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Season 1
September 29, 1959

Season 1

01. Caper at the Bijou

Dobie and Maynard conspire to rig the raffle at the local movie theatre so that Dobie can win enough money to take Thalia to the prom.

September 29, 1959

02. The Best Dressed Man

Dobie competes with Milton Armitage to see whose wardrobe can impress Thalia the most.

October 6, 1959

03. Love is a Science

Thalia urges Dobie to become a doctor, but he meets Zelda Gilroy and learns about the scientific concept of propinquity, the psychological tendency for people to form relationships with those whom they encounter often.

October 13, 1959

04. The Right Triangle

Dobie's older brother Davey convinces him to invent an affair with a married woman to impress a new girl in school.

October 20, 1959

05. Maynard's Farewell to the Troops

Maynard gets drafted.

November 3, 1959

06. The Sweet Singer of Central High

After a throat operation, Dobie can sing better than Milton, thus attracting Thalia.

November 10, 1959

07. Greater Love Hath No Man

Dobie tries to earn $6 to take Thalia to the Junior Prom.

November 17, 1959

08. The Old Goat

Before the big football game, Dobie hatches a scheme for winning by stealing the opposing mascot.

November 24, 1959

09. Dobie Gillis: Boy Actor

Dobie is up against Milton to be leading man in a school play.

December 1, 1959

10. It Takes Two

Dobie falls for Poppy Herming but has to win her father's approval too.

December 8, 1959

11. Dobie's Birthday Party

Dobie thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday.

December 15, 1959

12. Deck the Halls

Mr. Gillis is driven crazy by all the Christian celebrations, and almost spends the holidays in jail.

December 22, 1959

13. Couchville, USA

Herbert seeks free advice from a child psychiologist.

December 29, 1959

14. The Gaucho

Mr. and Mrs. Gillis take in a young and handsome border from South America.

January 5, 1960

15. The Smoke-Filled Room

Dobie runs against Milton for junior class president. Thalia is Dobie's campaign manager.

January 12, 1960

16. The Fist Fighter

Dobie becomes Top Fist by knocking out the legendary Moose. Milton tries to gain the title and Thaila's affections by challenging Dobie.

January 19, 1960

17. The Hunger Strike

Dobie goes on a hunger strike until Thalia agrees to be his.

January 26, 1960

18. The Flying Millicans

Dobie falls for trapeze artist Aphrodite Millican,.

February 2, 1960

19. Room at the Bottom

Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby prep school.

February 9, 1960

20. The Power of Positive Thinking

In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth, Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man Thalia wants.

February 16, 1960

21. Dobie Spreads a Rumor

Dobie and Maynard are puzzled when a rumor they spread about Zelda inheriting a fortune seems to become reality.

February 23, 1960

22. Love is a Fallacy

Thalia tries to educate Dobie in logical thinking.

March 1, 1960

23. The Chicken from Outer Space

Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones as a biology class project .

March 8, 1960

24. Dobie's Navy Blues

Dobie and a girl friend take a baby-sitting job. However, the Gillies suspect Dobie is secretly a father.

March 15, 1960

25. Taken to the Cleaners

Dobie, Maynard, and Thalia capture a crooked dry-cleaner who had almost conned them before.

March 29, 1960

26. That's Show Biz

Dobie and most of his friends reluctantly participate in a talent show.

April 5, 1960

27. The Prettiest Collateral in Town

Doblie's dad wants him to romance a banker's daughter so he can get a loan.

April 12, 1960

28. Live Alone and I Like It

Dobie wants to prove he's grownup, so he moves into a small apartment with Maynard.

30min
April 19, 1960

29. The Big Sandwich

Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.

April 26, 1960

30. Soup and Fish

Dobie, Maynard, and Chatsworth must all share the same tuxedo to get in to a black-tie party at the Armitage mansion.

May 3, 1960

31. Where There's a Will

Herbert worries about what will happen to the store after he's gone.

30min
May 10, 1960

32. Put Your Feet in Our Hands

Dobie and Chatsworth complete for the attention of a shoe store owner's daughter in order to get a job at the store.

May 17, 1960

33. Competition is the Life of Trade

Dobie's newest girlfriend's father happens to be opening a new grocery store. Mr. Gillis tries to spy under the name Fred C. Dobbs.

May 24, 1960

34. The French, They Are a Funny Race

Maynard falls for a French girl and shaves off his goatee.

30min
May 31, 1960

35. The Unregistered Nurse

Dobie falls for an older nurse and feigns a disease so he can be near her.

June 7, 1960

36. The Long Arm of the Law

Dobie's new date's father turns out to be a cop with whom he had a disagreement about picking flowers in the park.

30min
June 14, 1960

37. Here Come the Groom

A discouraged Dobie finally gives up on finding his dream girl and agrees to marry Zelda.

June 21, 1960

38. A Taste of Lobster

Dobie finds a girl who doesn't care about money, until her younger sister starts going on finance dates with a richer boy.

June 28, 1960

39. Rock-a-Bye Dobie

Dobie lies about joining the navy to impress a girl's sea-mined father.

July 5, 1960
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