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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* L in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' claims that if he doesn't sit in the odd way he does, his reasoning ability drops by forty percent.
* L in ''[[Death Note]]'' claims that if he doesn't sit in the odd way he does, his reasoning ability drops by forty percent.
* Inspector Lunge from ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]'' often twitches his fingers as though typing. When asked about it, he likens his brain to a computer - by 'hitting the keys', as he puts it, he can file away new information, then he hits them again to recall it.
* Inspector Lunge from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' often twitches his fingers as though typing. When asked about it, he likens his brain to a computer - by 'hitting the keys', as he puts it, he can file away new information, then he hits them again to recall it.
* ''[[Naruto (Anime)|Naruto]]'': Shikamaru's hand movements and sitting position.
* ''[[Naruto]]'': Shikamaru's hand movements and sitting position.
* Yue in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' seems to have the most going on in her head when she's calmly sipping an odd drink of some kind with a slightly blank look in her eyes. Although in dangerous situations where she has to think on her feet, she doesn't do anything in particular.
* Yue in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' seems to have the most going on in her head when she's calmly sipping an odd drink of some kind with a slightly blank look in her eyes. Although in dangerous situations where she has to think on her feet, she doesn't do anything in particular.
* ''[[Saki (Manga)|Saki]]'':
* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'':
** While Nodoka is already a pretty good [[Mahjong]] player, she becomes absolutely phenomenal when she's hugging her penguin plushie, capable of figuring out plays that would bring about the highest efficiency at once. Almost, she's great when she's playing at home online, so hugging her plushy puts her in the same mindset.
** While Nodoka is already a pretty good [[Mahjong]] player, she becomes absolutely phenomenal when she's hugging her penguin plushie, capable of figuring out plays that would bring about the highest efficiency at once. Almost, she's great when she's playing at home online, so hugging her plushy puts her in the same mindset.
** Saki finds this in taking off her shoes.
** Saki finds this in taking off her shoes.
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== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[A Few Good Men]]'': Tom Cruise's character -- "Where's my bat? I think better with my bat." And later that scene, "He does think better with his bat."
* ''[[A Few Good Men]]'': Tom Cruise's character -- "Where's my bat? I think better with my bat." And later that scene, "He does think better with his bat."
* In [[The Movie|the movie adaptation]] of ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (Film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', Zaphod Beeblebrox has a literal thinking cap, that keeps his brain powered by lemons once his second head is removed.
* In [[The Movie|the movie adaptation]] of ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', Zaphod Beeblebrox has a literal thinking cap, that keeps his brain powered by lemons once his second head is removed.
{{quote| '''Ford''': This should give him [[A Worldwide Punomenon|some zest]] for a couple minutes.}}
{{quote| '''Ford''': This should give him [[A Worldwide Punomenon|some zest]] for a couple minutes.}}


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* Violet from ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' will tie her hair up in a ribbon when she is concentrating on something.
* Violet from ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' will tie her hair up in a ribbon when she is concentrating on something.
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'': Pooh Bear thumps his head while saying "think think think". He also had a Thoughtful Spot, where he went specifically to do this.
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'': Pooh Bear thumps his head while saying "think think think". He also had a Thoughtful Spot, where he went specifically to do this.
* In the [[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]] novel ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Men At Arms|Men At Arms]]'', Detritus the troll gets a literal thinking cap, in the form of a clockwork fan attached to his helmet that lets him cool his brain off (trolls think better in cold weather).
* In the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Discworld/Men At Arms|Men At Arms]]'', Detritus the troll gets a literal thinking cap, in the form of a clockwork fan attached to his helmet that lets him cool his brain off (trolls think better in cold weather).
* In ''Tom Sawyer, Detective,'' the lesser-known second sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', narrator Huckleberry Finn observes that the 17-year-old Tom has a tendency to trace a V-shape on his cheek or chin while he thinks.
* In ''Tom Sawyer, Detective,'' the lesser-known second sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', narrator Huckleberry Finn observes that the 17-year-old Tom has a tendency to trace a V-shape on his cheek or chin while he thinks.
