The first and to what seems like a good deal, one of the best Cartoon Cartoons.
I leave this thread with the best episode from the series (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xblx5z_dexter-s-lab-the-parrot-trap_creation), bar none. Discuss.
Quote from: Avaitor on July 03, 2011, 03:46:22 PM
I leave this thread with the best episode from the series (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xblx5z_dexter-s-lab-the-parrot-trap_creation), bar none. Discuss.
Lies and slander. (http://www.cartoonlair.com/dexters-laboratory/2x09-snowdown-figure-not-included-mock-5-video_8c2767342.html)
Segment 3.
I remember quoting this show a lot in the schoolyard. It's still highly quotable, even.
"Mock 5" would be my close second choice.
I don't know how the rest of the list would turn out, though.
It must have taken several hours of recording to get performances that intentionally stilted from Jeff Bennett and Kat Cressida.
Anyhoo my top 10 of sorts...
1. Mock 5 - WINNINGISMYFAVORITEPARTOFRACINGESPECIALLYWHENTHEWINNERISMYSON!!!
2. Last But Not Beast - Seriously this was the true epic series finale. Shame on Time Warner for reaching into the well again.
3. Trapped With a Vengeance - YOU'RE GONNA PAY LITTLE BOY!!!!
4. Dee Dee's Room - third best parody of Apocalypse Now ever.
5. Dexter and Computress Get Mandark! - "And Dexter said........ "
6. Beard to be Feared - Action Hank and Dexter and their fighting frizzies.
7. The Way of the Dee Dee - "I'VE TURNED YOU INTO A MAD DESTROYER!!!"
8. Lab-retto - This is not fantasy... this is reality!
9. Lets Save The World You Jerk! - Title says all.
10. The Continuum of Cartoon Fools - Cruelest ending ever.
This really was a brilliant cartoon until Chris Savino came along and ruined it.
There's only 52 episodes that I can think of. You sure you didn't fever dream another season?
Quote from: Desensitized on July 03, 2011, 07:37:23 PM
There's only 52 episodes that I can think of. You sure you didn't fever dream another season?
It's possible.
Quote from: Desensitized on July 03, 2011, 07:37:23 PM
There's only 52 episodes that I can think of. You sure you didn't fever dream another season?
Hey, don't forget about Ego Trip!
Which reminds me, Timbox. We haven't talked about him yet.
Quote from: Avaitor on July 03, 2011, 07:40:59 PM
Quote from: Desensitized on July 03, 2011, 07:37:23 PM
There's only 52 episodes that I can think of. You sure you didn't fever dream another season?
Hey, don't forget about Ego Trip!
Which reminds me, Timbox. We haven't talked about him yet.
Please, no. It's already been talked about dozens of times. Nothing more needs to be said...
...oh, what the hell? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRlmZBJ9CLw)
Last but not Beast is this series's best episode, bar none. Fuck anyone else who disagrees with me. :anger:
Yeah, that'd make my top 5. Not sure where exactly, though.
Is that Cartoon Network "Hall of Fame" DVD of Dexter worth getting? I was thinking of picking it up.
Apparently the banned "Barberquor" short was taken off, and there's no bonuses.
I couldn't even find it here, but if you still want it, more power to you.
I've heard the only one of those worth getting was the Johnny Bravo one myself. I have all of Dexter from iTunes(sans "Barberquor" as well), so I really had no drive to check it out.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on July 04, 2011, 04:35:26 PM
Last but not Beast is this series's best episode, bar none. Fuck anyone else who disagrees with me. :anger:
It was cool to think the final episode of a cartoon was the best when you were a kid but it's time to grow up
Of the three, only Johnny has bonuses. Courage doesn't even have its pilot on it.
Quote from: gunswordfist on July 04, 2011, 06:26:10 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on July 04, 2011, 04:35:26 PM
Last but not Beast is this series's best episode, bar none. Fuck anyone else who disagrees with me. :anger:
It was cool to think the final episode of a cartoon was the best when you were a kid but it's time to grow up
I know you're probably just trolling E-K like usual, but I have to say that Last But Not Beast was one of the series' best episodes. Also, Harvey Birdman's, Cowboy Bebop's, and Excel Saga's finales are some of the best episodes in any animated series.
