Customer Reviews

The Girls Next Door: Season 5

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Hugh Hefner invites everyone back into the exclusive world of Playboy through the eyes of his three Playboy models turned girlfriends: Holly, Kendra, and Bridget. Experience the luxurious life of the legendary Hugh and his ladies as they attend lavish parties, go on exotic trips and coordinate gorgeous (and steamy) photo shoots while living in the famous Playboy mansion.

The fifth season focuses on several different plotlines. Included amongst them are: Holly's special nationwide search of the perfect 55th Anniversary Playmate, Bridget's plans for a crazy Las Vegas wedding and her departure from the mansion to film a new series for the Travel Channel, and Kendra's participation in the world's sexiest softball game while also preparing for her own departure from the Playboy universe. This season, like previous ones, also features several celebrity appearances, including Anna Faris, Pamela Anderson, Stacy Burke, and Karissa and Kristina Shannon, two of Hugh's next girlfriends.

The most dramatic and emotional season so far, the fifth season of The Girls Next Door marks the final season to feature Hugh's original Girls Next Door girlfriends. At the end of the season, we get to see the actual departure of Bridget and Kendra, while number one girlfriend Holly didn't get a televised breakup -but she does allude to her impending breakup with Hugh.

The special features on this DVD set include a collection of features called "The Big Easy Does It," "Scubba, Scubba, Do!" and "Third Time's the Charming," which further document the lives and crazy happenings around the girls. There is also some absolutely hilarious commentary for each episode provided by Holly, Bridget, and Kendra. There are even deleted and bonus scenes that are just as amazing and ridiculous as the series itself.

I'm not really sure what it is about these girls that we love so much. Could it be because we envy them? Do the lives of these women appeal to some fantasy that we have? Do we enjoy seeing behind-the-scenes of Playboy? Or do we just like laughing at how utterly ridiculous these girls are?

While at times emotional and heartfelt, The Girls Next Door - Season Five marks the end of an era for the series and for Playboy. While this show is completely mindless entertainment, it is hilarious and Holly, Bridget, and Kendra will be missed. The series will still continue for at least another season, and the change in leading ladies could bring a fresh face to it -- or destroy it completely. Only time will tell.

So it's the last (REAL) season and time to say goodbye to Holly,Bridget and Kendra.The 3 quirky blondes,that after 5 fun seasons and commentaries you almost feel like you know personally.
Season 5 is just as fun filled as the other seasons and wont disappoint.Even more nudity and high jinx too.
The only complaint is that the last two "goodbye" episodes are left out and I hope that isn't because the people who make the dvds think if they put them on season 6 that more people will buy season 6.
I will not waste my money on the new girls next door!

You absolutely cannot replace Holly,Bridget and Kendra.Maybe some watched the show for Hef,but it's my opinion that the Girls were the real stars!!!
I'am only sad to see it end but wish them good luck with whatever they do in life.

Despite being advertised as complete, season 5 is missing several episodes, especially the final episodes. About as disappointing as buying a book with the last chapter missing. I have purchased every season so far, I won't be buying any more after this.

Season 5 of the Girls Next Door doesn't disappoint and of course the commentary of the girls for each episode is the icing on the cake (as Bridget likes to say). We have followed these 3 Girls during part of their exciting life at the Playboy Mansion and it helped to give some insight on what it's like to be one of Hef's girlfriends. With Kendra now being married, Bridget having her own Travel show and Holly just starting her stint on "Peepshow" in Vegas I can only hope that the next season with the new girlfriends will make us smile as these three did!

I think all GND fans agree that the main reason we buy the DVDs is for the commentary from the three girls and the behind the scenes scoop (Kendra identifying Audra as the VS giftcard thief). Unfortunately, for those of us who watched Season 4 I believe Holly said at the end that they would be back the following week to do their Season 5 commentary. At that time it was early December (based on things they said i.e. getting dresses for NYE, etc) so Holly's relationship with Criss was still fresh, Bridget was starting to film Bridget's Beaches, and Kendra wasn't engaged yet. I kinda wish they waited to do the commentary until March or April after things settled/changed a bit (DWTS, Holly/Criss breakup, etc). But regardless, this was a good season with lots of fun episodes and the commentary is still fun.

