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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

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Episode 11959-09-29

Caper at the Bijou

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.

Episode 21959-10-06

The Best Dressed Man

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

Episode 31959-10-13

Love is a Science

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.

Episode 41959-10-20

The Right Triangle

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

Episode 51959-11-03

Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

Maynard gets drafted.

Episode 61959-11-10

The Sweet Singer of Central High

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

Episode 71959-11-17

Greater Love Hath No Man

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

Episode 81959-11-24

The Old Goat

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

Episode 91959-12-01

Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

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

Episode 101959-12-08

It Takes Two

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

Episode 111959-12-15

Dobie's Birthday Party

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

Episode 121959-12-22

Deck the Halls

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

Episode 131959-12-29

Couchville, USA

Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

Episode 141960-01-05

The Gaucho

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

Episode 151960-01-12

The Smoke-Filled Room

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

Episode 161960-01-19

The Fist Fighter

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

Episode 171960-01-26

The Hunger Strike

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

Episode 181960-02-02

The Flying Millicans

Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

Episode 191960-02-09

Room at the Bottom

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

Episode 201960-02-16

The Power of Positive Thinking

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

Episode 211960-02-23

Dobie Spreads a Rumor

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

Episode 221960-03-01

Love is a Fallacy

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

Episode 231960-03-08

The Chicken from Outer Space

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

Episode 241960-03-15

Dobie's Navy Blues

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

Episode 251960-03-29

Taken to the Cleaners

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

Episode 261960-04-05

That's Show Biz

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

Episode 271960-04-12

The Prettiest Collateral in Town

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

Episode 2830 min1960-04-19

Live Alone and I Like It

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

Episode 291960-04-26

The Big Sandwich

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

Episode 301960-05-03

Soup and Fish

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

Episode 3130 min1960-05-10

Where There's a Will

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

Episode 321960-05-17

Put Your Feet in Our Hands

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

Episode 331960-05-24

Competition is the Life of Trade

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.

Episode 3430 min1960-05-31

The French, They Are a Funny Race

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

Episode 351960-06-07

The Unregistered Nurse

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

Episode 3630 min1960-06-14

The Long Arm of the Law

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

Episode 371960-06-21

Here Come the Groom

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

Episode 381960-06-28

A Taste of Lobster

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

Episode 391960-07-05

Rock-A-Bye Dobie

Dobie and a girlfriend take a baby-sitting job, but the Gillises suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

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