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The Worst Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Every episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Beethoven, Presley, and Me" is the worst rated episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". It scored 5.2/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Dean Riesner, it aired on 3/13/1963. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Who Did William Tell?".

  • Beethoven, Presley, and Me
    5.2/1025 votes
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    #1 - Beethoven, Presley, and Me

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1963

    The song-analyzing qualities of a computer are transfered to Maynard, and cousin Virgil uses his ability to predict hit songs to become a singing star.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dean Riesner

  • Who Did William Tell?
    5.9/1022 votes
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    #2 - Who Did William Tell?

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1963

    Duncan gets a role in a visiting production of William Tell and falls for a young opera star, unaware she has a jealous boyfriend.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Little Chimp That Couldn't
    5.9/1029 votes
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    #3 - The Little Chimp That Couldn't

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1963

    A test chimpanzee is doomed unless Maynard can show that he is more talented than he seems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Moon and No Pence
    6.0/1027 votes
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    #4 - The Moon and No Pence

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1963

    Dobie falls for brainy a Russian ballerina and solicits Zelda's aid to improve his grades. When that fails, he ends up dancing outside her window.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ugliest American
    6.1/1035 votes
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    #5 - The Ugliest American

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1962

    On a class trip to an African jungle, Dobie is captured by a tribe of cannibals.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway
    6.1/1022 votes
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    #6 - There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway

    Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 5/15/1963

    Maynard guides a fellow student to become a singing sensation, then ponders if he should step aside when a big-time agent wants to take her on.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joel Kane

  • The Solid Gold Dog Tag
    6.4/1029 votes
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    #7 - The Solid Gold Dog Tag

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/11/1961

    Despite opposition from his mother, Chatsworth decides to join Dobie and Maynard in the Army.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It Takes A Heap o'Livin' to Make a Cave a Home
    6.4/1033 votes
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    #8 - It Takes A Heap o'Livin' to Make a Cave a Home

    Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 5/15/1962

    Maynard discovers a prehistoric throwback living in a cave and decides to move in with him

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gaucho
    6.5/1044 votes
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    #9 - 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 Chicken Corporal
    6.5/1036 votes
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    #10 - The Chicken Corporal

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1961

    Being put in charge of his squad's barracks goes to Dobie's head and his friendship with Maynard suffers.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Dobie's Navy Blues
    6.6/1036 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • That's Show Biz
    6.6/1033 votes
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    #12 - That's Show Biz

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/5/1960

    Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • Vocal Boy Makes Good
    6.6/1021 votes
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    #13 - Vocal Boy Makes Good

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1963

    Performing at Pryor College, the Lettermen hire Dobie as an emergency replacement singer.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The General Cried at Dawn
    6.6/1030 votes
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    #14 - The General Cried at Dawn

    Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 4/3/1963

    Maynard doubles for a Latin American general while on vacation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greater Love Hath No Man
    6.8/1048 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes
    6.8/1034 votes
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    #16 - Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes

    Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 5/30/1961

    Dobie exaggerates his dad's war record to impress a girl from a long military family.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Have Reindeer, Will Travel
    6.8/1036 votes
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    #17 - Have Reindeer, Will Travel

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1961

    Maynard gives the class's Christmas funds to a poor Mexican family.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis
    6.8/1024 votes
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    #18 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1962

    To avoid failing an upcoming test that will cause him to flunk out of school, Maynard drinks a potion that is supposed to turn him into a genius, but ends up transforming him into a monster.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Dean Riesner

  • The Beast with Twenty Fingers
    6.8/1022 votes
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    #19 - The Beast with Twenty Fingers

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1963

    Maynard and Herbert get struck in one of those finger toys just as Mr. Gillis is about to leave for a grocer's convention.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Power of Positive Thinking
    6.9/1041 votes
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    #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

  • The Iceman Goeth
    6.9/1029 votes
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    #21 - The Iceman Goeth

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1962

    Maynard and Duncan accidentally lock Mr. Gillis in the meat freezer, and think they've killed him.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: Max Shulman

  • Maynard's Farewell to the Troops
    7.0/1062 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine
    7.0/1038 votes
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    #23 - I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1961

    Maynard misses the bus on his first day in the Army, but Chatsworth fills him in for him.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Battle of Maynard's Beard
    7.0/1034 votes
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    #24 - The Battle of Maynard's Beard

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 4/18/1961

    The Army orders Maynard to shave off his beard.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Face That Stopped the Clock
    7.1/1037 votes
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    #25 - The Face That Stopped the Clock

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1960

    Maynard takes a job selling clock-statues at an army surplus store.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A