Central City
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Central City is the fictional Midwestern town that serves as the primary backdrop for the classic American sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central City (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkContext | Dobie Gillis short stories by Max Shulman ⓘ |
| country | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorContext | Max Shulman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | typical American small town ⓘ |
| describedAs | Midwestern town ⓘ |
| genreContext | American sitcom ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Central City High School
NERFINISHED
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S. Peter Pryor Junior College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Dobie Gillis
NERFINISHED
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Herbert T. Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ Maynard G. Krebs NERFINISHED ⓘ Winifred Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Dobie Gillis’s college life
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Dobie Gillis’s high school life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDepiction |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comedic situations involving romance and family life
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social satire of American teen life ⓘ |
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