Dexter's Laboratory

thumb|right|275px|Dexter's Laboratory Intro (Season 1)
thumb|right|275px|Dexter's Laboratory Intro (Season 2-4)
Dexter's Laboratory (commonly abbreviated as Dexter's Lab) is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Samurai Jack, for Cartoon Network, it is the first Cartoon Cartoon. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory filled with his inventions. He constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark. The series' first two seasons contain additional segments: Dial M for Monkey, which focuses on Dexter's pet lab-monkey-turned-superhero, and The Justice Friends, about a trio of superheroes who share an apartment.
Tartakovsky first pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts showcase World Premiere Toons, basing it on student films he produced while attending the California Institute of the Arts. A pilot aired on Cartoon Network in February 1995, and in August viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a half-hour series, which premiered on April 28, 1996. By 1999, 52 episodes and a television movie had been produced, and Tartakovsky then left the series to begin work on his other projects, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. In 2001, the network revived the series under a different production team at Cartoon Network Studios, and after 26 more episodes, the series ended on November 20, 2003.
Dexter's Laboratory received high ratings and became one of Cartoon Network's most popular and successful original series. During its run, the series was nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Reel Awards, and 9 Annie Awards, winning 3 additional Annie Awards. The series is notable for helping launch the careers of several cartoonists, such as Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Wander Over Yonder), Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show), Butch Hartman (The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast), Rob Renzetti (My Life as a Teenage Robot), Chris Savino (The Loud House), and Cody Taylor (Colorforce). Spin-off media include comic books, DVD and VHS releases, music albums, collectible toys, and video games. It ended up being the second longest-running Cartoon Cartoon, right behind Ed, Edd n Eddy (which ran for 10 years on Cartoon Network). The revival, on the other hand, was a critical failure over the original series.
In December 2021, it made a one-time return for the holidays.
In August 2023, the series, along with Ed, Edd n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy aired reruns on Adult Swim as part their new "Checkered Past" throwback block regarding some of the show’s adult themes that were featured in the 1990s.
== Production ==
Dexter's Laboratory was inspired by one of Genndy Tartakovsky's drawings of a ballerina. After drawing her tall and thin shape, he decided to pair her with a short and blocky opposite, Dexter. In 1991, Tartakovsky made his first "Dexter" short. On February 20, 1995, Dexter's Laboratory made its first run on What a Cartoon! Show. In March 1996, the first season began airing. Directors and writers on the series included Genndy Tartakovsky, Rumen Petkov, Craig McCracken, Seth MacFarlane, Butch Hartman, Cody Taylor, Rob Renzetti, Paul Rudish, Mark O'Hare, John McIntyre and Chris Savino.
Dexter's Laboratory ended its initial run in 1999, with the series finale being the episode "Last But Not Beast", but re-entered production in 2001. The new episodes, which ran for two more seasons, had a different production team than the originals, since Genndy Tartakovsky was busy working on Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. The second series featured new character and background designs, alternative storyline and character backgrounds, and different sound effects (which were mostly all classic Hanna-Barbera sound effects). Dexter's voice actress changed from Christine Cavanaugh to Candi Milo.
On November 18, 2001, Cartoon Network aired the 12-hour "Dexter Goes Global" marathon in 96 countries and 12 languages. The marathon featured fan-selected episodes of Dexter's Laboratory and culminated with the premiere of the first two episodes of season 3. On January 16, 2006, the series began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang; the occasion was marked by a 12-hour Martin Luther King Jr. Day marathon.
The show was rerun on Cartoon Network during weekday mornings from November 8, 2010, until March 4, 2011. On March 30, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in the United States in reruns on the revived block Cartoon Planet. The Canadian version of Cartoon Network airs reruns as well, with the series being featured on the channel's launch on July 4, 2012. The launch was commemorated by parent network Teletoon, which aired Cartoon Network-related programming blocks and promotions in the weeks leading up to the event, including episodes of Dexter's Laboratory.
