Playgirl

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Playgirl
General information
Also known as	Playgrrl
Genre	Lifestyle
Issues	April 2010
Publication information
Publishers	Douglas Lambert (1973—1976) Ira Ritter (1977—1986) Drake Publishers, Inc. (1986—1993) Crescent Publishing Group, Inc. (1993—2001) Blue Horizon Media, Inc. (2001—2011) Magna Publishing Group, Inc. (2011—2016)
Release date	June 1973 — December 2016
Frequency	Monthly (1973—2009) Quarterly (2010—2016)
Language	English
On Smosh
Based on	Playgirl
First appearance	"Oh, the Joys of Puberty"

Playgirl is an American lifestyle magazine that ran in print from 1973 to 2016. It was first mentioned in "Oh, the Joys of Puberty," a 2002 Smosh.com article written by Ian Hecox, and was later featured in Smosh's 2010 April Fool's Day video "Anthony Poses for Playgirl?!" and its follow-up video "The Truth Behind My Playgirl Shoot!".

Description

Playgirl is an American lifestyle magazine that ran in print from June 1973 to December 2016. Launched by nightclub owner Douglas Lambert in response to erotic men's magazines such as Playboy that featured pictures of women, Playgirl featured pictures of nude and partially nude men and was primarily targeted at women, but maintained a large readership of gay men as well. The magazine also covered general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, and issues including abortion, breast cancer, and equal rights. It helped advance the sexual revolution for women.

In 1977, Lambert sold the magazine to Ira Ritter, and it was later acquired in 1986 by Drake Publishers, Inc. after filing for bankruptcy; Drake Publishing published Playgirl until it merged with Crescent Publishing Group, Inc. in 1993. In 2000, Crescent Publishing was consumed by a $200 million federal credit card fraud lawsuit, after which it changed its name to Blue Horizon Media, Inc. a year later. Playgirl briefly ceased its print version from 2009 to 2010 in favor of its online version, after which it switched from monthly to quarterly. Blue Horizon sold the rights to Playgirl to Magna Publishing Group, Inc. in 2011, who continued the magazine in print until 2016.

Fictional history

2002

Playboy was first referenced in Smosh media in "Oh, the Joys of Puberty," a 2002 Smosh.com article written by Ian Hecox. In the article, set in 2002, Hecox detailed a series of mishaps that occurred when he started puberty at the age of fifteen. Two weeks after an incident in which he lost his bedsheets at a local laundromat after soiling them during a wet dream, Hecox found what he thought was an issue of Playboy. While initially excited, he realized that what he found was actually an advertisement for Playgirl. Despite the magazine he found focusing on men instead of women, Hecox was still proud that he was able to see pornographic material.

2010

Playgirl's next appearance was in Smosh's 2010 April Fool's Day video, "Anthony Poses for Playgirl?!". In the video, a frustrated Ian Hecox announced that Anthony Padilla would not be in videos for three months, as two weeks prior, he accepted an offer to do a partially nude photoshoot for Playgirl. As a result, he would be busy traveling around the world to promote the magazine's April 2010 issue, which featured him on the cover. Hecox informed viewers that all of the pictures from Padilla's photoshoot would be visible on Smosh.com, where they could also buy them on an official calendar called the "Sexy Anthony Calendar."

On the Smosh.com page for the photoshoot entitled "Sexy Anthony" and in its embedded behind the scenes video, Padilla was claimed to be Playgirl's 2010 "model of the year." For unknown reasons, Playgirl was spelled as Playgrrl for the event. The dates and locations for the Sexy Anthony Tour were outlined, lasting from April 1 with Chippendales in Sacramento, California and ending on May 19 in Substation Z-9 on Mars.

In a follow-up video released the next day entitled "The Truth Behind My Playgirl Shoot!," Padilla revealed that the Playgirl stunt was an April Fool's Day joke, but confirmed that the calendars were real. Hecox, however, was unaware that the Playgirl stunt was fake, so Padilla filmed his friend's emotional reaction to the revelation.

Behind the scenes

Playgirl first appeared in Smosh media in "Oh, the Joys of Puberty," a Smosh.com article written by Ian Hecox and published on November 13, 2002.

Appearances

Smosh.com

• Oh, the Joys of Puberty on Smosh.com (link) (content removed; backup link) (first appearance)

Smosh

• "Anthony Poses for Playgirl?!"
• "Sexy Anthony Behind The Scenes" (mentioned only, as Playgrrl)
• "The Truth Behind My Playgirl Shoot!" (mentioned only)

Sources

• Sexy Anthony on Smosh.com (link) (content obsolete; backup link) (first identified as as Playgirl)
• Anthony Poses for Playgirl?! on the Smosh YouTube channel (video) (backup link)

External links

• Playgirl's official website (backup link)
• Playgirl on Wikipedia (backup link)