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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a French sculptor. In 1880, he was awarded the commission to create a portal for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts. Although the museum was never built, Rodin worked for 37 years on this monumental sculptural group, "The Gates of Hell", depicting scenes from Dante's Inferno in high relief.

Many of his best-known sculptures, like "The Thinker" (Le Penseur, representing the poet Dante), "The Three Shades" (Les Trois Ombres), and "The Kiss" (Le Baiser) were designed as figures for this monumental landscape of eternal passion and punishment, and only later presented as works in their own right.

References

In 1984, Miss Piggy and Kermit spoofed "The Kiss" as "The Smooch" in Miss Piggy's Art Masterpiece Calendar.

For the exhibit The Art of the Muppets, promotional posters featured Kermit spoofing Rodin's "The Thinker".

"The Thinker" is seen in the Muppet Babies episode "The Muppet Museum of Art."

In Episode 2870 of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch posses a skunk fountain based on "a famous Grouch statue of a skunk in deep concentration...The Stinker."

In an animated Sesame Street insert, an animated version of Rodin's "The Thinker" is shown. In the animated segment, the statue thinks about the letter N, eventually getting up to nibble some noodles. (First: Episode 3978)

In a "Global Grover" segment, Grover and his burro Roberto return from Mexico with some clay, from which Roberto sculpts Grover in a parody of Rodin's "The Thinker". (First: Episode 4081)

"The Chewer" is featured in The Cookie Thief.

Baby Gonzo suspects The Thinker of stealing Baby Fozzie's lunch box in the 2018 Muppet Babies episode "You Ought to Be in Pictures".

Big Bird posed with "The Thinker" in front of the Nelson-Atkins Museum on Twitter in July of 2019. [1]

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-'''Auguste Rodin''' (1840-1917) was a [[France|French]] sculptor. In 1880, he was awarded the commission to create a portal for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts. Although the museum was never built, Rodin worked for 37 years on this monumental sculptural group, "The Gates of Hell", depicting scenes from ''Dante's Inferno'' in high relief.
+'''Auguste Rodin''' (1840-1917) was a [[France|French]] sculptor. In 1880, he was awarded the commission to create a portal for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts. Although the museum was never built, Rodin worked for 37 years on this monumental sculptural group, "The Gates of Hell", depicting scenes from [[Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] ''Inferno'' in high relief.
 Many of his best-known sculptures, like "The Thinker" (''Le Penseur'', representing the poet Dante), "The Three Shades" (''Les Trois Ombres''), and "The Kiss" (''Le Baiser'') were designed as figures for this monumental landscape of eternal passion and punishment, and only later presented as works in their own right.
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 * For the exhibit ''[[The Art of the Muppets (exhibit)|The Art of the Muppets]]'', promotional posters featured Kermit spoofing Rodin's "The Thinker".
+* "The Thinker" is seen in the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 211: The Muppet Museum of Art|The Muppet Museum of Art]]."
-* Begining with [[Episode 3978]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', and insert featuring an animated version of Rodin's "The Thinker" is shown. In the animated segment, the statue thinks about the letter [[N]], eventually getting up to nibble some noodles.
+* In [[Episode 2870]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', [[Oscar the Grouch]] posses a skunk fountain based on "a famous [[Grouches|Grouch]] statue of a skunk in deep concentration...''The Stinker''."
-* In a "[[Global Grover]]" segment, [[Grover]] and his burro Roberto return from [[Mexico]] with some clay, from which Roberto sculpts Grover in a parody of Rodin's "The Thinker". {{Eka|4081}}
+* In an animated ''Sesame Street'' insert, an animated version of Rodin's "The Thinker" is shown. In the animated segment, the statue thinks about the letter [[N]], eventually getting up to nibble some noodles. {{first|3978}}
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200 heights=200>
-KermitThinkerArtExhibitPoster.jpg|''Art of the Muppets'' poster
-q.jpg|''Sesame Street'' animated segment
-zk.jpg|Global Grover segment
-Thinker3.JPG|Disney Statue, Ltd Ed 1000
+* In a "[[Global Grover]]" segment, [[Grover]] and his burro Roberto return from [[Mexico]] with some clay, from which Roberto sculpts Grover in a parody of Rodin's "The Thinker". {{first|4081}}
+* "The Chewer" is featured in ''[[The Cookie Thief]]''.
+* [[Baby Gonzo]] suspects ''The Thinker'' of stealing [[Baby Fozzie]]'s lunch box in the 2018 ''[[Muppet Babies (2018)|Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 107: Summer Penguin P.I. / You Ought to Be in Pictures|You Ought to Be in Pictures]]".
+* [[Big Bird]] posed with "The Thinker" in front of the Nelson-Atkins Museum on Twitter in July of 2019. [https://twitter.com/bigbird/status/1150123474255564801]
+<gallery orientation=portrait spacing=small widths=200>
+Image:KF_006.jpg|Kermit as Rodin's "The Thinker"
+Image:KermitThinkerArtExhibitPoster.jpg|Illustrated ''Art of the Muppets'' poster
+Image:Thinker3.JPG|Disney Statue, Ltd Ed 1000
+Image:2870-TheStinker.jpg|''Sesame Street'' Episode 2870
+Image:2009_disney_store_global_design_kermit_tote_bag.jpg|[[Muppet bags (Disney)|Disney tote bag]]
+Image:00_notepad_and_pen_holder.jpg|[[Muppet desk set (Disney Store)|Disney notepad holder]]
+Image:Changes_t-shirt_kermit_think_green_1.jpg|[[Muppet T-shirts (Changes)|Muppet T-shirt]]
+Image:Big_Bird_Thinker_2019-07-13.jpg|Nelson-Atkins Museum
+</gallery>
+<gallery orientation=landscape spacing=small widths=200 perrow=3>
+Image:3978q.jpg|''Sesame Street'' animated segment
+Image:MB211-22.png|"The Muppet Museum of Art"
+Image:MB211-58.png|"The Muppet Museum of Art"
+Image:4128zk.jpg|Global Grover segment
+Image:TheChewer.png|"The Chewer"
+Image:MB2018-107_Thinker.jpg|"You Ought to Be in Pictures"
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