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Babysitter Blues
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Season
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1
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Episode #
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23
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Writer
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Craig McCracken
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Director
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Craig McCracken
Rob Renzetti |
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Aired date
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November 27, 1996
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Babysitter Blues is the twenty-third episode of season one of Dexter's laboratory. it is the twenty-third episode overall.
Plot
Warning: Spoilers and Ending Details follow!
Dexter's parents are going on a date, so they leave Dexter and Dee Dee home with a babysitter, Lisa. Dexter has a crush on Lisa, and tries to keep Dee Dee out of the way by telling her to look for something. Dexter's plan is ruined when he realizes Lisa has a close boyfriend, Jeff. So he uses his computer to disguise his voice and break the two up. When he sees Lisa crying, he tries to comfort her and tell her to "stop dating jocks and go for the more bookish type."
Lisa thinks Dexter is very sweet, and says that if he were ten years older she would date Dexter. Dexter runs to his lab and increases his age, unfortunately his older self is not nearly as handsome as he thought it would be, instead looking like a stereotypical nerd. He scares Lisa when she sees his older self, who has pimples, a pocket protector and a rounder face. When Dee Dee assumes that teenage Dexter is what she has been looking for, Dexter runs for his life until the doorbell rings. Jeff, who thought Lisa broke up with him for someone named Dexter, arrives at the house and says "Is your name Dexter?" When Dexter answers yes, he gets punched in the face by the jealous boyfriend.
Characters
Trivia
- Lisa and Jeff make their only appearances.
- This is teen-Dexter's only appearance besides Ego Trip, and he could've been younger than the one in Ego Trip since this one had pimples.
- It's unknown how old Jeff and Lisa are---but they're probably juniors or seniors in high school, so they're most likely about sixteen to eighteen years old, because Lisa said she'd date if he were ten years old.
Errors
- When Dexter called the house phone the first time and Dee Dee answered, his voice wasn't disguised. But when he called the house phone again and Lisa answered, Dexter's voice was disguised to sound like Jeff's.
- This could be a mistake, or when the episode turned to Lisa's point of view when she answered the phone, Dexter pushed a button to disguise his voice.
Cultural References
- The title is most likely a parody of the popular phrase "Baby Blues."
- Lisa's pet name for Jeff is "Fuzzy Lumpkins"---which is the name of a villain from The Powerpuff Girls.