![]() The scene begins with a leggy girl taking a ride on the back of a motorcycle. The number of times he used this gag is uncountable, but it just never stops being funny. The undisputed king of the disrobement for comedic effect is Benny Hill. I’m not entirely sure the clothes ripping scene was intended to be funny however, the way it so seamlessly left her body in one stroke was like something from a cartoon. Stella Stevens spends a goodly portion of The Silencers in revealing attire (a bikini, rain soaked, lingerie, etc.). Jerry Lewis’ partner in crime, Dean Martin, also tried his hand at the comedic dress removal. The poor girl is Susie Silvey, who was actually the skating silhouette in the opening title sequence of Octopussy. A woman pulls into the station and another improbably powerful vacuum manages to pull her clothes right off. ![]() (Insert audience laughter)Īnother naughty vacuum cleaner popped up on a Dick Emery sketch. Then, quite unexpectedly, Johnny literally rips off her clothes and chases after her like a mad rapist. He offers her fifty dollars for a towel to perform a test with his cleaning product. In this skit, Johnny makes fun of the popular “laundry test” commercials of the day. Only in the 70s did Johnny Carson get this risqué. We can even call it something else, if you like – how about “A Survey of Unanticipated Garment Displacement In Popular Media: A Historico-Cultural Analysis”. If it makes you feel better, consider this a “scholarly expedition through the annals of visual media”. Yes, it’s a little bit cheesy and slightly pervy, but it’s a time honored tradition. Instead, let’s get a little low-brow and take a look at great moments in having a female’s clothes unexpectedly yanked off on television and film. We could go through the great dramatic moments in the history of cinema, or list the best cinematography or musical scores (yawn)….
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