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The Best Episodes of Playboy After Dark

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The Best Episodes of 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...
  1. 9.2/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Tony Bennett; Steppenwolf; George Plimpton

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    Show #4 (taped 9-Aug-68)Guests: --Tony Bennett - ""Yesterday I Heard the Rain""--Steppenwolf - ""Berry Rides Again,"" ""Sookie Sookie"" and ""Born To Be Wild""--Milt Kamen (comedian)--Morgana King (singer) - ""I Know How It Feels to Be Lonely"" and medley (""Let It All Hang Out""/""Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home"")--George Plimpton (writer-editor, author of ""Paper Lion"")--Irwin Corey (comedian, a.k.a. Professor Irwin Corey) Aired 2-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 14-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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  2. 9.2/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Lou Rawls; Pat Morita; Frankie Randall

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    Show #20 (taped 11-Dec-68) --Shelley Berman --Pat Morita --The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ""Washington at Valley Forge"" and ""Alligator Man"" --Frankie Randall - ""For Once In My Life"" and ""Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"" --Lou Rawls - ""Your Red Wagon"" --Second City (comedy troupe) Aired 28-Jun-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm Aired 1-Aug-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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  3. 8.5/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Pete Seeger; Bill Cosby; Carmen McRae; Jack E. Leonard

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    Show #11 (taped 15-Oct-68) Guests: --Pete Seeger --Bill Cosby --Jack E. Leonard --Carmen McRae --Teddy Neely Aired 9-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm (REPEAT: 28-Nov-1969, KTLA-5)

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  4. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Steppenwolf; Joey Bishop; Joe Williams; Joanne Vent; Skiles & Henderson

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    Show #26 (taped 26-Jan-69) --Joey Bishop --Skiles & Henderson --Steppenwolf - ""Chicken Wolf"" and ""Don't Cry"" --Joe Williams --Joanne Vent - ""I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know"" + 1 other song Aired 7-Nov-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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  5. 8.1/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Jim Webb; Gloria Loring; the Checkmates

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    Show #8 (taped 13-Sep-68) Guests: --The Checkmates - ""She's Looking Good"" & ""Sunny""--Gloria Loring ""It's Too Late""--Jimmy Webb (singer-composer) - ""One of the Nicer Things""--Harry Blackstone Jr. (magician)--Hendra and Ullett (British comedians) Aired 15-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pmAired 18-Jul-69 (Repeat?), KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm)

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  6. 6.8/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Roman Polanski; Sharon Tate; Della Reese; Don Adams

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    Show #2 (taped 24-Jul-68) Guests: --Roman Polanski (director of ""Rosemary's Baby')--Sharon Tate (actress, wife of Roman Polanski) --Della Reese sings ""No Experience Necessary,"" ""I Gotta Be Me"" and ""Don't Build Your World Around A Man"" --Vic Damone - ""Come Back To Me and A Place For Us (Theme From ""Romeo & Juliet"")""--Don Adams (comedian, from ""Get Smart"")--Bill Dana (comedian)--Jackie Gayle (comedian) --The Collectors - ""One Act Play"" and ""Lydia Purple"" Aired 07-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 22-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm

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  8. 1.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Johnny Mathis, Mort Sahl; The Chambers Brothers

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    Show #1 (taped 23-Jul-68) Guests: --Johnny Mathis - ""59th Street Bridge Song"" --Mort Sahl--The Chambers Brothers - ""I Wish That It Would Rain"" (and possibly ""Good Lovin'"") --Bill Russell--Corbett Monica--Nadia Christen - sings ""Take It Easy and Free Again"" (in French) Aired 10-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #8 - Bill Cosby; Bill Medley; Iron Butterfly; Kaye Stevens

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    Show #3 (taped 8-Aug-68)Guests: --Bill Cosby--Bill Medley - ""Brown Eyed Woman"" and ""Let The Good Times Roll""--Iron Butterfly - ""In A Gadda Da Vida""--Kaye Stevens - ""I Want To Be Happy"" and ""That's Life""--The Blossoms--Shel Silverstein - ""The Unicorn"" --Reverend Malcom Boyd Aired 31-Jan-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 8-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #9 - Buddy Rich, James Cotton Blues Band, Joe Williams

