Playboy's Penthouse
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Playboy's Penthouse | |
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Genre | Variety |
Starring | Hugh Hefner |
Opening theme | "Playboy's Theme" by Cy Coleman[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 44 |
Production | |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | October 24, 1959 March 5, 1961 | –
Playboy's Penthouse is an American variety/talk television show hosted by Playboy founder and then-editor/publisher Hugh Hefner. It was first broadcast on October 24, 1959 and ran in syndication for two seasons.
Development
The show was designed as a way to spread
The show, initially recorded at
Legacy
In 1969, Hefner launched a show in a very similar style, Playboy After Dark which was taped in Los Angeles. Episodes of Playboy's Penthouse were included in the DVD release of Playboy After Dark in 2006 and footage from the show was used on Hefner's non-scripted program, The Girls Next Door.
The TBS television show American Dad! parodied the show in the Season 16 episode "Rabbit Ears".
References
- ^ Playboy's Penthouse T.V. Party, Classic Themes dot com
- ^ TV Party entry
- ^ Partial episode list at IMDB
- ^ Hugh Hefner interview with Bill Zehme for the DVD release of Playboy After Dark, 2006
External links
- Playboy's Penthouse at IMDb