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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

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

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

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

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