Ah, yes. Dexter's Laboratory. One of my all time FAVORITE Cartoon Network shows. It's about a boy named Dexter who has a secret lab in his bedroom. This show was made by Genndy Tartakovsky, who is also the creator of Samurai Jack. Seasons 1 and two were by far the best seasons of the show. And we thought that Ego Trip would make a great ending for the series, and even Cartoon Network wanted to end the show with Ego Trip. However, while Samurai Jack went on to create Samurai Jack, Chris Savino, who was the storyboard artist and writer for Dexter's Laboratory, AND also the guy who made the Loud House for Nickelodeon, took over the show. Now, I'm gonna be honest with you, I DON'T hate seasons 3 to 4 of Dexter's Laboratory. Yeah, I know, they are very boring, and have lazy animation, and the writing became stale, but they're nowhere near AS abysmal as Johnny Test. Yes, "A Third Dad Cartoon" IS the worst episode of the series, but NOT ALL of the episodes from seasons 3 to 4 were terrible. They can still shoot out a few entertaining ones here and there. As I said before, my personal favorite episode from the Chris Savino era was "My Dad vs Your Dad". Yeah, the quality is low, and sometimes good ideas can fall flat due to its bland animation, but give Savino credit: at least he's not as bad as Paul Tibbitt for MOST of HIS episodes of SpongeBob. And I honestly do enjoy Candi Milo as Dexter. Not as much as Christine Cavanaugh, but still nice. There was a REASON why Savino took over. Not just because Genndy went on to work on Samurai Jack, but it was also because Christine Cavanaugh, the original voice for Dexter, retired in 2001, and things started getting difficult for Genndy, Chris, and even Cartoon Network keeping the same quality of Dexter's Laboratory without her involved. But I will say this, seasons 1 and 2 are better than seasons 3 to 4. Honestly, I think season 4, while still not as great as seasons 1 and 2, is actually much better than season 3. But I still find seasons 1 and 2, again, a bit more enjoyable. Overall, I love Dexter's Laboratory.
Review of Dexter's Laboratory
