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Chocolate Moose · 06-15-2020, 10:52 AM

I looked through 10 pages of threads but did not see this discussion ...

Ted Danson had some grey and thinning hair while on the show, even in the beginning. I Googled it and apparently he dyed his hair AND wore a toupee! It was a good one but I could tell right off the bat in the first episode that something wasn't right ... when the show was new in 82 my family didn't have a color TV so I guess it wasn't apparent.

He must have been young in 1982; was he prematurely grey, or ....

CosmicCharlie · 06-29-2020, 07:17 PM

LOL - the Irony that he was obsessed with his hair yet in real life it was leaving him !

Chocolate Moose · 06-30-2020, 10:38 AM

Right!!!!! Funny, huh?

kentrout0 · 10-01-2020, 06:38 PM

I agree. It was very surprising to find out he wore a wig. I know in the Muppet movie he made in the late 90s, he had a noticeable bald spot.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-01-2020, 06:51 PM

I couldn't believe he revealed it on the show!

jason88cubs · 10-04-2020, 09:09 PM

ye ai was disapointed by the wig lol

Vintage Leslie · 10-06-2020, 09:56 AM

I wasn't actually aware of him going gray while on the show, but I did know he wore a toupee and was balding.

Latka Gravas · 01-21-2021, 06:09 PM

Though I watched Cheers years after it was released (2018-2019) and knew that Danson was bald during the course of the series, I would suspect that the rug was obvious from Day 1 to anyone watching the show back in the '80's - even to someone who didn't know about it beforehand.

That being said, I never really saw the show when it was originally on, though if I had it would have been on a small CRT piece-of-crap TV, and the detail(s) re: Sam's hair wouldn't necessarily have been that noticeable. When I finally saw the show, it was on the remastered DVD's with relatively clear picture quality (PQ), on a large HD set; so, I'm sure the far superior presentation made a big difference.

It's interesting & realistic that in one of the later seasons, Sam reveals that he's wearing a hairpiece on the show - which I felt was unexpected & refreshing.

TMC · 01-06-2022, 03:39 AM

I noticed that Sam's hair was decidedly lighter in shade in the Season 11 premiere, which picks up right where the Season 10 finale left off, following Woody and Kelly's wedding.

CosmicCharlie · 01-08-2022, 11:17 PM

I'm not a fan of ANY MAN with his hair dyed with fake red highlights - be it Sam or almost every aging over 50's guy hiding his gray hair - pathetic - when the color is an obvious mismatch fake what's the point ?

Sgt. Saunders · 02-20-2022, 10:58 AM

Wasn’t there an episode of “Cheers,” where Ted Danson actually removes his partial toupee and shows it and his bald spot to Kirstie Alley? It took a great sense of self-confidence and a great sense of humor for Ted Danson to do that in front of a tv studio audience, not to mention all of America.

Can you imagine William Shatner, Chuck Norris or Steve Martin doing that? Although comedian/actor Charles Nelson Reilly once very bravely removed his flowing Robert Redford-like toupee from his own head and placed it on the balding head of a male contestant during a taping of the classic game show, “The Match Game,” much to host Gene Rayburn’s and the other celebrity panelists’ and tv studio audience’s great delight and amusement.

CosmicCharlie · 02-20-2022, 11:11 AM

There is an episode where all the members of the male cast of Cheers wear bald head-dress, I think Danson was wearing a one as well vs actually being fully bald ...

Maybe your referring to something else ?

Sgt. Saunders · 02-20-2022, 03:07 PM

Yeah, it must have been during the final season of “Cheers.” I think Kirstie Allen’s character, Rebecca, was feeling down in the dumps for some reason, and Sam tries to make her feel better by showing her that not everything was “perfect” in his life either, so he pulled off his partial toupee to cheer her up.

Bob Newhart said he wore a partial toupee too, even as far back as when he portrayed Dr. Bob Hartley on “The Bob Newhart Show.” He didn’t want to look completely bald, so he wore the partial rug to look as if his hair was just starting to recede.

When Mr. Newhart was awarded a Kennedy Center Award, David Hyde Pierce came out on stage and thanked Bob Newhart for helping balding guys like himself everywhere gain some solace and acceptance of their thinning locks. Bob Newhart laughed uproariously and saluted
David Hyde Pierce.

Lyverbe · 02-20-2022, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

There is an episode where all the members of the male cast of Cheers wear bald head-dress, I think Danson was wearing a one as well vs actually being fully bald ...

Maybe your referring to something else ?

