Episodes (40)

Pilot
S01E01 · Pilot

Jan 01, 1959

Dobie believes his life is in shambles, all the fault of Max Shulman, the creator of this show and of the character of Dobie himself in the book "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", and thus the person who has placed him in all his misadventures. Dobie thinks about quitting the show altogether because of all the problems he will be facing episode after episode. Many of the other people who will be appearing on the show try to talk Dobie into changing his mind.

Caper at the Bijou
S01E02 · Caper at the Bijou

Sep 29, 1959

Dobie is desperate for money so he can take Thalia to the dance, so he and Maynard hatch a plot to dishonestly win $100 at the Bijou Theater on Jackpot Night.

The Best Dressed Man
S01E03 · The Best Dressed Man

Oct 06, 1959

Dobie launches a runway offensive versus wealthy, better-dressed hunk Milton Armitage, his competitor for luscious teen gold-digger Thalia Menninger. When Dobie's grocer father Herbert T. Gillis refuses to finance a clothing binge, Dobie talks a local haberdasher into letting Dobie secretly model the shoppe's best outfits, to promote the store's business, plus counter Maynard & The Beat Generation's anti-fashion values, which challenge 50's Mad Men mores.

Love Is a Science
S01E04 · Love Is a Science

Oct 13, 1959

Dobie forsakes poetry and sets to studying science so he can become a wealthy doctor and win Thalia's greedy heart. This episode introduces Zelda Gilroy and features her and Dobie's first meeting.

The Right Triangle
S01E05 · The Right Triangle

Oct 20, 1959

Brother Davey, home from college, gives Dobie some bad relationship advice.

Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
S01E06 · Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

Nov 03, 1959

Maynard receives his draft notice and Mr. Pomfritt and Dobie host a testimonial farewell dinner for him. This episode introduces Michael J. Pollard as Maynard's beatnik cousin Jerome.

The Sweet Singer of Central High
S01E07 · The Sweet Singer of Central High

Nov 10, 1959

When Dobie starts singing like Elvis Presley, he finds that it drives the girls at school wild. What's even better is that Thalia Meninger, the love of his life, has taken notice and decided to become his manager.

Greater Love Hath No Man
S01E08 · Greater Love Hath No Man

Nov 17, 1959

When Maynard returns from a short hitch in the service and falls for Dobie's girl Pearl, will Dobie do that far, far greater thing than he has ever done before and step aside for his love-struck friend?

The Old Goat
S01E09 · The Old Goat

Nov 24, 1959

With the big football game coming up and Central High doomed to lose, Dobie, Maynard and their friends plot to steal Webster High's mascot, a goat which Webster players traditionally pet for good luck just before games.

Dobie Gillis, Boy Actor
S01E10 · Dobie Gillis, Boy Actor

Dec 01, 1959

Dobie and Maynard conspire to get leading man Milton out of the way by opening night so his understudy Dobie can star opposite the lovely Annabelle in the school play, "Magnolias at Manassas: a Drama of the Civil War."

It Takes Two
S01E11 · It Takes Two

Dec 08, 1959

Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but his father must also win her approval

Dobie's Birthday Party
S01E12 · Dobie's Birthday Party

Dec 15, 1959

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

Deck the Halls
S01E13 · Deck the Halls

Dec 22, 1959

Herbert T. Gillis finds himself in jail on Christmas Eve after being stripped of his holiday spirit and driven to desperation by his family and customers.

Couchville, USA
S01E14 · Couchville, USA

Dec 29, 1959

All Dobie wants is six dollars so he can take Thalia to the junior prom, but Dobie's Dad won't give it to him until Dobie admits he hates his father. A gentle satire on psychiatric trends of the day.

The Gaucho
S01E15 · The Gaucho

Jan 05, 1960

Carlos, the suave son of an Argentinian general, boards with the Gillis family and immediately wins the fickle heart of Thalia. Dobie and Maynard plot to sabotage his success.

The Smoke-Filled Room
S01E16 · The Smoke-Filled Room

Jan 12, 1960

Thalia persuades Dobie to run against Milton Armitage in the election for junior class president. With Thalia serving as campaign manager and Maynard running a dirty tricks operation, how can Dobie lose?

The Fist Fighter
S01E17 · The Fist Fighter

Jan 19, 1960

Thalia will give her love only to an athlete, so Dobie schemes to set himself up as a fearless fighter, Top Fist. But Milton Armitage, Dobie's rival for Thalia's fickle heart, calls Dobie's bluff and challenges him to a bout.

The Hunger Strike
S01E18 · The Hunger Strike

Jan 26, 1960

Inspired by a poem and the prospect of winning Thalia's heart, Dobie embarks on a hunger strike, evoking from his family and friends admiration, worry and even wrath.

The Flying Millicans
S01E19 · The Flying Millicans

Feb 02, 1960

Dobie falls in love with the beautiful and brainy Aphrodite, whose robust family of health-food-eating acrobats begin putting Dobie through rigorous training in anticipation of the day he'll join their family and their act.

Room at the Bottom
S01E20 · Room at the Bottom

Feb 09, 1960

Thalia wants Dobie to go to Willoughby Hall, an exclusive eastern school, and befriend the sons of wealthy bankers (an idea that also captures Mr. Gillis' fancy in a dream sequence). All Dobie wants is Thalia's love, but to win her heart he must get a 100 on his math test. To what depth will he sink for love?

