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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • TV Series
  • 1959–19631959–1963
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
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A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,183
87
  • Creator
    • Max Shulman
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Hickman
    • Bob Denver
    • Frank Faylen
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  • Creator
    • Max Shulman
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Hickman
    • Bob Denver
    • Frank Faylen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Dobie Gillis
    148 episodes148 eps • 1959–1963
    Bob Denver
    Bob Denver
    • Maynard G. Krebs…
    144 episodes144 eps • 1959–1963
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Herbert T. Gillis
    118 episodes118 eps • 1959–1963
    Florida Friebus
    Florida Friebus
    • Winifred Gillis
    95 episodes95 eps • 1959–1963
    William Kinney
    • Student…
    72 episodes72 eps • 1959–1962
    Sheila James Kuehl
    Sheila James Kuehl
    • Zelda Gilroy
    33 episodes33 eps • 1959–1963
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1960–1963
    William Schallert
    William Schallert
    • Mr. Leander Pomfritt…
    24 episodes24 eps • 1959–1962
    Doris Packer
    • Clarissa Osborne…
    20 episodes20 eps • 1960–1963
    Jean Byron
    Jean Byron
    • Dr. Imogene Burkhart…
    19 episodes19 eps • 1959–1963
    Tuesday Weld
    Tuesday Weld
    • Thalia Menninger
    17 episodes17 eps • 1959–1962
    Albert Cavens
    • Waiter…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1960–1963
    David Bond
    David Bond
    • Tremblay…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1959–1963
    Marjorie Bennett
    Marjorie Bennett
    • Blossom Kenney
    10 episodes10 eps • 1959–1961
    Angelo De Meo
    Angelo De Meo
    • Vedaglio…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1960–1962
    Tom Montgomery
    • Announcer…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1961–1962
    Bobby Diamond
    Bobby Diamond
    • Duncan Gillis
    7 episodes7 eps • 1962–1963
    Raymond Bailey
    Raymond Bailey
    • Dean Magruder
    7 episodes7 eps • 1961–1962
    • Creator
      • Max Shulman
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    • Trivia
      The series served as one of the influences in the development of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969). In it, the character of Fred Jones was based on Dobie Gillis; Velma Dinkley on Zelda Gilroy; Daphne Blake on Thalia Menninger; and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers on Maynard G. Krebs.
    • Goofs
      During the series, Dobie and Maynard join the army. Maynard never shaves his goatee, which would be required in basic training.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      [whenever Dobie exasperates him]

      Herbert T. Gillis: I gotta kill that boy. I just gotta...

    • Connections
      Featured in Let the Good Times Roll (1973)

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    Classic Comedic Elements
    Dobie Gillis may not be groundbreaking, but it is a well-crafted comic gem of a TV series. Direction is crisp, acting is excellent and the comic characters are perfection: Maynard, the clueless but lovable loser (who has been widely copied but never surpassed), Thalia, the sexy, cute gold-digger, who is smarter than anyone expects, Milton, the insufferable preppie, Zelda, the nerd, etc. And here sits Dobie--ridiculously average, being tossed between them all like a beachball, and trying to make sense of it all. Character actors Wm. Schallert and Frank Faylen shine; Beatty gives an eerily prescient glimpse into his future roles; and Dobie is the personification of the likeable schlemiel.

    Enchanting!
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    • MissRosa
    • Oct 12, 1999

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dobie Gillis
    • Filming locations
      • William Fox Studios - 1401 N. Western Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Martin Manulis Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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