A Boy and His Bug

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"Rushmore Rumble"

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"A Boy and His Bug"

"You Vegetabelieve It!"

"Rushmore Rumble"

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"A Boy and His Bug"

"You Vegetabelieve It!"

Episode name reference to/pun on: The 1975 film A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Bug
Season 2, Episode 26b

Air date	February 11, 1998
Production number	223b
Written by	Jason Butler Rote
Storyboard by	Genndy Tartakovsky
Directed by	John McIntyre Craig McCracken (Art Direction)

A Boy and His Bug is the second part of the 26th episode of the second season in Dexter's Laboratory. In this episode, Dexter's metal-eating termite, Timmy, is designed to eat everything that Dee Dee destroys in the lab. When he becomes neglected, he eats everything in the lab to spite Dexter. The boy genius must stop Timmy before the entire lab is devoured.

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Dexter's magnifying glass helmet resembles the helmet Wayne Szalinski wore in the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Goofs/Errors[]

When Dexter looks at the screen with the magnifying glass, he does not have his glasses on for the first two views. However on the third view, he does have his glasses on.

Production Notes[]

This episode along with "Rushmore Rumble" and "You Vegetabelieve It!" were aired in 1998, they were produced in 1997 according to the credits.
This episode marks the halfway point of the series.

Season 2

Beard to be Feared • Quackor the Fowl • Ant Pants • Mom and Jerry • Chubby Cheese • That Crazy Robot • D & DD • Hamhocks and Armlocks • Hunger Strikes • The Koos is Loose • Morning Stretch • Labels • Game Show • Fantastic Boyage • Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster • Backfire • Book 'Em • Sister's Got a Brand New Bag • Shoo, Shoe Gnomes • Lab of the Lost • Filet of Soul • Golden Diskette • Ewww That's Growth • Nuclear Confusion • Germ Warfare • Snowdown • Figure Not Included • Mock 5 • Sassy Come Home • Photo Finish • A Hard Day's Day • Road Rash • Ocean Commotion • The Bus Boy • The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night • Ol' McDexter • Star Check Unconventional • Dexter Is Dirty • Ice Cream Scream • Decode of Honor • World's Greatest Mom • Ultrajerk 2000 • Unfortunate Cookie • The Muffin King • Techno Turtle • Surprise! • Got Your Goat • Dee Dee Be Deep • 911 • Down in the Dumps • Sports a Poppin • Koosalagoopagoop • Project Dee Dee • Don't Be A Baby • Dial M for Monkey: Peltra • G.I.R.L. Squad • Picture Day • Now That's a Stretch • Dexter Detention • Topped Off • Dee Dee's Tail • No Power Trip • Dexter's Lab: A Story • Coupon for Craziness • Better Off Wet • Sister Mom • The Laughing • Critical Gas • Let's Save the World You Jerk! • Average Joe • Rushmore Rumble • A Boy and His Bug • You Vegetabelieve It! • Aye Aye Eyes • Dee Dee and the Man • Old Flame • Don't Be a Hero • My Favorite Martian • Paper Route Bout • The Old Switcharooms • Trick or Treehouse • Quiet Riot • Accent You Hate • Catch of the Day • Dad is Disturbed • Framed • That's Using Your Head • DiM • Just an Old Fashioned Lab Song... • Repairanoid • Sdrawkcab • The Continuum of Cartoon Fools • Sun, Surf, and Science • Big Bots • Gooey Aliens That Control Your Mind • Misplaced in Space • Dee Dee's Rival • Pslyghtly Psycho • Game for a Game • Blackfoot and Slim • Trapped with a Vengeance • The Parrot Trap • Dexter and Computress Get Mandark! • The Justice Friends: Pain in the Mouth • Dexter vs. Santa's Claws • Dyno-Might • LABretto • Last But Not Beast