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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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsDuring the series, Dobie and Maynard join the army. Maynard never shaves his goatee, which would be required in basic training.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
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Classic Comedic Elements
Dobie Gillis may not be groundbreaking, but it is a well-crafted comic gem of a TV series. Direction is crisp, acting is excellent and the comic characters are perfection: Maynard, the clueless but lovable loser (who has been widely copied but never surpassed), Thalia, the sexy, cute gold-digger, who is smarter than anyone expects, Milton, the insufferable preppie, Zelda, the nerd, etc. And here sits Dobie--ridiculously average, being tossed between them all like a beachball, and trying to make sense of it all. Character actors Wm. Schallert and Frank Faylen shine; Beatty gives an eerily prescient glimpse into his future roles; and Dobie is the personification of the likeable schlemiel.
Enchanting!
Enchanting!
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- Oct 11, 1999
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By what name was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) officially released in India in English?
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