• Air date: 23 Feb '95 38 episodes
      Dexter's Laboratory is an American comic science fiction animated children's television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory filled with his collection of 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. Four shorts were created and broadcast on Cartoon Network in 1995 and 1996 before viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a 13-episode first season, which premiered on April...
  • List of Episodes (38)
    • 1. Changes

      23 Feb '95
    • 2. The Big Sister

      10 Mar '96
    • 3. Old Man Dexter

      17 Mar '96
      When Dexter falls victim to a terrifying creature brought forth by his latest invention, Dee Dee goes back in time to warn him. The events only end the episode with a permanent time loop.
    • 4. Dee Deemensional

      28 Apr '96
      Due to all the noise being made by all the citizens of the city on a daily basis, the monster Magmanamus is awakened. However, when he goes to the surface to try and get the people to be quiet, he ends up causing even more noise since the people are frightened of him. Now, Monkey prepares to fight him, unaware that Magmanamus only wants peace and quiet, so he can sleep.
    • 5. Dial M for Monkey: Magmanamus

      28 Apr '96
      Dexter creates a "Mom-Droid" robot to have it do all of his mother's duties when she falls ill. But a little carelessness makes the control of the "Mom-Droid" fall into the hands of his sister, DeeDee. Now, the "Mom-Droid" is causing all sorts of havoc around the house, so Dexter builds a "Super Mom-Droid" to combat the original one he made.
    • 6. Maternal Combat

      28 Apr '96
      Dexter creates a "Mom-Droid" robot to have it do all of his mother's duties when she falls ill. But a little carelessness makes the control of the "Mom-Droid" fall into the hands of his sister, DeeDee. Now, the "Mom-Droid" is causing all sorts of havoc around the house, so Dexter builds a "Super Mom-Droid" to combat the original one he made.
    • 7. Dexter Dodgeball

      05 May '96
      Tired of never having a worthy opponent, intergalactic wrestling champion Rasslor arrives on Earth hoping to find someone who can actually prove to be a match for him. So, he challenges all of Earth's superheroes to wrestling matches aboard his ship, which they anxiously accept. However, Rasslor refuses to wrestle Monkey due to his size, even though Monkey is the most eager to wrestle him.
    • 8. Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor

      05 May '96
      When Dexter's new invention for the science fair proves to hard for him to handle on his own, he is forced to find a new assistant. When no suitable assistant can be found, he takes on DeeDee, but only after giving her some new brains.
    • 9. Dexter's Assistant

      05 May '96
      Mandark enrols at Dexter's school, quickly overshadowing Dexter and forces Dexter to shut down his lab to add more power to his own lab. When Mandark falls in love with Dee Dee, Dexter sets up a date between the two (only because he knew Dee Dee would destroy Mandark's lab).
    • 10. Dexter's Rival

      12 May '96
      The result of a space experiment, Simion, a super intelligent chimpanzee, plans to get revenge on humans for the way he is now. However, he teleports Monkey onto his ship in order to convince him to join him in his plan for revenge. After almost being convinced, Monkey attempts to show Simion that revenge isn't the answer.
    • 11. Dial M for Monkey: Simion

      12 May '96
      In order to rid himself of Dee Dee, Dexter clones himself. However, Dee Dee, and her friends, Mee Mee and Lee Lee do the same, causing havoc.
    • 12. Double Trouble

      19 May '96
      Monkey's birthday is interrupted by Barbequor, a villain who wants to roast Earth for his next meal.
    • 13. Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor

      19 May '96
      Dexter creates a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has the brain and heart of a dog, and Dee Dee makes him her pet.
    • 14. Jurassic Pooch

      26 May '96
      Orgon Grindor uses his hypnotic powers to make Monkey abandon his night with Agent Honeydew and steal the gold from Fort Knox.
    • 15. Dial M For Monkey: Orgon Grindor

      26 May '96
      After working himself to hard, Dexter's brain snaps and he turns into, well, a dimwit. Dee Dee seizes the chance and has the now mind dead Dexter do some crazy things for the neighborhood to see.
    • 16. Dimwit Dexter

      26 May '96
      To find his missing invention, Dexter heads into the one place he fears to go: Dee Dee's room, where cooties run rampant.
    • 17. Dee Dee's Room

      02 Jun '96
      Monkey must fight for his life against a hunter on a jungle asteroid.
    • 18. Dial M For Monkey: Huntor

      02 Jun '96
      Dexter and Dee Dee enter the tryouts for Major Glory's sidekick.
    • 19. Star Spangled Sidekicks

      20 Nov '96
      Mayor Glory, Valhallen and Krunk want to watch different shows on TV at the exact same hour.
    • 20. The Justice Friends: TV Super Pals

      20 Nov '96
      A videogame takes over Dexter's lab.
    • 21. Game Over

      20 Nov '96
      Unable to win the heart of his babysitter, Dexter ages himself in the hopes of having better luck.
    • 22. Babysitter Blues

      27 Nov '96
      Major Glory and Krunk must find Valhallen's guitar before he loses his powers.
    • 23. The Justice Friends: Valhallen's Room

      27 Nov '96
      Haunted by nightmares about Dee-Dee explaining to Einstien the purpose of meaning, Dexter decides to induce pleasant dreams into his mind scientificlly. Using a barly awake Dee-Dee to operate his Dream Machine, Dexter embarks on a wonderous little adventure where he absorbs knowledge, learns all languages, and learns how to program a VCR. His dream goes well until Dee-Dee accidently gives the machine a little nudge in the wrong direction.
    • 24. Dream Machine

      27 Nov '96
      After Dexter shrinks himself to doll size, he becomes an unwilling character in Dee Dee's doll story. Due to a side effect of shrinking, he starts to confuse fantasy with reality, and starts to believe the story is real.
    • 25. Dollhouse Drama

      04 Dec '96
      Krunk falls in love with a female version of him, She-Thing.