History Fridge / DextersLaboratory

* In some episodes, Dexter and/or [=DeeDee=] are transformed into something, but weren't shown changed back at the end. But by the next episode, [[SnapBack they are back to their normal selves]]. Since Dexter is a super genius, he somehow finds a way to change him and/or his sister back to normal. Example 1: The pilot episode ends with a FreakyFridayFlip. Dexter just used the Animal Swapping Remote to place him and [=DeeDee=] back to their proper bodies. Example 2: ''Monstory'' ends with Dexter and [=DeeDee=] still stuck as Giant Monsters. Dexter basically used his experimental super cookies from ''Big Sister'' to turn them back into humans. Expample 3: ''[=DeeDee's=] Tail'' ends with [=DeeDee=] still as a horse. Dexter just used the Animal Swapping Remote to turn his sister back to her human form once she got bored of being a horse.

* The reason why Dexter and Dee Dee had such a different experience being an ant for a day is probably because of their gender. Dexter being a male was destinated to be a low-ranking worker ant, after all what use would he be as a warrior? Dee Dee being a fertile female and old enough not to be a larva was likely promoted to princess. For this reason none of the ants cared about Dee Dee singing and dancing in work hours they just assumed Dee Dee was practicing leadership. Dee Dee's song in question has a distinct "Simon says"-vibe. If the ants taught Dee Dee the lyrics, their true intentions might have been to give Dee Dee the habit of ordering around her future subjects.

* The reason why Dexter and Dee Dee had such a different experience being an ant for a day is probably because of their gender. Dexter being a male was destinated to be a low-ranking worker ant, after all what use would he be as a warrior? Dee Dee being a fertile female and old enough not to be a larva was likely promoted to princess. For this reason none of the ants cared about Dee Dee singing and dancing in work hours they just assumed Dee Dee was practicing leadership.

The ending of "Dexter Detention" has Dexter being thrown in jail for being mistaken for a convict. But there were other kids that escaped detention with him as well. Does that mean they were thrown in jail as well?

** It brings to mind the real cases of people who've been injured or even killed on rides like this, including children like Dexter. And it's PlayedForLaughs here...

** While one ''could'' argue that Dee Dee's exclusion from the future events might have something to do with the fact she hopped in the time machine at the beginning, it’s also likely Dee Dee became as broken as Dexter did after Mandark became the Executive of the Corporation. While Mandark wouldn’t do anything to harm Dee Dee (she’s the object of his obsession, after all), it wouldn't change the fact that he’s still the sadistic, slave-driving boss that regularly torments her brother via public torture. For all their jerkass moments to each other, Dexter and Dee Dee do care for each other in some way, so what's to say that Dee Dee wasn't emotionally broken by watching her brother getting tortured, and couldn't do anything about it out of fear for Dexter's safety?
** It's even worse than you think; unlike Dexter, ''Dee-Dee wasn't shielded from the effects of the corrupted Protocore!'' She was most likely lobotomized like the rest of humanity, turning her into a barely-sentient moron. Sure, the show always did play her lack of common sense for laughs, but not to ''that'' level! And, building on what's mentioned above, god knows what Mandark could do to her in that defenseless state.

** It's even worse than you think; unlike Dexter, ''Dee-Dee wasn't shielded from the effects of the corrupted Protocore!'' She was most likely lobotomized like the rest of humanity, turning her into a barely-sentient moron. Sure, the show always did play her lack of common sense for laughs, but not to ''that'' level! And, building on what's mentioned above, god knows what Mandark could do to her in that defenseless state.

