1959

S2.E1 ∙ Who Needs Elvis?

Mon, Sep 26, 1960

Aiming high to win the affections of Esme Lauterbach (a 6'1"-tall beauty), Dobie allows Zelda to compose his entry in Mr. Pomfritt's music class contest. Dobie performs the song "I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter" from Dwayne Hickman's 1960 Capitol LP.

8 /10

S2.E2 ∙ You Ain't Nuthin' But a Houn' Dog

Mon, Oct 03, 1960

To help his good buddy become the moneyed man Mason Dixon demands, Maynard secretly edits and submits Dobie's essay on why he loves his dog into The Daily Bugle's "Why I Love My Dad" contest.

7.8 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Baby Talk

Mon, Oct 17, 1960

Maynard discovers in the park one day both an abandoned baby and his paternal instinct. But keeping little, crying Katrina a secret proves to be a herculean task for Maynard, Dobie and Zelda, especially with a suspicious Chatsworth nosing around.

8.3 /10

S2.E4 ∙ Dobie Goes Beatnik

Mon, Oct 24, 1960

To help Mr. Gillis receive an exalted position in his Bison lodge, Dobie and Maynard switch roles.

8.4 /10

S2.E5 ∙ The Mystic Powers of Maynard G. Krebs

Mon, Oct 31, 1960

Maynard G. Krebs somehow acquires the ability to predict the future. With the Kennedy-Nixon presidential election only one week away, Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. persuades Maynard to appear on his mother's television station, KASH, to tell the world which candidate will win the election. In the end, Dobie convinces Maynard not to appear because it could taint the election. Instead, Maynard writes down his prediction and seals it inside an envelope. In the episode's epilogue, Dobie opens the sealed envelope, presumably the day after the election, to reveal Maynard's prediction. After examining Maynard's election prediction, Dobie glares at him and states, "You picked the WRONG one!" I believe this episode was aired only the one time and was not part of the syndication package.

8.1 /10

S2.E6 ∙ The Face That Stopped the Clock

Mon, Nov 14, 1960

Maynard attempts to overcome his aversion to w-o-r-k by taking a job at the Army, Navy & Civilian Surplus Store where he is assigned the impossible task of selling the overstock on grotesque Confucius statues with clocks in their bellies.

7.1 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Maynard G. Krebs, Boy Millionaire

Mon, Nov 21, 1960

Maynard finds a purse containing $512 and eagerly awaits the day six months later when he can claim the money, but two con men see in Maynard an easy mark to make them some easy money.

7.7 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Around My Room in 80 Days

Mon, Nov 28, 1960

Dobie helps a student get his girl and stay in school.

7.5 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Drag Strip Dobie

Mon, Dec 05, 1960

Dobie has eyes for the cute new girl in school, Charlotte Lamarr, and gets a hot rod to impress her. He has competition from the rich and snooty Chatsworth Osborne Jr., so Zelda gives him a hand in thwarting Chatsworth's plans.

7.5 /10

S2.E10 ∙ Jangle Bells

Mon, Dec 19, 1960

Maynard throws a Christmas party for his friends, but status seeker Zelda persuades Dobie it would be better to attend Chatsworth's posh party. Troubled, Dobie is haunted by ghosts in this spoof of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

7.4 /10

S2.E11 ∙ Parlez-Vous English?

Mon, Dec 26, 1960

Hungry for culture and sophistication, Mrs. Gillis befriends a French modern artist and encourages Dobie to date his existentialist poet daughter, but Yvette has her eyes set on the elder Mr. Gillis.

7.7 /10

S2.E12 ∙ The Day the Teachers Disappeared

Mon, Jan 02, 1961

Parents pinch-hit for the teachers when a flu epidemic fells the faculty. Dobie livens up Mrs. Kenney's music class by singing "Don't Send a Rabbit" from Dwayne Hickman's 1960 Capitol LP "Dobie."

7.4 /10

S2.E13 ∙ What's My Lion?

Mon, Jan 09, 1961

Maynard befriends a real cool cat: the lion belonging to His Imperial Radiance Prince Dumiphon of Imbodia.

8 /10

S2.E14 ∙ The Big Question

Mon, Jan 23, 1961

Mr. Pomfritt assigns an essay addressing a big question: "Whither are we drifting?" Dobie and Maynard mull the question and their uncertain futures in an atypical episode that is more thoughtful than humorous.

8.2 /10

S2.E15 ∙ Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife?

Mon, Jan 30, 1961

After too many late nights with the boys at the Bison Lodge, Mr. Gillis seeks to bring the romance back to his neglected marriage, heeding the sound advice of Dobie and his trusty marriage manual.

8 /10

S2.E16 ∙ The Bitter Feud of Dobie and Maynard

Mon, Feb 06, 1961

Maynard realizes his close friendship with Dobie is affecting Dobie's social and educational advancement, so Maynard decides he must end their friendship for Dobie's own good.

7.7 /10

S2.E17 ∙ Zelda, Get Off My Back

Mon, Feb 13, 1961

Dobie encourages Zelda to go and be wined and dined while tutoring the Yale-aspiring Chatsworth (thus freeing Dobie to date other girls). Will it be "out of sight, out of mind" or will Zelda's absence make his heart grow fonder?

