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Dexter's Laboratory
''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a hid ...
'' is an American
animated television series
An animated series is a set of Animation, animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can ...
created by
Genndy Tartakovsky for
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
. 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
TNT on April 27, 1996,
and
TBS and Cartoon Network the following day.
A second season that consists of 39 episodes premiered in 1997. In this season, Allison Moore, the voice actor for Dee Dee during the first season, was replaced by
Kat Cressida, save for a few episodes. "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 2000 with
Chris Savino taking over as creative director and later producer. The third season premiered worldwide on November 18, 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
Christine Josephine Cavanaugh (''née'' Sandberg; August 16, 1963 – December 22, 2014) was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She was the original voice of ...
's replacement
Candi Milo as the voice of Dexter. Milo would voice the character from the next episode onward, with the exception of "Tele Trauma". A fourth and final season consisting of 13 episodes aired from November 22, 2002, to November 20, 2003. In total, there are 78 episodes and a television movie across 4 seasons.
A previously unaired episode called "
Rude Removal" was originally shown only at certain comic conventions that Tartakovsky attended beginning in 1998. The segment, originally produced for season two, was released online by
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
on January 22, 2013.
Series overview
Episodes
Pilots (1995–96)
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Season 1 (1996–97)
Season 2 (1997–98)
The second season of Dexter's Laboratory premiered on July 16, 1997, and concluded with a three part segment "Last But Not Beast" on June 15, 1998.
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, EpisodeNumber2=1a
, Title=Beard to Be Feared
, DirectedBy=
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=
Paul Rudish
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 16
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, ProdCode=202a (34-5418)
, ShortSummary=After watching an Action Hank movie on television, Dexter dons a synthetic beard to imitate his hero, but the police mistake him for Action Hank himself.
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, EpisodeNumber2=1b
, Title=Quackor the Fowl
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 16
, ProdCode=202b (34-5406)
, ShortSummary=Mandark brings his pet lab duck, Ducky, for
show and tell to counter Dexter and his lab monkey, Monkey. Unbeknownst to Mandark, Ducky is the
alter ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I", " doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differen ...
of supervillain Quackor the Fowl.
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, EpisodeNumber=14c
, EpisodeNumber2=1c
, Title=Ant Pants
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=
Butch Hartman
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 16
, ProdCode=202c (34-5401)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter catches Dee Dee exterminating ants, he shrinks her and himself to ant size to demonstrate how organized the ants are in a colony.
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, EpisodeNumber=15a
, EpisodeNumber2=2a
, Title=Mom and Jerry
, DirectedBy=
Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=
Andrew Bialk
Andrew D. Bialk (born November 16, 1971) is an American animator, storyboard artist and character designer. He is best known for his work as a character designer on the Cartoon Network series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' and ''The Powerpuff Girls''. ...
& Paul Rudish
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 23
, ProdCode=201a (34-5417)
, ShortSummary=In a parody of ''
Tom and Jerry'', Dexter accidentally swaps his brain with a mouse's and must avoid his mother when she attacks him.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=15b
, EpisodeNumber2=2b
, Title=Chubby Cheese
, DirectedBy=
Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=David Smith
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 23
, ProdCode=201b (34-5403)
, ShortSummary=While at a pizza restaurant, Dexter slows down the "Whack the Weasel" machine to win a stuffed Monkey doll before Dee Dee does. Security captures him for tampering with the machine, and he falls into the hands of a mad scientist.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=15c
, EpisodeNumber2=2c
, Title=That Crazy Robot
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=Andy Bialk
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 23
, ProdCode=201c (34-5409)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee frees one of Dexter's deactivated robots, it tries to destroy anyone who is mean to Dee Dee, including her friends, her mother, and Dexter.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=16a
, EpisodeNumber2=3a
, Title=D & DD{{efn, Also known as "Siblings and Sorcery".
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=Paul Rudish
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 30
, ProdCode=203a (34-5405)
, ShortSummary=After becoming tired of his complicated traps and cheating while playing a tabletop
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
, Dexter's friends put Dee Dee in Dexter's place. She changes the style of play, which annoys Dexter but impresses his friends.
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, EpisodeNumber=16b
, EpisodeNumber2=3b
, Title=Hamhocks and Armlocks
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Jason Butler Rote
, Aux2=
Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 7, 30
, ProdCode=203b (34-5416)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter sees Dad being challenged to an
arm wrestling match by a man named Earl at a
truck stop, Dexter attaches a
robotic arm to Dad to enable him to win.
