Dullard

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This article is about the comic strip. For the Strong Bad Email, see dullard.

Dullard is a comic strip by Levert Burtmore. It first appeared as an easter egg in the Strong Bad Email of the same name. It is a parody of the Dilbert comic strip by Scott Adams. It later appeared in the Puppet toon Biz Cas Fri 1, retirement, 4 branches and from work. Three additional comic strips that can be found only on the strongbad_email.exe DVD appear below.

Dullard 1 from Strong Bad Email #37

It's five.

PANEL ONE:

BALD MAN: {giving Dullard a piece of paper} I NEED THIS ON MY DESK BY FIVE.

PANEL TWO:

DULLARD: {giving the piece of paper to co-worker} I NEED THIS ON MY DESK BY FIVE.

PANEL THREE:

CO-WORKER: {giving the piece of paper to woman} I NEED THIS ON MY DESK BY FIVE.

PANEL FOUR:

WOMAN: {giving the piece of paper to comb-over man} I NEED THIS ON MY DESK BY FIVE.

PANEL FIVE:

COMB-OVER MAN: {dropping the piece of paper on bald man's desk} I NEED THIS ON MY DESK BY FIVE.

PANEL SIX:

ANIMAL WEARING TIE: IT'S FIVE.

Dullard (DVD version, method #2)

Yer job sucks.

PANEL ONE:

{Dullard is typing on his computer.}

PANEL TWO:

COMPUTER: BAD COMMAND OR FILENAME!

PANEL THREE:

{An irritated Dullard continues typing on his computer.}

PANEL FOUR:

TAKE-OUT GUY: TAKE OUT GUY!

DULLARD: MONEY'S ON THE FAX MACHINE.

PANEL FIVE:

COMPUTER: SUPER SYSTEM CRASH!

PANEL SIX:

{Dullard bangs his head on his computer.}

TAKE-OUT GUY: YER JOB SUCKS.

COMPUTER: TELL HIM ABOUT IT.

Dullard (DVD version, method #3)

You're a suck up.

PANEL ONE:

{The boss is pointing to a picture of a pie chart.}

BALD MAN: AND THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING IS AWESOME.

PANEL TWO:

DULLARD: I HATE OUR BOSS. HE CAN BOSS-OFF I SAY!

PANEL THREE:

CO-WORKER: OOH! I'M TELLIN'.

PANEL FOUR:

CO-WORKER: HEY BOSSYFACE, DULLARD HERE WAS JUST SAYIN..

{Dullard looks horrified}

PANEL FIVE:

CO-WORKER: ...HOW YOU'RE THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE WHIRLED.

{Dullard looks relieved}

PANEL SIX:

BALD MAN: YOU'RE A SUCK UP.

Dullard (DVD version, method #4)

...then we made out on her desk.

PANEL ONE:

WOMAN: THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I HATE DULLARD.

PANEL TWO:

COMB-OVER MAN: NOT ME. HE'S A GOOD VIDEO GOLF PARTNER.

PANEL THREE:

WOMAN: YOU MEN ARE ALL THE SAME. HONESTLY.

PANEL FOUR:

COMB-OVER MAN: WELL I HONESTLY THINK YOU'RE A HIDEOUS BAG.

PANEL FIVE:

WOMAN: HMPH!

PANEL SIX:

{Dullard is playing video golf.}

COMB-OVER MAN: ...THEN WE MADE OUT ON HER DESK.

Dullard 2 from puppet toon "Biz Cas Fri 1"

A meet n' greet?

PANEL ONE:

{Dullard is working at his computer. A woman is standing nearby}

WOMAN: MISSED YOU AT THE OFF SITE MEET N' GREET

PANEL TWO:

DULLARD: {irritated} THAT'S FUNNY. I DIDN'T MISS YOU AT THE MY HOUSE SIT N' DRINK.

PANEL THREE:

WOMAN: {storming off} HMPH!

PANEL FOUR:

{Dullard looks more irritated.}

CO-WORKER: MISSED YOU AT THE OFF SITE MEET N' GREET

PANEL FIVE:

BALD MAN: {holding pieces of paper} MISSED YOU AT THE OFF SITE MEET N' GREET

{Dullard bangs his head on his computer.}

PANEL SIX:

COMB-OVER MAN: WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT A SIT N' DRINK AT YOUR PLACE?