7.8 /10

S2.E18 ∙ I Was a High School Scrooge

Mon, Feb 20, 1961

Central High's yearbook editor Zelda assigns Dobie and Maynard to write a "where are they now" feature on the school's former star football player and 1911 graduate Walter "show 'em no mercy" Appleby, whom the boys discover has seemingly fallen on hard times.

7.9 /10

S2.E19 ∙ Will Success Spoil Dobie's Mother?

Mon, Feb 27, 1961

Mrs. Gillis writes the winning entry in a contest and Dobie eagerly anticipates the prize: a date with glamorous movie starlet Merilee Maribou. Seeing the date as a stepping stone to success, Dobie performs "Don't Shoot The Man on the Moon" from Dwayne Hickman's 1960 Capitol LP, "Dobie."

7.9 /10

S2.E20 ∙ The Second Childhood of Herbert T. Gillis

Mon, Mar 06, 1961

Dobie's upcoming graduation brings to light the embarrassing fact that Herbert T. Gillis never graduated high school, but thanks to evening classes for adults Dobie's Dad is determined to finally finish what he started long ago.

7.8 /10

S2.E21 ∙ Dobie Versus the Machine

Mon, Mar 13, 1961

Adrift after graduation, Dobie and Maynard seek the counsel of their elders and of professionals on what next to do with their lives.

7.8 /10

S2.E22 ∙ Baby Shoes

Mon, Mar 20, 1961

Dobie receives a friendly letter from his Uncle Sam: "Greetings. Your enlistment in the United States Army has been processed." As the Gillises prepare to send their boy into the service, Dobie's baby shoes spark a flashback to the 1940s when Mr. and Mrs. Gillis were eagerly expecting their baby.

7.8 /10

S2.E23 ∙ I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier, Sailor or Marine

Mon, Mar 27, 1961

Dobie and Maynard join the Army along with Chatsworth - by mistake of course.

7 /10

S2.E24 ∙ The Chicken Corporal

Mon, Apr 03, 1961

Waitress Betsy won't go out with Dobie unless he get a date for her roommate Suzy.

6.5 /10

S2.E25 ∙ The Solid Gold Dog Tag

Mon, Apr 10, 1961

Chatsworth enlists in the Army and is assigned to Dobie and Maynard's platoon. He wants the military to make a man of him, but will Mumsy allow it?

6.4 /10

S2.E26 ∙ The Battle of Maynard's Beard

Mon, Apr 17, 1961

After getting his beard caught in his rifle's bolt release, Maynard is ordered to shave off the offending fuzz. When the protest cat protests the order, Dobie defends his friend before a military tribunal.

7 /10

S2.E27 ∙ Spaceville

Mon, Apr 24, 1961

Dobie, Maynard and Corporal Kilroy (a chimpanzee) are selected to participate in Operation Moonshot, which experiment requires them to spend 30 days in a simulated space capsule. Will Maynard and Kilroy's antics bring them from the frying pan to the launching pad?

7.4 /10

S2.E28 ∙ Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Wow

Mon, May 01, 1961

Mr. Gillis' high school squeeze Bubbles moves back to town with her beautiful daughter Hazel, stirring up fond memories and green-eyed monsters.

7.9 /10

S2.E29 ∙ Dobie Plays Cupid

Mon, May 08, 1961

Home from the Army on furlough, Dobie attempts to boost Maynard's confidence with girls by convincing him that his twitchy eyebrows give him irresistible sex appeal.

7.7 /10

S2.E30 ∙ Like Father, Like Son, Like Trouble

Mon, May 15, 1961

Dobie and Maynard land the lead roles playing officers in Lt. Merriwether's play. Following a rehearsal and still dressed as his character Major Gates, Dobie meets and woos with war stories a beautiful young lady who's father happens to be the base's gruff new colonel. Will it be Herbie "Snow Job" Gillis to the rescue or 20 years in the brig for impersonating an officer?

7.3 /10

S2.E31 ∙ Be It Ever So Humble

Mon, May 22, 1961

After watching a sentimental war movie, Maynard is stricken with acute homesickness and secures a pass home. Dobie fears his buddy has gone AWOL and returns home to bring him back, securing his own pass home by claiming that his father is deathly ill.

7.2 /10

S2.E32 ∙ Aah, Yer Fadder Wears Army Shoes

Mon, May 29, 1961

Not to be upstaged by a beautiful Army brat with an impressive pedigree, Dobie claims his father is a missing in action WWII hero and sets to spinning yarns of his extraordinary exploits.

6.8 /10

S2.E33 ∙ Everything But the Truth

Mon, Jun 05, 1961

Zelda tells the snooty Rochelle that she and Dobie are secretly engaged, weaving a web of deception that threatens to ensnare her at the big society party. This time the spotlight shines on Sheila James in what appears to be a set up for a spin-off.

7.8 /10

S2.E34 ∙ Goodbye, Mr. Pomfritt, Hello, Mr. Chips

Mon, Jun 12, 1961

Mr. Pomfritt is discouraged and decides to leave the teaching profession, inspiring Dobie and Maynard to host a testimonial dinner to encourage and hearten him in his calling.

8.1 /10

S2.E35 ∙ Take Me to Your Leader

Mon, Jun 19, 1961

Dobie and Maynard tell their sergeant of the dark and stormy night when they were left minding the store and became convinced a Martian invasion was underway.

7.4 /10