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Dilbert Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 1999 - 1999

Episode 1

The Name

Mon, Jan 25, 199922 mins

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.

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Episode 2

The Competition

Mon, Feb 1, 199922 mins

Rumors about a competitor to the Gruntmaster 6000 force Dilbert to shorten his own project's deadline. As a precaution, the Boss decides to tighten security and puts Dogbert in charge. Dilbert is accused of leaking company secrets and fired, leading him to work for rival company, unintentionally destroying them from the inside.

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Episode 3

The Prototype

Mon, Feb 8, 199923 mins

Dilbert and his team toil diligently on the prototype for the Gruntmaster 6000. They face stiff competition from another engineering team led by Lena.

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Episode 4

The Takeover

Mon, Feb 15, 199923 mins

Dilbert and Wally stumble upon a scheme that gets them controlling stake in the company. Dilbert tries his best to make the company a better place to work.

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Episode 5

Testing

Mon, Feb 22, 199923 mins

When it comes time to test the Gruntmaster exercise machine, the Pointy-Haired Boss subjects the employees to the company of Bob Bastard (born Robert Childbornoutofwedlock; "it's Icelandic," he insists). Bob submits the prototype to the worst tests imaginable-- culminating in the "Asteroid Crash Simulation Test."

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Episode 6

Elbonian Trip

Mon, Mar 1, 199923 mins

Dilbert, Alice, Wally, and the Boss go to mud-covered third-world country Elbonia where their Gruntmaster factory is located. They discover the working conditions are horrendous, as the "Right" people have been horribly exploiting the Lefties, who are believed to be inferior because they are left-handed. Dilbert tries to help the Lefties rebel but is arrested and sentenced to death, while Alice tries to save the babies from the assembly line.

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Episode 7

Tower of Babel

Mon, Mar 22, 199923 mins

When a flu virus spreads through the workplace and starts mutating its victims, Dilbert realizes that the only possible protection is an office with a door.

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Episode 8

Little People

Mon, Apr 5, 199923 mins

After noticing that someone has been messing around in his cubicle, Dilbert discovers that group of "downsized" engineers is responsible.

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Episode 9

The Knack

Mon, Apr 26, 199922 mins

Dilbert loses "the knack" for engineering after he accidentally takes a sip from his manager's coffee cup.

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Episode 10

Y2K

Mon, May 3, 199923 mins

To solve his company's impending Y2K problem, Dilbert must get someone to reprogram Black Betty, the company's aging mainframe.

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Episode 11

Charity

Mon, May 10, 199921 mins

Dilbert is annoyed with the hypocrisy of his co-workers after they become interested in charity for all the wrong reasons.

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Episode 12

Holiday

Mon, May 17, 199923 mins

Dilbert is frustrated with the growing number of holidays while Dogbert lobbies Congress to combine all holidays into one day: National Dogbert Day.

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Episode 13

The Infomercial

Mon, May 24, 199923 mins

The boss picks a hapless Texas redneck family to product-test the Gruntmaster 6000 before it is ready. Dilbert worries that the test will lead to disaster.

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