Purple wigs and silver knickers

OK, let's get ready for another trip down memory lane. 1970's UFO was something of an oddity even by the standards of its time. Produced by Jerry and Sylvia Anderson (of Thunderbirds fame), the show was basically a live-action version of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, employing many of the same tropes and premises.

Running for a total of 26 episodes, the low-budget sci-fi series was aimed at a 'mature' audience, as implied by the presence of pretty young starlets in micro-minskirts liberally sprinkled throughout each storyline. The very first story featured a completely gratuitous striptease, allowing audience a peek at the futuristic under-fashions of the far-off year of 1980.

The two screencaps posted here depict a typical scene on Moonbase Alpha, as one of the female residents prepares for a date. The dressing-room resembles an aircraft capsule and comes equipped with a two-way mirror (presumably so the occupants can see who's lurking outside).

No explanation is offered as to why a dressing room would need a two-way mirror, but then again, we're talking about a space-faring civilization where purple wigs and silver knickers are considered  de rigeur. Obviously, some questions are better left unasked.

Screencaps from UFO, episode 1 (1970).

Up to his old tricks again...

Yes, Benny Hill will do literally anything to meet a pretty girl. In this 'silent movie' sketch, Benny dresses up as an old maid then finds himself alone in a room with four sweet young things (apologies for the grainy screencaps):

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good quality clip of this scene anywhere online. Feel free to post a link if you happen to have one.

Tiffany Jones

Posh, British elegance from Tiffany Jones...

 

Tiffany Jones was a British comic strip that ran in syndication between 1964 and 1977 and was published in Daily Sketch. The series centered on a young woman who traveled to London to become a fashion model. It is notable for being created by two female comic strip artists, Pat Tourret and Jenny Butterworth. Following in the steps of her predecessors, Tiffany featured a surprising number of gratuitous stripteases and lingerie scenes. 

Amazingly, this is all that Wikipedia has to say on the subject.

Mandrake the Magician: Lora

Lora flees a fate worse than death in her bra, panties and stockings...

Modesty Blaise

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From Wikipedia: "Modesty Blaise is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with a criminal past."

 

Oddly enough, the Wikipedia article makes no mention of her talent for falling out of her clothes and undressing in public (as seen in the images posted above). Following Holdaway's death in 1970, artistic chores were handed over to Enrique Badía Romero, who is credited with introducing the strip's more "voluptuous" take on the character (ie, more nudity and lingerie scenes).

Mary Perkins, On Stage

Gratuitous striptease from Mary Perkins

 

Mary Perkins was an American newspaper comic strip by Leonard Starr for the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. Running from February 10, 1957 to 1979, it

mixed soap opera, adventure and broad humor, while the artwork was characterized by a variety of sweet young things stripping down to their underwear for no apparent reason a studied line and innovative storytelling. 

 

Text adapted from Wikipedia.