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    Show #5 (taped 29-Aug-68) Guests: --Buddy Rich--James Cotton Blues Band--Joe Williams--Sue Raney--Pat McCormick--Ray HastingsAired 12-Apr-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 25-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #10 - Otto Preminger; Harry Nilsson; Norm Crosby; Rich Little

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    Show #6 (taped 30-Aug-68)Guests: --Norm Crosby--Rich Little--Otto Preminger (director of the film ""Skidoo"") --Harry Nilsson - performs ""Together,"" ""Good Old Desk"" and ""Cast And Crew"" (sings the ""Skidoo"" credits) --The Pair Extraordinaire - ""(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay""--Carol Channing (interviewed on phone)--The Brothers Castro - medley including ""Maria"" & ""Guantanamera"" Aired 15-Feb-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 14-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #11 - Bob Newhart; Bill Cosby; O.C. Smith; Pickle Brothers

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    Show #7 (taped 9-Sep-68)Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian)--O.C. Smith - ""Little Green Apples"" --Bill Cosby--Gary LeMel--The Pickle Brothers--Rod Piazza Group (rock group with Rod ""Gingerman"" Piazza) - ""She's A Woman"" --George ChakosAired 29-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 24-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #12 - The Byrds; Marvin Gaye; Pat Henry; The Committee

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    Show #9 (taped 28-Sep-68)Guests:--Pete Barbuti (comedian)--The Committee--Pat Henry (comedian)--Sally Marr (Lenny Bruce's mother) - talks about her son, with clips of Lenny on ""Playboy's Penthouse""--Marvin Gaye - ""Chained"" and ""By The Time I Get To Phoenix""--The Byrds - ""You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"" and ""This Wheel's On Fire""Aired 30-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 5-Jul-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #13 - Tommy Smothers; Buffy St. Marie; Louis Nye; John Stewart

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    Show #10 (taped 29-Sep-68) Guests: --Tommy Smothers --Buffy St. Marie --Louis Nye --John Stewart --Dr. William Schultz --The Buddy Miles Express Aired 21-Feb-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm Aired 05-Apr-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #14 - Bill Cosby; Jackie DeShannon; Marty Ingels; Taj Mahal

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    Show #12 (taped 16-Oct-68) Guests: --Bill Cosby --Jackie DeShannon - ""I Got The Reason"" and ""Hollywood"" --Jim Brown --Louis Belson --Marty Ingels --Taj Mahal --Jeremy Vernon Aired 11-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #15 - Rowan & Martin; Stu Gilliam, Paul Hampton; Clara Ward Singers

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    Show #13 (taped 22-Oct-68) --Rowan & Martin--Stu Gilliam--Cathy Carlson - ""Hurts So Bad"" and 1 other song--Paul Hampton - ""The Oklahoma City Times"" & other song--The Clara Ward Singers - ""Dem Bones,"" ""Down By The Riverside"" & 1 other song Aired 18-Jan-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Sat. 11:30pm - WOR debutAired 24-Jan-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm - KTLA debut

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    #16 - Don Adams; Deep Purple; Brenton Wood; Lynn Kellogg

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    Guests: --Don Adams --Jackie Gayle --David Hemmings --Gayle Hunnicut --Deep Purple - ""Hush"" and 1 other song (instrumental song) --Lynn Kellogg - ""Old Man River"" --Brenton Wood - ""Gimme Little Sign"" and 1 other song Aired 14-Nov-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #17 - Gore Vidal; Three Dog Night; Pat Collins; John Hartford

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    Show #15 (taped 10-Nov-68) Guests: --Pat Collins --Gore Vidal --John Hartford - ""Natural To Be Gone"" and 1 other song --Three Dog Night - ""Nobody"" and ""Find Someone To Love"" Additional guest? --Morgana King Aired 28-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #18 - Joan Baez; Don Adams; Tommy Smothers; Avante-Garde

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    Show #16 (taped 11-Nov-68)Guests: --Don Adams--Larry Hankin--David Hemmings--Gayle Hunnicott--Tommy Smothers--Joan Baez - ""Hickory Wind"" and 1 other song --Avant-Garde featuring Chuck Woolery - ""Naturally Stoned"" and ""Follow Me"" (correct song title?) Aired 1-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pmAired 4-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #19 - James Brown; Three Dog Night; Bill Cosby; Soupy Sales