!! FridgeLogic
* Aside from the Fridge Horror example in "Dexter vs Santa's Claws" where Dexter's determination to prove his theory, he also completely ignores the following inconsistencies with it:
** If his dad *were* Santa, he'd have a pillow stuffed in his coat due to being too skinny, and his glasses would be a dead giveaway. The hairy stranger has no glasses, and does not appear to have anything crammed in his coat.
** The family car must weigh a least 5 tons at the most, so not only could any person be unable to move such a heavy object without starting it up first, but it'd also most likely crash through the roof in a split second. Not that anyone could make it look enough like a sleigh that no one would think it was really a car anyway.
** There were eight reindeer, so if Dexter's mom really *was* one, who would be the other seven? Besides, no reindeer costume could possibly look realistic enough to fool anyone, as in Dexter's rap, she's just wearing a light-up red nose and fake antlers.
** Even if anyone could get a car safely on a roof without it falling through, as mentioned before, driving off of it could potentially injure and/or kill a person, no matter the circumstance.
** But quite possibly the biggest inconsistency of them of all is Dexter doesn't think to look in his parents' bedroom to see whether they're there or not, as people can't be in two places at once.
** The ending to ''Beard To Be Feared'' actually contradicts this episode, NegativeContinuity aside. In said episode, after Dexter got covered in flour, he was spotted by two elves mistaking him for Santa. That said, Dexter should have at least some knowledge of Santa's existence.
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* In some episodes, Dexter and/or [=DeeDee=] are transformed into something, but weren't shown changed back at the end. But by the next episode, [[SnapBack they are back to their normal selves]]. Since Dexter is a super genius, he somehow finds a way to change him and/or his sister back to normal. Example 1: The pilot episode ends with a FreakyFridayFlip. Dexter just used the Animal Swapping Remote to place him and [=DeeDee=] back to their proper bodies. Example 2: ''Monstory'' ends with Dexter and [=DeeDee=] still stuck as Giant Monsters. Dexter basically used his experimental super cookies from ''Big Sister'' to turn them back into humans. Expample 3: ''[=DeeDee's=] Tail'' ends with [=DeeDee=] still as a horse. Dexter just used the Animal Swapping Remote to turn his sister back to her human form once she got board of being a horse.

** The ending to ''Beard To Be Feared'' actually contradicts this episode, NegativeContinuity aside. In said episode, Dexter was spotted by two of Santa's elves mistaking him for Santa once Dexter got covered in flour. That said, Dexter should have at least some knowledge of Santa's existence.

** But quite possibly the biggest inconsistency of them of all is Dexter doesn't think to look in his parents' bedroom to see whether they're there or not, as people can't be in two places at once.

** It's even worse than you think; unlike Dexter, ''Dee-Dee wasn't shielded from the effects of the corrupted Protocore!'' She was most likely lobotomized like the rest of humanity, turning her into a barely-sentient moron. Sure, the show always did play her lack of common sense for laughs, but not to ''that'' level! And, building on what's mentioned above, god knows what Mandark could do to her in that defenseless state.

* From the same episode, [[CharacterisationMarchesOn Mandark appears to surpass Dexter in every way]], though his dorky, easily duped self quickly appears by the end of the episode. From that point on, Mandark is either an equal or inferior to Dexter. Remember however, this was not Mandark's true first meeting with Dexter, this was revealed to be earlier where Dexter brushed him off and laughed at his first name (this is likely a retcon, but [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Dexter not even remembering some inferior intellectual]] [[SmallNameBigEgo is COMPLETELY in-character for him]]). This explains why Mandark, even at that early point, took perverse pleasure destroying Dexter, and why his mystique collapsed so quickly. While he was able to put up an impressive long-strategised facade for a short while [[ThePowerOfHate to spite Dexter]], ultimately his insecurities betrayed him.

* From the same episode, [[CharacterisationMarchesOn Mandark appears to surpass Dexter in every way]], though his dorky, easily duped self quickly appears by the end of the episode. From that point on, Mandark is either an equal or inferior to Dexter. Remember however, this was not Mandark's true first meeting with Dexter, this was revealed to be earlier where Dexter brushed him off and laughed at his first name (this is likely a retcon, but [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Dexter not even remembering some inferior intellectual]] [[SmallNameBigEgo is COMPLETELY in-character for him]]). This explains why Mandark, even at that early point, took perverse pleasure destroying Dexter, and why his mystique collapsed so quickly. While he was able to put up an impressive facade for a short while [[ThePowerOfHate to spite Dexter]], ultimately his insecurities betrayed him.