On January 22, 2013, Adult Swim uploaded the never-aired episode "Rude Removal". It has since disappeared from Youtube.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Dexter
* Dee Dee
* Dexter's mom
* Dexter's dad
* Susan "Mandark" Astronomov
* Quadraplex T-3000 Computer
=== Secondary ===
* Douglas E. Mordecai III
* Philips Luzinsky
* Oceanbird
* Windbear
* Koosalagoopagoop
* Mee Mee and Lee Lee
=== Minor ===
* Olga "Lalavava" Astronomov
== Cast ==
* Christine Canavaugh as Dexter (Seasons 1 and 2)
* Allison Moore as Dee Dee (Seasons 1 and 3)
* Candi Milo as Dexter (Seasons 3 and 4)
* Jeff Bennett as Dexter's Dad
* Kat Cressida as Dee Dee (Seasons 2 and 4)
* Kath Soucie as Dexter's Mom, Agent Honeydew, and Quadraplex T-3000 Computer
* Eddie Deezen as Mandark
* Frank Welker as Monkey and The Infraggable Krunk
* Rob Paulsen as Mayor Glory
* Tom Kenny as Valhallen
* Dom DeLuise as Koosalagoopagoop
== Premise ==
The series revolves around a boy genius named Dexter who has a secret laboratory filled with highly advanced equipment that is hidden behind a bookshelf in his bedroom. Access to this seemingly endless laboratory is achieved by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches hidden on the bookcase (such as pulling out a specific book). Another mean of lab access is a retinal scanner. Dexter is normally in conflict with his ditzy older sister Dee Dee who has an uncanny talent for gaining access to Dexter's lab despite his best efforts to keep her out. Dee Dee eludes all manner of lab security and once inside, delights in playing in the lab, often destroying many of Dexter's inventions and creations. For reasons left unexplained, Dexter still manages to keep his lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful parents. In the beginning of the series Dee Dee is the only other character who knows about his lab, in several episodes however, he is forced to reveal the lab to his parents, although all of these episodes end with all of his parents' memories being wiped. Dexter also has an arch-nemesis, another boy genius named Susan "Mandark" Astronomonov. Mandark often competes with Dexter and tries to outdo him any chance he gets, examples of this include: a school science fair, a soapbox derby, etc. Mandark is also secretly in love with Dee Dee.
== Recurring segments ==
Episodes from the first two seasons of Dexter's Laboratory are usually divided into three segments, with each segment being a separate Dexter's Laboratory cartoon. Occasionally, the middle segment centers around characters from the Dexter's Laboratory universe other than Dexter and his family. Two of these segments are shown, primarily during the first season: "Dial M for Monkey" and "The Justice Friends". Dial M for Monkey appeared in the first half of the first season, while The Justice Friends appeared in the second half of the first season. The Dial M for Monkey characters sometimes appear in the Justice Friends segments and vice versa, though Dexter and Dee Dee only appear in the Dial M for Monkey segments.
Mini-segments are played during the first two seasons between the main three segments, which involve Dexter and Dee Dee in various scenarios. Live-action segments feature "The Puppet Pals", a TV show seen in the main segments. "The Puppet Pals" are two puppets named Puppet Pal Mitch (voiced by Rob Paulsen) and Puppet Pal Clem (voiced by Tom Kenny). These segments involve Puppet Pal Clem telling Puppet Pal Mitch a joke, with the punchline being a pun on the word "bonk". Puppet Pal Mitch then bonks Puppet Pal Clem on the head with a foam-padded stick.
=== Dial M for Monkey ===
"Dial M for Monkey" is a segment that airs between two Dexter's Laboratory segments during the first half of the first season. In the segment, Dexter's pet lab monkey (voiced by Frank Welker) fights crime as a masked superhero. Monkey is joined by his partner Agent Honeydew (voiced by Kath Soucie), the Commander General (voiced originally by Robert Ridgely and later Earl Boen), and sometimes "The Justice Friends".
*Monkey - Dexter's lab monkey whom he often experiments on. Unbeknownst to Dexter, Monkey secretly takes on the superhero persona of "Monkey".
*Agent Honeydew - Monkey's sidekick and girlfriend who can ask Monkey for help with her telepathic abilities. She has short black hair with curly bangs and wears a blue S.H.I.E.L.D.-style jumpsuit.
*Commander - The head of Global Security whose main duty is to monitor the Earth for any signs of danger. He is never seen outside of a TV monitor, even when at a barbeque in the episode "Barbequor".
=== The Justice Friends ===
"The Justice Friends" is a segment that airs between two Dexter's Laboratory segments during the second half of the first season and two episodes of the second season.
