FEATURES
18 PEOPLE: Ted Danson AND Shelley Long by Roberta Smoodin
He's preppie handsome and she's blond and beautiful. Together they make the
perfect match on Emmy-winning Cheers.
42 WHAT MARRIED WOMEN WANT FROM SEX by Dianne Grosskopf
They have sex more often than their single counterparts—and it may even
be better—but what do American wives really desire in the bedroom?
52 THE FINE ART OF FLIRTING by Celeste Fremon
With just a look, a gesture or a few words, you can tell a man you like him
a little—or a lot.
96 NEVER GROW OLD by Nancy Friedman
All those physical signs of maturation, from wrinkles to weight gain, are merely
preventable symptoms of old age.
99 LIFT YOUR SPIRITS!
Say good-bye to '83 and raise a toast to the new year: Five great ways to make
your party memorable.
33 SPECIAL SECTION: 1984 STARSCOPE
What does the new year hold for you? What strategies should you use for love,
career, fitness and money? INTERVIEW
28 GEORGE McGOVERN by James Rowland
It maybe a long shot, but the manwho vied for the office in 1972 wants another
chance to become the next Democratic president. WARM BODIES
46 GLENN MORRISSEY
He bares it all on a Hollywood stage by night, and makes waves on the Emerald
Point N.A.S. set by day.
56 Kory Wolf
Get ready to sigh with pleasure. Last year's favorite centerfold is back as
our Man of the Year.
70 SEEING STARS
You'd recognize these faces anywhere. Now how about the gorgeous, undraped bodies
that go with them?
108 SNAPSHOTS
Playgirl readers show off the men in their lives: Tom Abcouwer, Kent Griffith
and Nathan Andrew. FASHION AND BEAUTY
79 KNOTS LANDING IN STYLE by Ann Field
The cast of TV's Knots Landing show sumptuous fabrics and fashions to highlight
holiday party-wear. FICTION
114 BEST MEN by Elinor Lipman
They looked alike, laughed alike, even smelled alike, and they had courted her
as a group project. Now, for better or worse, they were her responsibility. DEPARTMENTS
3 INSIDE
5 LETTERS
8 HEALTH by Nancy Friedman
8 GROOMING by Ann Field
8 UPDATE
9 DIET by Judie Lewellen
9 EXERCISE
11 LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES by Laura Meyers
12 ADVICE by Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D.
14 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen
16 GOSSIP by Bette Noire
23 FILM by Molly Haskell
24 MUSIC by Mark Rowland
25 BOOKS by David Thomson
87 EROTICA
94 PLAYGIRL FUNNIES
126 COMING UP