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The Girls Next Door Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Patriot Dames
Sun, Dec 9, 200722 mins
Holly is pleased when Hef offers her the use of a desk in his office. The 4th of July is approaching, and the staff installs a new pair of Slip N' Slides on the Mansion lawn for the party. Bridget gets a video message from her brother Eddie, a soldier serving in Iraq. She, Kendra, and a group of Bunnies go to a party for Marines about to depart for Iraq to thank them for their service. On the 4th of July, the party starts at noon and lasts until nighttime with a fireworks display at the end. Afterward, Bridget finds out that Eddie is getting leave and will be able to visit her at the Mansion. Bridget and her sister Anastasia make posters to welcome Eddie, and when he arrives, she greets him with tears of joy.
Episode 1
House Bunnies
Mon, Aug 18, 200824 mins
Hef shows the girls the movie "Madame X" (1966) which was filmed at the Mansion five years before Playboy bought the place. Later, Hef's secretary Mary tells the girls that Adam Sandler's production company (Happy Madison Productions) wants them to play themselves in the comedy "The House Bunny." The girls read through the scripts, looking for their lines and evaluating how true to life their dialogue is. Anna Faris and the crew come to the Mansion, where the girls and Hef shoot their scenes by the pool and inside the house. Later, Hef and the girls go to Sony Studios so Hef can record his voice over dialogue for the movie. They are given a tour of the lot, including the soundstage where the music for "The Wizard of Oz" was recorded back when the lot was owned by MGM. They stop at the Happy Madison Productions office, where Anna Faris promises to bring "The House Bunny" to the Mansion for a screening. Later, it's movie night at the mansion, and everyone gathers around to watch the completed movie.
Episode 2
Heavy Lifting
Sun, Dec 16, 200722 mins
The girls want to redecorate the mansion's gym and update the equipment. Although Hef rarely uses the gym, he is reluctant to make changes. Holly supervises the redecoration, and is disappointed when Hef visits the gym before the process is complete. Seeing the disorganized state of the gym, Hef pronounces it "ridiculous." Later, once Holly has the redecoration completed, Hef re-visits the gym and finds it much better. Meanwhile, Kendra's mom, Patty, comes to town for cosmetic surgery. She meets with top plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan to discuss what she is looking for and goes through the surgery. After Patty completes her recovery at the mansion, her appearance is noticeably improved.
Episode 2
Hot Chocolate
Sun, Oct 5, 200824 mins
The girls plan for Hef's 82nd birthday celebration in Las Vegas. Bridget arranges to train with Cirque du Soleil for a trapeze act. All three of the girls go to Madame Chocolat to have certain particular body parts molded in chocolate as gifts for Hef. When Hef and the girls arrive in Las Vegas, Bridget goes to the Bellagio for training with the cast of Cirque du Soleil's "O" show, while the others go to Hef's suite at the Palms, which they consider a home away from home. Later, Hef and friends watch Bridget perform a trapeze act with the Cirque acrobats, and they are all quite impressed. At night, Hef's birthday party is held at the Playboy Club at the Palms, where a table is dedicated in Hef's honor. When Hef and the girls return to his suite, they are greeted by Pamela Anderson, who carries out a birthday cake naked. Back at the Mansion, the girls present Hef with the chocolate versions of their body parts. Hef is so amused by the gifts that he says he hopes he lives to be 105 to keep getting birthday presents like these.
Episode 3
Half-Baked Alaska
Sun, Dec 23, 200722 mins
The girls are going to Alaska to see where Holly lived from when she was 2 years old to 12 years old. The four-day trip is the longest Holly and Hef have been apart in years. Bridget and Kendra are enthusiastic about the trip, although Kendra is apprehensive about the float plane they will need to take to get to Holly's hometown. When the girls arrive in Alaska, they are greeted by Holly's parents, who now live in Oregon but who have come to spend part of the trip with them. The group spends the first part of the trip in Ketchikan, the nearest city to Holly's hometown of Craig. They take a wildlife tour but don't see the whales or bears they had expected to see. On the third day of the trip, Holly's parents leave and the girls take a float plane to Craig. Kendra's fears come true as the plane's engines cut out, forcing them to make an emergency landing and board a second plane to complete the flight. They finally arrive in Craig, and Holly shows Bridget and Kendra around the small town. They all appreciate the natural beauty, but the town has changed somewhat and Holly's old house no longer exists. As they leave Craig, Kendra faces her fears and joins the others on a float plane for the trip back, but she still wishes they could have taken a boat instead.
