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."

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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
S. Peter Pryor Junior College NERFINISHED
notableResident Dobie Gillis NERFINISHED
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
Dobie Gillis’s high school life
timePeriodOfDepiction early 1960s
late 1950s
usedFor comedic situations involving romance and family life
social satire of American teen life

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Dobie Gillis setting Central City