Dilbert (franchise) - Revision history

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MediocreUsername at 20:27, August 22, 2025

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Mythigator: /* Cast */ Grammar tweak

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Zenthor: /* Comic stories */

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 {{TB|[[Mr. Burns]], living in a bird cage, orders [[Smithers]] to change his newspaper so that he won't have to keep reading the same ''Dilbert'' strip.}}
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 {{TB|''[[The Town That Time Forgot]]''}}
 {{TB|[[Lisa]] chuckles at a news story she reads in the newspaper. [[Marge]] overhears and asks if she's reading ''Dilbert''.}}
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 {{TB|"[[I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]"}}
 {{TB|The Dilbert's Flying Cubicle ride is seen in the background as Marge and [[Dwight Diddlehopper]] walk in the [[Plaster Mountain Theme Park]]. Also, the theme music for the ''Dilbert'' TV show plays.}}
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	'''''Dilbert''''' is an American entertainment franchise created by cartoonist {{W\|Scott Adams}}. The ''Dilbert'' {{W\|Dilbert\|comic strip}} was first published in April 1989. In its early years, the comic strip was set mainly in the home of its title character, socially challenged engineer {{W2\|Dilbert\|character}}. Plotlines revolved around Dilbert's interactions with his pets, bizarre inventions, and awkward social life. The strip's popularity skyrocketed when Adams changed the strip's setting to Dilbert's workplace and its emphasis to technology and workplace issues.		'''''Dilbert''''' is an American entertainment franchise created by cartoonist {{W\|Scott Adams}}. The ''Dilbert'' {{W\|Dilbert\|comic strip}} was first published in April 1989. In its early years, the comic strip was set mainly in the home of its title character, socially challenged engineer {{W2\|Dilbert\|character}}. Plotlines revolved around Dilbert's interactions with his pets, bizarre inventions, and awkward social life. The strip's popularity skyrocketed when Adams changed the strip's setting to Dilbert's workplace and its emphasis to technology and workplace issues.

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 '''''Dilbert''''' is an American entertainment franchise created by cartoonist {{W|Scott Adams}}. The ''Dilbert'' {{W|Dilbert|comic strip}} was first published in April 1989. In its early years, the comic strip was set mainly in the home of its title character, socially challenged engineer {{W2|Dilbert|character}}. Plotlines revolved around Dilbert's interactions with his pets, bizarre inventions, and awkward social life. The strip's popularity skyrocketed when Adams changed the strip's setting to Dilbert's workplace and its emphasis to technology and workplace issues.

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 {{TBT|[[File:Chris Elliott.jpg|150px]]}}
 {{TB|[[Chris Elliott]]}}
-{{TB|Voiced {{w|Dogbert}}.}}
+{{TB|Voiced {{W|Dogbert}}.}}
 {{TB|Appeared in the special episode ''[[Springfield's Most Wanted]]''.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Kathy Griffin.jpg|150px]]}}

