Barbara Bain on Dobie Gillis First Clip

[Kenny12554]

You are right about Dobie Gillis! Greatest show there was in the 50's...hands down! This was a genuine piece of "Americana"...clean, wholesome family entertainment that was truly funny! Dobie's father played by Frank Faylen reminded me of my own dad!! He tried to act tough and hard nose...but everyone knew how much how much he loved Dobie and even Maynard! Great show!

[MrBasketballplayer50]

I wish tv shows like these would be occasionaly put back on tv!

[stephmcg373]

I wish this was on DVD.

[dynagravitomagnetic]

doctor helena russel wanted the rocket fuel for the eagle technology in the series "space 1999".

[diddymuck]

maynard in suit and tie??? that's rare!

[paulagloria]

where is the next part? We want to see Maynard's girlfriend!

[terrryc]

Bob Denver's best work...

[TroyOi]

Nice to see Barbara Bain in a comedic role for once. My memories of her, from Mission: Impossible and Space:1999, are always that of a very serious, almost somber woman.

I wonder if the characters portrayed by her and her companion were modeled directly off of Boris and Natasha, or do both pairs of characters perhaps have some precedent in film or stage? (That is, a sinister yet bumbling pair of Russian spies, the female half being especially voluptuous.)

[1964nickel]

She had the most beautiful eyes, eyes which her daughter shared with us as well, in "buffy"

[babyoilnhand]

its obvious that dwayne hickman reads cue cards for the monologues its just that hes so damn good you cant really tell but with newscasters and others the moving of the head and not the eyes give it away. but about these 2 they are like boris and natasha, i loved rocky and bullwinkle as well as inspector gadget , heathcliff and so many others. dobie gilis and patti duke are my favs

[babyoilnhand]

i made a comment on my fav nick at night shows but i forgot get smart and car 54 where are you. its been so long and i was young and i dont even remember if car 54 was a show or not

[nanajanamike]

I always thought the acting was good,but even as a kid ,I thought the writing was top notch and pleasantly different from the average early-60s sit-com!

[congobeat]

The spies remind me of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale!!!!

[bratfink74]

When I was a little kid watching this on Nick at Nite, I thought that Dobie was totally adorable. Now I'm 34, and I must say he was quite the hottie. I guess my taste hasn't changed. ;)

[bribabytt]

I didn't discover Dobie until I was in high school in the mid 80's, but even then I thought it was surprisingly smart, well-written and innovative for an artifact of the early 60's.

[bigred997]

Considering that the actress who played Zelda (Sheila James ?) worked so hard at making goo-goo eyes at Dobie is in real life a lesbian who has no romantic interest in men. Now, that's acting!

[StupermundiTheGreat]

Same with 'Miss Jane' from the Beverly Hillbillies. They were both actively involved

in politics as well as promoting gay rights. Great gals a head of their time.

[Head1944]

During my teen years Dobie Gillis was my favorite all time show, in 2nd place was Combat. I had a Dobie Gillis shirt. One of my favorite lines was when Maynard said his father would send him anywhere in the world he wanted to go, one way.

[tweekinstickman]

I also see some Bob Cummings and Patty Duke - life gets better!!

[33Mark221]

I always recall the episode from the first season in which Zelda convinced Dobie that he had to take biology (in order to grow food when they were married to be self-sufficient). So Dobie and Zelda and Maynard took biology, and the teacher said: "Hormones are the component which determine sex"--and Maynard turns to Dobie and whispers, "OOH, what HE SAID!" The audience screamed with laughter.

[horarwgt]

Dobie's monologues in front of the Thinker were alweays shot at the end of a long, grueling day of filming. It's remarkable how fresh Dwayne Hickman made himself appear running through a monologue that was sometimes aeveral pages long (yet fully memorizied) when he was exhausted.

[NitekMuscle]

A Nick-At-Nite landmark! :)

[rayssonation]

Are u kidding? Maynard g. Krebbs was way better than that goofy Gilligan,and Bob Denver made that possible. It amazes me that this series from the late 1950's is never shown anywhere,leave alone out on DVD. Dobie Gillis was a treat during the teen years and Dwayne Hickman was a genius. We'll never see the likes of that ever again.

[gkourli1]

I'm 28 years old and I love this show!

[horarwgt]

When I was growing up, Dobie became my role model as how a guy should act around others. And when I got to Dobie's age, I DID act and react to things just like him. I even had a girlfriend a lot like Zelda! 45 years later, I still widen my eyes in surprise just like Dobie!

[aclie]

i wish it had the theme song too

that was killer! a total classic

[daveosc]

I wish TVLand would bring Dobie back!

[Juliaflo]

I share your sentiments.

Who needs this ersatz programming today?

[gymer15]

as a kid i got a kick out of seeing gilligan with a beard, that was the highlite of this show for me.