Quote from: Foggle on July 04, 2011, 06:29:32 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on July 04, 2011, 06:26:10 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on July 04, 2011, 04:35:26 PM
Last but not Beast is this series's best episode, bar none. Fuck anyone else who disagrees with me. :anger:
It was cool to think the final episode of a cartoon was the best when you were a kid but it's time to grow up
I know you're probably just trolling E-K like usual, but I have to say that Last But Not Beast was one of the series' best episodes. Also, Harvey Birdman's, Cowboy Bebop's, and Excel Saga's finales are some of the best episodes in any animated series.
Come on, of course I love Last But Not Beast. I just think there's a dozen classic episodes that are better. Dexter had so many.
And yeah, Bebop's finale rocks so much. Overall anime is just better at final episodes. A finale thread needs to be made
So after not seeing it for like 10 years, I watched the entirety of Last But Not Beast earlier this week...such a great episode. Go Dexter family Go...I can't get that out of my head. So did all the Justice Friends actually get killed?
Last But Not Beast is easily my favorite episode in the series. There's just so much awesomeness crammed into it, and its pretty special since if I'm not mistaken its the only full-length episode of the original series (not counting when it came back on the air after a certain gap of time).
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 02, 2011, 11:46:46 AM
Last But Not Beast is easily my favorite episode in the series. There's just so much awesomeness crammed into it, and its pretty special since if i'm not mistaken its the only full-length episode of the original series (not counting when it came back on the air after a certain gap of time).
Oh yeah, that's right. That help factor in why it felt like a mini-movie. Just such a great episode. Now I see what you and Foggle were going on about.
I've been meaning to pick up the first season on DVD. My favourite episode is an early one called Dee-Dee's Room, well i guess it's half an episode.
Quote from: Heavy Traffic on December 15, 2011, 08:57:13 PM
I've been meaning to pick up the first season on DVD. My favourite episode is an early one called Dee-Dee's Room, well i guess it's half an episode.
Or a 3rd of one/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYLmB4o6X8E&feature=g-all-f
I won't hold my breath for this.
Wouldn't that be nice
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so longggggg
I'd definitely shave a few years off of my life for Dexter.
You know what makes me feel old? Seeing people on tz who don't know about Dexter's Rude Removal.
It makes me feel old because the legend is nearly as old as the show itself, but since nothing about it has surfaced since, I guess it remained dormant.
You know... it'd be so awesome if Rude Removal actually aired... and the episode was absolutely terrible.
It better be extremely bad or extremely good. It being "Meh..." just wouldn't cut it.
Quote from: Comeau on October 08, 2012, 03:49:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYLmB4o6X8E&feature=g-all-f
I won't hold my breath for this.
Whaaaaaaaaaat? How did I miss this?
Hard to tell if it's just AS messing with us or what, but man, that'd be pretty sweet.
Well if one thing is for sure about Dexter's Rude Removal, it has got to be pretty articulate with its use of swearing to get banned so easily. Rugrats, SpongeBob and PPG got away with similar episodes, and those got on TV just fine. There must be something about this one that made it be the one that S&SP vowed to never see the light of day.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43455362&postcount=19
Apparently they are still working towards getting it to air. This at least implies they have access to it.
New announcement bumper! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dORjHquN_IQ)
#TellJeff
....So who's Jeff?
Anyway, wow. This will be interesting.
Interesting, to say the least.
I wonder where this supposed copy is even coming from. If Genndy or Craig or anyone else involved with the show back then didn't even have it, then who did? Or was it just lying around inside a vault at CN all this time (more likely scenario)?
Whatever the case, can't wait to finally see it. Hope it doesn't disappoint; I'd hate for the legacy to be tarnished due to it being mediocre.
Quote from: Cosmonaut on December 04, 2012, 09:05:54 AMWhatever the case, can't wait to finally see it. Hope it doesn't disappoint; I'd hate for the legacy to be tarnished due to it being mediocre.
Agreed. I remember seeing lots of "banned" material and being disappointed when it was finally unveiled.
The unaired
Family Guy episode that made it to Adult Swim? A rather subpar episode.