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 {{TB|Guest voice of The Assistant in "The Assistant".}}
 {{TB|Guest-voiced {{Ch|Andy Dick|himself}} in "[[Yokel Chords]]".}}
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-'''''Dilbert''''' is an American entertainment franchise created by cartoonist {{w|Scott Adams}}. The ''Dilbert'' {{w|Dilbert|comic strip}} was first published in April 1989. In its early years, the comic strip was set mainly in the home of its title character, socially challenged engineer {{W2|Dilbert|character}}. Plotlines revolved around Dilbert's interactions with his pets, bizarre inventions, and awkward social life. The strip's popularity skyrocketed when Adams changed the strip's setting to Dilbert's workplace and its emphasis to technology and workplace issues.
+'''''Dilbert''''' is an American entertainment franchise created by cartoonist {{W|Scott Adams}}. The ''Dilbert'' {{W|Dilbert|comic strip}} was first published in April 1989. In its early years, the comic strip was set mainly in the home of its title character, socially challenged engineer {{W2|Dilbert|character}}. Plotlines revolved around Dilbert's interactions with his pets, bizarre inventions, and awkward social life. The strip's popularity skyrocketed when Adams changed the strip's setting to Dilbert's workplace and its emphasis to technology and workplace issues.
-''Dilbert'' has spawned dozens of books, including chronological and theme-based compilations from the comic strip and non-fiction and humor books by Scott Adams. Other merchandise includes calendars, video games, board games, and food products. ''Dilbert'' also gave rise to an {{W2|Dilbert|TV series|animated TV series}} which aired on {{w|UPN}} from January 1999 to July 2000, for a total of 30 episodes.
+''Dilbert'' has spawned dozens of books, including chronological and theme-based compilations from the comic strip and non-fiction and humor books by Scott Adams. Other merchandise includes calendars, video games, board games, and food products. ''Dilbert'' also gave rise to an {{W2|Dilbert|TV series|animated TV series}} which aired on {{W|UPN}} from January 1999 to July 2000, for a total of 30 episodes.
 ''Dilbert'' has been referred to several times in ''The Simpsons''.
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 {{TB|"[[Judge Me Tender]]"}}
-{{TB|When {{ch|Ellen DeGeneres}} is serving as a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'', she is asked to give her opinion of a contestant's performance: "Ellen, what's your ramble on this?" She begins her answer by saying that she doesn't ramble, but then goes into a stream-of-consciousness monologue where she hits on several topics, finishing by saying that she loves ''Dilbert'', "because when you spend all day in a cubicle you just gotta dance".}}
+{{TB|When {{Ch|Ellen DeGeneres}} is serving as a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'', she is asked to give her opinion of a contestant's performance: "Ellen, what's your ramble on this?" She begins her answer by saying that she doesn't ramble, but then goes into a stream-of-consciousness monologue where she hits on several topics, finishing by saying that she loves ''Dilbert'', "because when you spend all day in a cubicle you just gotta dance".}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Japanese Warrior Monks One Million Copies Announcement.png|300px]]}}
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 {{TB|TV series episode "The Return"<br>(original airdate June 6, 2000)}}
-{{TB|Dilbert plays a game of [[Scrabble]] with a supercomputer called Comp-U-Comp. For its opening play, Comp-U-Comp uses all of its tiles to form "wipqozn", similar to Bart's playing "[[Dictionary:Kwyjibo|kwyjibo]]" in "[[Bart the Genius]]". However, where Bart makes up a definition for "kwyjibo" on the spot ("a big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin"), Comp-U-Comp uses its Internet connections to instantly add "wipqozn" to the dictionary, where it quickly comes into use (on a newscaster's {{w|Teleprompter}}) and takes on a meaning similar to "crap".}}
+{{TB|Dilbert plays a game of [[Scrabble]] with a supercomputer called Comp-U-Comp. For its opening play, Comp-U-Comp uses all of its tiles to form "wipqozn", similar to Bart's playing "[[Dictionary:Kwyjibo|kwyjibo]]" in "[[Bart the Genius]]". However, where Bart makes up a definition for "kwyjibo" on the spot ("a big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin"), Comp-U-Comp uses its Internet connections to instantly add "wipqozn" to the dictionary, where it quickly comes into use (on a newscaster's {{W|Teleprompter}}) and takes on a meaning similar to "crap".}}
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-{{TB|Voiced {{w|Catbert}}.}}
+{{TB|Voiced {{W|Catbert}}.}}
 {{TB|Guest voice of [[Bourbon Verlander]] in "[[The Caper Chase]]".}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Andy Dick.jpg|150px]]}}
 {{TB|[[Andy Dick]]}}
 {{TB|Guest voice of The Assistant in "The Assistant".}}
-{{TB|Guest-voiced {{ch|Andy Dick|himself}} in "[[Yokel Chords]]".}}
+{{TB|Guest-voiced {{Ch|Andy Dick|himself}} in "[[Yokel Chords]]".}}
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 {{TB|[[Christopher Guest]]}}
 {{TB|Guest voice of Dupey in "The Dupey"}}
-{{TB|Guest voice of {{chs|Spinal Tap|Nigel Tufnel}} in "[[The Otto Show]]".}}
+{{TB|Guest voice of {{Chs|Spinal Tap|Nigel Tufnel}} in "[[The Otto Show]]".}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Maurice LaMarche.jpg|150px]]}}
 {{TB|[[Maurice LaMarche]]}}
-{{TB|Voiced the {{w|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Mister_Garbage_Man|Garbageman}}, {{w|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Bob_the_Dinosaur|Bob the Dinosaur}}, and other characters.}}
+{{TB|Voiced the {{W|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Mister_Garbage_Man|Garbageman}}, {{W|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Bob_the_Dinosaur|Bob the Dinosaur}}, and other characters.}}
 {{TB|Recurring guest voice actor.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Jay Leno.jpg|150px]]}}
 {{TB|[[Jay Leno]]}}
 {{TB|Guest-voiced himself in "The Delivery".}}
-{{TB|Guest-voiced {{ch|Jay Leno|himself}} in "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]" and "[[To Courier with Love]]".}}
+{{TB|Guest-voiced {{Ch|Jay Leno|himself}} in "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]" and "[[To Courier with Love]]".}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Tress MacNeille.jpg|150px]]}}
 {{TB|[[Tress MacNeille]]}}
-{{TB|Voiced {{w|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Carol|Carol}}, Lena, and other characters.}}
+{{TB|Voiced {{W|List_of_Dilbert_characters#Carol|Carol}}, Lena, and other characters.}}
 {{TB|Supporting Cast: Voices [[Agnes Skinner]], [[Lindsey Naegle]], [[Cookie Kwan]], [[Crazy Cat Lady]], and many other characters.}}
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 {{TB|[[Billy West]]}}
-{{TB|Guest voice of the Marketing Guy and the {{w|Pointy-haired Boss}}'s Boss.}}
+{{TB|Guest voice of the Marketing Guy and the {{W|Pointy-haired Boss}}'s Boss.}}
 {{TB|Voiced [[Zoidberg]] in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''; [[Philip J. Fry]], Zoidberg, and [[Professor Farnsworth]] in "[[Simpsorama]]".}}
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