Episode name reference to/pun on: The term "comic relief", describing a character in a dramatic piece of otherwise dramatic/serious work that is used for humorous situations.
Air date
June 21, 2002
Production number
310a
Storyboard by
Clayton McKenzie Morrow
Directed by
Chris Savino
Comic Relief is the first segment of the tenth episode in season 3 of Dexter's Laboratory. It first aired on June 21, 2002.
In this episode, Dexter invents a comic to turn him into a comic book character, with Dee Dee playing the villainess "Deestructa."