Greatest Moments in Television History Ever, OK?
That this moment would be included in our prestigious canon is a fuckin’ given. Do not underestimate the cultural importance of when Dr. Kimberly Shaw RIPPED OFF HER WIG.
To refresh your memory, Melrose Place (old school) began rather slowly. Jane & Michael were married, Billy didn’t want to work in the family carpet store and Amy Locane was the OASW (Original Ashlee Simpson-Wentz), doomed to disappear before the back nine. As the fable goes, Heather Locklear joins the show and the action revs the hell up. The affairs and the catfights reach new heights and the show becomes a pop culture phenomenon.
On April 27, 1994, Fox aired the seminal Melrose Place episode “The Bitch Is Back.” In this episode, Kimberly, played by Marcia Cross, returns to the titular apartment complex after faking dead and being buried. For a dead chick, she looks great. She’s way up on her high horse, swanning around the place and basically being the biggest badass ever. Then she takes to the bathroom and rips! off! her! wig! revealing a shaved head and a brain surgery scar. Squealing and cheering ensued nationwide.
