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Debatable Inflatables

They're plastic, inflatable, and if you cross your eyes enough, they sort of look like Christina Aguilera. Meet Hollywood's synthetic doppelgangers

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EVEN COWGIRLS GET ABUSED The Jessica Simpson-inspired Crazy Daisy Love Doll (Photo: Stacey Pittman)
Click here to view "J-Ho," "Dirty Christina," and Orlandino's other blow-up celebrity creations. (NSFW ... Unless, of course, you work at Radar.)

Just when you thought celebrities couldn't be exposed enough, Pipedream Products brings you ... celebrity blow-up dolls. Packaged in innuendo-laden boxes, and—after some inflating—ready to fulfill your dream of reenacting that scene from Dukes of Hazzard. After all, one night with Jessica Simpson might be out of the average guy's reach, but if you're willing to settle for a synthetic alternative, the doll inspired by the pop star will only run you $26.99.

CEO of Pipedream Products and creator of the dolls, Nick Orlandino recently engaged in a little pillow talk with Radar and shared the finer points of his craft. Orlandino is like a Hugh Hefner presiding over his harem of plastic hotties. He loves 'em and leaves 'em ... at the office, swearing he never takes any of his 11 fetish dolls home with him.

Why no male dolls? "We can't use porno guys [as models], because they're disgusting," says Orlandino, "but girls are a dime a dozen, so it's no problem at all"How did the dolls project get started?
Orlandino: I came up with the idea, and then took it to my team of creative people and told them what to do. I was in charge of everything from box text down to photographs. For J-Ho, I wrote the text in one day and made her the next day. That fast. We introduce new dolls every couple of years after I find a model that looks like a certain celebrity.

Do you have an emotional attachment to the blow-up babes?
No, it's just another item. I like that they're on the edge, funny, and topical. It gets my boat floating.

What doll floats your boat the most?
Probably the most recent one, Sarah Jessica Porkher. [Ed. Only click at work if you and your employer share a twisted sense of humor.] The
dolls are all about the box and artwork, because if you've seen the dolls, they're miserable-looking. The SJP doll is funniest. We were able to take existing copy and have fun with it. The one I'm not happy with is Paris, which didn't come out well.

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DOES THIS LOOK LIKE J. LO TO YOU? Meet "J-Ho" (Photo: Stacey Pittman)
What doll is the best selling?
We've sold over 100,000 of them. Sales for all of them have been consistent with each other. There isn't one that sells better than the others or worse. I'm hoping the Sarah Jessica one will be popular. We're releasing it around the time the Sex and the City movie comes out. I liked that show a lot, actually.

Have you gotten any flak over the dolls?
No, none yet. We make no mention of last names. We did get slapped from American Express for selling a card with a condom inside that said, "Don't leave home without it." No fine, just cease and desist. The worst one was the Oscar with a penis. They went fuckin' nuts. It was on CNN. Once it hit the wire, we got calls from all over the world. They made us pull the items, recall everything, and pay out $30,000 in legal fees—and it wasn't even a good item! They made us jump through hoops. It was a mess.

How long have you been in the business?
Twenty-four years, 16 of those at Pipedream. I grew up in New York (Franklin Square on the border of Queens) and moved out to Los Angeles for this job.

Is there any celebrity you're dying to add to the collection?
I'd really like to get Britney Spears. I'd also like to do Madonna. I've got a tranny, so I'd like to shoot it. There are a lot of burlesque shows here in L.A. that dress their girls up like her. I think that'd be fun.

Why no man dolls?
We'd like to, but it's hard to get a mainstream male model that looks like a celebrity. Justin Timberlake would be good. We can't use porno guys, because they're disgusting, but girls are dime a dozen, so it's no problem at all.

Click here to view "J-Ho," "Dirty Christina," and Orlandino's other blow-up celebrity creations. (NSFW ... Unless, of course, you work at Radar.)

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