# 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.

## 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.

## Season 1

| Episode | Original airdate | Guests | Taped |
| 1 | January 18, 1969 | Rowan & Martin, Stu Gilliam, Cathy Carlson, Paul Hampton, The Clara Ward Singers | October 22, 1968 |
| 2 | January 31, 1969 | Bill Cosby, Bill Medley, Iron Butterfly, Kaye Stevens, The Blossoms, Shel Silverstein, Reverend Malcolm Boyd | August 8, 1968 |
| 3 | February 2, 1969 | Tony Bennett, Steppenwolf, Milt Kamen, Morgana King, George Plimpton, Irwin Corey | August 9, 1968 |
| 4 | February 7, 1969 | Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Della Reese, Vic Damone, Don Adams, Bill Dana, Jackie Gayle, The Collectors | July 24, 1968 |
| 5 | February 15, 1969 | Norm Crosby, Rich Little, Otto Preminger, Harry Nilsson, The Pair Extraordinaire, Carol Channing, The Brothers Castro | August 30, 1968 |
| 6 | February 21, 1969 | Tommy Smothers, Buffy St. Marie, Louis Nye, John Stewart, Dr. William Schultz, The Buddy Miles Express | September 29, 1968 |
| 7 | March 1, 1969 | Don Adams, Larry Hankin, David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Tommy Smothers, Joan Baez, The Avant-Garde featuring Chuck Woolery | November 11, 1968 |
| 8 | March 7, 1969 | The Checkmates, Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Jerry Lewis, Larry Neiman, Anthony Newley | December 19, 1968 |
| 9 | March 15, 1969 | The Checkmates, Gloria Loring, Jimmy Webb, Harry Blackstone Jr., Hendra & Ullett | September 13, 1968 |
| 10 | March 21, 1969 | Melvin Belli, The Checkmates, The Collage, Bill Cosby, Bob Fuller, Kelly Garrett, Shecky Greene, Doug McClure, Don Rickles | November 26, 1968 |
| 11 | March 22, 1969 | Sid Caesar, Elias & Shaw, The Grateful Dead, Brendan Hanlon, Noel Harrison, Sydney Omarr | January 18, 1969 |
| 12 | March 28, 1969 | Pat Collins, Gore Vidal, John Hartford, Three Dog Night, Morgana King | November 10, 1968 |
| 13 | March 29, 1969 | Bob Newhart, O.C. Smith, Bill Cosby, Gary LeMel, The Pickle Brothers, Rod Piazza Group, George Chakos | September 9, 1968 |
| 14 | April 11, 1969 | Bill Cosby, Jackie DeShannon, Jim Brown, Louis Belson, Marty Ingels, Taj Mahal, Jeremy Vernon, Deep Purple | October 16, 1968 |
| 15 | April 12, 1969 | Buddy Rich, James Cotton Blues Band, Joe Williams, Sue Raney, Pat McCormick, Ray Hastings | August 29, 1968 |
| 16 | April 18, 1969 | Shelley Berman, Buddy Miles Express, Lou Rawls, Joanie Sommers, David Steinberg, The Times Square Two | December 10, 1968 |
| 17 | May 2, 1969 | Bill Cosby, Jack Carter, Soupy Sales, Clay Tyson, James Brown, Three Dog Night, Marva Whitney | November 25, 1968 |
| 18 | May 9, 1969 | Pete Seeger, Bill Cosby, Jack E. Leonard, Carmen McRae, Teddy Neely | October 15, 1968 |
| 19 | May 16, 1969 | Canned Heat, Colvin & Wilder, Buddy Greco, Johnny Janis, Shari Lewis, Max Lerner | January 20, 1969 |
| 20 | May 30, 1969 | Pete Barbuti, The Committee, Pat Henry, Sally Marr, Marvin Gaye, The Byrds | September 28, 1968 |
| 21 | May 31, 1969 | Sammy Bow, Bobby Doyle, Billy Eckstine, The Grass Roots, Rich Little, Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker | December 17, 1968 |
| 22 | June 28, 1969 | Shelley Berman, Pat Morita, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Frankie Randall, Lou Rawls, Second City | December 11, 1968 |
| 23 | July 19, 1969 | Dr. George R. Bach, Michael Caine, Meredith MacRae, Greg Mullavey, Sir Douglas Quintet, Mort Sahl, Sammy Shore, The Clara Ward Singers | January 25, 1969 |
| 24 | October 10, 1969 | Johnny Mathis, Mort Sahl, The Chambers Brothers, Bill Russell, Corbett Monica, Nadia Christen | July 23, 1968 |
| 25 | November 7, 1969 | Joey Bishop, Skiles & Henderson, Steppenwolf, Joe Williams, Joanne Vent | January 26, 1969 |
| 26 | November 14, 1969 | Don Adams, Jackie Gayle, David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brenton Wood, Deep Purple, Lynn Kellogg | October 23, 1968 |

