History Main / HairReboot

* A ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' strip has Sara drag Jeremy to a hair salon for an unkempt look that the former finds attractive. After they walk out, Jeremy ruffles his 'do with his hands, instantly reverting his hair back to its previous--[[StatusQuoIsGod and neatly parted]]--look.

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* Parodied in ''Manga/SoulHunter''. Taikoubou and Suupuushan are shocked by an electric-based opponent, causing them to develop an afro and blonde curls, respectively. They stop in the middle of their fight to shampoo and blow-dry their hair back into its proper shape -- in ancient China.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Burden", Principal Brown waxes himself to impress Miss Simian, but the hair grows back in only a few seconds after he rips the old hair out.

A character whose potentially complicated hair is drenched, burnt, or otherwise misshaped merely has to shake their head to return it to the proper shape and volume. In extreme situations, this requires a few seconds of combing.

* Jessie from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' tries to capture a Seviper in one episode. She does badly... until Seviper bites off a piece of her hair. After Jessie gives it a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, her hair returns to normal in a few seconds.

* Parodied in ''Manga/SoulHunter''. Taikoubou and Suupuushan are shocked by an electric-based opponent, causing them to develop an afro and blonde curls, respectively. They stop in the middle of their fight to shampoo and blow-dry their hair back into its proper shape -- in ancient China.

** It seems Evangeline's immortality extends to her hair as well. When Secundum destroys a bit of her hair together with her arm, both arm and hair are restored to normal in no time.

* In ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', the top of Nagasumi's head actually gets cut off. He's fine right afterward though.
* Jessie from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' tries to capture a Seviper in one episode. She does badly... until Seviper bites off a piece of her hair. After Jessie gives it a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, her hair returns to normal in a few seconds.
* Somewhat averted in ''Manga/SoulEater'' -- Black Star routinely gets his ridiculous main hair-spike cut in two, messed up or cut off. It generally stays that way for the length of the scene, but is always back to normal by the next episode at least.
* A late episode of ''Manga/KOn'' has Yui accidentally chop her bangs very short while trying to trim them, and they go back to their usual length in the next episode. [[BrickJoke However, a bonus episode that chronologically took place shortly after this incident]] [[SubvertedTrope shows her with her hair still cut short]].
* In the official Doujinshi Anthology of ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', main character Phoenix Wright (who is known for having had AnimeHair ever since he was ''born'', despite not using hairgel or the likes) is shown with wet hair in two instances, which reveals that he's ''literally'' an "Instant {{Bishounen}}, Just Add Water". How to get his hair back to its usual shape? ''Shake his head twice and apply the hairdryer for approximately two seconds''. A very dumbstruck Edgeworth compared it to "Shape Memory Alloy".
* In ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Eureka lost a significant amount of hair in episode 19 and eventually has her hair grown back in an instant by Sakuya in episode 41. She even reverts back to her very original hairstyle by the final episode.
* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Tsukishima cuts off the majority of one of Riruka's very long pigtails in a CloseCallHaircut. The next time she is seen the entirety of the ponytail is back and in pristine condition. It's actually a JustifiedTrope: she had been wounded by Tsukishima as well but Orihime healed her, and Orihime's powers work in such a way that she can easily make cut hair grow back to its original length. (Which she had already done to herself after Tsukishima attacked her.)
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', Juvia (who has shoulder-long hair) and Freed (whose hair reaches his lower back) both cut their hair short -- Juvia when she joins the title guild and Freed after the Fighting Festival (in order to atone). When Freed is seen again one arc later, his hair is suddenly very long again. When Juvia finds out, after the Edolas arc, that [[ParallelUniverse Edo-Gray was in love with Edo-Juvia]], she suddenly grows her hair long again (she apparently thought it was her hairstyle that he was in love with). Possibly justified given that Lucy has a summon spirit named Cancer who [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway specializes in giving haircuts]], and can even grow people's hair back, which is something Lucy had him do for Wendy after the Tartaros arc.

