dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst θɹˈiː sˈiːzənz, tˈɑːmi ɪz ˈɔfən ɹˈɛfɹənst tə ɹᵻzˈɛmblɪŋ ɐ ɡˈɜːl ɪn pˈɑːɹt dˈuː tə ðə ʃˈoʊldɚlˈɛŋθ hˈɛɹ hiː hæd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz; ðə fɹˈeɪz "kˈʌt jʊɹ hˈɛɹ, juː lˈʊk lˈaɪk ɐ ɡˈɜːl" wʊd sˈʌmtaɪmz biː sˈɛd tə hˌɪm ˈæftɚ hiː əfˈɛndᵻd ɐ pˈɜːsən wɪð ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk, mˈeɪnli baɪ kˈæɹɪktɚz spəsˈɪfɪkli ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn ðæt ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd.
During the first three seasons, Tommy is often referenced to resembling a girl in part due to the shoulder-length hair he had during the first half of the series; the phrase "cut your hair, you look like a girl" would sometimes be said to him after he offended a person with a particular remark, mainly by characters specifically appearing in that episode.