Dexter's Laboratory: The Runaway Robot

 is a 2019 American animated theatrical short film directed by. It is the first Dexter's Laboratory media since the series' cancellation in 2003, making the short the official return of Dexter's Laboratory. The film is released theatrically on June 14, 2019 with The Face Paint'nimal Gang: The Movie and released on the Cartoon Network Youtube a week later.

Synopsis
Dee Dee accidentally lets out a robot that Dexter is building meant to be his butler, causing it to runaway. It is up to Dexter to chase him down before his parents find out his secret.

Cast
(Note that all of the cast reprise their roles)
 * Candi Milo as Dexter
 * Kat Cressida as Dee Dee
 * Kath Soucie as Quadraplex T-3000 Computer and Dexter's mother
 * Jeff Bennett as Dexter's father
 * John DiMaggio as the Robot

Rating
The short film is rated PG by the MPAA for some action and mild rude humor.

Trivia

 * It is Cartoon Network Studios' first theatrical short film produced since the Dexter's Laboratory short, Chicken Scratch which later aired as a fourth season episode.
 * Unlike that episode, it will not have a television airing, only releasing in theatrical and DVD releases of The Face Paint'nimal Gang: The Movie, as well as being on the YouTube Cartoon Network channel.
 * This short serves as a return of Dexter's Laboratory.
 * Cartoon Network Studios expressed interest in making more new theatrical short films, which lead to the creation of Cartoon Network Theatrical Shorts.