Well, Dexter is adored in the future because he took the machine that Mandark used to steal everyone's intelligence and returned it to its original purpose: broadcast intelligence. He used it to make everyone as smart as him.
@@shadowki5687as a kid the movie was just like a regular show that was long as fuck but now seeing it as an adult it’s kinda realistic with what happens in the real world
Not quite. It only needs to happen once and then a new timeline is created. That version of dexter won't experience that battle when he gets older because thats a different timeline dexter. This is multiverse
@@markkaistone6419No, outside of comics or back to the future paradoxes we're used a lot more narratively than multiverse or string theory The punchline is very much Dexter closed a boot strap paradox when he came back through the time machine and decided that intervening wasn't worth the effort. So he's gonna forget about this in a weeks time or when the next big lab incident happens except for the part where he's famous in the future and maybe has to join that company young adult him works for. He's definitely going to relive this all, including the whipping.
@@kevindedios7372 but if dexter did that, wouldn't he have to use the time machine to go back in time to convince himself not to bother with it to close the paradox?
@@markkaistone6419 no, when I said closed loop I mean in the sense of a bootstrap or closed loop paradox. A causes B to happen then it comes back to A because of the loop then that goes on forever even though B technically has no origin point for how it originally occured; Dexter(young Dexter) will always be attacked by robots claiming to destroy the one who saves the future-> dexter will go to see his young adult self and figure out how that worked then be disappointed in him and go further into the future forcing young adult Dexter to leave his ideas out to be stolen by Mandark-> those two Dexter's meet old AF dexter and learn he did save the future but he doesn't remember how -> the three Dexter's split the difference and go a bit back in time before having to overthrow tyrant mandark who became that way because presumably Dexter originally drops off young adult Dexter at some point and he has to become bald dexter -> despite the epic final battle DeeDee comes through the time machine and saves the day causing all of the Dexters to build robots to go assassinate DeeDee "the one who saves the future" though they get intercepted by the young Dexter-> Dexter realizes the paradox as a young Dexter who hasn't experienced the story yet leaves to go experience the story and then says eff it. Probably forgets about it. Then he grows up, gets his spirit broken down as young adult Dexter working a 9-5 before being approached by his younger self and the loop goes til he ages into old AF Dexter. Dexter deciding not to do anything about the mess after going through the adventure as a kid solidifies the timeline as we see it in the story, he could maybe have caused a shift to another timeline by intervening. But he doesn't. So he's fated to relive every Dexter form we see in the movie; young adult, bald, and old AF dexter. Which mostly works out for him.
Pretty sure it's on youtube, in one long upload free to be watched. Idk if it's region locked or anything like that, but if you're interested you should totally look it up.
Mandark may have claimed to be smarter than Dexter once, but his lab was out in the open. Dexter managed to somehow bend the laws of physics to sandwich the entire bredth and width of his lab between two sheet of drywall, and hide it behind a bookcase. Mandark ain't shit
Then further in the future, Primal. According to the Director, primal and Dexter's lab exist on the same timeline, however I like to think Primal is the distant future instead of distant pass.
@shadowsonicsilver6 The world has collapsed again into barbarism, but due to radiation or lab grown chemicals, everything mutated after an apocalyptic event happened that sent everyone into the stone age. Some groups of people survived and had to start civilization from scratch and the monuments that remained from the past influenced how people would grow and develop. In Primal you don't just see people restarting civilization you see new strains of humans like the giants and you see intelligent apes that know magic, there's a chance that the black goo the monkeys used might have been apart of Akus essence thus tying it with Samurai Jack which might be even farther into the future and them another 10K years as well.
@@shadowsonicsilver6 Ok I am misremembering but in one of the episodes of Dexter's lab, he builds a time machine and supposedly goes back in time and picks up a caveman, the writer or someone who is involved in both (please forgive my forgetfulness), saids that caveman is spear. However, I say primal is the distant future because of one, putting too much logic into things, humans, dinosaurs, Spear, dinosaurs that glow in the dark, and humans that are quite established. So I believe humanity destroyed itself after super geniuses like Dexter did stuff, and maybe Mandark was involved in some way.
@@Tucher97I think the theory that Primal takes place well after our time can best be summarized by a classic quote from one of Dexter’s Heroes, Albert Einstein, that being “I know not with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones”.
