History Main / ChattyHairdresser

* A very good example is Kaoru in ''Manga/StrawberryShakeSweet''. That she is a LipstickLesbian is not surprising in a GirlsLove manga...

This trope is particularly prevalent in stories set in the black community. Due to the unique needs and styles of afro-textured hair, black people tend to prefer stylists who specialize in its care. This has historically led to black salons and barbershops becoming neutral territory across various factions within the community, and such, ''major'' rumor mills.

This trope is particularly prevalent in the black community, to the point that it's been academically studied. Due to the unique needs and styles of afro-textured hair, black people tend to prefer seeing stylists who specialize in its care. This has historically led to black salons and barbershops becoming neutral territory across various factions within the community, and such, ''major'' rumor mills.

Whether you're there for a trim, line-up, a shampoo-and-set, a perm, a dye job, or possibly a facial or manicure, the Chatty Hairdresser will be there to help you out and talk your ear off. Compliments, quirky personal anecdotes, urban legends, [[GossipyHens the latest gossip]], life lessons, and romantic advice come free with the purchase of any salon service, whether you want it or not. If you're lucky, it's just comic relief. If not, plot may come crashing down on your head.

Don't let the name fool you, talkative barbers are just as common, though they tend to discuss more the topics of the day as opposed to your run of the mill gossip.

-->'''Captain Haddock (cutting Thom(p)son 1's hair:''' And when anyone asks me later on: "What was your job in the rocket?" I'll say: "Me? I was the hairdresser!"\\

'''Captain Haddock (now cutting Thom(p)son 2's hair::''' Go on, laugh! Laugh! If you think you look more dignified than your esteemed friend, you've got another thing coming!\\

-->'''Captain Haddock:''' And when anyone asks me later on: "What was your job in the rocket?" I'll say: "Me? I was the hairdresser!"\\

'''Thom(p)son 1:''' Ha ha ha! My poor fellow, if you could see yourself!\\
'''Captain Haddock:''' Go on, laugh! Laugh! If you think you look more dignified than your esteemed friend, you've got another thing coming!\\

'''Thom(p)son 1:''' Oh! Look there!\\
'''Thom(p)son 2, hair having grown all the way back:''' Ha ha ha! My poor fellow, if you could see yourself!

-->-- '''Sylvia''', ''Theatre/TheWomen''

* ''LooneyTunes'':

* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny does this twice in his cartoons with Gossamer and a MadScientist. In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair-Raising_Hare Hair-Raising Hare]], he acts as a chatty ''manicurist''. On [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW7kEBLtx5g at 4:30]]. In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water,_Water_Every_Hare Water, Water Every Hare]] he acts as a talkative hairdresser.
** On [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCoumFSKFU at 3:45]]. He also does this character in ''Rabbit of Seville'' with Elmer Fudd in the chair, with one major difference: he ''sings'' it.

* [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''--in one episode, Daffy styles Bug's wig (he's DisguisedInDrag) while Bug confides the entire subplot in him. Daffy proceeds to give him Chatty Hairdresser advice. No MythologyGag about "interesting monsters", sadly.

Don't let the name fool you, talkative barbers are just as common, though they tend to discuss more the topics of the day versus plain ol' run of the mill gossip.

You might be there for for any number of things: a trim, a shampoo-and-set, a perm, a dye job, or possibly a facial or manicure. But she's there for only one thing: to talk. Compliments, quirky personal anecdotes, urban legends, [[GossipyHens the latest gossip]], and romantic advice come free with the purchase of any beauty treatment. If you're lucky, it's just comic relief. If not, plot may come crashing down on your head.

The Chatty Hairdresser is [[AlwaysFemale usually female]], and possibly a SassyBlackWoman. If male, he's most likely to be portrayed as a PetHomosexual with CampGay mannerisms out the roof, along with fashion and dating advice straight out of ''[[Series/QueerAsFolkUS Queer as Folk]]''.

DistaffCounterpart to the AlwaysMale [[DriverOfABlackCab chatty cabdriver]].

DistaffCounterpart to both TheBarber and the AlwaysMale [[DriverOfABlackCab chatty cabdriver]].

* OlderThanPrint: TheBarber in a series of tales in the ''Literature/ArabianNights'' is endlessly talkative, to the annoyance of his patrons, despite his constant insistence on being a very quiet man.

The Chatty Hairdresser is [[AlwaysFemale usually female]], and possibly a SassyBlackWoman. If male, he's most likely to be portrayed as a PetHomosexual with CampGay mannerisms out the roof, along with fashion and dating advice straight out of ''Series / Queer as Folk (US)''.

The Chatty Hairdresser is [[AlwaysFemale usually female]], and possibly a SassyBlackWoman. If male, he's most likely to be portrayed as a PetHomosexual with CampGay mannerisms out the roof, along with fashion and dating advice straight out of ''Show/QueerAsFolk''.

The Chatty Hairdresser is [[AlwaysFemale usually female]], and possibly a SassyBlackWoman. If male, he's most likely to be portrayed as a PetHomosexual with CampGay mannerisms out the roof.

** Subverted in ''Recap/TintinExplorersOnTheMoon'', where Haddock takes on the job of shearing the Thom([[TheDividual p]])sons' regenerating TechnicolorHair. He talks all the while, but only to kvetch about it.

* ''{{ComicBook/Tintin}}'': Seraphin Lampion, an intolerably jovial insurance salesman, sometimes mentions his uncle Anatole, a hairdresser full of witticisms such as "it's always better than a broken leg". Evidently it runs in the family...

* Such a character appears in passing in ''[[Anime/FullmetalPanic Full Metal Panic: Second Raid]]'', where Sousuke sitting there as a young ShellShockedVeteran and trained killer has to ''get a haircut'' and in his stressed-out internal monologue he has to remind himself, this is a normal civilian -- adjusts that after a second to "normal" for "this profession". The guy's chatter ''does'' include asking if he's comfy but doesn't seem to notice Sousuke answers with a stressed "no" -- ''aaand'' he manages to hold still until he registers the scissors. Sousuke's subsequently slamming the man against a wall with a gun to his back is played for laughs but is another step in demonstrating how screwed up he is.

* Paulette of ''Film/LegallyBlonde''.

* Subverted in the gay-themed comedy ''The Broken Hearts Club''. All the characters at one point go to their hairdresser (played by Jennifer Coolidge, better known for playing Paulette in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', a straight example of the trope) for a heart-to-heart. The main characters are pouring their hearts out with their problems; the hairdresser doesn't say ''anything'' beyond "Sit up straight" and "Turn your head to the side." At the end of the sequence, one character compliments her for always knowing the right thing to say, to which she modestly replies, "It's a gift."

** Parodied in an episode where Peggy, feeling dejected, decides to spend Thanksgiving with her [[AlwaysCamp hairdresser]] under the assumption that he is lonely and family-less, but he turns out to a have a wife and baby.

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