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GeorgeWBushGOP · 02-26-2007, 12:17 PM

Damn. it was like Gilligan and the Skipper.

Couldn't they give them a different shirt to wear every now and then.??

TVFactFan · 02-26-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgeWBushGOP

Damn. it was like Gilligan and the Skipper.

Couldn't they give them a different shirt to wear every now and then.??

What shirt was Michael wearing all the time?

GeorgeWBushGOP · 02-26-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

What shirt was Michael wearing all the time?

That lovely Dickies Worker type shirt ironically enough.

gilligan fanatic · 02-26-2007, 01:42 PM

I always wondered that myself. Same jacket and hat too.

AB · 02-26-2007, 05:17 PM

Now everyone knows that when a guy finds a comfortable outfit, thats all
you'll see him in, unless he has to go to a wedding or a funeral. Mike and
Archie are a good example of that.

TVFactFan · 02-26-2007, 06:20 PM

Maybe the Shirt Mike wore wasn't PLAIN like Archie because I swear I don't remember it-lol

JAlanRuss72 · 02-26-2007, 07:26 PM

Mike changed his sometimes-- it wasn't ALWAYS the blue denim shirt, but Archie was FOREVER clad in the off-white button up and dark brown slacks-lol. I read somewhere that the only reason Archie's shirt wasn't completely white was that the color messed up the camera's lighting or something.

GeorgeWBushGOP · 02-26-2007, 08:48 PM

maybe a couple of flashback eps..

But he was clad in that blue shirt 99% of the time...

Even Gilligan occasionally had a tshirt in the first season..

jamesanthony · 02-26-2007, 11:04 PM

I have a book about the emmies with a picture in it from season 1 that has Archie sitting in his chair wearing a different outfit- a colored polo shirt and a cardigan. Don't know which episode that is or if it's just a publicity shot. I also saw in a TV Guide interview from that same season a shot of the actors on the set and Archie had on a short sleeve shirt and light colored pants (perhaps this was a rehearsal?). But the fact that they wore the same clothes is symbolic - just like cartoon characters they are stuck in their ideologies. At least Mike wore different clothes sometimes, suggesting he was less intractible and the fact that Archie put on the vest in the APB era is symbolic of him adding a bit more color to his outlook and not just seeing everything in absolute black and white.

HelloLarry · 02-26-2007, 11:49 PM

What a hoot! You're right. Ironic about Mike wearing the Dickie type shirt when he was not working and then when he did start working we never saw him in it again. Its true about Archies shirt being off white so as not to clash with the lights but I also think it was done on purpose to accentuate the character a bit, kinda like how the walls looked dirty in the house. Didn't they go through a period in Season 7 or so where the house was re-wallpapered?

BTW...I just thought of this when I was reading this thread started by George W. I've been watching the TV show Family and think that James Brawdrick looks exactly like George W.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-27-2007, 04:36 PM

I al,ways wondder why they look like the wear the same clothers

Chocolate Moose · 02-27-2007, 06:02 PM

We only had black and white tv in the 70's, so it prob looked okayh to me. Now, I'd think they're "low budget."

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-12-2007, 02:37 PM

in the early episodes Mike had a Blue Shirt

Laugh30 · 04-30-2007, 04:44 AM

It was an achievement that the Bunkers got him away from the tye dye t-shirt he was wearing when they first met him...!

02-26-2007, 12:17 PM	#1
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02-26-2007, 05:17 PM	#5
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Now everyone knows that when a guy finds a comfortable outfit, thats all you'll see him in, unless he has to go to a wedding or a funeral. Mike and Archie are a good example of that.

02-26-2007, 06:20 PM	#6
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,101	Maybe the Shirt Mike wore wasn't PLAIN like Archie because I swear I don't remember it-lol

02-26-2007, 07:26 PM	#7
JAlanRuss72 Eternal Member Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 22, 2006 Location: Cookeville, TN Posts: 488	Mike changed his sometimes-- it wasn't ALWAYS the blue denim shirt, but Archie was FOREVER clad in the off-white button up and dark brown slacks-lol. I read somewhere that the only reason Archie's shirt wasn't completely white was that the color messed up the camera's lighting or something.

02-26-2007, 08:48 PM	#8
GeorgeWBushGOP Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 04, 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 802	maybe a couple of flashback eps.. But he was clad in that blue shirt 99% of the time... Even Gilligan occasionally had a tshirt in the first season..

02-26-2007, 11:04 PM	#9
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	I have a book about the emmies with a picture in it from season 1 that has Archie sitting in his chair wearing a different outfit- a colored polo shirt and a cardigan. Don't know which episode that is or if it's just a publicity shot. I also saw in a TV Guide interview from that same season a shot of the actors on the set and Archie had on a short sleeve shirt and light colored pants (perhaps this was a rehearsal?). But the fact that they wore the same clothes is symbolic - just like cartoon characters they are stuck in their ideologies. At least Mike wore different clothes sometimes, suggesting he was less intractible and the fact that Archie put on the vest in the APB era is symbolic of him adding a bit more color to his outlook and not just seeing everything in absolute black and white.

02-26-2007, 11:49 PM	#10
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	What a hoot! You're right. Ironic about Mike wearing the Dickie type shirt when he was not working and then when he did start working we never saw him in it again. Its true about Archies shirt being off white so as not to clash with the lights but I also think it was done on purpose to accentuate the character a bit, kinda like how the walls looked dirty in the house. Didn't they go through a period in Season 7 or so where the house was re-wallpapered? BTW...I just thought of this when I was reading this thread started by George W. I've been watching the TV show Family and think that James Brawdrick looks exactly like George W.

03-12-2007, 02:37 PM	#13
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	in the early episodes Mike had a Blue Shirt

04-30-2007, 04:44 AM	#14
Laugh30 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 01, 2004 Posts: 688	It was an achievement that the Bunkers got him away from the tye dye t-shirt he was wearing when they first met him...!