Song of the South? (Yes, I've seen it.) It's not bad, but not good, either. Not really the "Holy Grail" of Disney films, considering its banned reputation here in the States; it's just average.
I'm really hoping DRR is actually worth seeing after its decade-long burial.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on December 03, 2012, 10:54:29 PM
....So who's Jeff?
Jeff Bennett?
I'm guessing Dexter's dad must have a pretty big role in this episode then.
Quote from: Daikun on December 04, 2012, 10:07:56 AM
Quote from: Cosmonaut on December 04, 2012, 09:05:54 AMWhatever the case, can't wait to finally see it. Hope it doesn't disappoint; I'd hate for the legacy to be tarnished due to it being mediocre.
Agreed. I remember seeing lots of "banned" material and being disappointed when it was finally unveiled.
The unaired Family Guy episode that made it to Adult Swim? A rather subpar episode.
Song of the South? (Yes, I've seen it.) It's not bad, but not good, either. Not really the "Holy Grail" of Disney films, considering its banned reputation here in the States; it's just average.
I'm really hoping DRR is actually worth seeing after its decade-long burial.
Personally, I think the language will probably end up being pretty tamed considering what shows like South Park & Family Guy are able to get away with saying/doing. At least the way they'll say the words, the episode itself could be entertaining.
Damn it Jeff, upload it already.
I hope this isn't another fake out either. I'm preparing my butt pain cream already and I don't wanna use it.
https://twitter.com/adultswim/status/293180330964299776
It's real!
My take on Dexter's Lab:
CN blew it big time by not spinning off Monkey or the Justice Friends to their own series. Like, they opted to give IM Weasel his own show----and screwed that by cutting the order short on new eps, recycling old material----but didn't think enough of the JF or Monkey to do the same?
Favorite episodes:
Dexter Dodgeball. 'Nuff said, though I wouldn't have gone to such extremes.
Mock 5. Everyone's favorite, only because it not only was a send up of Speed Racer, but 60's anime in general.
Don't know the title, but they also did a Wacky Races parody that should be on a stand-alone DVD release with Mock 5. 'Nuff said there.
There's also a non-Dexter-centric ep with guest stars Fred Willard & Martin Mull voicing a pair of robots that go out for a night on the town. Hysterical.
The last one would be Dee Dee as a mime taking down a clownified Dexter, and the cops providing running commentary. Don't know the title of that one, either.
Quote from: hobbyfan on January 21, 2013, 06:45:32 PM
There's also a non-Dexter-centric ep with guest stars Fred Willard & Martin Mull voicing a pair of robots that go out for a night on the town. Hysterical.
I believe that was "Lab on the Run". The only post-Genndy short that I found halfway decent.
It's up! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TLN_ka1ZSDg)
Welp, that was underwhelming.
Eh, it was pretty much what I was expecting. This would have fit in easily with the show if it had aired after all.
As notorious as this short evidently has become, I was expecting much worse. It made it seem like this short had reached South Park levels of raunchiness, but honestly, it was pretty tame, beyond the curse words, which were all bleeped out. Cartoon Network could have just replaced the title card and aired this as a normal episode and it wouldn't have hurt anything or anyone.
Yeah, its basically a less funny version of that one Spongebob episode.
I was always under the impression that this was a really, really early episode production-wise, and was expecting it to be a lot rougher around the edges. But this looks like it was animated and recorded right around the series' peak. Huh.
...well, anyway, I find it sadly disappointing that it's censored. It really takes away from the mystique of the whole thing, since we never actually hear Dexter and Dede swear, just imply. Still though, at least it's not a bad episode or anything. I got a few laughs out of it. Kind of a shame that it's been locked away all these years though, given that it's really no worse than the aforementioned Spongebob episode.
Ah well, the legend was fun while it lasted.
Imagine in the episode was more in tune to this song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP0Cq-c548M)
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was hoping for. Not expecting, but hoping for.
This isn't bad, but probably not worth the 15+ years of infamy.
Wait, is it supposed to be bleeped out? I was always under the impression that this episode wasn't censored at all.
Not particularly great, or worth being sought after for so many years, but I did love the voice acting.
Meh.
