What was up with the Season 8 gag "Tony has a bad haircut"? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Novera · 11-14-2020, 03:37 PM

For the first few eps of season 8, there is a running gag about Tony getting a bad haircut.

This always felt strange/very forced and his hair didn't look that bad. What do you guys think this was about? I wonder if he actually got a bad haircut and they couldn't fix it, so they wrote it into the show.

It just seems like a strange thing to do, purposely cut his hair bad for a running joke that isn't that funny/doesn't mesh with his character. It's not like he was a vain guy who obsessed over his hair (like Uncle Jesse on Full House), so this never made sense to me.

Attached is what he looked like after taking his hat off (saying "I just got the worst haircut of my life")

Wawwie · 11-14-2020, 10:30 PM

His hair looks OK to me. I don't get it.

Novera · 11-15-2020, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Wawwie

His hair looks OK to me. I don't get it.

Yeah I agree, just looks like a normal short quasi buzz-cut. Plus at this time (autumn 1991) it was really common for tv actors to have a similar hairstyle. Like on the Hogan Family, Dave had Tony Danza-ish hair, and had the same short haircut in the last season... actually they also acknowledged it on the show. In the first ep where his hair was short, they shoe horn in a line from his friend about how he got his haircut.

Bonniegirl · 11-15-2020, 03:45 PM

Tony would still be hot regardless of how his hair looks.

But I think it looks fine there, not a bad haircut at all !

Novera · 11-15-2020, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Tony would still be hot regardless of how his hair looks.

But I think it looks fine there, not a bad haircut at all !

AGREED! I just rewatched the series and right up to season 8 he has abs and a cut muscular body (he was in his 40s at that point) which is very impressive. I remember a lot of moms loving the show when I was growing up in the 80s.. in hindsight I can see why

TVFactFan · 11-21-2020, 07:08 PM

What season did he start to cut his hair? they are on season 3 now and he still has the long hair

Im guessing it was the start of the 90? season 6

Novera · 11-22-2020, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

What season did he start to cut his hair? they are on season 3 now and he still has the long hair
Im guessing it was the start of the 90? season 6

Yeah it's actually the last season 8 (fall 1991). Before that he has the classic 70s danza hair most of the time. Occasionally the cleaned up the sides (mid 80s look) but it seems like they decided his classic 70s danza hair looked best on him.

TVFactFan · 11-22-2020, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Novera

Yeah it's actually the last season 8 (fall 1991). Before that he has the classic 70s danza hair most of the time. Occasionally the cleaned up the sides (mid 80s look) but it seems like they decided his classic 70s danza hair looked best on him.

So the clip with him dancing with the vacum in the opening credits is season 8?

Novera · 11-22-2020, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

So the clip with him dancing with the vacum in the opening credits is season 8?

"Occasionally they cleaned up the sides (mid 80s look)"

zombi2 · 12-31-2020, 03:02 PM

He looked better that way. Ironically the real "bad haircut" I think was the prior season. The episode where him and Angela go on vacation it was like a shaggy dog.

'80sSitcoms · 01-06-2021, 12:51 PM

Yeah, that's weird, and I never got it either. He looks great there. I guess the joke is maybe it's "the worst" because of how short they cut it? But yeah, it falls flat because it backfires. It doesn't look bad at all.

TMC · 02-04-2022, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by zombi2

He looked better that way. Ironically the real "bad haircut" I think was the prior season. The episode where him and Angela go on vacation it was like a shaggy dog.

I'm assuming that Tony Danza's "bad haircut" was for the made for TV movie Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace.

opus · 07-25-2024, 04:31 PM

I always thought the thing was that Tony Danza got what some thought was a bad haircut at the time, maybe even Tony himself, and they just incorporated it into the show.

TVFactFan · 07-25-2024, 10:37 PM

The 90's look

Codename-Bluebird · 08-01-2024, 01:07 PM

I always assumed he had to have his hair cut for a movie or something, so on WTB they thought they needed to address the drastic change with jokes? it was pretty weird that they made such a thing out of it.

11-14-2020, 03:37 PM	#1
Novera Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 14, 2020 Posts: 79	What was up with the Season 8 gag "Tony has a bad haircut"? For the first few eps of season 8, there is a running gag about Tony getting a bad haircut. This always felt strange/very forced and his hair didn't look that bad. What do you guys think this was about? I wonder if he actually got a bad haircut and they couldn't fix it, so they wrote it into the show. It just seems like a strange thing to do, purposely cut his hair bad for a running joke that isn't that funny/doesn't mesh with his character. It's not like he was a vain guy who obsessed over his hair (like Uncle Jesse on Full House), so this never made sense to me. Attached is what he looked like after taking his hat off (saying "I just got the worst haircut of my life") Attached Images
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01-06-2021, 12:51 PM	#11
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Yeah, that's weird, and I never got it either. He looks great there. I guess the joke is maybe it's "the worst" because of how short they cut it? But yeah, it falls flat because it backfires. It doesn't look bad at all.
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11-14-2020, 10:30 PM	#2
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	His hair looks OK to me. I don't get it.

11-15-2020, 03:45 PM	#4
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,419	Tony would still be hot regardless of how his hair looks. But I think it looks fine there, not a bad haircut at all !

11-21-2020, 07:08 PM	#6
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,969	What season did he start to cut his hair? they are on season 3 now and he still has the long hair Im guessing it was the start of the 90? season 6

12-31-2020, 03:02 PM	#10
zombi2 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2013 Posts: 65	He looked better that way. Ironically the real "bad haircut" I think was the prior season. The episode where him and Angela go on vacation it was like a shaggy dog.

07-25-2024, 04:31 PM	#13
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,099	I always thought the thing was that Tony Danza got what some thought was a bad haircut at the time, maybe even Tony himself, and they just incorporated it into the show.

07-25-2024, 10:37 PM	#14
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,969	The 90's look

08-01-2024, 01:07 PM	#15
Codename-Bluebird Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2017 Location: Connecticut Posts: 12	I always assumed he had to have his hair cut for a movie or something, so on WTB they thought they needed to address the drastic change with jokes? it was pretty weird that they made such a thing out of it.