Accidental Porno
One or more characters are excited about participating in shooting a film only to find out it's actually a porno. Usually they agree to let the filmmakers shoot in their home or office.
Just Shoot Me!
Appearances
- The Odd Couple: Season 4, episode 9, "Felix Directs" (1973). Felix wants to make a movie about Oscar, and Oscar introduces him to a filmmaker friend of his, who wants to combine it with a movie he's making about a "Swedish stewardess." They start shooting the film at Oscar and Felix's apartment, and it quickly becomes evident that it's a porno.
- Sanford and Son: Season 2, episode 24, "Rated X" (1973). Lamont, Fred, and Rollo audition for an independent film, thinking they'll be discovered and become movie stars, but the movie turns out to be a porno.