# Non-animated TV shows where the characters wear the same thing all the time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758 "2017-02-13T15:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/21 "2017-02-13T18:39:01Z")
**All in the Family.** Maybe not _every_ episode, but Archie usually wore a white button down shirt and black dress pants while Mike typically sported a blue denim-type button down shirt and jeans. I don’t recall Edith or Gloria sticking to the same outfit. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/22 "2017-02-13T18:58:49Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Castiel on Supernatural is always in the same rumpled suit and trench coat. > > (Technically, he’s always in Misha Collins, too). Maybe in the 1970s, Castiel was inhabiting the body of Detective Columbo, and decided that he liked the look. 😉 Comparison: [Columbo](https://durnmoosemovies.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/chev3.jpg) and Castiel. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/23 "2017-02-13T19:01:11Z")
24 Some small changes sometimes, but since each season is basically one long day… They do change season to season, tho. . ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/24 "2017-02-13T19:02:15Z")
John Constantine from the TV show always wears a rumpled trenchcoat, too. He also has a loose red tie and leave the top button on his shirt unfastened. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/25 "2017-02-13T19:22:46Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > John Constantine from the TV show always wears a rumpled trenchcoat, too. He also has a loose red tie and leave the top button on his shirt unfastened. And, to bring that full circle…Castiel’s look was intentionally patterned after the comic-book John Constantine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/26 "2017-02-13T19:32:10Z")
Bonanza Pernell Robert left the show b/c he got sick and tried of wearing the something all the time Peter Falk wore the same coat in Columbo I Dream Of Jeannie ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/27 "2017-02-13T19:59:59Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Each of the Doctors in _Doctor Who_ had their own personalized outfit, which they wore in every episode (Tom Baker changed his slightly partly through his run). Some of the companions did, too: Adric, Jamie McCrimmon (his kilt, at least), Nyssa, and Ace, for a start. Agreed, and it’s been used as a kind of clue in the new Who seasons: David Tennant tended to wear his brown suit when travelling back in time, and his blue suit in the present or future. Matt Smith may have done something similar with the colors of his bowties, though it doesn’t seem to be as consistent. And recently (staying vague to avoid spoilers), Peter Capaldi switched from his more contemporary outfit to his first, more classic one after plot circumstances made that appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/28 "2017-02-13T20:43:50Z")
John Reese in Person of Interest Tonto in The Lone Ranger. (The Lone Ranger is in uniform.) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/29 "2017-02-13T20:55:08Z")
No one’s mentioned Matlock yet? (Homaged on “Better Call Saul”. [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly\_fs/1.2139864.1425659715!/img/httpImage/image.jpg\_gen/derivatives/article\_970/better-call-saul-season-1.jpg](http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2139864.1425659715!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/better-call-saul-season-1.jpg)) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/30 "2017-02-13T21:10:33Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > No one’s mentioned Matlock yet? (Homaged on “Better Call Saul”. [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly\_fs/1.2139864.1425659715!/img/httpImage/image.jpg\_gen/derivatives/article\_970/better-call-saul-season-1.jpg](http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2139864.1425659715!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/better-call-saul-season-1.jpg)) Oh yea, that’s a good one. I never watched it enough to notice. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/31 "2017-02-13T21:12:08Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > 24 > > Some small changes sometimes, but since each season is basically one long day… > They do change season to season, tho. > . I’m not sure 24 should count. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/32 "2017-02-13T21:22:33Z")
On “The Big Bang Theory” the guys all wear variations of the same outfit: Leonard with the hoodie and jacket Raj with the t-shirt, button-up shirt & sweater vest Howard with the turtleneck (actually a dickie), button-up shirt, tight colourful jeans and belt buckle Sheldon with the t-shirt over a long-sleeve shirt …I always wondered how damn cold it is in California because they’re dressed in so many layers. Even the girls have their own signature looks: Bernadette with the full skirts and tight knit sweaters and Amy with the long, frumpy skirts, high-necked blouses & cardigans. The only character with a range of outfits is Penny. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/33 "2017-02-13T21:57:47Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/34 "2017-02-13T21:59:38Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > …Comparison: [Columbo](https://durnmoosemovies.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/chev3.jpg) and Castiel. Second linky no worky. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/35 "2017-02-13T22:03:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Second linky no worky. Here are a few others (a lot of the image files I’m finding seem to have weird extensions on them): [http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/supernatural/images/4/42/Castiel-on-supernatural.png/revision/latest?cb=20140124221329](http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/supernatural/images/4/42/Castiel-on-supernatural.png/revision/latest?cb=20140124221329) [![](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23200000/Cas-Supernatural-castiel-23225539-333-500.jpg) ](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23200000/Cas-Supernatural-castiel-23225539-333-500.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/36 "2017-02-13T22:07:19Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > _The Adventures of Superman_. The actors all wore the same clothes so that all scenes from multiple episodes could be filmed on one set (Perry White’s office, for example) before moving to another set. That way all the scenes looked consistent and could be spiced into the particular episodes they were intended to appear in. **My Three Sons** similarly, because Fred MacMurray’s contract allowed him to film multiple episodes of his shots all in a group to minimize his studio time. > [@purplehearingaid](#): > > Bonanza Pernell Robert left the show b/c he got sick and tried of wearing the something all the time… **Bonanza** did it so their collection of outdoor/location shots could be used in any given episode. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/37 "2017-02-13T22:10:42Z")
There are a lot more than I thought. Like My Three Sons. Never noticed that one. I knew Columbo’s raincoat, of course, but I guess I figured he wore different stuff underneath. He did take it off once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/38 "2017-02-13T22:22:26Z")
Land of the Lost Mork and Mindy - those suspenders! Did the Sweathogs ever change clothes? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758/39 "2017-02-13T22:25:12Z")
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Brisco always word the same outfit - unless in disguise. Blue shirt, red kerchief, light brown pants and jacket. As in Happy Days, in one scene they showed his wardrobe as he was changing and it was all the same items. ---
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> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Another example: Columbo. Weathered trenchcoat, rumpled dress shirt, tie. Interestingly, Peter Falk was his own costumer; those were all his own clothes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-animated-tv-shows-where-the-characters-wear-the-same-thing-all-the-time/779758.md?page=3)