The Justice Friends consists of Major Glory, The Infraggable Krunk, and Valhallen, who are roommates living in an apartment complex called "Muscular Arms". The adventures of the Justice Friends deal with the three trying to balance out their superhero adventures while trying to keep their composure living together in the apartment. Episodes play out like a sitcom along with a laugh track, used in a satirical manner.
*Major Glory - parody of Captain America with some traits of Superman. Nephew of Uncle Sam.
*Infraggable Krunk - parody of the Incredible Hulk. Color is reversed of Hulk. Krunk is kinder than Hulk, but still speaks in poor English: "You want Krunk smash?" He calls Major Glory "Flagman", similar to Hulk referring to Iron Man as "Metal Man".
*Valhallen - combination of Valhalla and Van Halen. A parody of Thor. Has hard rock/heavy metal powers. Has a "surfer dude" personality.
*White Tiger - parody of Black Panther
*Tiki Torch - parody of Human Torch
*Capital G - parody of Giant Man
*Living Bullet - parody of Iron Man
*Sam-R-I - parody of Silver Samurai
*Phan Tone - parody of the Vision
*Miss Spell - parody of the Scarlet Witch
== Series overview ==
Season: 	Episodes: 	premiere: 	end:
Pilots 	4 	February 26. 1995	March 25, 1996
1 	13 	April 27, 1996 	January 1, 1997
2 	39 	July 16, 1997 	June 15, 1998
3 	13 	November 16, 2001	September 20, 2002
4 	13 	November 22, 2002	November 20, 2003
TV movie 	TV movie 	December 10, 1999	December 10, 1999
banned episode 	banned episode 	February 21, 1998	February 21, 1998
theatrical short	theatrical short	July 3, 2002 	July 3, 2002
== /Episodes/ ==
Dexter's Laboratory broadcast 78 half-hour episodes over 4 seasons during its 7-year run. Two pilot shorts were produced for World Premiere Toons that aired in 1995 and 1996 and were subsequently fused into the series' first season. Fifty-two episodes were produced over the original run from 1996 to 1998, which was followed by the TV movie Ego Trip in 1999.
An additional 26 episodes were produced and broadcast from 2001 to 2003. The short "Chicken Scratch" debuted theatrically with The Powerpuff Girls Movie in 2002 and was later broadcast as a segment in the series' fourth and final season.
== Home media ==
==== VHS releases ====
* Ego Trip (November 2000)
* Greatest Adventures (2001)
==== DVD releases ====
* Season 1 (October 12, 2010)
* The Complete Series (June 25, 2024)
Crossovers
* Cartoon Network Halloween: 9 Creepy Capers (August 10th, 2004)
* Cartoon Network: Yuletide Follies (October 5th, 2004)
* Cartoon Network: Grossest Halloween Ever (August 9th, 2005)
* Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks (October 4th, 2005)
Another complete series DVD set known as Collected Experiments was released in Australia in 2017. It includes the TV movie Ego Trip.
==== Digital releases ====
Dexter's Laboratory was available on Netflix along with other Cartoon Network shows from March 2013 to March 2015. The series was later available on Hulu from May 1, 2015, to May 2018.
All 4 seasons of the series, with the exceptions of Ego Trip and the controversial "Rude Removal", are available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon Prime. Ego Trip was available on Amazon Prime from December 30, 2022, to December 30, 2023.
The series was available on HBO Max from May 27, 2020, to May 10, 2023.
== Video games ==
Dexter's Laboratory was spawned into six video games:
*Robot Rampage for GameBoy Color (2000)
* Deesaster Strikes! for GameBoy Advance (2001)
*Science Ain't Fair for PC (2001)
* Chess Challenge for GameBoy Advance (2002)
* Mandark's Lab? for PlayStation (2002)
*Security Alert! for mobile phones (2007)
Dexter, Dee Dee, Mom, Dad, and Mandark are playable characters in the 2006 video game, Cartoon Network Racing. Mom and Dad are exclusive to the PlayStation 2 version, while Dexter, Dee Dee, and Mandark are playable in both Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2 versions.
Dexter and Monkey are playable characters in Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion for Nintendo 3DS, Dee Dee and Mandark appear as assist characters, Mayor Glory and Valhallen are featured in the XL version (Wii, PS3, X360) as assist characters like Dee Dee and Mandark.
Dexter, Dee Dee, Mandark, Dexter's computer, and Major Glory are featured as NPCS in the MMO online game Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.
