Dexter's Laboratory (1996)
- Directed by
- Chris Savino, Paul Rudish, Rumen Petkov, Robert Alvarez
- Genre
- children's television series, comedy television series, science fiction television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 4 seasons, 78 episodes
- Rated
- TV-G
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 899 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy genius has a huge secret laboratory hidden in his bedroom. His clumsy sister Dee Dee keeps messing up his inventions, leading to funny disasters.
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What happens
Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated science fiction television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy-genius with a science laboratory in his bedroom, which he keeps secret from his unsuspecting parents. Dexter is at constant odds with his older and more extraverted sister Dee Dee, who regularly accesses the laboratory and inadvertently foils his experiments. Prominently featured in the first and second seasons are other segments focusing on superhero-based characters Monkey, Dexter's pet lab-monkey with a superhero alter ego, and the Justice Friends, a trio of superheroes who share an apartment. Tartakovsky pitched the series to Fred Seibert's animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon! at Hanna-Barbera, basing it on student films he produced at the California Institute of the Arts. Four pilots aired on Cartoon Network and TNT from 1995 to 1996. The first pilot "Changes" became Cartoon Network's highest-rated What a Cartoon! short, and viewer approval ratings led to a half-hour series, becoming CN's first original series under the Cartoon Cartoons moniker. Two seasons aired from April 27, 1996, to June 15, 1998, totaling 52 episodes. On December 10, 1999, a television film titled Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip aired as the intended series finale, before the series was revived for a second run of episodes. Due to Tartakovsky's departure, Chris Savino served as showrunner for the revival, which aired for two more seasons from November 18, 2001, to November 20, 2003, ending the series at 78 episodes. Dexter's Laboratory became one of Cartoon Network's most successful original series, which helped increase Cartoon Network's ratings in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It received high viewership in the United States on cable television, becoming Cartoon Network's highest-rated original series in 1996 and 1997. Critics lauded its humor, intelligence, and originality, ranking the series as one of the best cartoons in various lists. It was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) from 1995 to 1998 and won three Annie Awards. The series spawned various merchandise, including albums, books, home video releases, toys, and video games. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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