I've watched several episodes of "Playboy After Dark" and they follow a familiar pattern. First, Hugh Hefner (in a tuxedo and smoking a pipe) is shown at a party visiting with various beautiful young women and guest stars. There's usually an irritating lounge singer to fill time (in this case Tommy Leonetti), plus there are well-known musical guests and comedians. Sometimes magic tricks are included, plus gimmicky acts like hypnotists or psychologists.
In this episode, the comedians are Don Adams and Arte Johnson. Both of these guys appear to have saved their worst performances just for this episode, because their routines are really, really bad. Fleetwood Mac (a 1970 version) doesn't impress with a kind of rambling and incoherent performance.
That leaves 23-year-old Lesley Gore, who despite being seven years removed from her "It's My Party" glory days delivers a good performance. She sings "Young Lovers" and "Didn't We" with grace and professionalism. It's too bad the rest of the cast was so unmemorable, because Gore is very good.
You'll note that these shows are quite dated, especially the condescending attitude of the men toward the women (it's the exact opposite today, of course). Many guests are smoking cigarettes like crazy. It is nice to see and hear Lesley Gore as she transitions from her 1963 pop recordings to a more mature performer. She's about the only reason to watch this episode.
In this episode, the comedians are Don Adams and Arte Johnson. Both of these guys appear to have saved their worst performances just for this episode, because their routines are really, really bad. Fleetwood Mac (a 1970 version) doesn't impress with a kind of rambling and incoherent performance.
That leaves 23-year-old Lesley Gore, who despite being seven years removed from her "It's My Party" glory days delivers a good performance. She sings "Young Lovers" and "Didn't We" with grace and professionalism. It's too bad the rest of the cast was so unmemorable, because Gore is very good.
You'll note that these shows are quite dated, especially the condescending attitude of the men toward the women (it's the exact opposite today, of course). Many guests are smoking cigarettes like crazy. It is nice to see and hear Lesley Gore as she transitions from her 1963 pop recordings to a more mature performer. She's about the only reason to watch this episode.