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, EpisodeNumber=17a
, EpisodeNumber2=4a
, Title=Hunger Strikes
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Ace Conrad
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 06
, ProdCode=205a (34-5420)
, ShortSummary=After his parents deny him dessert for not eating his vegetables, Dexter uses
radiation therapy to enable himself to like vegetables, but a severe
side effect turns him into an
Incredible Hulk-like character if he goes too long without them.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=17b
, EpisodeNumber2=4b
, Title=The Koos Is Loose
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=David Smith
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 06
, ProdCode=205b (34-5413)
, ShortSummary=Dee Dee's
imaginary friend Koosalagoopagoop (
Dom DeLuise) suddenly comes to life and starts irritating Dexter.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=17c
, EpisodeNumber2=4c
, Title=Morning Stretch
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Ace Conrad &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 06
, ProdCode=205c (34-5422)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter oversleeps after staying up late in his lab, he awakes one minute before his school bus arrives. With no time to do his morning chores and homework, he pulls out a device that converts his last 30 seconds into 30 minutes.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=18a
, EpisodeNumber2=5a
, Title=Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Paul Rudish
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 13
, ProdCode=204a (34-5426)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter's mother asks him to read a story to a sickly Dee Dee, Dee Dee becomes bored of Dexter's story and creates one of her own.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=18b
, EpisodeNumber2=5b
, Title=Backfire
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Nora Johnson
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 13
, ProdCode=204b (34-5425)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter uses
anti-matter
In modern physics, antimatter is defined as matter composed of the antiparticles (or "partners") of the corresponding particles in "ordinary" matter. Antimatter occurs in natural processes like cosmic ray collisions and some types of radioacti ...
on the family car to shorten road trips, he accidentally fuses Dee Dee with the car.
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, EpisodeNumber=18c
, EpisodeNumber2=5c
, Title=Book 'Em
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=
Greg Miller &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 13
, ProdCode=204c (34-5423)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee causes Dexter to mistakenly take home a library book without checking it out, they sneak into the library at night to return it.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=19a
, EpisodeNumber2=6a
, Title=Sister's Got a Brand New Bag
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=
Jeff DeGrandis &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 20
, ProdCode=207a (34-5428)
, ShortSummary=Dee Dee's new
dance moves annoy Dexter to no end.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=19b
, EpisodeNumber2=6b
, Title=Shoo, Shoe Gnomes
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Mike Stern
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 20
, ProdCode=207b (34-5414)
, ShortSummary=Dexter calls upon the "shoe
gnome
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characte ...
s" to repair his shoes, but he seeks out Dee Dee to rid himself of them afterwards.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=19c
, EpisodeNumber2=6c
, Title=Lab of the Lost
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=C. Miles Thompson
& Butch Hartman
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 20
, ProdCode=207c (34-5402)
, ShortSummary=Following a mishap in his lab, Dexter ends up in the old, long-abandoned part of the lab and discovers his early, neglected inventions.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=20a
, EpisodeNumber2=7a
, Title=Labels
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Kevin Kaliher
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 27
, ProdCode=206a (34-5429)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee claims that anything can be hers because Dexter "doesn't have his name on it", he invents a
label-making gun.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=20b
, EpisodeNumber2=7b
, Title=Game Show
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Butch Hartman
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 27
, ProdCode=206b (34-5412)
, ShortSummary=Dexter and Dee Dee compete against each other on a
game show.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=20c
, EpisodeNumber2=7c
, Title=Fantastic Boyage
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Daniel Krall
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 8, 27
, ProdCode=206c (34-5424)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter attempts to inject himself into an ill Dee Dee to find a
cure
A cure is a substance or procedure that ends a medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person's sufferings; or the state of being healed, or cured. The ...
for the
common cold
The common cold or the cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the respiratory mucosa of the nose, throat, sinuses, and larynx. Signs and symptoms may appear fewer than two days after exposu ...
, he inadvertently winds up inside his dog, believing that Dee Dee is infected with a dog virus.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=21a
, EpisodeNumber2=8a
, Title=Filet of Soul
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Mike Stern
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 03
, ProdCode=211a (34-5408)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter and Dee Dee refuse to flush their dead
goldfish into the toilet, they are haunted by its spirit.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=21b
, EpisodeNumber2=8b
, Title=Golden Diskette
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=David Smith
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 03
, ProdCode=211b (34-5412)
, ShortSummary=Dee Dee wins a ''
golden diskette
''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 a ...
