

A pilot aired on Cartoon Network in February 1995, and in August viewer approval ratings convinced the network to order a half-hour series, which premiered on April 28, 1996. 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. 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.

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 follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory filled with his inventions.

Dexter’s Laboratory (commonly abbreviated as Dexter’s Lab) is an American comic science fiction animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network.