Quote from: Foggle on January 22, 2013, 02:45:43 PM
Wait, is it supposed to be bleeped out? I was always under the impression that this episode wasn't censored at all.
They made the censored version to air on TV, which obviously didn't happen. I guess they aired that, since CN probably only owns that version.
I know Gennedy should have the original uncensored print.
I didn't think it was that bad. I knew what I was expecting, and I wasn't disappointed.
It's a kids show from the 90s, after all, so of course, there might be a sense of disconnect with it airing on an adult network. Especially when the definition of "adult entertainment" has changed since that show's time. I remember back in the 90s when swearing used to be a big deal that separated programming for kids and adults on TV. Nowadays, you're going to need a bit more than that, since that old tactic has been cheapened, and I think a lot of people viewing this short went in with that mindset.
Anyway, I'm surprised that CN could air the Potty Mouth episode of PPG, but not this. It feels rather hypocritical on their end. I'm willing to bet that if they'd just changed the title card, it would have aired on CN just fine.
Quote from: Daikun on January 22, 2013, 04:10:16 PM
I didn't think it was that bad.
Yeah, it was good, but not great. :)
It was a pretty average episode. Still some funny bits in there.
I agree with Daikun that with adult shows able to throw around as much swear words as they see fit nowadays, the impact this episode has feels cheapen by the time. That and I kind of liked the Spongebob episode a little better.
Quote from: Foggle on January 22, 2013, 02:45:43 PMWait, is it supposed to be bleeped out? I was always under the impression that this episode wasn't censored at all.
The uncensored version is only screened at conventions.
And Avaitor's correct. Genndy DOES have the uncensored print.
Seems like the most shocking part was the title card with Dee Dee flipping the bird. Otherwise, seems about on par with other similar episodes.
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on January 22, 2013, 05:28:33 PM
Seems like the most shocking part was the title card with Dee Dee flipping the bird. Otherwise, seems about on par with other similar episodes.
How can you flip the bird when you only have 4 fingers?
Yeah, the title card was the only thing really unacceptable about it. The short itself was pretty standard issue. All of the swears were bleeped; I've seen other cartoons employ that same technique and they got on the air.
It wasn't a terrible short, but given its' infamous reputation, I was expecting something a lot more hardcore. I figured it was going to be like that infamous WB animation clip of Porky Pig saying "Son of a b-b-b-b-GUN!". Really, CN could've just replaced and/or removed the title card for this and it could have aired as a regular episode.
Quote from: Daikun on January 22, 2013, 04:10:16 PM
Anyway, I'm surprised that CN could air the Potty Mouth episode of PPG, but not this. It feels rather hypocritical on their end. I'm willing to bet that if they'd just changed the title card, it would have aired on CN just fine.
Eh, years apart. This kind of episode was kind of new when it was made, even if it was only made a year before the "Word of the Day" episode of Rugrats. If that aired sooner, maybe "Dexter's Rude Removal" would have made it on CN after all.
And I also believe that this title card wasn't its first, and a less raunchy one was made for its broadcast, while this one was made purely for conventions. That's only a guess, though.
Comics are coming! (http://www.cartoonbrew.com/comics/dexters-lab-comic-will-be-published-by-idw-97831.html)
Color me interested.
Whoa, 1995...Dexter is almost 20 years old. Crazy.
Yep, hard to believe that the WAC shorts are so old now.
I do want to get into some of these comics, but first I have some "grown-up" titles to get to first. But I'll probably keep an eye on them anyway.
The only "kids" comic I've ever read was an Avatar one that came with a DVD. It sucked.
I hear that the actual Avatar comics are better, if you're interested.
Oh, I definitely am. I might wait until Korra's time is over to read them though. I rather have things revealed about the Avatar universe while watching the show instead of reading the comics, such as anything about Princess Ursa's time after leaving the Fire Nation, which I still purposely know nothing about.
Quote from: Avaitor on April 04, 2014, 11:20:21 AM
I hear that the actual Avatar comics are better, if you're interested.
No, they aren't. The Search gives the dumbest explanation for what happened to Zuko's mom.
:unimpressed: I'll still read them.
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 04, 2014, 05:32:31 PM
:unimpressed: I'll still read them.
