His best friend was an oddball beatnik named maynard g. Maynard throws a christmas party for his friends, but status seeker zelda persuades dobie it would be better to attend chatsworths posh. Throughout its 147 episodes, the series ran the gamut from the hilarious dobie and maynard sharing a tuxedo in order to attend a society. Deck the halls dobie gillis christmas specials wiki. Merriwether in 1961 episodes of the many loves of dobie gillis and then in two more episodes playing other characters in 1962 and 1963. His hit songs included the in crowd in 1965 and drift away, which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. Hello, im dobie gillis, and i love girls tall ones, short ones, blonde ones, dark ones, any kind of girl based on the novels created by max shulman, this television classic starred dwayne hickman as dobie, a middleclass 17yearold whose main goal in life was to find the girl of his dreams, bob denver gilligans island costars as dobies beatnik.
Dobie gillis dwayne hickman is torn between attending a christmas party thrown by. Dobie gillis found a winner by making its lead a loser. The many loves of dobie gillis now on dvd by billy ingram. Before bob denver starred as gilligan on gilligans island, he was in a series called the many loves of dobie gillis that originally aired in 1959 and eventually ended four seasons later in 1963. Dobie gillis was top notch comedy that was ahead of its time. Although 25 years old at the time, dwayne played the title role of dobie gillis, a teenage high school student, dobie, the son of a grocer, lived in the fictional town of central city, u. The many loves of dobie gillis jangle bells cinema cats. The many loves of dobie gillis 79 warren beatty in the many loves of dobie gillis 1959 shannon ollie. Dobie gillis always had a bite to its humorbut it also possessed a strong sentimental streakas maynard would often say as he dabbed his wet eyes on the cutoff sleeve of his sweatshirt.
The fourth and final season of the series continues to find the gang attending s. Working on that kind of schedule, retooling occurred quickly and frequently. I expected the shows to be slow and a bit lame, but i was surprised. This is one of the rare comedies of the early1960s that holds up.
Jangle bells is the christmas episode of the cbs sitcom the many loves of dobie gillis. Season three play all episodes the richest squirrel in town chapters play the second most beautiful girl in the world chapters play this town aint big enough for me and robert browning chapters play have reindeer, will travel chapters play crazylegs gillis chapters play bluetail fly chapters play i do. They also operated a grocery store at the same address. Maynard throws a christmas party for his friends, but status seeker zelda persuades dobie it would be better to attend chatsworths posh party.
Maynards christmas party has everything but guests. July 26, 1940 december 6, 2011 was an american singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. Its christmas time, but the gillises, unlike maynard, dont believe in santa. Any size, any style, any eyes, any smile, any jean, any jane, any joan. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. When i first received this arc i looked at a few of the old episodes. Jul 06, 20 for the first time, all 147 episodes of the groundbreaking tv show are available on the many loves of dobie gillis. Comedy guestbook video playlist martin manulis archive interview 11pt the many loves of dobie gillis 1959 63 aka max shulmans dobie gillis season 4 title episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. The brownhaired hickman portrayed chuck macdonald, bob collinss played by bob cummings crazy teenaged nephew, on the 1950s nbc series the bob cummings show a. Because of preemptions and postponements, the episodes were not originally broadcast in the order in which they were filmed and episodes were sometimes filmed intentionally out of sequence. The many loves of dobie gillis season 2 episode 15 have you stopped beating your wife. Krebs bob denver who sported a goatee and was allergic to work.
My favorite is when zelda would scrunch up her nose and he dobie would do it right back. One of the greatest sitcoms of all time has arrived on dvd, the many loves of dobie gillis 19591963, starring dwayne hickman and bob denver. Greetings and welcome to this great new way for us to stay in touch. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from the dobie gillis short stories written by max shulman since 1945, and first collected in 1951 under the same title as the. The many loves of dobie gillis aired from 1959 to 1963 on cbs.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the many loves of dobie gillis anytime, anywhere. This is one of the rare comedies of the early1960s that holds up today, a solid production in a first class dvd package. Dobie thinks about quitting the show altogether because of all the problems he will be facing episode after episode. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In 100 episodes, we examine the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and reflected the medium and what contributed to their popularity. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. The rest has all been brought back after a christmas spent watching the set. Dec 21, 2018 to help get you in the spirit of the season, weve compiled a list of some of the best christmas tv episodes and specials you can stream online.
