Copyright law ain't what it used to be. There was a time when using a character that looked too close to a licensed character or from a licensed show or movie resulted in swift litigation that meant either big changes to the work or ending its chance of being released. Somehow, the use of parody (along with the phrases "This Ain't..." and "Not the...") managed to overcome that, resulting in an incredibly large number of parodies that are amazingly close to their original sources, from character names to camera angles. This has proved a massive boon for an industry in need of a new success: theoretical physics! Wait, did I say theoretical physics? I meant porn.
There have always been scattered parodies in the world of adult entertainment, but the current floodgates opened in 2007. Writer-director Will Ryder decided it would be fun to do an adult version of The Brady Bunch. But he didn't just get some actors who sort of looked like the original cast and had them get naked. He watched the original show, he duplicated as much as he could (from plot to camera angles), and he made a parody that was impressively close to the original. And Not the Bradys XXX was a huge hit, both critically and commercially.
So how many parodies have been released so far? Well, I did some truly fun research and found quite a few titles. If you like your porn mixed with horror, there are adult versions of Friday the 13th, Psycho, Saw, and The Human Centipede. Mainstream movies given the XXX treatment include Avatar, the Twilight series, and Bonnie and Clyde. If you like superheroes that way (like me!), there are two versions of Batman (the '60s TV show and The Dark Knight), Superman (combining the first two Christopher Reeve movies), and Wonder Woman (for which they dropped the ball plotwise: She's been around for over 60 years and the best they could come up with is having her battle Iraqi spies out to steal America's porn secrets?).
What about television shows gone porn? Current or recent shows that are currently porn parodies include Glee, Scrubs, Sex and the City, Reno! 911, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Charmed, and The Office. Reality shows aren't immune to the trend, with skin-filled versions of Ghost Hunters, Cops, Hell's Kitchen, Dr. Phil, and Dancing with the Stars.
But, as this trend began with a "classic" television show, it's fitting that most of these parodies are of that genre. Here's a far-from complete list of older television that's been porn-parodied: The A-Team. Cheers. The Dukes of Hazzard. The Cosby Show. I Dream of Jeannie. Star Trek (original series, twice). Good Times. Roseanne. The Munsters. Home Improvement. Baywatch. The Bionic Woman. Who's the Boss. And The Flintstones.
Is this trend the result of the Internet's massive amount of adult-only fanfiction? Nostalgia mixed with lust? Or a cheap way to channel an existing fanbase? I couldn't say -- and I don't mind. This massive new genre of porn is as much a homage to the original material as a parody of it, and the result can be very entertaining beyond prurience. There seems to be no sign it's slowing down -- upcoming porn parodies include Top Gun, Risky Business, Harry Potter, The Simpsons, Spider-Man, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- and given the mainstream interest in remakes and superheroes, I doubt the adult world will lose interest anytime soon.
Written by James Lynch
P.S. The trailers below are from YouTube and have no sex or nudity. Sorry.
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