As of July 2026, Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 aired in 1997 with 108 episodes — streaming now on HBO Max. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Dexter's Laboratory Season 2

1997 108 Episodes Animation · Comedy ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Christine Cavanaugh — stay for everyone else around them. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 earns its spot. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 from the crowd. Season 2 of Dexter's Laboratory includes 108 episodes. It aired from July 1997 to June 1998. This season stars Christine Cavanaugh, Kat Cressida and Jeff Bennett. Christine Cavanaugh and Kat Cressida lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1997. The timing in Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Dexter's Laboratory Season 2. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Christine Cavanaugh anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Dexter's Laboratory Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
Beard to be Feared
1997-07-16
After a fright from Dee Dee, Dexter lays down in the beard growing machine and tries to grow a beard like his hero, Action Hank. Unfortunately, everyone thinks he's a hero.
E2
Quackor the Fowl
1997-07-16
Mandark doesn't know that his pet duck is really Quackor the Fowl, Monkey's rival. Quackor overhears Mandark talking in his sleep about destroying Dexter's lab and tries to do it, unaware that Monkey is Dexter's pet.
E3
Ant Pants
1997-07-16
Dexter prevents Dee Dee from destroying some ants. In order to teach her about ants, Dexter and Dee enter Dexter's ant farm. The ants think Dexter is a criminal and has him fight to the death with a stronger ant.
E4
Mom and Jerry
1997-07-23
Dexter switches his brain with a mouse, and must avoid his mother when she decides to exterminate him. A Parody of Tom and Jerry.
E5
Chubby Cheese
1997-07-23
At the Chubby Cheese pizza restaurant, Dexter wears a Chubby Cheese hat and tries to slow down the Whack The Weasel machine to win a stuffed Monkey doll before Dee Dee does.
E6
That Crazy Robot
1997-07-23
One of Dexter's robots becomes Dee Dee's servant when she removes a wrench that froze him up, but the robot is willing to destroy anyone who is mean to her or scolds her, including Dexter.
E7
D & DD
1997-07-30
When Dexter's friends tire of the complicated traps he sets up as Dungeon Master (he has their character's killed every time), they put Dee Dee in charge for a change of pace.
E8
Hamhocks and Armlocks
1997-07-30
Dexter's father gets challenged to an arm wrestling match against a local champion at a truck stop, when he causes the champion to lose for the first time, but refuses to do so even when he trashes the family car. He finally accepts the challenge when he slams the door in Mom's face. Dee Dee knows h...
E9
Hunger Strikes
1997-08-06
Dexter uses radiation therapy so he can like vegetables, it actually causes him to only eat vegetables, also, the therapy has consequences if Dexter goes too long without them. He turns into a Parody of The Incredible Hulk without vegetables.
E10
The Koos is Loose
1997-08-06
Dee Dee's imaginary friend comes to life and annoys Dexter. Dexter ends up wishing him away, then he realizes he made a terrible mistake.
E11
Morning Stretch
1997-08-06
Dexter oversleeps and still has to finish his homework along with getting ready for school and eating breakfast, so he creates a helmet that expands thirty seconds into thirty minutes, but realizes that slowing down time is more detrimental than helpful. When he gets everything done, the helmet shut...
E12
Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster
1997-08-13
Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster—Dexter's mother forces Dexter to read to Dee Dee when she's sick, but she makes up her own story after being bored by Dexter's story (which was actually a science article). The story is completely mixed up and makes no sense. Dexter ends up catching Dee Dee's illne...
E13
Backfire
1997-08-13
Dexter fuses Dee Dee with the family car by accident, causing mayhem. A Parody of Herbie the Love Bug.
E14
Book 'Em
1997-08-13
Dexter accidentally takes a library book without checking it out, so he and Dee Dee try to put it back without being caught.
E15
Sister's Got a Brand New Bag
1997-08-20
Dee Dee's new dance annoys Dexter to no end.
E16
Shoo, Shoe Gnomes
1997-08-20
Dexter calls upon the "shoe gnomes" to repair his boots, but can't rid himself of them afterwards. The only way to get rid of them, according to Dee Dee, is to kick them in the butt. Dexter gets rid of the last one with his boot, but it's damaged again.
E17
Lab of The Lost
1997-08-20
Dexter ends up in the "old part of the lab" where his earliest inventions, long since forgotten, are not too happy to see him. They are mad at him for saying they were his greatest inventions, then moved on to another great invention.
E18
Labels
1997-08-27
Dexter and Dee Dee label everything in the house. When their parents get home, they mistake Dexter for Dee Dee (he had a Dee Dee label on his forehead), but he already blamed Dee Dee for the chaos.
E19
Game Show
1997-08-27
Dexter and Dee Dee compete against each other on a game show. Where Dexter can't seem to win.
E20
Fantastic Boyage
1997-08-27
Dexter tries to inject himself into Dee Dee to find a cure to the common cold, but ends up inside his dog. He believes Dee Dee has been infected with a dog virus. He is then mistaken for the first human virus to infect a dog by the vet.

🎭 Cast of Dexter's Laboratory Season 2

Christine Cavanaugh
Christine Cavanaugh
Dexter (voice)
Kat Cressida
Kat Cressida
Dee Dee (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Jeff Bennett
Dad (voice)
Kath Soucie
Kath Soucie
Mom (voice)

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