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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1959, to June 5, 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from the "Dobie Gillis" short stories written by Max Shulman since 1945, and first collected in 1951 under the same title as the subsequent TV series. Shulman also wrote a feature film adaptation of his "Dobie Gillis" stories for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1953, entitled The Affairs of Dobie Gillis which featured Bobby Van in the title role.
Original Release
09/29/1959 on CBS
US Release
09/29/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dwayne Hickman | Dobie Gillis |
| Bob Denver | Maynard G. Krebs / General Ramon aka El Tigre |
| Frank Faylen | Herbert T. Gillis |
| Florida Friebus | Winifred Gillis |
| William Kinney | Student / Snack Shop Clerk / Private Willey / Malt Shop Customer / Gilded Cage Waiter / Diner Patron / Soldier / U.S. Army Recruit Willey / Announcer's assistant / Anthropology Student / Army Office Worker / Café Patron / Choir Member / Court Reporter / Customer / Dancer / Doctor in Scrubs / Dry Cleaning Customer / Fan in Stands / Frat Boy / Ice Cream Parlor Patron / Kissing Party Guest / Zookeeper / Bongo Event Attendee / Waiter / Waiter at Party / Waiter at Bazaar / Student Stage Crewmember / Student at Rally / Stage Technician / Poker Player / Audience Member / Crew Member / School Janitor / Beatnik / Race Spectator / Race Judge / Pool Party Guest / Pedestrian / Party Guest / Man in Library / Man at Police Station / Malt Shop Waiter |
| Sheila James Kuehl | Zelda Gilroy |
| Steve Franken | Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. / Winthrop von Money VIII |
| William Schallert | Mr. Leander Pomfritt / Prof. Leander Pomfritt |
| Doris Packer | Clarissa Osborne / Clarice Armitage |
| Jean Byron | Dr. Imogene Burkhart / Mrs. Ruth Adams |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to a Funny Thing | Wednesday, 26 September 1962 |
| 2 | What's a Little Murder Between Friends | Wednesday, 03 October 1962 |
| 3 | Northern Comfort | Wednesday, 10 October 1962 |
| 4 | The Ugliest American | Wednesday, 17 October 1962 |
| 5 | A Splinter Off the Old Block | Wednesday, 24 October 1962 |
| 6 | What Makes the Varsity Drag? | Wednesday, 31 October 1962 |
| 7 | Like Hi, Explosives | Wednesday, 07 November 1962 |
| 8 | Where Is Thy Sting? | Wednesday, 14 November 1962 |
| 9 | Flow Gently, Sweet Money | Wednesday, 21 November 1962 |
| 10 | Strictly for the Birds | Wednesday, 28 November 1962 |
| 11 | The Iceman Goeth | Wednesday, 05 December 1962 |
| 12 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis | Wednesday, 12 December 1962 |
| 13 | Will the Real Santa Claus Please Come Down the Chimney? | Wednesday, 19 December 1962 |
| 14 | Who Did William Tell? | Wednesday, 02 January 1963 |
| 15 | Too Many Kooks Spoil the Broth | Wednesday, 09 January 1963 |
| 16 | Vocal Boy Makes Good | Wednesday, 16 January 1963 |
| 17 | All Right, Dobie, Drop the Gun | Wednesday, 23 January 1963 |
| 18 | And Now a Word from Our Sponsor | Wednesday, 30 January 1963 |
| 19 | Two for the Whipsaw | Wednesday, 06 February 1963 |
| 20 | The Moon and No Pence | Wednesday, 13 February 1963 |
| 21 | The Beast with Twenty Fingers | Wednesday, 20 February 1963 |
| 22 | Thanks for the Memory | Wednesday, 27 February 1963 |
| 23 | Three Million Coins in the Fountain | Wednesday, 06 March 1963 |
| 24 | Beethoven, Presley and Me | Wednesday, 13 March 1963 |
| 25 | The Little Chimp That Couldn't | Wednesday, 20 March 1963 |
| 26 | There's Always Room for One Less | Wednesday, 27 March 1963 |
| 27 | The General Cried at Dawn | Wednesday, 03 April 1963 |
