"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959) TV series 1959-1963

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Max Shulman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

29 September 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Dobie Gillis is an average teenager living in average Central City with an average desire--girls! He lusts after many nubile women...

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV | Cult Favorite | Monologue | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Sitcom

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dwayne Hickman	...	Dobie Gillis (147 episodes, 1959-1963)
Bob Denver	...	Maynard G. Krebs (142 episodes, 1959-1963)
Frank Faylen	...	Herbert T. Gillis (110 episodes, 1959-1963)
Florida Friebus	...	Winifred Gillis / ... (88 episodes, 1959-1963)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Zelda knew Dobie loved her because she wrinkled up her nose and Dobie involuntarily did it back in spite of himself.

Quotes:

Dobie Gillis: Good stuff, Maynard!

Movie Connections:

Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)

A great, great, TV show.

I used to watch this all the time on the local independent channel when they'd run in the afternoons at 4:00 pm, and from the first episode, I was hooked. The acting was top-notch, the scripts were good, and the jokes were funny. Bob Denver was THE first beatnik on TV, and probably the best (except for local legend "Ghoulardi", who was a beatnik horror host) and Dwayne Hickman was the only one who could portray Dobie like he did. I hope this is released on video soon, because nobody plays it anymore. Fact: TV Land played this show when the channel was just beginning, and only recently showed some more episodes.