1Here's Looking at You, Hef
It's time for Hef's 80th birthday, a celebration which lasts an entire weekend. The girls all plan their gifts for Hef, who is not easy to get gifts for because he already has everything. Holly has purchased two white peacocks, Bridget plans to jump out of a cake and do a striptease routine, and Kendra has created a poster for a fake movie, "Playboy Mansion Confidential." Kendra notes that Hef's birthday is also the anniversary of when she and Hef met, two years before. As Hef's birthday approaches, Bridget is concerned about watching what she eats in order to look good for the striptease. The celebrations begin with Casablanca night, when Hef and guests watch Hef's favorite movie and the Mansion is decorated as "Rick's Cafe Americain." Kendra is concerned that her gift will not measure up to Holly's peacocks and Bridget's striptease.
3Career Dazed
With their fame from the TV show and their Playboy pictorial, the girls now have new opportunities. Holly designs a line of The Girls Next Door jewelry, Bridget hosts Playboy TV's The Weekend Flash, and Kendra gets a flashy grill for her teeth.
8I See London, I See France
In a continuation of Hef's eightieth birthday celebration, Hef, the girls and entourage take a two-week trip to Europe. The first stop is London where Kendra flashes Parliment and Bridget tries her first banger. Next on the tour is Paris, where the group takes in a burlesque show and Holly shows off her command of the French language.
9When in Rome
Hef and the girls continue to travel across Europe to celebrate his eightieth birthday. The group chats up a press junket in Cannes, tours Barcelona, Bridget impersonates the St. Pauli Girl at a restaurant in Munich, and some Roman gladiators get overly friendly when the girls visit the coliseum.
7Hearts Afire
Valentine's Day is approaching. Holly starts telling Hef's secretary Mary about her plans for her wedding with Hef. When Hef comes into the room, he listens to Holly's plans but remains noncommittal. Holly nevertheless believes Hef is warming up to the idea. Next, Hef and the girls plan Valentine's Day gifts for each other. Holly and Bridget discuss the fact that it's hard to buy gifts for Hef, the man who has everything. Bridget and Holly also try to foster a romance between their dogs, Wednesday and Duke. For Valentine's Day dinner, Hef, the girls, and other Playmate friends go to dinner at Trader Vic's. Back at the Mansion, Hef and the girls present their gifts to each other, around a table with so many candles on it that a fire breaks out (but it's put out quickly). Soon after Valentine's Day comes the Mardi Gras party at the Mansion. The girls are seen planning their outfits. Kendra's mom and brother come to the party as well, and Kendra hopes to set her brother up with a girl at the party.
11Training Dazed
Hef sponsors a screening of "Flesh and the Devil" starring Greta Garbo at the Orpheum Theater, which the girls and many of Hef's friends attend. Kendra is unenthusiastic about having to watch a silent film, but eventually she enjoys the movie. Later, Bridget interviews Christopher Mintz-Plasse from the film "Superbad" on her radio show. Kendra decides to fulfill her resolution to become cleaner and classier by bringing in two etiquette teachers to improve her manners. Although the etiquette teachers believe Kendra has potential, Kendra eventually decides that she prefers to be the way she is and gives up on studying etiquette. Holly goes to Las Vegas to apprentice on a photo shoot for a pictorial featuring Playboy Bunnies. Bridget brings in a dog trainer to help her dog Wednesday become less aggressive toward the other dogs in the Mansion. Later, everyone watches an advance screening of "Superbad" at the Mansion.
12Dangerous Curves
Hef tells Kendra that she has the opportunity to drive in a celebrity charity grand prix race, and she is very enthusiastic about that. Before the race, though, she has to go to the Willow Springs Raceway and be trained for race car driving along with the other competitors. She doesn't enjoy the classroom part of the instruction, but she learns a lot once she gets out on the track. Meanwhile, Bridget gets customized rims for her car featuring the Playboy logo and poses with the car for a car magazine, and Holly goes to a dealership to rent a fuel-efficient Prius. The day of the race comes, and Hef serves as grand marshal. The first three laps go well for Kendra, but on the fourth lap she crashes into a wall. Kendra's mother and grandmother are frightened and go to the scene of the crash. Fortunately, Kendra emerges from the car uninjured, just disappointed about being the first person eliminated from the race.
13Surely, You Joust!
Hef and the girls are invited to the Renaissance Faire. Bridget is a regular attendee at the Faire and wants everyone to participate fully in the experience. Bridget and Kendra plan to dress as "wenches," while Holly wears a Sleeping Beauty-inspired costume, and Hef dresses as the King of France. Before going to the Faire, a language coach comes to the Mansion to teach the girls how to speak in Elizabethan English. When the group goes to the Faire, they are seated in the royal box for the jousting, and then dine with "Queen Elizabeth I." They all have a good time at the Faire.
