Dilbert

S01E03: 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.

Overview

Dilbert is an animated television series adaptation of the comic strip of the same name, produced by Adelaide Productions, Idbox, and United Media and distributed by Columbia TriStar Television. The first episode was broadcast on January 25, 1999, and was UPN's highest-rated comedy series premiere at that point in the network's history; it lasted two seasons on UPN and won a Primetime Emmy before its cancellation.

Episodes

The Name

S01E01 The Name

January 25, 1999 7.0 22 min
Dilbert is tasked with naming a product that hasn't even been designed yet, and the stress (brought on by a recurring nightmare) makes Dilbert think he's turning into a chicken.
The Prototype

S01E02 The Prototype

February 1, 1999 22 min
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.
The Competition

S01E03 The Competition

February 8, 1999 22 min
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...
Testing

S01E04 Testing

February 15, 1999 22 min
The Gruntmaster 6000 prototype is put to the test by an evil masked test engineer named Bob Bastard.
Elbonian Trip

S01E05 Elbonian Trip

February 22, 1999 22 min
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...
The Takeover

S01E06 The Takeover

March 1, 1999 22 min
Dilbert and Wally become majority shareholders of their company after Dogbert manipulates the stock market.
Little People

S01E07 Little People

March 22, 1999 22 min
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...
Tower of Babel

S01E08 Tower of Babel

April 5, 1999 22 min
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...
Y2K

S01E09 Y2K

April 26, 1999 22 min
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...
The Knack

S01E10 The Knack

May 3, 1999 22 min
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.
Charity

S01E11 Charity

May 10, 1999 22 min
Dilbert is forced to be a charity coordinator for the "Associated Way" charity drive.
Holiday

S01E12 Holiday

May 17, 1999 22 min
Dilbert thinks there are too many time-wasting holidays; Dogbert concurrently convinces Congress to abandon all holidays in favor of a National Dogbert Day.
Infomercial

S01E13 Infomercial

May 24, 1999 22 min
The pre-production—non-lab-tested—Gruntmaster 6000 is scheduled to be tested by a Texan family.

Cast

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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