Dexter's Laboratory: The Runaway Robot

 is a 2018 merican 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 May 18, 2018 with The Adventures of The Face Paint: The Movie.

Synopsis
Dexter and Dee Dee discover that a new robot that Dexter invented is running away, so they must chase it before the parents discover Dexter's 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 Adventures of The Face Paint: The Movie.
 * This movie serves as the triumph return of Dexter's Laboratory.