The Power of Positive Thinking
S01E21 · The Power of Positive Thinking

Feb 16, 1960

Dobie becomes enthralled by the theories of Professor Dobkin, author of "The Power of Magnetic Thought," whose teachings promise to make him the "dominating male" that Thalia demands.

Dobie Spreads a Rumor
S01E22 · Dobie Spreads a Rumor

Feb 23, 1960

Dobie plots to make Zelda more appealing to other boys by spreading a rumor that Zelda's father is inheriting one million dollars.

Love Is a Fallacy
S01E23 · Love Is a Fallacy

Mar 01, 1960

Thalia attempts to teach Dobie the art of thinking, Maynard thumps out a jazz beat to "cogito ergo sum" on his school desk and new girl Whitney threatens to shake up the status quo.

The Chicken from Outer Space
S01E24 · The Chicken from Outer Space

Mar 08, 1960

As hard as he tries, Dobie just can't seem to get rid of Zelda Gilroy, the one girl he doesn't want but wants him. Zelda is aware of Dobie's failings, such as not being a very bright student and thus not having any future career prospects. Zelda compensates for that by mapping out their future: they will live on a farm after they get married so that Dobie will at least be able to provide food. In being a farmer, Dobie has to take biology class, with which Zelda will help him. Dobie agrees to take biology only because he knows that brainy Zelda has his academic best ...

Dobie's Navy Blues
S01E25 · Dobie's Navy Blues

Mar 15, 1960

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

Taken to the Cleaners
S01E26 · Taken to the Cleaners

Mar 29, 1960

Seeing a financial opportunity, Thalia gets Dobie and his Dad mixed up with a shady dry cleaning operation. Will she clean up while they're hung out to dry?

That's Show Biz
S01E27 · That's Show Biz

Apr 05, 1960

Mr & Mrs. Gillis are persuaded to help with the Central High Student-Parent Betterment League's Capers, an amateur revue featuring acts of questionable talent. This episode turns the spotlight on Frank Faylen.

The Prettiest Collateral in Town
S01E28 · The Prettiest Collateral in Town

Apr 12, 1960

To help his father's chances of securing a loan, Dobie agrees to date the banker's spoiled-brat daughter.

Live Alone and Like It
S01E29 · Live Alone and Like It

Apr 19, 1960

Dobie and Maynard strike out on their own and rent an apartment.

The Big Sandwich
S01E30 · The Big Sandwich

Apr 26, 1960

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

Soup and Fish
S01E31 · Soup and Fish

May 03, 1960

Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. agrees to assist the under-dressed Dobie and Maynard gain entry to his cousin Sabrina Armitage's black-tie soirée by having each fellow take a turn wearing his tux. Will their jig be up and their pants down?

Where There's a Will
S01E32 · Where There's a Will

May 10, 1960

Mr. Gillis dreads signing his will and suffers a nightmare of what his wife and sons would do with his store in his absence.

Put Your Feet in Our Hands
S01E33 · Put Your Feet in Our Hands

May 17, 1960

Dobie and Chatsworth compete for the affections of Daphne by setting to work to sell the most shoes in her father's shoe store.

Competition Is the Life of Trade
S01E34 · Competition Is the Life of Trade

May 24, 1960

When the Quimbys come to town and open a grocery store, Dobie competes with Chatsworth for Delphine's affections while Mr. Gillis competes with Mr. Quimby for the local grocery trade.

The French, They Are a Funny Race
S01E35 · The French, They Are a Funny Race

May 31, 1960

Maynard is smitten with Francoise, and to compete with the similarly smitten Chatsworth Maynard trades in his sweatshirt and jazz sides for a sport coat and tie, but will he agree to shave off his beatnik beard?

The Unregistered Nurse
S01E36 · The Unregistered Nurse

Jun 07, 1960

Dobie falls for a nurse and fakes having a serious illness to win her attentions, but the disease he and Maynard plucked from a medical book sparks a panic.

The Long Arm of the Law
S01E37 · The Long Arm of the Law

Jun 14, 1960

After getting into a bit with a disgruntled police officer over picking flowers in the park Dobie goes to visit his new date that just so happens to be the officer's daughter.

Here Comes the Groom
S01E38 · Here Comes the Groom

Jun 21, 1960

Dobie acts impulsively and proposes marriage to Zelda.

A Taste for Lobster
S01E39 · A Taste for Lobster

Jun 28, 1960

Dobie meets Gwyneth, a simple girl who despises money, until her kid sister begins dating 13-year-old Chrissie Tyler, who runs a lucrative babysitting racket out of Charlie Wong's ice cream parlor.

Rock-A-Bye Dobie
S01E40 · Rock-A-Bye Dobie

Jul 05, 1960

Dobie and a girlfriend take a baby-sitting job, but the Gillises suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 (1959) is released on Jan 01, 1959 and the latest season 4 of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is released in 1962. Watch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis online - the English Comedy TV series from United States. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is directed by Rod Amateau,Guy Scarpitta,Stanley Z. Cherry,Ralph Murphy and created by Max Shulman with Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is available online on The Roku Channel and Tubi TV.

As know as:

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(English), The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(French), Dobie Gillis

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

20th Century Fox Television, Martin Manulis Productions

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