Playboy After Dark
| Playboy After Dark | |
|---|---|
 With guest Don Adams (at piano), Barbie Benton, and Hugh Hefner. Center back are Lindsay Wagner, later the Bionic Woman, and Yorick Wilks, 1970. | |
| Genre | Variety |
| Starring | Hugh Hefner |
| Opening theme | "Playboy's Theme" by Cy Coleman[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Playboy Enterprises |
| Distributor | Screen Gems Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 18, 1969 (1969-01-18) – 1970 |
Hugh Hefner and Soupy Sales, 1970
Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
Contents
1 Overview
2 DVD release
3 References
4 External links
Overview
Playboy After Dark followed much the same style as Hefner's earlier show, Playboy's Penthouse (1959–1960), which had been taped at WBKB-TV in Chicago. The show portrayed a "typical" party at Hefner's place, complete with Playboy Playmates and celebrities, who would then chat with Hefner and perform for the party. Guests included Barbi Benton, Joe Cocker, Ike & Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Buddy Rich, Harry Nilsson, Grateful Dead, Moms Mabley, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown, Iron Butterfly, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Jones and others.[2]
The first episode features Sally Marr, mother of Lenny Bruce, who had appeared on Playboy's Penthouse ten years earlier.
DVD release
Two volumes of the best of Playboy After Dark have been released on DVD.[3]
References
^ Playboy's Penthouse T.V. Party, Classic Themes dot com
^ Episode list at IMDB
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External links
Playboy After Dark on IMDb
Playboy After Dark at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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