Editing Dexter's Laboratory (section)

=== Revival ===
On February 21, 2001, Cartoon Network issued a press release stating that ''Dexter's Laboratory'' had been revived for a 13-episode third season.<ref name="digitalmedia">{{Cite news |date=February 21, 2001 |title=Cartoon Network Announces New Programming and Online Initiatives for 2001–2002 Television Season |url=http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/article/Cartoon-Network-Announces-New-Programming-and-Online-Initiatives-For-2001-2002-Television-Season-720 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044324/http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/article/Cartoon-Network-Announces-New-Programming-and-Online-Initiatives-For-2001-2002-Television-Season-720 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |publisher=Digital Media Online |agency=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref> The series was given a new production team at [[Cartoon Network Studios]], and Chris Savino took over the role of creative director from Tartakovsky, who at the time was immersed in launching his next series, ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.<ref name="Aushenker" /><ref name="digitalmedia" /> During season four of ''Dexter's Laboratory'', Savino was promoted to producer giving him further control of the series, including the budget.{{sfn|Neuwirth|2007|p=157}} Revival episodes featured revised visual designs and sound effects, recast voice actors, and a transition from traditional cel animation, which was used until ''Ego Trip'', to digital ink and paint, which was used permanently beginning with season three's premiere.

Christine Cavanaugh voiced Dexter for early episodes of season three, but she retired from voice acting in 2001 for personal reasons. She was replaced by Candi Milo.<ref name="Brooks" /> Allison Moore, a college friend of Tartakovsky, was cast as Dee Dee. Moore's role was later recast with Kat Cressida.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://techjives.net/onvoxshow/?p=190 |title=Episode 013 – Guest: Kat Cressida (Voice of Dee Dee from Dexter's Lab Amongst Many Other Things!) – On Vox |date=February 28, 2011 |last=Elk |first=Amy |last2=Pope |first2=Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015153045/http://techjives.net/onvoxshow/?p=190 |archive-date=October 15, 2018 |website=TechJives.net}}</ref> In season three, Moore briefly returned to voice Dee Dee before Cressida again assumed her role for season four. Character redesigns were handled with the help of one of Dexter's original model designers, Chris Battle, known individually for acting as character designer for Nickelodeon's ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' and Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls''. [[Aaron Springer]] and [[Chris Reccardi]] are credited on the writing staff, as is ''Family Guy'' creator Seth MacFarlane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humphries |first=Chris |date=March 3, 2021 |title=10 Shows You Didn't Realize Were by Seth MacFarlane |url=https://whatculture.com/tv/10-shows-you-didn-t-realize-were-by-seth-macfarlane |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427042301/https://whatculture.com/tv/10-shows-you-didn-t-realize-were-by-seth-macfarlane |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=[[WhatCulture]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Tartakovsky said he was uninterested in attempting to reboot ''Dexter's Laboratory'' due to Cavanaugh's death in 2014, as well as the "overabundance" of recent reboots of cartoons.<ref name="CBR">{{Cite web |last=John-Day |first=Michael |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Dexter's Laboratory Creator Addresses the Chances of a Revival Series |url=https://www.cbr.com/dexter-laboratory-revival-chances/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427042258/https://www.cbr.com/dexter-laboratory-revival-chances/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>