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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Louis Theroux which delves into the weirder fringes of American society.
- Created by:
- Louis Theroux
- Cast:
- Louis Theroux
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- BBC Two
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Season 3
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E01
Episode 1
★ 8.0Self-Fulfilment
2000-09-25Louis infiltrates the American self-empowerment movement to see if he too can use trance technique to unlock the secret to personal wealth and sexual attractiveness . But is it possible to be too good at picking up strange women, even if you wear glasses?
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0India: Enlightenment
2000-10-02Louis travels to India to witness Westerners seeking enlightenment. In Goa he meets 57-year old American astrologer Deepak who studies meditation. He moves on to meet Mike, who is a follower of Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda, and Amma who claims spiritual powers through hugging people. He joins Amma on a pilgrimage with 400 believers on their three-month tour of India. He also meets Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda, but is not convinced that the Swami's techniques differ from those of magician David Copperfield, whose stage show the Swami once enjoyed while visiting Las Vegas.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0Whites
2000-10-09Louis visits the whites-only communities that want nothing to do with a multi-racial South Africa and discovers a world of fire-breathing Boers ("Don't get cocky with me, my friend!") and unrepentant German Nazis.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.5Body Building
2000-10-16Louis travels to California, home of the body beautiful, to see if he can join the world of extreme body building. After working out with Guy Grundy, a leading amateur, he soon realises he is not cut out to be a muscle man and goes off in search of another role in the bodybuilding world. Theroux travels to Charles Peeple's farm in Connecticut, where Peeple's has transformed his farm into a playboy mansion for female body builders. While here, Theroux gets a part in a female muscle film being made at the farm.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.5Looking for Love
2000-10-23Louis visits a Bangkok marriage agency where Western men meet Thai brides.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 4.5Rap
2000-10-30Louis storms the Ghettos of the Dirty South with his own unique Gangsta Rap Flava. But how will the real-life players and pimps take to a rapper who enjoys fine wine and playing with kittens? And when they talk about "slapping bitches," that's a joke, right?
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