'', earning her a free trip to the laboratory of Professor Hawk, one of Dexter's favorite scientists.
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, EpisodeNumber=22a
, EpisodeNumber2=9a
, Title=Snowdown
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 10
, ProdCode=212a (34-5415)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter falls victim to Dee Dee's snowballs, Dad teaches Dexter to be the snowball terror that Dad once was in his youth.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=22b
, EpisodeNumber2=9b
, Title=Figure Not Included
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Butch Hartman
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 10
, ProdCode=212b (34-5411)
, ShortSummary=Dexter makes his own Major Glory action figure to join the neighborhood's Major Glory gang.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=22c
, EpisodeNumber2=9c
, Title=Mock 5
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 10
, ProdCode=212c (34-5407)
, ShortSummary=Dexter participates in the "Annual Soapbox Derby down Volcano Mountain". While Dexter parodies ''
Speed Racer'' and Dad parodies Pops Racer, Monkey parodies Chim-Chim and Dee Dee parodies both Racer-X and Spritle.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=23a
, EpisodeNumber2=10a
, Title=Ewww That's Growth
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Mike Stern
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 17
, ProdCode=208a (34-5427)
, ShortSummary=Unable to ride in a
roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
due to his height, Dexter invents a device to make himself taller.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=23b
, EpisodeNumber2=10b
, Title=Nuclear Confusion
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Butch Hartman
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 17
, ProdCode=208b (34-5421)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee hides the core of Dexter's
nuclear power lamp, he must decipher her clues within one hour to find it.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=23c
, EpisodeNumber2=10c
, Title=Germ Warfare
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Ace Conrad &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 17
, ProdCode=208c (34-5434)
, ShortSummary=When his family is suffering from the
flu, Dexter avoids contracting the illness, but his efforts are thwarted by a sickly Dee Dee.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=24a
, EpisodeNumber2=11a
, Title=A Hard Day's Day
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 24
, ProdCode=210a (34-5430)
, ShortSummary=Dexter struggles to understand why he is having a bad day, and Dee Dee inspires him with
astrology.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=24b
, EpisodeNumber2=11b
, Title=Road Rash
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Nora Johnson
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 24
, ProdCode=210b (34-5436
, ShortSummary=Dexter's parents buy him a bike for exercise, but he is unable to catch Dee Dee on her inline skates.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=24c
, EpisodeNumber2=11c
, Title=Ocean Commotion
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Kevin Kaliher
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 9, 24
, ProdCode=210c (34-5419)
, ShortSummary=Dexter's family goes to the beach, where Dexter tries to communicate with
whales. He must rescue Dee Dee (dressed as a
mermaid), when she is captured by manic pirates.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=25a
, EpisodeNumber2=12a
, Title=The Bus Boy
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=
Don Shank
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 01
, ProdCode=209a (34-5442)
, ShortSummary=After Dexter's pencil rolls to the back of the school bus, he goes to retrieve it, but legend says that no one has ever returned from the back of the bus.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=25b
, EpisodeNumber2=12b
, Title=The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 01
, ProdCode=209b (34-5435)
, ShortSummary=Krunk stays up watching a 24-hour marathon of ''TV Puppet Pals'', and dreams of becoming part of the show.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=25c
, EpisodeNumber2=12c
, Title=Ol' McDexter
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Mike Stern
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 01
, ProdCode=209c (34-5438)
, ShortSummary=Dexter is disappointed when he ends up at an
Amish farm instead of a high-tech farm for
summer camp. His attempts to modernize the Amish family do not go well.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=26a
, EpisodeNumber2=13a
, Title=Sassy Come Home
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=David Smith
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 08
, ProdCode=213a (34-5439)
, ShortSummary=Dee Dee befriends a
Sasquatch during a camping trip, but Dexter is determined to capture it.
