The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (television series, creator)

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American sitcom television series

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that follows the romantic misadventures of a daydreaming teenager, Dobie Gillis, and is notable for its witty, character-driven humor and early portrayal of beatnik culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American sitcom ⓘ
television series ⓘ
basedOn Dobie Gillis short stories ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Max Shulman ⓘ
cameraSetup single-camera ⓘ
character Dobie Gillis ⓘ
Herbert T. Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maynard G. Krebs ⓘ
Thalia Menninger ⓘ
Winifred Gillis ⓘ
Zelda Gilroy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Max Shulman ⓘ
firstAired 1959-09-29 ⓘ
genre sitcom ⓘ
teen sitcom ⓘ
hasTargetAudience family viewers ⓘ
teenagers ⓘ
hasTheme romantic misadventures of a daydreaming teenager ⓘ
Herbert T. GillisPortrayedBy Frank Faylen ⓘ
influenced later teen-oriented sitcoms ⓘ
lastAired 1963-06-05 ⓘ
leadActor Darryl Hickman ⓘ
surface form: Dwayne Hickman
mainCharacter Dobie Gillis ⓘ
Maynard G. KrebsPortrayedBy Bob Denver ⓘ
narrativeDevice direct address to camera ⓘ
notableFor early portrayal of beatnik culture ⓘ
witty character-driven humor ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 147 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 4 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyAiredOnDayOfWeek Tuesday ⓘ
originallyBroadcastIn prime time ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
pictureFormat black-and-white ⓘ
portrayedBy Darryl Hickman ⓘ
surface form: Dwayne Hickman
productionCompany 20th Century Fox ⓘ
surface form: 20th Century Fox Television

Martin Manulis Productions ⓘ
settingLocation Central City High School ⓘ
spinOffCharacter Zelda Gilroy ⓘ
Thalia MenningerPortrayedBy Tuesday Weld ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 1950s and early 1960s ⓘ
typicalRuntimePerEpisode 25 minutes ⓘ
Winifred GillisPortrayedBy Florida Friebus ⓘ
Zelda GilroyPortrayedBy Sheila James ⓘ

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Max Shulman → notableWork → The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (television series, creator) ⓘ
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis → inspiredWork → The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (television series, creator) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)