Jimmy Fallon Says His 'Mom Started Crying' After He Underwent a &x27;Free&x27; Major Hair Transformation in College Skyler CarusoWed, March 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC 0 Jimmy Fallon gives monologue on The Tonight Show on March 17, 2026.Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC Jimmy Fallon recalled a hairstyle that made his mom cry on the Tuesday, March 17, episode of The Tonight Show Tom Brady was the guest of the night, who also opened up about his throwback hairstyles as a kid The retired football legend also discussed coming out of retirement to play in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic later this month Jim...
Jimmy Fallon Says His 'Mom Started Crying' After He Underwent a 'Free' Major Hair Transformation in College
Skyler CarusoWed, March 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
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Jimmy Fallon gives monologue on The Tonight Show on March 17, 2026.Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC -
Jimmy Fallon recalled a hairstyle that made his mom cry on the Tuesday, March 17, episode of The Tonight Show
Tom Brady was the guest of the night, who also opened up about his throwback hairstyles as a kid
The retired football legend also discussed coming out of retirement to play in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic later this month
Jimmy Fallon has regret over an old hairstyle, which brought his mom to tears.
The Tonight Show host, 51, looked back on a poor hair decision he made in college when speaking with his guest Tom Brady during a late-night episode of his talk show on Tuesday, March 17.
The topic arose when Fallon flashed a throwback photo of the seven-time Super Bowl champion to the audience during his segment, to which the comedian pointed out the NFL star's unique haircut he rocked at the time.
Jimmy Fallon chats with Tom Brady on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC
"My mom used to cry when I would come home with haircuts," Brady, 48, told Fallon while reflecting on his former look, explaining that he used to ask for a bowl cut back in the day.
Fallon added to the haunting haircut lore with a horror story of his own.
"One time, I got a perm," Fallon told Brady on the show. "This is a true story. I was in college, and you know, when you're in college, you have no money, and you take anything for free."
"My friends were getting their hair cut, and I was walking past. This one girl goes, 'Your hair is so straight. Did you ever think about getting a body wave?' he recalled of their interaction. "I go, 'I don't know what that is, but yeah!' "
"She goes, 'I'm actually in school right now. I can give you one for free'," the late-night host remembered, before it went downhill. "I go, 'Let's do a body wave, man. Are you kidding me? Let's go for this.' "
Before he knew it, Fallon had "rollers" in his hair and was "under one of those heat lamps," he shared of the makeshift mayhem before realizing what he actually signed up for.
Jimmy Fallon as Tux sings "Little Pepper" on "The Tonight Show."Credit: Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
The Saturday Night Live alum admitted after the fact that he didn't know what a "body wave" actually was when his then-budding hairstylist friend suggested it.
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At the time, he thought he was going to get "a little wave" in his hair, not a perm; however, it was too late.
"She took out the rollers, and I had the tightest perm I've ever seen in my life," Fallon recalled.
Naturally, Brady asked him for photos.
Tom Brady on "The Tonight Show."Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
"Unfortunately," Fallon confirmed. "They're out there somewhere. I remember going home, and my mom started crying."
While the comedian said he told her, "It was free!", that was not the excuse she wanted to hear.
Elsewhere in their conversation, Brady looked ahead to his upcoming return as a quarterback for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic on March 21.
The retired NFL star's interview with Fallon came shortly after he was asked if he wants to "go for the gold" with flag football coming to the 2028 Olympics during his appearance on Good Morning America earlier in the day.
Brady said he "would never say never" but admitted, "it is probably unlikely, just so you know."
The father of three continued, "I think for these young guys" — referring to the current NFL players who have spoken about wanting to suit up for Team USA — "it's good for them to do it," Brady said. "If I ever wanted to come in as an advisory role, as a coach, something like that, that's probably better suited for me."
Brady added, "I'll let the young Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen get out there and try to win a gold medal for the U.S."
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Published: March 19, 2026 at 12:46AM on Source: RON MAG
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