. >> chippendale's became a hangout for the in crowd at hugh hefner's mansion.on, it would lead directly to chippendale's. >> and the story is that it's because of dorothy and her connections to hefner that that's why the chippendales men wear the cuffs and collars. which of course are modeled after playboy bunny costumes. >> we have to wear just the collar and bowtie, and the girls seem to like it a lot. >> you see, banerjee and the chippendales benefitted from snider's connections, and it helped them make their mark on the scene. >> but when it came to being a part of the show, paul snider just wasn't that good. >> paul was a horrible emcee. he didn't have any interaction with the audience, jokes or whatever. the whole show stunk. >> steve banerjee abruptly cans paul. >> steve banerjee edged the guy who brought the idea to him out of the picture and replaced him with somebody else, beginning a pattern of behavior that steve banerjee's business would become well known for. >> i believe that being dismissed from chippendales really made him feel very bitter. thi