Changes: Topped Off

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General

Script

Gallery

"Project Dee Dee"

Premiere Order
"Topped Off"

"Dee Dee's Tail"

"Dexter Detention"

Production Order
"Topped Off"

"Dee Dee's Tail"

Episode name reference to/pun on: The phrase "topped off".
Topped Off
Season 2, Episode 22a

Air date	January 14, 1998
Production number	222a
Storyboard by	Chris Savino
Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky (Art Direction): Craig McCracken

Topped Off is the first part of the 22nd episode of the second season of Dexter's Laboratory. It originally aired January 14, 1998. In this episode, Dexter and Dee Dee witness how coffee energizes Mom and Dad in the morning. However, they consume too much coffee and eventually run out of it.

Plot

Dad and Mom enter the kitchen while Dexter and Dee Dee are ready for their breakfast. The children say hello to their parents, and Mom and Dad respond by giving their kids ugly-looking faces. Mom and Dad brew coffee, and are perked for the day. After the parents leave the kitchen, Dexter and Dee Dee stare at the cup of coffee sitting on the counter all day. At night, they drink the coffee and experience hyperactivity.

After the coffee is all gone, Dad and Mom are devastated that their children drank all the coffee. However, a man named Juan covers the parents in their coffee withdrawal, and the parents enjoy their cups of joe.

Trivia

Notes

In consistent sequences between Dexter in the lab,Dee Dee in her room playing,and both of them drinking coffee, a hip hop beat was made.

Production Notes

Although "Topped Off", "Dee Dee's Tail" and "No Power Trip" aired on 1998, they were actually made in 1997 according to the credits.

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-'''Topped Off''' is the first part of the 22nd episode of the second season of Dexter's Laboratory. It originally aired January 14, 1998. In this episode, Dexter and Dee Dee drink their parents' coffee, only for them to start doing their usual things at very fast speeds.
+'''Topped Off''' is the first part of the 22nd episode of the second season of Dexter's Laboratory. It originally aired January 14, 1998. In this episode, Dexter and Dee Dee witness how coffee energizes Mom and Dad in the morning. However, they consume too much coffee and eventually run out of it.
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+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Dexter's Dad]]