* In ''The Mad Scientists Club'' stories, you know Henry is working on a brilliant scheme whenever he tilts his chair backward. He says that sends more blood to the rear of his brain, which is where he keeps his best ideas.
* In ''The Mad Scientists Club'' stories, you know Henry is working on a brilliant scheme whenever he tilts his chair backward. He says that sends more blood to the rear of his brain, which is where he keeps his best ideas.
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== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[The X-Files]]'', when Mulder needs to think really hard about a problem he watches ''[[Plan Nine From Outer Space]]'' on the reasoning that the film is so bad it shuts down his logic and allows him to make his standard huge leaps of deduction.
* In ''[[The X-Files]]'', when Mulder needs to think really hard about a problem he watches ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' on the reasoning that the film is so bad it shuts down his logic and allows him to make his standard huge leaps of deduction.
* A number of the Doctors in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - the second played music on the flute or recorder, the tenth puts his glasses on, etc. The [[Doctor Who|Eleventh Doctor]] seemingly has dozens of these, particularly quick (1-2 step) back and forth pacings, slapping his own forehead, and shutting people up.
* A number of the Doctors in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - the second played music on the flute or recorder, the tenth puts his glasses on, etc. The [[Doctor Who|Eleventh Doctor]] seemingly has dozens of these, particularly quick (1-2 step) back and forth pacings, slapping his own forehead, and shutting people up.
* ''Blue's Clues'' had the thinking chair.
* ''Blue's Clues'' had the thinking chair.
* Sen-chan, DekaGreen in ''[[Super Sentai|Dekaranger]]'' has his "thinking pose" where he stands on his hands. This quirk was retained for his American counterpart Bridge Carson in ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''.
* Sen-chan, DekaGreen in ''[[Super Sentai|Dekaranger]]'' has his "thinking pose" where he stands on his hands. This quirk was retained for his American counterpart Bridge Carson in ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'': Dr. Cox holds his hands behind his head or on top of his head when thinking or frustrated.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'': Dr. Cox holds his hands behind his head or on top of his head when thinking or frustrated.
* ''[[House (TV)|House]]'': House has several such methods, including bouncing his ball in his office as he stares at his whiteboard. He does these things with such frequency that when he is unavailable other people try them out to force an epiphany. It doesn't work. Cuddy once tried bouncing his ball for inspiration and it hit her foot and rolled off.
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': House has several such methods, including bouncing his ball in his office as he stares at his whiteboard. He does these things with such frequency that when he is unavailable other people try them out to force an epiphany. It doesn't work. Cuddy once tried bouncing his ball for inspiration and it hit her foot and rolled off.
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'': Rodney sometimes resorts to fingersnapping and head bobbing.
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': Rodney sometimes resorts to fingersnapping and head bobbing.
* BBC's ''[[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]'', like his literary counterpart plays the violin and uses [[Settting Update|nicotine patches]] instead of smoking, and also stops eating when he's figuring out a case. This can go on for days.
* BBC's ''[[Sherlock]]'', like his literary counterpart plays the violin and uses [[Settting Update|nicotine patches]] instead of smoking, and also stops eating when he's figuring out a case. This can go on for days.
* ''[[Worzel Gummidge]]'' didn't have a thinking cap, he had a literal ''thinking head''. Being a living scarecrow, he was able to remove his own head and replace it with a more intelligent one when he needed to concentrate on something.
* ''[[Worzel Gummidge]]'' didn't have a thinking cap, he had a literal ''thinking head''. Being a living scarecrow, he was able to remove his own head and replace it with a more intelligent one when he needed to concentrate on something.


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== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* Agatha from ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'' hums or plays a tune she invented when she wants to think. Judging by Von Mekkan's reaction, it's possible that ''[[In the Blood|every single member of her family]]'' did that. Judging by her uncle's reaction, it's an instinctive act linked to being a [[Mad Scientist]]. Which makes sense, considering {{spoiler|the family name is from heterodyning, the generation of new frequencies by mixing, or multiplying, two oscillating waveforms. Which is what she's doing}}.
