Union suit

Union suit

Cultural references: seems like unnecessary detail and potential not relevant spoilers

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In the 2010 expansion ''[[Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare|Undead Nightmare]]'' for the 19th century Western-themed game ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', the player begins play wearing a union suit and can continue to wear it throughout the game, if desired. The outfit is available in the prequel ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.
In the 2010 expansion ''[[Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare|Undead Nightmare]]'' for the 19th century Western-themed game ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', the player begins play wearing a union suit and can continue to wear it throughout the game, if desired. The outfit is available in the prequel ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.


In the opening to the second season of the [[Apple TV+]] series [[Severance (TV series)|Severance]] in 2025, the character of Mark Scout wears a red union suit. In the first season opening, in 2022, he wore red two-piece pajamas, echoing the procedure that severed his "innie" life as an office worker from his "outie" waking life. The series' wintry landscapes and backstory about a 19th century man named Keir Eagan are appropriate to 19th century red thermal union suit, which echoes Mark's increasing desire to reintegrate or unify his severed personality.
In the opening to the second season of the [[Apple TV+]] series [[Severance (TV series)|Severance]] in 2025, the character of Mark Scout wears a red union suit. In the first season opening, in 2022, he wore red two-piece pajamas, echoing the procedure that severed his "innie" life as an office worker from his "outie" waking life.


Union suits, especially the rear flap, are used for comedic effect in ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'' (1990), in the 1999 [[Wild Wild West|movie adaptation]] of ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', in 'the TV series ''[[Rugrats]]'' (1991-2021), and in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[No Meals on Wheels]]" which originally aired in 2007.
Union suits, especially the rear flap, are used for comedic effect in ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'' (1990), in the 1999 [[Wild Wild West|movie adaptation]] of ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', in 'the TV series ''[[Rugrats]]'' (1991-2021), and in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[No Meals on Wheels]]" which originally aired in 2007.