Dexter appears as a boardwalk customer in the 2018 mobile game Cartoon Network: Match Land. He later became a playable character in the 1.2.0. update, which features Dee Dee as a boardwalk customer.
== Music releases ==
Dexter's Laboratory has spawned two music soundtrack albums: The Musical Time Machine, which was released by Atlantic Records on May 19, 1998, and The Hip-Hop Experiment, which was released by the Kid Rhino and Atlantic Records dual label on August 20, 2002. The Hip-Hop Experiment concurrently released with three hip hop music videos for the tracks "Back to the Lab" by Prince Paul, "Dexter (What's His Name?)" by Coolio, and "Secrets" by will.i.am. A fourth music video featuring Japanese-style animation was released by They Might Be Giants for the song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which was produced by Klasky Csupo, the animation studio known for producing Nickelodeon's Rugrats, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, and As Told by Ginger animated series. Upon Cartoon Network's request for the artist to write an original song for Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment, rapper Coolio, who provided the track "Dexter (What's His Name?)", stated, "I didn't really know what I wanted to do at first, but I knew I wanted it to be positive and lively." Three Dexter's Laboratory tracks are featured on Cartoon Network's 1999 compilation album Cartoon Medley.
== Appearances in other projects ==
Dexter makes a non-speaking role as an elderly man in the I Am Weasel episode "I Am My Lifetime".
Dexter, Dee Dee, and Monkey appear as a toys in The Powerpuff Girls episode "Ploys R' Us". Dexter cameos in the episodes "Powerpuff Bluff", "Uh Oh Dynamo", "Criss Cross Crisis", "Him Diddle Riddle", and "Forced Kin". Dexter's Dad makes a cameo in the episode "Beat Your Greens".
Dexter appears in the Time Squad episode "Orphan Substitute".
A Dexter balloon appears in the Codename: Kids Next Door episode "Operation U.N.C.O.O.L."
A cardboard cutout of Dexter (facing backwards) appears in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy special "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon", which aired as part of Cartoon Network Invaded.
Dexter, Dee Dee, and Mandark make brief cameo appearances in the Codename: Kids Next Door and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy crossover special The Grim Adventures of the KND, where the three of them are seen popping out of the Delightful Reaper. Mandark later appears during the end credits along with Jake Spidermonkey with a mini-crossover of My Gym Partner's a Monkey titled "My Gym Partner's a Mandark".
In the Steven Universe episode "Say Uncle", Dexter and Dee Dee's names appear on Uncle Grandpa's list.
Dexter and Dee Dee appear as cameos in a segment of the Uncle Grandpa episode "Pizza Eve", along with characters from current and ended Cartoon Network shows.
A Dexter's Laboratory skit is featured in an episode of the Adult Swim series Robot Chicken.
Dexter makes a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Crossover Nexus", where he appears as one of Ben Tennyson's transformations to defeat Strike. Monkey appears both as stone and one of Ben Tennyson's transformations. A Dexter's Laboratory poster is seen.
In the Craig of the Creek episode, "Kelsey the Elder", Barry, a character, mentions the series.
Dee Dee is featured in the Adult Swim short, Come and Learn with Pibby.
The series is acknowledged in Cartoon Network's 30th Anniversary video in October 2022.
Dexter and Dee Dee appear in the Teen Titans Go! special, Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary.
== In other languages ==
Language 	Name 	Meaning
Norwegian	Dexters laboratorium 	Dexter's laboratory
Spanish 	El laboratorio de Dexter	The laboratory of Dexter
== Broadcast history ==
* Cartoon Network (original run: 1996-2003; re-runs: 2003-2008, 2010-2011, 2012-2014, 2021, 2022)
* Boomerang (re-runs: 2006-2015, 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2020-2021)
* Adult Swim (re-runs: 2023-2024)
== Gallery ==
File:IMG 4016.jpg|HBO Max cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume1PrimeCover.jpg|Volume 1 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume2Primecover.jpg|Volume 2 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume3Primecover.jpg|Volume 3 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume4Primecover.jpg|Volume 4 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume5Prime.jpg|Volume 5 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume6Primecover.jpg|Volume 6 Prime cover
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryVolume1AppleTVcover.jpg|Volume 1 Apple TV cover
File:Dexter'sLabVolume5AppleTV.jpg|Volume 5 Apple TV cover
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryVolume6AppleTV.jpg|Volume 6 Apple TV cover
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryCN30thAnniversaryiTunesCover.jpg|The Complete Series Cartoon Network 30th Anniversary iTunes cover
File:DexterandDeeDeeFunkoPops.jpeg|Funko Pop! figures
File:Dexter’s Laboratory Season One DVD.jpeg|Season 1 DVD
File:Dexter and Dee Dee in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster.png|Dexter and Dee Dee in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster.
