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Playboy Productions was the film and television production unit of Playboy Enterprises, best known for publishing the magazine Playboy.

1st Logo (January 18, 1969-1980)

Visuals: On a black (or blue) background, there is a square with a cyclone shape inside with dark red, light red, orange, and yellow swirls spinning around with some circles in the center. The swirls close and open like a camera shutter and reveals the Playboy bunny logo. The words "a Playboy production" in a circle font are wiped in.

Variant: On Detour to Terror, the logo shares the screen with Orenthal Productions logo. The text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen below both logos.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: The closing theme.

Availability: This has appeared on several films and television series produced by the company, like The Death on Ocean Park View.

2nd Logo (November 23, 1979)

Visuals: A glowing red outline of the Playboy bunny logo draws in on a black background. The opening scene of the special fades in on the logo, which then zooms in. At the end of the special, the logo animates in reverse.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: A synthesizer theme.

Availability: Seen on the 1979 television special Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party.

3rd Logo (February 1, 1981)

Visuals: On a black background, "a" with "hugh m. hefner" below, in Futura, fade in. The Playboy logo then fades in, along with "playboy production" below, replacing the prior screen.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A synthesizer theme similar to the previous logo, ending in a crescendo.

Availability: Seen on the 1981 television movie A Whale of the Killing.

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 '''Playboy Productions''' was the film and television production unit of Playboy Enterprises, best known for publishing the magazine Playboy.
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-'''Visuals:''' On a black (or {{color|blue}}) background, we see a square with a cyclone shape inside with {{color|darkred|dark red}}, {{color|orangered|light red}}, {{color|orange}}, and {{color|gold|yellow}} swirls spinning around with some circles in the center. The swirls close and open like a shutter and reveals the Playboy bunny logo. The words "{{color|orange|'''a Playboy production'''}}" are wiped in a circle font similar to the Publix logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black (or blue) background, there is a square with a cyclone shape inside with dark red, {{color|orangered|light red}}, orange, and yellow swirls spinning around with some circles in the center. The swirls close and open like a camera shutter and reveals the Playboy bunny logo. The words "{{color|orange|'''a Playboy production'''}}" in a circle font are wiped in.
-'''Variant:''' On ''Detour to Terror'', the logo appeared on the same screen as the 1979 [[Orenthal Productions]] logo. The words "''IN ASSOCIATION WITH''" are below both logos.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Detour to Terror'', the logo shares the screen with [[Orenthal Productions]] logo. The text "''IN ASSOCIATION WITH''" is seen below both logos.
-'''Technique:''' The spirals closing and opening.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
 '''Audio:''' The closing theme.
-'''Availability:'''  This has appeared on several films and television series produced by the company, like ''The Death on Ocean Park View''.
+'''Availability:''' This has appeared on several films and television series produced by the company, like ''The Death on Ocean Park View''.
+===2nd Logo (November 23, 1979)===
+{{YouTube|id=_Wlkcy73hnk}}
+'''Visuals:''' A glowing red outline of the Playboy bunny logo draws in on a black background. The opening scene of the special fades in on the logo, which then zooms in. At the end of the special, the logo animates in reverse.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
+'''Audio:''' A synthesizer theme.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1979 television special ''Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party''.
+===3rd Logo (February 1, 1981)===
+{{YouTube|id=wE7MxcRGHOQ}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, "a" with "hugh m. hefner" below, in Futura, fade in. The Playboy logo then fades in, along with "playboy production" below, replacing the prior screen.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' A synthesizer theme similar to the previous logo, ending in a crescendo.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1981 television movie ''A Whale of the Killing''.
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+[[Category:Playboy]]