Episode 1
A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to a Funny Thing
Maynard saves a suicidal jumper but falls from the ledge himself and is taken to a psycho ward.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Raymond Bailey, Marilyn Fox
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959TV-PG4 seasons6.3 / 10
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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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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Episode 2
What's a Little Murder Between Friends
Dobie names Thaila as his beneficiary on a life insurance policy, then becomes paranoid that she and Maynard are trying to kill him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Max ShulmanGuest stars Dennis Patrick, Tuesday Weld, Dennis Patrick, Paul 'Mousie' Garner, Kelton Garwood
Episode 3
Northern Comfort
Mrs. Gillis's cousin Virgil visits and gets the Gillises to supply him with all he needs for a singing engagement.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Charles Lane, Stephanie Hill
Episode 4
The Ugliest American
On a class trip to an African jungle, Dobie is captured by a tribe of cannibals.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Jean Byron, Sig Ruman, Anthony Eustrel, Laraine Stephens, Marie Gomez, Raoul De Leon, Nacho Galindo, David Renard
Episode 5
A Splinter Off the Old Block
30m
Dobie's teenage cousin Duncan moves in with the Gillises and tells Dobie's girlfriend that Dobie needs help for a drinking problem.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Max Shulman, Rod AmateauGuest stars Ellen Burstyn, Bobby Diamond, Ahna Capri, Ollie O'Toole, Harry Carter, Albert Cavens
Episode 6
What Makes the Varsity Drag?
Dobie joins the football squad to impress a girl, but only succeeds in making her big bruiser boyfriend jealous.
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Guest stars Jean Byron, Bert Freed
Episode 7
Like Hi, Exlosives
Duncan and Maynard don't realize they loaded up the Gillis Grocery delivery truck with a case of nitroglycerin.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Bobby Diamond, Doris Packer, Peter Virgo
Episode 8
Where is Thy Sting
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Jean Byron, Burt Mustin, Howard McNear
Episode 9
Flow Gently, Sweet Money
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bobby Diamond, Yvonne Craig
Episode 10
Strictly for the Birds
Dobie and Maynard train a mynah bird to help them with their history exam.
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Guest stars Jean Byron, Julie Parrish
Episode 11
The Iceman Goeth
Maynard and Duncan accidentally lock Mr. Gillis in the meat freezer, and think they've killed him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Max ShulmanGuest stars Bobby Diamond, Jean Byron, Richard Reeves
Episode 12
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Paul Tripp, Howard McNear
Episode 13
Will the Real Santa Claus Please Come Down the Chimney
To cure Maynard of his childish belief in Santa Claus, Mr. Gillis climbs down the chimney on Christmas Eve and gets stuck.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bobby Diamond
Episode 14
Who Did William Tell?
Duncan gets a role in a visiting production of William Tell and falls for a young opera star, unaware she has a jealous boyfriend.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bobby Diamond, Ned Romero, Alejandro Rey
Episode 15
Too Many Kooks Spoil the Broth
Dobie falls for a kitchenware heiress and wants to impress her by selling one of the man's Quickie-Cookers.
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Guest stars Charles Lane
Episode 16
Vocal Boy Makes Good
Performing at Pryor College, the Lettermen hire Dobie as an emergency replacement singer.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Carol Christensen
Episode 17
All Right, Dobie, Drop the Gun
A fugitive criminal and his girlfriend hold up the Gillises in the store. Maynard arrives and complicates the situation.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Joyce Jameson, Ralph Taeger
Episode 18
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jean Byron, Alice Pearce, Carole Cook, Lennie Weinrib
Episode 19
Two for the Whipsaw
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.
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Guest stars Alberto Morin, Roy Roberts, Steve Franken
Episode 20
The Moon and No Pence
30m
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Harry Stanton
Episode 21
The Beast with Twenty Fingers
Maynard and Herbert get struck in one of those finger toys just as Mr. Gillis is about to leave for a grocer's convention.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Carole Cook
Episode 22
Thanks for the Memory
30m
When a foreign student likes Dobie because he is simple-minded, Zelda decides to teach him how to improve his memory
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Max Shulman
Episode 23
Three Million Coins in the Fountain
When Chatsworth's family goes broke, he gets Maynard and Duncan to help him raise money claiming it is charity for a needy family.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bobby Diamond, Doris Packer
Episode 24
Beethoven, Presley, and Me
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.
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Written by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Charles Lane
Episode 25
The Little Chimp That Couldn't
A test chimpanzee is doomed unless Maynard can show that he is more talented than he seems.
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Guest stars Jean Byron, Addison Richards
Episode 26
There's Always Room for One Less
Thrown out by his mother, Chatsworth moves in with the Gillises for a while.
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Guest stars Doris Packer
Episode 27
The General Cried at Dawn
30m
Maynard doubles for a Latin American general while on vacation.
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Guest stars Pepe Hern, Alberto Morin, Ron Nyman
Episode 28
Now I Lay Me Down to Steal
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.
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Guest stars Doris Packer, Willard Waterman
Episode 29
Lassie, Get Lost
A teenage celebrity's dog is lost and Dobie tries to find it.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Joyce Van Patten
Episode 30
The Rice and Old Shoes Caper
Zelda is tired of being rejected by Dobie, while Maynard realizes that no other woman would put up with him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Burt Mustin
Episode 31
Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight
Maynard temporarily gains super-strength. Mr. Gillis becomes his prize fighting manager.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jean Byron, Joyce Jameson, Chuck Hicks, John Indrisano, Hal Taggart
Episode 32
I Was a Spy for the F.O.B.
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.
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Guest stars Henry Corden, Joseph Hoover, Barbara Bain, Linden Chiles, John Banner
Episode 33
There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway
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.
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Written by Joel KaneGuest stars Earl Hammond, Linden Chiles
Episode 34
Beauty Is Only Kin Deep
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.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jean Byron, Peter Lupus
Episode 35
The Call of the, Like, Wild
A chemical concoction makes Maynard irresistible to women.
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Written by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Jack Raine, Mary Jackson, Susan Bay Nimoy
Episode 36
The Devil and Dobie Gillis
30mfinale
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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Written by Max ShulmanGuest stars Doris Packer, Barbara Babcock, Grandon Rhodes
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Cast
Dwayne HickmanDobie Gillis
Bob DenverMaynard G. Krebs
Frank FaylenHerbert T. Gillis
Florida FriebusWinifred Gillis
Sheila James KuehlZelda Gilroy
Dabbs Greer
Jo Anne Worley
Doris PackerCredits
- Created by
- Max Shulman
- Written by
- Max Shulman, Joel Kane, Dean Riesner, Rod Amateau, Terry Ryan, Stanley Z. Cherry, Irving Brecher, Jerry Davis, Arnold Horwitt, Ben Gershman, Ed James
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 147
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- Martin Manulis Productions
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
Themes
high schoolsitcom
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