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 4)
A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to a Funny Thing 0.0
Air date: 1962-09-26
Overview: Maynard saves a suicidal jumper but falls from the ledge himself and is taken to a psycho ward.
What's a Little Murder Between Friends 0.0
Air date: 1962-10-03
Overview: Dobie names Thaila as his beneficiary on a life insurance policy, then becomes paranoid that she and Maynard are trying to kill him.
Northern Comfort 0.0
Air date: 1962-10-10
Overview: Mrs. Gillis's cousin Virgil visits and gets the Gillises to supply him with all he needs for a singing engagement.
The Ugliest American 0.0
Air date: 1962-10-17
Overview: On a class trip to an African jungle, Dobie is captured by a tribe of cannibals.
A Splinter Off the Old Block 0.0
Air date: 1962-10-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dobie's teenage cousin Duncan moves in with the Gillises and tells Dobie's girlfriend that Dobie needs help for a drinking problem.
What Makes the Varsity Drag? 0.0
Air date: 1962-10-31
Overview: Dobie joins the football squad to impress a girl, but only succeeds in making her big bruiser boyfriend jealous.
Like Hi, Exlosives 0.0
Air date: 1962-11-07
Overview: Duncan and Maynard don't realize they loaded up the Gillis Grocery delivery truck with a case of nitroglycerin.
Where is Thy Sting 0.0
Air date: 1962-11-14
Overview: Dobie pretends to be terminaly ill to gain a girl's sympathy. However, due to a mixup, Dobie is led to believe he's really in poor health.
Flow Gently, Sweet Money 0.0
Air date: 1962-11-21
Overview: An older woman teaches Duncan how to be rotten to succeed in the world so he'll be able to provide for her younger sister. But meanwhile the younger sister is falling for nice, honest Dobie.
Strictly for the Birds 0.0
Air date: 1962-11-28
Overview: Dobie and Maynard train a mynah bird to help them with their history exam.
The Iceman Goeth 0.0
Air date: 1962-12-05
Overview: Maynard and Duncan accidentally lock Mr. Gillis in the meat freezer, and think they've killed him.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis 0.0
Air date: 1962-12-12
Overview: To avoid failing an upcoming test that will cause him to flunk out of school, Maynard drinks a potion that is supposed to turn him into a genius, but ends up transforming him into a monster.
Will the Real Santa Claus Please Come Down the Chimney 0.0
Air date: 1962-12-19
Overview: To cure Maynard of his childish belief in Santa Claus, Mr. Gillis climbs down the chimney on Christmas Eve and gets stuck.
Who Did William Tell? 0.0
Air date: 1963-01-02
Overview: Duncan gets a role in a visiting production of William Tell and falls for a young opera star, unaware she has a jealous boyfriend.
Too Many Kooks Spoil the Broth 0.0
Air date: 1963-01-09
Overview: Dobie falls for a kitchenware heiress and wants to impress her by selling one of the man's Quickie-Cookers.
Vocal Boy Makes Good 0.0
Air date: 1963-01-16
Overview: Performing at Pryor College, the Lettermen hire Dobie as an emergency replacement singer.
All Right, Dobie, Drop the Gun 0.0
Air date: 1963-01-23
Overview: A fugitive criminal and his girlfriend hold up the Gillises in the store. Maynard arrives and complicates the situation.
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor 0.0
Air date: 1963-01-30
Overview: Dobie is the new DJ on the college radio station. A mobster tries to give him payola to make his country-singer girlfriend a star.
Two for the Whipsaw 0.0
Air date: 1963-02-06
Overview: Chatsworth pays Dobie to take his place at a fancy dinner with old friends of the family, whose daughter he remembers as being particularly ugly.
The Moon and No Pence 0.0
Air date: 1963-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dobie falls for brainy a Russian ballerina and solicits Zelda's aid to improve his grades. When that fails, he ends up dancing outside her window.
The Beast with Twenty Fingers 0.0
Air date: 1963-02-20
Overview: Maynard and Herbert get struck in one of those finger toys just as Mr. Gillis is about to leave for a grocer's convention.
Thanks for the Memory 0.0
Air date: 1963-02-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a foreign student likes Dobie because he is simple-minded, Zelda decides to teach him how to improve his memory
Three Million Coins in the Fountain 0.0
Air date: 1963-03-06
Overview: When Chatsworth's family goes broke, he gets Maynard and Duncan to help him raise money claiming it is charity for a needy family.
Beethoven, Presley, and Me 0.0
Air date: 1963-03-13
Overview: The song-analyzing qualities of a computer are transfered to Maynard, and cousin Virgil uses his ability to predict hit songs to become a singing star.
The Little Chimp That Couldn't 0.0
Air date: 1963-03-20
Overview: A test chimpanzee is doomed unless Maynard can show that he is more talented than he seems.
There's Always Room for One Less 0.0
Air date: 1963-03-27
Overview: Thrown out by his mother, Chatsworth moves in with the Gillises for a while.
The General Cried at Dawn 0.0
Air date: 1963-04-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maynard doubles for a Latin American general while on vacation.
Now I Lay Me Down to Steal 0.0
Air date: 1963-04-10
Overview: Staying overnight at the Osbourne mansion with Dobie and his new girlfriend, Maynard is suspected of stealing jewelry from their safe when he is found sleepwalking.
Lassie, Get Lost 0.0
Air date: 1963-04-17
Overview: A teenage celebrity's dog is lost and Dobie tries to find it.
The Rice and Old Shoes Caper 0.0
Air date: 1963-04-24
Overview: Zelda is tired of being rejected by Dobie, while Maynard realizes that no other woman would put up with him.
Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight 0.0
Air date: 1963-05-01
Overview: Maynard temporarily gains super-strength. Mr. Gillis becomes his prize fighting manager.
I Was a Spy for the F.O.B. 0.0
Air date: 1963-05-08
Overview: On a trip to Washington DC with the Gillises, Maynard gets mistaken for a rocket scientist and sought by foreign spies for his secret fuel formula.
There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway 0.0
Air date: 1963-05-15
Overview: Maynard guides a fellow student to become a singing sensation, then ponders if he should step aside when a big-time agent wants to take her on.
Beauty Is Only Kin Deep 0.0
Air date: 1963-05-22
Overview: Dobie falls in love with a girl at school, but family tradition prevents her from marrying until a match can be found for her older sister.
The Call of the, Like, Wild 0.0
Air date: 1963-05-29
Overview: A chemical concoction makes Maynard irresistible to women.
The Devil and Dobie Gillis 0.0
Air date: 1963-06-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Desperate for date money, Dobie figuratively sells his soul to Chatsworth and agrees to fix the outcome of a $5,000 charity raffle.

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