# Did Suzanne Somers Wear A Wig on "Three's Company"?

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**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suzanne-somers-wear-a-wig-on-threes-company/850308 "2020-03-26T07:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suzanne-somers-wear-a-wig-on-threes-company/850308/1 "2020-03-26T07:32:53Z")

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I was talking to someone and the show came up. He insists that Suzanne Somers wore a wig for the role of “Chrissy.”

I think he’s wrong…

Anyone have any ideas of which is correct?

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suzanne-somers-wear-a-wig-on-threes-company/850308/2 "2020-03-26T07:52:39Z")

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In the opening scene of the first couple of seasons [Jack Ritter falls off a bike while staring at a pretty brunette walking away from the camera](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0vzEQs-4uo). Said brunette was apparently Somers in a wig. So technically she did wear a wig for the show, but only once and not in character.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suzanne-somers-wear-a-wig-on-threes-company/850308/3 "2020-03-26T09:10:31Z")

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She was the blonde in the T-bird in _ **American Graffiti** _, and her hair there was the same as in _ **Three’s Company** _. I suspect that as the series advanced, it was augmented with falls and such, just to vary her appearance somewhat.

She also posed for \*\*\*Playboy \*\*\*with essentially the same hairstyle and color.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-suzanne-somers-wear-a-wig-on-threes-company/850308/4 "2020-03-26T16:36:02Z")

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When I see actresses with a whole lot of hair, I always assume it’s enhanced somehow. In the days of the Beatles, I labored mightily to get the deep bangs and ‘bump’ , like Jane Asher and Patty Boyd, and of course that style required a little help. Heather Graham in Austin Powers had more hair than I could believe!