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Dexter's Laboratory

Dexter's Laboratory
★ 7.7/10•1996•7m•TV-G•Animation•Comedy•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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He skips grades. She just skips

Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, 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.

StatusEnded
Runtime7m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 28, 1996

Episodes

Episode 1 - DeeDeemensionalE17m

DeeDeemensional

In "Deedeemensional", Dee Dee time-travels to save Dexter from a monster. In "Magmanamus", Monkey goes up against a lava being that dislikes human-caused noise. In "Maternal Combat", when his mother falls, Dexter creates a robot mom to substitute for her.

Apr 28, 1996

Episode 2 - Dial M for Monkey: MagmanamusE27m

Dial M for Monkey: Magmanamus

Monkey must defend the city from a giant underground lava monster, Magmanamus, who cannot sleep because of the noise created by its residents.

Apr 28, 1996

Episode 3 - Maternal CombatE37m

Maternal Combat

When his mother falls ill, Dexter creates a robot to do her chores. Dee Dee gets hold of its remote control and wreaks havoc, forcing Dexter to create a second robot to counter Dee Dee's.

Apr 28, 1996

Episode 4 - Dexter DodgeballE47m

Dexter Dodgeball

Dexter is forced to play dodgeball by his P. E. teacher. Constantly failing, Dexter builds a robotic exoskeleton to defend himself.

May 5, 1996

Episode 5 - Dial M for Monkey: RasslorE57m

Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor

Intergalactic wrestling champion Rasslor challenges Earth's superheroes, including Monkey, with the planet's fate at stake.

May 5, 1996

Episode 6 - Dexter's AssistantE67m

Dexter's Assistant

In need of an assistant to operate his latest invention, Dexter performs a brain transplant on Dee Dee to make her smart enough to fulfill the role. With her new brain, Dee Dee proves to be more intelligent than Dexter.

May 5, 1996

Episode 7 - Dexter's RivalE77m

Dexter's Rival

Mandark Astronomanov, a new student at Dexter's school, seems to be superior to Dexter academically. Mandark forces Dexter to shut down his lab so that Mandark's lab can gain more power. However, with the help of Dee Dee, Dexter manages to destroy Mandark's lab.

May 12, 1996

Episode 8 - Dial M for Monkey: SimionE87m

Dial M for Monkey: Simion

Monkey encounters Simion, an intelligent anthropomorphic chimpanzee who seeks vengeance on humans for turning him into his current state.

May 12, 1996

Episode 9 - Old Man DexterE97m

Old Man Dexter

Banned from watching a late-night movie due to his young age, Dexter uses his technology to artificially grow into adulthood, but Dee Dee tampers with his machine, causing Dexter to turn into an old man.

May 12, 1996

Episode 10 - Double TroubleE107m

Double Trouble

Dee Dee and her friends, Lee Lee and Mee Mee, enter Dexter's lab and wreak havoc. Dexter clones himself to stop them, but the girls too make clones of themselves.

May 19, 1996

Episode 11 - Dial M for Monkey: BarbequorE117m

Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor

Monkey's birthday party is interrupted by Barbequor an intergalactic villain who plans to eat the planets, and his sidekick, the Silver Spooner.

May 19, 1996

Episode 12 - ChangesE127m

Changes

Rerun of "Dexter's Laboratory", the first "What a Cartoon!" pilot.

May 19, 1996

Episode 13 - Jurassic PoochE137m

Jurassic Pooch

To clone a dinosaur with an incomplete DNA sequence, Dexter uses his dog's genetic code to fill in the gaps.

May 26, 1996

Episode 14 - Dial M For Monkey: Orgon GrindorE147m

Dial M For Monkey: Orgon Grindor

While on a date with Agent Honeydew, Monkey gets hypnotized by the music of the Organ Grindor who commands him to rob Fort Knox.

May 26, 1996

Episode 15 - Dimwit DexterE157m

Dimwit Dexter

Due to overworking his brain, Dexter's mind shuts down, making him act idiotic.

May 26, 1996

Episode 16 - Dee Dee's RoomE167m

Dee Dee's Room

After Dee Dee steals his critical invention, Dexter ventures into her room to find it.

Jun 2, 1996

Episode 17 - Dial M For Monkey: HuntorE177m

Dial M For Monkey: Huntor

Monkey encounters an alien hunter named Huntor and must fight him to save Agent Honeydew and Commander Chief.

Jun 2, 1996

Episode 18 - The Big SisterE187m

The Big Sister

Rerun of the second "What a Cartoon!" pilot.

Jun 2, 1996

Episode 19 - Star Spangled SidekicksE197m

Star Spangled Sidekicks

Dexter and Dee Dee enter tryouts to become Major Glory's sidekick. When Dee Dee wins, Dexter realizes that fancy costumes are not the only criterion to become a superhero.

Nov 20, 1996

Episode 20 - The Justice Friends: TV Super PalsE207m

The Justice Friends: TV Super Pals

With only one television in their apartment, Major Glory, Krunk, and Valhallen disagree on what to watch: Major Glory's televised capture of the Disgruntled Postman, TV Puppet Pals, or the monster truck pull.

