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Dilbert

Dilbert
★ 6.8/10•1999•22m•TV-PG•Animation•Comedy
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Dilbert, a socially awkward but highly competent engineer, works in a dysfunctional workplace. The series satirizes corporate culture, featuring clueless managers, pointless meetings, bizarre company policies, and the daily frustrations of modern office life.

StatusEnded
Runtime22m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 25, 1999

Episodes

Episode 1 - The NameE122m

The Name

When Dilbert wakes up after another night of having the egg dream, he discovers he isn't the only one to have had the dream. His fellow employees tell him about The Chicken Man, a guy who turned into a chicken after he was put in charge of a product that he was unable to name. Dilbert soon finds himself in the same situation.

Jan 25, 1999

Episode 2 - The CompetitionE222m

The Competition

Dilbert is fired from his job when he is suspected of being a spy for a rival company (which was a rumor cooked up by Dogbert's online newsletter) and gets hired at a company that actually treats their workers like people.

Feb 1, 1999

Episode 3 - The PrototypeE322m

The Prototype

Dilbert and Alice must work together to stop a rival team led by the legendary "Lena" from stealing their ideas and presenting them to the Boss as her own.

Feb 8, 1999

Episode 4 - The TakeoverE422m

The Takeover

Dilbert and Wally become majority shareholders of their company after Dogbert manipulates the stock market.

Feb 15, 1999

Episode 5 - TestingE522m

Testing

The Gruntmaster 6000 prototype is put to the test by an evil masked test engineer named Bob Bastard.

Feb 22, 1999

Episode 6 - Elbonian TripE622m

Elbonian Trip

Dilbert, Alice, Wally, Dogbert, and the Pointy-Haired Boss take a business trip to Elbonia. Alice and Dilbert attempt to free the Elbonian people (Alice adopts an Elbonian baby while Dilbert introduces the workers to human rights) while Wally becomes a prophet.

Mar 1, 1999

Episode 7 - Tower of BabelE722m

Tower of Babel

The repetitive passing-on of the same cold strain in Dilbert's office causes it to mutate and turns the coworkers into monsters. Rather than eliminate the virus, the company decides to start fresh by moving everyone to a new office, which Dilbert is tasked with designing.

Mar 22, 1999

Episode 8 - Little PeopleE822m

Little People

Dilbert discovers that the office is inhabited by a race of former employees who have been "downsized" (literally shrunken down to size after they've been laid off) after finding all of his belongings used, the dry-erase markers disappearing, and X-rated websites on his computer.

Apr 5, 1999

Episode 9 - The KnackE922m

The Knack

Dilbert loses "the knack" for technology when he gets management DNA from accidentally drinking from the Boss's cup. His resulting mis-steps send the world back to the Dark Ages.

Apr 26, 1999

Episode 10 - Y2KE1022m

Y2K

On the eve of the new millennium, everyone — except Dilbert — is making New Year's plans. While assuring everyone that the company is prepared for Y2K, Dilbert discovers that the computer mainframe's main processor isn't Y2K-compatible and all the company's systems will crash if it isn't fixed. Dilbert is rewarded for discovering this by being assigned to fix it, and he discovers that the system's original programmer was Wally. But have years of drudgework dulled his brain too much to be able to tackle this crucial task?

May 3, 1999

Episode 11 - CharityE1122m

Charity

Dilbert is forced to be a charity coordinator for the "Associated Way" charity drive.

May 10, 1999

Episode 12 - HolidayE1222m

Holiday

Dilbert thinks there are too many time-wasting holidays; Dogbert concurrently convinces Congress to abandon all holidays in favor of a National Dogbert Day.

May 17, 1999

Episode 13 - InfomercialE1322m

Infomercial

The pre-production—non-lab-tested—Gruntmaster 6000 is scheduled to be tested by a Texan family.

May 24, 1999

Actors

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Dilbert (voice)

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

Pointy-Haired Boss (voice)

Gordon Hunt

Gordon Hunt

Wally (voice)

Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

Dogbert (voice)

Gary Kroeger

Various (voice)

Jim Wise

Jim Wise

Loud Howard (voice)

Jackie Hoffman

Jackie Hoffman

Dilmom (voice)

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Various

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