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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Thanks to ''[[Fusion Fall]]'' (and mildly ''Ego Trip''), Dexter has been seen as [[Badass Bookworm]] and a charismatic leader of men.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Thanks to ''[[Fusion Fall]]'' (and mildly ''Ego Trip''), Dexter has been seen as [[Badass Bookworm]] and a charismatic leader of men.
** Quite a few fans believe he has Asperger's Syndrome, or something similar.
** Quite a few fans believe he has Asperger's Syndrome, or something similar.
* [[Base Breaker]]: Dee-Dee is seen as either a good foil to Dexter or an annoying pest. It helps that she suffers from [[Depending On the Writer]].
* [[Base Breaker]]: Dee-Dee is seen as either a good foil to Dexter or an annoying pest. It helps that she suffers from [[Depending on the Writer]].
** Mandark is either a [[Magnificent Bastard]] or completely unnecessary to the show.
** Mandark is either a [[Magnificent Bastard]], a [[Smug Snake]], or completely unnecessary to the show.
* [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: The part of "Continuum of Cartoon Fools" where Dexter holds a stopwatch while periodically saying '[http://baaaawt.ytmnd.com/ BAAAAWT]'.
* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: The part of "Continuum of Cartoon Fools" where Dexter holds a stopwatch while periodically saying '[http://baaaawt.ytmnd.com/ BAAAAWT]'.
** Actually if you ever did timing scripts for animation dialogue you know exactly what he's doing, [[Word of God]] says that he was timing a storyboard [[Recursive Reality|of the cartoon itself]], yet indeed, there was no other reason to put it besides [[Rule of Funny|it was funny]].
** Actually if you ever did timing scripts for animation dialogue you know exactly what he's doing, [[Word of God]] says that he was timing a storyboard [[Recursive Reality|of the cartoon itself]], yet indeed, there was no other reason to put it besides [[Rule of Funny|it was funny]].
** "Computer, make me a sandwich!"
** "Computer, make me a sandwich!"
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* [[Cargo Ship]]: Dexter ''really'' loves his computer. And the feeling's ''mutual''.
* [[Cargo Ship]]: Dexter ''really'' loves his computer. And the feeling's ''mutual''.
* [[Crossover Ship]]: Pairing up Dexter and [[The Powerpuff Girls|Blossom]] is surprisingly popular.
* [[Crossover Ship]]: Pairing up Dexter and [[The Powerpuff Girls|Blossom]] is surprisingly popular.
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The ending of [[BLAM Episode|"Dee Dee's Tail".]]
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The ending of Non Sequitur Scene Episode|"Dee Dee's Tail".]]
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Not too many cartoons can pull off ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5sI-qlQovE ten minutes]'' worth of music and singing.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Not too many cartoons can pull off ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5sI-qlQovE ten minutes]'' worth of music and singing.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4tuS_etVq0m I got a secret...secret... for-mu-la...]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4tuS_etVq0m I got a secret...secret... for-mu-la...]
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** [[Awesome McCoolname|Douglas Mordecai]], one of Dexter's friends, despite being a borderline [[Satellite Character]] in canon.
** [[Awesome McCoolname|Douglas Mordecai]], one of Dexter's friends, despite being a borderline [[Satellite Character]] in canon.
** Val Halen has a ''ton'' of fangirls.
** Val Halen has a ''ton'' of fangirls.
* [[Fan Preferred Couple]]: Mandark and Dee-Dee.
* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: Mandark and Dee-Dee.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: In "Photo Finish" when Dexter infiltrates a photo processing place to retrieve photos of his lab and comes across the alphabetical storage room, he checks every single section rather than just the one corresponding with his last name (whatever that is).
* [[Fridge Logic]]: In "Photo Finish" when Dexter infiltrates a photo processing place to retrieve photos of his lab and comes across the alphabetical storage room, he checks every single section rather than just the one corresponding with his last name (whatever that is).
* [[Genius Bonus]]: A lot of gags on the show are science references, some of which are fairly obscure.
* [[Genius Bonus]]: A lot of gags on the show are science references, some of which are fairly obscure.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: [[Show Within a Show|Pony Puff Princess]]. Currently hilarious by the fact that Lauren Faust, wife of [[Powerpuff Girls]] creator [[Craig McCracken]], went on to develop ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: [[Show Within a Show|Pony Puff Princess]]. Currently hilarious by the fact that Lauren Faust, wife of [[Powerpuff Girls]] creator [[Craig McCracken]], went on to develop ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''.
** Becomes a [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]], if you watch the episode where [[Makes Sense in Context|the ponies try to kill Dee Dee]] AFTER you already heard of [[Cupcakes (Fanfic)|Cupcakes]].
** Becomes a [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]], if you watch the episode where [[Makes Sense in Context|the ponies try to kill Dee Dee]] AFTER you already heard of [[Cupcakes]].
* [[Idiot Plot]]: The episode "Sis-Tem Error" has Dee Dee accidentally shutting off the lab's power and spending the rest of the episode tricking Dexter into thinking nothing is wrong by disguising herself [[Paper-Thin Disguise|badly]] as Computer, Robot and Mandark.
* [[Idiot Plot]]: The episode "Sis-Tem Error" has Dee Dee accidentally shutting off the lab's power and spending the rest of the episode tricking Dexter into thinking nothing is wrong by disguising herself [[Paper-Thin Disguise|badly]] as Computer, Robot and Mandark.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Mandark tried to be one before [[Villain Decay]] set in.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Mandark tried to be one before [[Villain Decay]] set in.
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** "Dexter's a cookie!"
** "Dexter's a cookie!"
* [[Periphery Demographic]]: Lots of teenagers and adults love this show.
* [[Periphery Demographic]]: Lots of teenagers and adults love this show.
* [[Seasonal Rot]]: The two seasons made [[Executive Meddling|without Genndy Tartakovsky]] after the show was [[Un Cancelled]] due to boring plots, ungodly amounts of [[Flanderization]], and a really unfitting art style. Plus, they got rid of the Justice Friends and Dial M for Monkey segments.
* [[Seasonal Rot]]: The two seasons made [[Executive Meddling|without Genndy Tartakovsky]] after the show was [[Uncancelled]] due to boring plots, ungodly amounts of [[Flanderization]], and a really unfitting art style. Plus, they got rid of the Justice Friends and Dial M for Monkey segments. Instead, these new seasons were run by Chris Savino, and that's when things started to go downhill.
* [[Self Fanservice]]: Dexter and Mandark get a lot of this in fan-art.
* [[Self Fanservice]]: Dexter and Mandark get a lot of this in fan-art.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: The wacky and fun episode of Dexter having to deal with Deedee's imaginary friend hanging out with him ends with {{spoiler|Dexter wishing away the imaginary friend, and commanding him to never come back again. And he does. Deedee runs away sobbing.}} Then it fades to credits.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: The wacky and fun episode of Dexter having to deal with Deedee's imaginary friend hanging out with him ends with {{spoiler|Dexter wishing away the imaginary friend, and commanding him to never come back again. And he does. Deedee runs away sobbing.}} Then it fades to credits.
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