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

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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 adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 1 - Caper at the Bijou
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    #1 - Caper at the Bijou

    S1:E1

    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

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  2. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 2 - The Best Dressed Man
    7.7/10(114 votes)

    #2 - The Best Dressed Man

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  3. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 3 - Love is a Science
    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #3 - Love is a Science

    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.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  4. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 4 - The Right Triangle
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #4 - The Right Triangle

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 5 - Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #5 - Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

    S1:E5

    Maynard gets drafted.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writers:Max Shulman, Rod Amateau

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  6. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sweet Singer of Central High
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #6 - The Sweet Singer of Central High

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 7 - Greater Love Hath No Man
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Greater Love Hath No Man

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Joel Kane

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  8. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 8 - The Old Goat
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    #8 - The Old Goat

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 9 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #9 - Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 10 - It Takes Two
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #10 - It Takes Two

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 11 - Dobie's Birthday Party
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #11 - Dobie's Birthday Party

    S1:E11

    Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Ed James

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  12. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 12 - Deck the Halls
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #12 - Deck the Halls

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 13 - Couchville, USA
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #13 - Couchville, USA

    S1:E13

    Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Irving Brecher

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  14. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 14 - The Gaucho
    6.7/10(48 votes)

    #14 - The Gaucho

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 15 - The Smoke-Filled Room
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    #15 - The Smoke-Filled Room

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  16. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 16 - The Fist Fighter
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #16 - The Fist Fighter

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 17 - The Hunger Strike
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    #17 - The Hunger Strike

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 18 - The Flying Millicans
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #18 - The Flying Millicans

    S1:E18

    Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 19 - Room at the Bottom
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #19 - Room at the Bottom

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  20. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 20 - The Power of Positive Thinking
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #20 - The Power of Positive Thinking

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown

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  21. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #21 - Dobie Spreads a Rumor

    S1:E21

    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

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  22. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 22 - Love is a Fallacy
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #22 - Love is a Fallacy

    S1:E22

    Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  23. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 23 - The Chicken from Outer Space
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #23 - The Chicken from Outer Space

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Max Shulman

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  24. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 24 - Dobie's Navy Blues
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #24 - Dobie's Navy Blues

    S1:E24

    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

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  25. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Season 1 Episode 25 - Taken to the Cleaners
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #25 - Taken to the Cleaners

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Caper at the Bijou" is the best rated episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 123 votes. Directed by Rod Amateau and written by Max Shulman, it aired on 9/29/1959. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Best Dressed Man".