Nov 20, 1996

Episode 21 - Game OverE217m

Game Over

Dexter and Dee Dee's father buys a video game for them to play, but the game sucks Dexter inside when he plugs in the cartridge, and it is up to Dee Dee to bring him out.

Nov 20, 1996

Episode 22 - Babysitter BluesE227m

Babysitter Blues

Dexter has a crush on his teenage babysitter Lisa. When he finds out that she has a boyfriend, he sabotages their relationship and accelerates his age by ten years in an attempt to win her heart.

Nov 27, 1996

Episode 23 - The Justice Friends: Valhallen's RoomE237m

The Justice Friends: Valhallen's Room

Valhallen loses his magic ax and starts turning into a nerd, forcing Major Glory and Krunk to enter his room to find it.

Nov 27, 1996

Episode 24 - Dream MachineE247m

Dream Machine

When Dexter's nightmares become frequent and problematic, he invents a machine that allows him to have nice dreams, as long as Dee Dee can operate it properly while she is awake.

Nov 27, 1996

Episode 25 - Dollhouse DramaE257m

Dollhouse Drama

Suspicious that Dee Dee has not entered his lab even once on a particular day, Dexter shrinks himself and enters her room to spy on her. He soon becomes an unwilling character in Dee Dee's doll story, but he believes the story to be real.

Dec 4, 1996

Episode 26 - The Justice Friends: Krunk's DateE267m

The Justice Friends: Krunk's Date

While fighting Comrade Red and his gang, Krunk falls in love with his equivalent in their gang, She-Thing.

Dec 4, 1996

Episode 27 - The Big CheeseE277m

The Big Cheese

Dexter's new device allows him to study for the next day's French test while sleeping. It malfunctions, causing a single phrase -omelette du fromage- to repeat throughout the night, causing Dexter to wake up the next morning speaking nothing else except "omelette du fromage".

Dec 4, 1996

Episode 28 - Way of the Dee DeeE287m

Way of the Dee Dee

Dee Dee teaches Dexter how to live life her way instead of being lonely and purely focused on science.

Dec 11, 1996

Episode 29 - The Justice Friends: Say Uncle SamE297m

The Justice Friends: Say Uncle Sam

Major Glory forces Krunk and Valhallen to tidy up their apartment for his Uncle Sam, who is coming over for a visit.

Dec 11, 1996

Episode 30 - Tribe Called GirlE307m

Tribe Called Girl

To learn more about girls, Dexter camouflages himself and enters Dee Dee's room, where she is having a sleepover with her friends Lee Lee and Mee Mee. He gets caught by the girls, who force him to take part in their activities.

Dec 11, 1996

Episode 31 - SpacecaseE317m

Spacecase

To prevent himself from being taken away by aliens for experimentation, Dexter tricks Dee Dee into going instead, but he regrets his decision after realizing how much he cares for her.

Dec 18, 1996

Episode 32 - The Justice Friends: RatmanE327m

The Justice Friends: Ratman

To fix their apartment's plumbing, Krunk and Valhallen go to the basement, where they meet Ratman, a diminutive vigilante raised by rats (a parody of Batman).

Dec 18, 1996

Episode 33 - Dexter's DebtE337m

Dexter's Debt

Dexter's lab is threatened with repossession unless he can repay his debt to NASA. When Dee Dee wins the same amount in a lottery, he decides to steal her money out of desperation.

Dec 18, 1996

Episode 34 - The Justice Friends: Bee Where?E347m

The Justice Friends: Bee Where?

Major Glory, Krunk, and Valhallen try to rid their apartment of a bee.

Dec 25, 1996

Episode 35 - MandarkerE357m

Mandarker

Following the destruction of his lab by Dexter and Dee Dee (in the episode Dexter's Rival), Mandark turns to magic to beat Dexter at the science fair.

Dec 25, 1996

Episode 36 - Inflata Dee DeeE367m

Inflata Dee Dee

Dee Dee inflates Dexter's hydro-plasmatic suit and constantly floats in the air, prompting Dexter to bring her down.

Jan 1, 1997

Episode 37 - The Justice Friends: Can't NapE377m

The Justice Friends: Can't Nap

After fellow Justice Friend White Tiger helps Valhallen stop a super-villain, the latter invites him to spend the night in his apartment, forgetting that Major Glory is allergic to cats.

Jan 1, 1997

Episode 38 - MonstoryE387m

Monstory

Not interested in hearing Dee Dee's long-winded story, Dexter gives her a silencing formula to keep her quiet, but it instead turns her into a giant monster still bent on telling her story. When he realizes that nothing can make her quiet, he becomes a giant monster himself.

Jan 1, 1997

Actors

Candi Milo

Candi Milo

Dexter (voice)

Kat Cressida

Kat Cressida

Dee Dee (voice)

Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett

Dad (voice)

Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie

Mom (voice)

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