File:Dexter Poster in Crossover Nexus.jpeg|Dexter Poster seen in Crossover Nexus
File:Dexter as one of Ben 10's transformations in Crossover Nexus.png|Dexter as one of Ben 10's transformations in "Crossover Nexus"
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryFunkoPopsPromo.jpg|Funko Pops promo
File:Dexter'sLabEgoTripPrimeVideoCover.jpeg|Ego Trip Amazon Prime video cover
File:Dexter'sLabCollectedExperimentsDVD.jpeg|Collected Experiments front cover
File:CollectedExperimentsDVDbackcover.jpeg|Collected Experiments back cover
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1LatinAmericaDVD.jpeg|Season 1 DVD, Latin America version
File:Dexter'sLabGreatestAdventuresVHS.jpeg|Collected Experiments VHS
File:Ego Trip VHS cover.jpeg|Ego Trip VHS
File:EgoTripVHSback.jpeg|Ego Trip VHS back cover
Dexter's Laboratory the complete series dvd.jpg|The Complete Series DVD
File:DexterPTEModels.jpeg|Dexter's models from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion (from left to right: his everyday clothes model and his pilot robot suit)
File:DeeDeePTEModel.jpeg|Dee Dee's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:MandakrPTEModel.jpeg|Mandark's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:MonkeyPTEModel.jpeg|Monkey's models from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL (from left to right, his superheroes clothes and his naked model)
File:MayorGloryPTEmodel.jpeg|Major Glory's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:ValhallenPTE.jpeg|Valhallen's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:JurassicPoochPTEmodel.jpeg|The dinosaur dog's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:Dexter'sLabLaboratoryplayset.jpeg|Laboratory Playset
File:Dexter'sLabSuperRobotfigure.jpeg|SuperRobot figure
File:Dexter'sLabRocketShipToy.jpeg|RocketShip toy
File:Dexter'sLabDexterandMandarkBobbleheads.jpeg|Wacky Wobbler Bobble heads
File:Dexter'sLabMandark'sLab?.jpeg|Mandark's Lab? game cover
File:Dexter'sLabDeesasterStrikes!.jpeg|Deesaster Strikes! game cover
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryDexter'sfamilymodelsheet.jpeg|Ego Trip character model sheet
File:DeeDeeSeasons3and4designturnaroundsheet.jpeg|Turnaround sheet of Dee Dee's design from seasons 3 and 4
File:DeeDeeSeasons3and4mainmodelssheet.jpeg|Main models sheet of Dee Dee's design from seasons 3 and 4
File:DeeDeewalkingmodelsheet.jpeg|Dee Dee's walking model sheet
File:DeeDeeCharacterPosessheet1.jpeg|First wave of Dee Dee's character poses
File:DeeDeeCharacterPoses2.jpeg|Second wave of Dee Dee's character poses
File:DeeDeeCharacterPoses3.jpeg|Third wave of Dee Dee's character poses
File:Dexter'sLabIDWComicbookseriesIssue1.jpeg|Issue 1 of the comic book series from IDW Comics
File:Dexter'sLabIDWComicbookseriesIssue2.jpeg|Issue 2 of the comic book series from IDW Comics
File:Dexter'sLabIDWComicbookseriesIssue4.jpeg|Issue 4 of the comic book series from IDW Comics
File:Dexter'sLabCompleteSeriesAppleTVcover.jpeg|The Complete Series Apple TV cover
File:EgoTriprerunJanuary1st2000.jpeg|re-run of Ego Trip on New Year's Day 2000
File:Dexter'sLabAccentYouHateanimationcel.jpeg|animation cel of the episode, Accent You Hate
File:Dexter'sLabToppedOffAnimationcel.jpeg|animation cel of the episode, Topped Off.
