The first season of the many loves of dobie gills finds the title character dobie dwayne hickman obsessed with pursuing, impressing, and ultimately winning the affections of thalia menninger tuesday weld, the woman of his dreams. Find books like the many loves of dobie gillis from the worlds largest community of readers. Shulman also wrote rally round the flag, boys and the tender trap both made into enjoyable movies. Dobie thinks about quitting the show altogether because of all the problems he will be facing episode after episode. This is a collection of short stories written during the 1940s for college humor magazines and then gathered together to make a book.
The many loves of dobie gillis tv series 19591963 imdb. Because he wont amount to what she wants, thalia dumps dobie yet again despite professing her love for him. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Hollywood scriptlove is a sciencethe seriesthe many. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. 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. Momma gillis is worried about her baby boy while pop, herbert t. Thalia wants dobie to go to willoughby hall, an exclusive eastern school, and befriend the sons of wealthy bankers an idea that also captures mr. Books by max shulman author of the many loves of dobie. Ellen degeneres funny 1st appearance doing stand up comedy on johnny carsons tonight show duration. For the uninitiated, dobie gillis followed the unluckyinlove title character dwayne hickman through four seasons of comic misadventures from 19591963. Class study course, facsimile copy of an actual hollywood script used by max shulman in the production of the series, the many loves of dobie gillis series, love is a science season 1, episode 3, starring, dwayne hickman, bob denver and tuesday weld, 1959, with commentary and quotes from the author. Its clean cut, all american, white bread 1950s na humor. Vintage book the many loves of dobie gillis max shulman etsy.
Krebbs a pregilligan bob denver led a cast of zany characters. The many loves of dobie gillis, by minnesotas one and only max shulman. Eleven campus stories by max shulman published by garden city books 1951. The many loves of dobie gillis, originally published in 1951, is an uproarious set of short stories telling the romantic adventures of a young man attending the university of minnesota. Maybe its the midlife crisis setting in, but buying this book brought all. Read many loves of dobie gillis comic online free and high quality. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references.
The first episode aired on september 29, 1959, and the final episode aired on june 5, 1963. His older brother, rob a young lawyer with a normal house, a normal fiancee, and an utterly normal life hopes that this strange family secret will disappear with disuse, and he will be discharged from his lifes duty of protecting charley and the. Some are desperately wonderful like pansy while others are a trial which dobie usually finds out by the end. The many loves of dobie gillis the hunger strike tv. The many loves of dobie gillis is much funnier than either of its liveaction spinoffs, for one thing. They may be accessed by the bibliography tab at the top of most pages, or via the related topics box in. But when whitney a new, rich, glamorously beautiful and somewhat crazy girl arrives on the scene needing someone stable like dobie for security in her life, thalia decides that she wants to dobie back, who in turn takes her back. Maynard wants a date with a showgirl so dobie offers to set him up in the many loves of dobie gillis tale untitled. It also provided the jumping board for the careers of. Finally, maynard imagines dobie with a genie played by maynard, who ends up stealing thalia.
Visit the many loves of dobie gillis collection by comics lover, get more info and rate 6 the many loves of dobie gillis 1960. Imagine if pg wodehouse wrote stories about a girlcrazy freshman at the university of minnesota, circa late 1940s. The many loves of dobie gillis ran from 195963 on cbs and it provided quite a few laughs along the way. Thats kind of what reader will find in the many loves of dobie gillis. This is a list of episodes from the second season of the many loves of dobie gillis. Many loves of dobie gillis 1960 comic books 19601969. This book was first published in 1945 back when couples actually got married before having sex, so sometimes dobie gets what he wants only by marrying the girl.
Dobie starts out strong with his book in hand avoiding dinner with his folks mom and pop gillis played by florida freibus and frank faylen. It is a complete delight and gave me a real appreciation for how well the tv show adapted the tone and snap of the book. Gillis is suspicious that his love struck boy will falter and break his fast within an hour. The many loves of dobie gillis by max shulman ebook. Aside from dobie and his parents, zelda gilroy was the only other character from the books directly adapted to the series as a regular or recurring character.
