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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Takeover
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

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

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Name
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E1

    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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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Y2K
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E10

    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. Dilbert is rewarded for discovering this by being assigned to fix it, and he discovers that the system's original programmer was Wally. But have years of drudgework dulled his brain too much to be able to tackle this crucial task?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Scott Adams

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Ethics
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E17

    After the company employees are forced to take ethical-training classes, Dilbert is put in charge of designing a nationwide Internet voting network. His scruples are put to the test when an attractive female representative of a tobacco special-interest group tries to seduce him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Scott Adams

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Company Picnic
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E15

    The annual company picnic comes around and so does the softball game between Marketing and Engineering. This episode is based on Romeo and Juliet.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Little People
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Knack
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E9

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

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Charity
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E11

    Dilbert is forced to be a charity coordinator for the "Associated Way" charity drive.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Holiday
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E12

    Dilbert thinks there are too many time-wasting holidays; Dogbert concurrently convinces Congress to abandon all holidays in favor of a National Dogbert Day.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Infomercial
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E13

    The pre-production—non-lab-tested—Gruntmaster 6000 is scheduled to be tested by a Texan family.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Shroud of Wally
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - The Trial
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    Dilbert is sent to prison after the boss frames him for a fatal traffic accident. Once inside, he applies his knowledge of mathematics and engineering to prison life and takes over his cell block.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - The Off-Site Meeting
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E9

    Dilbert's home is chosen as the location for an off-site meeting when a dendrophile sues his company because of their deforestation policies.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Virtual Employee
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E12

    Dilbert and his co-workers find an empty cubicle and start dumping their obsolete computer equipment into it. To keep the marketing department from claiming the cubicle, they hack into the human resources database and create a profile for a fake engineer named Todd. The plan backfires when Todd is named project leader and develops a messianic reputation.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - The Dupey
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    Dilbert's attempts to design a Furby-style children's toy go horribly awry when the toys gain sentience and mutate into hideous but benevolent creatures that want independence.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Security Guard
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E6

    After a heated debate, Dilbert and the building's security guard trade jobs to see who can do the other's job better. Dilbert quickly finds himself in over his head when he discovers an illegal casino being run underneath the building.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Return
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E11

    Dilbert tries to buy a computer online but gets the wrong model, leading to an unpleasant surprise when he tries to return it to the company warehouse.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Art
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - The Merger
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E7

    The Boss decides that the company needs to merge with another, and chooses a company of brain-sucking extraterrestrials.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - The Assistant
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E10

    Dilbert is unwillingly promoted to management and given an assistant, sparking a showdown with the other engineers.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Pregnancy
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E13

    Ratbert accidentally sends Dilbert's model rocket into space. When it returns with samples of DNA from aliens, cows, hillbillies, engineers, and robots, it rectally impales Dilbert, impregnating him.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Hunger
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E8

    Dilbert tries to end world hunger by creating a new, safe, artificial food, but it tastes so bad that even people dying of starvation refuse to eat it – until his mother gets involved.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - The Delivery
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E14

    Dilbert's pregnancy turns into a media circus as the various "parents" of his baby sue for custody, with Steve Austin presiding over the hearing.

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    Writer:Scott Adams

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Scott Adams Ratings Summary

"The Takeover" is the best rated episode written by Scott Adams. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/15/1999 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Name".