Celebratin'... The Hef Legend

Today, because our founder and fearless leader is celebrating a new biography, we decided to take a look at all things Hugh Hefner. Well, okay, there's no way anyone could look at ALL things Hefner. The man has been a cultural icon for more than five decades. His actual sex partners are hotter than most of the girls we dream about. Let's qualify that and say we will sample at a very small portion of the Hefner oeuvre. You take a look at these cool vids and pics. Meanwhile, we will Google the word "oeuvre" to see if we are using it right.

Playboy After Dark, a TV extension of the Playboy lifestyle ran only from 1969-1970, but preserved countless classic pop culture moments, including appearances by; Marvin Gaye, James Brown, The Byrds, the Grateful Dead, Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson, Count Basie and many more. Here is the show's famous opening sequence, with music composed by jazz great Cy Coleman. Watch for the priceless line, "We're all in the rumpus room!"




This is Grand Funk Railroad performing the bluesy, "Mr. Limo Driver," live on PAD. Check out the odd, delightfully uncomfortable exchange that Hef has with Tony Randall before the band plays.



Gilbert Gottfried's near-legendary performance at the Hugh Hefner Roast in 2001. Scathing is one word for it. Hysterical is another.



In case you were wondering, kids, this is what being successful looks like: