Season 1

The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeason 1

1959
39 Episodes

Episodes

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S01E01

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.

29 Sept 1959
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S01E02

The Best Dressed Man

Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.

06 Oct 1959
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S01E03

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.

13 Oct 1959
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S01E04

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.

20 Oct 1959
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S01E05

Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

Maynard gets drafted.

03 Nov 1959
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S01E06

The Sweet Singer of Central High

After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.

10 Nov 1959
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S01E07

Greater Love Hath No Man

Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.

17 Nov 1959
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S01E08

The Old Goat

Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.

24 Nov 1959
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S01E09

Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.

01 Dec 1959
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S01E10

It Takes Two

Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.

08 Dec 1959
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S01E11

Dobie's Birthday Party

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

15 Dec 1959
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S01E12

Deck the Halls

Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.

22 Dec 1959
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S01E13

Couchville, USA

Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

29 Dec 1959
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S01E14

The Gaucho

Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.

05 Jan 1960
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S01E15

The Smoke-Filled Room

Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.

12 Jan 1960
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S01E16

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.

19 Jan 1960
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S01E17

The Hunger Strike

Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.

26 Jan 1960
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S01E18

The Flying Millicans

Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

02 Feb 1960
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S01E19

Room at the Bottom

Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.

09 Feb 1960
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S01E20

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.

16 Feb 1960
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S01E21

Dobie Spreads a Rumor

Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.

23 Feb 1960
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S01E22

Love is a Fallacy

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

01 Mar 1960
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S01E23

The Chicken from Outer Space

Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .

08 Mar 1960
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S01E24

Dobie's Navy Blues

Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-minded father.

15 Mar 1960
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S01E25

Taken to the Cleaners

Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.

29 Mar 1960
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S01E26

That's Show Biz

Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.

05 Apr 1960
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S01E27

The Prettiest Collateral in Town

Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.

12 Apr 1960
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S01E28

Live Alone and I Like It

Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.

19 Apr 196030m
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S01E29

The Big Sandwich

Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.

26 Apr 1960
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S01E30

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.

03 May 1960
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S01E31

Where There's a Will

Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.

10 May 196030m
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S01E32

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.

17 May 1960
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S01E33

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.

24 May 1960
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S01E34

The French, They Are a Funny Race

Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.

31 May 196030m
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S01E35

The Unregistered Nurse

Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.

07 Jun 1960
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S01E36

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.

14 Jun 196030m
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S01E37

Here Come the Groom

A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.

21 Jun 1960
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S01E38

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.

28 Jun 1960
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S01E39

Rock-A-Bye Dobie

Dobie and a girlfriend take a baby-sitting job, but the Gillises suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

05 Jul 1960