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One of the best treats we receive on Halloween is neither a candy bar nor a suction cup. It’s the “Treehouse of Horror” episode marathon of The Simpsonsthe classic sitcom currently airing on FXX.

Being a man with thinning hair, my favorite episode is in the ninth season of Treehouse of Horror. The segment is called “Hell Toupee” after Homer is given the long locks of the recently executed criminal Snake Jailbird. The hairpiece, in traditional Simpsons style, of course takes on a violent life of its own that is beyond the control of the bumbling Homer.

Other than The Simpsons, a treasure trove of classic sitcoms, has featured episodes involving toupees. Here are some of the shows and characters that wore a hairpiece in an episode, for better or worse.

George on Seinfeld

Jerry’s best friend and some-time front office employee for the New York Yankees (played by Jason Alexander) had tried a rather smelly hair restoration product from China in an earlier episode, but in a later one he bought a unimpressive toupee.

Celebrate in the Addams Family

Gomez’s uncle (played by Jackie Coogan) covered his usually slippery head with a lock that scared even the extremely “creepy and wacky” clan that gave the show its name.

Emmitt at Mayberry RFD

After making several mysterious visits to the beauty salon, Mayberry’s Mr. Fix It (played by Paul Hartman) makes an effort to look younger by giving himself a mess of fake follicles.

kevin from the office

Michael Scott and the paper company Dunder Mifflin were determined to lower the average age of their staff, leading Creed to dye his hair deep black and this accounting colleague to cover up his bald top.

Alan from The Dick Van Dyke Show

The main character in the episode “Coast To Coast Big Mouth” is Laura (played by Mary Tyler Moore), who as a guest on a game show blurts out that her husband’s boss, Alan Brady (played by Carl Reiner), uses a toupee

The Get Smart Boss

“Operation Ridiculous” is the title of the episode where a fictional magazine called news of the week sends a couple of young female reporters to cover the great work Maxwell Smart (played by Don Adams) and Agent 99 (played by Barbara Feldon) are doing on Control, so to make a good impression on their boss, Chief (played by Barbara Feldon) by Edward Platt) wears a toupee.

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