8Pleading the 55th: Part 1
Holly and Hef have narrowed the candidates for 55th Anniversary Playmate to Crystal from Chicago, the daughter of a Playmate from 1968; Dasha from Ukraine, who has already been a Playmate in her homeland; Kristina and Karissa, twins from Clearwater, Florida; Jessica from Orange County via MySpace; and Hope, a television host from Texas. All of them come to stay at the Playmate House across the street from the Mansion while they take their test shots. Most of them arrive on the same day, have dinner with Hef, play pool in the game room, and go skinny dipping in the grotto. The next day, most of the candidates are photographed for the tests, with Hef dropping by occasionally to praise them. Hope arrives as well; her television schedule prevented her from arriving earlier. Holly, Hef, and the candidates go out to dinner at Ketchup, and the next day Hope takes her test shot. Holly and Hef review the photos soon afterward, because they have to narrow the choices down to three while the candidates are still at the Playmate House. Hef makes his selections for the top three: Crystal, Dasha, and Hope.
9Pleading the 55th: Part 2
Hef has decided that all the remaining candidates for 55th Anniversary Playmate will become Playmates, although only Crystal, Dasha, and Hope are still in the running for the anniversary honor. Holly, Bridget, and Kendra take the future Playmates to Knott's Berry Farm to ride the roller coasters. Later, in turn, Hope, Dasha, and Crystal each go to Playboy Studio West to shoot their centerfolds, with Holly standing by to evaluate them. Holly is pleased by all three of them and satisfied that she surpassed her expectations in terms of finding a potential anniversary Playmate. Holly and Hef review the three centerfold photos, and then Hef makes his decision - Dasha will be the 55th Anniversary Playmate. Hef and Holly present her with a necklace representing the honor, which Dasha describes as a dream come true. Later, everyone goes to a club to celebrate Dasha's selection.
13Happy Birthday, Anastasia
16The Spa Who Loved Me
Hef reads Holly a letter from Carri, a fan of the show who would like her daughter Morgan to be invited to the Mansion as an 18th birthday present. Bridget calls Carri and they arrange to set it up as a surprise for Morgan. On Morgan's birthday, Carri takes her to the hair salon, where Bridget happens to be getting her own hair done. While they are still at the salon, Holly drops by in a limousine and invites Carri and Morgan to come with them and take a tour of the Mansion. When they all arrive back at the Mansion, Kendra and Hef greet them, and Hef reveals that everything had been previously set up. The girls take Morgan on a tour of the grounds, and later everyone has birthday cake. Later, the girls celebrate Mother's Day by inviting their mothers and grandmothers for a spa day. Accompanied by Hef's secretary Mary O'Connor, they all go to Jonathan Baker and Victoria Fuller's spa for massages and facials. In the evening, Hef joins the group for dinner at a Japanese restaurant.
1Meet the New Girls
Hef's new girlfriends introduce themselves. Crystal, from San Diego, is the new #1 girlfriend. Karissa and Kristina, from Florida, are twins with very similar personalities. The twins, who share the centerfold in a double issue of Playboy, film a Playmate video at the Mansion. Later, the twins go to Las Vegas to sign autographs for their issue at the Playboy Store. Afterward, they meet up with Holly Madison and visit Madame Tussaud's wax museum. At the museum, they are surprised when what they think is a wax figure of Carrot Top turns out to be the comedian himself. Kristina and Karissa stay at the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa at the Palms while awaiting Hef and Crystal's arrival in the city; they all plan to see Holly perform in the production "Peepshow" and go to dinner with her.
3The Wheel World
After watching a video of a Mansion roller disco party from 1979, the girls decide to hold their own roller disco party in that style. Looking for advice on what to wear, they first ask Norma of the Mansion staff, but Norma refers them to Barbi Benton instead. Barbi has saved her outfits from the 1970s and agrees to come to the Mansion to show them to the girls. Barbi arrives with her daughter Ariana and lots of clothes. They find that most of Barbi's outfits don't fit the twins, who are seven inches taller than Barbi. Barbi notes that she has seen many of Hef's girlfriends come and go over the years, and that the twins are younger than her daughter Ariana. Nevertheless, she and Ariana get along well with the girls. A skating instructor comes to show the girls some roller disco moves. The day of the party arrives, and the Mansion tennis court is filled with roller-skating, bikini-clad Playmates, friends, and Mansion habitu?©s.
4The Smore the Merrier
The girls disguise themselves as tourists and take a Hollywood bus tour. When the tour arrives at the Mansion gate, they try to see if security will let them in, but they are turned away until they remove their wigs and reveal their identities. Later, the girls decide to camp out overnight in the backyard of the Mansion, along with their friends Anna and Melissa and Playmates Kayla Collins, Hope Dworaczyk, Jaime Edmondson, and Kimberly Phillips. Their original plan is to do everything for themselves, but they wind up needing help from the Mansion staff. During the evening, Hef joins them for s'mores and to discuss the alleged ghosts of the Mansion, and then returns indoors. The girls and their friends entertain each other with ghost stories and a Ouija board. Due to the cramped conditions in the tent, most of the campers eventually abandon the campsite and head indoors, but Crystal and the twins plan to stick it out all night -- until the sprinklers come on.
5Uncover Girls
After seeing the test shots taken of many potential Playmates, Crystal decides that she also wants to test to become a Playmate. Despite being Hef's girlfriend, she has to go through the same test process as all other candidates. She is unsure whether she will be selected, since not all of Hef's past girlfriends have become Playmates. Her test shoot goes well, though, and Hef informs her that she will get to be a Playmate. Crystal goes back to the studio for her actual centerfold photo shoot, and Hef and the twins drop by during the photo session. Later, Hef, the girls, and friends go out to dinner to celebrate Crystal's being named the December 2009 Playmate. Meanwhile, the twins get the opportunity to play dancers in a movie directed by Sofia Coppola. They need to learn to pole dance for the role, so they go to a dance studio for a lesson, and later have to practice for hours to learn a choreographed routine. Sofia Coppola comes to the Mansion to see the twins do their pole dance, and she is suitably impressed. Also, Crystal and her mom start a garden in the Mansion's backyard.
6Ciao Time
The girls attend an event celebrating Playboy's 55th anniversary and Dasha Astafieva, the 55th anniversary Playmate. The twins express some concern about Dasha's etiquette on the red carpet. Later, Hef is invited to be an honored guest at the Sanremo music festival in Italy. The girls are excited to accompany Hef to Italy, as this is the first major trip they have taken with him. The twins learn from their grandmother that they have cousins in Italy that their branch of the family has lost touch with. Hef, the girls, and their group fly to Rome first. From there, they take a day trip to Roccaraso, where the twins' cousins live. The whole group enjoys a seven-course dinner with the twins' relatives, and later the village mayor arrives to greet them. Back in Rome, Dasha arrives to join the group. She presents Hef with a painting of herself with Hef, which the twins consider inappropriate. The group flies to Sanremo for the festival, where Hef is interviewed on stage in front of a large audience, with the girls and Dasha standing by. Later, the group goes to a party celebrating the relaunch of Playboy's Italian edition. Referring to Dasha's forward behavior, Crystal says that she's glad that Dasha lives thousands of miles away from them.
7Charity Begins at Holmby
Bridget comes back to the Mansion because she is organizing a fashion show for an animal rescue charity and the girls will be among the celebrity models. The twins show Bridget their room, which was formerly Bridget's bedroom, and they talk about how the room has changed. The girls try on outfits for Bridget. On the night of the fashion show, the twins are surprised to find that they are scheduled to appear on the catwalk separately, but they manage to get the schedule rearranged so they can walk together. Meanwhile, the girls are inspired to do something of their own for charity. They decide to operate a lemonade stand to benefit AIDS Walk L.A., hoping to raise $15,000. They try making lemonade in the Mansion kitchen, but they have difficulty making an adequate quantity or quality of lemonade. Hef offers to donate packaged lemonade for their stand instead. The girls set up their stand at the Mansion gate, but they have difficulty attracting customers at first. However, they put a notice out on Twitter and some of their Playmate friends come to join them at the stand. Eventually tour bus passengers and other customers stop by, and the girls have success selling Minute Maid lemonade and Playboy-logo bottled water and collecting donations. Combining what the girls collect at the stand and online, they raise about $4,000, which Playboy matches, enabling them to donate about $8,000 to charity.
8Stay Tuned
The girls, other Playmates, and Hef appear in a commercial for "Guitar Hero 5" filmed at the Mansion. Later, Crystal goes to San Diego to tell her mom, Lee, that she is taking singing lessons. Lee tells Crystal about when she was in a band with Crystal's dad (who died a few years back) and plays her a tape of one of her dad's songs. Later, the girls go to Mary O'Connor's house to have dinner with her and her friends. Crystal tells them of her desire to record her dad's song to give to her mom, prompting Frances, one of Mary's friends, to tell Crystal that she is married to Smokey Robinson. Later, Smokey himself comes to a recording studio to listen to Crystal sing. He tells Crystal that her singing is not bad and that she should believe in herself and keep it up. After Crystal completes her recording of her dad's song, Lee comes to the Mansion, and Crystal arranges to have the song played as they watch a montage of their family photos.