I remember the first time I saw this movie as a kid. I thought it was so damn insane that it was good. Storytelling 101 and made me fall in love with this show even more. It inspired me to become a good story teller.
The fact that Loser Dexter and Muscle Dexter ALSO don't remember this fight from their younger self's perspective is also indicative of the fact that, to Dexter, this was just one more in a long line of adventures.
it's exactly as he said at the end, Dexter chooses to outright ignore the paradox meaning he doesnt think about it at all after the movie and because he doesnt learn his lesson he is doomed to repeat the entire movie in some form ... which actually happens twice. Dexter is VERY resistant to lessons he doesnt want to learn
I think it maybe closer to a multiverse theory, the Canon event between the 3 was mandark, battle and DeeDee However those are still different versions/timelines of dexter therefore yada yada
Man ego trip i saw at midnight in 2000 first showing man was a crazy my parents could not make it midnight and we had apartment so one t v but had all to myself so it was me watching it which was fine with me
All Didi did was press that button. Dexter had did all the hard stuff. He took what was left of his lab apart. Then went on to fight Mandark with his three counterparts. He then rebuilt everything.
So are we not going to mention the fact Deedee is never seen in the other three time periods. I guess Dexter finally got to Deedee in the end... Either that or she had a heart attack and died. Either way.
crazy theory, what if dee dee is also as smart as dexter, but got bored and decided to play dumb to have fun, then one day she notices dexter doing the sa.e exact thing so in order for him to keep his pasiin and enjoy what he wants she breaks in and ruins his plans, she always some how knows how to use and destroy his projects
Dexter gave Dee Dee Einstein’s brain in one episode… She basically became too smart for Dexter, called his lab boring and left… He quickly spiraled into depression with nobody to interact with…
I gotta say something right quick. Heads up I will be talking about the topic at hand and a specific disease in detail so PLEASE read at your own risk. Especially if you're easily grossed out. Look after yourselves. Thank you. I've studied history and mythology for well over a decade and cannibalism does play a part in that sometimes. Mythological stories like the minotaur and the wendigo will likely come to your mind first along with actual people such as infamous serial killers Jeffrey Dhamer and Albert Fish. In ancient history (and sometimes in the 1600s like in Jamestown) some performed cannibalism as a ritualistic sacrifice or they did it out of desperation during times of famine. Regardless of the reason it happened and should NEVER be repeated. Some would be killed for their partake in it because it was unholy and so on. Part of the reason for these drastic measures is due to what can, and does, happen to those who keep practicing it or even only try it once. When humans consume human flesh there is a risk of developing a disease akin to Mad Cow Disease known as Kuru. And just like mad cow disease it eats away at your brain tissue and replaces it with liquid filled cysts. This disease is actually believed to be what inspired the story of the Wendigo but it's only a theory There is no cure. You will die from it. It will affect your nervous system and everything. You will 100% suffer as it kills you. It's very disturbing but it needs to be told. Partaking in this disgusting act is deadly. It will never not be.
But the title makes so much sense now ego trip think about it he had to be the one to save the world nobody eles his ego was so crazy he tried to destroy his sister over it
As far as I can remember, Mandark's defeat in this was disturbing. I think he exploded and it was just his brain on the floor or something. I think that's what happened. 🤔
That’s finale?? I always thought it was the one where his parents team up with him and find out he has a lab. Ends with his monkey erasing their memories lol
As a guy who has a sister, it always bugged me that Dexter pretty much never showed love or respect to his sibling. Like... shit dude she saved the world why are you still hating on her?
@@Impacatus there was the one episode in which he tried to sleep and she would make sure of it but yelled at birds to shut up. So guess might be the closest to her being nice. Lol
For me Dexter's lab ends with Ego trip Candi Milo was a great replacement for the Late Christine Cavanaugh but that new look and new episodes were just bad
I was like 20 when I realized dexters 40 year old self is like the rebirth of action hank. Also shoots out to action hank for being the kid friendly version of 50 cent before 50 cent even came out.
I still cannot believe that the villain of the story because I don't know how to type his name and I'm not going to look it up Got so freaking big my dude had the technology of the world and he couldn't make an exercise equipment or nothing you look like a bowling ball😅
So hey! Whey you see the theatre seats fill with cartoon characters, I recognize all but one....The middle-aged largish man with a balding head, glasses and a popcorn bucket. Who is that supposed to be?
