Dilbert (Temporada 2)

Serie de TV (1999-2000). 2 temporadas. 30 Episodios. Dilbert es el nombre de una tira satírica creada por Scott Adams que ha aparecido en los periódicos desde 1989, dando lugar a varios libros, una serie animada de TV y numerosos productos enlazados que van desde muñecos rellenos hasta helados. La trama de este cómic se desarrolla en el contexto de lo cotidiano para millones de empleados: políticas de oficina, jefes sin idea de lo que hacen, compañeros de trabajo molestos, asignaturas sin sentido, juntas eternas. El mismo tipo de cosas que la gente odia en su trabajo diario son las que provocan las carcajadas en Dilbert.

The Gift (Episodio 1)
Guionista: Ned Goldreyer
Fecha de emisión: 1999-11-02
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Dilbert's mother's birthday is coming up, and in search of the perfect gift, he returns to the mall where he was abandoned by his father (voiced by Buck Henry) years ago.
The Trial (Episodio 2)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 1999-11-23
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Shroud of Wally (Episodio 3)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 1999-11-16
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Dupey (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1999-12-07
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Art (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-22
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Hunger (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-01
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Security Guard (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 2000-01-18
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Merger (Episodio 8)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-01-25
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: The Boss decides that the company needs to merge with another, and chooses a company of brain-sucking extraterrestrials.
The Off-Site Meeting (Episodio 9)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-08
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Dilbert's home is chosen as the location for an off-site meeting when a dendrophile sues his company because of their deforestation policies.
The Assistant (Episodio 10)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-15
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Dilbert is unwillingly promoted to management and given an assistant, sparking a showdown with the other engineers.
Company Picnic (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 2000-07-11
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: The annual company picnic comes around and so does the softball game between Marketing and Engineering. This episode is based on Romeo and Juliet.
The Virtual Employee (Episodio 12)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-05-30
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Return (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 2000-06-06
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Ethics (Episodio 14)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-06-13
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Fact (Episodio 15)
Guionista: Joe Port
Fecha de emisión: 1999-11-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Dogbert becomes rich and famous by writing a best-selling book about an imaginary disease, 'Chronic Cubicle Syndrome', and Dilbert finds himself saddled with the job of devising a cure.
Pregnancy (Episodio 16)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-07-18
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Delivery (Episodio 17)
Guionista: Scott Adams
Fecha de emisión: 2000-07-25
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.