File:CheckeredPastEgoTripbumper.jpeg|A Checkered Past bumper referencing Ego Trip
File:DexterFusionFallbiographypicture.jpeg|Dexter's biography picture from FusionFall
File:DeeDeeFusionFallbiographypicture.jpeg|Dee Dee's biography picture from FusionFall
File:MandarkFusionFallbiographypicture.jpeg|Mandark's biography picture from FusionFall
File:KNDDexterandDeeDeecameo.jpeg|Dexter and Dee Dee's cameos in The Grim Adventures of the KND
File:TimeSquadDextercameo.jpeg|Dexter's cameo in the Time Squad final episode, Orphan Substitute
File:Dexter'sLabCollectibleFigures.jpeg|Collectible Figures
File:Dexter'sLabSubwayKidsPaktoys.jpeg|Subway Kids Pak toys
File:IAmWeaselDextercameo.jpeg|Dexter's cameo as an elderly person in the I Am Weasel episode, I Am My Lifetime
File:Dexter'sLabScienceFairShowdownbook.jpeg|Science Fair Showdown book
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryCootieWarsbook.jpeg|Cootie Wars book
File:Dexter'sLabBrainPowerbook.jpeg|Brain Power book
File:Dexter'sLabDexter'sInkbook.jpeg|Dexter's Ink book
File:Dexter'sLabComicBookissue22.jpeg|Issue 22 of the Comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabComicBookissue23.jpeg|Issue 23 of the Comic Book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabEgoTripSeptembe29th2001rerun.jpeg|A re-run of Ego Trip from September 29th, 2001
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File:PowerpuffGirlsCrissCrossCrisisDextercameo.jpeg|Dexter's cameo in The Powerpuff Girls (1998) episode, Criss Cross Crisis
File:DexterTitanVinylFigure.jpeg|Titans Vinyl Figure of Dexter
File:DeeDeeTitanVinylFigure.jpeg|Titans Vinyl Figure of Dee Dee
File:MultiversusDexter'sLabstage.jpeg|Dexter's Laboratory stage from Multiversus
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1Hoopladigitalcover.jpeg|Season 1 Hoopla Digital cover
File:DexterCNMatchLand.jpeg|Dexter originally as a boardwalk customer in Cartoon Network: Match Land
File:MonkeyCrossoverNexus.jpeg|Monkey as stone in Crossover Nexus
File:MonkeyCrossoverNexustransformation.jpeg|Monkey as one of Ben 10's transformations in Crossover Nexus
File:EgoTripFebruary29th2004airing.jpeg|A broadcast of Ego Trip on February 29th, 2004
File:Dexters Laboratory.png|Toonix of Dexter
File:Dexter'sBigSwitchbook.jpeg|Dexter's Big Switch book
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryClassicsVol.1.jpeg|Volume 1 of Dexter's Laboratory Classics from IDW comics
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryClassicsVol.2.jpeg|Volume 2 of Dexter's Laboratory Classics from IDW Comics
File:Dexter'sLaboratorySeason1AustraliaDVD.jpeg|Season 1 DVD set from Australia
File:Dexter'sLabCNpresentsicomicsssue1.jpeg|Issue 1 of Cartoon Network Presents comic book series
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsIssue4.jpeg|Issue 4 of comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsIssue3.jpeg|Issue 3 of comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsIssue13.jpeg|Issue 13 of comic book series from DC comics
File:Dexter'sLabThankYouNotes.jpeg|Thank You Notes
File:Dexter'sLabTheDex-Terminatorbook.jpeg|The Dex-Terminator book
File:DexterNanoFusionFallbiography.jpeg|Dexter nano's biography page in FusionFall
File:DexterFusionFallHeroes.jpeg|Dexter's playability in FusionFall Heroes
File:KidsNextDoorDextercameo.jpeg|Dexter balloon in the Codename: Kids Next Door episode, Operation: U.N.C.O.O.L.