Well, you better hope you like stories involving childhood friends and Koh's mom.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 04, 2014, 05:30:50 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 04, 2014, 11:20:21 AM
I hear that the actual Avatar comics are better, if you're interested.
No, they aren't. The Search gives the dumbest explanation for what happened to Zuko's mom.
Welp, I've heard wrong then.
And that seems like something which shouldn't be easy to think of a logical reason for, so that sucks.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 04, 2014, 05:45:59 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 04, 2014, 05:32:31 PM
:unimpressed: I'll still read them.
Well, you better hope you like stories involving childhood friends and Koh's mom.
"WHAT WENT WRONG!?!" Is the question I still ask myself about them. I still liked the Promise, but the Search felt a little... weak.
Guess which series premiered 20 years ago today. :happytime:
And to think, if this didn't catch on, there's a possibility that Cartoon Network could have turned out very different. Thankfully, not only did Dexter's Lab turn out to be a hit, but also a good hit. One that still holds up, in fact!
I think I saw it when it first premiere. My favorite Cartoon Cartoon ever since. Happy 20th birthday, Dexter.
Still one of the best.
Quote from: Avaitor on April 28, 2016, 02:07:24 PM
Guess which series premiered 20 years ago today. :happytime:
And to think, if this didn't catch on, there's a possibility that Cartoon Network could have turned out very different. Thankfully, not only did Dexter's Lab turn out to be a hit, but also a good hit. One that still holds up, in fact!
Really crazy that Dexter and the Cartoon Cartoons are spiritual descendants to Yogi and Scooby; which by extension makes Steven Universe and the current lineup ones too.
I've been re-watching this show, and it definitely holds up great . . . until you get to the revival episodes. Without Genndy, the show doesn't work.
The direction is pedestrian, trying to approximate the original but never feeling quite right, and the writing is as generic and forgetful as can be. The episodes have no character, are not funny, and could be seen in just about any other cartoon. Worst is the voice direction. Deedee sounds so off that it hardly matters that she is no longer funny, and every character seems to resort to saying something loud or weird to get a laugh. About the only character that sounds good is Dexter, despite the lame plots he is put in, since Christine Cavanaugh's performance is so on point . . . until she leaves the show and is replaced with Candi Milo. I'm quite certain you could recast and repaint these seasons and no one would think it was ever meant to be Dexter's Lab. It has almost nothing in common with the original show except sharing slightly tweaked character designs and art style. I have no idea what they were thinking here.
It's actually a lot like the PPG revival. It was lightning in a bottle and just doesn't work without what made it great in the first place.
I liked the Wacky Races tribute, the episode where Dexter went to college, and Dexter's dad being a stunt driver apparently but that's about it. Those episodes were fun but only because they were the only ones that felt like they had actual effort put into them.
I keep on saying it, but I cannot watch The Loud House, since I cannot give a show made by the guy who ruined Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls the time of day.
Watching the earlier episodes prove that there's still a really good show here, but it shouldn't have been renewed after the original 52.
The Loud House is actually exactly like those episodes. Savino can't seem to create a character with, well, character. The Loud House characters are all stereotypes that all run off their one character quirk and nothing else. Literally every episode is based around a generic situation where one of the cliched characters helps the boring main character do something. It's actually not too far off from these Dexter eps I'm watching. The show is boring and the characters are flat, just like his other stuff. I guess the man's stuff is just not for me. IMO, you're not missing anything.
I made a similar post on a Facebook group that I'm in, but people are getting seriously offended. Someone even brought up his work for Ren & Stimpy and Rocko, which was artistic rather than creative on those shows. But really, it's like saying that I'm not interested in keeping up with Schumacher after seeing Batman & Robin.
I know the show has its fans, but even the clips I've seen don't look like an improvement to me.
Dexter's Laboratory was the first Cartoon Network show I ever saw. I watched it as a 2 year old and I loved it. I'm thinking of rewatching this show soon.
One of my favorite episodes of the show was that Chuck E. Cheese parody called "Chubby Cheese". I thought that was a funny episode. And the one with the chinese finger trap was funny too. I always liked it when Dexter and Dee Dee had to team up together