Hickman is known primarily for teenager roles on television sitcoms. This is a list of episodes for the 19591963 cbstv series, the many loves of dobie gillis starring dwayne hickman and bob denver. The gillis familys home address was 285 norwood street. In desperate need of cash, dobie sells his soul to chatsworth stephen franken. Gillis finds himself in jail on christmas eve after being stripped of his holiday spirit and driven to. Dwayne hickman known as dobie gillis offers personlized paintings and videos and photos and memorabilia. George burns and dobie gillis the life and times of.
One of my all time favourite shows, not repeated here in australia, was the many loves of dobie gillis. Dobie believes his life is in shambles, all the fault of max shulman, the creator of this show and of the character of dobie himself in the book the many loves of dobie gillis, and thus the person who has placed him in all his misadventures. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis online full episodes. Dec 21, 2016 this allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Dobie gillis journey to television begins with the stuff that stress dreams are made. The many loves of dobie gillis deck the halls tv episode 1959. The first episode aired on september 29, 1959, and the final episode aired on june 5, 1963. Episode recap the many loves of dobie gillis on tv. The many loves of dobie gillis season 1 episode 9 dobie gillis, boy actor. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis episodes online season. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis full episodes online.
A classic from the golden age of late 1950searly 1960s tv. Gillis climbs down the chimney on christmas eve but gets stuck. The many loves of dobie gillis was not dwayne hickmans first major role on a tv series. Love that bob in reruns, and the blond title character in cbss the many loves of dobie gillis.
The cast has been reunited again for yet another tv movie and this time it has nearly been a generation since weve visited dobie gillis, and the middleaged dobie is nothing like he was as a youth, having has sewn all of his wild oats. In season two, dobie gillis reworked charles dickens classic short story a christmas carol into jangle bells originally telecast december 20, 1960. Born richard jones on november 12, 1931 in san francisco, clair served in the military from 195557 and broke into television on a 1959 episode of playhouse 90. Troubled, dobie is haunted by ghosts in this spoof of dickens a christmas carol. Feb 06, 2016 the many loves of dobie gillis season 2 episode 10 jangle bells dailymotion video izleyin mixed series 18 dailymotionda. Jan 19, 2016 the many loves of dobie gillis season 3 episode 11 have reindeer will travel dailymotion video izleyin mixed series 18 dailymotionda. My wife and i also enjoy spotting well known now faces as they pop up over the seasons. This is a list of episodes from the cbs television comedy the many loves of dobie gillis. The exaggerated, teen comedy series the many loves of dobie gillis created several christmas episodes, however the second seasons jangle bells is the one that stands out to me. Krebbs and zelda in some very original and offbeat action not expected of us tv at the time. Of the four seasons that it ran on cbs from september 28,1959 until september 18,1963,this was classic black and white tv.
The many loves of dobie gillis season 3 episode 11 have. Dobiegillis s04e will the real santa clause please come down the chimney. Starring dwayne hickman as dobie and bob denver as his beatnik buddy, maynard g krebs, it ran from 19591963. For four seasons, max shulmans the many loves of dobie gillis was a huge hit on cbs. Gillis finds himself in jail on christmas eve after being stripped of his holiday spirit and driven to desperation by his family and customers. The many loves of dobie gillis season 3 episode 17 for whom the wedding bell tolls. He appeared five times as dobie gillis commanding officer lt. His dream girl, is the beautiful but money hungry thalia. At a time when it was common practice for networks to order 30plus episodes of a show per season, shulman and crew delivered no less than 36 halfhours for each of dobie gillis four seasonswith season one comprising a staggeringby2014standards 39 episodes. The life and loves of a young dreamer as he progresses from high school to a stint in the army and then college.
