The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
A teen and his laid-back best friend try to navigate school, family expectations, and changing plans for the future while chasing popularity, money, and romance. Each episode follows their latest scheme and social misstep, mixing generation-gap clashes with fast, joke-filled situations and a distinctly late-’50s youth vibe.
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Season 1
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1
E1
Caper at the Bijou
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.
Sep 29, 1959 · 26m -
2
E2
The Best Dressed Man
Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.
Oct 6, 1959 · 26m -
3
E3
Love is a Science
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.
Oct 13, 1959 · 26m -
4
E4
The Right Triangle
Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.
Oct 20, 1959 · 26m -
5
E5
Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
Maynard gets drafted.
Nov 3, 1959 · 26m -
6
E6
The Sweet Singer of Central High
After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.
Nov 10, 1959 · 26m -
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E7
Greater Love Hath No Man
Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.
Nov 17, 1959 · 26m -
8
E8
The Old Goat
Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.
Nov 24, 1959 · 26m -
9
E9
Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.
Dec 1, 1959 · 26m -
10
E10
It Takes Two
Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.
Dec 8, 1959 · 26m -
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E11
Dobie's Birthday Party
Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.
Dec 15, 1959 · 26m -
12
E12
Deck the Halls
Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.
Dec 22, 1959 · 26m -
13
E13
Couchville, USA
Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.
Dec 29, 1959 · 26m -
14
E14
The Gaucho
Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.
Jan 5, 1960 · 26m -
15
E15
The Smoke-Filled Room
Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.
Jan 12, 1960 · 26m -
16
E16
The Fist Fighter
Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.
Jan 19, 1960 · 26m -
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E17
The Hunger Strike
Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.
Jan 26, 1960 · 26m -
18
E18
The Flying Millicans
Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.
Feb 2, 1960 · 26m -
19
E19
Room at the Bottom
Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.
Feb 9, 1960 · 26m -
20
E20
The Power of Positive Thinking
In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.
Feb 16, 1960 · 26m -
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E21
Dobie Spreads a Rumor
Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.
Feb 23, 1960 · 26m -
22
E22
Love is a Fallacy
Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.
Mar 1, 1960 · 26m -
23
E23
The Chicken from Outer Space
Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .
Mar 8, 1960 · 26m -
24
E24
Dobie's Navy Blues
Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-minded father.
Mar 15, 1960 · 26m -
25
E25
Taken to the Cleaners
Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.
Mar 29, 1960 · 26m -
26
E26
That's Show Biz
Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.
Apr 5, 1960 · 26m -
27
E27
The Prettiest Collateral in Town
Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.
Apr 12, 1960 · 26m -
28
E28
Live Alone and I Like It
Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.
Apr 19, 1960 · 26m -
29
E29
The Big Sandwich
Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.
Apr 26, 1960 · 26m -
30
E30
Soup and Fish
Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.
May 3, 1960 · 26m -
31
E31
Where There's a Will
Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.
May 10, 1960 · 26m -
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E32
Put Your Feet in Our Hands
Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.
May 17, 1960 · 26m -
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E33
Competition is the Life of Trade
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.
May 24, 1960 · 26m -
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E34
The French, They Are a Funny Race
Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.
May 31, 1960 · 26m -
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E35
The Unregistered Nurse
Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.
Jun 7, 1960 · 26m -
36
E36
The Long Arm of the Law
Dobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.
Jun 14, 1960 · 26m -
37
E37
Here Come the Groom
A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.
Jun 21, 1960 · 26m -
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E38
A Taste of Lobster
Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.
Jun 28, 1960 · 26m -
39
E39
Rock-A-Bye Dobie
Dobie and a girlfriend take a baby-sitting job, but the Gillises suspect Dobie is secretly a father.
Jul 5, 1960 · 26m