The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis - 1x01 - Caper At The Bijou

After meeting Thalia Menninger (Tuesday Weld), Dobie schemes with Maynard to fix a jackpot drawing. Guests: Herbert Anderson, Stanley Adams, Jason Wingreen

The TV series revolved around teenager Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman), who aspired to have popularity, money, and the attention of beautiful and unattainable girls. He didn't have any of these qualities in abundance, and the tiny crises surrounding Dobie's lack of success made the story in each weekly episode. His partner-in-crime was American television's first beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver). Maynard was convinced life is for enjoying and Dobie's father, Herbert T. Gillis (Frank Faylen), who owned a grocery store, was only happy when Dobie was behind a broom. Dobie's father was often caught up in various elaborate get-rich-quick schemes, or situational bail-outs a la Ralph Kramden, with Dobie getting ensared along with him; by the end both came around grudgingly to Maynard's point of view.