File:EgoTripMarch3rd2001airing.jpeg|Broadcast of Ego Trip on March 3rd, 2001
File:Dexter'sLabRetroPass.jpeg|RetroPass volume
File:Dexter'sLabCNClassicsvolume.jpeg|Cartoon Network Classics Digital purchases volume
File:Dexter'sLabCompleteSeriesDVDsetbackcover.jpeg|The Complete Series DVD back cover
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryHorizontalAmazonPrimecover.jpeg
File:DexterFusionFallmessageboxicon.jpeg|Dexter's message box icon from FusionFall
File:DeeDeeFusionFallmessageboxicon.jpeg|Dee Dee's message box icon from FusionFall
File:MandarkFusionFallmessageboxicon.jpeg|Mandark's message box icon from FusionFall
File:Dexter'sLaboratoryMadmanEntertainmentDVDpromo.jpeg|Madman Entertainment promo
File:Dexter'sLabDeesasterStrikesgamecartridge.jpeg|Deesaster Strikes game cartridge
File:Dexter'sLabMandark'sLabbackcover.jpeg|Mandark's Lab? back cover
File:Dexter'sLabMandark'sLabgamedisc.jpeg|Mandark's Lab? game disc
File:Dexter'sLabRobotRampagecover.jpeg|Robot Rampage game cover
File:Dexter'sLabRobotRampagecartridge.jpeg|Robot Rampage game cartridge 
File:Dexter'sLabRobotRampagebackcover.jpeg|Robot Rampage back cover
File:Dexter'sLabFullepisodeYouTubethumbnail.jpeg|YouTube thumbnail of a full episode of the series on the official Cartoon Network YouTube channel
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File:Dr.DeeDeeandDexterHyde.jpeg|Dr. Dee Dee and Dexter Hyde book
File:Dexter'sLabcomicbookseriesissue19.jpeg|Issue 19 of the comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabcomicbookseriesIssue20.jpeg|Issue 20 of the comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabcomicbookseriesissue12.jpeg|Issue 12 of the comic book series from DC Comics
File:DexterMandark'sLabmodel.jpeg|Dexter's model from Mandark's Lab
File:EgoTripmovieposter.jpeg|Ego Trip movie poster
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1DVDDiscOne.jpeg|Disc 1 of the Season 1 DVD set
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1DVDDiscTwo.jpeg|Disc Two of the Season 1 DVD set
File:Ex dexter.png|Dexter suit from Project Exonaut
File:Dexterwithremotecollectiblepin.jpeg|Dexter with Remote collectible pin
File:DexterBoyGeniusCollectiblepin.jpeg|Boy Genius collectible pin
File:Dexter'sLab2004calendar.jpeg|2004 calendar
File:TheIncredibleInventionvs.DeeDeeboardgame.jpeg|The Incredible Invention vs. Dee Dee board game
File:Dexter'sLabLettheComicBegin.jpeg|Let the Comic Begin!
File:Dexter'sLab2002calendar.jpeg|2002 calendar
File:Dexter'sLabissue3IDWcomics.jpeg|Issue 3 of the Comic book series from IDW Comics
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsissue11.jpeg|Issue 11 of the comic book series by DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabIssue34DCComics.jpeg|Issue 34 of the comic book series by DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabissue14DCComics.jpeg|Issue 14 of the comic book series by DC Comics
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsIssue21.jpeg|Issue 21 of the comic book series by DC Comics
File:DeeDeeCNartstyles.jpeg|social media post of Dee Dee in different Cartoon Network art styles
File:Dexter'sLabproductionsketches.jpeg|Episode production sketches
File:Dextransformerproductionsketch.jpeg|Dextransformer production sketch
File:IfMemoryServesproductionsketch.jpeg|If Memory Serves production sketch
File:Dexscapeproductionsketch.jpeg|Dexscape production sketch
File:DeeDeeprotectinerobotsuitproductionsketch.jpeg|Dee Dee in protect robot suit production sketch
File:MandarkFlightsuitproductionsketch.jpeg|Mandark's Flight Suit production sketch
File:Dexterinflightsuitproductionsketch.jpeg|Dexter in flight suit production sketch
File:Valhallen'sVikingHotRodproductionsketch.jpeg|Valhallen's Viking Hot rod production sketch
File:Dexbotpexattackproductionsketch.jpeg|DexBot pex attack production sketch
File:Dexter's Laboratory.png|Now/Then icon of Dexter from the City era
File:Dexter'sWalkingRobottoy.jpeg|Dexter's Walking Robot toy
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1DVDDisc1mainmenu.jpeg|Season 1 Disc 1 DVD main menu
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1DVDdisc1episodeselection.jpeg|Season 1 Disc 1 episode selection
File:Dexter'sLabSeason1DVDDisc1setupmenu.jpeg|Season 1 Disc 1 setup menu
File:DialMforMonkeycollectiblepin.jpeg|Monkey collectible pin
