Episode
Dilbert: The Assistant
Overview
Dilbert is unwillingly promoted to management and given an assistant, sparking a showdown with the other engineers.
Details
- Series
- Dilbert
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2000-02-15
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Assistant is Episode 10 in Season 2 of Dilbert. It aired on 2000-02-15. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 6: The Security Guard
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