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Dexters Laboratory S 2 EP 18 - TV Tropes

  • ️Mon Feb 24 2025

Unfortunate Cookie Dexter and Dee Dee get stuck in a Chinese finger trap.

The Muffin King Dexter's Dad wants muffins!


Unfortunate Cookie contains examples of

  • Earn Your Happy Ending: Dexter and Dee Dee finally get the finger trap off of them, but when they get back, Dexter forgot to get Dee Dee out of the Chinese food. Very bittersweet.
  • Single Tear: Dee Dee sheds one when she discovers the awful truth when the whole magic thing was a blatant lie!

The Muffin King contains examples of

  • And Your Reward is Edible: After Dexter's Dad defeats the squirrel to protect his family's muffins, Dexter's Mom comes back and says she saw the whole thing, she offers him the muffins.
  • Crossdresser: One of Dexter's Dad's first attempts to take the muffins was to disguise himself as his wife. It almost worked.
  • The Determinator: Dexter and Dee Dee will stop at nothing to protect their mother's muffins.
  • Edible Ammunition: Dexter and Dee Dee use some kitchen utensils as weapons against their father.
  • Go to Your Room!: Dexter's Dad unfortunately falls victim to this. VERY unusual for an adult.
  • Large Ham: Dexter's Mom: "Don't you go NEAR those muffins!"
  • Mind-Control Eyes: Dexter's Dad tries to hypnotize his son, but Dee Dee stops him.
  • Shout-Out: Dexter's Dad does a little reference to Darth Vader.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: At the very beginning of the episode, Dexter's mom and dad showcase them having similarities between their kids, Dexter and Dee Dee respectively.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: This episode showcases Dexter's Dad's favorite food, muffins, the kind his wife makes, which is why he married her.
  • You Are Grounded!: Dexter's Dad threatens this to Dexter and Dee Dee if they don't give him his muffins, yet, he's saying this in front of cardboard cut-outs of his kids.