Episode 1
Who Needs Elvis?
Dobie joins the school band solely to be close to piccolo player Esme Lauterbach, who is interested in Maynard.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert
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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
You Ain't Nothin' But a Houn' Dog
Maynard enters Dobie's old school essay My Dog in a newspaper Father's Day contest, but changes it to My Dad.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jack Albertson
Episode 3
Baby Talk
Maynard finds an abandoned baby in the park.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jo Anne Worley
Episode 4
Dobie Goes Beatnik
Thelonius Monk comes to town and invites Maynard to sit in on bongos. But Herbert needs a favor which will require Dobie and Maynard to switch identities.
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Guest stars Dick Wessel, Susan Silo
Episode 5
The Mystic Powers of Maynard G. Krebs
Maynard has temporary ESP, which will allow him to predict the winner of the Kennedy-Nixon presidential election.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Doris Packer, John Banner, William Schallert
Episode 6
The Face That Stopped the Clock
Maynard takes a job selling clock-statues at an army surplus store.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Steve Franken, Marjorie Bennett, Richard Reeves
Episode 7
Maynard G. Krebs: Boy Millionaire
Maynard finds a purse full of cash.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jack Albertson, Milton Frome, Marianna Hill
Episode 8
Around My Room in 80 Days
Dobie and Maynard help a classmate to not drop out of school.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Diana Millay, William Schallert
Episode 9
Drag Strip Dobie
Zelda helps Dobie build a hot rod so that he can impress a girl by beating Chatsworth in a car race.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jody Fair
Episode 10
Jangle Bells
Dobie choses going to a huge Christmas party with Chatsworth rather than a small one with Maynard and feels guilty enough to have a Scrooge-like dream.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Doris Packer, William Schallert
Episode 11
Parlez-Vous English
Dobie meets a pretty fatalistically morose French girl who savors the negative things in life. She thinks Dobie is an oaf and Dobie hates her bleak attitude. Yet, she keeps coming around.
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Written by Max Shulman
Episode 12
The Day the Teachers Disappeared
30m
All the teachers come down with the flu and parents have to take over the classes.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Steve Franken, Marjorie Bennett, William Schallert
Episode 13
What's My Lion?
A lion escapes from a zoo and becomes attached to Maynard.
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Directed by Robert GordonWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Tommy Farrell, Henry Corden
Episode 14
The Big Question
In order to graduate, Dobie and Maynard must write an essay on the subject of Whither Are We Drifting?
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert
Episode 15
Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife?
Dobie tries to get his father to spend more time with Mrs. Gillis.
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Directed by Robert GordonGuest stars Arlene Harris, Jack Albertson, Marjorie Bennett, Milton Frome
Episode 16
The Bitter Feud of Dobie and Maynard
Maynard is convinced that he is dragging Dobie down in life so he tries to antagonize Dobie into ending their friendship.
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Guest stars William Schallert
Episode 17
Zelda, Get Off My Back
Zelda decides she's tired of being rejected by Dobie and turns her attentions to Chatsworth.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Doris Packer
Episode 18
I Was a High School Scrooge
30m
Dobie, Maynard and Zelda think an old Central High star athlete is a bum, while he is actually a big executive.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Douglass Dumbrille
Episode 19
Will Success Spoil Dobie's Mother?
Winnie wins a date with Hollywood starlet Merilee Maribou and gives the prize to Dobie.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Joyce Jameson
Episode 20
The Second Childhood of Herbert T. Gillis
It's Dobie's graduation and Herbert, feeling embrassed that he never graduated, goes to night school to earn his diploma.
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Directed by Robert GordonWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Marvin Kaplan, Robert Foulk
Episode 21
Dobie Versus the Machine
Dobie and Maynard, out of high school, don't know what to do with themselves and seek professional help. In the end they decide to enlist in the army.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, Tommy Farrell
Episode 22
Baby Shoes
Herbert, Winifred and Zelda reminisce as Dobie and Maynard prepare to leave for the army.
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Directed by Rod Amateau
Episode 23
I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine
Maynard misses the bus on his first day in the Army, but Chatsworth fills him in for him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Steve Franken, John Fiedler, Frank Wilcox
Episode 24
The Chicken Corporal
Being put in charge of his squad's barracks goes to Dobie's head and his friendship with Maynard suffers.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jack Mullaney, Burt Metcalfe
Episode 25
The Solid Gold Dog Tag
Despite opposition from his mother, Chatsworth decides to join Dobie and Maynard in the Army.
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Guest stars Doris Packer, Judy Nugent
Episode 26
The Battle of Maynard's Beard
The Army orders Maynard to shave off his beard.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Richard Bakalyan, Kaye Elhardt
Episode 27
Spaceville
30m
Maynard and a chimp get launched into space.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bea Benaderet, Willis Bouchey
Episode 28
Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Wow
Dobie's mother becomes jealous when she learns that the attractive widowed mother of Dobie's latest girlfriend is an old flame of Mr. Gillis.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Ralph Sanford, Yvonne Craig
Episode 29
Dobie Plays Cupid
Dobie tries to improve Maynard's confidence with girls.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Doris Packer
Episode 30
Like Father, Like Son, Like Trouble
Dobie gets cast in the army play and while in costume, leads an army officer's daughter to believe he is an army official.
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Guest stars Howard Petrie, Dick Clair
Episode 31
Be It Ever So Humble
Dobie and Maynard get weekend passes, but Zelda has been telling all the girls back home that she and Dobie are engaged.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Dick Clair, Norman Fell, Paul Bryar
Episode 32
Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes
Dobie exaggerates his dad's war record to impress a girl from a long military family.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Dick Clair
Episode 33
Everything But the Truth
Zelda invents a secret engagement to try and impress some sorority girls.
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Written by Joel KaneGuest stars Marjorie Bennett
Episode 34
Goodbye Mister Pomfritt, Hello Mr. Chips
Dobie and Maynard organize a tribute to Mr. Pomfritt, hoping to convince him not to leave Central High.
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Written by Joel KaneGuest stars Jo Anne Worley, William Schallert, Eddie Firestone
Episode 35
Take Me to Your Leader
Dobie, Maynard, and Zelda believe that the store's beautiful blonde next patron is secretly an alien.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Peter Brocco, Alan Carney, Herb Vigran, Ron Howard, Richard Bakalyan
Episode 36
This Ain't The Way We Used to Do It
finale
Offended by what he sees a laxity in today's army, ex-sergeant Herbert Gillis puts his son's squad through some rugged training exercises before they graduate.
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Written by Stanley Z. Cherry
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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