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Seeing Deedee saving the world instead of Dexter is the pure message of the whole show 😂
Dexter Morgan
I wished DeeDee had more dialogue in that film.
@@AlexMcGillvrey what do you rate the film ?
Woke befor woke 😂😂😂
@@kieranwalker1850 what’s woke?
Well, Dexter is adored in the future because he took the machine that Mandark used to steal everyone's intelligence and returned it to its original purpose: broadcast intelligence. He used it to make everyone as smart as him.
So he technically did save the future, just in the boring way not the action-packed way like he wanted😅 which is why it's called ego trip
@@shadowki5687 That and the fact the whole movie technically started because of his ego
@@shadowki5687as a kid the movie was just like a regular show that was long as fuck but now seeing it as an adult it’s kinda realistic with what happens in the real world
Whoa... If... If Mandark's machine made everyone dumb and Mandark smarter... Then reversed, it could explain why Old Dexter is senile.
@@weebjeez nah he's still smart, since he was able to help the other dexters build that mech, also they weren't affected either
Younger dexter has to experience that battle three more times as he ages
1 to start, 1 because he forgets by choice, 1 because he forgets due to trauma, and the last one because he's *OLD*
Not quite.
It only needs to happen once and then a new timeline is created. That version of dexter won't experience that battle when he gets older because thats a different timeline dexter.
This is multiverse
@@markkaistone6419No, outside of comics or back to the future paradoxes we're used a lot more narratively than multiverse or string theory
The punchline is very much Dexter closed a boot strap paradox when he came back through the time machine and decided that intervening wasn't worth the effort.
So he's gonna forget about this in a weeks time or when the next big lab incident happens except for the part where he's famous in the future and maybe has to join that company young adult him works for. He's definitely going to relive this all, including the whipping.
@@kevindedios7372 but if dexter did that, wouldn't he have to use the time machine to go back in time to convince himself not to bother with it to close the paradox?
@@markkaistone6419 no, when I said closed loop I mean in the sense of a bootstrap or closed loop paradox. A causes B to happen then it comes back to A because of the loop then that goes on forever even though B technically has no origin point for how it originally occured;
Dexter(young Dexter) will always be attacked by robots claiming to destroy the one who saves the future-> dexter will go to see his young adult self and figure out how that worked then be disappointed in him and go further into the future forcing young adult Dexter to leave his ideas out to be stolen by Mandark-> those two Dexter's meet old AF dexter and learn he did save the future but he doesn't remember how -> the three Dexter's split the difference and go a bit back in time before having to overthrow tyrant mandark who became that way because presumably Dexter originally drops off young adult Dexter at some point and he has to become bald dexter -> despite the epic final battle DeeDee comes through the time machine and saves the day causing all of the Dexters to build robots to go assassinate DeeDee "the one who saves the future" though they get intercepted by the young Dexter-> Dexter realizes the paradox as a young Dexter who hasn't experienced the story yet leaves to go experience the story and then says eff it. Probably forgets about it. Then he grows up, gets his spirit broken down as young adult Dexter working a 9-5 before being approached by his younger self and the loop goes til he ages into old AF Dexter.
Dexter deciding not to do anything about the mess after going through the adventure as a kid solidifies the timeline as we see it in the story, he could maybe have caused a shift to another timeline by intervening. But he doesn't. So he's fated to relive every Dexter form we see in the movie; young adult, bald, and old AF dexter. Which mostly works out for him.
When you think about it, Dexter sending the robots to go after Deedee led to Dexter fighting Mandark, allowing Deedee to destroy the machine.
But vice versa if he had never sent the robots none of this insanity would ever happen
Not to forget that Dexter has to witness this battle three more times.
@@kolecooley5367it’s a stable time loop
Yeah, that's kind of the whole point of a time loop?
THATS THE POINT OF THE MOVIE
Dexter getting whipped is fucking crazy
Yeah wtf
Wtf was with that
It was so detailed too 😖
I mean not really if he's being tortured
@@thenecromancer5007 crazy for a kids cartoon
“When I emerged, I found this world broken and stuuuppiiidddddd.”
