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[[File:KermitsHouse-PlayboyFashion.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit's side of the ''Playboy Fashion'' cover is obscured in the set photo (top left); Welch's side is obscured in the screenshot from the blooper reel (bottom left).]] |
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| − | '''''Playboy''''' is a monthly magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates and targeted at adult men. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, consumer goods, and public figures. It also has short fiction by top literary writers. Playboy's use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as "softcore" in contrast to the more "hardcore" pornographic magazines that started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of Playboy's more explicit rival, Penthouse. |
+ | '''''Playboy''''' is a monthly magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates and targeted at adult men. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, consumer goods, and public figures. It also has short fiction by top literary writers. Playboy's use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as "softcore" in contrast to the more "hardcore" pornographic magazines that started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of Playboy's more explicit rival, ''Penthouse''. |
==References== |
==References== |
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* [[Kermit's mansion]] in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' is decorated with various magazine covers. One of them is a doctored cover of the Fall 1982 issue of ''Playboy Fashion'' with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Raquel Welch]]. Although the cover has been manipulated for the movie, the two did once share the actual cover of ''[[Us]]'' magazine in 1978. |
* [[Kermit's mansion]] in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' is decorated with various magazine covers. One of them is a doctored cover of the Fall 1982 issue of ''Playboy Fashion'' with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Raquel Welch]]. Although the cover has been manipulated for the movie, the two did once share the actual cover of ''[[Us]]'' magazine in 1978. |
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| + | * In a "Co-Star Challenge" video published by ''[[People]]'' on September 6, 2014, [[Pepe]] says that his favorite place to go for a swim is the grotto at the Playboy Mansion. |
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==Connections== |
==Connections== |
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===Models=== |
===Models=== |
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*[[Drew Barrymore]] |
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*[[Amanda Beard]] |
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*[[Cindy Crawford]] |
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*[[Bo Derek]] |
*[[Bo Derek]] |
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*[[Carmen Electra]] |
*[[Carmen Electra]] |
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*[[Daryl Hannah]] |
*[[Daryl Hannah]] |
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*[[Jenny McCarthy]] |
*[[Jenny McCarthy]] |
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*[[Shanna Moakler]] |
*[[Shanna Moakler]] |
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*[[Denise Richards]] |
*[[Denise Richards]] |
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*[[Lisa Rinna]] |
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*[[Nancy Sinatra]] |
*[[Nancy Sinatra]] |
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*[[Vanna White]] |
*[[Vanna White]] |
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===Other magazine staff=== |
===Other magazine staff=== |
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[[Category:Magazine References]] |
[[Category:Magazine References]] |
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Revision as of 23:05, 20 March 2016
The October 1965 issue featuring Penny James, seen in Henson Associates' presentation for La Choy.
The June 1966 cover featuring Mary Warren, seen in the second Wilson's Meats film.
Kermit's side of the Playboy Fashion cover is obscured in the set photo (top left); Welch's side is obscured in the screenshot from the blooper reel (bottom left).
Playboy is a monthly magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates and targeted at adult men. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, consumer goods, and public figures. It also has short fiction by top literary writers. Playboy's use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as "softcore" in contrast to the more "hardcore" pornographic magazines that started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of Playboy's more explicit rival, Penthouse.
References
- In a 1966 presentation for La Choy, the magazine is featured during a Superman-esque introduction which claims that Delbert the La Choy Dragon is "sexier than Playboy."
- A copy of Playboy can also be seen on the conference table for a Wilson's Meats Meeting Film.
- Kermit's mansion in The Muppets is decorated with various magazine covers. One of them is a doctored cover of the Fall 1982 issue of Playboy Fashion with Kermit and Raquel Welch. Although the cover has been manipulated for the movie, the two did once share the actual cover of Us magazine in 1978.
- In a "Co-Star Challenge" video published by People on September 6, 2014, Pepe says that his favorite place to go for a swim is the grotto at the Playboy Mansion.
Connections
Several artists whose work has appeared in Muppet/Henson productions have also contributed to Playboy.
Models
Other magazine staff
- B. Kliban was a longtime illustrator for the magazine.
- Harvey Kurtzman, creator of the "Little Annie Fanny" comics in Playboy, worked on several Sesame Street inserts that aired in the 1980s.
- Cliff Roberts, who created Jasper and Julius for Sesame Street and created the Sesame comic strip, also contributed to Playboy.
- Alberto Vargas was featured as a pin-up artist.
- Dean Yeagle has been featured both in Muppet Magazine and in Playboy.