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Girls Next Door: Season One

Reality TV has become a defining benchmark for the millennial generation. Every single network has at least one reality show and often features two or three. E! Entertainment Television exists to follow the life and happenings of celebrities. While Hugh Hefner is certainly a celebrity worthy of tracking, E! instead created a show that revolves around the lives of Hugh’s three girlfriends: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson.

The network had already done a special on Hugh’s girlfriends in the past, when he had seven living in the mansion at the same time. Once five of them had moved on to other things, and he had gotten another (Kendra), the network came calling once again. Hef is definitely involved in the show, but it is surprising how little he actually factors into things. It is as if he is only there to show his relationship with the girls. The show is amazingly focused on the girls themselves.

It all begins with introductions. Holly is Hef’s number one girl. She is 25 years old, has been a girlfriend for three-and-a-half years, and doesn’t have any aspirations aside from being with Hef and one day having his children. Bridget is Hef’s number two girl. She is 32 years old, has been a girlfriend for three years, holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree and is working on her second Master’s. She also wants to be in Playboy. Kendra is Hef’s number three girl. She is 20 years old, has been a girlfriend for one year, is obsessed with sports and just wants to have fun.

About halfway through the season, Hef lets his girls know that they’re going to have their own pictorial in the magazine. Season one tracks them through the shooting process -— for example, Bridget has to leave a shoot early to take a final and is left out of one of the set ups. She is extremely upset, but Hef sets up the shoot again so Bridget can be included. Finally, a reality show that isn’t about marriage, winning tons of money, eating disgusting items, physically putting oneself in danger or a social experiment. The girls have their ditzy moments, but are for the most part endearing, and the show itself is just plain addicting.

Written by: Tracy Elledge

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