Max Shulman
Director
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
Specials
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 same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis. The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.
Released Sept. 29, 1959
Episode 30 min
10+
Keywords: tmdb.high-school, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.character-name-in-series-title, imdb.dobie-gillis-character, imdb.six-word-series-title, imdb.beatnik, imdb.high-school-class + 13 more, imdb.parents-son-relationship, imdb.grocery-store, imdb.reference-to-rodin-s-the-thinker, imdb.ice-cream-parlor, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.teenager, imdb.family-business, imdb.classmates, imdb.quirky-comedy, imdb.sitcom, imdb.monologue, imdb.breaking-the-fourth-wall, imdb.laugh-track
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Production Companies: Martin Manulis Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - The Caper at the Bijou (Unaired Pilot)
Dobie is desperate for money so he can take Thalia to the dance, so he and Maynard hatch a plot to dishonestly win $100 at the Bijou Theater on Jackpot Night.
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4410 min.
Released: Sept. 29, 1959
Last Air Date: June 5, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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