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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 29, 1959

Episodes

39 episodes

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Season 1

Episodes

1. Caper at the Bijou

September 29, 1959

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.

2. The Best Dressed Man

October 6, 1959

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

3. Love is a Science

October 13, 1959

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.

4. The Right Triangle

October 20, 1959

Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.

5. Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

November 3, 1959

Maynard gets drafted.

6. The Sweet Singer of Central High

November 10, 1959

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

7. Greater Love Hath No Man

November 17, 1959

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

8. The Old Goat

November 24, 1959

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

9. Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

December 1, 1959

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

10. It Takes Two

December 8, 1959

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

11. Dobie's Birthday Party

December 15, 1959

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

12. Deck the Halls

December 22, 1959

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

13. Couchville, USA

December 29, 1959

Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

14. The Gaucho

January 5, 1960

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

15. The Smoke-Filled Room

January 12, 1960

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

16. The Fist Fighter

January 19, 1960

Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.

17. The Hunger Strike

January 26, 1960

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

18. The Flying Millicans

February 2, 1960

Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

19. Room at the Bottom

February 9, 1960

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

20. The Power of Positive Thinking

February 16, 1960

In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.

21. Dobie Spreads a Rumor

February 23, 1960

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

22. Love is a Fallacy

March 1, 1960

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

23. The Chicken from Outer Space

March 8, 1960

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

24. Dobie's Navy Blues

March 15, 1960

Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

25. Taken to the Cleaners

March 29, 1960

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

26. That's Show Biz

April 5, 1960

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

27. The Prettiest Collateral in Town

April 12, 1960

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

28. Live Alone and I Like It

April 19, 1960
30 min

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

29. The Big Sandwich

April 26, 1960

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

30. Soup and Fish

May 3, 1960

Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.

31. Where There's a Will

May 10, 1960
30 min

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

32. Put Your Feet in Our Hands

May 17, 1960

Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.

33. Competition is the Life of Trade

May 24, 1960

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.

34. The French, They Are a Funny Race

May 31, 1960
30 min

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

35. The Unregistered Nurse

June 7, 1960

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

36. The Long Arm of the Law

June 14, 1960
30 min

Dobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.

37. Here Come the Groom

June 21, 1960

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

38. A Taste of Lobster

June 28, 1960

Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.

39. Rock-a-Bye Dobie

July 5, 1960

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