* Agatha from ''[[Girl Genius]]'' hums or plays a tune she invented when she wants to think. Judging by Von Mekkan's reaction, it's possible that ''[[In the Blood|every single member of her family]]'' did that. Judging by her uncle's reaction, it's an instinctive act linked to being a [[Mad Scientist]]. Which makes sense, considering {{spoiler|the family name is from heterodyning, the generation of new frequencies by mixing, or multiplying, two oscillating waveforms. Which is what she's doing}}.
* Hannah from ''[http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com Jayden and Crusader]'' has a [http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com/2010/02/08/page-147/ thinking cap] that her boyfriend [http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com/2009/07/04/page-124/ stole for her from Uncle Sam!]
* Hannah from ''[http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com Jayden and Crusader]'' has a [http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com/2010/02/08/page-147/ thinking cap] that her boyfriend [http://www.jaydenandcrusader.com/2009/07/04/page-124/ stole for her from Uncle Sam!]


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* In Fleischer Studios' ''Betty Boop'' shorts, Grampy has a literal thinking cap, essentially a mortarboard with a blinking [[Idea Bulb]].
* In Fleischer Studios' ''Betty Boop'' shorts, Grampy has a literal thinking cap, essentially a mortarboard with a blinking [[Idea Bulb]].
* In his silent cartoons, ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' paced back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back.
* In his silent cartoons, ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' paced back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back.
** In a related ritual, Scrooge McDuck in ''[[Duck Tales]]'' would retreat to a private room to pace around a stylized statue of "The Thinker"; he's done it so many times that the ground around the statue has recessed into a deep pit.
** In a related ritual, Scrooge McDuck in ''[[DuckTales]]'' would retreat to a private room to pace around a stylized statue of "The Thinker"; he's done it so many times that the ground around the statue has recessed into a deep pit.
* Parodied in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', where Sokka is desperately looking for something to replace his missing boomerang as his icon and begins insisting on wearing his detective hat and using his bubble pipe while sleuthing.
* Parodied in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', where Sokka is desperately looking for something to replace his missing boomerang as his icon and begins insisting on wearing his detective hat and using his bubble pipe while sleuthing.
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'': "I'd better put on my patented Stuponetron helmet."
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'': "I'd better put on my patented Stuponetron helmet."
* ''[[Cyberchase (Animation)|Cyberchase]]'': Jackie's catchphrase is "Make room! I gotta pace!" She gets annoyed if anyone else steals it. The other characters have their own habits; Inez stands on her head, and Matt plays with his yo-yo. Overlapping with [[Character Tics]] in Digit's case is the eyeball on his cap which [[Idea Bulb|sometimes flashes red]].
* ''[[Cyberchase]]'': Jackie's catchphrase is "Make room! I gotta pace!" She gets annoyed if anyone else steals it. The other characters have their own habits; Inez stands on her head, and Matt plays with his yo-yo. Overlapping with [[Character Tics]] in Digit's case is the eyeball on his cap which [[Idea Bulb|sometimes flashes red]].
* In ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]'', Jimmy has his "Think, think, think!" bit. Then it shows us his brain and a few tidbits from earlier (in case you forgot them) that usually help him solve...whatever.<br /><br />In a Jimmy Neutron/ [[Fairly Oddparents]] crossover, Timmy Turner attempts to do this, only to give up half-way with a tired "[[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Okay, bored now]]".
* In ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]'', Jimmy has his "Think, think, think!" bit. Then it shows us his brain and a few tidbits from earlier (in case you forgot them) that usually help him solve...whatever.<br /><br />In a Jimmy Neutron/ [[Fairly Oddparents]] crossover, Timmy Turner attempts to do this, only to give up half-way with a tired "[[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Okay, bored now]]".
* [[Bugs Bunny]] puts on his thinking cap to get an idea to rid the island of Japanese Soldiers in the wartime Merrie Melodie cartoon, 'Bugs Bunny [[Yellow Peril|Nips the Nips]]'.
* [[Bugs Bunny]] puts on his thinking cap to get an idea to rid the island of Japanese Soldiers in the wartime Merrie Melodie cartoon, 'Bugs Bunny [[Yellow Peril|Nips the Nips]]'.
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