History Main / DodgyToupee

* While filming an episode of ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'', Lorne Greene's hairpiece came off during a scene where Ben fell into water.

* Frank Sahwit in the first ''Visualnovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' game. It gets thrown into Phoenix's face during his VillainousBreakdown. Also notable is his 'freak out' face, where the toupee jumps up for a moment of its own accord. But yeah about that... after the breakdown, you'll wish he kept that thing on... Ugh. He returns in the second ''Investigations'' to throw it at Edgeworth.

** Once on an episode of [[Series/{{Password}} Super Password]], when Creator/PattyDuke blurted out the password instead of giving the clue, Rip got so flustered by Patty's flub, he threw a stool across the stage and humorously took his wig off in frustration, showing his bald head for the audience to see. Taylor claimed that this was the first time he ever removed his toupee.

** Once on an episode of [[Series/{{Password}} Super Password]], when Creator/PattyDuke blurted out the password instead of giving the clue, Rip got so flustered by Patty's flub, he threw a stool across the stage and humorously took his wig off in frustration, showing his bald head for the audience to see.

* In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', the Duke of Weasel Town ([[RunningGag it's Weselton!]]) wears a toupee that comes off whenever he makes a sudden movement or bends over.

* Mr Groat's hair in the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/GoingPostal''. It may or may or be alive. It ''definitely'' moves. Some doctors once tried to put it in a cupboard, but it got out.

While this is mainly a comedic trope, it might occasionally be PlayedForDrama if the character is wearing a cheap wig/toupee due to chemotheraphy or a horrific accident that cost the victim his or her hair (like a fire or a chemical mishap).

For other types of fake hair, see FakeHairDrama.

** In "Homer Defined", Mr. Burns calls up the news station to dissuade "rumors" of an impending meltdown. A [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130712194540/simpsons/images/a/a0/Homer_Defined_24.JPG stock photo]] of Burns shows him wearing an obvious toupee.

** During a science fair, a student has a "wig detector" that's just a bunch of stuff taped together and the kid himself makes beeping sounds while pointing the "detector" at whatever he believes to be a wig. When Superintendent Chalmers shows up wearing a wig that doesn't match his receding hairline, the kid makes beeping noises at it until Chalmers removes the wig. The kid then makes beeping noises at the receding hairline until Chalmers removes it as well.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': The episode "Feeding Hubert" features a rare female example of this when a news reporter's wig is knocked off during a trash avalanche started by the babies, revealing to the neighborhood that the woman has about as much hair on her head as an egg does. There's probably a reason why she's referred to as "the one with the hair".

* Many paparazzi photos exist of Creator/JohnTravolta [[http://j-walk.com/images/BaldScientologist_7884/JohnTravoltaBald.jpg without his rug]]. And given the rise of extremely high-resolution photography, the netting or seams of his various 'pieces are often [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-464845/Does-John-Travolta-wear-wig.html fairly evident]] when he DOES wear them.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': one of the [[CosmeticAward unlockable hats]] for the [[HuskyRusskie Heavy]] is a DodgyToupee called the "Coupe D'isaster".

* Creator/DonaldTrump's hair(piece) is a [[http://www.vanityfair.com/news/photos/2015/09/an-illustrated-history-of-donald-trumps-hair frequent target]] [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahburton/mind-if-i-comb-over for comedy]]. One would think a man that wealthy could afford something that doesn't look like he's wearing a dead tribble on his head. During his 2016 presidential run, it was revealed that it was not, in fact, a wig, but a massive combover. Still counts as this trope.

* There was a ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode where George got a toupee that went all over the place. Both he and Kramer thought it looked great, Jerry referred to it as George's 'hair hat', while Elaine took matters into her own hands....

* Creator/WilliamShatner, of course -- depending on the era. His current ones aren't too bad, but back in the days of ''Star Trek II'' and ''III''... and then in ''IV'' (The One with the Whales), he dives into a body of water....

* Principal Mazur in ''Disney/AGoofyMovie'' wears a toupee, It gets knocked off a couple of times in the movie.

* In ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', Paige had to deal with a {{Jerkass}} coworker and she growled about her toupee and accidentally orbed it off of his head.

* Much like Andy Warhol above, the very obvious toupee is a part of comedian, [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/RipTaylorNov10_%28cropped%29.jpg Rip Taylor's]] signature look. That and his handlebar mustache.

* In ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet'', one of Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff's defining characteristics is his horrible toupee, which he seems not to be aware of.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed "A Friend in Deed"]], Cranky Doodle gets one from Pinkie Pie after she accidentally demolishes his original hairpiece. Though he completely loves it. In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife "Slice of Life"]], Cranky again finds himself bald just as he's about to take his wedding vows with [[spoiler:Matilda]]. [[spoiler:His friend Steven Magnet, a sea serpent, lends a hand by [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming lopping off half of his mustache to enable him to improvise, mirroring what Rarity did for Steven himself in the second half of the pilot.]]]]