It was just a halfhour and wasnt pickedup for a series. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 lillian adams. For bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 you can. But it is zelda who provides many of the best performances. It was the end of the day and as i was leaving the studio the producer called me back to test with one. Hickman again reprised his role as dobie gillis in a 1988 television movie called bring me the head of dobie gillis. Krebs, in middle age, in the television film bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 and became a regular. Bring me the head of dobie gillis, a tv movie that aired in 1988. Shulman also wrote a feature film adaptation of his dobie gillis stories for metrogoldwynmayer in. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Whatever happened to dobie gillis, was a 1977 pilot, featuring dobie gillis now a married adult, with a teenage son. Positive that she and dobie are destined for marriage, she calls his parents mother gillis and father gillis. I saw it in high school on its original run, having never seen an episode of dobie gillis in my life, and thought this was hilarious.
Tuesday weld is effective as dobie s hopeless love interest. He is well aware that he is average looking, has average intelligence, and is middle class. The many loves of dobie gillis 79 warren beatty in the many loves of dobie gillis 1959 duration. It is nearly a generation since weve visited dobie gillis, and the. Submit data corrections for bring me the head of dobie gillis stanley z. If i have any complaints at all, it would be the bonus features. I loved duane hickman as dobie on tv when i was a kid, and read these stories when i was a bit older. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis season 5, episode 2 bring me the head of dobie gillis. Hickman returns as the titular character from the 19591963 sitcom. Jul 31, 2008 these clips include an alternate opening sequence and a piece where dobie introduces the characters in his show.
Krebs bob denver who sported a goatee and was allergic to work. The cast would reunite twice the failed 1977 tv pilot whatever happened to dobie gillis and the 1988 tv movie bring me the head of dobie gillis. Hickman reprised his role of dobie in the tv movie bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988. Heres what happened to gilligans island star bob denver. The many loves of dobie gillis is an american sitcom that aired on cbs from september 29. I knew him briefly from his work with the del rey players, the college theatre group.
The many loves of dobie gillis 195963 is still my favorite tv show or at least my fondest video memory. A middleaged, dobie, as head of the town council, must deal with a crisis in which some the towns major industries have shut down and people are unemployed. Dec 09, 2007 end of a many loves of dobie gillis episode. Hes settled into the predictable adult life, married to the reliable zelda who was chasing him all through highschool, and assumed his fathers role of running the family variety store. Gillis, whose rants and histrionics put archie bunker to shame. If you like bring me the head of dobie gillis you are looking for humorous, sentimental and touching movies about with college, family relations, love triangle, love and romance, family life, couples and dishonesty themes of comedy genre shot in usa. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 full cast. Though bring me the head of dobie gillis wasnt the best, it was a delight to see most of the original cast reunited. The many loves of dobie gillis tv series 19591963 imdb. From 1977 to 1988, hickman served as a programming executive at cbs. The many loves of dobie gillis also known as simply dobie gillis or max shulmans dobie gillis in later seasons and in syndication is an american sitcom that aired on cbs from september 29, 1959, to june 5, 1963.
Gillis and is the apple of his mother winnie gillis eye. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 full. With dwayne hickman, bob denver, frank faylen, florida friebus. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 imdb. Tuesday weld is effective as dobies hopeless love interest. Dobie became a pharmacist and now runs his fathers old store, increased with a pharmacy. The madefortv movie bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988, reuniting the cast of the 1960s television sitcom the many loves of dobie gillis, is titled as such in reference to this film. Zelda was always there for dobie and his friend maynard g. No, we sell only vintage originals and do not make. Discover what genre bring me the head of dobie gillis, 1988, directed by stanley z cherry, with dwayne hickman, bob denver, connie stevens, belongs at turner classic movies. Cherry cast includes dwayne hickman, bob denver, connie stevens, shelia james, scott grimes, william schallert. Sensitive teenager dobie gillis exasperates his grocer father herbert t.
Pages in category 1988 television films the following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. Bring me the head of dobie gillis she went away scott grimes 1988 movie. Bring me the head of dobie gillis was the reunion movie. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Unlike most sitcom reunions which are overly sentimental and sappy, bring me the head of dobie gillis is a somewhat less dark interpretation of durenmatts thesis that money can buy anything. Missing, of course, were dobies parents, frank faylen and florida friebus. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 directed by stanley z. The many loves of dobie gillis is available to stream on free services and. After james komacks thoroughly misguided 1977 attempt to revive the series, this second reunion benefited from greater creative control by hickman at the time semiretired from acting as a cbs production executive. Krebs bob denver returns after 20 years to help old buddy dobie dwayne hickman save their hometown. Gilroy, portrayed by the american actress sheila kuehl is a character from the american sitcom the many loves of dobie gillis, which originally aired on cbs from 1959 to 1963. Popular videos the many loves of dobie gillis youtube. Dobie gillis dwayne hickman was an ordinary highschool student who wanted simple things in life. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 plot.
And while in the end dobie is left alive, the thesis is also alive and well at the end of the movie. The cbs tvmovie bring me the head of dobie gillis the many loves of dobie gillis. Krebs, in middle age, in the television film bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 and became a regular guest at gilligans island fan conventions, wearing the. Remembering the many loves of dobie gillis letters to the. Robert butler, robert gordon, rod amateau, stanley z. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 on imdb.
