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"Techno Turtle" | Premiere Order "Surprise!" |
"Got Your Goat" | 
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"Techno Turtle" | Production Order "Surprise!" |
"Got Your Goat" |
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| Season 2, Episode 16b | |
| Episode name reference to/pun on: None | |
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| Air date | October 29, 1997 |
| Production number | 216b |
| Episode no. overall | 29b |
| Written by | Jeffrey Delman Laura Glendinning Zeke Kamm |
| Storyboard by | Andy Bialk |
| Directed by | Robert Alvarez Craig McCracken (Art Director) |
Surprise! is the second segment of the sixteenth episode in season 2 of Dexter's Laboratory. It first aired on October 29, 1997.
In this episode, it's Dexter's birthday and he wants to get a Major Glory action figure. After Mom tells him not to "snoop in her closet", Dee Dee stands guard and gives Dexter the idea of turning himself invisible.
Plot[]
Dexter is having a dream where it was his birthday and he gets a brand-new Major Glory action figure. When Dexter wakes up, Mom gives him some Glory-Os then advises him not to go snooping around in her closet. Dexter then gets an idea and stealthily heads to Mom and Dad's bedroom to find his present, only to get interrupted by Dee Dee, who was tasked with keeping Dexter from finding his presents.
She then gave Dexter the idea of turning invisible, prompting him to go to his laboratory and use an invention to make him invisible.
Afterwards, Dexter returns to Mom and Dad's closet to look for his presents found in two boxes and a large bag, though none of them were what he expected. He then goes with Mom and Dad to the toy store at the city mall, where they buy Dexter several toys that he did not find interesting.
Back at home, Dexter's birthday party was underway while Dad was in the kitchen talking to Major Glory. As Dexter opened the present containing the Major Glory action figure, he ran around playing with it, scaring the kids.
Major Glory, mistaking Dexter for the Invisible Phantom, lunges at Dexter and punches him repeatedly as Dexter pleads Major Glory to stop and that it's really him.
Characters[]
- Dexter
- Dee Dee
- Mom
- Dad
- Major Glory
- The Declaration of Independence (as a toy)
- Action Hank (as a toy)
Trivia[]
Notes[]
- This is the first episode where a character's birthday is celebrated, with the character in question being Dexter. The second episode to feature this is "The Laughing", in which it is Dee Dee's birthday.
Episode Connections[]
- Mom and Dad's room reappears in the episode "Gooey Aliens That Control Your Mind".
Goofs/Errors[]
- When Mom and Dad head out of the house, the door is seen open. However, in the next frame, the door is closed.
- This also occurs when they get back from shopping.
- In the episode, there isn't a door to the kitchen in the beginning. However, near the end of the episode, a door is seen to the kitchen.
Production Notes[]
- Although this episode along with "Techno Turtle" and "Got Your Goat" aired on 1997, they were produced in the same year according to the credits.