Dexter's Lab Episode "Rude Removal" (Unaired 1997 Episode)



"Rude Removal" was a short set to air on "Dexter's Laboratory" that was promptly pulled by Cartoon Network due to its content. It is currently unknown when the short was produced, but there are reports of people who had seen the short at conventions back in 1998.

The episode involved Dexter inventing a device to remove the rudeness from people, but it backfires when it splits Dexter and Dee-Dee into both rude and nice versions of themselves. They swear in the short, and although it is censored, Cartoon Network believed it was still too inappropriate.

The short's validity was questioned for a while, until Craig McCracken reported online that he had storyboarded the episode, and that it did indeed exist. This was re-confirmed by Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of the show), who, in a 2012 Reddit IAmA, stated that the short indeed does exist in its complete form, and that he would bring it to his next public appearance. When asked if the short might find its way online, he replied "it might". Additionally, Cartoon Network aired bumpers following the IAmA stating that they were attempting to have the episode aired on their Adult Swim programming block (although as of yet, nothing has come of this).