Little is known about Dadbert, as he is unseen in the comic and only seen (albeit with his face covered) in the TV show in The Gift. The first story about Dadbert, printed in 1995, was that Dilbert and Dilmom lost him at the mall during Christmas of 1992. They never went back to look for him because they were "waiting for a sale." Dadbert has yet to be seen or referred to in the strip since.