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{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=26b
, EpisodeNumber2=13b
, Title=Photo Finish
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Don Shank
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 08
, ProdCode=213b (34-5433)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee takes photographs of his lab, Dexter goes on an adventure to retrieve the photos before his parents see them.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=27a
, EpisodeNumber2=14a
, Title=Star Check Unconventional
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Paul Rudish
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 15
, ProdCode=215a (34-5432)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter and his friends go looking for a "
Star Check" convention, they accidentally end up at a "
Darbie" doll convention.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=27b
, EpisodeNumber2=14b
, Title=Dexter Is Dirty
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Greg Emison &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 15
, ProdCode=215b (34-5447)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter is tired of bathing, he
laminates himself to stay clean.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=27c
, EpisodeNumber2=14c
, Title=Ice Cream Scream
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Kevin Kaliher
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 15
, ProdCode=215c (34-5449)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter cannot get the ice cream truck to stop for him, he creates a series of obstacles to do so.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=28a
, EpisodeNumber2=15a
, Title=Decode of Honor
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Craig McCracken
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 22
, ProdCode=214a (34-5437)
, ShortSummary=Dexter and Dee Dee's secret decoder rings hold the keys to joining the Action Hank and Pony Puff fan clubs respectively, but they receive a strange list in order to do so.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=28b
, EpisodeNumber2=15b
, Title=World's Greatest Mom
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Andy Bialk
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 22
, ProdCode=214b (34-5443)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter accidentally hits his mother with a ray of energy, she gains superpowers.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=28c
, EpisodeNumber2=15c
, Title=Ultrajerk 2000
, DirectedBy=John McIntyre
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Daniel Krall
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 22
, ProdCode=214c (34-5445)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter creates a robot to assist him, the robot starts controlling his lab and tries to destroy Dexter.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=29a
, EpisodeNumber2=16a
, Title=Techno Turtle
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti
, WrittenBy=Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning & Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Rob Renzetti
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 29
, ProdCode=216a (34-5441)
, ShortSummary=When Dee Dee befriends a turtle that gets severely injured, Dexter not only heals it, but gives it superpowers.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=29b
, EpisodeNumber2=16b
, Title=Surprise!
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning & Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Andy Bialk
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 29
, ProdCode=216b (34-5451)
, ShortSummary=On his birthday, Dexter makes himself invisible to learn whether his parents bought the Major Glory action figure he always wanted.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=29c
, EpisodeNumber2=16c
, Title=Got Your Goat
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Jeffrey Delman, Laura Glendinning & Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Nora Johnson
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 10, 29
, ProdCode=216c (34-5444)
, ShortSummary=Dexter and Dee Dee go to
South America to catch the legendary
chupacabra, which Dexter believes is an escaped lab experiment.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=30a
, EpisodeNumber2=17a
, Title=Dee Dee Be Deep
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=
Chris Savino
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 05
, ProdCode=218a (34-5454)
, ShortSummary=When Dexter is tired of Dee Dee's bad singing, he inadvertently transforms her voice into a
baritone
A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...
(
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
).
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=30b
, EpisodeNumber2=17b
, Title=911
, DirectedBy=Rob Renzetti &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Ace Conrad &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 05
, ProdCode=218b (34-5446)
, ShortSummary=When his television show is interrupted by the
Emergency Broadcast System, Dexter sets about fixing any nearby emergencies to make the signal go away.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=30c
, EpisodeNumber2=17c
, Title=Down in the Dumps
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez
, WrittenBy=Zeke Kamm
, Aux2=Kevin Kaliher
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 05
, ProdCode=218c (34-5456)
, ShortSummary=In a fit of rage, Dexter dumps Dee Dee's favorite
teddy bear into the garbage. A traumatized Dee Dee begins to behave oddly, prompting Dexter to go to the garbage dump and get it back.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=31a
, EpisodeNumber2=18a
, Title=Unfortunate Cookie
, DirectedBy=Robert Alvarez &
Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Kevin Kaliher
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 12
, ProdCode=217a (34-5440)
, ShortSummary=Dexter and Dee Dee must travel to
Chinatown
A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...
to get their fingers unstuck from a
Chinese finger trap.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=31b
, EpisodeNumber2=18b
, Title=The Muffin King
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=Mike Stern
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 12
, ProdCode=217b (34-5450)
, ShortSummary=Dexter and Dee Dee protect their mother's freshly baked muffins from their muffin-loving father while she is out shopping.
, LineColor=CCCC52
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber=32a
, EpisodeNumber2=19a
, Title=Picture Day
, DirectedBy=Genndy Tartakovsky
, WrittenBy=
, Aux2=David Smith
, OriginalAirDate={{Start date, 1997, 11, 19
, ProdCode=219a (34-5455)
, ShortSummary=Upset that Dee Dee is more