Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th March 1990

Dilbert//337, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 18th March 1990

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dilbert home video dogbert godzilla bob dinosaur raymond burr set key grip role scene movie cheeseburger smoosh face fire extinguisher

Official transcript

Dilbert sees Dogbert holding a video camera and asks, "A home video?"

Dogbert answers, "'Dogbert Versus Godzilla.' We'll use Bob the Dinosaur as Godzilla and you can be Raymond Burr!"

Bob asks, "Shouldn't Godzilla get top billing?"

Dogbert shouts through a megaphone, "Quiet on the set!!"

Dawn tells Dilbert, "Dogbert is letting me be the 'key grip.'"

Dilbert replies, "Darn! All I get was the Raymond Burr role."

Dogbert says, "In this first scene, Bob, you rip the arms off the 'Ken' doll while Barbie and Skipper watch in horror."

Dogbert continues, "Dilbert, you'll be eating a cheeseburger and the shock waves will cause you to smoosh it into your face."

Dogbert continues, "Then I come in and waste both of you with a fire extinguisher."

Dilbert asks, "Raymond Burr dies?"

Dawn asks, "What, no sequel?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A HOME VIDEO ?

"DOGBERT VERSUS GODZILLA." WE'LL USE BOB THE DINOSAUR AS GODZILLA AND YOU CAN BE RAYMOND BURR!

SHOULDN'T GODZILLA GET TOP BILLING ?

QUIET ON THE SET!!

DOGBERT IS LETTING ME BE THE "KEY GRIP." DARN! ALL I GOT WAS THE RAYMOND BURR ROLE IN THIS FIRST SCENE, BOB, YOU RIP THE ARMS OFF THE "KEN" DOLL WHILE BARBIE AND SKIPPER WATCH IN HORROR.

DILBERT, YOU'LL BE EATING A CHEESEBURGER AND THE SHOCK WAVES WILL CAUSE YOU TO SMOOSH IT INTO YOUR FACE.

THEN I COME IN AND WASTE BOTH OF YOU WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISH- RAYMOND BURR DIES?

WHAT, NO SEQUEL?

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Godzilla vs. Dogbert" and features a humorous exchange between Dogbert and Godzilla.

Scene 1: Dogbert's Plan

• Dogbert plans to use Godzilla as a prop in a home video.
• He instructs Godzilla to be Raymond Burr, the actor who played Godzilla in the original movies.

Scene 2: Godzilla's Response

• Godzilla is skeptical of Dogbert's plan and refuses to participate.
• Dogbert becomes frustrated and tries to persuade Godzilla to cooperate.

Scene 3: Godzilla's Demise

• Godzilla ultimately refuses to participate and dies, leaving Dogbert alone and disappointed.

Summary

The comic strip is a lighthearted and humorous take on the classic monster movie genre, with Dogbert's antics providing comedic relief. The strip pokes fun at the idea of using a real-life monster as a prop in a home video, and the absurdity of Godzilla's refusal to cooperate. Overall, the comic strip is a fun and entertaining read for fans of the "Dilbert" series.

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