# Dexter's Laboratory **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [August 9, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983 "2003-08-09T05:42:42Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Willy\_Wonka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/278dde/32.png) [@Willy\_Wonka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willy_Wonka) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/1 "2003-08-09T05:42:42Z")
What nationality is Dexter’s accent. I believe it is German but my friend thinks that it is Canadian, I think shes crazy. ---
### Author: ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/2 "2003-08-09T05:53:00Z")
I think it’s a mixture of Spridel (from Speed Racer) meets Natasha (evil Russian thug from Bullwinkle) . ---
### Author: ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/3 "2003-08-09T05:58:09Z")
Generic Evil Supervillian, as a kid. ---
### Author: ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/4 "2003-08-09T06:07:27Z")
I’ll go with German. Wait, maybe Russian…ah, hell, let’s go with what **lawoot** said. I don’t like that show!! I love Spongebob and Johnny Bravo, but Dexter annoys me to no end. ---
### Author: ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/5 "2003-08-09T06:14:48Z")
Here is a thread where I asked a similar question and received some answers you might be interested in: [What’s the deal with Dexter’s French accent?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=174041&highlight=Dexter%2A) ---
### Author: ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/6 "2003-08-09T06:15:15Z")
No Didi, NO!!! ---
### Author: ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/7 "2003-08-09T06:15:34Z")
Uhh, dude (and by that I mean everyone) its Russian. And you’re right, your friend must be crazy to think its a Canadian accent. ---
### Author: ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/8 "2003-08-09T06:15:41Z")
No is way Dexter’s accent Canadian. I’ve always leaned towards German/generic evil villian as a child side myself. ---
### Author: ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/9 "2003-08-09T06:22:25Z")
Dignan: I don’t think your happiness is quite appropriate. “Bottle Rocket” ---
### Author: ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/10 "2003-08-09T06:22:56Z")
Eastern European. We’ll leave it at that. ---
### Author: ![Azi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Azi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azi) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/11 "2003-08-09T06:25:36Z")
I don’t believe it is a German accent. I could believe Russian, although I am not terribly familiar with how Russians speak English. Canadian is completely wrong, though. ---
### Author: ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/12 "2003-08-09T06:26:44Z")
I think **xgxlx** ’s works best. Everyone wins, except **Willy Wonka** ’s crazy friend 🙂 ---
### Author: ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/13 "2003-08-09T06:38:13Z")
I would have to say that it’s not any particular accent, but rather an amalgamation of different accents. ---
### Author: ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/14 "2003-08-09T12:20:54Z")
RRRaaaasshan (Russian) ---
### Author: ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/15 "2003-08-09T12:22:44Z")
I believe this has turned out to be an IMHO, by the way. ---
### Author: ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/16 "2003-08-09T16:02:08Z")
Since this is about a fictional character, I’ll move this thread to Cafe Society. bibliophage moderator GQ ---
### Author: ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/17 "2003-08-09T18:42:24Z")
It’s Stereotypical Mad Scientist. ---
### Author: ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/18 "2003-08-09T19:10:17Z")
I think his accent has changed some since they “rethought” _shudder_ Dexter’s lab. He sounds way more cartoony now then he used to. ---
### Author: ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan) #### Post date: [August 9, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/19 "2003-08-09T19:22:02Z")
Genndy Tartakovsky was born in [Moscow](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Tartakovsky,%20Genndy), and was inspired by much of his childhood misadventures with his brother > [@](#): > > The character of DeeDee was inspired by his older brother Alex, who would often spoil younger brother Genndy’s plans (as DeeDee does to Dexter). So, it seems to me that the accent is most likely a Westerner’s attempt at doing a Russian accent. I note that the voice actor’s for Dexter’s character have changed. ---
### Author: ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85) #### Post date: [August 10, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexters-laboratory/193983/20 "2003-08-10T15:37:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fern Forest \* > \*\*I think his accent has changed some since they “rethought” _shudder_ Dexter’s lab. He sounds way more cartoony now then he used to. \*\* Well, you know what they say…when Christine Cavanaugh retires, get Candi Milo.