The Laughing (Dexter's Laboratory)

"The Laughing" is the second half of the twenty-third episode in the second season of Dexter's Laboratory.

Plot
After Dexter is bitten by a clown's dentures, he turns into a mad clown nightly, terrorizing the town with his mayhem.

Why It's Funny

 * 1) The start was great, with Dee Dee getting surprised by her family on the day of her birthday party and then everyone has some cake.
 * 2) The plot is interesting here, and a nice change to the show's tone, as it has Dexter becoming a mad clown after getting bitten by a clown's dentures and terrorizes the town with his funny pranks - which was hilarious to watch.
 * 3) * The clown that hosts Dee Dee's birthday party is also funny, especially with his "7 8 9" joke.
 * 4) Dee Dee is more well written than usual here, as when she finds out that Dexter becomes a clown at night, she tries to find the antidote by getting some advice from the silent mimes.
 * 5) Watching Dee Dee trying to copy the mime's moves and then using them on clown Dexter is entertaining and good to watch, along with the music that plays in the background.
 * 6) Good ending: The mime moves Dee Dee uses on clown Dexter work and the "funny bone" virus goes away from Dexter's arm, and so, he reverts back to his normal self. And it ends with Dexter noticing invisible walls and Dee Dee putting up a "The End" logo - with the difference being that the logo is grey instead of green.

Reception

 * This episode, along with "Sister Mom", hold a rating of 7/10 on IMDB.

Trivia

 * On top of having a rating of 7/10 on IMDB, both this and its sister episode are the only episodes of the show to be written by Paul Harrison.
 * The scene where clown Dexter gets chased by the policemen is a reference to the silent film stars, Keystone Cops.
 * This episode was originally on the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki back when it was still Terrible TV Shows Wiki before it got deleted on July 24, 2019 by former admin, Trevor807.