History LimitedWardrobe / WesternAnimation

* All characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', whether they even wear clothes or not, always don the same outfits, except only when they partake in swimming classes, or very few other instances when clothing actually denotes meaningful differences (e.g. in a flashback to when the character was a lot younger, or on Christmas). Anais, the smartest character (who's only a four-year-old), also [[LampshadeHanging acknowledges]] the fact that her family's been wearing the same clothes for the last three years in an episode. In episode "The Gi", Nicole does not suspect one bit when her sons unusually wear coats, hats and scarfs, only to realize that they were hiding their gi under those, but, for some reason, by seeing the gi under the coat in slow motion in a flashback after her sons've already gotten away.

-->'''Pearl:''' Steven, you might have to wear the same shirt for a while.\\

* On ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime,'' [[EnsembleDarkhorse Marceline]] wears a different outfit in every episode she appears, while other characters follow this trope.
** Princess Bubblegum was shown in three different dresses, but she mostly wears the hot pink one.
*** The newer episodes show Princess Bubblegum change clothes and hairstyles more frequently, though always pink.

* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' episode "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean", when Hank Venture complains to the Monarch that his clothes feel dirty because he had to sleep in them. The Monarch replies, "You're kidding, right? That's the only shirt I ever see you wear!" Hank's answer: "Doesn't mean I don't wash it." In a later episode, "Escape to the House of Mummies (Part 2)", in which Dr. Orpheus comments that he assumed his daughter Triana's wearing of the same shirt all the time was just a "phase" she was going through. In truth it was because his use of her closet as a portal to the netherworld made her scared of her own closet. Interestingly, Brock is regularly seen in two or three different shirts.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Christmas Special'', Todd steals [=BoJack=]'s credit card to buy himself a new hat. [=BoJack=] is quick to point out that the "new" hat looks exactly like the one Todd always wears.
* This is stealthily lampshaded in the ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' episode ''[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS5E09AncientHistory Ancient History]]'', where Diane has stacks of boxes each dedicated to one piece of her wardrobe: Glasses, jacket, boots, and jeans. Only her top was left out.

* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' episode "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean", when Hank Venture complains to the Monarch that his clothes feel dirty because he had to sleep in them. The Monarch replies, "You're kidding, right? That's the only shirt I ever see you wear!" Hank's answer: "Doesn't mean I don't wash it." Justified in a later episode, "Escape to the House of Mummies (Part 2)", in which Dr. Orpheus comments that he assumed his daughter Triana's wearing of the same shirt all the time was just a "phase" she was going through. In truth it was because his use of her closet as a portal to the netherworld made her scared of her own closet. Interestingly, the trope is averted by Brock, who is regularly seen in two or three different shirts.

** For more on Ben's clothes, see MagicPants.
** For Ben at least, it's eventually {{justified|Trope}}. Apparently, whatever he's wearing gets deconstructed every time he transforms, and when he transforms back, it gets reconstructed as clothing he was wearing when the transformation doohickey last booted up. He acknowledges that he could probably figure out how to upload new outfits into it eventually, but the one time it seemed prudent to do so he was rather busy with more pressing matters.
*** In other words, even if he had a complete and varied wardrobe, after a week or two of hero-ing, all his clothes would have been transformed into what we see anyway.

* Kevin in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' always wears one outfit of a red varsity jacket and jeans. Partially justified in that he doesn't have access to his real world wardrobe while in Video Land. Simon Belmont, meanwhile, is portrayed as such a vain peacock that one would think he'd have multiple outfits, [[FanonDiscontinuity but we don't talk about that particular portrayal of the character much]].

** Nearly every character in all iterations of Joe only wear their signature outfit (justified with the Joes as their uniforms, if highly customized), unless they're going undercover or the rare scene of them in civvies off-duty. Even ''then'' they seem to sometimes go on [=RnR=] in their Joe outfits.

