The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
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.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 1 - 39 Episode s
1x1 - Caper at the Bijou
September 29, 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.
1x2 - The Best Dressed Man
October 6, 1959
Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.
1x3 - Love is a Science
October 13, 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.
1x4 - The Right Triangle
October 20, 1959
Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.
1x5 - Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
November 3, 1959
Maynard gets drafted.
1x6 - The Sweet Singer of Central High
November 10, 1959
After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.
1x7 - Greater Love Hath No Man
November 17, 1959
Dobie tries to earn to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.
1x8 - The Old Goat
November 24, 1959
Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.
1x9 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
December 1, 1959
Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.
1x10 - It Takes Two
December 8, 1959
Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.
1x11 - Dobie's Birthday Party
December 15, 1959
Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.
1x12 - Deck the Halls
December 22, 1959
Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.
1x13 - Couchville, USA
December 29, 1959
Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.
1x14 - The Gaucho
January 5, 1960
Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.
1x15 - The Smoke-Filled Room
January 12, 1960
Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.
1x16 - The Fist Fighter
January 19, 1960
Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.
1x17 - The Hunger Strike
January 26, 1960
Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.
1x18 - The Flying Millicans
February 2, 1960
Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.
1x19 - Room at the Bottom
February 9, 1960
Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.
1x20 - The Power of Positive Thinking
February 16, 1960
In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.
1x21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor
February 23, 1960
Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.
1x22 - Love is a Fallacy
March 1, 1960
Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.
1x23 - The Chicken from Outer Space
March 8, 1960
Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .
1x24 - Dobie's Navy Blues
March 15, 1960
Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.
1x25 - Taken to the Cleaners
March 29, 1960
Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.
1x26 - That's Show Biz
April 5, 1960
Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.
1x27 - The Prettiest Collateral in Town
April 12, 1960
Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.
1x28 - Live Alone and I Like It
April 19, 1960
Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.
1x29 - The Big Sandwich
April 26, 1960
Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.
1x30 - Soup and Fish
May 3, 1960
Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.
1x31 - Where There's a Will
May 10, 1960
Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.
1x32 - Put Your Feet in Our Hands
May 17, 1960
Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.
1x33 - Competition is the Life of Trade
May 24, 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.
1x34 - The French, They Are a Funny Race
May 31, 1960
Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.
1x35 - The Unregistered Nurse
June 7, 1960
Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.
1x36 - The Long Arm of the Law
June 14, 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.
1x37 - Here Come the Groom
June 21, 1960
A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.
1x38 - A Taste of Lobster
June 28, 1960
Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.
1x39 - Rock-a-Bye Dobie
July 5, 1960
Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-mined father.
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