The series chronicles the adventures of Freakazoid, a crazy teenage superhero who fights crime in Washington, D.C. The series lasted for two seasons across 24 episodes, with the final episode airing on June 1, 1997. The show's title character is the superhero alter ego of geeky 16/17-year-old Dexter Douglas, a student of Harry Connick Jr. High School. Dexter gains his abilities from a computer bug activated by the secret key sequence "@[=g3,8d]\&fbb=q]/hk%fg", followed by the "Delete" key.