''Milton'' is a series of animated shorts created by

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in 1991.

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They aired on ''

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'' in the mid-1990s and, like Judge's other early shorts, appeared on

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's ''

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'' in the early 1990s. In the cartoon shorts, all voices are provided by Judge. The 1999 film ''

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'' was based upon the cartoons, and featured actor

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in the role of Milton Waddams. Although Milton was the title character from the shorts, the role was a supporting character in the ''Office Space'' feature film, as was his boss,

Bill Lumbergh William "Bill" Lumbergh is a fictional character, who appeared initially in the '' Milton'' animated shorts, and later was portrayed by Gary Cole in the 1999 film ''Office Space''. A caricature of corporate management, Lumbergh is a division vice ...

(played by actor

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in ''Office Space''). Milton traveled to different locations despite being consistently late for his taxis to take him there.

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The First Animations of Mike Judge
Film series introduced in 1991 Animated short film series 1991 animated films 1991 films Saturday Night Live sketches Saturday Night Live in the 1990s Workplace comedies Films directed by Mike Judge American animated short films 1990s American films {{1990s-short-animation-film-stub

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