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"Things That Go Bonk in the Night"

Episode name reference to/pun on: The restaurant term "busboy".
The Bus Boy
Season 2, Episode 12a

Air date	October 1, 1997
Production number	213a
Storyboard by	Don Shank

The Bus Boy is the first part of episode 12 in season 2 of Dexter's Laboratory, which aired on October 1, 1997. In this episode, Becky and Gwen take Dexter's pencil and throw it to the back of the bus, where legend says that about a boy named Billy Bloomberg went there and never returned. Dexter is determined to go there despite others' concerns.

Characters

Plot

While waiting for the bus, Dexter makes sure he's prepared for the test by pulling out his number 2 pencil out of his shirt pocket. The bus arrives and Dexter goes to sit with his friend Douglas E. Mordecai III. Mordecai shows Dexter he's ready for the test by pulling out his number 2 pencil. He and Dexter both make good remarks about Mordecai's pencil and laugh. Their laughing was interrupted as a paper airplane flies into Dexter's head and his glasses coated with spitball. Two girls, Becky and Gwen, start picking on the boy genius.

While Dexter wasn't looking, Becky mistakes his bag of textbooks as a purse, to with Dexter retaliates by telling her it's a bookbag. Becky proceeds to using it as a handbag. Gwen asks Becky about the test, to which she replies. Gwen then takes Dexter's pencil and tosses it back and forth with Becky. Gwen suddenly throws the pencil too high. Dexter and Becky both try to catch it, but fail to do so. Mordecai convinces Dexter to use a pen, but he refuses and goes after his pencil. Dee Dee tries to convince Dexter to turn around. Dexter, despite the concerns of the onlooking students, continues to the back of the bus.

Several students start spinning tales about Billy Bloomberg, the boy who never returned. Dexter finds all of these stories unbelievable until he sees a shadowy hand reach out from the darkness and take the pencil. He heads back there despite listening to the tales. In the back of the bus, Dexter crawls through several layers of gum and encounters a gum monster who returns his flashlight to him. Dexter sees who the real Billy Bloomberg is. Bill then goes to explain what really happened to him, and tells Dexter how he survived all of those years. Dexter frees Bill from the sticky mess using a laser pen. At the front, Dexter introduces Bill to the students, Becky, and Gwen. Dexter tells him that Becky and Gwen were the ones who threw his pencil back there, to which he chews some gum, spits it on the ceiling, and then grab the girls and stick their heads to it.

Dexter then asks Bill for his pencil, with Bill replying that he thought his pencil was a licorice stick. The students and Bill all laugh while Becky and Gwen struggle to get free from their situation.

Trivia

Episode Connections

Becky & Gwen reappear in Framed.

Cultural References

The shoes Douglas wore are a reference to the sports brand Adidas.

Goofs/Errors

On some cable boxes, the episode is labeled as "Busted".
When Becky takes Dexter's handbag, it disappears after a few frames.
The girl sitting behind Dexter is wearing a pink outfit and has black eyes. In one frame, she is wearing a green outfit and has blue eyes.

Notes

This is another episode where Dexter isn't in his lab.

Production Notes

This episode along with "The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night" and "Ol' McDexter" were produced in the same year of 1997 according to the credits.

