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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1

September. 29,1959
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7.7
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TV-PG
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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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1959-09-29   |  7.7   |   TV-PG
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 39 - Rock-a-Bye Dobie
Episode 38 - A Taste of Lobster
First Aired: 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.

Episode 37 - Here Come the Groom
First Aired: June. 21,1960

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

Episode 36 - The Long Arm of the Law
First Aired: 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.

Episode 35 - The Unregistered Nurse
Episode 34 - The French, They Are a Funny Race
Episode 33 - Competition is the Life of Trade
First Aired: 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.

Episode 32 - Put Your Feet in Our Hands
First Aired: 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.

Episode 31 - Where There's a Will
Episode 30 - Soup and Fish
First Aired: May. 03,1960

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

Episode 29 - The Big Sandwich
Episode 28 - Live Alone and I Like It
Episode 27 - The Prettiest Collateral in Town
Episode 26 - That's Show Biz
Episode 25 - Taken to the Cleaners
First Aired: March. 29,1960

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

Episode 24 - Dobie's Navy Blues
First Aired: March. 15,1960

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

Episode 23 - The Chicken from Outer Space
Episode 21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor
First Aired: February. 23,1960

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

Episode 20 - The Power of Positive Thinking
First Aired: 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.

Episode 19 - Room at the Bottom
Episode 18 - The Flying Millicans
Episode 17 - The Hunger Strike
Episode 16 - The Fist Fighter
First Aired: 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.

Episode 15 - The Smoke-Filled Room
First Aired: January. 12,1960

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

Episode 14 - The Gaucho
Episode 12 - Deck the Halls
First Aired: December. 22,1959

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

Episode 11 - Dobie's Birthday Party
Episode 10 - It Takes Two
Episode 9 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
Episode 8 - The Old Goat
First Aired: November. 24,1959

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

Episode 7 - Greater Love Hath No Man
Episode 6 - The Sweet Singer of Central High
First Aired: November. 10,1959

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

Episode 4 - The Right Triangle
First Aired: 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.

Episode 3 - Love is a Science
First Aired: 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.

Episode 2 - The Best Dressed Man
First Aired: October. 06,1959

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

Episode 1 - Caper at the Bijou
First Aired: 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.

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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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20th Century Fox Television , Martin Manulis Productions

Cast

Dwayne Hickman ,Bob Denver ,Frank Faylen

Genre

Comedy

Director

Martin Manulis

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