File:Dexter'sLabScienceAin'tFair!.jpeg|Science Ain't Fair
File:ScienceAin'tFairbackcover.jpeg|Science Ain't Fair back cover
File:Dexter'sLabCootieWarsbook.jpeg|Cootie Wars book
File:Dexter'sLabDCComicsIssue5.jpeg|Issue 5 of the comic book series from DC Comics
File:Dexterindifferetnartstylesocialmediapost.jpeg|social media post featuring Dexter in different art styles
File:MonkeyFusionFallstatue.jpeg|Model of the Monkey Statue from FusionFall
File:KrunkFusionFallstatue.jpeg|Model of the Krunk statue from FusionFall
File:ValhallenFusionFallstatue.jpeg|Model of the Valhallen statue from FusionFall
File:DexterFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Dexter's appearance from FusionFall
File:DexterFusionFallnanomodel.jpeg|The Dexter Nano's model from FusionFall
File:DeeDeeFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Dee Dee's appearance from FusionFall
File:DeeDeenanoFusionFallmodel.jpeg|The Dee Dee nano's model from FusionFall
File:TheHipHopExperimentCDSoundtrack.jpeg|The Hip Hop Experiment CD soundtrack
File:DexterandMandarkWackyBobblerHeadsbackpackage.jpeg|Dexter and Mandark Wacky Wobbler Bobble Heads back package
File:Dexter'sLabCollectiblePinbackbuttons.jpeg|Collectible Pin back buttons
File:TheHipHopExperimentAdposter.jpeg|The Hip Hop Experiment Ad poster
File:DeeDeeNanoFusionFallbiographypicture.jpeg|The Dee Dee nano's biography picture from FusionFall
File:MandarkFusionFallmodel.jpeg|Model of Mandark's appearance from FusionFall
File:MandarkFusionFallnanomodel.jpeg|The Mandark nano's model from FusionFall
File:DexternanoFusionFallicon.jpeg|The Dexter nano's icon from FusionFall
File:DeeDeeFusionFallnanoicon.jpeg|The Dee Dee nano's icon from FusionFall
File:MandarkFusionFallnanoicon.jpeg|The Mandark nano's icon from FusionFall
File:Dexter'shouseFusionFall.jpeg|Dexter's house as it appears in FusionFall
File:5783004 orig.gif|Dexter's Check it 3.0 animation (from outside the U.S.)
File:Cartoon Cartoons - Dexter.PNG|Cartoon Cartoons opening logo featuring Dexter
File:GeniusGroveFusionFall.jpeg|Genius Grove as it appears in FusionFall
File:Dexter'shouseFusionFallconceptart.jpeg|Concept art of Dexter's house in FusionFall
File:Dexter'sLabplannedcereal.jpeg|Planned Dexter's Laboratory cereal
File:DexterPTEXLicon.jpeg|Dexter's icon from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:MonkeyPTEXLicon.jpeg|Monkey's icon from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
File:MandarkunusedPTEXLicon.jpeg|Mandark's unused icon from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
== Trivia ==
*In the 2001 revival, many aspects of the main villain Mandark are retconned, including his full name (replaced that of Susan) and his little sister (which in question only appears in one episode of the original series as Mandark is portrayed as an only child of Hippie parents in the revival).
*Dee Dee has two friends, Lee Lee and Mimi in the original run. In the revival, they are strangely absent.
*The show's first season is the only season to be released on DVD on its own in the US, while Seasons 2-4 are only part of the complete series DVD set from 2024.
*On April 2023, creator, Genndy Tartakovsky, confirmed that he has no interest in revisiting Dexter's Laboratory, due to the death of Christine Cavanaugh (the woman who voiced Dexter in the first two seasons) in 2014.
*In a 2022 interview with Polygon, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky commented on the scarcity of the show's television movie, Ego Trip, stating, "I don't think people know about it, honestly. Like, as far as the people who run HBO Max and Cartoon Network, I don't think it's been on their radar since we released it".
*While the series has four seasons, iTunes and Amazon Prime list six seasons.
**Only Apple TV and the Collected Experiments DVD set from Australia show seasons numbered in their correct order.
*During the 20th anniversary of the network in 2012, Dexter appeared in the bumpers but was not given any lines, possibly due to Cavanaugh's retirement from voice acting in 2003. An archived recording of Cavanaugh's is used for one of the bumpers.
*The TV movie, Ego Trip, aired on Checkered Past in Latin America on April 2024, however, it is yet to be on the block in the United States.
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