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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV-PG1959•30m•6.0/10
Comedy

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis. The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.

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Production

Martin Manulis Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 29, 1959

Last Aired

June 5, 1963

Networks

CBS

Created By

Max Shulman

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Caper at the Bijou
Air date: 1959-09-29
Dobie and Maynard conspire to rig the raffle at the local movie theatre so that Dobie can win enough money to take Thalia to the prom.
E2
The Best Dressed Man
Air date: 1959-10-06
Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.
E3
Love is a Science
Air date: 1959-10-13
Thalia urges Dobie to become a doctor, but he meets Zelda Gilroy and learns about the scientific concept of propinquity, the psychological tendency for people to form relationships with those whom they encounter often.
E4
The Right Triangle
Air date: 1959-10-20
Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.
E5
Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
Air date: 1959-11-03
Maynard gets drafted.
E6
The Sweet Singer of Central High
Air date: 1959-11-10
After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.
E7
Greater Love Hath No Man
Air date: 1959-11-17
Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.
E8
The Old Goat
Air date: 1959-11-24
Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.
E9
Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
Air date: 1959-12-01
Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.
E10
It Takes Two
Air date: 1959-12-08
Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.
E11
Dobie's Birthday Party
Air date: 1959-12-15
Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.
E12
Deck the Halls
Air date: 1959-12-22
Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.
E13
Couchville, USA
Air date: 1959-12-29
Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.
E14
The Gaucho
Air date: 1960-01-05
Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.
E15
The Smoke-Filled Room
Air date: 1960-01-12
Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.
E16
The Fist Fighter
Air date: 1960-01-19
Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.
E17
The Hunger Strike
Air date: 1960-01-26
Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.
E18
The Flying Millicans
Air date: 1960-02-02
Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.
E19
Room at the Bottom
Air date: 1960-02-09
Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.
E20
The Power of Positive Thinking
Air date: 1960-02-16
In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.
E21
Dobie Spreads a Rumor
Air date: 1960-02-23
Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.
E22
Love is a Fallacy
Air date: 1960-03-01
Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.
E23
The Chicken from Outer Space
Air date: 1960-03-08
Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .
E24
Dobie's Navy Blues
Air date: 1960-03-15
Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.
E25
Taken to the Cleaners
Air date: 1960-03-29
Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.
E26
That's Show Biz
Air date: 1960-04-05
Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.
E27
The Prettiest Collateral in Town
Air date: 1960-04-12
Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.
E28
Live Alone and I Like It
Air date: 1960-04-19
Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.
E29
The Big Sandwich
Air date: 1960-04-26
Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.
E30
Soup and Fish
Air date: 1960-05-03
Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.
E31
Where There's a Will
Air date: 1960-05-10
Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.
E32
Put Your Feet in Our Hands
Air date: 1960-05-17
Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.
E33
Competition is the Life of Trade
Air date: 1960-05-24
Dobie's newest girlfriend's father happens to be opening a new grocery store. Mr. Gillis tries to spy under the name Fred C. Dobbs.
E34
The French, They Are a Funny Race
Air date: 1960-05-31
Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.
E35
The Unregistered Nurse
Air date: 1960-06-07
Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.
E36
The Long Arm of the Law
Air date: 1960-06-14
Dobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.
E37
Here Come the Groom
Air date: 1960-06-21
A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.
E38
A Taste of Lobster
Air date: 1960-06-28
Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.
E39
Rock-a-Bye Dobie
Air date: 1960-07-05
Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-mined father.

Cast

Dwayne Hickman

Dwayne Hickman

Dobie Gillis

Bob Denver

Bob Denver

Maynard G. Krebs

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Herbert T. Gillis

Florida Friebus

Florida Friebus

Winifred Gillis

Sheila James Kuehl

Sheila James Kuehl

Zelda Gilroy

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