Message from Dorothy--
daryl: Thanks so much for the information on the vintage (Julia Parton) videos; for whatever nebulous reason, I can't crack the site that's offering SUPER TICKLISH! But I'm extremely grateful for the time and inconvenience that you invested in this research.
tk86: Only one propspect is inducted, annually, into this site's Hall of Fame? Hey, I love TMF but that constraint is ridiculous! It's not unlike Spike TV polling the 100 Best Movies (the classics are forfeited and, somehow, only the past decade's movies qualify for the Top 50. WTF?). Julia Parton should certainly be a shoo-in; she's genuinely ticklish (to the point of passing out), she pioneered the tickle videos (COUNT TICKULA is, in my humble opinion, an undisputed classic), her performances were always engaging and she's hotter than a Cajun barbecue in Hell. Who can rival her legacy? Furthermore, there's a likelihood that Julia would communicate with--and endorse--TMF as the recipient of this privilege.
And how about Pia Snow (aka Michelle Bauer)? She starred in the initial TIED & TICKLED installment and appeared in subsequent tickle-related videos (I'm trying to track down one of her magazine spreads for HOM. As a hospital patient, saddled with a sadistic nurse, Pia's hospital gown is stripped-off; the struggling girl is examined, tethered to her bed and thoroughly tickled. A TMF correspondent enlightened me to this scenario though, ironically, it was not featured in one of the company's Tied & Tickled magazines. I can relate to this situation. I was recently a patient at Good Samaritan and was poked and prodded by a nurse and intern [complete with ice cold stethoscope]. I couldn't restrain the laughter but, in all fairness, the staffers were respectful and quite professional). Oops, I digress...Pia/Michelle is effortlessly sexy, wielding a vivacious personality (and she truly respects her fans! One guy, confined to a wheelchair, didn't have the bucks to buy her autograph. Michelle not only signed an 8x10 glossy for the handicapped gentleman, she very voluntarily posed with him as his friend snapped pictures). And yes, adhering to her own admission, she's very ticklish! Furthermore, I'm equally confident that Pia/Michelle would personally acknowledge her induction on TMF. And, for God's sake, the woman is acknowledged not only as a B-movie star but a fetish icon. Not a bad track record, huh?
And how about Tony Sinclair, founder of the TIED & TICKLED video franchise? Though produced on shoestring budgets, his videos were embellished with everything from period costumes to ambitious sets (labs for tickle-obsessed doctors, Roman togas and accouterments, a lair for the Phantom of the Opera, etc., etc., etc. He flawlessly matched the exposition of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, scene-per-scene, in FEATHERFACE). Mr. Sinclair, at heart, is a B-movie maverick; he's impassioned with filmmaking and is a consummate director.
TMF, could you please compromise your qualifications? Don't neglect the talent that afforded our fetish its requisite class and public visibility. The aforementioned representatives truly deserve the honor.
Below, left: the juicy Julia Parton. Right: Julia is feathered by COUNT TICKULA (she actually passed out!)