Man from U.N.C.L.E. Section VII

The only time I have watched MfU was first UK broadcast, and not since. But the one thing I definitely remember from then is the pajamas. Possibly because they were the same as my father wore. There were no colour broadcasts in the UK in those days, so I didn't know the colour.

And he wore pajamas, bedrooms were cold in those days.

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Admittedly I grew up in Southern California, so cold winters weren't a problem. I guess I always reference my own experiences with that. However, the amenities in a New York apartment owned by UNCLE (as per background info) would most certainly have had sufficient heating for their agents. Or at least I'd like to think so. I just like the image of IK sleeping in less rather than more ;)

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I agree Uncle would make sure they had comfortable accommodation, but at least in the UK what is considered the normal room temperature has changed over the years.

Back when the series was made it was assumed that you would wear a jumper indoors. It was common in the winter in Europe, to wake up to find the windows covered in frost.

In the 60s the average temperature in a house was 12C (53F), now it's gone up to 18C (64F).

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Right now in Kentucky those blue pajamas wouldn't help out at all. I'm wearing thermals underwear and sweats, two tops and white socks. Fashion is not at issue when the temps are below 20 degrees.
Still, doesn't IK have ice water in his veins? :D

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Hmm, in my stories Illya sleep in the nude at home, or in sweatpants. The blue pajamas are saved for the hospital and worn while on missions, unless it's a very hot locale of course.

Yes, poor Napoleon the fashion plate definitely got the short end of the pajama stick in this episode. Though I do recall another where he was dress in the ugliest mustard yellow ones.

I usually have Napoleon in grey silk jammies and robe, but he's never in the very long if there's a lady around.

And as I recall Napoleon would sometimes have his white socks on when in his jammies. What's that all about.

Napoleon got the great suits, but when it came to sleep wear it was comfort over style I think.

Illya and his blue jammies were really one of the few splashes of color they gave him, but ca-voom, oh what an impact they had... "D

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Bedrooms were cold in those days, though probably warmer in the US than Europe. So cotton pajamas in the US, flannelette in Europe with bedsocks and a hot water bottle.

NS must suffer from cold feet, so needs bedsocks in the US.

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So depending upon where they had their assignments would determine the PJ's and bed socks....:D

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That's it.

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OMGosh… the socks, the clogs… For a suave operative he certainly had some quirks when it came to swimwear and bath time. He was getting into a bath in Gurnius, socks and shoes in place and wearing that blue bathrobe.

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I distinctly recall buying a pair of blue cotton pj' which were the exact same color! Sigh. I agree with mrua. Hospitals, assignments etc: jammers. Napoleon got some weird outfits other than his suits. The hats were awful! And the white socks??? Really??

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Yeah, it would be interesting to know whose idea it was for the socks ;)

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For some reason I suspect it was RV's idea, given his proclivity for joking around.

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I remember

st_crispins telling an anecdote once about the clogs… can't remember the details though.

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Here's some RV jammie color, though the blue one I think is a robe...but there's that blue.

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The slide show is well done. Yummmmm. Forgot to answer your question about the writer's taking advantage of the blue pajama's and having them unbuttoned. Damn straight they did. With McCallum getting a record number of fan letters, the writers would have been stupid not to give the fans some eye candy.

Edited Date: 2015-02-15 04:51 pm (UTC)

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It is significant that he showed up in his undies quite a bit, although NS did have a moment in one episode… the girl from Test Tube Killers is in it, and a blonde… I don't remember the name of the episode.

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This is from The Deadly Smorgasbord Affair...I think.

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That's the one. I'll admit I've never watched it all the way through… no Illya in sight. I need to go back and watch a few episodes that I've let slide by.

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Oh, dear Lord, those blue cotton pajamas are epic! Napoleon had his silk pajamas and brocade bathrobe (and white socks--dear God what were they thinking??!) but Illya's simple blue pj's are visually stunning.

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Sometimes elegance doesn't translate as it should ;) Socks are never appropriate for seduction.

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Sometimes the simplest garment is the sexiest. Especially when it brings out Illya's blue, blue eyes.

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That man had us no matter what he was wearing, just as Napoleon's girls can love him even in his white socks ;)

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Sadly, Napoleon did not fair as well in "The King Of Knaves Affair."

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(And I don't care how cold that room was - there is no excuse for buttoning them all the way up.)

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And I don't care how cold that room was - there is no excuse for buttoning them all the way up.)
...As though he's modest ;)

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Which of course he's not. I have no idea what the wardrobe people were thinking...

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Still, those pj's are wa-ay better than the ones he wore in "Nowhere Affair."

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I'm not convinced. Ok, the diarrhoea-yellow colour was... well... dire, but at least the top button was undone.

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Poor dear Napoleon…

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*hugs Napoleon, whilst surreptitiously using the opportunity to undo the top button...*

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