"DILBERT" CREATOR SCOTT ADAMS APPEARS ON "BABYLON 5" Cartoonist drops in on what he calls "the best television show ever made" (Burbank, CA -- April , 1997) - Cartoonist Scott Adams, who satirizes the American workplace each day in over 1550 newspapers around the world with his comic strip, "Dilbert," makes an appearance on his favorite program, "Babylon 5," airing (day and time on channel). Earlier this year, Adams character "Dilbert" listed his favorite shows for TV Guide and picked "Babylon 5" as his top choice stating it is --"the best show ever made." Producers later contacted him to discuss appearing in an episode, and despite pressing deadlines for his latest book, the cartoonist jumped at the chance. ""Babylon 5" is the only show I schedule my time around," he says. "No matter how busy I am, I won't book anything when "Babylon 5" is on. So when they asked me if I was interested in being on, I said 'of course.' I mean, how often do you get to be on a TV show, let alone your favorite show?" Producers originally talked with Adams about playing an alien character, "but as it turns out, I play a human -- a slightly deranged human, but a human nonetheless." In the "Babylon 5" episode titled "Moments of Transition," he portrays a mystery man named, appropriately enough, "Mr. Adams", who solicits the services of former station security chief and private investigator, "Michael Garibaldi" (Jerry Doyle), supposedly to locate a lost dog. "Garibaldi" decides the assignment is not for him when the strange man cryptically warns him of a mysterious plot to take over the galaxy. Attending to Adams' needs in the episode is his silent Minbari aide, played by Adams' real-life girlfriend, Pam Okasaki. "I'm glad Pam had to be the alien and not me," admits Adams. "With all that makeup, I didn't want to get all that sticky stuff in my hair." Adams called filming the episode at "Babylon 5's" Southern California set "a blast," but says he won't give up his "Dilbert" gig any time soon, even though he was required to apply for a Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) card in order to participate in the "Babylon 5" episode. While on the set, he managed to achieve another objective -- to gather information for his new book, "The Dilbert Future" (to be released in mid-May by HarperBusiness). Of course, "Moments of Transition" also features some more serious business: Minbari Ambassador "Delenn," played by Mira Furlan, will make the ultimate sacrifice for her people, telepath 'Lyta Alexander' (Patricia Tallman) will accept a desperate proposition that could lead her back to the hated Psi Corps and "Captain Sheridan" (Bruce Boxleitner) faces the possibility of going to war with Earth. "Moments of Transition" was written by show creator J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Tony Dow. "Babylon 5" stars Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, and Mira Furian. Richard Biggs, Bill Mumy, Jason Carter, Stephen Furst, Jeff Conaway and Patricia Tallman also star, with Peter Jurasik as "Londo" and Andreas Katsulas as "G-Kar." Currently in its fourth season, "Babylon 5" is produced by Babylonian Productions, Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. J. Michael Straczynski is the series creator and Douglas Netter and Straczynski are the executive producers. John Copeland serves as producer and George Johnsen is co-producer. Eminent science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison is creative consultant. Online fans can visit the Official Warner Bros. "Babylon 5" web site at: http://www.babylon5.com and the Official Fan Club site at: http://www.thestation.com Contact: Sandi Serling Serling & Associates xxx/xxx-xxxx sandis955@aol.com