Ego Trip should have been a theatrical movie. The scope of the story deserved the big screen!
Considering the PPG movie bombed in the box office, I think this one would've done the same.
It was one of the early Cartoon Network movies. It likely led to The Powerpuff Girls getting the theater movie, which didn't work out.
How'd I live my whole 90s life not knowing this movie existed.
It's like the best Cartoon Network made for TV movie. Tarkovsky is at the top of his game here in comedy and action
It’s the best
Funnily enough I Remember bits and pieces of this movie. Some of the clips shown here I fully remember but I didn't even know it was a movie lol
Pretty sure it's on youtube, in one long upload free to be watched.
Idk if it's region locked or anything like that, but if you're interested you should totally look it up.
I remember some of the movie including the commercial back when Cartoon Network still had Cartoon Theater.
The movie LIVES up to its NAME, EGO TRIP for sure
And thats why the movie is called "ego trip"
the appearance of Samurai Jack in the first few seconds gave me a WAVE of nostalgia from watching the dvds
I was SURE the final twist was going to be Dee Dee is the hero.
It WAS, though
Dude the energy of CN movies is unmatched
Facts 🎯
I mean, in a way Dexter did save the world. Deedee would've even been there if not for Dexter's invention
Literally one of the BEST time travel plots featured in a movie!
Bro really tried to murder his sister over this.
Which sets off the events of the movie.
She had it coming.
Not the first time he tried to do something to her. Remember Charlie the chupacabra?
Mandark may have claimed to be smarter than Dexter once, but his lab was out in the open. Dexter managed to somehow bend the laws of physics to sandwich the entire bredth and width of his lab between two sheet of drywall, and hide it behind a bookcase. Mandark ain't shit
Also, age differences… I think Dexter was bumped up a few grades due to his intelligence…
I love the 3rd oldest Dexter goin “Oooh I wanted to save da future 😢” I miss theses like made for tv movies!
Great movie memory unlock got to see it when it first came out on cartoon Network
Then further in the future, Primal.
According to the Director, primal and Dexter's lab exist on the same timeline, however I like to think Primal is the distant future instead of distant pass.
How?
@shadowsonicsilver6 The world has collapsed again into barbarism, but due to radiation or lab grown chemicals, everything mutated after an apocalyptic event happened that sent everyone into the stone age.
Some groups of people survived and had to start civilization from scratch and the monuments that remained from the past influenced how people would grow and develop.
In Primal you don't just see people restarting civilization you see new strains of humans like the giants and you see intelligent apes that know magic, there's a chance that the black goo the monkeys used might have been apart of Akus essence thus tying it with Samurai Jack which might be even farther into the future and them another 10K years as well.
@@shadowsonicsilver6 Ok I am misremembering but in one of the episodes of Dexter's lab, he builds a time machine and supposedly goes back in time and picks up a caveman, the writer or someone who is involved in both (please forgive my forgetfulness), saids that caveman is spear.
However, I say primal is the distant future because of one, putting too much logic into things, humans, dinosaurs, Spear, dinosaurs that glow in the dark, and humans that are quite established.
So I believe humanity destroyed itself after super geniuses like Dexter did stuff, and maybe Mandark was involved in some way.
Then what about the "Primal Theory" episode? (The one that takes place during Victorian times)
@@Tucher97I think the theory that Primal takes place well after our time can best be summarized by a classic quote from one of Dexter’s Heroes, Albert Einstein, that being “I know not with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones”.
I remember the first time I saw this movie as a kid. I thought it was so damn insane that it was good. Storytelling 101 and made me fall in love with this show even more.
It inspired me to become a good story teller.
The fact that Loser Dexter and Muscle Dexter ALSO don't remember this fight from their younger self's perspective is also indicative of the fact that, to Dexter, this was just one more in a long line of adventures.
the most wtf moment in this movie is when all mendark simps for deedee
including the older versions
I always wondered how tf did the two middle dexter's not remember any of this.
it's exactly as he said at the end, Dexter chooses to outright ignore the paradox meaning he doesnt think about it at all after the movie and because he doesnt learn his lesson he is doomed to repeat the entire movie in some form
... which actually happens twice. Dexter is VERY resistant to lessons he doesnt want to learn
I think it maybe closer to a multiverse theory, the Canon event between the 3 was mandark, battle and DeeDee
However those are still different versions/timelines of dexter therefore yada yada
“No! I’ve always wanted the core!”
