Poster for the Dexter's Laboratory pilot on World Premiere Toons.
Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. Initially debuting on February 26, 1995, as a seven-minute World Premiere Toons pilot, it was expanded into a full series after gaining network approval. The first season, which consists of 13 episodes divided into three segments each, premiered on Cartoon Network on April 28, 1996. A second season of 39 episodes followed in 1997. In this season, Allison Moore, the voice actor for Dee Dee, was replaced by Kathryn Cressida, except for episodes "Ant Pants", "Chubby Cheese" and "Lab of the Lost". "Last But Not Beast", the second season finale, was originally supposed to conclude the series in 1998. However, Tartakovsky directed a television movie titled Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip which aired on Cartoon Network on December 10, 1999. He left the series after the movie, focusing on his other projects, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Production on a third season began in 2001 with Chris Savino taking over as creative director and later producer. It premiered on November 16, 2001, during Cartoon Network's "Dexter Goes Global" marathon. The third season episode "Poppa Wheely/A Mom Cartoon/The Mock Side of the Moon" is the first to feature Christine Cavanaugh's replacement Candi Milo as the voice of Dexter. Milo would voice the character from the next episode onward, with the exceptions of "Tele Trauma". A fourth and final season consisting of 13 episodes aired from November 22, 2002, to November 20, 2003. In total, there have been 78 episodes and a television movie across 4 seasons. Also released was a controversial unaired episode called "Rude Removal", which was originally only shown at certain comic conventions. The segment was later picked up by Adult Swim and released to the public on January 22, 2013, online.
Episodes[]
Season 2 (1997)[]
| # | Title | Original air date |
Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Beard to Be Feared / Quackor the Fowl / Ant Pants | July 16, 1997 | 201 |
| 15 | Mom and Jerry / Chubby Cheese / That Crazy Robot | July 23, 1997 | 202 |
| 16 | D & DD / Hamhocks and Armlocks | July 30, 1997 | 203 |
| 17 | Hunger Strikes / The Koos Is Loose / Morning Stretch | August 6, 1997 | 204 |
| 18 | Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster / Backfire / Book 'Em | August 13, 1997 | 205 |
| 19 | Sister's Got a Brand New Bag / Shoo, Shoe Gnomes / Lab of the Lost | August 20, 1997 | 206 |
| 20 | Labels / Game Show / Fantastic Boyage | August 27, 1997 | 207 |
| 21 | Filet of Soul / Golden Diskette | September 3, 1997 | 208 |
| 22 | Snowdown / Figure Not Included / Mock 5 | September 10, 1997 | 209 |
| 23 | Ewww That's Growth / Nuclear Confusion / Germ Warfare | September 17, 1997 | 210 |
| 24 | A Hard Day's Day / Road Rash / Ocean Commotion | September 24, 1997 | 211 |
| 25 | The Bus Boy / Things That Go Bonk in the Night / Ol' McDexter | October 1, 1997 | 212 |
| 26 | Sassy Come Home / Photo Finish | October 8, 1997 | 213 |
| 27 | Star Check Unconventional / Dexter Is Dirty / Ice Cream Scream | October 15, 1997 | 214 |
| 28 | Decode of Honor / World's Greatest Mom / Ultrajerk 2000 | October 22, 1997 | 215 |
| 29 | Techno Turtle / Surprise! / Got Your Goat | October 29, 1997 | 216 |
| 30 | Dee Dee Be Deep / 911 / Down in the Dumps | November 5, 1997 | 217 |
| 31 | Unfortunate Cookie / The Muffin King | November 12, 1997 | 218 |
| 32 | Picture Day / Now That's a Stretch / Dexter Detention | November 19, 1997 | 219 |
| 33 | Don't Be a Baby / Peltra / G.I.R.L. Squad | November 26, 1997 | 220 |
| 34 | Sports a Poppin / Koosalagoopagoop / Project Dee Dee | December 3, 1997 | 221 |
| 35 | Topped Off / Dee Dee's Tail / No Power Trip | January 14, 1998 | 222 |
| 36 | Sister Mom / The Laughing | January 21, 1998 | 223 |
| 37 | Dexter's Lab: A Story / Coupon for Craziness / Better Off Wet | January 28, 1998 | 224 |
