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That's where this trope comes into play. Bedhead-itis refers to when a character in media has messy hair when they are [[SickEpisode sick]], as a [[RuleOfPerception visual indicator of how messy they feel on the inside.
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** In the ''Fanfic/TallPineTales'' story "Paging Dr. Theresa", Boober’s fur is a mess when he wakes up extremely sick.
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* In "Fanfic/IntergalacticIllness", Lala’s hair is scraggly due to her cold, her antennae are even bent.
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* In ''Fanfic/AGreenChristmas'': Blossom has messy hair when she has the stomach flu, Bubbles is surprised as she always keeps her hair tidy.
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->'''Abby Lee''': Hey, guys. I'm here. I'm very sick.
->'''Jill''': But you do have a hairbrush... right?
-->-- ''Series/DanceMoms''
->'''Jill''': But you do have a hairbrush... right?
-->-- ''Series/DanceMoms''
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** In the ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TwinklingInTheDark'', a sickly Joker's hair is a mess after having nightmares all night.
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Being sick is a real energy drainer. Anything from the smallest sniffle to the harshest flu will suck the mojo right out of you, and you won't feel like doing anything; including brushing your hair.
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Being sick is a real energy drainer. Anything from the smallest sniffle to the harshest flu will suck the mojo right out of you, and you won't feel like doing anything; anything, including brushing your hair.
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* In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E22TheUnderseaTwister The Undersea Twister]]", [[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Shellington]]'s fur is described as "frazzled and a bit greasy" while he is suffering from a stomach flu and [[spoiler:coming off a mental breakdown]].
* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fan works:
** In ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
** Sister story ''Fanfic/LetMeWarmYourHeart'' has Narcis end up with frazzled hair after a sleepless night being miserable with a cold.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles'' chapter "Hard to Stomach", Jesse has messy hair when he wakes up feeling queasy.
* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fan works:
** In ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
** Sister story ''Fanfic/LetMeWarmYourHeart'' has Narcis end up with frazzled hair after a sleepless night being miserable with a cold.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles'' chapter "Hard to Stomach", Jesse has messy hair when he wakes up feeling queasy.
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* A recurring theme in fics written by Creator/NoonboryKedabory:
** In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41893233 he sees your dreams]]'', Bruno has wild bedhead when he stumbles out of bed with a fever.
** In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E22TheUnderseaTwister The Undersea Twister]]", [[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Shellington]]'s fur is described as "frazzled and a bit greasy" while he is suffering from a stomach flu and [[spoiler:coming off a mental breakdown]].
* ** Her ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fan works:
** *** In ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', ''Fanfic/{{Home Sick|NoonboryKedabory}}'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
** *** Sister story ''Fanfic/LetMeWarmYourHeart'' has Narcis end up with frazzled hair after a sleepless night being miserable with a cold.
* ** In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles'' chapter "Hard to Stomach", Jesse has messy hair when he wakes up feeling queasy.
** In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41893233 he sees your dreams]]'', Bruno has wild bedhead when he stumbles out of bed with a fever.
** In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E22TheUnderseaTwister The Undersea Twister]]", [[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Shellington]]'s fur is described as "frazzled and a bit greasy" while he is suffering from a stomach flu and [[spoiler:coming off a mental breakdown]].
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** In ''Fanfic/HomeSick'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
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** In ''Fanfic/HomeSick'', ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
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*** Downplayed in "28 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
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*** Downplayed in "28 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten ZombieApocalypse, allegedly from her eating some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
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* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fan works:
** In ''Fanfic/HomeSick'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
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** In ''Fanfic/HomeSick'', Aran is said to have wildly messy hair while sick.
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* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and Totobory, who has [[PrehensileHair Prehensile Leaves]] in place of hair, has his leaves flop down and become unusable.
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* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and Totobory, who has [[PrehensileHair Prehensile Leaves]] in place of hair, has his leaves flop down and become unusable.
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*** Downplayed in "24 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
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*** Downplayed in "24 "28 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
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* In one segment of the "Sneezes and Hiccups" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', [[CharlieBrownBaldness what little hair Mr. Stubborn has]] is messy when he has a cold.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', some of the Loud siblings get ratty hair as a result of their illness in "One Flu Over the Loud House".
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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In "Sick Day", almost everyone who catches a cold (Kim, Shego, and Ron) ends up with frazzled hair.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Yack Attack", Abby's bangs become slightly ratty after [[spoiler:the contaminated water]] makes her sick.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Yack Attack", "[[Recap/GrossologyS1E11YackAttack Yack Attack]]", Abby's bangs become slightly ratty after [[spoiler:the contaminated water]] makes her sick.
