 One of the most unusual aspects of his character is that, even though he is married, he sleeps with a teddy bear that he calls "Teddy".The Howells, as was common practice on American sitcoms of the mid-1960s, slept in twin beds.Thurston Howell III was the basis of a character in the television sitcom "Dusty's Trail" which was based on "Gilligan's Island".