A Brief History of TV Porn Parodies and My Predictions for What’s Next
I think 2009 will be remembered as the year of TV porn parodies. They’re everywhere these days and I think they’re at least partially an effort to stop the hemorrhaging DVD business from finally kicking the bucket. But how did this madness start?
I’m glad you asked. Hustler can be credited with starting the trend in 2007 with Not The Bradys XXX. The director, Will Ryder, had previously done several movies of dubious quality (I only managed to sit through one of them) in which a butterface Britney Spears lookalike* played the character Britney Rears.
Hustler saw a goldmine in these spoofs (Not The Bradys became a bestseller) and parodied Get Smart and The Munsters (of all things) in 2008. In 2009, they kicked the parody machine into overdrive with spoofs of The Partridge Family, Three’s Company, Gilligan’s Island, Happy Days, Star Trek, The Cosby Show, I Love Lucy, Married with Children and in a slightly more modern, but completely bizarre choice, Hell’s Kitchen.
Maybe they thought that the demographic of porn parody buyers was over 45 or that the folks who produce shows now on Nick at Nite would be less likely to sue, but Hustler has mainly focused on older shows for their lampoons.
New Sensations smelled money (every single one of Hustler’s spoofs was a best-seller) and jumped into the satire genre with takeoffs on far more modern shows like The Office, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Friends and 30 Rock. They’ve also got an X-Files parody in the works, which has earned them a cease and desist letter from 20th Century Fox.
Of course, other studios have gotten in on the act and this list is by no means complete. Parodies of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Rock of Love, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Big Love have all been released recently by studios mainly known for gonzo films.
Porn parodies are nothing new, but I think they’re an interesting reaction to the collapse of the DVD business. At a time when most people are eschewing DVDs for more convenient internet porn, these things actually sell (even though most of them are barely watchable) and I don’t think we’ll see the end of them until they’ve been completely wrung dry.
My predictions for TV shows we’ll see porn versions of in the next six months:
- True Blood
- 24
- Lost
- Survivor
- CSI
- Weeds
What do you think?
* Her name was Jessica Sweet. In the third and fourth installments of the series, Britney was played by Hillary Scott.
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August 25th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
steve says:BTW long time reader (on the other site) first time poster
I can so see true blood as a porn, but I always like it when they do spoof titles, like CSI (cum shot investigation) or instead of the office, it’s the orifice. 24 would be a good porn too
August 25th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
alison hart says:Hi Steve,
Thanks for commenting! I totally agree that clever titles are what porn parodies are for. I remember renting American Booty from the local video store when I was 18 (or so) simply because I thought it was funny. Do you think 24 would be a BDSM porn? I’ve actually never seen it, but I hear there’s a lot of torture.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
nawj says:True Blood, definitely, but why stop there? I foresee an embracing of the untapped fan-fiction / parody genre. The parodies of the moment are comedies. So drama has to be next, if a studio is going to do true blood, why not twilight and since we are talking about vampires, you just gotta have Buffy right? The actress that play’s willow can star in the How I met your mother movie!:)The possibilities are endless!
August 27th, 2009 at 6:56 am
steve says:whats a good one for 24? twentywhore? lol ok let me stop…
yeah 24 has torture…alot now that i think about it, it would make an awesome BDSM.
and i can totally see lost (lust?) like those island fever movies w/o the corny music overlapping the sound
August 27th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
alison hart says:Haha twentywhore..
The idea for doing a Lost movie similar to the Island Fever ones is a pretty good idea. DP makes some good stuff, but those ones get pretty cheesy.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
alison hart says:Haha, is that a prediction or just wishful thinking?
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:07 pm
alison hart says:Just released today: New Sensations Announces Cheers, True Blood, Buffy, And Lost In New Parody Line-Up
http://www.tonybatman.com/2009/09/new-sensations-announces-cheers-true-blood-buffy-and-lost-in-new-parody-line-up/
The only one we as a group missed was Cheers. And c’mon…Cheers?
September 14th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
viril says:I just watched the 30 Rock parody, and that was stupid. What a waste of a rental. I hope the other parodies stuck with the core concept of the show as oppose to easy transition.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:26 am
alison hart says:The only parody I know of that seems to really be attempting to stick to the core concept is the X-Files one that 20th Century Fox seems to be suing to keep from being released. My friend Gram did an interesting post on it last month if you want to know more about it: http://www.gramponante.com/2009/08/today-in-geekery-x-files-dark-xxx.html
September 20th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
viril says:Hahahahahaha, now I am willing to pay to see that.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:50 am
Mike says:I like a new show on CBS titled Gary Unmarried. The show has two attractive females, Gary’s ex-wife and his new boss. I would love to see a XXX version…