History Main / FakeHairDrama

* In ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'', Bloom accidentally knocks off host Ace's hairpiece, upsetting him so much he decides to fire Bloom.

* In ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}}'' Gus's teasing of Wayne's prematurely receding hairline causes him to wear a hair piece.

* While doing FCW's commentary, Abraham Washington would frequently make jokes about how ridiculously expensive Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Knight's hair must have cost and advised her opponents not to touch it.

* A brief but shocking moment in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' involves this trope: Carla is freaking out about having a horrible secret ([[spoiler:she had drunken sex with barfly Paul]]) and so Sam reveals that he's wearing a hairpiece.

** Archchancellor Ridcully is in fierce denial of his baldspot, and ends up installing a hamster-powered electrical device hidden by his NiceHat.

* When Wrestling/{{Kane}} officially unmasked and showed his face it was "revealed" that all of his hair was really only connected to his mask and that he was bald. This was, of course, the ThreeMonthRule at its finest because the reason we never saw Kane's face the previous times he unmasked was because of [[BlindingBangs his hair hiding his face!]]

* ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'': After Eikichi is [[TraumaticHaircut shaved bald]], he wears a wig that looks just like his old hair, but it keeps coming off at the worst possible moments (like when he's talking to a cute girl).

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Should they count their blessings, simply having lived long enough for this to happen? That their stress and injuries were not more serious? Maybe, but these characters will not. Some may never have any hair deterioration but will angst anyway because their genetics determined it will not grow as long as another person's. It could [[RapunzelHair go down to their knees]] but not be of the right curliness or texture. Sometimes it simply will not grow in the "correct" direction. Even if a character's hair grows exactly the way they like it, that doesn't mean they're willing to wait for it to do so, either.

Contrast BaldOfEvil and MistakenForFakeHair. See HairstyleMalfunction and DodgyToupee for [[PlayedForLaughs comedic situations]] where the fake hair utterly fails to fool anyone.

* In his autobiography ''Going Solo'', Creator/RoaldDahl rooms with a man named [[UnfortunateNames U.N. Savory]] (yes, really) while traveling on a ship in Africa. Mr. Savory is so ashamed of his baldness that he wears wigs of varying lengths to give the illusion of hair growth and sprinkles Epsom salt on his shoulders as fake dandruff. When Dahl catches him, Savory explains that he goes through the whole charade in case he ever runs into a [[{{UsefulNotes/Sikhism}} Sikh]]. Savory (mistakenly) believes that Sikhs consider hair sacred and do not respect bald men.

Contrast BaldOfEvil. See HairstyleMalfunction and DodgyToupee for [[PlayedForLaughs comedic situations]] where the fake hair utterly fails to fool anyone.

Should they count their blessings, simply having lived long enough for this to happen? That their stress and injuries were not more serious? Maybe, but these characters will not. Some may never have any hair deterioration but will angst anyway because their genetics determined it will not grow as long as another person's. It could [[RapunzelHair go down to their knees]] but not be of the right curliness or texture. [[FunnyAfro Sometimes it simply will not grow in the "correct" direction.]] Even if a character's hair grows exactly the way they like it, that doesn't mean they're willing to wait for it to do so, either.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'': "William Won't Tell" ends with the Queen of the region where William Tell (Popeye) resides presenting the King with a new crown for his birthday. When the King's old crown is removed, the wig comes off with it, revealing to everyone's shock he's bald.
-->'''Popeye!William Tell:''' O stately cueball!\\