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-The Bus Boy is episode 25 in Season 2 of [[Dexter's Laboratory]]. The episode entirely takes place on a bus to school.
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+'''The Bus Boy''' is the first part of episode 12 in season 2 of [[Dexter's Laboratory]], which aired on October 1, 1997. In this episode, [[Becky & Gwen|Becky and Gwen]] take [[Dexter]]'s pencil and throw it to the back of the bus, where legend says that about a boy named [[Billy Bloomberg]] went there and never returned. Dexter is determined to go there despite others' concerns.
 ==Characters==
 *[[Dexter]]
 *[[Dee Dee]]
-*Boy with German accent
-*Vicky
-*[[Glen & Vecky]]
 *[[Douglas E. Mordecai III]]
+*[[Becky & Gwen]]
+*[[Billy Bloomberg]]/The Bus Monster
+*[[Vicky]]
+*[[Otto]]
+==Plot==
-*Bus Driver
+While waiting for the bus, Dexter makes sure he's prepared for the test by pulling out his number 2 pencil out of his shirt pocket. The bus arrives and Dexter goes to sit with his friend Douglas E. Mordecai III. Mordecai shows Dexter he's ready for the test by pulling out his number 2 pencil. He and Dexter both make good remarks about Mordecai's pencil and laugh. Their laughing was interrupted as a paper airplane flies into Dexter's head and his glasses coated with spitball. Two girls, Becky and Gwen, start picking on the boy genius.
+While Dexter wasn't looking, Becky mistakes his bag of textbooks as a purse, to with Dexter retaliates by telling her it's a bookbag. Becky proceeds to using it as a handbag. Gwen asks Becky about the test, to which she replies. Gwen then takes Dexter's pencil and tosses it back and forth with Becky. Gwen suddenly throws the pencil too high. Dexter and Becky both try to catch it, but fail to do so. Mordecai convinces Dexter to use a pen, but he refuses and goes after his pencil. Dee Dee tries to convince Dexter to turn around. Dexter, despite the concerns of the onlooking students, continues to the back of the bus.
-*[[Billy Bloomberg]]
+Several students start spinning tales about Billy Bloomberg, the boy who never returned. Dexter finds all of these stories unbelievable until he sees a shadowy hand reach out from the darkness and take the pencil. He heads back there despite listening to the tales. In the back of the bus, Dexter crawls through several layers of gum and encounters a gum monster who returns his flashlight to him. Dexter sees who the real Billy Bloomberg is. Bill then goes to explain what really happened to him, and tells Dexter how he survived all of those years. Dexter frees Bill from the sticky mess using a laser pen. At the front, Dexter introduces Bill to the students, Becky, and Gwen. Dexter tells him that Becky and Gwen were the ones who threw his pencil back there, to which he chews some gum, spits it on the ceiling, and then grab the girls and stick their heads to it.
-==Plot==
+Dexter then asks Bill for his pencil, with Bill replying that he thought his pencil was a licorice stick. The students and Bill all laugh while Becky and Gwen struggle to get free from their situation.
-The cartoon begins as Dexter and Dee Dee are standing on a sidewalk waiting for their bus, Dexter tells Dee Dee about his upcoming test. After that, the bus approaches and the two get on. As Dee Dee walks to the back to the bus, Dexter walks up to Douglas, who apparently seems to be moving his arm up and down while constantly saying; "Force field."; he tells Dexter that he saved a spot for him. Dexter jumps on and asks Douglas if he's ready for the test. Douglas says yes and shows Dexter his suitcase with his name carved and a symbol on it. He opens the case and reveals a small number 2 pencil. Dexter is stunned that Douglas's pencil survived a lot of tests. Dexter and Douglas laugh until a paper airplane lands in Dexter's hair, he turns around and something gooey lands on his glasses. He finds out that it was Vecky who shot the gooey stuff using a straw. Dexter gets mad, then Vecky and Glen start to harass him until Glen throws his pencil to the back of the bus. Dexter goes to the back and Dee Dee stops him, Dexter tells her that he ain't afraid of the dark and no scary monster, soon two kids and Mordecai tell lies about Billy. Dexter said that the lies they're telling aren't true until a shadow hand comes out from the back of the bus. Glen calls Dexter a "pipsqueak", Dexter says; "I'm going in!"; the girls watch Dexter walk into the darkness, when he disappears, the girls stare at each other, thinking if he's going to make it. At the back of the bus, Dexter finds that its covered in gum all over, a gum monster scares Dexter and the monster gives him back his flashlight. Dexter discovers Billy sitting on the seat covered in gum, he tells the real story of how he got stuck there. Dexter cuts him free using his laser pen, at the front, Dexter comes from out of the darkness with Billy behind him. He introduces him to the busmates (including Dee Dee); and Vecky and Glen; he chews gum off his shirt, spits it to the ceiling, and picks up Vecky and Glen and their hairs get stuck on the gum, Dexter thanks Billy and realizes about his number 2 pencil. Billy thought it was a licorice stick, a boy says; "Licorice, mmmm!"; the episode ends with all students laughing except Vecky and Glen who apparently are trying to get down.
 ==Trivia==
+===Episode Connections===
+*[[Becky & Gwen]] reappear in [[Framed]].
+===Cultural References===
+*The shoes Douglas wore are a reference to the sports brand [[Wikipedia:Adidas|Adidas]].
+===Goofs/Errors===
+*On some cable boxes, the episode is labeled as "Busted".
+*When Becky takes Dexter's handbag, it disappears after a few frames.
+*The girl sitting behind Dexter is wearing a pink outfit and has black eyes. In one frame, she is wearing a green outfit and has blue eyes.
+===Notes===
-*The students should've been at school when the episode was over.
+*This is another episode where Dexter isn't in his lab.
+===Production Notes===
-*The episode had the first appearance of Vecky and Glen, the second appearance was [[Framed]]
+*This episode along with "[[The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night]]" and "[[Ol' McDexter]]" were produced in the same year of 1997 according to the credits.
-*Billy in the lying stories looked young, but the old one had a beard and a deeper voice.
-==Transcript==
-View: [[The Bus Boy (transcript)]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Episodes Where Dexter was Not in His Lab]]
+[[Category:Season 2]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Dexter]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Dee Dee]]
+[[Category:Episodes Without Mom]]
+[[Category:Episodes Without Dad]]