Why Does Tom Always Wear Red T-Shirts?

You know, "Tom Scott and His Red T-Shirts" sounds a bit like a children's book.

[MasreMe]

Tom Scott merchandise: just red t-shirts

[mellowmelly]

you wanna know something?
the fact that he doesnt have just one red t-shirt, and instead, buys, has bought, and will buy red t-shirts in bulk is funnier than him just having one red shirt he always wears

[maximus]

Tom is the one who inspired all those cartoon gags where the character opens their wardrobe and it’s 10 pairs of their usual clothes.

[lisamariefan]

"I'm going to have to bleep so much of this."

*uses uncensored audio*

[bazilcat]

if tom ever does a meetup, everyone needs to wear the t-shirt

[RacingStripeAV]

So once Tom "gets too old for T-shirts", will it be red button-up shirts from then on?

[mattandtom]

This is pretty much the most common question I get. It probably didn't need an eight-minute answer, but once we started talking...! -- Tom

[PSpurgeonCubFan]

I notice the grey hoodie has been replaced with ... a grey hoddie

[erictaylor]

I really don't think Matt is in a position to make fun of anyone's hair.

[astropgn]

If 2:02 is your best picture at university, Tom, I would LOVE to see all the others...

[NickiRusin]

Matt: "My hair's pissing me off"
Tom: "YOUR HAIR IS PISSING ME OFF TOO"

[MidtownSkyport]

I assumed it was for filming continuity. I've started noticing it a lot after I heard David Attenborough talk about how he always wore a blue shirt and light pants for filming, no matter what continent he was on, so it was easier to make cuts where he (for instance) starts a sentence on a beach in Australia… and finishes it in the arctic.

[ByteMe]

I have a theory that Tom is actually a cartoon character

[IHYH]

see it like this... you are the only red shirt with a speaking role that survived YEARS and YEARS of episodes!

[taiyihanle]

Tom and his serious voice being so informal and smiley around his friend. That's... a pleasant view.


Sorry, I'm new to both channels.

[saucemonster]

Tom: says Michael (from vsauce) can still pull off T-shirts
Also Tom: **is 2 years older than Michael**

[Argon]

light red
red
light red
red

huh, dark red, let's shake things up a bit!

[abbydabbs]

Imagining Tom in any other colour t-shirt just feels like an alternate universe, spider-verse situation

[bob_._.]

It hasn't always been t-shirts. I recently saw Tom's appearance on "Only Connect" when he was in college, and his red shirt had a collar.

[christiant.g.]

Like how Tom gets self-conscious enough he runs his hand through his hair