Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 8th August 1990

Dilbert//480, first published 36 years ago on Wednesday 8th August 1990

Tags

doctor doctor fishlips dilbert police bold escape prison institutions

Open source transcript

HELLO, DILBERT, THIS IS DOCTOR FISHLIPS. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COME BACK FOR SOME X-RAYS.

X-RAYS? IS THAT STANDARD PROCEDURE A WEEK AFTER AN APPENDECTOMY ?

A PATIENT FROM THE PRISON IS MISSING...

I'M TOLD THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME "TINY TOM" HAS TRIED A BOLD ESCAPE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "X-Rays"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a brown hat and white shirt, engaged in a phone conversation with Doctor Fishlips. Dilbert inquires about the possibility of returning for additional X-rays, to which Doctor Fishlips responds that a standard procedure is performed once a week following an appendectomy.

In the next panel, Dilbert is shown standing in front of a police officer, who is handcuffing him. The officer explains that the patient from the prison is missing and has attempted to escape. Dilbert is perplexed, asking if this is the first time "Tiny Tom" has tried to escape.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's conversation with Doctor Fishlips
• The introduction of a new character, "Tiny Tom," and his attempted escape from prison
• The police officer's involvement in apprehending Dilbert

Overall:

The comic strip presents a humorous and unexpected twist on the typical medical setting, with Dilbert's confusion and the introduction of a new character adding to the comedic effect.

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