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Why do cartoon characters always wear the same clothes ?

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    It's because,

    1) It's easier to have one outfit per character

    2) It's how the viewers identify the character. For instance, wouldn't shaggy from scooby doo look wierd in shorts, tennis shoes, and a graphic tee?

    Source(s): Personal experience. I know a lot about animation.
  • 1 decade ago

    Because it is a fictional character always wear the same clothes in every cartoon series.

  • 1 decade ago

    Because there is not enough budget for their outfits since they waste a lot of money in the special effects and backgrounds, lol. Or the characters just love to play with their favorite clothes in every chapter, lol. Well, it is just more in cartoons. Anime characters do change a lot their clothes.

  • Wander
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    because it would take too much effort to have a different outfit for every episode. and also some characters only look right in one outfit. sure they could just have seven different outfits, but that would get confusing and they could screw up the clothes cycle. i think the clothes that go with the character also help contribute to their traits and personality. even though that is a good question, the answers are pretty simple.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    diverse motives. a million) It creates a picture which you understand. in case you notice bald yellow head, white shirt and blue denims, that is quickly Homer Simpson. 2) Animation could be incredibly reused. this would not constantly artwork out nicely nevertheless, as an occasion in Rosario to Vampire Capu2 episode 9 the male character had taken his good off and placed it down on the floor of the cave. A 2nd later he grew to become into donning it lower back without putting it lower back on or shifting. 3) that is extra handy to entice an identical element repeatedly.

  • "Cartoons" (not "animation") were originally created for viewing solely by little kids (not yet in school)! The artists keep each character in the exact same outfit so that the little kids will always know who is who in each episode.

  • 1 decade ago

    Costs less to animate one outfit, instead of several outfits for all of the toons in the show. Plus, i'd imagine it would take even more work and effort to animate.

  • 1 decade ago

    Simply because it's easier that way; cartoonists probably think that always having to draw different clothes is troublesome.

  • 1 decade ago

    Because that makes it easier to identify a character, and thus the animaters have less work to do.it's just easier.

  • 1 decade ago

    my mom told me it was because it made them easier to draw if they didn't have to worry about what they were wearing

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