Dad Man Walking (Dexter's Laboratory)

"Dad Man Walking"
Series: Dexter's Laboratory Part of Season: 4 Episode Number: 3c Air Date: May 2, 2003 Writer: Carlos Ramos Director: Don Judge Chris Savino Previous episode: Monstrosi-Dee Dee Next episode: Dexter's Little Dilemma

Dad Man Walking is the third part of the third episode in the fourth season of Dexter's Laboratory.

Plot

Dexter's father sleepwalks into his son's lab. When Dexter discovers this, he tries to escort him out of the lab, proving it very difficult.

Why It's an Awful Episode Walking

1. This episode is just another typical ”person sleepwalking and ruining everything” cliche episode, and is nothing more than that - making it serve as a filler episode.
2. Speaking of which, Dad's high pitched snoring could get on your last nerve.
3. The title card here is very, very lazy here. It's just the "Dead Man Walking" title card but without the "E" - though it could have been for parody purposes.
4. Although justified, it's also a bit of a Dexter torture episode as Dad knocks his chemicals and other experiments. And in his dragon form when drinking an elixir, he burns down his laboratory. Dexter also gets burned when trying to escort Dad to bed.
5. A bad/predictable ending where Dexter burns himself when escorting Dad to bed and Dad wakes up saying he's a "light sleeper".

Redeeming Qualities

1. Dad destroying Dexter's lab can be justified due to his sleepwalking.
2. Dexter is still a tolerable character, and watching his latest Laboratory plan was very interesting, despite him constantly getting tortured by Dad's sleepwalking.

Trivia

• The episode title is a parody of the 1995 film "Dead Man Walking".

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