Whatever Became of Me? “WKRP in Cincinnati: A XXX Parody”

When I was young, I thought that life was so wonderful.

Studio: New Sensations
Director: Lee Roy Myers
Starring: Ashlynn Brooke, Evan Stone, Ryan McLane, Holly Heart, Scott Lyons, Ralph Long, Tee Reel, Rod Fontana, Kagney Linn Karter, Andy San Dimas, Jackie Daniels, Faye Reagan

Supertramp. Jan Smithers. Loni Anderson before Burt Reynolds. Could there be a richer lode from which to mine porn gold than “WKRP in Cincinnati”? (Of course there could, but when will I get a another chance to write about Supertramp and Jan Smithers?)

New Sensations’ latest (as of 2 this afternoon, check back in 15 minutes) porn parody faithfully recreates and pornifies the beloved 80’s show that made a bombshell out of Loni Anderson, a star out of Howard Hesseman, and a Trivial Pursuit question of Gary Sandy.

Supertramp is in town and WKRP finally has a chance to show a profit by running a contest for front row tickets. But the tickets get lost! In the meantime, dissolute DJ Dr. Johnny Fever (Evan Stone) must keep some enthusiastic ‘tramp fans at bay (I call them ‘tramp), while the two unlikeliest pairings of anyone in the cast (Ashlynn Brooke’s Jennifer with Ralph Long’s Herb/Holly Heart’s Bailey with Scott Lyons’ Les) make for a parody that fans of the original show will appreciate for its attention to detail while reconsidering the necessity of parodying the show in the first place.

In the end, Jennifer calls up Supertramp’s lead singer – a personal friend – to replace the tickets.

New Sensations scores by getting Rick Davies’ name right as well as correctly spelling Cincinnati. Had the company not released gems like “The Sex Files,” this might be all we could hope for from a porn world that thinks only dummies buy its movies. But in the end, a suspect laugh track and a cast that likely contained only two people (Rod Fontana as Mr. Carlson and Evan Stone) who remembered the original show, leave me feeling a little Les-Nessman-than enthusiastic about this parody. Supertramp and I are looking forward to “True Blood”y Well Right.

portions of this review appeared on Fleshbot