Screenused Hercules/ Aphrodite/ Chimpules costume

Recently I have received this screenused Hercules costume. Well, it is a 4-pieces costume that includes: Hercules Hero stunt double vest used after by Aphrodite stunt, Hercules Hero belt, Chimpules fabric pants and Chimpules gauntlets (never worn on screen).

 

The main piece is the suede vest, it has a long history: It started as a Hercules stunt double costume from the Hero main costume, during season 3 it was modified for Aphrodite's stunt double (Sharon James) in the episode titled "Love Takes A Holiday". And then, in season 4 was used by the chimpanzee in the episode titled "Yes Virginia There Is A Hercules" for a few seconds.

 

In my opinion, the most impressive pieces of this wardrobe is the yellow suede vest used by Hercules stunt that is in mint condition and, without doubt, the belt with an original leather pouch that hangs from the belt with a bead as a closure. Maybe Hercules kept his dinars inside.

The gauntlets were never used on screen although they have a tag inside that is written "H EP 11 CHIMP." As I know, the directors have many problems with the Chimpanzee even for filming a short sequence, and probably they decided to remove the gauntlets to avoid the animal would feel uncomfortable with them. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci originally pitched Chimpules as a full episode when Kevin Sorbo was unavailable during season four. The idea eventually became Porkules.

The back of the costume is also amazing, the belt is a real thick leather with sheep fur behind.

The pants are a small size ones, the chimpanzee was a small specimen so the size was right for him, although is unable to wear by an adult man or woman, sadly.

Doing a bit of search of this wardrobe I have found that this costume was framed by his previous owner and was sold in Ebay in Dec 2013 for $175 and a few years after was auctioned in the Auction webpage Icollector and sold in Nov 2014 for $150 a really cheap price for this type of wardrobe.

Ebay photo auction (Dec 2013).

  

Icollector photos from the auction (Nov 2014).

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