The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV-PG 1959 · 4 seasons · 147 eps · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

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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.

Created by Max Shulman

Network: CBS

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Dwayne Hickman Dobie Gillis
Bob Denver Maynard G. Krebs
Frank Faylen Herbert T. Gillis
Florida Friebus Winifred Gillis
Sheila James Kuehl Zelda Gilroy
William Schallert Mr. Leander Pomfritt
Doris Packer
Tuesday Weld Thalia Menninger
Jean Byron Dr. Imogene Burkhart
Marjorie Bennett Blossom Kenney
Steve Franken Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
Warren Beatty Milton Armitage

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