Playmate, Playmate Films Hollywood California, Playmates, The Original Playmate. 8mm hardcore sex film series. US produced and published. Dating back to at least 1973 (this is the earliest date printed on the releases with cover-art on the box but this series was also released in plain white boxes with only a stamp listing series name and loop number). Within the Playmate(s) series there are a couple of separate series recognizable.