the same zeal Zelda had once used chasing Dobie. Home media On July 2, 2013, Shout! Factory released The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The set included all 147 episodes of the series, plus the original prenetwork version of the pilot and appearances by Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver on other television programs of the time. Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? and Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis were not included, the latter due to music clearances, and the former because the master copy could not be located. The first season of the show was also made available on Amazon Prime Video on this date. Shout! subsequently released each season individually, season one on September 10, 2013, season two on January 14, 2014, season three on May 6, 2014 and the fourth and final season on December 16, 2014. In addition to the physical releases, all episodes of Dobie Gillis are also available on the streaming services Shout! Factory TV, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, and Vudu. In popular culture The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was a major influence on the characters for another successful CBS program, the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, which ran on the network from 1969 to 1970 followed by several spin-offs. As confirmed by series creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and writer Mark Evanier, the four teenaged lead characters of Scooby-Doo were based on four of the lead characters from Dobie Gillis: Fred Jones on Dobie, Daphne Blake on Thalia, Velma Dinkley on Zelda, and Shaggy Rogers on Maynard. Garry Marshall said that he drew inspiration from Dobie Gillis when he created the ABC sitcom Happy Days. Singer-songwriter Dobie Gray's stage name served as a reference to the Dobie Gillis character. References Further reading External links 1959 American television series debuts 1963 American television series endings 1950s American college television series 1960s American college television series 1950s American high school television series 1960s American high school television series 1950s American sitcoms 1960s American sitcoms American teen sitcoms Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming DC Comics titles Defunct American comics English-language television shows Television shows adapted into comics Television series about dysfunctional families Television series about teenagers Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in the Midwestern United States