
This is the final Dexter's Laboratory installment to be animated using traditional cel animation before switching to digital ink-and-paint with the third season. Originally intended to conclude the series, the film maintained successful ratings for the channel, despite mixed reviews from critics it led to Cartoon Network reviving the show for two more seasons, which began in November 2001 and concluded in November 2003.
The special follows Dexter, the series' protagonist, as he travels forward through time and meets futuristic versions of himself and his rival Mandark. While made for television, the film is the directorial debut of series creator Genndy Tartakovsky.

It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and originally aired on December 10, 1999. Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip is an animated television film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series Dexter's Laboratory.