* DeeDee seems to have a thing for rap music and hip hop culture. In one episode she wants Dexter to see a dance she learned on SoulTrain, but what made me realize it was in the SeriesFauxnale "Last But Not Beast" she sings a line from Music/QueenLatifah's song U.N.I.T.Y. -Tropers/Phoenix79

** It's even worse than you think; unlike Dexter, ''Dee-Dee wasn't shielded from the effects of the corrupted Protocore!'' She was most likely lobotomized like the rest of humanity, turning her into a barely-sentient moron. Sure, the show always did play her lack of common sense for laughs, but not to ''that'' level! And, building on what's mentioned above, god knows what Mandark could do to her in that defenseless state.

!! FridgeLogic
* When we see just how advanced Mandark's lab is in his debut episode and the ease with which Dee Dee completely trashed it, just think about how often she wrecked Dexter's lab and their corresponding attitudes. Mandark's lab starts out even more advanced than Dexter's but it's smashed almost beyond repair by Dee Dee whereas Dexter's lab gets regularly damaged but [[ResetButton recovers quickly]]. Dexter's lab's been exposed to wanton destruction so often he's had to make it relatively modest but rugged whereas Mandark's had no real adversity until he showed Dee Dee his lab, which left it totally vulnerable to her active ignorance.
* In "Dexter vs Santa's Claws" before the ending when he suddenly says something, why did Santa only say "Ho Ho Ho" to Dexter instead of using normal words to explain he is not Dexter's father dressed as him.
* In the episode "Bad Cable Manners" everyone in the episode kept calling Dexter's father "Mr. Dexter's Dad" instead of his real name... how exactly does this work?

** This is actually confirmed if one pays close attention. When Mandark asks Dexter to set him up on a date with Dee Dee, Dexter agrees only after he realizes that Dee Dee will likely wreck Mandark's lab. We, the viewers, see this represented as several smaller Dexters speaking to the main one, but it's clear that it was supposed to represent Dexter's thoughts. If Mandark was truly able to read Dexter's mind, he would’ve known Dexter’s ulterior motive. The fact that Mandark acts completely surprised when Dee Dee ''does'' (unwittingly) wreck his lab shows that he had no idea it was going to happen.

** While one ''could'' argue that Dee Dee's exclusion from the future events might have something to do with the fact she hopped in the time machine at the beginning. I'm more partial to the idea that Dee Dee basically became as broken as Dexter did after Mandark became the Executive of the Corporation. While yes, Dee Dee is the object of Mandark's obsession, it wouldn't change the fact that he is still the slave-driving boss that regularly torments her brother via public torture. For all their jerkass moments to each other, Dexter and Dee Dee do care for each other in some way, so what's to say that Dee Dee wasn't emotionally broken by watching her brother get tortured and couldn't do anything about it out of fear for Dexter's safety?
** It's even worse than you think; unlike Dexter, ''Dee-Dee wasn't shielded from the effects of Mandark's machine!'' She was most likely lobotomized like the rest of humanity, turning her into a barely-sentient moron. Sure, the show always did play her lack of common sense for laughs, but not to ''that'' level! And, building on what's mentioned above, god knows what Mandark could do to her in that defenceless state.

** Can you say, "Tear Jerker"?

** This is actually confirmed if one pays close attention. When Mandark asks Dexter to set him up on a date with Dee Dee, Dexter agrees only after he realizes that Dee Dee will likely wreck Mandark's lab. We, the viewers, see this represented as several smaller Dexters speaking to the main one, but it's clear that it was supposed to represent Dexter's thoughts. If Mandark was truly able to read Dexter's mind, he would have known that Dexter had an ulterior motive. The fact that Mandark acts completely surprised when Dee Dee ''does'' (unwittingly) wreck his lab shows that he had no idea it was going to happen.

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* When we see just how advanced Mandark's lab is in his debut episode and the ease with which Dee Dee completely trashed it, just think about how often she wrecked Dexter's lab and their corresponding attitudes. Mandark's lab starts out even more advanced than Dexter's but it's smashed almost beyond repair by Dee Dee whereas Dexter's lab gets regularly damaged but [[ResetButton recovers quickly]]. Dexter's lab's been exposed to wanton destruction so often he's had to make it relatively modest but rugged whereas Mandark's had no real adversity until he showed Dee Dee his lab, which left it totally vulnerable to her active ignorance.