Dexter's Laboratory turned 30 years old this week. Normally on this blog, I tend to ignore the nineties-era Hanna-Barbera toons. They're great shows, just not the stuff I want to talk about. But considering the occasion, and the show's importance to the studio at that time, it felt right to post a little something special.
Today, I've got three great commercials for Dexter's Lab early on in its run. This one was among the first promos to air for the series. It's a pretty standard clip of Dexter explaining the show's premise. A not too special ad for a cartoon that would go on to be one of the most influential of its time.
This next commercial is similar, but presented in a more creative way. This time around, Dexter's sister Dee Dee tells the viewers a poem about our protagonist. It features a couple moments of new animation, and it's overall the more charming of the two.
This last one aired a year after the show's debut, and is easily the most interesting one of the bunch. This commercial doubles as an interview with the series creator, Genndy Tartakovsky. He tells viewers what the show's about, what he tries to accomplish with it, and his thoughts on the characters. Would've loved to hear even more from him, but you can only cover so much in a minute long advertisement.
That's all I've got to say about Dexter and his lab today, but maybe I'll talk about these shows more often if people are interested in that. It's definitely a fun era to look back on, and Dexter's Lab is a big reason for that.
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