“No! I stole the core!”
“No! The core is mine!”
“No! Just because I’m bitter and jealous!”
Wow, how petty and narcissistic Dexter is.
I like the episodes of dexter from 1997 - 1998 that's part of my childhood for cartoon network.
Never forget dexter made robots to kill his sister just because she pushed a button before he could
Dexter is a d1 hater for that ending😂
Lol ikr
The scene of Mandark whipping Dexter is practically burned into my memory. It's literally the only thing I remember from that movie.
It’s actually a really good movie
I forgot about this masterpiece! Awh..! The feelings ❤
The ending was funny to me Dexter did all that work for Deedee to come out of nowhere to save the future
I love this version of time travel
If you think that time loop is hard to follow (it really isn't), try going super in depth on Emesis Blue.
Oh no...
NOT THAT😮
Emesis Blue gets a _little_ confusing.
Try Marathon Infinity.
..?
That was legit the best story in the whole show.❤❤❤
Okay so this wasn’t a fever 😭
Oh shit, is this the first infinite causality loop in animated history?
It might be.
I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid, I probably watched it 10+ times.
Man ego trip i saw at midnight in 2000 first showing man was a crazy my parents could not make it midnight and we had apartment so one t v but had all to myself so it was me watching it which was fine with me
It just now hit me that Mandark is a Dune reference...
Wait, Dexter’s laboratory actually had a movie. I did not know that.
All Didi did was press that button. Dexter had did all the hard stuff. He took what was left of his lab apart. Then went on to fight Mandark with his three counterparts. He then rebuilt everything.
You skipped chad dexter, that was the best part of the movie
Fr tho
i still have my vhs of this
Man I loved that movie as a kid
I got the VHS for this.
How old are we?
lucky
Treasure that thing.
So are we not going to mention the fact Deedee is never seen in the other three time periods. I guess Dexter finally got to Deedee in the end...
Either that or she had a heart attack and died. Either way.
Or went on to do different things? Who knows?
Or she pressed the wrong button on the wrong device, making it explode and, realistically, taking her with it.
No doubt Mandark has her in a similar position he had skinny dexter in
I actually remember watching that movie I think I was 20th the time it's been awhile
I don’t think I remember this movie. It looks so good!
Before Rick and Morty lol GENIUS.
I still despise DD to this day.
This cemented that.
One of my favorites
Ego trip, the title was spot on and adds weight because Dexter hating
I had to watch this a second time because i got confused. I was stupid and forgot the robots were there to DESTROY the hero (deedee)
Oh god I LOVED that movie. I remember watching this movie and me and my friends almost died from laughter. 😂😂😂
Goated show
Loved this movie growing up. Never new the name
He creates a boot strap paradox
Interesting
0:31 Vermin Supreme cameo
WTF I never knew a movie came out
crazy theory, what if dee dee is also as smart as dexter, but got bored and decided to play dumb to have fun, then one day she notices dexter doing the sa.e exact thing so in order for him to keep his pasiin and enjoy what he wants she breaks in and ruins his plans, she always some how knows how to use and destroy his projects
Dexter gave Dee Dee Einstein’s brain in one episode… She basically became too smart for Dexter, called his lab boring and left… He quickly spiraled into depression with nobody to interact with…
It's also where Dexter's parents finally find out about his lab.
Actually, that's in the episode, Last But Not Beast, which is the last episode before this movie.
This was such a great movie. Cartoon Network slapped when they made TV movies to end their shows.
I Loved that movie
So that's where that cursed skinny dexter came from
I loved this movie
I never knew there was a movie now I wanna see it
I thought this was a fever dream!!!!!!!
What’s funny is a big clue that the robots weren’t after Dexter is they never fight back
The part where he was a pathetic young adult, I literally still to this day, reference that Mandark Whip scene to describe someone as pathetic 😂
Because dexter should have saved the world
I gotta say something right quick. Heads up I will be talking about the topic at hand and a specific disease in detail so PLEASE read at your own risk. Especially if you're easily grossed out. Look after yourselves.
Thank you.