Dullard 3 from Strong Bad Email #159

You may be on to something.

PANEL ONE:

{Dullard is at his computer, with the boss behind him}

BALD MAN: I WANT YOU TO MEET OUR NEW I.T. PROFESSIONAL.

PANEL TWO:

BALD MAN: {pointing to a horse-headed person behind him} THIS IS RANDY. TREAT HIM NICE NOW.

PANEL THREE:

DULLARD: I'M A THOUSAND PERCENT SURE THAT'S A HORSE.

PANEL FOUR:

{Randy pulls out a handful of hay}

PANEL FIVE:

{Randy chews the hay}

PANEL SIX:

BALD MAN: {turns back to Dullard} YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING.

Dullard 4 from Strong Bad Email #161

cL0Bb3R!

PANEL ONE:

{Dullard is at his computer, with the woman behind him}

WOMAN: I FORGOT MY PASSWORD AGAIN, DULLARD.

PANEL TWO:

WOMAN: THEY SAY YOU'RE S'POSED TO CHANGE IT EVERY NINETY DAYS...

PANEL THREE:

WOMAN: AND NOW YOU'RE S'POSED TO USE SYMBOLS AND UPPERCASE LETTERS...

PANEL FOUR:

{Dullard begins to get angry}

WOMAN: NO MORE BIRTHDAYS OR PET'S NAMES OR ANYTHING...

PANEL FIVE:

WOMAN: SOOOOO, WHAT'S YOURS?

{Dullard grabs his monitor}

PANEL SIX:

{Dullard clobbers the woman with his monitor, with the sound effect "cL0Bb3R!"}

Dullard 5 from Strong Bad Email #169

Whatever will become of the Breakroom Bruisers?

PANEL ONE:

COMB-OVER MAN: SO CORPORATE HAD A NEW NETWORK WIDE FIREWALL INSTALLED...

PANEL TWO:

DULLARD: IS IT OKAY THAT I TOTALLY DON'T CARE?

PANEL THREE:

COMB-OVER MAN: {walking away} I GUESS, BUT THAT MEANS NO MORE FANTASY FOOSBALL.

{Dullard looks surprised}

PANEL FOUR:

DULLARD: WHATEVER WILL BECOME OF THE BREAKROOM BRUISERS?

PANEL FIVE:

WOMAN: THIS NEW FIREMAN WON'T LET ME SEND YOU INSTANT MESSAGERS!

PANEL SIX:

{Dullard types rapidly with glee. Woman looks annoyed.}

DULLARD: I FIT TO LOVE THE NEW FIREWALL!

Characters

Most characters in the strip correspond with different Dilbert characters.

Image	Dullard Character	Dilbert Character	Appearances
No image	The titular character. Dullard has a low tolerance for his job and coworkers (the apparent sole exception being his video golf partner), and is prone to cynical remarks and, in extreme cases, violence.	Dilbert	All comics
	The boss of the office. He is hated by Dilbert and is depicted as being stern and ignorant.	Pointy-Haired Boss	Email dullard, Biz Cas Fri 1, retirement
	Dullard's coworker. He and Dullard seem to have an antagonistic relationship, with the former getting Dullard into trouble, and the latter showing irritation and offloading his work onto him.	Ted, the Generic Guy	Email dullard, Biz Cas Fri 1
	The only female character. There's a good chance she hates Dullard, and Dullard's responses to her suggest that the feeling is more than mutual.	Alice/Carol	Email dullard, Biz Cas Fri 1, 4 branches, coloring, from work
	A short coworker with a comb-over. He gets along with Dullard, playing video golf and fantasy foosball with him and being the only one to follow up on Dullard's mention of a "sit n' drink" at his place.	Wally	Email dullard, Biz Cas Fri 1, from work
	This animal character appeared in the original Dullard comic.	Dogbert, Catbert, and/or Ratbert	Email dullard
No image	Randy the I.T. professional is a horse with no lines of dialogue, only shown eating hay.	Various animal coworkers	retirement

Fun Facts

• The line "everything is awesome", from the first panel in method #3, was previously used in the email little animal.
• In the Dilbert comic on December 5th, 2004, Dilbert helps the Boss change his password. It corresponds to the one in 4 branches.
• In Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene, the storyboard is made in the same style as Dullard comics are, but stars caricatures of Strong Bad and Coach Z.