View Full Version : Did Green Acres Have a Low Wardrobe Budget?


howilu
06-11-2021, 07:26 PM
I have watched Green Acres for many years and one thing I noticed about the show is that with the exception of Eva Gabor's gowns, the rest of the cast wore the same clothes throughout the six run run. For example, Eb wore the same clothes and Hank Kimball wore the same tan jacket. Did the show have a low wardrobe budget?

Coffeecup
12-11-2021, 11:55 PM
I did hear that ( I wish I could think of the man) ? Lloyd Miller? who dressed Joan Collins on Dynasty made the dresses for Eva's character of Lisa. Read it was one of first dressing jobs.

TheLittleFaerie
12-12-2021, 09:42 PM
I have watched Green Acres for many years and one thing I noticed about the show is that with the exception of Eva Gabor's gowns, the rest of the cast wore the same clothes throughout the six run run. For example, Eb wore the same clothes and Hank Kimball wore the same tan jacket. Did the show have a low wardrobe budget?

I think all the characters just had a trademark look.... Like on the Beverly Hillbillies, all the characters usually always wear the same clothes.

I made a post recently about how uncomfortable Eb must've been working outside in the hot weather in that flannel coat over a button down shirt OVER a undershirt lol 3 layers, one being FLANNEL working out in 80 degree weather!

PracTz
12-13-2021, 03:22 AM
I guess with Miss Gabor's wardrobe, it somewhat depleted the others' clothing budget so they'd have to wear the same things again and again.

It's a good thing that somehow her clothes didn't rot despite the back of the wardrobe being somewhat exposed to the elements thanks to the Monroe Brothers' carpentry!

TheLittleFaerie
12-13-2021, 06:36 AM
I guess with Miss Gabor's wardrobe, it somewhat depleted the others' clothing budget so they'd have to wear the same things again and again.

It's a good thing that somehow her clothes didn't rot despite the back of the wardrobe being somewhat exposed to the elements thanks to the Monroe Brothers' carpentry!

I always thought it was funny Lisa's clothes were a lot more elegant yet she took closet exposed to the elements, and she let Oliver have the "good" closet... the INDOOR closet behind the bedroom door lol

SarahBellum
12-13-2021, 02:09 PM
Same with Barney Fife. When he wasn't in uniform, he was almost always wearing that salt and pepper suit.

SarahBellum
12-14-2021, 12:45 PM
And on Barney Miller, everyone usually wore the same outfits, except for the dapper Ron Harris.

AB
12-14-2021, 09:18 PM
In the 1960's farmers, carpenters etc. usually wore the same type of clothes day in & day out. I base this on my experience with my grandparents and uncle who were farmers and wore the same type of clothes. But yeah the show might have had a limited clothes budget for most of the cast.