Dexter's Laboratory
Shortly after the premiere of its first season, "Dexter's Laboratory" was hailed as one of the best new series on Cartoon Network by Ted Cox of the "Daily Herald". In the lead up to its second season, "Dexter's Laboratory" was called the most imaginative series on Cartoon Network by Nancy McAlister of "The Florida Times-Union". Although McAlister critiqued the gender stereotyping of Dexter's parents, she acknowledged that she was only applying such scrutiny to the series because "Dexter's Laboratory" had helped convince her that "viewers should take animated programming seriously".