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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 1998 - 1998
Episode 1
Televangelists
Mon, Feb 23, 199850 mins
Louis visits Texas and to meet some born again Christians. He drops in on TV evangelists Marcus Lamb and his wife Joni. He also goes preaching with a Christian cult called The Family.
Episode 2
UFOs
Tue, Jan 20, 199850 mins
Louis investigates the strange world of UFO seekers, beginning with a group called the Alien Resistance Movement, before heading to Colorado, where many sightings have occurred, and then on to Nevada's infamous Area 51.
Episode 3
Porn
50 mins
Louis visits the home of the American porn industry, the San Fernando Valley. His hopes of getting a part in a porn film begin with some nude shots in Jim South's modeling agency. A walk on part in a gay film called SNOWBOUND, and an offer of work from Rob Black follow.
Episode 4
Survivalists
50 mins
Louis visits rural Idaho to meet a variety of anti-government groups and individuals who live there.
Episode 5
Weird Christmas
Mon, Feb 23, 199860 mins
Louis hooks up with four "weird" people, starring in the first season of his "Weird Weekends" documentary: fundamental Christian Randy James, reverend Robert Short, porn-star J.J. Michaels, and survivalist Mike Oehler, and spends Christmas with them.