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Is Mel Gibson the only man whose mullet stands the test of time?

May 5, 2008, 05:54 PM | by Mandi Bierly

Categories: Grooming, Inappropriate Crushes, Mel Gibson

Melmullet_l Have you seen Asylum's gallery of "The 15 Most Awesome Celebrity Mullets Ever?" You need to.* Because I can't be the only one to experience A) a ping of regret that hockey star Jaromir Jagr no longer has a party in the back and B) the realization that Mel Gibson still looks pretty damn good to me in that thing.

Is Mel the only man whose mullet-y hotness is timeless? And which classic mullets did Asylum overlook?

* Especially you folks who freaked when Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin named the mullet as one of the five things that should live forever in pop culture. You need to face that fear.


luxury watch Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:52 PM EST

It's good! rolex watch?
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Maria Sun, May 18, 2008 at 02:26 PM EST

I'm a bit surprised Richard Marx didn't make the uh, cut.

AG Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:45 AM EST

I really thought Bono circa mid-80s would be No. 1. Have they even seen Live Aid??? His mullett was HIGHLIGHTED and everything. Billy Ray Cyrus had nothing on that!

vw Tue, May 6, 2008 at 04:16 PM EST

no one's mullet stands the test of time. eeewwww!

Tue, May 6, 2008 at 01:02 PM EST

Indigo Girls. Are you sure that Jagr's mane is not a hair extention?

Stephanie T. Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:19 PM EST

Limahl formely of Kajagoo, and Bono without question.

Suz Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:10 PM EST

I don't see how they could have the kid from Married with Children and no Bono!!! Bono rocked his mullet.

Minutiae Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:32 AM EST

How about Stallone's Rambo mullet? That thing could have killed half of whatever bad guys he was fighting all by itself! I also have to second Kurt Russell's 80's mullet. It just made him look tougher in both Escape from New York and The Thing.

Winona Tue, May 6, 2008 at 09:47 AM EST

What, no Paul & Linda McCartney? The Wings years gave us some seriously bad hair.

orville Tue, May 6, 2008 at 08:20 AM EST

How about that female contestant from last year's Survivor? She claimed that her husband liked her to wear it because it makes her look sexy.

Dixie Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:07 PM EST

What about Richard Marx ("Right Here Waiting")? His mullet was nothing short of magnificent. Better than Joe Dirt's, even. And as far as country music goes, Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt were rocking the mullet way before Billy Ray came on the scene.
BTW, wasn't there a TV show once called The Mullets?

Nix Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:00 PM EST

Is it a mullet when it's just long all over and brushed back? To me, the serious mullet is when it's cut short in front, like barber cut or crew or flat-top, and grown long in back. Sometimes it's just long blow-dried hair.

Snarf Mon, May 5, 2008 at 09:44 PM EST

Behold the mighty Mullet! Hairstyle of the Gods! Except not.

kats Mon, May 5, 2008 at 09:07 PM EST

Bono is a great call. He was rockin' his back in the day. Forgot about some of those pictured. Did remind me that my brother and I used to refer to mullets as "hockey hair".

krikky Mon, May 5, 2008 at 07:34 PM EST

sarah - Seriously!! Like Mel for Mandi, Bono STILL looked hot with that mullet. Can't believe they left him off the list!

cimagato Mon, May 5, 2008 at 07:15 PM EST

Gibson does look surprisingly good. I had no idea.

sarah Mon, May 5, 2008 at 06:59 PM EST

Did they seriously forget Bono's early 80s mullet? Maybe he lost points for apologizing for it when the won the MTV Video Awards lifetime achievement award a few years ago.

Martha Mon, May 5, 2008 at 06:50 PM EST

Why Jaromir Jagr's mullet isn't #1 is a total mystery - his mullet could totally kick Billy Ray's mullet's ass. And Mel Gibson's mullet looks oddly alluring, but not quite as awesome as his "Road Warrior" hair: http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2006/06/09/PH2006060900332.jpg

escargot Mon, May 5, 2008 at 06:16 PM EST

Mrs. Brady's was a shag, and really, so was Bowie's. It was the forerunner to the mullet.

Anne Mon, May 5, 2008 at 05:54 PM EST

Kurt Russell. He created one of the greatest rebels of all time. The mullet has become an integral part of Snake Plissken's character. He wouldn't be such a bad a** without it.

Margaret Mon, May 5, 2008 at 05:37 PM EST

I have to agree, Mandi. Mel's mullet looked downright sexy compared to the other atrocities on the countdown.

As far as mullets that were left off, John Stamos comes to mind. Uncle Jesse, have mercy!

KB Mon, May 5, 2008 at 05:06 PM EST

What about Mario Lopez?

AC Slater couldn't have picked up Jessie Spano without his mullet and his sweet wrestling onesie.


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