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* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'': In "[[Recap/PokemonS19E22BattlingAtFullVolume Battling at Full Volume!]]", Ash has a cold and his already-spiky hair is even more frazzled.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'': In "[[Recap/PokemonS19E22BattlingAtFullVolume Battling at Full Volume!]]", Ash has a cold and his already-spiky hair is even more frazzled.
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* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and
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* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and Totobory, who has [[PrehensileHair Prehensile Leaves]] in place of hair, has his leaves flop down and become unusable.
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Being sick is a real energy drainer. Anything from the smallest sniffle to the harshest flu will suck the mojo right out of you, and you won't feel like doing anything; including brushing your hair.
That's where this trope comes into play. Bedhead-itis refers to when a character in media has messy hair when they are [[SickEpisode sick]], as a visual indicator of how messy they feel on the inside.
Subtrope of MessyHair. Compare ExpressiveHair (where hair changes based on general emotions), BadHairDay (where this trope is not connected to illness), IllnessBlanket (where a blanket is used as a visual indicator of illness), and SicknessEqualsRedness (where a red nose/cheeks indicate illness). No relation to AltItis or SomethingItis.
!!Examples of Bedhead-itis in media:
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* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'': In "[[Recap/PokemonS19E22BattlingAtFullVolume Battling at Full Volume!]]", Ash has a cold and his already-spiky hair is even more frazzled.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and Totobory, who has [[PrehensileHair Prehensile Leaves]] in place of hair, has his leaves flop down and become unusable.
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* In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E22TheUnderseaTwister The Undersea Twister]]", Shellington's fur is described as "frazzled and a bit greasy" while he is suffering from a stomach flu and [[spoiler:coming off a mental breakdown]].
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* A variant in ''Animation/LeafieAHenIntoTheWild''; Leafie's feathers grow messier as [[spoiler:the unsuitable environment takes its toll on her body.]]
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* ''Literature/BadKitty'': Downplayed and later subverted in "Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet". Kitty is thought to be sick because [[AppetiteEqualsHealth she's refusing to eat]], but her fur is just a little mangled. [[spoiler:Turns out, she's not actually sick; she has a [[TheToothHurts toothache]].]]
* ''Literature/FelicityFlooVisitsTheZoo'': The titular Felicity goes to the zoo while she has a cold and her hair is quite unkempt.
* In the ''Series/SesameStreet'' book "Nobody Cares About Me!", Ernie's hair is even more unkempt than usual when he's in bed with a cold.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' episode "[[Recap/CentralParkS1E4GarbageBallet Garbage Ballet]]", Paige's hair becomes messy when her illness starts making her think there's a rat infestation.
* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': In "The Common Cold", Dan has a cold and his hair gets even messier than it usually is.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Germ Warfare", Dee Dee's illness makes her hair go wild.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' short ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', Elsa's braid becomes ratty when her cold begins to make her loopy.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Yack Attack", Abby's bangs become slightly ratty after [[spoiler:the contaminated water]] makes her sick.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In "Sick Day", almost everyone who catches a cold (Kim, Shego, and Ron) ends up with frazzled hair.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', some of the Loud siblings get ratty hair as a result of their illness in "One Flu Over the Loud House".
* In one segment of the "Sneezes and Hiccups" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', [[CharlieBrownBaldness what little hair Mr. Stubborn has]] is messy when he has a cold.
* Invoked in the ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' episode "[[Recap/MyGymPartnersAMonkeyS3E1SickDay Sick Day]]", where Adam purposely messes up his hair while PlayingSick.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Two examples courtesy of Pinkie Pie:
*** In the episode "Applebuck Season", her mane becomes frazzled while she is suffering from [[TheFoodPoisoningIncident food poisoning]] thanks to Applejack messing up the recipe.
*** Downplayed in "24 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
** In "The Saddle Row Review", Coco Pommel has a cold and her mane is quite unkempt.
* In "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E9EclipseLake Eclipse Lake]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Luz has mess([[MessyHair ier]]) hair than usual when she has the common mold.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': In "Nurse Stimpy", Ren has an unspecified illness and [[FurryBaldness the hairs on top of his head]] are somewhat scraggly. At the end of the episode, [[CaretakerReversal Stimpy is ill as well]], and the hairs on his head are messy, too.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'': In "Germ Factory", the kids deliberately get sick so they won't have to go to school, and Courtney and Bridgette end up with mangled hair.