Episode 3
She Got Game
Sun, Oct 12, 200824 mins
The Playboy party during Super Bowl weekend in Arizona is coming up. Before that, though, Holly directs a Playmate pictorial for Kayla Collins, and Bridget orders an outfit for the party which resembles a cross between a corset and a football jersey. Kendra flies out to Arizona early to play in a celebrity flag football game alongside some of her NFL heroes. Holly, Bridget, and Hef fly in on the night of the party, which turns out to be a big success.
Episode 4
Unveilings
Sun, Dec 30, 200722 mins
Bridget takes a trapeze class and brings Kendra and two friends with her. While Bridget takes to the trapeze easily, Kendra goes up on the trapeze only with great fear. The Mansion's Midsummer Night's Dream party is approaching, and the theme this year is "Arabian Nights." At the party, Kendra's mother Patti will be making her first public appearance since having plastic surgery. Kendra and Patti appear on Bridget's radio show so that men can call in and ask Patti for a date (the first caller is Mansion habitué "All the Way Ray" Anthony). Kendra takes Patti to the Trashy Lingerie store to get her an outfit for the party; Patti wants to look sexy, but Kendra keeps insisting that Patti should cover up more. On the night of the party, a crowd of guests is waiting as Patti comes down the stairs, and she gets a great reaction. Throughout the evening, people compliment Patti on her new appearance. Kendra has a male stripper dressed as a construction worker come to the party to perform for Patti, and he does a raunchy strip routine.
Episode 4
Scream Test
Sun, Oct 19, 200824 mins
Halloween is approaching at the mansion. First, Bridget poses for artist Olivia, who plans a painting of her as the bride of Frankenstein. Bridget meets with the producer and writer of a horror movie, who want her to be a co-producer and recruit Playmates as cast members. Two sculptors bring a seven-foot sculpture of Frankenstein to the mansion, which they have to carry from room to room when Hef's bedroom, the gym, and Bridget's bedroom are deemed undesirable locations for it. Later, Bridget has the mansion staff do a table reading of the script of the movie, "The Telling." There is an open casting call for the movie at a horror bookstore in Burbank, at which the prospective actresses demonstrate their screams. Soon it's time for the Playboy Halloween party at the mansion. Holly dresses as Tinker Bell, Bridget as Medusa, and Kendra as a 1970s pimp/disco girl, while Hef wears a robe and has devil's horns attached to his forehead. After the party, Hef shows the girls a homemade horror/mystery magazine he created in his youth, and the four of them watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" together.
Episode 5
There's Something About Mary O'Connor
Sun, Jan 6, 200822 mins
The girls play Monopoly with Hef using a customized set. Next, the girls go to the Playboy Golf Scramble, a celebrity-studded golf tournament and party. Kendra competes in the golf (wearing a skirt which is skimpy even by Playmate standards) and drives well at first, until she has a few drinks. Later, we see how the girls often spend Monday night at Hef's secretary Mary's house to play cards with her, her friends, and other Mansion habitués. Hef spends Monday night with his brother and other male friends. Finally, everyone at the Mansion turns out to celebrate Mary's birthday. The girls all pay tribute to Mary.
Episode 6
The Full Monte Carlo
Sun, Jan 13, 200822 mins
The girls are invited by Prince Albert II of Monaco to attend the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Before they go to Monaco, though, they go with Hef to Paris, then to Saint-Tropez for Kendra's birthday. In Monte Carlo, they stay at the Hotel de Paris, meet other television stars who are in town for the festival, and visit the casino. One night, Bridget and Kendra sneak out to go to the palace in hopes of meeting the prince. Instead, they get arrested. They are released soon afterward, and there are no significant repercussions, as Hef laughs off the incident. The next day, all three girls go parasailing. They later attend a formal reception at which they are introduced to the prince. Although they are uneasy at first with the formality associated with meeting a prince, they are later able to have an informal conversation with him. Later, the girls and Hef attend the presentation of the festival's Golden Nymph Awards.
