Playboy After Dark

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.

Playboy After Dark
With comedian Bill Dana, actor Don Adams, Playmate Barbie Benton, and Hugh Hefner. Center back, actress Lindsay Wagner, and scientist Yorick Wilks. 1970.
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	52
Production
Running time	48 mins.
Production company	Playboy Enterprises
Distributor	Screen Gems Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	Syndicated
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	January 18, 1969 (1969-01-18) – May 31, 1970 (1970-05-31)

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 then chatted with Hefner and performed for the party. Guests included Barbi Benton, Joe Cocker, Ike & Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Buddy Rich, The Byrds, The Cowsills, Sir Douglas Quintet, Sweetwater, Harry Nilsson, Grateful Dead, Moms Mabley, Cher, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown, Iron Butterfly, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Jones and others.^{[citation needed]}

The first episode features Sally Marr, mother of Lenny Bruce, who had appeared on Playboy's Penthouse ten years earlier.^{[citation needed]}

Two volumes of the best of Playboy After Dark have been released on DVD.^[2]

^ Playboy's Penthouse T.V. Party, Classic Themes dot com
^ Cosgrove, Vincent (September 3, 2006). "'Playboy After Dark' Comes to DVD". The New York Times.