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The Worst Episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

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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...

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  1. Background image for Beethoven, Presley, and Me
    5.2/10(27 votes)

    #1 - Beethoven, Presley, and Me

    S4:E24

    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:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Who Did William Tell?
    5.8/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Who Did William Tell?

    S4:E14

    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:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Little Chimp That Couldn't
    5.9/10(31 votes)

    #3 - The Little Chimp That Couldn't

    S4:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Ugliest American
    6.0/10(36 votes)

    #4 - The Ugliest American

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Joel Kane
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  5. Background image for The Moon and No Pence
    6.0/10(29 votes)

    #5 - The Moon and No Pence

    S4:E20

    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:Unknown
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  6. Background image for There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway
    6.2/10(24 votes)

    #6 - There's a Broken Light for Every Broken Heart on Broadway

    S4:E33

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Joel Kane
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  8. Background image for That's Show Biz
    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #7 - That's Show Biz

    S1:E26

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
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  9. Background image for The Chicken Corporal
    6.5/10(38 votes)

    #8 - The Chicken Corporal

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Solid Gold Dog Tag
    6.5/10(32 votes)

    #9 - The Solid Gold Dog Tag

    S2:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for It Takes A Heap o'Livin' to Make a Cave a Home
    6.5/10(34 votes)

    #10 - It Takes A Heap o'Livin' to Make a Cave a Home

    S3:E31

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The General Cried at Dawn
    6.5/10(31 votes)

    #11 - The General Cried at Dawn

    S4:E27

    Maynard doubles for a Latin American general while on vacation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Gaucho
    6.6/10(47 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Dobie's Navy Blues
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Vocal Boy Makes Good
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Vocal Boy Makes Good

    S4:E16

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Iceman Goeth
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #15 - The Iceman Goeth

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
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  17. Background image for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gillis

    S4:E12

    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
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  18. Background image for The Beast with Twenty Fingers
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #17 - The Beast with Twenty Fingers

    S4:E21

    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:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Greater Love Hath No Man
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for The Power of Positive Thinking
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    #19 - 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. Background image for Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes

    S2:E32

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Have Reindeer, Will Travel
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Have Reindeer, Will Travel

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Face That Stopped the Clock
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    #22 - The Face That Stopped the Clock

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    #23 - I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine

    S2:E23

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Battle of Maynard's Beard
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    #24 - The Battle of Maynard's Beard

    S2:E26

    The Army orders Maynard to shave off his beard.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Be It Ever So Humble
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Be It Ever So Humble

    S2:E31

    Dobie and Maynard get weekend passes, but Zelda has been telling all the girls back home that she and Dobie are engaged.

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Joel Kane
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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 27 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Dean Riesner, it aired on 3/13/1963. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Who Did William Tell?".