The first actually original program on Cartoon Network, focused on a boy genius with an inexplicable accent of unknown origin who built a top secret laboratory hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. Episodes typically featured his inventions getting destroyed by his ditzy ballerina of a sister, Dee-Dee, alongside the occasional confrontation from resident antagonist, Mandark. The first season also had short superhero-themed segments that were quickly given the boot.
I remember the days of Dexter's Laboratory, where not every cartoon needed to have an over-arching story; all you needed were explosions and monkeys!
by PinkElephantPants December 10, 2018