Episode 1
Ruptured Duck
Dobie and Maynard get their honorable discharges from the army and decides to go to college.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, John Fiedler, Raymond Bailey
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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
Dobie, Dobie, Who's Got Dobie?
Zelda competes with a beautifull college girl for Dobie's affections.
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Directed by Rod Amateau
Episode 3
Move Over, Perry Mason
Maynard sues after getting his hand struck in the store's gumball machine.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean RiesnerGuest stars Douglass Dumbrille, Charles Lane, Wallace Rooney, C. Lindsay Workman
Episode 4
The Fast White Mouse
30m
Dobie and Zelda worry they are genetically inferior and thus doomed to failure like the loser rat in their biology class experiments.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Doris Packer
Episode 5
The Gigolo
Maynard becomes the most sought-after date because no girl's boyfriend would be jealous of him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Bill Bixby
Episode 6
Dig, Dig, Dig
Dobie wants to study Egyptology, but Mr. Gillis thinks Dobie only has a crush on the teacher.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Jean Byron, Nora Marlowe
Episode 7
Eat, Drink and be Merry...For Tomorrow, Ker-Boom!
Maynard predicts the end of the world.
Where to watch The Many Loves of Dobie GillisEpisode 8
The Richest Squirrel in Town
A larcenous rodent is stealing from Mr. Pomfritt's desk, but Maynard and Dobie get blamed.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert
Episode 9
The Second Most Beautiful Girl in the World
30m
Dobie finds he has to share his new date, a tender-hearted girl, with another boy on each date he takes her on.
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Written by Max ShulmanGuest stars Steve Franken, John Fiedler
Episode 10
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Me and Robert Browning
30m
Inspired by Robert Browning's assertion that a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Dobie goes after an unattainable girl, putting his relationship with Zelda at risk.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Raymond Bailey
Episode 11
Have Reindeer, Will Travel
Maynard gives the class's Christmas funds to a poor Mexican family.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Argentina Brunetti
Episode 12
Crazylegs Gillis
Dobie and his girlfriend have to babysit for a college football player's kids and he ends up having to fill in for him during the game.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Terry RyanGuest stars Joyce Van Patten, Michele Lee
Episode 13
Blue Tail Fly
Dobie runs against Chatsworth for student council.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, Tom Reese
Episode 14
I Do Not Choose to Run
Herbert is running for mayor and Dobie falls in love with his opponent's daughter.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Herbert Ellis, John Fiedler
Episode 15
Happiness Can't Buy Money
Chatsworth wants Mr. Gillis to teach him to be more responsible.
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Guest stars Doris Packer
Episode 16
Magnificent Failure
Mr. Gillis decides to sell the store.
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Directed by Rod Amateau
Episode 17
For Whom the Wedding Bells Tolls
30m
Doibie and Maynard stow away on a boat headed for South America. Dobie wants to get away from Zelda, but she follows them.
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Guest stars David Frankham, Betty Rollin, Alberto Morin
Episode 18
Girls Will Be Boys
Maynard goes out with a female version of himself. Dobie thinks she should act more feminine. When she realizes it's fun to be feminine, Maynard gets scared away.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars Lynn Loring
Episode 19
Marriage Counselor
When Dobie's psychology class teaches him about the many benefits of marriage, he decides it's time to marry Zelda.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert
Episode 20
The Big Blunder and Egg Man
To impress a girl, Dobie invests more than he should in his economics class project. He buys stock in an egg company and ends up with a room full of eggs.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, Cheryl Holdridge
Episode 21
Birth of a Salesman
When Dobie wants to join an exclusive fraternity, Mr. Gillis bribes members to accept him.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel KaneGuest stars William Schallert, Tuesday Weld
Episode 22
Like, Oh Brother
Dobie and Maynard help Dr. Burkhart establish a center for disadvantaged kids. Maynard wins over the little delinquents by talking to them at their own level.
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Guest stars Jean Byron, Richard Reeves, Garry Walberg
Episode 23
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Dobie tries to convince Maynard that he is not going to fall for any more money-mad girls, but then a successful college dropout shows up on campus and asks Dobie and Mr. Pomfritt to come work for her as salesmen.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, Joyce Van Patten, Diane Sayer, Stafford Repp
Episode 24
Names My Mother Called Me
When his latest girlfriend tells him to change his silly name, Dobie learns that he is named after a Noble Prize winner.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Russell Collins, Max Showalter, Hal Taggart, Diane Sayer, James Gonzalez, Sam Harris
Episode 25
An American Strategy
Dobie gets a job at Lumpkin Lumber thanks to his girlfriend Gloria. When the boss's brash daughter takes a shine to him, Dobie sees a chance to climb the corporate ladder to success.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Joel Kane, Rod AmateauGuest stars Eleanor Audley
Episode 26
The Truth Session
Maynard decides to always speak the truth, upsetting all his friends in the process.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars William Schallert, Mary Jackson
Episode 27
I Remember Muu Muu
Maynard writes an article for the school newspaper about a primitive dance demonstration in his anthropology class, but takes his cue from tabloid writing and makes it sound like an orgy.
Where to watch The Many Loves of Dobie GillisEpisode 28
Sweet Success of Smell
When their biology professor discovers that Maynard can track missing objects by their smell, Maynard becomes a Private Nose.
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Written by Stanley Z. CherryGuest stars Yvonne Craig, Charles Lane
Episode 29
When Other Friendships Have Been Forgot
Maynard moves away and Dobie misses him greatly.
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Mary Jackson, Patricia McNulty
Episode 30
I Was a Boy Soronity Girl
30m
Dobie and Maynard take jobs as waiters at a soronity house party.
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Guest stars Doris Packer
Episode 31
It Takes A Heap o'Livin' to Make a Cave a Home
Maynard discovers a prehistoric throwback living in a cave and decides to move in with him
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Directed by Rod AmateauGuest stars Mike Mazurki, Jean Byron, Raymond Bailey
Episode 32
Back-to-Nature Boy
Chatsworth's cousin Edwina is tired of society life. She wants Maynard to show her how to live the simple life.
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Written by Joel KaneGuest stars Doris Packer, Steve Franken, Lynn Loring
Episode 33
How to Cheat an Honest Man
When Dobie tries to impress a girl who expects complete honesty, he as well as his dad and Maynard get arrested for trying to reverse a fixed parking ticket.
Where to watch The Many Loves of Dobie GillisEpisode 34
Bachelor Father and Son
Winnie goes to visit her sister in Cleveland, leaving Herbert and Dobie to enjoy the bliss of bachelorhood for a week on their own.
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Written by Joel KaneGuest stars Reta Shaw
Episode 35
Like Low Noon
Dobie's old nemesis Butch Baumgartner, now the army's heavyweight boxing champ, is coming home and the word is that he is coming to knock Dobie's brains out.
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Directed by Rod AmateauWritten by Dean Riesner
Episode 36
The Frat's in the Fire
finale
Dobie gets a job at a lumber company and dates the boss's daughter, although he already has a girlfriend.
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Guest stars Marianna Hill
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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