The BEST episodes of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story season 1
Every episode of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story season 1!
The Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created.
#1 - Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2017
The surprising story of how Marilyn Monroe became Playboy's first pin-up.
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#2 - Sex, Drugs and DEA Investigations
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2017
Hugh Hefner's secretary and close friend, Bobbie Arnstein, finds herself at the center of a conspiracy to take down the Playboy empire and her loyalty to Hefner proves deadly.
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#3 - My Way
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/7/2017
With Playboy on the brink of bankruptcy, Hefner sacrifices friends and leans on family to secure the brand's future.
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#4 - Birth of the Centerfold: The Girl Next Door
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2017
Hugh Hefner convinces his new subscription manager to pose as the magazine's first centerfold and "the girl next door" becomes Playboy's formula for success.
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#5 - Becoming Mr. Playboy
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2017
During the mid-1950s, Hugh Hefner and Playboy gain national success, giving Hefner an opportunity to speak out about social issues while enjoying the perks of being Mr. Playboy.
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#6 - Below the Belt: Playboy and the Pubic Wars
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2017
While Hugh Hefner finds love and success in Hollywood, Playboy fights Penthouse in the pubic wars.
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#7 - Down the Rabbit Hole: The Dorothy Stratten Murder
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/7/2017
After the death of Bobbie Arnstein, Hugh Hefner retreats permanently to his Los Angeles mansion, only to face the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten.
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#8 - The Playboy Interview ("I Read the Magazine for the Articles")
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/7/2017
Hugh Hefner creates the Playboy Interview, giving a platform to cultural leaders to discuss pressing social issues, and publishes a controversial interview with Malcolm X.
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#9 - Members Only: The Playboy Club
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/2017
To bring Playboy's bachelor lifestyle to the public, Hugh Hefner opens the Playboy Club in Chicago and creates the perfect nightlife hostess - the bunny.
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#10 - Rebel with a Cause: Civil Liberties and Government Crackdowns
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2017
Hefner becomes addicted to an amphetamine drug that lets him work around the clock, using the pages of the magazine to fight for civil rights and ultimately publish what would become Martin Luther King Jr's final written words.
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