Series synopsis
Dilbert is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on UPN on January 25, 1999. It ended on July 25, 2000. It was created by Scott Adams, Larry Charles. It stars Daniel Stern, Larry Miller, Gordon Hunt and Chris Elliott.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daniel Stern as Dilbert (voice)
- Larry Miller as Pointy-Haired Boss (voice)
- Gordon Hunt as Wally (voice)
- Chris Elliott as Dogbert (voice)
- Gary Kroeger as Various (voice)
- Jim Wise as Loud Howard (voice)
- Jackie Hoffman as Dilmom (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Various
Supporting cast
- Maurice LaMarche as Garbage Man (voice)
- Jason Alexander as Catbert (voice)
- Billy West as Marketing Guy (voice)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Comp-U-Comp (voice)
- Jon Favreau as Holden Callfielder (voice)
- Eugene Levy as Plug Guard (voice)
- Harry Kalas as Announcer (voice)
- Buck Henry as Dadbert (voice)
- Chazz Palminteri as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- Gilbert Gottfried as The Troll (voice)
- Camryn Manheim as Juliet (voice)
- Christopher Guest as The Dupey (voice)
Guest cast
- Maurice LaMarche as Garbage Man (voice)
- Jason Alexander as Catbert (voice)
- Billy West as Marketing Guy (voice)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Comp-U-Comp (voice)
- Jon Favreau as Holden Callfielder (voice)
- Eugene Levy as Plug Guard (voice)
- Harry Kalas as Announcer (voice)
- Buck Henry as Dadbert (voice)
- Chazz Palminteri as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- Gilbert Gottfried as The Troll (voice)
- Camryn Manheim as Juliet (voice)
- Christopher Guest as The Dupey (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | January 25, 1999 | May 24, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 17 | November 2, 1999 | July 25, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Making Dilbert Work Voices of Dilbert |
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| 2 |
Dogbert Speaks Montage of Dogbert |
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| 3 |
You're Not The Boss of Me Montage of the Pointy Haired Boss |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
January 25, 1999 |
| 2 |
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. |
February 1, 1999 |
| 3 |
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. |
February 8, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gift Dilbert's mother's birthday is coming up, and in search of the perfect gift, he returns to the mall where he was abandoned by his father (voiced by Buck Henry) years ago. |
November 2, 1999 |
| 2 |
The Shroud of Wally Dilbert has a near-death experience at a gas station, and finds that the afterlife is exactly like the office. Meanwhile, a group listening to a multi-level marketing speech become hypnotized, and through a bizarre accident caused by a crashing space shuttle and the birthday kit create a religion based on Wally. Dilbert and Dogbert manage to cover up the crash, while Wally turns away his followers with his odd habits. |
November 9, 1999 |
| 3 |
Art Dilbert is assigned to create a digital work of art. The result, the "Blue Duck," ends up appealing to the lowest common denominator of society and destroys the value and popularity of classic artworks. |
November 16, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | UPN |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 25, 1999 |
| Last aired | July 25, 2000 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |