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** Chatsworth Osborne, Jr was only added once per month since the producers felt he would outshine Dobie and Maynard if used regularly.

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** Chatsworth Osborne, Jr Osborne Jr. was only added once per month since the producers felt he would outshine Dobie and Maynard if used regularly.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.

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Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Osborne Jr.
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The series was adapted from a collection of short stories written in the early '50s by humorist Max Shulman (which had previously inspired the 1953 MGM musical ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'', starring Bobby Van as Dobie and Debbie Reynolds as his love interest). There is more info on the show available [[http://www.tvparty.com/recdobie.html here]].

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The series was adapted from a collection of short stories written in the early '50s by humorist Max Shulman (which had previously inspired the 1953 MGM musical ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'', starring Bobby Van as Dobie and Debbie Reynolds Creator/DebbieReynolds as his love interest). There is more info on the show available [[http://www.tvparty.com/recdobie.html here]].

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The show's characters also served as an inspiration for the cast of another CBS show, the Saturday morning cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' (Think Fred as Dobie, Shaggy as Maynard, Velma as Zelda, and Daphne as Thalia.)

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The show's characters also served as an inspiration for the cast of another CBS show, the Saturday morning cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' (Think Fred as Dobie, Dobie (or Chatsworth), Shaggy as Maynard, Velma as Zelda, and Daphne as Thalia.)



* BerserkButton: Don't mention work around Maynard.
* BettyAndVeronica: Zelda is Betty to some of Dobie's other love interests, especially Thalia Meninger.

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* BerserkButton: Don't mention work around Maynard.
Maynard, or to a lesser extent, getting married.
* BettyAndVeronica: Zelda is a plain-Jane Betty to some of Dobie's other love interests, especially Thalia Meninger.



* CatchPhrase: At least OnceAnEpisode, Dobie's father would be heard to intone, "I gotta kill that boy. I just gotta." Also Maynard's "WORK!" and "You Rang?". And all the characters would habitually intone an obligatory (though insincere) "No offense!" right after saying something insulting about someone in their presence.

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* CatchPhrase: At least OnceAnEpisode, Dobie's father would be heard to intone, "I gotta kill that boy. I just gotta." Also Maynard's "WORK!" and "You Rang?". Rang?"[[note]]With Maynard's version (1959-1963) preceding Lurch and Series/TheAddamsFamily (1964-66) by several years.[[/note]] And all the characters would habitually intone an obligatory (though insincere) "No offense!" right after saying something insulting about someone in their presence.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Dobie's brother Davy. He appears a few times during season 1. His disappears by season 2 and Dobie is identified as an only child.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant GoldDigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father Herbert was much more antagonistic. His father often threatened to kill him(in a comedic manner) which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Dobie's brother Davy. He appears a few times during season 1. His disappears by season 2 and Dobie is identified as an only child.
child, as well as Maynard's cousin Jerome, who only appears for a couple of episodes and is never heard from again.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant GoldDigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father Herbert was much more antagonistic. His father often threatened to kill him(in him (in a comedic manner) which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.


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* PlainJane: Thalia Menninger.
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** Chatsworth would say "surely you jest!" a lot.
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* CaliforniaUniversity: Probabky the UrExample, with the gang moving on to S. Peter Pryor Junior College.

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* CaliforniaUniversity: Probabky Probably the UrExample, with the gang moving on to S. Peter Pryor Junior College.
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* CaliforniaUniversity

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* CaliforniaUniversityCaliforniaUniversity: Probabky the UrExample, with the gang moving on to S. Peter Pryor Junior College.
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* TheSixties: The show began in 1959 and had a clear TheFifties vibe. But unlike other shows from that era like LeaveItToBeaver, there was at least was some feelings that things might be changing.

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* TheSixties: The show began in 1959 and had a clear TheFifties [[TheFifties Fifties]] vibe. But unlike other shows from that era like LeaveItToBeaver, ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'', there was at least was some feelings that things might be changing.
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The series was adapted from a collection of short stories written in the early '50s by humorist Max Shulman (which had also inspired the 1953 MGM musical ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'', starring Bobby Van as Dobie and Debbie Reynolds as his love interest). There is more info on the show available [[http://www.tvparty.com/recdobie.html here]].

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The series was adapted from a collection of short stories written in the early '50s by humorist Max Shulman (which had also previously inspired the 1953 MGM musical ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'', starring Bobby Van as Dobie and Debbie Reynolds as his love interest). There is more info on the show available [[http://www.tvparty.com/recdobie.html here]].
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* GirlOfTheWeek: Among the actresses that played Dobie's love interests were such then-unknowns as Marlo Thomas, Sally Kellerman, Ellen Burstyn (then billed as Ellen [=McRae=]), Barbara Babcock, Sherry Jackson, Diana Millay, Barbara Bain, and Yvonne Craig.

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* GirlOfTheWeek: Among the actresses that played Dobie's love interests were such then-unknowns as Marlo Thomas, Sally Kellerman, Ellen Burstyn (then billed as Ellen [=McRae=]), Barbara Babcock, Sherry Jackson, Diana Millay, Barbara Bain, and Yvonne Craig.Creator/YvonneCraig.
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'''''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''''' aired from 1959 to 1963 on Creator/{{CBS}}. Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) was an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who wanted simple things in life; money, respect, and the love of beautiful women. His best friend was an oddball beatnik named Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) who sported a goatee and was allergic to work. Dobie perennially found himself pursuing beautiful women who were rarely interested in him, while his dogged childhood friend Zelda Gilroy (Sheila James) insisted she was destined to be his ultimate match.

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\n'''''The ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''''' Gillis'' aired from 1959 to 1963 on Creator/{{CBS}}. Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) was an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who wanted simple things in life; money, respect, and the love of beautiful women. His best friend was an oddball beatnik named Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) who sported a goatee and was allergic to work. Dobie perennially found himself pursuing beautiful women who were rarely interested in him, while his dogged childhood friend Zelda Gilroy (Sheila James) insisted she was destined to be his ultimate match.
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* GoodIsDumb: Maynard is frequently slow on the uptake, but he's the kindest character on the show.


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* YesVirginia: "Will the Real Santa Claus Please Come Down the Chimney?" While staying at the Gillis household, Maynard reveals he still believes in Santa Claus. The others try to prove to him that Santa isn't real, but he sees through their attempt and remains committed. [[spoiler:While alone in his room, he sees Santa's sleigh fly by.]]
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: "Jangle Bells" is partly this. Dobie gets roped into attending Chatsworth's Christmas party in order to make connections, but Maynard opts to throw his own and expects others to attend. Dobie feels increasingly guilty about leaving his best friend in the lurch and has a dream where a ghostly Maynard visits him. Dobie sees part of their childhood and a future where he's a rich {{Jerkass}}.
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* LoserProtagonist: Dobie Gillis

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* BeardOfEvil: Inverted with Maynard's ubiquitous goatee, at a time when such chin lettuce was more often associated with more villainous types.

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* BeardOfEvil: Inverted with Maynard's ubiquitous goatee, at a time when such chin lettuce was beards were more often associated with more villainous types.



* CharacterTics: Zelda would often scrunch her nose up like a rabbit when she was happy. Dobie would involuntarily do the same thing back. Which proved to Zelda they were love.

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* CharacterTics: Zelda would often scrunch wrinkle her nose up like a rabbit when she was happy. happy or excited. Dobie would involuntarily do the same thing back. Which back, which proved to Zelda they were in love.



* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant GoldDigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.
* DoggedNiceGuy: A female example in Zelda Gilroy. She believes she and Dobie are meant to be together. Dobie though wants a much prettier girl. A subplot of the entire series deals with Dobie's attempts to get rid of Zelda.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant GoldDigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father Herbert was much more antagonistic. He His father often threatened to kill him him(in a comedic manner) which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.
* DoggedNiceGuy: A female example in Zelda Gilroy. She believes she and Dobie are meant to be together. Dobie though wants a much prettier girl. A subplot of RunningGag through the entire series deals with Dobie's attempts to get rid of Zelda.Zelda.
** Dobie himself qualifies. He often thought just being a nice giy was good enough to land him any girl.



* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Dobie Gillis. He is well aware of it.

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* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Dobie Gillis. He is well aware that he is average looking, has average intelligence, and is middle class. The whole premise of it.the show is his quest to punch up in life.
* TheSixties: The show began in 1959 and had a clear TheFifties vibe. But unlike other shows from that era like LeaveItToBeaver, there was at least was some feelings that things might be changing.


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* TVTeen: One of the first shows to feature a teenage character as a protagonist.
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* CharacterTics: Zelda would often scrunch her nose up like a rabbit when she was happy. Dobie would involuntary do the same thing back. Which proved to Zelda they were love.

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* CharacterTics: Zelda would often scrunch her nose up like a rabbit when she was happy. Dobie would involuntary involuntarily do the same thing back. Which proved to Zelda they were love.

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* CatchPhrase: At least OnceAnEpisode, Dobie's father would be heard to intone, "I gotta kill that boy. I just gotta." Also Maynard's "WORK!" and "You Rang?". And all the characters would habitually intone an obligatory (though insincere) "No offense!" right after saying something insulting about someone in their presence.

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* CatchPhrase: At least OnceAnEpisode, Dobie's father would be heard to intone, "I gotta kill that boy. I just gotta." Also Maynard's "WORK!" and "You Rang?". And all the characters would habitually intone an obligatory (though insincere) "No offense!" right after saying something insulting about someone in their presence.presence.
* CharacterTics: Zelda would often scrunch her nose up like a rabbit when she was happy. Dobie would involuntary do the same thing back. Which proved to Zelda they were love.
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* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Dobie Gillis. He is well aware of it.
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* GoldDigger: Thalia and Milton. Warren Beatty left half-way through season 1 and his character was replaced with the similar

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* GoldDigger: Thalia and Milton. Warren Beatty left half-way through season 1 and his character was replaced with the similar Thalia.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Maynard G. Krebs. By season 4, the show became mostly about Maynard with Dobie pushed into the background. Thalia Menninger made Tuesday Weld an instant star and she left before the first season was even finished. Zelda Gilroy was such a hit she left the show for a brief time to film her own SpinOff that was never picked up. Chatsworth Osborne, Jr was only added once per month since the producers felt he would outshine Dobie and Maynard if used regularly.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Maynard G. Krebs. By season 4, the show became mostly about Maynard with Dobie pushed into the background. Thalia
**Thalia
Menninger made Tuesday Weld an instant star and she left before the first season was even finished. Zelda finished.
**Zelda
Gilroy was such a hit she hit, the character left the show for a brief time time, to film star in her own SpinOff that was never picked up. Chatsworth up.
**Chatsworth
Osborne, Jr was only added once per month since the producers felt he would outshine Dobie and Maynard if used regularly.



* GoldDigger: Thalia

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* GoldDigger: ThaliaThalia and Milton. Warren Beatty left half-way through season 1 and his character was replaced with the similar



* PutOnABus: Thalia and Milton. Thalia returned for two episodes in season 3 and 4.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. Tuesday Weld left late in the first season. Her popular character Thalia Menninger was replaced with a number of GirlOfTheWeek stand-ins who similarly loved money and thought themselves better than Dobie.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. Tuesday
**Tuesday
Weld left late in the first season. Her popular character Thalia Menninger was replaced with a number of GirlOfTheWeek stand-ins who similarly loved money and thought themselves better than Dobie.Dobie.
** Early in season 1 there was Jerome Krebs, cousin of Maynard G. Krebs. Bob Denver had been drafted into the army and the producers had to write his character Maynard out of the show and replace him with the similar Jerome. Denver failed his physical and was able to return having missed only three episodes. The Jerome Krebs character only appeared in two episodes and was quickly dropped.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: A female example in Zelda Gilroy. She believes she and Dobie are meant to be together. Dobie though wants a much prettier girl. A subplot of the entire series deals with Dobie's attempts to get rid of Zelda.


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* TeenGenius: Zelda Gilroy. She is not shy about reminding Dobie that she is mentally superior to him.
* UpperClassTwit: Milton Armitage and Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Dobie's brother Davy. He appears a few times during season 1. His disappears by season 2 and Dobie is identified as an only child.
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* RecycledScript: A few season 3 and season 4 shows were recycled scripts from season 1.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant Goldigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of an unrepentant Goldigger GoldDigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was raeplaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. Tuesday Weld left late in the first season. Her popular character Thalia Menninger was replaced with a number of GirlOfTheWeek stand-ins who similarly loved money and thought themselves better than Dobie.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was raeplaced replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. Tuesday Weld left late in the first season. Her popular character Thalia Menninger was replaced with a number of GirlOfTheWeek stand-ins who similarly loved money and thought themselves better than Dobie.
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* CousinOliver: Duncan "Dunky" Gillis. Dobie's cousin Dunky was brought in to be Maynard's new running buddy and try to recreate the Dobie and Maynard dynamic from earlier seasons. Dobie's star Dwayne Hickman was now 28 and thought too old for such TV hijinks.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of a an unrepentant Goldigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.

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* CousinOliver: Duncan "Dunky" Gillis. Dobie's cousin Dunky was brought in season 4 to be Maynard's new running buddy and try to recreate the Dobie and Maynard dynamic from earlier seasons. Dobie's star Dwayne Hickman was now 28 and thought too old for such TV hijinks.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of a an unrepentant Goldigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.
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* CousinOliver: Duncan "Dunky" Gillis. Dobie's cousin Dunky was brought in to be Maynard's new running buddy and try to recreate the Dobie and Maynard dynamic from earlier seasons. Dobie's star Dwayne Hickman was now 28 and thought too old for such TV hijinks.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first season. Dobie was more of a scheming lazy bum. Maynard was more of a counterculture figure. Thalia was more of a an unrepentant Goldigger compared to Dobie's later love interests. Dobie's relationship with his father was much more antagonistic. He often threatened to kill him which made sponsors uneasy. This was toned down by season 2.


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* RecycledScript: A few season 3 and season 4 shows were recycled scripts from season 1.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Maynard G. Krebs. By season 4, the show became mostly about Maynard with Dobie pushed into the background. Thalia Menninger made Tuesday Weld an instant star and she left before the first season was even finished. Zelda Gilroy was such a hit she left the show for a brief time to film her own SpinOff that was never picked up. Chatsworth Osborne, Jr was only added once per month since the producers felt he would outshine Dobie and Maynard if used regularly.
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* ArmedFarces: The second half of season 2 deals with Dobie and Maynard enlisting in the army. Their boot camp becomes the primary location of the show.
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* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first season, Thalia returns as a guest in season 4's "What's a Little Murder Between Friends?"

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* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first season, Thalia returns as a guest in season 3's "Birth of a Salesman" and season 4's "What's a Little Murder Between Friends?"
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* WomenAreWiser: Zelda and Thalia(and Dobie's later love interests) were shown as much more intelligent and level-headed than Dobie and Maynard.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/WarrenBeatty left the show midway through the first season, so his character of Milton Armitage was replaced raeplaced with his (similarly wealthy and handsome) cousin Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.Jr. Tuesday Weld left late in the first season. Her popular character Thalia Menninger was replaced with a number of GirlOfTheWeek stand-ins who similarly loved money and thought themselves better than Dobie.
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* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first season, Thalia returns in season 4's "What's a Little Murder Between Friends?"

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* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first season, Thalia returns as a guest in season 4's "What's a Little Murder Between Friends?"

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