George Costanza’s Toupee in The Beard Episode Looks Good and Elaine Was Jealous

Can I say one thing to you? And I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality, George Costanza with a toupee is in a word… breathtaking. He’s a handsome man, with hair. The fact that George’s ‘friends’ gave him so much hate for his new look, which is featured in season 6’s “The Beard”, always bothered me. In fact, I think George’s fake hair is better than all the other characters real hair.

Yes, I know the show is about four selfish friends that deep down don’t really want each other to be happy or succeed (well other than Kramer, he was a truth teller and I think an actual good person — the character that is). But it’s also supposed to be a show grounded in reality. Maybe the toupee was too good, or maybe George just pulled it off too well, but what Elaine and Jerry were arguing made no sense. Which can only lead me to believe that the only reason they were criticizing George was because of pure jealousy.

Let’s look at the facts. Elaine says he looks ‘ridiculous’ with the toupee. That’s just false. George isn’t known for picking up women on the spot, however, with hair he picked up a model almost immediately:  

But let’s just say he did look ridiculous, why would she care? You can’t teach that type of confidence. It’s like when I bust out my salmon colored polo shirt (which a girl once complemented back in 2013), just an immediate rush of confidence. Why knock someone down when they’re riding high? Well, unless you’re a mean spirited and insecure person. Deep down, Elaine knew George looked good, she was worried about ‘missing the boat’, because Costanza with hair is a catch (pun intended). 

Jerry’s argument is that it’s obvious to everyone that he’s wearing a toupee. Is it though? I could see close friends thinking it is obvious because it’s such a stark change, but someone first meeting him (like the model or the bald woman Kramer set him up with) would have no idea. Jerry isn’t one to give a pure compliment to anyone (unless it’s about Georges hearing abilities) so the fact that he was so adamant about it looking fake shoulda have been a red flag. Based off of Jerry’s track record, if it actually was obviously, he would have wanted George to keep wearing it so he could make more jokes at his expense. If you had never seen these characters before and you lined all four of them up and asked someone who was wearing a wig, I think George may be picked last. These early 90 hairdo’s are absurd: 

Once again the Buddy Book Club (this is a book club podcast blog by the way…) is on the side of George. Check out the full clip below and reach out to us and let us know if you think differently.