In our last poll before we took a break, we asked our readers for their thoughts on when other actors and production staff were restricted from easily seeing Bill Shatner toup-less in the makeup rooms of his film and TV show appearances. 4% said that the 24/7 permanence of the "Denny Katz" is what ended such scenarios; 6% said that Bill Shatner has always been happy to be openly bald behind-the-scenes, so long at it isn't a public occasion; 8% said during the 1970s as Bill Shatner struggled with his "Lost Years"; 27% said during the 1980s as Bill Shatner's career was revived and a narrow majority, 52%, said that 1960s Star Trek was the last era of such free access. Thanks for voting!
Our current poll examines this issue:
Considerable buzz recently surrounded Bill Shatner's rather epic guest hosting stint on the British topical satire show Have I Got News for You. The 81-year-old "pensioneer" served as the swing vote between two bald and two non-bald panelists, including regular captains "Paul Morton" and "Ian Hilsop". Must see TV, with Bill Shatner's toup evidently sprayed a little browner than normal for the event - the episode be seen here and here.
And on the subject of Touposhopping, during our break, reader "Touposhopper Wannabe" submitted this Jim-ification of the TJ:
While reader Paul sent us this transition...
...which for some reason reminded us of this:
Come to think of it, there could have been - and still could be - an awesome TV series based on Bill Shatner's toupee. It would have an intro similar to MacGyver...
William Shatner: an ordinary man with an extraordinary toupee that can get him out of many a tight spot.
It can defeat any enemy...
...in any situation
It can defeat any enemy...
...in any situation
...or an individual filament of this amazing toup can trip up bad guys...
Is there anything it can't do?
An ordinary man with an extraordinary secret identity! Touperman?
Imagine this nail-biting scene: Our hero jumps off a cliff, apparently with nothing to break his fall. In a dazzling and spectacular moment, the toupee again comes to the rescue turning into a life saving parachute!
Any other film or TV references that might help further illustrate this potential series, please let us know!
One of the greatest stunts involving a toupee ever performed in The Toup Who Loved Me (1977).UPDATE:
Hanging by toupee filaments?
Hanging by toupee filaments?
