Episode name reference to/pun on: The job "organ grinder", which is someone who plays a street organ.
Air date
May 26, 1996
Production number
106b
Orgon Grindor is the fourth episode of Dial M for Monkey, and the second part of episode 5 in season 1 of Dexter's Laboratory, which first aired on May 26, 1996. In this episode, an alien named Orgon Grindor uses his music to manipulate Monkey into stealing gold from Fort Knox, which interrupts his date with Agent Honeydew.
In the beginning of the episode, Orgon Grindor is seen in space riding towards earth with his reindeer and a horse carriage as a parody of Santa Claus.
Orgon Grindor's Hypnotic-Machine borrows the tune from the folksong Tarantella Napoletana.
After Orgon Grindor lands on earth, iconic real life structures such as the he Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and The original World Trade Center can be seen.
An igloo and a teepee can be seen in the background when Monkey is first brought to Orgon by hypnosis.
This is the last episode to be copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in terms of production order until Season 2.
