Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 10th September 1993
Dilbert//1609, first published 33 years ago on Friday 10th September 1993
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watching tv dilbert dogbert cable tv man woman
Official transcript
Dogbert aims a video camera at Ratbert. Dilbert asks, "What are you filming?"
Dogbert replies, "Ratbert got his own cable tv channel."
Dogbert explains, "Now that cable tv has a thousand channels they're desperate for original programs."
A man and a woman sit on a couch watching television. The man points the remote control at the tv and says, "Back in the six hundreds I saw a rat slapping his head to a Barry Manilow tune."
The woman says, "That's worth a second look."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHAT ARE YOU FILMING ?
RATBERT GOT HIS OWN CABLE TV CHANNEL.
NOW THAT CABLE TV HAS A THOUSAND CHANNELS THEY'RE DESPERATE FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS.
BACK IN THE SIX- HUNDREDS I SAW A RAT SLAPPING HIS HEAD TO A BARRY MANILOW TUNE.
THAT'S WORTH A SECOND LOOK.
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AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Cable TV" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, and Ratbert, a white rat with a black nose and ears.
Panel 1: Dilbert asks Ratbert if he's filming his own cable TV channel. Ratbert responds that he has his own channel, which is desperate for original programs.
Panel 2: Dilbert asks what he's filming, and Ratbert reveals that he's filming a rat slapping his head to a Barry Manilow tune.
Panel 3: Dilbert and Ratbert are shown watching the video, with Dilbert looking unimpressed. The woman sitting next to him says, "Back in the six-hundreds I saw a rat slapping his head to a Barry Manilow tune. That's worth a second look."
Summary: The comic strip humorously portrays Ratbert's attempt to create original content for his cable TV channel, resulting in a bizarre and unappealing video. The punchline relies on the unexpected twist of the woman's comment, which adds to the comedic effect.
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