Dilbert - Series 1 - Episode 1
Dilbert continues having the egg dream, and learns about another guy with that dream who turned into a chicken. Dilbert works on a project named Acorn, but Dilmom suggests the name Gruntmaster 6000.
Episodes: 13 | Released: 1999 | Certificate: PG | Genre: Animated | Director: Seth Kearsley
Actors: Larry Charles
, Chris Dozois
Dilbert continues having the egg dream, and learns about another guy with that dream who turned into a chicken. Dilbert works on a project named Acorn, but Dilmom suggests the name Gruntmaster 6000.
Dilbert, Alice, and Wally are working on a new prototype, and they are competing against the notoriously ruthless Lena. She seduces Dilbert and steals his idea, but Dilbert's team wins anyway.
The Boss decides they need to increase security to prevent a leak about the Gruntmaster 6000. Dilbert is suspected of being a traitor and is fired, but he ends up destroying the rival company.
Bob Bastard arrives to test the Gruntmaster prototype, and it fails the first two rounds. Dilbert, with help from Dogbert in space, gets the Gruntmaster to pass the asteroid crash simulation test.
Dilbert and crew go to Elbonia to see the Gruntmaster factory, where the ""Right"" workers are exploiting the ""Lefties"". Dilbert tries to help, but is sentenced to death and Dogbert must save him.
Dilbert and Wally buy stock and join the board of their company, and come up with an idea that loses money. Wally sells their stock and they end up broke, while Dogbert owns the company.
A group of tiny engineers, who have been literally downsized, are stealing dry-erase markers and causing problems. Dogbert organizes a posse to stop them, and decides to sell them as toys.
A cold epidemic hits the office and causes mutations, and Dilbert puts himself in charge of building a germ free building. After it's complete, the Boss changes his mind, and Loud Howard destroys it.
Dilbert must fix the computer mainframe, Black Betty, before Y2K hits. Dogbert hypnotizes Wally so he'll remember how to access the mainframe, and Zimbu the monkey helps prevent a breakdown.
Dilbert drinks from the coffee cup of the Boss, and loses "the knack" for technology. In denial, he tries to launch a satellite, but he fails miserably and everyone is reverted back to medieval times.
The Boss needs a new plaque on his wall, and volunteers for the "Associated Way" charity drive. Dogbert forms his own charity, "Canine Apathy", and Dilbert must be charitable towards the Boss.
Dilbert is sick of the holidays, and Dogbert tries to convince Congress to consolidate all holidays into one - National Dogbert Day. Wally is depressed about this idea, and Dilbert changes his mind.
The Boss has shot an infomercial for the Gruntmaster 6000, and sent the machine to a family in Texas. A Black Hole develops, engulfing the entire state, and Dilbert seeks Stephen Hawking's help.