Today I released my fourth ENF/EUF Clip Cat Embarrasses the Cartoonist. You can probably notice some similarities between the video and a certain comic strip (emphasis on stripped ;). Yes, this is an homage to the Garfield comic strip. This was inspired by an artist who I will discuss in a moment but I also felt inspired to film this long clip because the comic strip, and Jon Arbuckle in particular, is a good representation of what embarrassment and exposure looks like.
I grew up watching the cartoon and reading the comics as a kid. As i thought about that memory and how it led to my motivation to film a whole ass parody of the strip, I realized that an early kernel kink planted in my mind that helped cultivate my interest in embarrassment came from all of the exposure Jon Arbuckle endured in the Garfield comic strip and the cartoon. I cannot count the mount of times Jim Davis has used the exposure of heart/polka-dots/striped underwear for his characters, with Jon suffering the brunt of it. Even off panel it is implied he is exposed naked and so he should be honored as a legend in the exposed and embarrassed genre.
There's a particular enjoyment I have from seeing Jon exposed in his underwear in front of his crush. Again this adds a simple exposed underwear gag into an even more embarrassing and in my opinion, erotic when someone we're attracted to sees us at our most vulnerable. This is still only half of the story. The other half, is all thanks to an artist, who is also an ENF fan, named Miss Icy
Look...I did NOT expect to have the feelings I did when I saw this piece on my Twitter feed. I don't think I've had a crush on a cartoon character in a long time but that ended thanks to this drawing of Icy's. I love the way the eyes are drawn, as if she is a different character than Jon, and I love the suave confidence in the image on the right. But knowing who she was based off of, my kinky mind couldn't resist imagining what happens when the same unlucky exposed and embarrassed situations apply to her. So when I decided to make ENF films, this idea was in the long list of ideas I had that I didn't expect I'd ever shoot. I didn't think I'd ever shoot this
video mainly because I had a specific look for Jane I wanted to cast and
luckily, through the magic of Twitter, with what little magic it has
left now that Apartheid Clyde has taken over, I happened to find
Izzabella Robbins who was up for the task at bringing Jane to life.
I tried writing the script to mimic several different scenarios I remember from the series. This meant setting up a storyline in which Jane was excited about preparing for a date and in her excitement, would suffer several embarrassing scenarios in which she's exposed. The challenge was in figuring out what sort of accidents could result in her losing her clothes? One thing that is clear is that Garfield was also responsible for Jon's exposure, often times unintentionally stripping Jon by doing something where he is trying to help. So, some ideas I had were Jane becoming so excited she rushes to greet Liz without pants, her cat (Parker) turning the heat all the way up, causing a fire hazard and forcing Jane to rush without her pants fully on only for them to fall. Her top catching fire, and a few other accidents that leave her naked (well I did let her keep some clothes you'll have to see what that is).
The October 17 1993 strip was an exposed and embarrassed idea I liked for decades because it captured a lot of my favorite things in exposure: Heart-print underwear, an embarrassed/shocked reaction, and in this case, a unique scenario that elevates the humiliation, that is, Jon is exposed in front of a woman he would find attractive, which adds to his embarrassment as he would not want he to see him in such less flattering image. How often have you scrambled to get dressed and styled when someone you like asked to come over and you felt horrified at the idea of being seen in just your morning image? I would actually suggest asking yourself this question to get a good understanding of embarrassment, which is "What would you feel most embarrassed being seen in if your crush saw you? It is this strip below that inspired one of the scenes in Cat Embarrasses the Cartoonist.
In talking with Izzie about Jane's character, I explained how Jane would meant to be intentionally, over the top, geeky/nerdy/awkward. This was fun to watch Izzie explore as we shot each scene, doing an adapted retelling of a story line in which Jon has a date with his vet Liz for the Thanksgiving episode of Garfield. This was I think one of the first times I ruined a take because I laughed during Izzie's performance. In my attempt to tell a great story, I didn't realize how long it would be. At 19+ minutes, this video is almost the length of a full Garfield episode. I do want folks to check it out because Izzie did an amazing job and I'm proud of what we made, and I also understand it's on the pricier side. My hope is y'all will find it worth it as lovers of exposed underwear and exposed nudity. There are a lot of fun gags in here, clothes ripping, pants dropping, silly underwear, sexy underwear, unraveling, I packed this video with a lot of exposed embarrassed gags that I hope makes the price worth it. Because we needed a voice for Parker, that is my voice you hear. I did read lines during recording but didn't like how the audio sounded and so I re-recorded it in post. I hope my voice isn't too distracting from what you paid to see.
Cat Embarrasses the Cartoonist continues to fit in line with the weird, absurd, silly mood of ENF that I continue to be happy to make. I feel so lucky to continue to work with amazing talent who get the type of fetish content I want to make. This was Izzie's first time shooting an ENF focused clip and so I hope folks enjoy her performance and show her as much kindness and support as you have shown me.
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