What in the Party City is up with Fairview?

I realize it’s supposed to draw inspiration from the artifice of Hollywood backlots depicting generic, suburban America—Pleasantville, Edward Scissorhands, etc.—but why did that extend to the wig budget?

Given that this was, like, globally the most popular ($$$) show for a while, you’d think they’d do their main characters no so dirty for…laughs, I guess.