* Justified in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. The protagonists always wear the same one or two outfits because, as a group of fugitives and runaways, they most likely only own a limited selection of clothes anyway. Particularly Aang himself, who owns the last suit of Air Nomad clothing in existence, and Toph, who probably has a vast array of clothing, but only brought one dress with her because she doesn't care about her personal appearance. Meanwhile, the villains always wear the same clothes because they're in military uniforms, or, in the case of [[FanNickname Ozai's Angels]] travelling light.

** Lampshaded when Fry initially moved into Bender's apartment, which an area of roughly three square feet, not counting the closet. He asks where can he hang his clothes, and Bender responds, "Listen, you've only got one set of clothes, and you're not taking them off while I'm around." This is actually justified, since Fry is from the past/present, all he'd have coming out of the cryotube was the clothes currently on him.
** In another episode, Leela tells Fry that she's meeting someone for brunch, and is thinking of wearing this..."this" being the same white tank-top and black pants she always wears. Fry says it looks nice.

** Amy actually Zigzags the Trope. She always wears the same outfit - her pink midriff-bearing sweatshirt, sweatpants, and sneakers - for casual occasions, but unlike the other characters who only have one alternative "formal" outfit, she seems to have a large variety of outfits for special occasions and parties. She even wore an outfit modeled after Jackie Onassis Kennedy in "Hell is Other Robots".

* The Burners and the other recurring Motorcitizens always wear the same outfits in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}'', but a more justified example would be the citizens of Detroit Deluxe, in which all of them always wear a mandatory DD spandex uniform.

* ''WesternAnimation/BooBoomTheLongWayHome'': In the first episode, the protagonist finds an old army uniform that some soldiers left behind, and it ends up becoming his sole wardrobe for the rest of the series, regardless of the season or weather. Justified since its wartime and the characters are constantly on the move, so he really has no other outfits to choose from.

* Zigzagged in ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''. Most of the paladins appear exclusively in the one of two outfits: everyday wear and paladin armor, with Coran only having one outfit. Justified, the ones from Earth left pretty abruptly and thus didn't have time to pack.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'', Darla Dimple's closet contains identical outfits; this may be {{justified|Trope}}, though, in that it's her signature outfit.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''. The clothing would change (sometimes repeatedly in the same sketch), but all of the characters that wore anything had 'usual outfits'. Necessarily justified with Yakko and Wakko, who look practically identical if dressed the same (practically, since Yakko is taller.)

* As in [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} the original comic book]], the animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has most of its characters have signature styles, with the few that don't being {{Justified}} in this (and tend to be aliens).

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* Gems in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' create their clothes with VoluntaryShapeshifting, so they only change their outfits when they have to regenerate their entire ''bodies''. Steven himself wears clothes normally, but puts on the same red/pink shirt with a yellow star and blue jeans unless the weather dictates otherwise. "Story for Steven" implies Steven is wearing many identical shirts that used to be merchandise his former-rockstar father would sell at concerts. One episode had Pearl planning to dismantle the washing machine [[ItMakesSenseInContext to salvage parts for an anti-robot device]].

** With the other human characters, whether they have multiple outfits [[ZigZagged varies a lot]] from person to person. Some, like Connie, are seen wearing multiple outfits. Others wear mostly one outfit, but that makes sense because it's a work uniform - Kofi and Fryman are always wearing aprons, and Lars and Sadie always wear their Big Donut t-shirts while they're at work, and have been seen wearing several other shirts while not at work. Some of the humans are always wearing the same thing, though - Ronaldo always wears a t-shirt with flames, cargo pants, and sandals (sometimes with an apron over the shirt while he's at work), for instance.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHatKnowsALotAboutThat'', Sally is normally outfitted in a pink dress with white undershirt and a pink hairband, Nick in an orange sweatshirt and blue jeans. with. Cat, of course, always wears his signature red-and-white striped hat and red bowtie.