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    Show #17 (taped 25-Nov-68)Guests: --Bill Cosby--Jack Carter--Soupy Sales--Clay Tyson--James Brown - ""I Rule The World"" and ""Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud"" --Three Dog Night - ""Celebrate"" and ""Love Me So Hard"" --Marva Whitney - ""Who Can I Turn To"" and ""Your Love"" Aired 2-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 14-Jun-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #20 - Don Rickles; Bill Cosby, Doug McClure; Kelly Garrett

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    Show #18 (taped 26-Nov-68)Guests: --Melvin Belli (attorney) --The Checkmates Ltd. performs ""Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay"" and 1 other song --The Collage (rock group) - ""Any Day's A Sunday Afternoon"" and ""Rock and Roll Music"" --Bill Cosby (comedian) --Bob Fuller --Kelly Garrett sings ""Love's The Only Answer"" and 1 other song --Shecky Greene--Doug McClure--Don Rickles Aired 21-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pmAired 17-May-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #21 - Lou Rawls; Shelley Berman; David Steinberg; Buddy Miles Express

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    Show #19 (taped 10-Dec-68) --Shelley Berman --Buddy Miles Express - ""I Got You Babe"" --Lou Rawls - ""Don't Tease Me"" + 1 other song --Joanie Sommers - ""Tell Me All The Things"" and ""I Feel Fine"" --David Steinberg --Times Square Two Aired 18-Apr-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #22 - The Grass Roots, Rich Little; Billy Eckstine; Paul Mazursky

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    Show #21 (taped 17-Dec-68) --Sammy Bow --Bobby Doyle sings ""Blowin' In The Wind"" and a medley. --Billy Eckstine - ""Loves Sweet Love"" and ""You'd Better Believe"" --The Grass Roots - ""Bella Linda"" and ""Midnight Confessions"" --Rich Little --Paul Mazursky --Larry Tucker Aired 31-May-1969 on WOR-9, New York City, Saturday 11:30pm Aired 31-Oct-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #23 - Sammy Davis Jr.; Anthony Newley; Jerry Lewis; Bill Cosby; Peter Lawford

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    Show #22 (taped 19-Dec-68) --Checkmates Ltd. - ""Hey Jude"" --Bill Cosby --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""I've Gotta Be Me,"" ""Who Can I Turn To?"" ""The Joker Is Me,"" ""What Kind Of Fool Am I,"" ""Once In My Lifetime"" and ""The More I See You"" --Peter Lawford --Jerry Lewis --Larry Neiman --Anthony Newley Aired 7-Mar-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Fri. 9:00pm Aired 9-Aug-69 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pm

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    #24 - The Grateful Dead; Sid Caesar; Noel Harrison; Sidney Omarr

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    Show #23 (taped 18-Jan-69)Guest:--Sid Caesar--Elias & Shaw--The Grateful Dead - ""St. Stephen,"" ""Mountains of the Moon"" and ""Turn on Your Lovelight""--Brendan Hanlon - ""Hide Your Dreams From Sight"" and ""The Shadow Of Your Smile""--Noel Harrison - ""The Great Electric Experiment Is Over"" and ""The Last You'll See Of Me""--Sidney (Sydney) Omarr Aired 22-Mar-1969 on WOR-9, NYC, Saturday 11:30pmAired 23-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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    #25 - Canned Heat; Shari Lewis; Buddy Greco; Max Lerner; Johnny Janis

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    Show #24 (taped 20-Jan-69) --Canned Heat - ""On The Road Again"" + 1 other song --Colvin & Wilder --Buddy Greco --Johnny Janis - ""Love Is Like Candy"" --Shari Lewis --Max Lerner - ""Hello Young Lovers,"" ""Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"" and ""I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" Aired 16-May-1969 on KTLA-5, Los Angeles, CA, Friday 9:00pm

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tony Bennett; Steppenwolf; George Plimpton" is the best rated episode of "Playboy After Dark". It scored 9.2/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/9/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Lou Rawls; Pat Morita; Frankie Randall".