History Main / PlayboyParody

Interestingly, the most common ParodyName for this is ''Playpen'' magazine, likely due to media which were unable to acquire the rights splicing together the names of ''Playboy'' and fellow competitor ''Penthouse'' together. Possibly becoming a ForgottenTrope, due to a general move towards the internet [[TheInternetIsForPorn for sexual content]]. Indeed, the magazine closed down in 2020 after years of declining sales.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': When the press is covering Lightning [=McQueen=]'s arrival at the Los Angeles International Speedway, one of the questions asked is "Is it true he's going to pose for ''Cargirl''?"

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animalympics}}'': Professional figure skater Dorrie Turnell (a flamingo) is shown on the cover of multiple magazines including "Playbird".

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SubTrope of BlandNameProduct.

* ''Bigfoot & Gray on the Run'': In his introduction, Gray reads a magazine titled "Grayboy Magazine", which features alien-oriented fanservice.

* ''Series{{Strike|2017}}'': In the original novel ''Literature/TroubledBlood'', Margot and her friend Oonagh Kennedy were [[PlayboyBunny Playboy Bunnies]] together back in the '70s. In the season of the show that adapts that novel, Margot and Oonagh work at some generic cat-themed restaurant. They were what's basically the Playboy Bunny corset but with cat ears and a cat tail instead of the Playboy Bunny cottontail.

''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine which was first founded in 1953. Although early on, it had a tendency of publishing high-brow content, its current reputation is as a magazine that posts saucy content of the sexual and nude kind. Nevertheless (or likely in spite of this development), It has grew in popularity over the years, and it has gotten to the point that it is widely parodied in media. Most parodies of it usually contain the following:

* In one episode of ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'', Conky asked for a copy of PlayRobot magazine.

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Interestingly, the most common ParodyName for this is ''Playpen'' magazine, likely due to media which were unable to acquire the rights splicing together the names of ''Playboy'' and fellow competitor Penthouse together. Possibly becoming a ForgottenTrope, due to a general move towards the internet [[TheInternetIsForPorn for sexual content]]. Indeed, the magazine closed down in 2020 after years of declining sales.

Interestingly, the most common ParodyName for this is Playpen magazine, likely due to media which were unable to acquire the rights splicing together the names of Playboy and fellow competitor Penthouse together. Possibly becoming a ForgottenTrope, due to a general move towards the internet [[TheInternetIsForPorn for sexual content]]. Indeed, the magazine closed down in 2020 after years of declining sales.

''Magazine/{{Playboy}} Playboy'' is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine which was first founded in 1953. Although early on, it had a tendency of publishing high-brow content, its current reputation is as a magazine that posts saucy content of the sexual and nude kind. Nevertheless (or likely in spite of this development), It has grew in popularity over the years, and it has gotten to the point that it is widely parodied in media. Most parodies of it usually contain the following:

[[Magazine/{{Playboy}} Playboy Magazine]] is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine which was first founded in 1953. Although early on, it had a tendency of publishing high-brow content, its current reputation is as a magazine that posts saucy content of the sexual and nude kind. Nevertheless (or likely in spite of this development), It has grew in popularity over the years, and it has gotten to the point that it is widely parodied in media. Most parodies of it usually contain the following:

* ''Comicbook/BatgirlRebirth'': Issue 25 features ''Menagerie'', which Mad Hatter associate March Harriet worked for as a [[BlandNameProduct thinly-disguised]] Playboy bunny. She eventually discovered that her boss (a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Hugh Hefner) was marketing stolen Hatter tech. When explaining why he would even ''have'' a tech launch, she notes that "[[IReadItForTheArticles ''Some'' people ''do'' read ''Menagerie'' for the articles]]".

* ''Series/KyleXY'': Josh has a stash of "Playpen" magazine, which he keeps a stash of in an Ouija board box. He ends up lending one to Kyle so that he can avoid a RagingStiffie.

[[Magazine/{{Playboy}} Playboy Magazine]] is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine which was first founded in 1953. Although early on, it had a tendency of publishing high-brow content, it's current reputation is as a magazine that posts saucy content of the sexual and nude kind. Nevertheless (or likely in spite of this development), It has grew in popularity over the years, and it has gotten to the point that it is widely parodied in media. Most parodies of it usually contain the following:

* ''Film/LadyBird'': To celebrate turning 18, Christine buys a ''Playgirl'' magazine, which features naked men.