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The Knack

April 26, 1999 TV Episode Dilbert

Studio
Adelaide Productions, Columbia Tri-Star Television Animation, Idbox, United Media
Animation studio
Rough Draft Studios

Synopsis

When Dilbert sips from the cup of management, he loses "the knack" that makes him a great engineer. In denial of his situation, he engineers a satellite project that goes wrong and takes out all communications and power, sending the world back into the dark ages.

Characters

Dilbert, Dogbert, Pointy-Haired Boss, Alice, Wally, Dilmom, Garbage Man

Credits

Directing

Director
Michael Goguen

Producing

Producer
Jeffrey L. Goldstein
Co-Producer
Denise Pleune
Executive Producer
Larry Charles
Co-Executive Producers
David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic, Scott Adams
Supervising Producers
Richard Raynis, Jeff Kahn

Writing

Writer
Ned Goldreyer, Scott Adams, Larry Charles
Based on the Original Strip by
Scott Adams

Voices

Voice
Daniel Stern (Dilbert), Chris Elliott (Dogbert), Larry Miller (Pointy-Haired Boss), Kathy Griffin (Alice), Gordon Hunt (Wally), Jackie Hoffman (Dilmom), Maurice LaMarche (Garbage Man)

Music

Music
Ian Dye
Theme Song "The Dilbert Zone"
Danny Elfman

Editing

Editor
Mark Scheib

Crew

Created By
Scott Adams
Storyboards
Jenny Lerew, John Mathot
Layouts
Craig Voigt
Character Layouts
Greg Colton
Animation Checker
Duff Armour
Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan Sola
Sound
Reuben Simon, Wade Wilson
Music Producer
Steve Bartek
Music Editor
Tony Dimito
Post-Production Coordinator
Gregory J. Favro