Did Shelley Long wear a wig - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 09-27-2018, 08:56 PM

Kind of like what Mary Tyler Moore did on her show! Or was Diane's huge feathered flip natural?

RetroGuy2000 · 09-28-2018, 01:31 AM

This is definitely not a wig:

(No-one wears a blonde wig with dark-colored roots)

But some of her other 'dos, later in the series, and on Frasier, could definitely be wigs:

Chocolate Moose · 09-28-2018, 09:23 AM

Her hair sure was pretty. If it was a wig, it was a very good one.

julian bozo · 09-29-2018, 12:33 PM

I know she did in The Brady Bunch Movies

AMackII · 10-03-2018, 04:35 AM

She didn't during her appearances on Cheers

Latka Gravas · 05-17-2019, 07:33 PM

I just saw Diane's final appearance on Cheers - i.e. the three-parter finale (S11), when she has thick blonde hair. I would be surprised if she wasn't wearing a wig here - it looked a lot thicker than when she starred on the show in the first 5 seasons. No way to verify this, however.

LalaLB · 02-05-2025, 06:45 PM

She wore wigs on the set of Cheers to protect her hair from the hot lights on set.

LalaLB · 02-05-2025, 06:46 PM

Actually, she did to protect her hair from the hot lights on set.

rusty spike · 02-05-2025, 07:37 PM

She only wears a wig when her toupee is out for cleaning.

Chocolate Moose · 02-06-2025, 02:23 PM

On which show did Mary Tyler Moore wear a wig?

Sgt. Saunders · 02-07-2025, 11:24 AM

Ted Danson wore a partial toupee to cover the bald spot on the back of his head. Very courageously, he even took it off on the show for everyone to see his denuded head.

Can you imagine William Shatner, Steve Martin or the late Howard Cosell doing that live on television?

biffbronson · 02-07-2025, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt. Saunders

Ted Danson wore a partial toupee to cover the bald spot on the back of his head. Very courageously, he even took it off on the show for everyone to see his denuded head.

Can you imagine William Shatner, Steve Martin or the late Howard Cosell doing that live on television?

Ali once pretended he'd be lifting up Cosell's toupee, but didn't go very far.

Sgt. Saunders · 02-07-2025, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biffbronson

Ali once pretended he'd be lifting up Cosell's toupee, but didn't go very far.

I liked when the late, great comedian Rip Taylor would come out on stage and say in reference to his highly questionable head of hair:

“Is it on right?”

09-27-2018, 08:56 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,493	Did Shelley Long wear a wig Kind of like what Mary Tyler Moore did on her show! Or was Diane's huge feathered flip natural?

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09-29-2018, 12:33 PM	#4
julian bozo Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Cullman,Al,United States Posts: 1,534	I know she did in The Brady Bunch Movies Attached Images

10-03-2018, 04:35 AM	#5
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,201	She didn't during her appearances on Cheers

05-17-2019, 07:33 PM	#6
Latka Gravas Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2019 Location: United States Posts: 396	I just saw Diane's final appearance on Cheers - i.e. the three-parter finale (S11), when she has thick blonde hair. I would be surprised if she wasn't wearing a wig here - it looked a lot thicker than when she starred on the show in the first 5 seasons. No way to verify this, however.

02-05-2025, 06:45 PM	#7
LalaLB Member Forum Cub Join Date: Feb 05, 2025 Location: CA Posts: 2	She wore wigs on the set of Cheers to protect her hair from the hot lights on set.

02-05-2025, 06:46 PM	#8
LalaLB Member Forum Cub Join Date: Feb 05, 2025 Location: CA Posts: 2	Actually, she did to protect her hair from the hot lights on set.

02-05-2025, 07:37 PM	#9
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	She only wears a wig when her toupee is out for cleaning.

02-06-2025, 02:23 PM	#10
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	On which show did Mary Tyler Moore wear a wig?

02-07-2025, 11:24 AM	#11
Sgt. Saunders Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 27, 2021 Location: The Garden State Posts: 540	Ted Danson wore a partial toupee to cover the bald spot on the back of his head. Very courageously, he even took it off on the show for everyone to see his denuded head. Can you imagine William Shatner, Steve Martin or the late Howard Cosell doing that live on television?