From 1959 to 1963 a wry, hip-for-its-time sitcom called "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" was on TV, and it charted the hopes, dreams and frustrations of a 'typical teen' (if sitting under the statue `The Thinker' while pining for the mega cute Thalia Menninger could be considered typical). This show was cleverly based on stories by humorist Max Shulman. As a comedy series, it was able to run for four years, during which time Dobie's hair turned from blond to brown. A year after finishing his role as Dobie's goateed friend Maynard G. Krebs, Bob Denver segued into another iconic 1960s show - `Gilligan's Island.'

The statue in the show was "The Thinker" (Le Penseur), the bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin. It is a work that a shows a nude male figure (over life-size) sitting on a rock with his chin resting on one hand as though deep in thought. This pose is often used as an image to represent philosophy. On the TV show, Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) is seen emulating the trademark pose of "The Thinker". His head is planted on a fist in deep contemplation; he does this just before turning and acknowledging the television camera.

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