As part of the continued "remastering" of SlapstickStuff's back catalog, SS100 has been added to the UMD Store & Streaming (and updated in the Vidown store) in improved MP4 quality. Will it improve the bad green screen effects? Probably not.
This was one of the most ambitious clips I've ever made, and I doubt I could do it now.... chiefly because no model I work with would be willing to get messy in 4 different outfits, with cleanup and redoing makeup between each one.... for $150. God bless Toshia for being the Queen of Troopers, then! (I believe we also shot ANOTHER scene with the red dress on the same day.)
This was supposed to mimic the influential (for some of us) "Surprise" skit, with pies simply hitting people in a variety of vignettes, at random... But I was also working from memory, so I took some liberties. Always thought the dancing Toshias worked well. My favorite gag is still Red Dress Toshia getting angry about the frozen pie in midair, before tricking Top Hat Toshia into taking her place in time for the pie to finish its course.
ANYWAY. SS100 is now 11 years and 150+ volumes ago. Don'tcha feel old?
It's our 100th volume anniversary scene! Toshia plays multiple characters in five different scenarios in "Surprise!" [Fast-paced clip with lots of outfits and individual "messy" gags. Plus outtakes from all clips!]
Vol 100 is an absolute classic with three of my favourite models - Toshia, Jen and Jen. 11 years old? Sheesh, it's still a regularly watched clip for me. Particularly brunette Jen's piece of pie skit - undoubtedly her favourite scene for me.
VegasWam said: I really miss Toshia. She was always my favorite of your models.
Not much argument there. I can't pick favorites but Toshia definitely shot the longest of any model I've ever worked with.... something like 6 years, from 2005 through 2010? I'm sure she would've kept going except she moved to Vegas, got married, had a kid, etc etc.
The only model to come close is Breana, who I think did more scenes but in a more condensed time period. Bre would shoot once a month sometimes, while T was more like every 6 months or so.
Anyway, Toshia was a different breed of model, and one that's probably never coming back. We used to knock out 3 scenes in 2 hours! For the same rate as models now charge for a SINGLE scene. And good luck keeping any halfway decent model for longer than a year or so now, much less six..... There's simply too many (better paying) options for attractive girls now in the age of IG and TikTok and OnlyFans.
pieboy said: Vol 100 is an absolute classic with three of my favourite models - Toshia, Jen and Jen. 11 years old? Sheesh, it's still a regularly watched clip for me. Particularly brunette Jen's piece of pie skit - undoubtedly her favourite scene for me.
Haha, gonna promote that one next! Love that one too, probably need to revive it sometime. (I definitely stole from the best.) I was also partial to her Naked Gun scene, she played "hapless victim" quite well.
RobbyWLP said: I really liked Toshia..............once I figured out how to pronounce her name.
She's part-Russian, if that helps..... AKA Natoshia.
Also, her Russian accent is terrible, but still not "Scarlett Johannson as Black Widow" terrible.
So wait, you had a model who was of Russian decent and to my knowledge never did a Soviet/Russian spy sketch/gag ever? Come on Rich! Missed opportunity right there!