A surprisingly clear screencap of The Dream Girls on The James Whale Radio Show (1991). So far as we can tell, they only made three appearances on TV (rather a pity, considering how good their act was), though we'd be more than willing to be proven wrong on that account.
We've said it before and we'll say it again: those wily Brazilians sure know how to throw a party! The celebrations started with Festa Do Mallandro (1997-2002), setting standards that have rarely been surpassed over the past two decades.
It's unfortunate that the series isn't available online, as judging by surviving footage, it was literally packed with beautiful young chicas falling out of their clothes at a moment's notice.
According to pt.Wikipedia the "Stage Assistants" initially wore ornate costumes in keeping with the show's carnival atmosphere. At some point, however, more revealing outfits began to appear, with some of the Mallandrinhas donning two-piece bikinis and skin-tight body suits. The turning point came when Érica Vieira performed her dance number in a lacy black corset complete with adjustable suspender stockings.
Yes, Maria La O returns with another rendition of "Marina, Marina" for her legions of adoring fans. The clip is basically a replay of this earlier striptease, except that this time she's wearing suspenders to complement her black designer lingerie.
Narcisso seems to have been the French answer to Colpo Grosso, replicating the original's format to some degree (while outdoing its predecessor in at least one important respect).
Dropping all pretense of The Big Win's game show atmosphere, Narcisso had beautiful French girls stripping down to their bare knickers (or less) while singing the latest Parisan chanson d'amour.
And what did these talented young hopefuls receive for their efforts? Money? Fame? La Palme D'or? Nope. Apparently, they walked away with a bouquet of wildflowers and a home-cooked pizza!
Clearly, the French knew exactly where their priorities lay. Click on the "start" button to begin; Apologies for the low res vid-clip, it was the best I could find at short notice.
Maria shows us her lacy black lingerie in this short clip from Colpo Grosso. Maria La O was an obvious fan favorite from the very start, giving the impression that she honestly enjoyed herself (even when lip-syncing to a song she clearly didn't know the words to). She's known to have performed "Marina, Marina" at least twice on the show; we'll post the second clip when we manage to track it down.
Three more videos from the white lingerie collection, featuring Andalusa, Zazi and a few others whose names we haven't been able to track down yet (sorry: fairly low resolution).
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All right: episodes of the classic 90s Japanese comedy Miniskirt Police (ミニスカポリス) are a little difficult to locate in the present day, but we managed to track down a few VHS transfers on YouTube, Niconico and similar online venues. "Minisuka" has an almost legendary status in its country of origin, the kind of show which defies description even in its native language.
The basic premise seems to involve two bumbling police constables enticing pretty young starlets out of their clothing (there's also something about a deranged stage magician, but we haven't quite figured that part out yet).
Most of the humor revolved around scantily-clad models being humiliated in their lingerie (kind of like Naughty and Funny except without the hidden cameras). Scripts usually required at least one girl to be stripped down to her bra and knickers by the end of each episode, sometimes more depending on whether the eponymous WPCs were taking part in the festivities.
The original series ran from 1996 to 2001, followed by a number of revivals between 2003 and 2006. The most recent update, launched in August 2013, is considerably less explicit and replaces the main cast with an all-girl pop group, following current trends in Japanese entertainment.
Video Clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exsDf_QAnYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShDo-lVRBO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iHXgiQOdnI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvRGc99SPU
https://www.tokyomotion.net/video/2147907/ミニスカポリス
https://www.tokyomotion.net/video/1953080/ミニスカポリス-バトル
https://www.tokyomotion.net/video/2158884/ミニスカポリス
https://www.tokyomotion.net/video/1998883/ミニスカポリス-巨乳-色々-ぽろり有
This sketch is about as silly as they come, but well worth a look all the same. Grandpa is pleasantly surprised (to say the least) when Grandma invites Las Temibles over to sing "happy birthday:"
If we're reading the translation correctly, Las Temibles were an Argentine girl-group that made it big on Peruvian TV during the late 80s. While their repertoire was largely musical, they were also accomplished comedic actresses, appearing in numerous variety shows until they found a home on Risa y Salsa (Panamericana Televisión, 1980-1999). As a general rule, "The Fearsome Ones" usually wore skimpy outfits, they occasionally stripped down to their lenceria on special occasions (as suggested in the vid-clip posted above).
Rewind back to 1990s Italy, where beautiful young girls shed their clothing on a weekly basis. Colpo Grosso, aka The Big Win, was the most popular game show of the decade, with an international audience numbering in the millions. As mentioned elsewhere, viewers tuned in to see which lucky starlet would be revealing her bra and knickers to the cameras (with the added bonus of an All-Girl Striptease if everything went according to plan).
Rule number one: you DON'T talk about Club Dance!!
Well...actually, you do. We came across these clips during a routine Youtube search; they seem to date from the mid 90s, featuring a troupe of 'urban cowboy' line-dancers. The venue was most probably the Wild Horse Saloon (the eponymous Club Dance of the title).
Youtuber Dave Anderson appears to have uploaded hundreds of short videos to his YT channel, ranging in length from 13 seconds to three minutes. The resolution isn't too bad considering the source material is well over twenty years old. Our thanks to the inimitable Mr Anderson for his painstaking efforts - by our count, he must've edited well over 500 individual vidclips so far!
James Whale (no relation to the acclaimed Universal movie director) was a run-of-the-mill talk-back radio host until he unaccountably graduated to TV in the late 1980s. While otherwise painfully unremarkable, the show occasionally featured scantily-clad British beauties whose sole purpose was to spice up the proceedings with a touch of risque humor. One of the more memorable appearances consisted of the aptly named Dream Girls:
For some inexplicable reason, this multi-talented dance troupe had to perform in the sexiest of lace corsetry imaginable - basques, torsolettes, garter belts and waist-cinchers - complete with matching black hosiery. Interestingly enough, none of the other guests were required to remove any clothing whatsoever - most probably because they were male.
The program in question was Festa Do Mallandro ("Mallandros Party"), and the segment portrayed above was Loiras vs Morenas - "blondes vs brunettes". As the name suggests, the contestants played incredibly silly games which required them to strip down to their bras and panties, usually cheered on by a rampant audience.
Festa ran for a total of six seasons between 1997 and 2002, achieving a level of success rarely surpassed to the present day. Needless to say, the weekly stripteases undoubtedly contributed to the show's high ratings and popularity with the general public.
Colpo Grosso ("The Big Win") was an Italian game show broadcast between 1987 and 1992. Overwhelmingly successful in its heyday, it was infamous for its gratuitous stripteases, some of which included up to eight girls undressing before the camera at once.