I have an almost sad love affair with these three girls. One all of the cases through out the season theres pictures from scenes in the show, and as i watch all three discs i'm left wondering wheres halloween? wheres the house bunny? wheres everyone leaving. I turned to the internet to get a list of all the episodes and they left out 4 episodes!! I bought the disc from Amazon, and i don't know whose to blame but Disc two is ALWAYS bridgets and on the disc theres Kendra and on the home screen for the dvd theres a picture of Bridget and vice versa for disc three. I smell something fishy and i'm very upset about it and i kinda want my money back.

I love this show & the Girls and I would usually give it 5 stars, but I can only give it 4 due to the missing episode! When I bought this dvd I was looking forward to seeing the last episode since I missed it on TV and never found it on Demand. I have a horrible feeling they are going to put those new God-awful girls on dvd with the missing episode. I absolutley refuse to watch the trampy twins & some other Holly wanna-be. I guess the final episode will always be a mystery for me!

I am NOT a Playboy fan. Never have been, never will be.
Winter 2009 I watched a couple of episodes & became a fan of the ladies Bridget & Holly. I like Kendra more now then I did at the beginning.
So, I am a late bloomer to be a fan of the show.

Of course, my favorite part of the 5 seasons on DVD is the girls commentary. Love to listen to that.
Good episode, Bridget's sister Anastasia's birthday trip. Going to Knott's Berry Farm in Pleading the 55th part 2.

Bridget, Holly & Kendra ARE THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR. Not those short term replacements because TGND franchise is now dead because the girls moved on.

Like the twins lasted a long time. Dumb as stumps.

Ok, as for the DVD package. This season & season 4 were NOT put in the good card board holder with a separate case for each DVD. Nope, we have a thin, cheap plastic holder & the DVD's badly input inside.

Also, Bridget was on disc 2 of seasons 1 through 4 DVD sets, but here they put Kendra on this last season

AND, A MISSING EPISODE. Where, oh where, is the hour long episode when Bridget goes to do her Travel channel show & Kendra moves out? I so wanted to see this episode on here BECAUSE I SO WANTED TO HEAR THE GIRLS COMMENTARY ON THIS EPISODE.

The talk between Hugh (Hef) & Mary about the girls leaving & Holly not being happy. THIS EPISODE WAS SO NEEDED HERE. A loss that it is NOT.

First of all, I'm a HUGE GND fan. I've been watching since the very beginning, and have gotten many friends hooked. It was also fun being a bit of a neighbor, as until recently I lived in Beverly Hills.

This season was a big disappointment for me though. Perhaps it's because I had my hopes up. I knew it was going to be the final season, and I was hoping things would play out more to "reality". The shows in this season seem more acted/scripted than any of the previous seasons. These girls are NOT actors by any stretch, so it seemed like they were struggling at some points with what to say. Funny how reality wouldn't do that to you, huh? Also, (maybe this is just because I lived in LA?) at the time this was being filmed, Holly was dating Criss Angel, and Kendra had already started seeing Hank. None of this was mentioned, they "acted" like the same old crew, yet you see Holly perpetually wearing "Mindfreak" paraphernalia.

I read through another reviewer that the final episode was not included. Maybe that's for the best. I found that to be the most mind numbing episode. The whole episode centered around Kendra, as a segue to her new show. I don't think this really did justice to the girls as a whole. There was a little bit toward Briget, also to push her new travel channel show. However, Holly was completely left out. They threw in a bit with Hef at the end saying he felt that "something was wrong" with Holly, that she might leave...ummm...she'd been dating Criss for some time at this point!!!

All in all this season proved that none of this is even close to reality t.v. The heavy scripting in this season really hurt it as a whole for me. I was really sad to see that the girls didn't go about this in their own spirit, and just let loose with what was really happening in their lives. I think it would have made a more solid farewell.

I did enjoyed the 5th season, however, on the commentary, it was a little disappointing that at some points none of the girls had seen the episodes, so they were watching with "virgin eyes." There were several times with no comments because the girls were watching the episode and quite a few times saying ,"oh they didn't show this or are they going to show that." And freqently asking each other, 'what was that? what did he/she just say?'

Also, the 2-part episode with Kendra and Bridget moving out is not included at all. Maybe they are considered part of season 6.