Episode 7
Everyday Is Wednesday
Sun, Jan 20, 200822 mins
A charity event for a dog rescue organization is held at the Mansion. Afterwards, the variety of animals that live at the Mansion is shown. Holly buys a hyacinth macaw as an anniversary gift for Hef. Kendra hires a pet psychic to help resolve her dog Martini's behavior problems. Bridget hosts her show on Sirius's Playboy Radio accompanied by her dog Wednesday, and later takes Wednesday to a pet talent agency so the dog can appear in commercials.
Episode 8
Go West, Young Girl
Sun, Jan 27, 200822 mins
Holly has taken on the job of assistant photo editor/Playmate editor. She has invited four potential Playmates to be photographed in test shoots. The first three to arrive are Angel, Valerie, and Melany. They all tour the Mansion, meet Hef, and get along well with each other. That evening, they go to the Saddle Ranch Chop House with Hef, Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, where Angel rides the mechanical bull. The next day, the models go to the studio for their test shoots. They express anxiety about posing nude, but they all go through with it. The last model to arrive is Kayla, whom Holly had first encountered on MySpace. Holly is pleased to see that Kayla looks the same in real life as she does online. During Kayla's test shoot, Bridget, Kendra, and Hef arrive at the studio, and Hef is invited to take a photo of Kayla himself. Afterwards, Holly and Hef review the four models' pictures. They agree to make Valerie a Playmate and Melany a Cyber Girl, and Kayla is put on the waiting list to become a Playmate.
Episode 9
Jamaican Me Crazy
Sun, Feb 10, 200822 mins
Holly's sister Stephanie is getting married, and Holly is the maid of honor. Stephanie is having a destination wedding at a Sandals Resort in Negril, Jamaica, and Bridget and Kendra accompany Holly. (Hef stays back at the mansion.) Before the wedding, the girls enjoy ziplining, seeing flying fish and dolphins, buying Rasta-style wigs, and going to a restaurant where one can jump off a 40-foot cliff. The night before the wedding, they hold a miniature bachelorette party in their suite for Stephanie.
Episode 10
Wedding Belles
Sun, Feb 17, 200822 mins
In Jamaica, before Holly's sister Stephanie marries her fiancé Shane, the girls get massages and then go wakeboarding. While helping Stephanie get ready for the wedding, Holly finds that her hopes of marrying Hef are frequently on her mind. The wedding goes off without a hitch, and Holly catches the bouquet (which Stephanie throws directly to her). Everyone has fun at the reception, which features as entertainment dancers who throw torches and breathe fire. The girls say goodbye to Holly's family and fly back to Los Angeles.
Episode 11
It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To
Sun, Feb 24, 200822 mins
Because Bridget once had a successful birthday party with a murder mystery game, she plans to hold a similar event for her upcoming birthday party. This one will be a haunted murder mystery, set in the 1920s, with ghostly images and eerie music. She brings in a costume designer to help her and her sister Anastasia do their hair in Roaring Twenties style. Bridget meets with the writers and organizers of the mystery to discuss the general concept, but she avoids becoming involved with the plot details so that she will be able to play along with all the others. Before the party, Bridget and Kendra go to a pole dancing exercise class with Hef's ex-girlfriend Barbi Benton. Later, Holly meets with Barbi to discuss Barbi's outfit for the party, and both of them note that they get along well now. At the party, the guests are divided into teams and travel around the Mansion and grounds to gather cryptic clues in various places. Some, like Kendra, treat the game as a race, but in any event they are unable to put the clues together to determine the murderer. Holly suspects that the game is not written in a way that the players can solve the mystery anyway. At the end of the game, Holly, Bridget, and Kendra's characters are all revealed to be the murderers, and the "detective" tells Hef's character to keep them under house arrest.
Episode 12
Surf's Up
Sun, Mar 2, 200822 mins
Bridget plans a party at the beach. She invites champion surfer Kelly Slater to teach herself and her Playmate friends to surf. Kendra has been surfing for years and is a big fan of Kelly. Before the party, though, Bridget, Kendra, and friends go to the Raging Waters water park. Holly, who can't swim, stays back at the Mansion and gets a swimming lesson from Amanda Beard, the Olympic swimming medalist and Playboy model. On the day of the party, Bridget, Kendra and friends go to the beach and get surfing lessons from Kelly. Holly, Hef, and other guests show up around sunset, and everyone has dinner. Later, they play Twister and limbo, and toast marshmallows for s'mores.