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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

30min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Martin Manulis Productions

20th Century Fox Television

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Caper at the Bijou

1. Caper at the Bijou

29th Sep 1959

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.

The Best Dressed Man

2. The Best Dressed Man

6th Oct 1959

Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.

Love is a Science

3. Love is a Science

13th Oct 1959

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.

The Right Triangle

4. The Right Triangle

20th Oct 1959

Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.

Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

5. Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

3rd Nov 1959

Maynard gets drafted.

The Sweet Singer of Central High

6. The Sweet Singer of Central High

10th Nov 1959

After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.

Greater Love Hath No Man

7. Greater Love Hath No Man

17th Nov 1959

Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.

The Old Goat

8. The Old Goat

24th Nov 1959

Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.

Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

9. Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

1st Dec 1959

Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.

It Takes Two

10. It Takes Two

8th Dec 1959

Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.

Dobie's Birthday Party

11. Dobie's Birthday Party

15th Dec 1959

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

Deck the Halls

12. Deck the Halls

22nd Dec 1959

Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.

Couchville, USA

13. Couchville, USA

29th Dec 1959

Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

The Gaucho

14. The Gaucho

5th Jan 1960

Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.

The Smoke-Filled Room

15. The Smoke-Filled Room

12th Jan 1960

Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.

The Fist Fighter

16. The Fist Fighter

19th Jan 1960

Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.

The Hunger Strike

17. The Hunger Strike

26th Jan 1960

Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.

The Flying Millicans

18. The Flying Millicans

2nd Feb 1960

Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

Room at the Bottom

19. Room at the Bottom

9th Feb 1960

Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.

The Power of Positive Thinking

20. The Power of Positive Thinking

16th Feb 1960

In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.

Dobie Spreads a Rumor

21. Dobie Spreads a Rumor

23rd Feb 1960

Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.

Love is a Fallacy

22. Love is a Fallacy

1st Mar 1960

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

The Chicken from Outer Space

23. The Chicken from Outer Space

8th Mar 1960

Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .

Dobie's Navy Blues

24. Dobie's Navy Blues

15th Mar 1960

Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

Taken to the Cleaners

25. Taken to the Cleaners

29th Mar 1960

Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.

That's Show Biz

26. That's Show Biz

5th Apr 1960

Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.

The Prettiest Collateral in Town

27. The Prettiest Collateral in Town

12th Apr 1960

Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.

Live Alone and I Like It

28. Live Alone and I Like It

30min

19th Apr 1960

Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.

The Big Sandwich

29. The Big Sandwich

26th Apr 1960

Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.

Soup and Fish

30. Soup and Fish

3rd May 1960

Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.

Where There's a Will

31. Where There's a Will

30min

10th May 1960

Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.

Put Your Feet in Our Hands

32. Put Your Feet in Our Hands

17th May 1960

Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.

Competition is the Life of Trade

33. Competition is the Life of Trade

24th May 1960

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.

The French, They Are a Funny Race

34. The French, They Are a Funny Race

30min

31st May 1960

Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.

The Unregistered Nurse

35. The Unregistered Nurse

7th Jun 1960

Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.

The Long Arm of the Law

36. The Long Arm of the Law

30min

14th Jun 1960

Dobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.

Here Come the Groom

37. Here Come the Groom

21st Jun 1960

A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.

A Taste of Lobster

38. A Taste of Lobster

28th Jun 1960

Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.

Rock-a-Bye Dobie

39. Rock-a-Bye Dobie

5th Jul 1960

Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-mined father.

First air date

29th Sep 1959

Last air date

5th Jun 1963

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks