This is a list of episodes for the reality television series The Girls Next Door, which premiered on E! (Entertainment Television) on August 7, 2005 in the United States.
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| Season | Episodes | First airdate | Last airdate | DVD release (R1) |
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| 1 | 15 | August 7, 2005 | December 4, 2005 | August 15, 2006[1] |
| 2 | 16 | July 30, 2006 | November 19, 2006 | May 1, 2007[2] |
| 3 | 15 | March 4, 2007 | September 2, 2007 | January 22, 2008[3] |
| 4 | 12 | December 9, 2007 | March 2, 2008 | March 10, 2009[4] |
| 5 | 22 | August 18, 2008 | March 1, 2009 | June 23, 2009[5] |
| 6 | 11 | October 11, 2009 | August 8, 2010 | July 19, 2011[6] |
Season 1, consisting of 15 episodes, premiered on August 7, 2005. The first episode to air was "Meet the Girls". A pilot episode titled "Hef's World" did not air, but was included on the season 1 DVD.
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| 0 | 0 | "Hef's World" | Unaired |
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Guest stars: Janett Munoz, Molly Walker Note: This episode is an unaired pilot that is included on the Season 1 DVD |
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| 1 | 1 | "Meet the Girls" | August 7, 2005 |
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Bridget, Holly, and Kendra discuss their lives as Hef's three girlfriends. Together with Hef, they go to the AFI salute to George Lucas. The episode was viewed by 990,000 viewers - an estimated double the amount previously watching the same time slot. Guest stars: Mary O'Connor, Hank Fawcett, Val Tasso, Eileen Ruiz |
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| 2 | 2 | "New Girls in Town" | August 7, 2005 |
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The girls hang out with two future Playmates, who are staying at the Mansion for test shoots. Everyone heads out for dinner and clubbing. The girls find out that they will be featured in a Playboy pictorial. Guest stars: Audra Lynn, Sara Jean Underwood, Tiffany Fallon, Raquel Gibson |
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| 3 | 3 | "Happy Birthday, Kendra!" | August 14, 2005 |
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Hef and the girls head to the Playboy Jazz Festival. They celebrate Kendra's birthday with family and friends. Guest stars: Destiny Davis, Don "Magic" Juan, Jonathan Baker, Mary Wilkinson, Brian Olea, Colin Wilkinson, Patty Wilkinson |
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| 4 | 4 | "What Happens in Vegas..." | August 15, 2005 |
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The girls head to Las Vegas to celebrate Carmella DeCesare's birthday. Guest stars: Carmella Decesare, Jeff Garcia, Destiny Davis |
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| 5 | 5 | "Fight Night" | August 28, 2005 |
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It's Fight Night at the Mansion while Hef's former girlfriend, Barbi Benton, comes to visit and reminisce about the old days. Guest stars: Peyton Manning, Keith Hefner, Barbi Benton, Dianne Wiley, Sugar Ray Leonard, Maria Sharapova, Matthew Perry, Anastasia Case, Michael Vartan, Verne Troyer, Ray Anthony, Alfonso Gomez Jr., Garry Shandling, Destiny Davis, Hank Fawcett, Phil Fondacaro, Dr. Diana Wiley |
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| 6 | 6 | "Operation Playmate" | September 11, 2005 |
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The girls prepare and send care packages to U.S. troops around the world. Bridget has an emotional visit with her brother. The Mansion hosts a Fourth of July party. Guest stars: Destiny Davis, Kara Monaco, Audra Lynn, Anastasia Case, Hank Fawcett, Jillian Grace, Pat Lacey, Mary O'Connor, Brian Olea, Bryant, Norma Maister, Joey Sylvester |
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| 7 | 7 | "Just Shoot Me" | September 25, 2005 |
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The girls pose for a Playboy pictorial that reflects each girls' individuality. Meanwhile, Bridget is stressed over her final exams. Guest stars: Anastasia Case, Stephanie Morris |
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| 8 | 8 | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | October 2, 2005 |
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The girls, along with Bridget's sister Anastasia, endure several hair and make up appointments while getting ready for Playboy's Midsummer Night's Dream, the annual hedonistic ritual that has become one of L.A.'s most anticipated summer events. Guest stars: Anastasia Case, FrazierArts.com Incorporated, Mark Frazier, Susan Frazier, Michael Frazier, Megan Frazier, Jonathan Baker, Jerri Manthey |
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| 9 | 9 | "Under the Covers" | October 23, 2005 |
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Holly decides to renovate the guest house. The girls have a Playboy cover photo shoot. Holly hosts and cooks a barbecue. Guest star: Anastasia Case, Julie McCullough |
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| 10 | 10 | "Ghostbusted" | October 30, 2005 |
| Bridget investigates the Mansion's long-running history of spirits and ghosts and contacts a paranormal investigator. The girls join Hef for a movie in his bedroom. | |||
