The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Best Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1!

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...
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  1. 8.1/10(37 votes)

    #1 - Rock-a-Bye Dobie

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    S1:E39

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Terry Ryan
  2. 8.0/10(104 votes)

    #2 - The Best Dressed Man

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    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  3. 8.0/10(49 votes)

    #3 - The Chicken from Outer Space

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    S1:E23

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  4. 8.0/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Live Alone and I Like It

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    S1:E28

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(43 votes)

    #5 - A Taste of Lobster

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    S1:E38

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

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  6. 7.9/10(71 votes)

    #6 - Love is a Science

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    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Rod Amateau
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  8. 7.9/10(52 votes)

    #7 - The Smoke-Filled Room

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  9. 7.9/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Room at the Bottom

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    S1:E19

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  10. 7.9/10(43 votes)

    #9 - The Big Sandwich

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    S1:E29

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  11. 7.8/10(54 votes)

    #10 - The Hunger Strike

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    S1:E17

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.8/10(36 votes)

    #11 - Soup and Fish

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    S1:E30

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  13. 7.8/10(32 votes)

    #12 - The Unregistered Nurse

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    S1:E35

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

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    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.8/10(38 votes)

    #13 - Here Come the Groom

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    S1:E37

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  15. 7.7/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Deck the Halls

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    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(48 votes)

    #15 - The Fist Fighter

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    S1:E16

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

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    Director:N/A
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  17. 7.7/10(40 votes)

    #16 - Where There's a Will

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    S1:E31

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.7/10(31 votes)

    #17 - Competition is the Life of Trade

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    S1:E33

    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.

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    Director:Robert Gordon
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.7/10(33 votes)

    #18 - The French, They Are a Funny Race

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    S1:E34

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.6/10(64 votes)

    #19 - The Right Triangle

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    S1:E4

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.6/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

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    S1:E9

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

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    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.6/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor

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    S1:E21

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  23. 7.6/10(46 votes)

    #22 - Love is a Fallacy

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    S1:E22

    Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  24. 7.6/10(43 votes)

    #23 - The Prettiest Collateral in Town

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    S1:E27

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

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    Director:Rod Amateau
  25. 7.6/10(32 votes)

    #24 - The Long Arm of the Law

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    S1:E36

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joel Kane
  26. 7.5/10(32 votes)

    #25 - Put Your Feet in Our Hands

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    S1:E32

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

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    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rock-a-Bye Dobie" is the best rated episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Rod Amateau and written by Terry Ryan, it aired on 7/5/1960. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Best Dressed Man".