Come on a Ma House...

It was going to happen...at some point I knew I had to share my love of this unique programme.
Girls of the Playboy Mansion or
Girls Next Door


Giving us, the viewers, a unique look inside the daily running of the Playboy Mansion, and in particular the daily lives of the 3 (former) girlfriends of Playboy legend Hugh Hefner.

Holly Madison

Bridget Marquardt

Kendra Wilkinson

Bridget, Hugh Hefner, Holly, Kendra

Many people have the wrong idea of this programme. Due to the nature of Playboy and Hef's extraordinary lifestyle, people assume that this programme is full of sex, drugs and rock and roll.
How very wrong they are!


The show contains minimal nudity and very few sexual references. Yet the girls are often seen in very revealing outfits, short skirts, maybe not your average "going into town" clothing!


The show started in 2005 and has spanned over 6 series, however I am only focusing on the first 5 series as these were filmed during the time when Holly, Bridget and Kendra were living at the mansion. Each episode is roughly 22 minutes long. Following the lives of the 3 girls and Hef, we get a unique look inside the parties, events and experience what it can be like living as a multi-millionaire!


I first started watching the show back in late 2006. I was flicking through the channels late one night, yes maybe looking for light porn, and I got to E! were I saw "Girls of the Playboy Mansion". Back then, my view on playboy was naive. I knew it involved a bunny logo and alot of naked women in a magazine. From the first show I saw, I was hooked. By this point, the second/third series was being shown over here in the U.K. 
I now have all the episodes in some form on DVD. I am desperate to save up to buy the complete box set, as I love LOVE the audio commentary from the 3 girls for each episode. 


The tag line "We call it fantasy, they call it home" is so true. Butlers, maids, 24 hour kitchen, parties, VIP treatment....something many of us can only dream of.


I believe that the real success of the show falls to the 3 girls. Each with their own unique identity. Holly, Hef's number one girl, is a real glamour girl. Almost straight out of a 1930's film. Bridget, the fun loving, girly girl. Into Halloween and all things spooky yet just wants to have a good time. And Kendra, the youngest, a real tomboy, and massive fan of ALL sports. Hugh Hefner is such a gentleman. Yes he may be 80, and his girlfriends are in their 20's, but you never really even notice it. They keep their sexual intimacy private and away from the cameras. Hef is just a big kid at heart! My favourite? Probably Bridget, yet Kendra is definitely the prettiest! (I can only dream of looking like that!) :P

Kendra, Holly, Bridget

I love it! I think all the girls are so beautiful, and they may be blonde, but they aren't stupid! Bridget even has 2 Masters Degrees! Gold diggers........? If you watch the programme, the relationships that the girls have seem so genuine and so real. However, as you may have gathered, all this is in the past. The 3 girls have moved on and got their own lives. Kendra is married with a 2/3 year old son, Holly is working the stage in Las Vegas and Bridget is hosting here there and everywhere. 


The show may be finished and it may all be in the past, but I still watch it. Give it a go! If you like documentaries, or real life stuff then honestly.....try it. 

WAHOO

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN
Nicholas on the Apprentice.


He was looking HOT tonight! 
"I don't know this, I don't buy this shit" LOVED! And then sitting at the end in the middle of the arguing girls, leaning further and further back in his seat. Typical bloke.
He is so damn cute! He's such a geek though, which is even better for me! It's not fair!!!!


On another note I really enjoyed this task tonight. I love that sort of thing, taking the old and re-selling for more. I love it! I've seen half that stuff come through my charity shop. Mind you, what the hell are those people like in that area of London??? Blue hair, men in jumpsuits, buying a suitcase that's been made into a table?!


Think I need to lie down in a darkened room right now.

When He Hears The Fire Bell Chime.....

Fireman Sam is there on time!
How random is this post?

Who else used to watch this as a kid in the 80's/90's?


Following the day to day living of the little town called Pontypandy, somewhere in Wales, where EVERY SINGLE DAY was filled with disasters, fires, floods, lost children and who could the entire town call upon?
Fireman Sam: Your "hero next door" with the rather witty catchphrase "Great Fires O' London!"

The disasters are usually started by, or involve the 3 children of the town. Sarah and James are the well behaved niece and nephew of fireman Sam, and NORMAN price is the unruly, ginger haired son of Dilys Price, the scatty grocery store owner. Dilys has a thing for Trevor, the bus driver and auxiliary fireman however he is far too shy to go along with it.- keeping up? Who needs Eastenders eh? 


Bella Lasagne, from Italy (couldn't you tell) is the absent minded cafe owner. Seems to go about her business without ever being involved in any major event, with Rosa her beloved cat.

So to the other fire crew. Fireman Cridlington, bless him, was never all there. Always aspiring to be a rock star, with Elvis hair to match, his head was always up in the clouds and never on the task in hand. Leading him in trouble many times with Officer Steele. A been there, done that former army officer in charge of the station. With his catchphrase of "Now who needs the fire service?" Jupiter is the fire engine. 


The original series comprised of 32, 20 minute long episodes. A perfect length for someone like me who gets serious ADD when watching films. This series had the BEST theme song any children's tv character has ever had! Coupled with the outstanding voice talents of John Alderton it was tv gold! 
- I watched a couple (okay, ALL) the episodes recently, and marveled at Johns talent. Sometimes it is impossible to believe its a man speaking!


Mind you, as with all perfectly good children's shows - Pingu, Postman pat, Noddy - they have gone and ruined it by making it 3D. Adding in helicopters, Divers!?!, Cliff rescues. Taken away the old theme tune and voice artists.....
It's not what it used to be!