Dilbert — Season 1

All 13 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    January 25, 1999 · 30m

    The Name

    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.

  2. 02

    February 1, 1999 · 30m

    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.

  3. 03

    February 8, 1999 · 30m

    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.

  4. 04

    February 15, 1999 · 30m

    The Takeover

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

  5. 05

    February 22, 1999 · 30m

    Testing

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

  6. 06

    March 1, 1999 · 30m

    Elbonian Trip

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

  7. 07

    March 22, 1999 · 30m

    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 in exchange for a new office.

  8. 08

    April 5, 1999 · 30m

    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.

  9. 09

    April 21, 1999 · 30m

    The Knack

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

  10. 10

    May 3, 1999 · 30m

    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.

  11. 11

    May 10, 1999 · 30m

    Charity

    Dilbert questions the idea of charity and is forced to be the coordinator for the "Associated Way" charity drive.

  12. 12

    May 17, 1999 · 30m

    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.

  13. 13

    May 24, 1999 · 30m

    The Infomercial

    The pre-production, non-lab-tested Gruntmaster 6000 is scheduled to be tested by a Texan family whose ill treatment of it threatens to destroy the world. Meanwhile, the Boss begins predicting the future while asleep after injuring his head while making a commercial for the Gruntmaster 6000.

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