Dobie Gillis

Original title: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV Series
1959–1963
TV-Y7
30m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

2.2K

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Quirky Comedy Comedy Family

A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,220

145

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The pilot for this series was the first professional acting job for Bob Denver, who had been a grade school teacher and postal worker before joining the cast. Denver's sister was a casting agent's secretary, and had his name added to the audition candidates for the role of Maynard G. Krebs.

Goofs
During the series, Dobie and Maynard join the army. Maynard never shaves his goatee, which would be required in basic training.

Quotes
[repeated line]
[whenever anyone mentions work]
Maynard G. Krebs: WORK?

Connections
Featured in Les folles années du rock (1973)

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this is a really funny send-up of high school dating in the late 50s/early 60s.

i enjoyed this show in middle school and junior high (first runs)and it's still funny now. the writing is clever (max shulman is brilliant), the actors are good comedians, and the issues of looking for love but being too shy are still pertinent. (it's an idealized version. this is about the 50's. but the goofiness is deliberate, and it works.)