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

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Caper at the Bijou" is the best rated episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Rod Amateau and written by Max Shulman, it aired on 9/29/1959. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Best Dressed Man".

  • Caper at the Bijou
    7.6/10108 votes

    #1 - Caper at the Bijou

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1959

    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.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Best Dressed Man
    8.0/10101 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Love is a Science
    7.9/1071 votes

    #3 - Love is a Science

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1959

    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.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Right Triangle
    7.6/1063 votes

    #4 - The Right Triangle

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
    7.0/1062 votes

    #5 - Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1959

    Maynard gets drafted.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman, Rod Amateau

  • The Sweet Singer of Central High
    7.4/1053 votes

    #6 - The Sweet Singer of Central High

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Greater Love Hath No Man
    6.8/1048 votes

    #7 - Greater Love Hath No Man

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • The Old Goat
    7.2/1049 votes

    #8 - The Old Goat

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1959

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
    7.6/1054 votes

    #9 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1959

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It Takes Two
    7.2/1042 votes

    #10 - It Takes Two

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Dobie's Birthday Party
    7.4/1045 votes

    #11 - Dobie's Birthday Party

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1959

    Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Ed James

  • Deck the Halls
    7.7/1043 votes

    #12 - Deck the Halls

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1959

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Couchville, USA
    7.2/1039 votes

    #13 - Couchville, USA

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1959

    Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Irving Brecher

  • The Gaucho
    6.5/1044 votes

    #14 - The Gaucho

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Smoke-Filled Room
    7.9/1052 votes

    #15 - The Smoke-Filled Room

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Fist Fighter
    7.7/1048 votes

    #16 - The Fist Fighter

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hunger Strike
    7.8/1053 votes

    #17 - The Hunger Strike

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Flying Millicans
    7.4/1051 votes

    #18 - The Flying Millicans

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/1960

    Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Room at the Bottom
    7.9/1049 votes

    #19 - Room at the Bottom

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Power of Positive Thinking
    6.9/1041 votes

    #20 - The Power of Positive Thinking

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Dobie Spreads a Rumor
    7.6/1039 votes

    #21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/1960

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

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Rod Amateau

  • Love is a Fallacy
    7.6/1045 votes

    #22 - Love is a Fallacy

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1960

    Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • The Chicken from Outer Space
    8.0/1048 votes

    #23 - 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

  • Dobie's Navy Blues
    6.6/1036 votes

    #24 - Dobie's Navy Blues

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/1960

    Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Terry Ryan

  • Taken to the Cleaners
    7.3/1036 votes

    #25 - Taken to the Cleaners

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A