| 38 | Critical Gas / Let's Save the World You Jerk! / Average Joe | February 4, 1998 | 225 |
| 39 | Rushmore Rumble / A Boy and His Bug / You Vegetabelieve It! | February 11, 1998 | 226 |
| 40 | Aye Aye Eyes / Dee Dee and the Man | February 18, 1998 | 227 |
| 41 | Old Flame / Don't Be a Hero / My Favorite Martian | February 25, 1998 | 228 |
| 42 | Paper Route Bout / The Old Switcharooms / Trick or Treehouse | March 4, 1998 | 229 |
| 43 | Quiet Riot / Accent You Hate / Catch of the Day | March 11, 1998 | 230 |
| 44 | Dad Is Disturbed / Framed / That's Using Your Head | March 18, 1998 | 231 |
| 45 | DiM / Just an Old Fashioned Lab Song... / Repairanoid | March 25, 1998 | 232 |
| 46 | Sdrawkcab / The Continuum of Cartoon Fools / Sun, Surf, and Science | April 1, 1998 | 233 |
| 47 | Big Bots / Gooey Aliens That Control Your Mind / Misplaced in Space | April 8, 1998 | 234 |
| 48 | Dee Dee's Rival / Pslyghtly Psycho / Game for a Game | April 15, 1998 | 235 |
| 49 | Blackfoot and Slim / Trapped with a Vengeance / The Parrot Trap | April 22, 1998 | 236 |
| 50 | Dexter and Computress Get Mandark! / Pain in the Mouth / Dexter vs. Santa's Claws | April 29, 1998 | 237 |
| 51 | Dyno-Might / LABretto | May 6, 1998 | 238 |
| 52 | Last But Not Beast | June 15, 1998 | 239 |
"Rude Removal"[]
An episode segment from the second season named "Rude Removal" was produced, but ended up getting banned before airing on television, due to excessive, censored cursing, as well as an inappropriate title card. However, it was ultimately released to the public in January 2013 on the official YouTube page of Adult Swim.
Season 3 (2001–02)[]
| # | Title | Original air date |
Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Streaky Clean / A Dad Cartoon / Sole Brother | November 16, 2001 | 301 |
| 54 | Mind Over Chatter / A Quackor Cartoon / Momdark | November 16, 2001 | 302 |
| 55 | Copping an Aptitude / A Failed Lab Experiment / The Grand-Daddy of All Inventions | November 30, 2001 | 303 |
| 56 | Poppa Wheely / A Mom Cartoon / The Mock Side of the Moon | January 18, 2002 | 304 |
| 57 | If Memory Serves / A Mandark Cartoon / Tele Trauma | February 22, 2002 | 305 |
| 58 | A Boy Named Sue / Lab on the Run | March 29, 2002 | 306 |
| 59 | Dos Boot / A Dee Dee Cartoon / Would You Like That in the Can | June 7, 2002 | 307 |
| 60 | That Magic Moment / A Silent Cartoon / Opposites Attract | June 14, 2002 | 308 |
| 61 | Comic Relief / A Third Dad Cartoon / Robo Dexo 3000 | June 21, 2002 | 309 |
| 62 | Glove at First Sight / A Mom & Dad Cartoon / Smells Like Victory | June 28, 2002 | 310 |
| 63 | Oh, Brother / Another Dad Cartoon / Bar Exam | July 5, 2002 | 311 |
| 64 | Jeepers, Creepers, Where Is Peepers / Go, Dexter Family! Go! | July 12, 2002 | 312 |
| 65 | Scare Tactics / A Mom Cartoon / My Dad Vs. Your Dad | September 20, 2002 | 313 |
Season 4 (2002–03)[]
| # | Title | Original air date |
Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Beau Tie / Remember Me? / Overlabbing | November 22, 2002 | 401 |
| 67 | Sis-Tem Error / Bad Cable Manners / Dexter's Library | April 25, 2003 | 402 |
| 68 | The Scrying Game / Monstrosi-Dee Dee / Dad Man Walking | May 2, 2003 | 403 |
| 69 | Dexter's Little Dilemma / Faux Chapeau / D² | May 9, 2003 | 404 |
| 70 | Head Band / Stuffed Animal House / Used Ink | May 16, 2003 | 405 |
| 71 | School Girl Crushed / Chess Mom / Father Knows Least | May 23, 2003 | 406 |
| 72 | Dexter The Barbarian / Tuber Time / Sore Eyes | May 30, 2003 | 407 |
| 73 | Height Unseen / Bygone Errors / Folly Calls | September 12, 2003 | 408 |
| 74 | Voice Over / The Blonde Leading the Blonde / Comic Stripper | September 19, 2003 | 409 |
| 75 | Tee Party / Dexter's Wacky Races | September 26, 2003 | 410 |
| 76 | The Lab of Tomorrow / Chicken Scratch / Garage Sale | November 4, 2003 | 411 |
| 77 | They Got Chops / Poetic Injustice / Comedy of Feathers | November 20, 2003 | 412 |
| 78 | Babe Sitter / Mountain Mandark / 2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever | September 5, 2003 | 413 |