* This is a side effect of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s healing factor.
* While her hairstyle is very simple, the same goes for ComicBook/{{X 23}}, as well. Highlighted in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' when she's completely bald after escaping torture by the Purifiers, then over the next few panels of the following issue it visibly regrows to its normal length.
* Justified with ComicBook/{{Impulse}}. After he shaves his head, his hair grows back faster than normal due to his accelerated metabolism (though it's negated because he continues to shave it for a while)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': Ariel's hair manages to stay pretty much perfectly styled when she goes topside.

* The liquid-metal T-1000 gave itself a Hair Reboot in a scene late in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.

* Played for laughs in spoof spy movie ''Film/OSS117CairoNestOfSpies'', where title character OSS 117 (a suave superspy played half Connery-era James Bond, half Inspector Clouseau) wakes up with brushy head, then passes his hands in his hair, which is instantly and perfectly styled as a result.
* Likewise in the spy parody ''Film/TopSecret'', when the female character gets off a motorbike with an instant cut to her with perfect hair.
* Parodied in ''Film/TheNakedGun'', Frank Drebbin falls through a ceiling landing in a room full of thugs, dirty and hair messed up. As he stands, he idly puts his hands up to his head, as if to just brush a little of the dirt away. One jump cut later and he is totally clean and not a single hair is out of place.

* Played with in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', as in the future, all clothes come with in-built hairdryers.
* A deleted scene in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' has Bruce KickTheDog by setting his rival's head on fire (after a HumiliationConga that did make it into the film). Later, he made amends by regenerating the hair.

* In ''Series/OutOfJimmysHead'' the title character's hair sure stays perfectly neat in the movie despite having a ''[[ArtisticLicenseBiology brain transplant]]''.
* First lampshaded and then subverted in ''Series/TheColbertReport''; after Creator/StephenColbert got back from the USO shows in Iraq, he first wore an over-the-top fake wig and since got increasingly blacker stubble.
* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' season 8 two-parter ''"Pete"'', Rimmer and Lister lose their hair while trying to cheat at [[PeelingPotatoes spud duty]]. They get it back a few scenes later when Kryten uses a [[TimeDilation time digitizer]]. Note that this subplot is the '' least'' silly part of this episode.
* In one of the movie parodies on ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'', after swimming, Carol Burnett wraps her soaking wet hair in a towel, and seconds later pulls the towel off to reveal completely dry, perfectly styled hair.
* In one episode of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' Michael tousles Jim's hair, which he manages to immaculately groom offscreen within the space of 2 seconds.
* Lampshaded in ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven''. When Myrtle is resurrected by Misty after being burned at the stake, then shows up at the school no worse for wear, Nan asks her how her hair grew back so fast. Myrtle responds, "Darling I've been buying it in bulk from South Korea for years!"

* ''VideoGame/AlwaysSometimesMonsters'': Belinda [[StoryBranching may opt]] to try a new hairstyle. If she doesn't like it, she flips out and tries to force the hairdresser to fix it for a {{Justified|Trope}} hair reboot.
* A strange variant in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'': Trimming and restyling Furfrou's fur will cause it to look as intended for exactly 5 days, after which it instantly rearranges itself back to how it was when you first obtained Furfrou. You can also revert Furfrou's fur instantly by putting it in storage.

* Athena's wish in her ending from ''SNK Gals Fighters'', [[spoiler:so that she can pass an audition--only to be told to cut it back down]]. The version of her used in the game is based upon ''The King of Fighters '99'', in which her hair was at its shortest at the time, neck-length (''2001'' gives her a pixie cut).

* Mocked in the webcomic ''Webcomic/FriendlyHostility''. Fox has to shave his head and face after a lice outbreak at his job. His hair stays gone and takes a long while to grow back, but he realizes that his goatee grows back just the way it was within seconds of being removed. He spends a strip doing nothing but shaving his goatee off repeatedly, watching it grow back, and giggling like an electrocuted heron.

* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' has a RunningGag of every so often removing all of Ozy's (or, on rare occasion, Millie's) fur. After the shaving story arc, the following strips usually has a fully fluffy fox.
* Averted in ''[[http://www.afblues.com/ Air Force Blues,]]'' when Barbie's [[http://www.afblues.com/2008/05/05/05052008/ hair]] is [[http://www.afblues.com/2008/05/07/05072008/ removed]] [[http://www.afblues.com/2008/05/09/05092008/ entirely]] by the careful addition of hair removal cream to his [[http://www.afblues.com/2008/05/14/05142008/ shampoo.]] His hair grows back in [[http://www.afblues.com/2008/06/18/06182008/ real time]] but seems to stop once it reaches "buzz cut" length. This is Lampshaded eventually after a [[spoiler:trip to a secret airbase]] when it is revealed that he was [[spoiler:a [[http://www.afblues.com/2010/01/02/01022010/ human guinea pig]] for an experiment]].
* The current page picture is one of the few times where MediumAwareness makes an appearance in ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo''.
* Justified in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', when [[spoiler:Haley]] uses a magical hair growth treatment.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'', from the series of the same name.
%% * Happened a few times to Robin on ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', but a quick headshake fixed things.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' had Diana end up totally bald due to a bad dye job. By the next episode, her hair is back.
* When ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' gives himself an exaggerated corkscrew pompadour for a big date with [[WhiteMagicianGirl Morganna McCawber]], Morganna offers to "fix his part", then sweetly uses her magic to intentionally put his feathers right back to normal (after briefly turning him into a yak by accident).
* This trope is parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', when Peter's hair is shaved down to a mohawk. He says, "Good thing my hair is made out of Play-Doh." and squeezes out more hair like one of those Play-Doh crazy-hair toys, and styles it back to normal.
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'':
** Avoided when Luanne's hair is burned off in a propane explosion: it gradually grows back over the next several episodes.
** When Hank's cousin [[Music/ZZTop Dusty Hill]] gets his beard trapped in the safety belt of Cotton's Cadillac being used in a demolition derby, Hank cuts it off to free him. It is fully grown by the next scene.

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''. Brock loses his signature mullet to a [[MadeOfIron car explosion]] in the season 1 finale, and he's still lacking it in the season two premiere. His hair grows back over the next few episodes.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since the Season 2 premiere takes place over '''''eight months'''''.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', where Heather's hair is shaved at the end of the first season and she remains bald throughout the entire second season. This is unrealistic for the opposite reason: after several weeks pass, she really should have at least some hair again. Then again, she mentioned that her hair ''had'' been growing in, just "patchy and uneven". She probably re-shaved her head until the TDA special, where it's finally even.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'', during "The Glass Princess" story, a few of the ponies are captured and their manes are cut off. The hair grows back instantly, making the {{mooks}} who cut it off goggle in amazement. ([[RealLifeWritesThePlot This was done because the writers were aware that the animators couldn't be relied on to draw the ponies with their manes cut for the rest of the serial.]])
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Occurs after Rarity [[ImportantHaircut chops off most of her tail]]. In this case, instead of growing back instantly, it only reverts to its normal length after invoking {{The Power of|Friendship}} [[AWizardDidIt Magic]].
** Similarly, Princess Cadance's ragged, unkempt mane becomes smooth and flowing once she and her fiancé invoke their magic.
* On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', Jimmy gets his hair cut off thanks to [[AmusementParkOfDoom a deadly rollercoaster]] Lucius had strapped him into. The next scene it was back.
* Justified on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': After Timmy rips his hair out in frustration, his fairies poof it back on.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', there's a robot you can call to make new hair when you lose yours.
* Averted on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' with Sedusa. Her hair is cut off in "Something's a Ms." and it doesn't grow back until 4 seasons later in "Aspirations" when she gathers some magical artifacts.

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''[='=]s version of Doctor Octopus lost his hair during the Season 1 finale, yet come the Season 2 premiere, he once again has the long locks he sported. [[spoiler: In Season 4, he sported a version of his ''ComicBook/EndsOfTheEarth'' look, only to be purified after the Carnage symbiote bonded to him and was removed, restoring his earlier look, complete with long hair.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Burden", Principal Brown waxes himself to impress Miss Simian, but the hair grows back in only a few seconds after he rips the old hair out.
* The pilot of ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' centers around this trope, not only with Rapunzel's hair returning to its original length and color, but with the added effect of it becoming completely indestructible. The episode "Beginnings" reveals why this happened: When Rapunzel touched the black rocks, part of the Moonstone's powers which infested them were transferred to her hair so she can be protected.

* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'': In "Pups Save An Underground Chicken", Ryder gets soaked by a water cannon and his gelled hair flops down. He dries it for about two seconds, and it spikes back up (either his hair is naturally poofy or that is some strong hair gel).

* ''WesternAnimation/RosiesRules'': In "Chef Rosie," Rosie accidentally spills water on Iggy's head. He dries it, causing it to get poofy, and as soon as he puts his chef hat back on, it returns to its normal style.

* Simba in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' shakes his mane after jumping in a pond and it immediately returns to normal.

* Simba in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'' shakes his mane after jumping in a pond and it immediately returns to normal.

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', when Nanase's hair turns straight and black after a magic burn-out. Even after regaining her magic, she still keeps her hair the way it changed.

* In ''Series/YoungSheldon'' episode "Blonde Ambition and the Concept of Zero", Missy tries to dye her hair blond, but it comes out a multicolored mess. Her hair is back to its normal color in the subsequent episode ""A Resident Advisor and the Word 'Sketchy'".

* Lampshaded in ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven''. When Myrtle is resurrected by Misty after being burned at the stake, then reappears at the school no worse for wear, Nan asks her how her hair grew back so fast. Myrtle responds, "Darling I've been buying it in bulk from South Korea for years!"

* Lampshaded in ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven''. When Myrtle is resurrected by Misty after being burned at the stake and reappears at the school no worse for wear, Nan asks her how her hair grew back so fast. Myrtle responds, "Darling I've been buying it in bulk from South Korea for years!"

* Subverted by Bokuto no Ryu in ''Manga/ShamanKing''. The guy gets a CloseCallHaircut near the beginning of the series and his hair spends the rest of the story adopting more and more bizarre shapes as it slowly re-grows and gets cut again. It does not regain its original shape until very late in the story.

* Averted on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' with Sedusa. Her hair is cut off in "Something's a Ms." and it doesn't grow back until 4 seasons later in "Aspirations" when she gathers some magical artifacts.

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''[='=]s version of Doctor Octopus lost his hair during the Season 1 finale, yet come the Season 2 premiere, he once again has the long locks he sported. [[spoiler: In Season 4, he sported a version of his ''ComicBook/EndsOfTheEarth'' look, only to be purified after the Carnage symbiote bonded to him and was removed, restoring his earlier look, complete with long hair.]]

* Happened a few times to Robin on ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', but a quick headshake fixed things.

* ''WebVideo/AWalkInThePark'' has Amy Squirrel emerge from the shower and inspect herself in a mirror. Disliking her unruly hair, she shakes her head vigorously back and forth, until ta-da! it settles into a pristine EightiesHair style. "Bet you wish your hair could do that," she taunts The FourthWall.

* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'', from the series of the same name.

* ''WebVideo/AWalkInThePark'' has Amy Squirrel emerge from the shower and inspect herself in a mirror. Disliking her unruly hair, she shakes her head vigorously back and forth, until ta-da! it settles into a pristine EightiesHair style. "Bet you wish your hair could do that," she taunts TheFourthWall.

* Happens with the mustache of [[spoiler: General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross]]. It disappears when he [[HulkingOut transforms into]] his [[ComicBook/RedHulk superpowered form]], and instantly grows back when he reverts to his human form.

* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3'', during the first fight with Vergil, it's raining and Vergil's normally spiked-back hairdo looks more like Dante's. After you, uh, "[[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose win]]", he makes a motion with his hand to slick back his hair with his hand and his hair goes back to normal.

* In the short film ''WesternAnimation/AGentlemansDuel'', after Weatherby (the English suitor) musses his mustache with a GloveSlap, Dubois (the French suitor) somehow wills it back into place.