* In ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'', Yin's fur is messy when she has the Woo Foo Flu.
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That's where this trope comes into play. Bedhead-itis refers to when a character in media has messy hair when they are [[SickEpisode sick]], as a visual indicator of how messy they feel on the inside.
Subtrope of MessyHair. Compare ExpressiveHair (where hair changes based on general emotions), BadHairDay (where this trope is not connected to illness), IllnessBlanket (where a blanket is used as a visual indicator of illness), and SicknessEqualsRedness (where a red nose/cheeks indicate illness). No relation to AltItis or SomethingItis.
!!Examples of Bedhead-itis in media:
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'': In "[[Recap/PokemonS19E22BattlingAtFullVolume Battling at Full Volume!]]", Ash has a cold and his already-spiky hair is even more frazzled.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* Toyed with in the ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' episode "Tooba-Achooba!"; when the Super Sensors come down with the Tooba-Achoobas, Jetybory, who has EarsAsHair, gets her ears literally bent out of shape, and Totobory, who has [[PrehensileHair Prehensile Leaves]] in place of hair, has his leaves flop down and become unusable.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E22TheUnderseaTwister The Undersea Twister]]", Shellington's fur is described as "frazzled and a bit greasy" while he is suffering from a stomach flu and [[spoiler:coming off a mental breakdown]].
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* A variant in ''Animation/LeafieAHenIntoTheWild''; Leafie's feathers grow messier as [[spoiler:the unsuitable environment takes its toll on her body.]]
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/BadKitty'': Downplayed and later subverted in "Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet". Kitty is thought to be sick because [[AppetiteEqualsHealth she's refusing to eat]], but her fur is just a little mangled. [[spoiler:Turns out, she's not actually sick; she has a [[TheToothHurts toothache]].]]
* ''Literature/FelicityFlooVisitsTheZoo'': The titular Felicity goes to the zoo while she has a cold and her hair is quite unkempt.
* In the ''Series/SesameStreet'' book "Nobody Cares About Me!", Ernie's hair is even more unkempt than usual when he's in bed with a cold.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' episode "[[Recap/CentralParkS1E4GarbageBallet Garbage Ballet]]", Paige's hair becomes messy when her illness starts making her think there's a rat infestation.
* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': In "The Common Cold", Dan has a cold and his hair gets even messier than it usually is.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Germ Warfare", Dee Dee's illness makes her hair go wild.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' short ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever'', Elsa's braid becomes ratty when her cold begins to make her loopy.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Yack Attack", Abby's bangs become slightly ratty after [[spoiler:the contaminated water]] makes her sick.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In "Sick Day", almost everyone who catches a cold (Kim, Shego, and Ron) ends up with frazzled hair.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', some of the Loud siblings get ratty hair as a result of their illness in "One Flu Over the Loud House".
* In one segment of the "Sneezes and Hiccups" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', [[CharlieBrownBaldness what little hair Mr. Stubborn has]] is messy when he has a cold.
* Invoked in the ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' episode "[[Recap/MyGymPartnersAMonkeyS3E1SickDay Sick Day]]", where Adam purposely messes up his hair while PlayingSick.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Two examples courtesy of Pinkie Pie:
*** In the episode "Applebuck Season", her mane becomes frazzled while she is suffering from [[TheFoodPoisoningIncident food poisoning]] thanks to Applejack messing up the recipe.
*** Downplayed in "24 Pranks Later". She appears to be ill as a supposed first stage for the ZombieApocalypse after she's eaten some cookies that Rainbow has used for a prank, but her mane's only a little messy. [[spoiler:Subverted, however, as Pinkie is actually [[PlayingSick faking it]] so that everyone can prank Rainbow Dash right back]].
** In "The Saddle Row Review", Coco Pommel has a cold and her mane is quite unkempt.
* In "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E9EclipseLake Eclipse Lake]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Luz has mess([[MessyHair ier]]) hair than usual when she has the common mold.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': In "Nurse Stimpy", Ren has an unspecified illness and [[FurryBaldness the hairs on top of his head]] are somewhat scraggly. At the end of the episode, [[CaretakerReversal Stimpy is ill as well]], and the hairs on his head are messy, too.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'': In "Germ Factory", the kids deliberately get sick so they won't have to go to school, and Courtney and Bridgette end up with mangled hair.
* In ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'', Yin's fur is messy when she has the Woo Foo Flu.
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