You're talking about the attached image
He's talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA3di2Q_DaI @1m22

Sgt. Saunders · 02-20-2022, 03:43 PM

Thanks for posting that video. I thought it was Rebecca who Sam was comforting, but it was actually Carla he was being kind to. After thirty some odd years, I’m becoming as forgetful as the late, lamented Coach.

06-15-2020, 10:52 AM	#1
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06-29-2020, 07:17 PM	#2
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,444	LOL - the Irony that he was obsessed with his hair yet in real life it was leaving him !
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RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I couldn't believe he revealed it on the show!
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06-30-2020, 10:38 AM	#3
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,900	Right!!!!! Funny, huh?

10-01-2020, 06:38 PM	#4
kentrout0 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 29, 2020 Location: PA Posts: 58	I agree. It was very surprising to find out he wore a wig. I know in the Muppet movie he made in the late 90s, he had a noticeable bald spot.

10-04-2020, 09:09 PM	#6
jason88cubs Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 18, 2015 Posts: 103	ye ai was disapointed by the wig lol

10-06-2020, 09:56 AM	#7
Vintage Leslie Just like Fine Wine. Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 05, 2020 Location: USA/VA. Posts: 34	I wasn't actually aware of him going gray while on the show, but I did know he wore a toupee and was balding.

01-21-2021, 06:09 PM	#8
Latka Gravas Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2019 Location: United States Posts: 396	Though I watched Cheers years after it was released (2018-2019) and knew that Danson was bald during the course of the series, I would suspect that the rug was obvious from Day 1 to anyone watching the show back in the '80's - even to someone who didn't know about it beforehand. That being said, I never really saw the show when it was originally on, though if I had it would have been on a small CRT piece-of-crap TV, and the detail(s) re: Sam's hair wouldn't necessarily have been that noticeable. When I finally saw the show, it was on the remastered DVD's with relatively clear picture quality (PQ), on a large HD set; so, I'm sure the far superior presentation made a big difference. It's interesting & realistic that in one of the later seasons, Sam reveals that he's wearing a hairpiece on the show - which I felt was unexpected & refreshing.

01-06-2022, 03:39 AM	#9
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	I noticed that Sam's hair was decidedly lighter in shade in the Season 11 premiere, which picks up right where the Season 10 finale left off, following Woody and Kelly's wedding.

01-08-2022, 11:17 PM	#10
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,444	I'm not a fan of ANY MAN with his hair dyed with fake red highlights - be it Sam or almost every aging over 50's guy hiding his gray hair - pathetic - when the color is an obvious mismatch fake what's the point ?

02-20-2022, 10:58 AM	#11
Sgt. Saunders Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 27, 2021 Location: The Garden State Posts: 540	Wasn’t there an episode of “Cheers,” where Ted Danson actually removes his partial toupee and shows it and his bald spot to Kirstie Alley? It took a great sense of self-confidence and a great sense of humor for Ted Danson to do that in front of a tv studio audience, not to mention all of America. Can you imagine William Shatner, Chuck Norris or Steve Martin doing that? Although comedian/actor Charles Nelson Reilly once very bravely removed his flowing Robert Redford-like toupee from his own head and placed it on the balding head of a male contestant during a taping of the classic game show, “The Match Game,” much to host Gene Rayburn’s and the other celebrity panelists’ and tv studio audience’s great delight and amusement.

02-20-2022, 11:11 AM	#12
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,444	There is an episode where all the members of the male cast of Cheers wear bald head-dress, I think Danson was wearing a one as well vs actually being fully bald ... Maybe your referring to something else ?

02-20-2022, 03:07 PM	#13
Sgt. Saunders Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 27, 2021 Location: The Garden State Posts: 540	Yeah, it must have been during the final season of “Cheers.” I think Kirstie Allen’s character, Rebecca, was feeling down in the dumps for some reason, and Sam tries to make her feel better by showing her that not everything was “perfect” in his life either, so he pulled off his partial toupee to cheer her up. Bob Newhart said he wore a partial toupee too, even as far back as when he portrayed Dr. Bob Hartley on “The Bob Newhart Show.” He didn’t want to look completely bald, so he wore the partial rug to look as if his hair was just starting to recede. When Mr. Newhart was awarded a Kennedy Center Award, David Hyde Pierce came out on stage and thanked Bob Newhart for helping balding guys like himself everywhere gain some solace and acceptance of their thinning locks. Bob Newhart laughed uproariously and saluted David Hyde Pierce.

02-20-2022, 03:43 PM	#15
Sgt. Saunders Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 27, 2021 Location: The Garden State Posts: 540	Thanks for posting that video. I thought it was Rebecca who Sam was comforting, but it was actually Carla he was being kind to. After thirty some odd years, I’m becoming as forgetful as the late, lamented Coach.