Dobie and zelda are married and have a son named georgie. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 movie moviefone. Its a campy musical that makes pretty much no sense. Best movies like bring me the head of dobie gillis bestsimilar. The many loves of dobie gillis watch episodes on shout factory.
Affairs of dobie gillis, the original trailer youtube. In 1959, the many loves of dobie gillis was the first tv sitcom to. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 beatnik maynard g. I must have tested with twenty actors, some good, most not.
In 1984 i was so overjoyed to see dobie return in reruns that i put him on our list of. Dwayne hickman, sheila james, bob denver, william schallert, and steve franken. The many loves of dobie gillis watch full episodes and clips search. The film focuses on the original characters 20 years later, with dobie now wed to zelda, his high school sweetheart, and introduces the new character of georgie, the gillis 17yearold son. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 lillian. Bring me the head of dobie gillis british board of film. Look for batgirl yvonne craig, tuesday weld, dennis the menaces dad, and dobie s. I hope both this unsold pilot and the 1988 reunion movie are included in the complete series release.
The many loves of dobie gillis watch full episodes and. In 1958 he came in to audition for the role of maynard g. The many loves of dobie gillis by max shulman is being rereleased. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 cast and crew. Dc comics published a many loves of dobie gillis comic book that ran for 26 issues from 1960 to 1964, featuring artwork by bob oksner. If you would like this film please visit our webstore it is nearly a generation since weve visited. His best friend was an oddball beatnik named maynard g. These clips include an alternate opening sequence and a piece where dobie introduces the characters in his show. Classic sitcom star becomes lgbt champion fifty years ago, sheila james was a young actress, best known for her portrayal of the zany, lovesick zelda. A movie pilot sequel to the dobie gillis series which ran on cbs from 19591963. He took time out for a cameo in the tv movie high school u.
The cast has been reunited again for yet another tv movie and this time it has nearly been a. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 2211988 thank you for visiting our the many loves of dobie gillis page. Dobie has an almost singular focus on the opposite sex, more often than not the object of his affection being the beautiful but money hungry thalia menninger, who in turn often. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 bring me. I would have rather have seen whatever happened to dobie gillis 1977 and bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 instead of love that bob and the stu erwin show. Dwayne hickman started acting at the age of 6, following in the footsteps of his older brother, darryl. May 18, 2015 hickman again reprised his role as dobie gillis in a 1988 television movie called bring me the head of dobie gillis. I had already been cast and the producers asked me to test on film with all the actors they were interested in for the role of maynard. Bring me the head of dobie gillis dwayne hickman bob denver connie stevens 1988 beatnik maynard g. Welcome to the sitcoms online message boards forums. With lillian adams, billy beck, molly david, bob denver.
It is nearly a generation since weve visited dobie gillis, and the middleaged dobie is nothing like he was as a youth, having has sown all of his wild oats. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest recordings. Jul 06, 20 the cast would reunite twice the failed 1977 tv pilot whatever happened to dobie gillis and the 1988 tv movie bring me the head of dobie gillis. Metrogoldwynmayer produced the first media adaptation of the many loves of dobie gillis in 1953 as the affairs of dobie gillis, a blackandwhite musical film starring debbie reynolds, bob fosse, and bobby van as dobie gillis. Jim reardons cartoon bring me the head of charlie brown 1986 parodies both the title and peckinpahs violent slowmotion style. Following its release, shulman set about attempting to bring. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 cbstvtwentieth century fox starring dwayne hickman, bob denver, sheila james kuehl. Jan 23, 2012 the major strength of bring me the head of dobie gillis is its faithfulness to the source material. Includes marlboro commercial and complete credits with martin manulis, 20th century fox and cbs logos. Dc comics published a many loves of dobie gillis comic book that ran for 26 issues. Oct 26, 2017 bring me the head of dobie gillis duration. Rare bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 full movie.
Dwayne hickman and sheila james kuehl in bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 dwayne hickman and sheila james kuehl in bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 photo. I watched the first disc last night, and it brought me back to that time. Dwayne hickman also known as dobie gillis offers personlized. The many loves of dobie gillis had to compete for viewers with some pretty decent shows in its time slot including the life and legend of wyatt earp, the virginian. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 with dwayne hickman, bob denver, tricia leigh fisher, steve franken, dody goodman, and sheila james kuehl tapeheads 1988 with john cusack, tim robbins, mary crosby, clu gulager, jessica walter, susan tyrrell, doug mcclure, and don cornelius. Bring me the head of dobie gillis 1988 cbstvtwentieth century fox starring dwayne hickman, bob denver, sheila james kuehl, connie stevens, scott grimes, william schallert, tricia leigh fisher, kathleen freeman, steve franken. Cherry on allmovie the second of two tvmovie attempts to revive the. The many loves of dobie gillis aired from 1959 to 1963 on cbs. Bring me the head of dobie gillis tv movie 1988 bring. He had small roles in movies and television throughout his teen years, but his big break.
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