Zelda Gilroy
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Zelda Gilroy, portrayed by the American
actress Sheila James (before she was known as Sheila James Kuehl), was the love-struck teenager in CBS
's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
. Zelda, who was bright in academics, athletic, and somewhat plain-looking, was smitten with the handsome clean-cut teenager Dobie Gillis, who had his romantic sights on the most conventionally attractive girls, such as Thalia Menninger, many of whom shunned him for various reasons. Zelda was always there for Dobie and his friend Maynard G. Krebs
, portrayed by Bob Denver
. Zelda especially irritated Dobie by twinkling her nose at him. He often twinkled back as a reflex action, he claimed, only to warn Zelda, "Now stop that, Zelda!" Zelda assured Dobie that he would eventually come to love her through the influence of "propinquity
."
Though in the series, Dobie was disillusioned with Zelda, in two later made-for-TV films, he was depicted as having married Zelda, running his father's grocery store, at first with the help of his father Herbert, then just him and Zelda; and the two had a teenaged son named Georgie (played by Scott Grimes
), who was much like Dobie was at his age.
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actress Sheila James (before she was known as Sheila James Kuehl), was the love-struck teenager in CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and some episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, that also inspired the 1953 film The Affairs of Dobie Gillis with Debbie...
. Zelda, who was bright in academics, athletic, and somewhat plain-looking, was smitten with the handsome clean-cut teenager Dobie Gillis, who had his romantic sights on the most conventionally attractive girls, such as Thalia Menninger, many of whom shunned him for various reasons. Zelda was always there for Dobie and his friend Maynard G. Krebs
Maynard G. Krebs
Maynard G. Krebs was the "beatnik" sidekick of the title character in the U.S. television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis....
, portrayed by Bob Denver
Bob Denver
Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver was an American comedic actor known for his roles as Gilligan on the television series Gilligan's Island and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.-Early life:Denver was born in New Rochelle, New York, and raised in...
. Zelda especially irritated Dobie by twinkling her nose at him. He often twinkled back as a reflex action, he claimed, only to warn Zelda, "Now stop that, Zelda!" Zelda assured Dobie that he would eventually come to love her through the influence of "propinquity
Propinquity
In social psychology, propinquity is one of the main factors leading to interpersonal attraction. It refers to the physical or psychological proximity between people. Propinquity can mean physical proximity, a kinship between people, or a similarity in nature between things...
."
Though in the series, Dobie was disillusioned with Zelda, in two later made-for-TV films, he was depicted as having married Zelda, running his father's grocery store, at first with the help of his father Herbert, then just him and Zelda; and the two had a teenaged son named Georgie (played by Scott Grimes
Scott Grimes
Scott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
), who was much like Dobie was at his age.