Adrift after graduation, Dobie and Maynard seek the counsel of their elders and of professionals on what next to do with their lives.Adrift after graduation, Dobie and Maynard seek the counsel of their elders and of professionals on what next to do with their lives.Adrift after graduation, Dobie and Maynard seek the counsel of their elders and of professionals on what next to do with their lives.
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe title is a variation of one of the classic literary themes: Man vs. machine.
- Quotes
[after a battery of psychological tests, Dobie learns that his results will be analyzed by a computer, and he refuses]
Dobie Gillis: No machine's gonna tell me what to do.
Dr. Magruder: My dear boy, all the latest scientific advancement has gone into the electronic computer. It's a machine with no human weaknesses. Never makes mistakes, never gets tired, it's infallible.
Dobie Gillis: [defiant] It's still a machine, and I'm a fella. If anybody tells me what to do it's gonna be another fella, and not a machine... . What I'm after is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I don't care how smart a machine is, it'll never understand things like that... . I'm not the brightest guy in town, but at least I got flesh and blood and feelings, not bolts and lights and wires like this monster. You let machines tell you what to do, the next thing you know they'll be runnin' the world. People will be obsolete. No thanks.
- SoundtracksDobie
(uncredited)
Written by Lionel Newman & Max Shulman
Series theme song played over the opening titles and closing credits
Best to discuss it all with wise Mr. Pomfret... who suggests a psychometric test? What's that? Basically, it's a series of aptitude tests to measure skills that would match the "testee" with fields they would be best suited for. Dobie and way confused Maynard do the deed. Looks like Maynard has the most fun, though, spinning round and round in a chair? One more time for good luck?
Two popular character actors play the befuddled doctors; Robert Burton as Dr. Magruder and Dorothy Konrad as Dr. Campbell, who especially has second thoughts about Maynard. Burton not too long after this episode co-starred in the cult film, THE SLIME PEOPLE. Konrad appeared on many sitcoms, especially THE LUCY SHOW.
After all is said and done come the BIG GUNS... Dobie and Maynard are introduced to a six million dollar computer to finalize the brain tests. Really?
Stay tuned....
Malvin Wald wrote this gem, and had a lot of fun with it. Prior to this episode, Wald wrote the cult film AL CAPONE, starring Rod Steiger. He later wrote for DAKTARI.
Must see tv for all us amateur computer gurus.
SEASON 3 EPISODE 21. Remastered. Check out the cool cover photo of Dobie and Maynard.
- tcchelsey
- Dec 26, 2023
Details
- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1