The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Caper at the Bijou
29-09-1959Dobie 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.
- Ep 2
2.The Best Dressed Man
06-10-1959Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.
- Ep 3
3.Love is a Science
13-10-1959Thalia 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...
- Ep 4
4.The Right Triangle
20-10-1959Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.
- Ep 5
5.Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
03-11-1959Maynard gets drafted.
- Ep 6
6.The Sweet Singer of Central High
10-11-1959After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.
- Ep 7
7.Greater Love Hath No Man
17-11-1959Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.
- Ep 8
8.The Old Goat
24-11-1959Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.
- Ep 9
9.Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
01-12-1959Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.
- Ep 10
10.It Takes Two
08-12-1959Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.
- Ep 11
11.Dobie's Birthday Party
15-12-1959Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.
- Ep 12
12.Deck the Halls
22-12-1959Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.
- Ep 13
13.Couchville, USA
29-12-1959Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.
- Ep 14
14.The Gaucho
05-01-1960Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.
- Ep 15
15.The Smoke-Filled Room
12-01-1960Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.
- Ep 16
16.The Fist Fighter
19-01-1960Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.
- Ep 17
17.The Hunger Strike
26-01-1960Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.
- Ep 18
18.The Flying Millicans
02-02-1960Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.
- Ep 19
19.Room at the Bottom
09-02-1960Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.
- Ep 20
20.The Power of Positive Thinking
16-02-1960In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.
- Ep 21
21.Dobie Spreads a Rumor
23-02-1960Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.
- Ep 22
22.Love is a Fallacy
01-03-1960Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.
- Ep 23
23.The Chicken from Outer Space
08-03-1960Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .
- Ep 24
24.Dobie's Navy Blues
15-03-1960Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.
- Ep 25
25.Taken to the Cleaners
29-03-1960Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.
- Ep 26
26.That's Show Biz
05-04-1960Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.
- Ep 27
27.The Prettiest Collateral in Town
12-04-1960Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.
- Ep 28
28.Live Alone and I Like It
19-04-196030mDobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.
- Ep 29
29.The Big Sandwich
26-04-1960Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.
- Ep 30
30.Soup and Fish
03-05-1960Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.
- Ep 31
31.Where There's a Will
10-05-196030mHerbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.
- Ep 32
32.Put Your Feet in Our Hands
17-05-1960Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.
- Ep 33
33.Competition is the Life of Trade
24-05-1960Dobie's newest girlfriend's father happens to be opening a new grocery store. Mr. Gillis tries to spy under the name Fred C. Dobbs.
- Ep 34
34.The French, They Are a Funny Race
31-05-196030mMaynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.
- Ep 35
35.The Unregistered Nurse
07-06-1960Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.
- Ep 36
36.The Long Arm of the Law
14-06-196030mDobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.
- Ep 37
37.Here Come the Groom
21-06-1960A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.
- Ep 38
38.A Taste of Lobster
28-06-1960Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.
- Ep 39
39.Rock-a-Bye Dobie
05-07-1960Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-mined father.
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