| 11 | 11 | "Grape Expectations" | November 6, 2005 |
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The girls head to Bridget's hometown to hang with her family, friends, and have a wine tasting. Guest star: Anastasia Case |
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| 12 | 12 | "I'll Take Manhattan" | November 13, 2005 |
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The girls and Hef go to New York for a promotional tour and appear on The View. Later on, they hold a dinner honoring Hef. Guest stars: Rita Cosby, Courtney Culkin, Christie Hefner, Pilar M. Lastra, Monica Leigh, Mary O'Connor, Brian O'Lare, Keith Hefner, Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Tim Vincent, Barbara Walters |
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| 13 | 13 | "My Kind of Town" | November 20, 2005 |
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The girls travel to Hef's hometown and visit his old home, take a tour of the city, and visit the Playboy Headquarters. Guest stars: Keith Hefner, Monica Leigh |
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| 14 | 14 | "Clue-Less" | November 27, 2005 |
| The girls hold a charity tennis tournament where Kendra and Destiny compete against each other and murder mystery party is held for Bridget's birthday. | |||
| 15 | 15 | "It's Vegas, Baby!" | December 4, 2005 |
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The girls go on a trip to Las Vegas to visit the Palms Casino. Guest stars: Roberto Cavalli, Carmella Decesare, Jillian Grace, Sara Jean Underwood, Tiffany Fallon |
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Season 2 premiered on July 30, 2006. The first two episodes aired together as a special, on-hour version titled, "Happy Birthday, Hef".[7]
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| 16 | 1 | "Here's Looking at You, Hef!" "Happy Birthday, Hef Part 1" |
July 30, 2006 |
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The girls plan a trip to celebrate Hef's birthday. The episode was viewed by 1.6 million viewers - a three-year high for the E! network. Guest star: Jonathan Baker |
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| 17 | 2 | "80 Is the New 40" "Happy Birthday, Hef Part 2" |
July 30, 2006 |
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The girls plan a trip to celebrate Hef's birthday. Guest stars: Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump |
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| 18 | 3 | "Career Dazed" | August 6, 2006 |
| Holly and Bridget shoot a Captain Morgan ad, while Kendra appears on the cover of MuscleMag. The Mansion has a screening for Scary Movie 4, in which the girls have a cameo. | |||
| 19 | 4 | "Mutiny on the Booty" | August 13, 2006 |
| The girls pose for a second Playboy pictorial photo shoot. Hef wants them to pose on the round bed, but the girls convince him to focus on their individual personalities. | |||
| 20 | 5 | "San Diego or Busts" | August 20, 2006 |
| Kendra brings Hef and the girls to visit her family in San Diego. | |||
| 21 | 6 | "Heavy Petting" | September 3, 2006 |
| Bridget throws a birthday party for her dog, while the Mansion holds its family-friendly Easter party. | |||
| 22 | 7 | "Sleepwear Optional" | September 10, 2006 |
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Hef names Kara Monaco as the 2006 Playboy Playmate of the year, and the girls celebrate with a slumber party. Guest stars: Kara Monaco, Monica Leigh |
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| 23 | 8 | "I See London, I See France" | September 17, 2006 |
| The girls and Hef travel to Europe, starting with London and Paris, to celebrate Hef's 80th birthday. | |||
| 24 | 9 | "When in Rome" | September 24, 2006 |
| Hef and the girls continue the Europe vacation, visiting Cannes, Barcelona, Munich, Rome, Naples, and Venice. | |||
| 25 | 10 | "Baby Talk" | October 1, 2006 |
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The girls host a baby shower for former Playboy Playmate, Victoria Fuller. Guest star: Victoria Fuller, Jonathan Baker |
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| 26 | 11 | "The 21 Club" | October 8, 2006 |
| The girls go wild in Las Vegas for Kendra 21st birthday. | |||
| 27 | 12 | "Girls Will Be Ghouls" | October 15, 2006 |
| The girls celebrate Bridget's favorite holiday, Halloween. | |||
| 28 | 13 | "The Age of Aquarium" | October 29, 2006 |
| The girls appear on Loveline. Holly gets new fishes for the aquarium for Hef. A fondue party is held to celebrate Holly and Hef's fifth anniversary. | |||
| 29 | 14 | "Rabbit Season" | November 5, 2006 |
| An audition for Bunnies at the new Playboy Club in Las Vegas is held at the Mansion with the girls as judges. | |||
| 30 | 15 | "We Can Work It Out" | November 12, 2006 |
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The girls film an exercise video. Guest star: Hector Echavarria |
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| 31 | 16 | "Playboys After Dark" | November 19, 2006 |
| Hef and the girls go to Las Vegas for the grand opening of the Playboy Club. | |||
Season 3 premiered on March 4, 2007. The season included 10 episodes as well as a special one-hour clip show titled "Bedtime Stories: The Best of the Girls Next Door".
| Series # | Season # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 32 | 1 | "Snow Place Like Home" | March 4, 2007 |
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The staff create a winter wonderland for the girls and Hef to celebrate Christmas at the Mansion. This episode was viewed by 2.17 million viewers - the second highest for a season premiere in E!'s sixteen-year history.[8] Guest star: Jonathan Baker |
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| 33 | 2 | "May The Horse Be With You" | March 11, 2007 |
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The girls work on their New Years resolutions after helping with a Stars Wars themed float for the Tournament of Roses Parade. The girls and their friends go horseback riding. Guest star: Anastasia, Julie McCullough, Sara Jean Underwood, Alison Waite, Janine Habeck |
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| 34 | 3 | "Let Them Eat Birthday Cake" | March 18, 2007 |
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The Mansion holds a Marie Antoinette themed birthday party for Holly. Guest stars: Sara Jean Underwood, Alison Waite, Monica Leigh, Tiffany Fallon, Cristal Camden |
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| 35 | 4 | "My Bare Lady" | April 1, 2007 |
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Holly works as an apprentice editor to Marilyn Grabowski, Playboy's west coast editor. Guest star: Tamara Sky |
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| 36 | 5 | "Calendar Girls" | April 8, 2007 |
| The girls plan solo photo shoots for their 2008 calendar. | |||
| 37 | 6 | "Snowboarded" | April 15, 2007 |
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The girls head to Colorado to snowboard and relax at a resort. Guest stars: Shaun White, Jonathan Baker |
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| 38 | 7 | "Hearts Afire" | April 22, 2007 |
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The girls and Hef celebrate Valentine's Day. The Mansion throws a Mardi Gras party. Guest stars: Destiny Davis, Brittany Binger |
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| 39 | 8 | "P.M.O. Why Not?" | May 6, 2007 |
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The next Playmate of the Year competition gets the girls buzzing. Guest stars: Sara Jean Underwood, Janine Habeck |
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| 40 | 9 | "Family Affairs" | May 13, 2007 |
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Bridget goes to Chicago with her mom, Kendra fixes up her condo with her family, and Holly stays home with Hef. Guest stars: Patrice Hollis, Courtney Rachel Culkin |
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| 41 | 10 | "Hef's Vegas Birthday" "Home, Sweet Suite" |
May 20, 2007 |
| The girls and celebrate his birthday with a party in Las Vegas. | |||
| 42 | 11 | "Bedtime Stories: The Best of the Girls Next Door" | May 28, 2007 |
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Hef and the girls reminisce about the past several years and clips of past episodes are shown. Note: This was a special hour-long clip show |
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| 43 | 12 | "Training Dazed" | August 12, 2007 |
| Bridget sends her dog to obedience school, while Kendra goes to charm school. | |||
| 44 | 13 | "Dangerous Curves" | August 19, 2007 |
| Kendra prepares to rice in the Toyota Celebrity Grand Prix, Holly rents a Prius, and Bridget gets rims for her car. | |||
| 45 | 14 | "Surely, You Joust" | August 26, 2007 |
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Hef and the girls visit the Renaissance Fair. Guest star: Keith Hefner |
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| 46 | 15 | "Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon?" | September 2, 2007 |
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Holly's family tours Playboy Studio West and the Playmate of the Year Luncheon is held at the Mansion. Guest stars: Sara Jean Underwood, Barbi Benton |
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| 47 | 1 | "Patriot Dames" | December 9, 2007 |
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The Mansion throws a 4th of July party and Bridget's brother, an Army Ranger, visits the Mansion. Guest stars: Sara Jean Underwood, Mary O'Connor, Victoria Fuller, Jonathan Baker, Anastasia Case, Eddie Sandmeier, Keith Hefner, Cristal Camden |
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| 48 | 2 | "Heavy Lifting" | December 16, 2007 |
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Holly redecorates the Mansion's gym, while Kendra's mom gets plastic surgery and recovers at the Mansion. Guest star: Patty Wilkinson |
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| 49 | 3 | "Half-Baked Alaska" | December 23, 2007 |
| The girls go to Alaska to visit Holly's childhood hometown. | |||
| 50 | 4 | "Unveilings" | December 30, 2007 |
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Kendra's mom, Patti, makes her first public appearance after her plastic surgery at the Mansion's Midsummer Night's Dream party. Guest star: Paris Hilton |