* The kids on ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''- even the fashionable [[OneSteveLimit Ashleys]] - only change their clothes when it relates to the plot. Examples: picture day, Spinelli dressing up for the pageant, TJ and Vince dressing as boy detectives "The Barnaby Boys."

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', characters pretty much only change clothes for plot reasons. The Fashion Club members actually get new main outfits during the last two seasons, but even then they only ever change them if we see them on a date or similarly special event, despite how many jokes we hear about Quinn's massive clothes budget.

* All characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldofGumball'', whether they even wear clothes or not, always don the same outfits, except only when they partake in swimming classes, or very few other instances when clothing actually denotes meaningful differences (e.g. in a flashback to when the character was a lot younger, or on Christmas). Anais, the smartest character (who's only an four-year-old), also [[LampshadeHanging acknowledges]] the fact that her family's been wearing the same clothes for the last three years in an episode. In episode "The Gi", Nicole does not suspect one bit when her sons unusually wear coats, hats and scarfs, only to realize that they were hiding their gi under those, but, for some reason, by seeing the gi under the coat in slow motion in a flashback after her sons've already gotten away.

* All characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldofGumball'', whether they even wear clothes or not, always don the same outfits, except only when they partake in swimming classes, or very few other instances when clothing actually denotes meaningful differences (e.g. in a flashback to when the character was a lot younger, or on Christmas). Anais, the smartest character (who's only an eight-year-old), also [[LampshadeHanging acknowledges]] the fact that her family's been wearing the same clothes for the last three years in an episode. In episode "The Gi", Nicole does not suspect one bit when her sons unusually wear coats, hats and scarfs, only to realize that they were hiding their gi under those, but, for some reason, by seeing the gi under the coat in slow motion in a flashback after her sons've already gotten away.

** Amy actually Zigzags the Trope. She always wears the same outfit - her pink midriff-bearing sweatshirt, sweatpants, and sneakers - for casual occasions, but she seems to have a large variety of outfits for special occasions and parties. She even wore an outfit modeled after Jackie Onassis Kennedy in "Hell is Other Robots".

** Occasionally, someone will wear something different (i.e., Lanece's pajamas, Allura's formal dress, etc.).

-->'''Daria:''' [[DeadpanSnarker It's called]] 'having a show on a [[LimitedBudget cable network]].'

-->'''Daria:''' It's called '[[SarcasticSnark having a show on a cable network]].'

* On ''WesternAnimation/TootAndPuddle'', the main characters are almost always seen wearing the same clothes, at least those that wear clothes anyway. Toot is identifiable by his bright yellow shirt and brown/khaki shorts or pants. Puddle normally wears a white shirt with black stripes and a blue jumper. Opal wears a mostly pink dress.

* Despite being set in a realistic world, ''{{WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill}}'' has this and it's never lampshaded nor explained in-universe.

** Shaggy and (obviously) Scooby didn't actually change notably. Velma's outfit is identical; what's changed is that now she's got a figure (compared to the original series, when her body could be described as "boxy" at best, although one troper prefers "Hazmat drum on legs".) The change probably had something to do with the fact that Linda Cardellini (who played Velma in the live-action movies) is hot and looks really good in a bikini.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', despite one of the main characters being a fashion designer and the other being a fashion model, they both (along with all the other characters) wear the same clothes every episode. A minor exception was the ChristmasEpisode, in which many of them wear winter coats instead (but still of the same color schemes as their normal outfits).

* In ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', Marco discusses this trope in regards to his trademark red hoodie.

* Gems in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' create their clothes with VoluntaryShapeshifting, so they only change their outfits when they have to regenerate their entire ''bodies''. Steven himself wears clothes normally, but puts on the same red/pink shirt with a yellow star and blue jeans unless the weather dictates otherwise. "Story for Steven" implies Steven is wearing many identical shirts that used to be merchandise his former-rockstar father would sell at concerts. One episode had Pearl planning to dismantle the washing machine, [[NoodleImplements for some reason]].