The creator of All in the Family, Norman Lear, and one of its producers, Bud Yorkin, were two of the writers of Hef's failed film project that was to star Tony Curtis as Hef.
While in the editing stage of And Now for Something Completely Different, Victor Lownes, the film's executive producer, ended up trimming the film more than intended after his friend Woody Allen told him that "no comedy movie should run for more or less than eighty-eight minutes."
By 1972, Playboy had reached its zenith of popularity, with sales of seven million magazines.
Prior to Penthouse, Playboy's closest competitor was Cavalier, which, in 1969, could manage no more than 110,000 copies sold, compared to the 4.5 million copies Playboy sold.
Liv Lindeland, the centerfold to first show pubic hair in Playboy, would go on to be named Playmate of the Year for 1972. She went on to act in a handful of films and eventually became a talent agent.