Union Suits, a theme in the movie, Li'l Abner 

Afterall, they were Hillbillies living a simple life in Dogpatch, USA. Of course, they wore union suits. The boy running around in his, featured in my two earlier postings, wasn't the only one shown in such attire. In fact, the film begins with an older man, apparently being thrown out of the house by his wife for sleeping late, still wearing only his patched-up long underwear.

Ahh, a quiet early morning...

When suddenly, out he tumbleds in his sleeping attire, 

what else, a union suit:

And, so what does he do? 

Well, what would any self-respecing man do
who had just been thrown out of his own house 

in just his long underwear?! He begins singing!!

Pappy Yokum, Li'l Abner's daddy also always wore union suits.

And, in this movie, that was no exception: 

In the earlier 1940 movie version of Li'l Abner, 

there was Pappy again, wearing a white union suit:

Be sure to see this 1959 Paramount Pictures Classic on Paramount+, DailyMotion and other Streaming Services. 

You'll be thrilled you did.