Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

The Name

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1999

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.

The Competition

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1999

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.

The Prototype

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1999

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.

The Takeover

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1999

The Takeover

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

Testing

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1999

Testing

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

Elbonian Trip

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1999

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.

Tower of Babel

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1999

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.

Little People

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Apr 5, 1999

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.

The Knack

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Apr 21, 1999

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.

Y2K

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: May 3, 1999

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. 

Charity

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 10, 1999

Charity

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

Holiday

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 17, 1999

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.

The Infomercial

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 24, 1999

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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