey is a series of animated segments as part of Dexter's Laboratory, produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1996 to 1997, airing 7 episodes. The segments were replaced with The Justice Friends and then Dexter's Laboratory's own segments.

Dexter's laboratory pet monkey named Monkey is more than just an ordinary monkey, but secretly the famous superhero Monkey! Whenever the world is in danger, he is telepathically called upon by love interest Agent Honeydew, a human agent of the spy agency, Global Security.

Production

Development

Aftermath

One episode, "Barbequor," was banned after only airing once due to gay stereotypes. In reruns and on DVD, it is replaced with "Dexter's Lab: A Story" from the main series.

Music

The music and theme song was composed by Gary Lionelli.

Episodes

Episode Number Air date
"Magmanamus" 1x01 April 27, 1996
"Rasslor" 1x02 May 4, 1996
"Simion" 1x03 May 11, 1996
"Barbequor" 1x04 May 18, 1996
"Orgon Grindor" 1x05 May 25, 1996
"Huntor" 1x06 June 1, 1996
"Peltra" 2x01 November 26, 1997

Cast

Celebrity guest

References