| Don't Be a Hero
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| Season 2, Episode 28b
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| Episode name reference to/pun on: The phrase "Don't be a hero", advising people to not do dangerous things.
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| Air date |
February 25, 1998
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| Production number |
229b
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| Written by |
Michael Ryan
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| Storyboard by |
Michael Stern
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| Directed by |
Rumen Petkov
Craig McCracken (Art Director)
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Don't Be a Hero is the second segment of the twenty-eighth episode in season 2 of Dexter's Laboratory. It first aired on February 25, 1998.
In this episode, Dexter becomes inspired to try out various superpowers, each with their own effects, to see which one works well for him.
Plot[]
To be added.
Characters[]
Trivia[]
Episode connections[]
- The martian seen in the film Mom and Dad are watching is used again in the sister episode "My Favorite Martian".
Cultural References[]
- The superpowers that Dexter tries to give himself references several DC and Marvel heroes:
- Superspeed (The Flash)
- Spider Mutation (Spider-Man)
- Under Water Communication (Aquaman)
- Elemental Force of Rock (Thing)
- Ice Powers (Iceman)
- Power over Fire (Human Torch)
- The title card looks very similar to the end credits of the 1966 live-action Batman TV series.
- Dexter's transformation into a spider is a reference to the 1958 film The Fly.
Production Notes[]
- This episode is produced in the same year of 1998 according to the credits.
