History Main / CharlieBrownBaldness

If the character is a child, expect there to be EpilepticTrees from fans about the character [[LittlestCancerPatient suffering from cancer]].

* A rare female example of this comes from ''Series/{{Nanalan}}'', whose main character (three-year-old puppet Mona) has [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2jnfyiDx_rQ/hqdefault.jpg two pig-tails on her head and nothing else.]]

Some characters have [[AnimeHair outrageous, gravity defying hairdos]]. On the other hand, there are characters like this, with only two or three strands of hair. To a casual viewer, a character with Charlie Brown Baldness will appear, well, bald. However, the character may occasionally mention getting a haircut, or other characters will comment on said haircut or colour. The current {{Trope Namer|s}} is [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]], who, at first glance, appears bald save for a few short curls in front, but according to WordOfGod, just has incredibly light blond hair, buzzed short (as was a popular style for boys in the 40's and 50's).

* Greg Heffley from ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' is depicted with just three strands of hair sticking out of the top of his head in a tuft. Since Greg in the live-action movie has a full head of hair, Greg is generally considered to have hair in the book as well.

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* Charlie Brown from ''{{ComicStrip/Peanuts}}'', pictured above. According to Charles Schulz, he's blond, but since his father is the local barber, he maintains Charlie with a perpetual buzz cut.
* Lt. Fuzz, ironically, in ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''
* Iggy from ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu''. Igg has visible "stubble," though, making it clearer than many examples that it's the result of a buzz cut.

* Joey from ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' eventually became an example of this trope via ArtEvolution. In the earlier comics, he had a full head of curly hair before it turned into a single strand.

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* ComicBook/{{Titoef}} also has the same thing going on as Tintin - but taken UpToEleven and then some way beyond.

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* A rare female example of this comes from ''Series/{{Nanalan}}'', whose main character (three-year-old puppet Mona) has [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2jnfyiDx_rQ/hqdefault.jpg two pig-tails on her head and nothing else]].

* Charlie Brown from ''{{ComicStrip/Peanuts}}'', pictured above. According to Charles Schulz, he's blonde but since his father is the local barber, he maintains Charlie with a perpetual buzz cut.

* Sumo from ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' has a buzzcut, however he looks completely bald except for some random hairs spread around his scalp

* Generally, people tend to draw babies like this.

* Chiaotzu of ''Manga/DragonBall'' has one strand of hair under his hat. Unlike most of the other examples listed, this isn't a stylistic choice, he really does just have one strand of hair.

* Alex Lois Armstrong of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is looks like an adult, anime Charlie Brown with a mustache. And after pumping a lot of iron.

** Homer Simpson ''is'' bald, although what little hair he has is stylized as an M over each ear - part of a zigzag pattern going around the back of his head - and two strands looping over the top like a comb over. In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', Bart pulls on the M and it unravels as if it were one strand.

--->"I finally look like a real person!"

** Also, thanks to NegativeContinuity, Homer has lost his hair in [[MultipleChoicePast many different ways]]. One season 2 episode shows a young Homer losing hair as he brushes [[TemptingFate ("plenty more where that came from")]], while a season 6 episode shows him pulling out his hair after each time he learns Marge is pregnant (after the first two, he's down to 3 strands of hair, and he pulls one more upon hearing about Maggie).

* Elmer Fudd from ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' is sometimes depicted as this.

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' parodied Charlie Brown's perceived baldness in a ''Peanuts'' skit, having yell out for Linus [[BlackComedy because he was supposed to take Charlie to chemo]].

* The title character in the preschool cartoon series ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' is drawn bald. It is never remarked upon. According to WordOfGod, Caillou was originally supposed to be a young baby.

* Greg Heffley from ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''. Since Greg in the live-action movie has a full head of hair, Greg is generally considered to have hair in the book as well.

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* If one is curious as to what Charlie Brown's hairstyle looks like in live action, the kid named Bill in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7X5-Drctk this educational short]] has it, as do several other extras.
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* There was an occasionally recurring kid in ''Series/{{Teachers}}'' who disturbingly resembled a flesh and blood Charlie Brown.
* Drew Carey in ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' also applies.

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* Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Wrestling/TysonKidd of the Hart Dynasty. Has since shaved it off after, as the story goes, BretHart grabbed it in a training session to gain leverage.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Belkar appears to be BaldOfEvil, unless you look closely -- he has tiny reddish hairs sticking straight up. Looks something like a buzzcut. Note also that the hair on his head is identical to [[{{Hobbits}} the fur on his feet]].

Contrast FurryBaldness, where an animal character is "bald" despite still having hair, feathers, or fur, and PrematureBaldness where a character is ''actually'' bald despite their young age.

Contrast FurryBaldness, where an animal character is "bald" despite still having hair, feathers, or fur.

* In ''Film/SupermanReturns'', it's hinted that Luthor went bald at a very young age. One of the things his father said to him when he was a kid, beside "GetOut" and his lecture about real estate, was "You're losing your hair."

* Harold Berman of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' is shown with only a few strands of buzzed short hair whenever he removes his baseball cap. It is never officially confirmed whether or not he's actually bald.

* If one is curious as to what Charlie Brown's hairstyle looks like in live action, one of the boys in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7X5-Drctk this educational short]] has it.

Some characters have [[AnimeHair outrageous, gravity defying hairdos]]. On the other hand, there are characters like this, with only two or three strands of hair. To a casual viewer, a character with Charlie Brown Baldness will appear, well, bald. However, the character may occasionally mention getting a haircut, or other characters will comment on said haircut or colour. The current {{Trope Namer|s}} is [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]], who, at first glance, appears bald save for a few short curls in front, but according to WordOfGod, just has incredibly light blond hair, buzzed short.