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| 51 | 5 | "There's Something About Mary O'Connor" | January 6, 2008 |
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The girls go to the Playboy Golf Scramble and have a girl's day at Hef's secretary's, Mary, house. Guest stars: Victoria Fuller, Mary O'Connor |
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| 52 | 6 | "The Full Monte Carlo" | January 13, 2008 |
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The girls and Hef are invited to attend the International Television Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco by Prince Albert. Guest stars: Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Chad Michael Murray |
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| 53 | 7 | "Everyday Is Wednesday" | January 20, 2008 |
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Holly gets a new bird for the Mansion's zoo, Kendra consults a pet psychic, and Bridget takes her dog, Wednesday, to get an agent. Guest star: Bob Saget, Karen McDougal |
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| 54 | 8 | "Go West, Young Girl" | January 27, 2008 |
| Holly's first task as West Coast photo editor of Playboy is to review four candidates who come to the Mansion to be photographed. | |||
| 55 | 9 | "Jamaican Me Crazy" | February 10, 2008 |
| The girls go to Jamaica for Holly's sister's wedding. | |||
| 56 | 10 | "Wedding Belles" | February 17, 2008 |
| Holly's sister, Stephanie, gets married. | |||
| 57 | 11 | "It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To" | February 18, 2008 |
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Bridget plays a haunted murder mystery game for her birthday party. Guest star: Barbi Benton |
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| 58 | 12 | "Surf's Up" | March 2, 2008 |
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Bridget and Kendra take surfing lessons from Kelly Slater, while Holly gets a swimming lesson from Amanda Beard. Guest star: Amanda Beard, Kelly Slater |
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| 59 | 1 | "House Bunnies" | August 18, 2008 |
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The girls play themselves in The House Bunny, a film loosely based on life in the Playboy Mansion starring Anna Faris. Guest star: Anna Faris |
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| 60 | 2 | "Hot Chocolate" | October 5, 2008 |
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Hef and the girls celebrate his 82nd birthday in Las Vegas. They copy their privates in chocolate and give them to Hef. Pamela Anderson also does a strip tease. Guest stars: Pamela Anderson, Kayla Collins, George J. Maloof, Jr., Cooper Hefner |
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| 61 | 3 | "She Got Game" | October 12, 2008 |
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Holly works on the photo shoot of Kayla. Bridget looks for an outfit to wear for the Super Bowl party. Kendra plays in a celebrity flag football game. Playboy hosts a party for the Super Bowl in Arizona. Guest star: Kayla Collins, Brittany Binger |
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| 62 | 4 | "Scream Test" | October 19, 2008 |
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Bridget becomes the co-producer of the horror film, The Telling and the Mansion hosts a Halloween party. Guest star: Mike Hill |
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| 63 | 5 | "Change of Undress" | October 26, 2008 |
| Holly redecorates the Playmate house across the street from the Mansion. | |||
| 64 | 6 | "Girl Crazy, Part 1" | November 9, 2008 |
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Holly begins the search for the 55th Anniversary Playmate with casting calls at the Mansion and in Chicago. Guest star: Cara Zavaleta, Crystal McCahill |
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| 65 | 7 | "Girl Crazy, Part 2" | November 16, 2008 |
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Holly's search for the 55th Anniversary Playmate takes her to Dallas and New York. Bridget searches for the perfect hot dog with mustard. Guest star: Alyssa Nicole Pallett |
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| 66 | 8 | "Kentucky Fried" | November 23, 2008 |
| Hef and the girls attend the Kentucky Derby. | |||
| 67 | 9 | "Pleading the 55th, Part 1" | November 30, 2008 |
| The 55th Anniversary Playmate candidates come to the Mansion for test shoots. | |||
| 68 | 10 | "Pleading the 55th, Part 2" | December 7, 2008 |
| The 55th Anniversary Playmate finalists are photographed for their centerfolds and Hef selects the winner. | |||
| 69 | 11 | "Catcher in the Raw" | December 14, 2008 |
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Kendra organizes a Playmate softball game. Guest stars: Kristina and Karissa Shannon |
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| 70 | 12 | "Glued to Their Sets" | December 21, 2008 |
| Hef flips through scrapbooks covering his entire life with the girls. | |||
| 71 | 13 | "Kickin' Aspen" | December 28, 2008 |
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Hef and the girls visit Barbi Benton's Aspen home. Guest star: Barbi Benton |
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| 72 | 14 | "Happy Birthday, Anastasia" | January 4, 2009 |
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Bridget's sister, Anastasia, celebrates with 21st birthday with the girls. Guest star: Anastasia Case |
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| 73 | 15 | "Tying the Naughty" | January 18, 2009 |
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Bridget's friend, Stacy Burke, gets married in Las Vegas. Kendra meets her future husband for the first time. Guest star: Stacy Burke |
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| 74 | 16 | "Fangs for the Mammaries" | January 25, 2009 |
| Bridget works on her horror movie with Holly as a cast member, while Kendra goes car shopping. | |||
| 75 | 17 | "The Spa Who Loved Me" | February 8, 2009 |
| Hef and the girls invite a fan to the Mansion for her birthday and the girls take their mothers and grandmothers to a spa for Mother's Day. | |||
| 76 | 18 | "The Big Easy Does It" | February 8, 2009 |
| The girls celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. | |||
| 77 | 19 | "Scuba, Scuba, Do!" | February 15, 2009 |
| The girls learn to scuba dive. | |||
| 78 | 20 | "Third Time's the Charming" | February 15, 2009 |
| The girls pose for a new set of Playboy pictorials. | |||
| 79 | 21 | "Transitions, Part 1" | March 1, 2009 |
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Bridget leaves the Mansion for a four-month trip to tape her new television series, Bridget's Sexiest Beaches. This episode is not included on the Season 5 DVD. Notes: One-hour special. Last episode featuring Bridget Ratings: 2.535 million viewers [9] |
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| 80 | 22 | "Transitions, Part 2" | March 1, 2009 |
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Kendra decides to move out of the Mansion. Notes: One-hour special. Last episode featuring Holly and Kendra This episode is not included on the Season 5 DVD. Ratings: 2.535 million viewers [9] |
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| 81 | 1 | "Meet the New Girls"[10] | October 11, 2009[10] |
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Crystal, Karissa and Kristina are Hef's new girlfriends. Karissa and Kristina meet Holly in Las Vegas. Note: First episode starring new girls Crystal Harris and Kristina and Karissa Shannon |
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| 82 | 2 | "Look Before You Peep"[11] | October 18, 2009[11] |
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Hef and the girls are in Las Vegas to watch Holly perform in her Peep Show production. Guest star: Holly Madison |
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| 83 | 3 | "The Wheel World"[12] | October 25, 2009[12] |
| The girls ride on a Hollywood tour bus and throw a roller disco party at the Mansion, giving them an opportunity to meet Barbi Benton. | |||
| 84 | 4 | "The S'more the Merrier"[14] | November 1, 2009[14] |
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The girls decide to go camping in the backyard of the Mansion with their friends. Ratings: 960,000 viewers[13] |
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| 85 | 5 | "Uncover Girl"[15] | November 8, 2009[15] |
| Crystal becomes a Playmate and the twins rehearse for a Sophia Coppola movie by learning to pole dance. | |||
| 86 | 6 | "Ciao Time" | November 15, 2009 |
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Hef takes the girls to Italy to attend the Sanremo Music Festival. Guest star: Dasha Astafieva Ratings: 919,000 viewers [16] |
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| 87 | 7 | "Charity Begins at Holmby" | November 22, 2009 |
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The girls help Bridget with a charity celebrity catwalk, and sell lemonade for the AIDS walk. Guest star: Bridget Marquardt |
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| 88 | 8 | "Stay Tuned" | November 29, 2009 |
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A film shoot for a video game takes place at the Mansion, and Crystal takes singing lessons. Guest star: Smokey Robinson |
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| 89 | 9 | "The Showering Inferno" | December 6, 2009 |
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The girls throw a baby shower for Kendra, with the help of Holly and Bridget. Guest stars: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson |
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| 90 | 10 | "Deja View" | December 6, 2009 |
| For their one-year anniversary with Hef, the girls make a scrapbook. | |||
| 91 | 11 | "The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House" | August 8, 2010 |
| A backdoor pilot for a third spin-off focusing on the Playmate House. | |||