Purely Joyful Movie!

disgusting, overrated, pointless

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

I love animation and humor, and this show does it so well and so interestingly. I love this show and its plots, its humor, its characters, its art-style and just the way the show is managed and written. Honestly, this is by-far one of the best shows of all time and I would really recommend it. I really don't care about the haters of the show, saying that its "bad" or that "its so boring" or that "It doesn't deserve its place among of the legendary cartoon, it DOES INDEED deserve its spot in the hall of fame for best cartoons of all time. I will give this cartoon a 9/10. I don't plan on watching it anytime soon but rest-assured, this show is indeed INCREDIBLE.

We all remember Dexters lab, been funny, and creative,18 years later its still great. Made by Genndy Tartakovsky the same person who later made Samurai Jack and the 2003 Clone Wars, and of course Powerpuff girls and Dexters laboratory. The funniest thing about the show was the Justice Friends i actually didn't realize after all these years it was parody of the Avengers i though that it was its own thing.Its kinda sad that they don't make cartoons like these anymore, nowadays everything has to be downgraded and censored, but back then we kids had no problem with that.I give Dexter's Laboratory a 20/10, 10 because there's no 20, great show from our childhoods, and still fun to this day.

Lately I've been watching episodes of Dexter's Laboratory on Netflix. This means I have not recently watched any of the episodes from the 'reboot' of the series, and in fact I haven't seen any of those episodes in a large number of years. Without going on a diatribe about the reboot, I'll just say that I don't really consider those episodes to be in the same TV series as Dexter's Laboratory, and so the following review concerns the show's first (and in my mind, only) two seasons.Dexter's Laboratory is a surprisingly endearing show. It was always my favourite while growing up as a kid, so I knew I would enjoy myself when I saw the series on Netflix. I was surprised, however, by HOW good these episodes are. They may have been a nostalgic favourite, only I didn't expect for them to hold up quite as well as they do. It's simply amazed me how likable this series is, how easy it's been to grow fond of this universe. I think the likability stems from two big things: first of all the friendly, enjoyable tone, and second of all, characters that I still love today.There were a lot of other shows that I liked while growing up, especially the other 'Cartoon Cartoon' features. I have to admit, however, that none of them have quite the endearing tone of Dexter's Laboratory. Ed Edd 'n Eddy could get pretty snarky. Powerpuff Girls seemed to enjoy being 'random.' Courage the Cowardly Dog sometimes felt like it was trying to be overly surreal, and even the hilarious first season of Johnny Bravo now feels a little too drenched in that sarcastic Seth MacFarlane humor. I realise that Seth MacFarlane also worked on Dexter's Laboratory; fortunately, though, his style didn't really show for this series. On the contrary, Dexter's Laboratory is free of sarcasm, free of cynicism, and not at all mean-spirited. The tone is one of innocent fun, yet still replete with large does of absurdity.The show advertises Dexter as a scientific genius, which naturally he is. If you've watched the show at length, however, you know that it's not merely a show about a genius. Dexter is more of a little kid than a scientist, one whose struggles are quite normal for his age. The series therefore deals with a hilarious dichotomy: Dexter's scientific brilliance pitted against his needs as a child. It's remarkable how much you grow to like the character of Dexter, just an innocent kid who, incidentally, harnesses revolutionary technology. One day he might be trying to find his birthday presents, or another day he might just want some ice cream. Whatever he's doing though, it's easy to root for him, and fun to watch him tamper with scientific inventions.There's just such a sense of friendliness and innocence with everything that Dexter does. One show I really like is Phineas and Ferb, another show with a lot of scientific gadgetry. As much as I like Phineas and Ferb, though, there's almost a strange arrogance to go along with their scientific brilliance. Somewhere deep in that show, perhaps with its creators, I can almost sense a sort of sterile socio-political agenda, some attempt to preach at kids with the suggestion of scientific progress. Dexter's Lab, in my opinion, shows how to get it right. It shows that a scientific boy genius can be friendly and relatable, endearing, human, and much like someone we know in real life. His facial expressions, his voice characterisation, and his hilarious relationships such as with his parents and with DeeDee, all compile to make a lovable entity, someone whose company we might actually want. I think that's the reason it's so easy to watch these episodes, even so many years later: it's a fun character to be with, a fun world to occupy, and a reminder that good-spirited fun is the best fit for animation.I'm kind of sad that I've gone through most of the episodes already, because I really have enjoyed them. Only they will always be there, and I recommend them for anyone who hasn't seen them. Great series. 10/10

When I first tuned in to watch Dexter's Laboratory many years ago, I was expecting the typical, low-rate cartoon that was rampant during the 1990s. Quite the contrary; the show was far more reminiscent of the early days of Hanna Barbera, and at the level of Ren & Stimpy, a top-rated cartoon series at that time. Needless to say, I was very pleasantly surprised.The show's format is the old Hanna Barbera "3 cartoons per half hour" format; two episodes of the show's main characters sandwiched around a shorter episode of a different character, which changes from show to show. This was also the Rocky & Bullwinkle and Bugs Bunny Show format. I suppose it was a natural one back in the 1950s, as cartoons were frequently 6-8 minutes long and easily fit into a 30 minute time slot (leaving plenty of time for commercials).The first episode I saw was "Jurassic Pooch" and I laughed out loud at several points. It's quite clever in a old-fashioned cartoon way, but it's also contemporary, so there is something there for kids of all ages. Simply put, it's downright funny, well-written and can appeal to everyone ... a simple theme with a lot of creative and well-timed slapstick humor.The story centers around never-ending sibling rivalry between an older sister whose goal in life is to annoy her kid brother, Dexter ... a super genius who has an amazing laboratory in the basement of their parents' home filled with the most fantastical things he created and built. His older sister, DeeDee, is just a normal kid, and while he masterminds incredible inventions and conducts intricate experiments (sometimes to do away with DeeDee, or at least, foil her plans or stop her from annoying him), he winds up, more often than not, being outwitted by his average-brained sister.The Russian accent was a little off-putting in the beginning, mostly because you don't understand why he has one, but you get used to it. I rationalized it might be a throwback to Boris Badinoff, but I found out later on that Genndy Tartakovsky, who is the creator, was born in Russia, and it is based on his experiences as a child with his older brother. When you know this, it's surely understandable. He must have been a huge fan of mid-20th century cartoons because he has many obvious and purposeful visual references to them in almost every show.Note: Don't miss "Topped Off," about the two siblings' first experience with drinking coffee ... it's the "laugh so hard you cry" kind of funny. (I know the Seth McFarland character, Stewie, from Family Guy, is based on Dexter ... he's a genius child with equipment like a time machine, and is the only one in his family who has a British accent.)I would've given it a 9, but the show waned in the later years ... so goes the life expectancy of the average TV series of any kind, but the first 2 seasons are highly recommended.