Gillis finds himself in jail on christmas eve after being. The many loves of dobie gillis is an american sitcom that aired on cbs from 1959 to dobie gillis will zelda ever find her ever after with dobie. Jangle bells the many loves of dobie gillis christmas. Deck the halls is the first christma episode of dobie gillis that debuted on cbs on december 22, 1959. Dobie gillis williams 1961 january 8, 1999 was an american criminal in louisiana who was convicted of the murder of sonja knippers in 1984, and sentenced to death. Deck the halls dobie gillis christmas specials wiki fandom. The first episode aired on september 29, 1959, and the final episode. You should know by now that im drawn to tv adaptations of charles dickens a christmas carol. The many loves of dobie gillis watch full episodes and. Like many people of my age and generation i first came to dobie gillis through the tv show, the many loves of dobie gillis, that ran originally from 1959 to 1963. Stories related dobie s continual thoughts about the future, his running battle with his father over the prospect of acquiring work, his relationship with his good buddy, slacker maynard g. The many loves of dobie gillis season 2 episode 10 jangle bells.
The many loves of dobie gillis season 2 episode 10 jangle bells izleyin mixed series 18 dailymotionda. With dwayne hickman, frank faylen, florida friebus, bob denver. The many loves of dobie gillis season 2 episode 10 jangle. Dobie gillis s03e11 have reindeer will travel youtube. Many viewers prefer to pvr the cable dramas or see several episodes at once on demand. List of the many loves of dobie gillis episodes wikipedia. Shout factorys presentation of dobie gillis includes all 147 episodes on 20.
Dobiegillis s04e will the real santa clause please come. Stories related dobies continual thoughts about the future, his running battle with his father over the prospect of acquiring work, his relationship with his good buddy, slacker maynard g. The show focuses on a girl crazed dobie gillis who constantly tests his father patience the owner of the local grocery store. How well do you remember this classic christmas episode. Dobie gillis dwayne hickman was an ordinary highschool student who wanted simple things in life. The many loves of dobie gillis jangle bells tv episode 1960. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis episodes online. Oct 26, 2017 dobiegillis s04e will the real santa clause please come down the chimney. The exaggerated, teen comedy series the many loves of dobie gillis created several christmas episodes, however the second seasons. It wasnt long before he became the star of his own series, the many loves of dobie gillis, which premiered on september 29, 1959 on cbs. Jangle bells the many loves of dobie gillis christmas specials. Bob was a gentle comedian and wonderful with physical comedy. The many loves of dobie gillis also known as simply dobie gillis or max shulmans dobie gillis in later seasons and in syndication is an american sitcom that aired on cbs from september 29, 1959, to june 5, 1963.
The many loves of dobie gillis the complete series. The many loves of dobie gillis was not dwayne hickmans first major role on. Peter pryor junior college, but also sees the arrival of a new cast member dobies young teenage cousin duncan dunky gillis, played by bobby diamond fury. His hit songs included the in crowd in 1965 and drift away, which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a.
Factorys new dvd release of the many loves of dobie gillis the complete series, a 21disc, 60plushours set containing all. The best christmas tv episodes and specials you can stream. The first episode aired on september 29, 1959, and the final. The many loves of dobie gillis jangle bells tv episode. Season 1 episode 1 caper at the bijou full episode duration. Factorys new dvd release of the many loves of dobie gillis the complete series, a 21disc, 60plushours set containing all 147 episodes and a handful of bonus features. The many loves of dobie gillis tv episode calendar. The many loves of dobie gillis season 3 episode 23 dobie gillis. Maynard decides to throw a christmas party in his garage but most of the other kids, dobie included, have accepted invitations to a swank party thrown by. For the first time, all 147 episodes of the groundbreaking tv show are available on the many loves of dobie gillis. Dwayne attracted a fan following while on the bob cummings show. Police contended that he confessed, although they had no recording. After dobie gillis ended its run, the next season bob landed the title role of gilligan and for the rest of his life, he and that character would become one. Nowhere is this more evident than in the four episodes the series telecast to celebrate the spirit of christmas one for each season.