Was it ever explained why Dobie Gillis's hair went from extremely blond... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-08-2025, 06:14 PM

...to light brown, then to dark brown? It happened sort of gradually, but it's still very noticeable. Dwayne Hickman's hair was naturally dark and I guess, all of that bleach was damaging his hair, so he was allowed to revert to his natural shade.

cd637299 · 04-06-2025, 10:23 AM

I thought I had read this (Wiki?)—

Dwayne Hickman’s previous sitcom “The Bob Cummings Show” a.k.a. “Love That Bob” was still ubiquitous in reruns at the time, and with Dwayne’s dark hair on that sitcom, producers wanted to distinguish his persona for his new series. He was still young and popular at the time.

As time went on, he was allowed to get back to his real hair color.

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03-08-2025, 06:14 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	Was it ever explained why Dobie Gillis's hair went from extremely blond... ...to light brown, then to dark brown? It happened sort of gradually, but it's still very noticeable. Dwayne Hickman's hair was naturally dark and I guess, all of that bleach was damaging his hair, so he was allowed to revert to his natural shade.

04-06-2025, 10:23 AM	#2
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 844	I thought I had read this (Wiki?)— Dwayne Hickman’s previous sitcom “The Bob Cummings Show” a.k.a. “Love That Bob” was still ubiquitous in reruns at the time, and with Dwayne’s dark hair on that sitcom, producers wanted to distinguish his persona for his new series. He was still young and popular at the time. As time went on, he was allowed to get back to his real hair color. cd