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* Matt from ''{{Digimon Adventure}}'' says this in a throwaway line. Like a lot of stuff in the dub, it sort of disappears into the ether after that.* Brook in ''OnePiece'' will try to prevent enemy combatants from contact with his hair at any cost. This is because being a skeleton, he considers it his only visible trait still the same from when he was still alive, and it won't grow back if it gets cut off again(and considering his sole purpose now is to meet up with [[TeamPet Laboon]] again, he kinda needs Laboon to still be able to recognize him somehow). He protects it to such an extent that he loses his very first real fight in the series in order to avoid damage to his hair.

* ''AceVentura''. "Don't... mess... with the '''do!!"''

* Matt from ''{{Digimon Adventure}}'' says this in a throwaway line. Like a lot of stuff in the dub, it sort of disappears into the ether after that.
* Brook in ''OnePiece'' will try to prevent enemy combatants from contact with his hair at any cost. This is because being a skeleton, he considers it his only visible trait still the same from when he was still alive, and it won't grow back if it gets cut off again(and considering his sole purpose now is to meet up with [[TeamPet Laboon]] again, he kinda needs Laboon to still be able to recognize him somehow). He protects it to such an extent that he loses his very first real fight in the series in order to avoid damage to his hair.

* AceVentura. "Don't... mess... with the '''do!!"''

* In one episode of BrotherlyLove, Lloyd waxes nostalgic about how he and Joe's dad used to horse around together, and makes to muss up Joe's hair. Joe darts away and tells him not to do that. It's a long quote, ending in "Shoot me in the knee caps, that's good clean fun! But the hair is off limits."
* Ted from HowIMetYourMother hates people touching his hair, but only because he spends hours every day arranging it to look ''just'' right. Subverted at least once, with Barney deliberately ruffling his hair and Ted deciding that the ruffled look is actually "awesome".

* [[BlindingBangs Lee Kanker]] from ''EdEddnEddy'' seems to have shades of this attitude towards her hair- she shoves Eddy away from her in "Look into my Eds" when he tries to move her bangs out of her eyes, and if she gets wet/injured/disheveled in any kind of way, she frequently asks, "Does my hair look okay?"

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-->-- '''[[DesignatedHero Yami]]''', ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

* Though there are no notable instances in ''WinxClub'', the opening theme song does invoke it:

* In ''{{World of Warcraft}}'', Lor'Themar Theron, leader of the [[OurElvesAreBetter Blood Elves]], says the following quote when you click on him: [[ThisIsSparta Do not. Touch. THE HAIR!!!]].

* Though there are no notable instances in ''Winx Club'', the opening theme song does invoke it:

* Princess Vespa refuses to make herself useful when escaping from the ''{{Spaceballs}}'' ship until one Mook's stray blaster fire singes her hair, [[LetsGetDangerous then she picks up a blaster rifle and guns down all of 'em.]]

* On ''{{Angel}}'', Spike imagines Angel doing this while mockingly impersonating him.

* In the ''NightAngel'' books, Vi does this.

* [[BlindingBangs Lee Kanker]] from ''EdEddnEddy'' seems to have thia attitude- she shoves Eddy away from her in "Look into my Eds" when he tries to move her bangs out of here eyes, and if she gets wet/injured/disheveled in any kind of way, she frequently asks, "Does my hair look okay?"

->''"Listen man! You can threaten me all you like, but lets get one thing straight. Nobody, but '''nobody''' f**ks with [[ImpossibleHairColor the]] [[AnimeHair hair]]!"''

->''"Listen man! You can threaten me all you like, but lets get one thing straight: Nobody, but ♪nobody♪ f**ks with [[ImpossibleHairColor the]] [[AnimeHair hair]]!"''

This could be seen as a subtrope of HatesBeingTouched, but it's usually used to convey a completely different message about the character. Whereas a character who HatesBeingTouched is generally a very reserved or shy character, a character who tells others DontTouchTheHair is in general the opposite - the point here is to convey pride and vanity. As TraumaticHaircut explains, the hair is often seen as similar to a peacock's tail - a display - and so it is a very easy symbol for vanity in general. Also, whereas HatesBeingTouched is probably about 50/50 comedy to drama, this trope is ''overwhelmingly'' comic.

* Brook in ''OnePiece'' will try to prevent enemy combatants from contact with his hair at any cost. This is because being a skeleton, he considers it his only visible trait still the same from when he was still alive. He protects it to such an extent that he loses his very first real fight in the series in order to avoid damage to his hair.

* JohnnyBravo has this attitude.

* ''UndercoverBrother'' is very protective of his Afro, including telling Sista Girl, "Don't touch the hair!"; telling Conspiracy Brother, "Don't touch the 'fro!", and beating up Mr. Feather when he cuts off a piece of it: "You mess with the 'fro, you got to go."

* Spike imagines ''{{Angel}}'' doing this when he mockingly impersonates Angel.

* Spike imagines {{Angel}} doing this when he mockingly impersonates Angel.

* In the ''Night Angel'' books, Vi does this.

* Charles Xavier in ''X-Men: First Class'' uses this trope. This is an in-joke to fans, since anyone who is familiar with the series knows that he goes completely bald.