| 28 | Now I Lay Me Down to Steal | Wednesday, 10 April 1963 |
| 29 | Lassie, Get Lost | Wednesday, 17 April 1963 |
| 30 | The Rice-and-Old Shoes Caper | Wednesday, 24 April 1963 |
| 31 | Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight | Wednesday, 01 May 1963 |
| 32 | I Was a Spy for the F.O.B. | Wednesday, 08 May 1963 |
| 33 | There's a Broken Light for Every Heart on Broadway | Wednesday, 15 May 1963 |
| 34 | Beauty Is Only Kin Deep | Wednesday, 22 May 1963 |
| 35 | The Call of the Like Wild | Wednesday, 29 May 1963 |
| 36 | The Devil and Dobie Gillis | Wednesday, 05 June 1963 |
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Directors
Rod Amateau, Guy Scarpitta, Stanley Z. Cherry, Ralph Murphy, Robert Gordon, David Davis, Tom Montgomery, Robert Butler, H. Bruce Humberstone
Writers
Joel Kane, Kenneth L. Evans, Max Shulman, Arnold Horwitt, Dean Riesner, Rod Amateau, R.S. Allen, Larry Williams, Maggie Williams, Lester Pine, Irving Elinson, Fred S. Fox, Bud Nye, George Beck, Phil Davis, Terry Ryan, Stanley Z. Cherry, Ben Starr, Charles R. Marion, Bill Gammie, Robert Van Scoyk, Louella MacFarlane, Berni Gould, Irving Brecher, Sumner Arthur Long, Lee Karson, John Kohn, Jack Lloyd, Henry Sharp, Bernard Drew, Harvey Helm, Roland MacLane, Dick Conway, Thomas Nord Riley, Mel Diamond, Jerry Davis, Ed James, Ben Gershman, Malvin Wald
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dwayne Hickman | Dobie Gillis |
| Bob Denver | Maynard G. Krebs / General Ramon aka El Tigre |
| Frank Faylen | Herbert T. Gillis |
| Florida Friebus | Winifred Gillis |
| William Kinney | Student / Snack Shop Clerk / Private Willey / Malt Shop Customer / Gilded Cage Waiter / Diner Patron / Soldier / U.S. Army Recruit Willey / Announcer's assistant / Anthropology Student / Army Office Worker / Café Patron / Choir Member / Court Reporter / Customer / Dancer / Doctor in Scrubs / Dry Cleaning Customer / Fan in Stands / Frat Boy / Ice Cream Parlor Patron / Kissing Party Guest / Zookeeper / Bongo Event Attendee / Waiter / Waiter at Party / Waiter at Bazaar / Student Stage Crewmember / Student at Rally / Stage Technician / Poker Player / Audience Member / Crew Member / School Janitor / Beatnik / Race Spectator / Race Judge / Pool Party Guest / Pedestrian / Party Guest / Man in Library / Man at Police Station / Malt Shop Waiter |
| Sheila James Kuehl | Zelda Gilroy |
| Steve Franken | Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. / Winthrop von Money VIII |
| William Schallert | Mr. Leander Pomfritt / Prof. Leander Pomfritt |
| Doris Packer | Clarissa Osborne / Clarice Armitage |
| Jean Byron | Dr. Imogene Burkhart / Mrs. Ruth Adams |
| Tuesday Weld | Thalia Menninger |
| Albert Cavens | Waiter / Workman with Time Capsule / Waiter at Bazaar / Reporter / Race Judge / Poker Player / Party Guest / Cornerman / Charity Bazaar Guest / Cameraman / Butler Blinky / Bartender / Bailiff |
| David Bond | Tremblay / Prof. Dartmoor / Mr. Minafee |
| Marjorie Bennett | Blossom Kenney |
| Angelo De Meo | Vedaglio / Gonzalez' Soldier / Chauffeur Vedaglio |
| Tom Montgomery | Announcer / Soldier / Shipboard Announcer / Reporter / MP / Fisk / Deliveryman |
| Bobby Diamond | Duncan Gillis |
| Raymond Bailey | Dean Magruder |
| Richard Clair | Lt. Merriwether / Jumper / Mr. Nichols |
| Charles Lane | Zoology Teacher / Prof. McGuffy / P.T. Atwater / Chester L. Wayzack, Esq. / Charlie Wayzack / Charles Wayzak |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert B. Swope Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Rod Amateau | Producer |
| Guy Scarpitta | Producer |
| Joel Kane | Producer |
| Norman Henry | Producer |
