Editing Dexter's Laboratory (section)

=== Controversial episodes ===
"Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor", a season 1 episode from 1996, was removed from rotation sometime after its original premiere in the United States with no official reason given (although this has been unofficially attributed to the episode's inclusion of a stereotypical depiction of a homosexual male character).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Anderson |date=August 14, 2010 |title=Dial M for Monkey – The Banned Episode |url=https://www.gawkerarchives.com/5612599%2Fdial-m-for-monkey---the-banned-episode |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707072244/https://www.gawkerarchives.com/5612599%2Fdial-m-for-monkey---the-banned-episode |archive-date=July 7, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |website=[[Gawker]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Belonksy |first=Andrew |date=June 12, 2008 |title=Banned "Anti-Gay" Toon Exhumed! |url=https://www.queerty.com/banned-anti-gay-toon-exhumed-20080612 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828085858/https://www.queerty.com/banned-anti-gay-toon-exhumed-20080612 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |website=[[Queerty]]}}</ref> In later broadcasts and on its Season 1 DVD (Region 1), "Barbequor" has been replaced with "Dexter's Lab: A Story", an episode from season 2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey |first=Gord |date=October 29, 2010 |title=Dexter's Laboratory — Season 1 Review |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Dexters-Laboratory-Season-1/10187 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200111/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Dexters-Laboratory-Season-1/10187 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |website=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]}}</ref>

"[[Rude Removal]]", a season 2 episode, was produced but not aired. It involves Dexter creating a "rude removal system" to diminish Dee Dee and Dexter's rudeness that instead creates highly rude clones of both siblings. "Rude Removal" was only shown during certain animation festivals and was never aired on television due to characters [[profanity|swearing]], even though all swear words are [[censored]].<ref name="deseret">{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=Scott D. |date=July 27, 1998 |title=Lost Cartoon? |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/643555/Conan-cant-shake-off-rocky-start-as-host.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001034138/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/643555/Conan-cant-shake-off-rocky-start-as-host.html |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |work=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref> Tartakovsky commented that "[[Broadcast Standards and Practices|standards]] didn't like it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=October 26, 2010 |title=Bad Dexter! |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2010/10/26/banned-dexter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816234003/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2010/10/26/banned-dexter/ |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |website=Frederator Blogs |publisher=[[Frederator Studios]]}}</ref> Linda Simensky, then-vice president of original programming for Cartoon Network, said "I still think it's very funny. It probably would air better late at night."<ref name="deseret" /> Michelle Klein-Häss of ''[[Animation World Network]]'' called the episode "hilarious" after viewing it at the 1998 World Animation Celebration, although she predicted that it would "never be shown on television".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Klein-Häss |first=Michelle |date=March 1998 |title=Thinking About the World Animation Celebration '98 |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.12/2.12pages/2.12hasswac.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102015002/https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.12/2.12pages/2.12hasswac.html |archive-date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=November 27, 2018 |magazine=Animation World Magazine |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |volume=2 |issue=12}}</ref>

In October 2012, Genndy Tartakovsky was asked about "Rude Removal" during an AMA on Reddit, and he replied "Next time I do a public appearance I'll bring it with me!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartakovsky |first=Genndy |date=September 27, 2012 |title=I Am Genndy Tartakovsky, the Director of Hotel Transylvania. AMA. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/10l1an/i_am_genndy_tartakovsky_the_director_of_hotel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126014957/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/10l1an/i_am_genndy_tartakovsky_the_director_of_hotel/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> Adult Swim later asked fans on [[Twitter]] if interest still existed with it, and fan response was "overwhelming".<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=274738945294729216 |user=adultswim |title=''Dexter's Lab'' Fans: Is There Still Interest in Seeing the Lost Unaired Episode? [...] |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093446/https://twitter.com/adultswim/status/274738945294729216 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=275417904894341121 |user=adultswim |title=Re: #DextersRudeRemoval [...] |date=December 2, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093450/https://twitter.com/adultswim/status/275417904894341121 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Rude Removal" was finally uploaded on Adult Swim's official [[YouTube]] account on January 22, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tickle |first=Glen |date=January 22, 2013 |title=Adult Swim Releases Banned Dexter's Laboratory Episode |url=https://www.themarysue.com/lost-dexters-laboratory-episode-surfaces/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082138/https://www.themarysue.com/lost-dexters-laboratory-episode-surfaces/ |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014 |website=[[The Mary Sue]]}}</ref>