## Season 2

| Episode | Original airdate | Guests | Taped |
| 1 | January 27, 1970 | Canned Heat, Vic Damone, Dick Shawn, Sonny & Cher, Larry Storch | November 20, 1969 |
| 2 | February 3, 1970 | Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Patty Duke, Doug Kershaw, Louis Nye, Rex Reed | December 3, 1969 |
| 3 | February 10, 1970 | Tony Bennett, George Kirby, Moe Koffman, Mitch Miller, Joe Williams | November 20, 1969 |
| 4 | February 17, 1970 | Don Adams, Fleetwood Mac, Arte Johnson, Tommy Leonetti, Lesley Gore | January 8, 1970 |
| 5 | February 24, 1970 | Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Grand Funk Railroad, Tony Randall, Lou Rawls, Art Metrano | December 3, 1969 |
| 6 | March 3, 1970 | Steve Allen, The Blossoms, Clair & McMahon, O.C. Smith, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | December 17, 1969 |
| 7 | March 10, 1970 | Don Adams, The Amazing Kreskin, The Checkmates, Bill Dana, Biff Rose, Carla Thomas | November 5, 1969 |
| 8 | March 17, 1970 | Dolores Hall, John Hartford, Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill, Steppenwolf | December 17, 1969 |
| 9 | March 24, 1970 | Vicki Anderson, James Brown, The Chambers Brothers, Norm Crosby, Jack Jones | January 7, 1970 |
| 10 | March 31, 1970 | Angeline Butler, Bill Cosby, Bill Medley, Scoey Mitchell, Hugh O'Brian, Sweetwater | October 23, 1969 |
| 11 | April 7, 1970 | Sid Caesar, Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Billy Eckstine, Linda Ronstadt, Mort Sahl | October 22, 1969 |
| 12 | April 14, 1970 | Milton Berle, Barrie Chase, Muscatel, Tony Joe White, Jo Anne Worley | February 18, 1970 |
| 13 | April 21, 1970 | Vic Damone, Noel Harrison, Lloyd Haynes, Marty Ingels, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Evie Sands | February 20, 1970 |
| 14 | April 28, 1970 | Johnny Mathis, Modern Jazz Quartet, John Stewart | March 18, 1970 |
| 15 | May 5, 1970 | Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Robert Goulet, Michel Legrand, Shari Lewis, Rich Little, Frankie Randall | March 3, 1970 |
| 16 | May 12, 1970 | Edie Adams, Bill Cosby, Robert Clary, The Grass Roots, Les McCann Ltd., Frankie Randall | March 19, 1970 |
| 17 | May 19, 1970 | Jackie Gayle, R.B. Greaves, The Jet Bunnies, Trini Lopez, Frankie Randall, Sarah Vaughan | March 20, 1970 |
| 18 | May 26, 1970 | The Dillards, John Gary, Carmen McRae | April 1, 1970 |
| 19 | June 2, 1970 | Sonny Charles, Sandy Baron, Lola Falana, Don Ho, Pat Paulson | April 2, 1970 |
| 20 | June 9, 1970 | Country Joe & the Fish, Linda Ronstadt | April 16, 1970 |
| 21 | July 14, 1970 | Pete Barbutti, B.B. King, Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill, Barbara McNair, Mel Tormé | April 15, 1970 |
| 22 | July 18, 1970 | Rich Little, Fran Jeffries, Buddy Miles Band, Belland & Somerville, Vic Damone | April 29, 1970 |
| 24 | July 21, 1970 | Sammy Davis Jr., Moms Mabley, Bill Medley, Billy Preston | April 20, 1970 |
| 25 | August 11, 1970 | The Cowsills, Nanci Roberts, Marty Allen, Frankie Laine, Sue Raney | May 14, 1970 |
| 26 | August 25, 1970 | Spanky Wilson, Lou Rawls, Bossa Rio, Sandy Baron, Connie Kresk, Sandy Baron and George Carlin | April 30, 1970 |

## DVD release

Two volumes of the best of Playboy After Dark have been released on DVD.