Gary Sandy was born on Christmas Day, and starting back in 2008, has often been featured in my Christmas Day birthday posts. Every time I search for 'hot images' of the talented actor and singer, I come upon shots of Sandy in a black speedo from an episode of WKRP.
After seeing Sandy in Some of My Best Friends Are... I decided it was actually time to watch that episode. Except for a brief shirtless bathroom scene, Sandy didn't show any skin in the film, but his WKRP jean, especially how tight they were, hinted at a firm form lurking beneath.
I found a copy of Season 2' 'Filthy Pictures' to download to finally see what that black speedo scene was all about. Except for a few repeats when I was a kid, I hadn't seen much of the sit-com, (1978-1982) but downloaded the complete second season, so look forward to checking out more!
In Filthy Pictures, Andy (Sandy) and Jennifer (Loni Anderson) are asked by their boss Mr. Carlson to pose in swimsuits for a fundraiser for his Kiwanis Club. Andy is nervous about posing in a speedo, and holds a beach ball in front of his crotch until cajoled by Jennifer and the photographer to toss the ball around.
The story takes a turn when the photographer (unbeknownst to Jennifer) shoot naked pictures of her changing. The rest of the two part episode is about how the WKRP crew try to get the pictures back. As part of the story, the photographer tells Jennifer he's gay which freaks Andy out thinking the photographers 'Wowza!' comments during the shoot were about him.
Given the episode was filmed in 1979, it wasn't surprised to see a few gay stereotypes thrown in, especially in the scene where Herb (Frank Bonner) pretends he's gay in order to get Jennifer's pictures from the photographer. Turns out the photographer wasn't gay, and although the scene would be insulting if filmed today, was sort of funny given the context and time of filming.
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