Find the many loves of dobie gillis by shulman, max at biblio. The many loves of dobie gillis audiobook by max shulman. Since the book is titled many loves thats exactly what you, and dobie, get. Gilroy, portrayed by the american actress sheila kuehl known by the stage name of sheila james, is a character from the american sitcom the many loves of dobie gillis, which originally aired on cbs from 1959 to 1963. All dobie wants is thalias love, but to win her heart he must get a 100 on his math test. Usage public domain topics classic tv, comedy, love, romance, beatniks collection opensource language english. List of the many loves of dobie gillis episodes wikipedia. Many loves of dobie gillis comic books for sale online. But no matter what subject he should be studying, dobie always has a girl on his mind. Blast off for bellylaughs and find out if maynard will be the first man to land on the moon in the 2part the many loves of dobie gillis tale complete in this issue.
The many loves of dobie gillis by max shulman goodreads. More to the point, though, is shulmans mastery of wiseguy prose. Dobie gillis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Many loves of dobie gillis comic read many loves of. He must have been quite a charmer to have wooed so many women while being saddled with a name like dobie. The writing is delectable, the characters are cute, and the plots are hilarious, putting the protagonist in improbable situations, and then letting murphys law take its course. In each storychapter, he has a different girl hes madly in love with. Image from wikipedia if you watched the dobie gillis tv show, it bears only an incidental similarity to this collection of short stories. A teenage girl and later young adult woman who was bright in academics, athletic, and somewhat plainlooking, zelda was smitten with the. The many loves of dobie gillis by max shulman, paperback. Unfortunately, he must compete against the charms of the. Episode recap the many loves of dobie gillis on tv.
The many loves of dobie gillis 9784871871907 by shulman, max and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Based on the novels created by max shulman, this tv classic starred dwayne hickman as dobie, a 17yearold whose main goal in life was to find the girl of his dreams, bob denver costars as dobie s beatnik friend maynard g. In love is a fallacy, shulmans bestknown short story that to this day is. Dobie has an almost singular focus on the opposite sex, more often than not the object of his affection being. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The many loves of dobie gillis has a special place in my heart. Krebs, whose passion was to avoid work at any cost, and frank faylen and florida friebus as dobie s parents, who were never too far away to worry about dobie. This is a list of episodes from the cbs television comedy the many loves of dobie gillis. Creator shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with lionel newman. Sensitive teenager dobie gillis exasperates his grocer father herbert t.
The many loves of dobie gillis love is a fallacy tv. Editions of the many loves of dobie gillis by max shulman. I had been a big fan of the dobie gillis show when i was a kid, and, if i recall correctly, i think andy cohen mentioned this book as a favorite in his autobiography, so i thought this would be a fun. Shulmans collegiate character, dobie gillis, was the subject of a series of short stories compiled under the title the many loves of dobie gillis, which became the basis for the 1953 movie the affairs of dobie gillis, followed by a cbs television series, the.
A groundbreaking series that has often been said to be far ahead of its time, the many loves of dobie gillis premiered on cbs in the fall of 1959 and was a counterculture hit through all four. Gillis and is the apple of his mother winnie gillis eye. Not exactly a household word, max shulman is nonethe. The many loves of dobie gillis was produced by martin manulis productions in association with 20th century fox television. The many loves of dobie gillis was a major influence on the characters for another successful cbs program, the hannabarbera saturday morning cartoon scoobydoo, where are you. Stories and millions of other books are available for instant access. But in the real world, thalia finds her rich boy isnt so rich and returns to dobies arm in the many loves of dobie gillis tale untitled. He can bring characters from books into the real world. With dobie himself narrating, the plots shake off at least a grain of their sitcom stiffness. Metrogoldwynmayer produced the first media adaptation of the many loves of dobie gillis in 1953 as the affairs of dobie gillis, a blackandwhite musical film starring debbie reynolds, bob fosse, and bobby van as dobie gillis. Goodreads members who liked the many loves of dobie gillis.
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