Dexter's Laboratory (commonly abbreviated as Dexter's Lab) is an
American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for
Cartoon Network. It follows Dexter, a boy-genius and inventor with a
hidden laboratory in his room, which he keeps secret from his parents.
He is constantly at odds with his older sister Dee Dee, who always
finds a way to enter Dexter's lab and inadvertently foils his
experiments. Dexter has a bitter rivalry with a fellow boy-genius
named Mandark, who is Dexter's neighbor and classmate. Segments
featuring superhero-based characters Monkey, Dexter's pet
lab-monkey/superhero, and the Justice Friends, a trio of superheroes
who share an apartment, are prominently featured in the first two
seasons.Tartakovsky pitched the series to Fred Seibert's first
animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon! at Hanna-Barbera, basing it
on student films Tartakovsky produced at the California Institute of
the Arts. Four pilots aired on Cartoon Network and TNT from 1995 to
1996. Viewer approval ratings led to a half-hour series, which
consisted of two seasons totaling 52 episodes airing from April 27,
1996, to June 15, 1998. On December 10, 1999, a television film titled
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip aired as the intended series finale, and
Tartakovsky left to begin work on Samurai Jack.In November 2001, the
series was renewed for two more seasons containing 26 total episodes,
which began airing on November 18 of that year and ended on November
20, 2003. Due to Tartakovsky's departure, the new seasons were ran
under Chris Savino and a different production team at Cartoon Network
Studios with various changes to the visual art style and character
designs.
American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for
Cartoon Network. It follows Dexter, a boy-genius and inventor with a
hidden laboratory in his room, which he keeps secret from his parents.
He is constantly at odds with his older sister Dee Dee, who always
finds a way to enter Dexter's lab and inadvertently foils his
experiments. Dexter has a bitter rivalry with a fellow boy-genius
named Mandark, who is Dexter's neighbor and classmate. Segments
featuring superhero-based characters Monkey, Dexter's pet
lab-monkey/superhero, and the Justice Friends, a trio of superheroes
who share an apartment, are prominently featured in the first two
seasons.Tartakovsky pitched the series to Fred Seibert's first
animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon! at Hanna-Barbera, basing it
on student films Tartakovsky produced at the California Institute of
the Arts. Four pilots aired on Cartoon Network and TNT from 1995 to
1996. Viewer approval ratings led to a half-hour series, which
consisted of two seasons totaling 52 episodes airing from April 27,
1996, to June 15, 1998. On December 10, 1999, a television film titled
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip aired as the intended series finale, and
Tartakovsky left to begin work on Samurai Jack.In November 2001, the
series was renewed for two more seasons containing 26 total episodes,
which began airing on November 18 of that year and ended on November
20, 2003. Due to Tartakovsky's departure, the new seasons were ran
under Chris Savino and a different production team at Cartoon Network
Studios with various changes to the visual art style and character
designs.
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