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The Best Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Every episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Dobie Goes Beatnik" is the best rated episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". It scored 8.4/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/25/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Magnificent Failure".

  • Dobie Goes Beatnik
    8.4/1045 votes
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    #1 - Dobie Goes Beatnik

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1960

    Thelonius Monk comes to town and invites Maynard to sit in on bongos. But Herbert needs a favor which will require Dobie and Maynard to switch identities.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Magnificent Failure
    8.4/1037 votes
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    #2 - Magnificent Failure

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1962

    Mr. Gillis decides to sell the store.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Talk
    8.3/1041 votes
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    #3 - Baby Talk

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1960

    Maynard finds an abandoned baby in the park.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Birth of a Salesman
    8.3/1040 votes
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    #4 - Birth of a Salesman

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/1962

    When Dobie wants to join an exclusive fraternity, Mr. Gillis bribes members to accept him.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • Bachelor Father and Son
    8.3/1033 votes
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    #5 - Bachelor Father and Son

    Season 3 Episode 34 - Aired 6/5/1962

    Winnie goes to visit her sister in Cleveland, leaving Herbert and Dobie to enjoy the bliss of bachelorhood for a week on their own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • The Big Question
    8.2/1045 votes
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    #6 - The Big Question

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/1961

    In order to graduate, Dobie and Maynard must write an essay on the subject of Whither Are We Drifting?

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Rock-a-Bye Dobie
    8.1/1037 votes
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    #7 - Rock-a-Bye Dobie

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 7/5/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Terry Ryan

  • The Mystic Powers of Maynard G. Krebs
    8.1/1033 votes
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    #8 - The Mystic Powers of Maynard G. Krebs

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1960

    Maynard has temporary ESP, which will allow him to predict the winner of the Kennedy-Nixon presidential election.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye Mister Pomfritt, Hello Mr. Chips
    8.1/1040 votes
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    #9 - Goodbye Mister Pomfritt, Hello Mr. Chips

    Season 2 Episode 34 - Aired 6/13/1961

    Dobie and Maynard organize a tribute to Mr. Pomfritt, hoping to convince him not to leave Central High.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • The Fast White Mouse
    8.1/1031 votes
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    #10 - The Fast White Mouse

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1961

    Dobie and Zelda worry they are genetically inferior and thus doomed to failure like the loser rat in their biology class experiments.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Eat, Drink and be Merry...For Tomorrow, Ker-Boom!
    8.1/1031 votes
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    #11 - Eat, Drink and be Merry...For Tomorrow, Ker-Boom!

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1961

    Maynard predicts the end of the world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frat's in the Fire
    8.1/1029 votes
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    #12 - The Frat's in the Fire

    Season 3 Episode 36 - Aired 6/26/1962

    Dobie gets a job at a lumber company and dates the boss's daughter, although he already has a girlfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best Dressed Man
    8.0/10101 votes
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    #13 - The Best Dressed Man

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Chicken from Outer Space
    8.0/1048 votes
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    #14 - The Chicken from Outer Space

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • Live Alone and I Like It
    8.0/1037 votes
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    #15 - Live Alone and I Like It

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/19/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Sandwich
    8.0/1042 votes
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    #16 - The Big Sandwich

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/26/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Ben Gershman

  • A Taste of Lobster
    8.0/1042 votes
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    #17 - A Taste of Lobster

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/28/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Arnold Horwitt

  • Who Needs Elvis?
    8.0/1035 votes
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    #18 - Who Needs Elvis?

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1960

    Dobie joins the school band solely to be close to piccolo player Esme Lauterbach, who is interested in Maynard.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • What's My Lion?
    8.0/1039 votes
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    #19 - What's My Lion?

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1961

    A lion escapes from a zoo and becomes attached to Maynard.

    Director: Robert Gordon

    Writer: Dean Riesner

  • Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife?
    8.0/1029 votes
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    #20 - Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife?

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1961

    Dobie tries to get his father to spend more time with Mrs. Gillis.

    Director: Robert Gordon

    Writer: N/A

  • Dig, Dig, Dig
    8.0/1040 votes
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    #21 - Dig, Dig, Dig

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1961

    Dobie wants to study Egyptology, but Mr. Gillis thinks Dobie only has a crush on the teacher.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • This Town Ain't Big Enough for Me and Robert Browning
    8.0/1033 votes
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    #22 - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Me and Robert Browning

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1961

    Inspired by Robert Browning's assertion that a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Dobie goes after an unattainable girl, putting his relationship with Zelda at risk.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • I Do Not Choose to Run
    8.0/1030 votes
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    #23 - I Do Not Choose to Run

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1962

    Herbert is running for mayor and Dobie falls in love with his opponent's daughter.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Girls Will Be Boys
    8.0/1027 votes
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    #24 - Girls Will Be Boys

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1962

    Maynard goes out with a female version of himself. Dobie thinks she should act more feminine. When she realizes it's fun to be feminine, Maynard gets scared away.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • Names My Mother Called Me
    8.0/1038 votes
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    #25 - Names My Mother Called Me

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1962

    When his latest girlfriend tells him to change his silly name, Dobie learns that he is named after a Noble Prize winner.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A