I've studied history and mythology for well over a decade and cannibalism does play a part in that sometimes. Mythological stories like the minotaur and the wendigo will likely come to your mind first along with actual people such as infamous serial killers Jeffrey Dhamer and Albert Fish.
In ancient history (and sometimes in the 1600s like in Jamestown) some performed cannibalism as a ritualistic sacrifice or they did it out of desperation during times of famine. Regardless of the reason it happened and should NEVER be repeated. Some would be killed for their partake in it because it was unholy and so on. Part of the reason for these drastic measures is due to what can, and does, happen to those who keep practicing it or even only try it once.
When humans consume human flesh there is a risk of developing a disease akin to Mad Cow Disease known as Kuru. And just like mad cow disease it eats away at your brain tissue and replaces it with liquid filled cysts. This disease is actually believed to be what inspired the story of the Wendigo but it's only a theory
There is no cure. You will die from it. It will affect your nervous system and everything. You will 100% suffer as it kills you.
It's very disturbing but it needs to be told. Partaking in this disgusting act is deadly. It will never not be.
One of the greatest end of series movies ever
If nothing else, the creation of this time loop will lead to a utopian future. The world is a better place all because of Dexter's ego.
Bakamatsu is about to lose his job. 😅
Dexter's Laboratory 40,000
But the title makes so much sense now ego trip think about it he had to be the one to save the world nobody eles his ego was so crazy he tried to destroy his sister over it
This was the series finale for me. The later two seasons that had little to no involvement from Genndy do not count.
As far as I can remember, Mandark's defeat in this was disturbing. I think he exploded and it was just his brain on the floor or something. I think that's what happened. 🤔
I forgot one of the Mandark’s was just Boogie2988
Wow!
That’s finale?? I always thought it was the one where his parents team up with him and find out he has a lab. Ends with his monkey erasing their memories lol
As a guy who has a sister, it always bugged me that Dexter pretty much never showed love or respect to his sibling. Like... shit dude she saved the world why are you still hating on her?
Seriously? Been awhile since I've seen the show, but didn't DeeDee pretty much constantly bully him and make him miserable?
@@Impacatus there was the one episode in which he tried to sleep and she would make sure of it but yelled at birds to shut up. So guess might be the closest to her being nice. Lol
Because she would just constantly break ALL his shit? For fun? Stuff that is very complex, expensive, and time-consuming to create?
Because he might be super smart buthe's still a kid with silly spiteful kid rivalries
She stole his heroic moment with no effort at all. And she constantly broke into his lab and broke his stuff and laughed about it.
I remember when this film came out, 1998. I was 4.
Same 😊
I haven’t seen this movie since it premiered on Cartoon Network Cartoon Cartoon Theater
For me Dexter's lab ends with Ego trip Candi Milo was a great replacement for the Late Christine Cavanaugh but that new look and new episodes were just bad
ANd it nerfed Dexter's Intelligence while buffing up Dee Dee's plot armor.
I don't remember this episode at all and I've watched this show alot. I thought dexter last but not beast was the final episode all this time
It was the final episode before this movie.
I literally explained it to my mother a little bit ago
So terminator
I wonder if it was Deedee who time traveled first.
There's a Dexter's Laboratory movie?
I thought the dexters laboratory movie was just a lost memory or something
I was like 20 when I realized dexters 40 year old self is like the rebirth of action hank. Also shoots out to action hank for being the kid friendly version of 50 cent before 50 cent even came out.
Mandark also murders someone by throwing him out a window. Awesome dark stuff
I still cannot believe that the villain of the story because I don't know how to type his name and I'm not going to look it up Got so freaking big my dude had the technology of the world and he couldn't make an exercise equipment or nothing you look like a bowling ball😅
It's a Dune reference
Mandark
@@shadowsonicsilver6I was thinking Jabba the Hutt…
THERE WAS A MOVIE?!?! I'M 20 YEARS OLD JUST FINDING THIS OUT
THERE'S A MOVIE?!
Let's not forget the Harkonnen reference with how fat mandark got
So hey! Whey you see the theatre seats fill with cartoon characters, I recognize all but one....The middle-aged largish man with a balding head, glasses and a popcorn bucket. Who is that supposed to be?
An addict-collector from a Powerpuff Girls episode.