• Air date: 26 Sep '62 36 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (36)
    • 26. There's Always Room for One Less

      27 Mar '63
      Thrown out by his mother, Chatsworth moves in with the Gillises for a while. But what are the motives for the Gillis's generosity?
    • 27. The General Cried at Dawn

      03 Apr '63
      Maynard doubles for a Latin American general while on vacation.
    • 28. Now I Lay Me Down to Steal

      10 Apr '63
      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.
    • 29. Lassie, Get Lost

      17 Apr '63
      A teenage celebrity's dog is lost and Dobie tries to find it.
    • 30. The Rice and Old Shoes Caper

      24 Apr '63
      Zelda is tired of being rejected by Dobie, while Maynard realizes that no other woman would put up with him. Maynard agrees to marry Zelda but her plan is to induce Dobie to come to Maynard's rescue and take his place.
    • 31. Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight

      01 May '63
      Maynard temporarily gains super-strength. Mr.Gillis becomes his prizefighting manager.
    • 32. I Was a Spy for the F.O.B.

      08 May '63
      Maynard and the Gillises go to Washington D.C. and Maynard gets mistaken for a rocket scientist and sought by foreign spies for his secret fuel formula.
    • 33. There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway

      15 May '63
      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. (The plot was farfetched, but it did have a touching story.)
    • 34. Beauty Is Only Kin Deep

      22 May '63
      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.
    • 35. The Call of the, Like, Wild

      29 May '63
      A chemical concoction makes Maynard, like, irresistible to women.
    • 36. The Devil and Dobie Gillis

      05 Jun '63
      Desperate for date money, Dobie figuratively sells his soul to Chatsworth (in a dream sequence) and agrees to fix the outcome of a $5000 charity raffle.