Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Louis Theroux documents some of the US's most bizarre happenings, events and rituals, by getting involved himself.
- 1998-2000
- 3 seasons
- IFC
- Documentary
Louis Theroux documents some of the US's most bizarre happenings, events and rituals, by getting involved himself.
Season 3 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2000
Episode 1
Self-Fulfillment
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 48 mins
A satirical investigation into a Las Vegas based movement to inspire self-improvement through hypnosis.
Episode 2
India: Enlightenment
50 mins
Louis goes to India to meet the hundreds of Westerners left their homes and lives to embrace spiritual enlightenment. In the course of time, he gets involved into spiritual exercises, meets a few gurus, speaks to their followers, and tries to understand what enlightenment really is.
Episode 3
Boer Separatists
49 mins
Louis Theroux visits whites in South Africa who are refusing to accept Apartheid's end.
Episode 4
Body-Building
50 mins
The Body-building episode was centered on USA body-building, but a lot of which was related to female fetish stuff, and specialty wrestling video producers.
Episode 5
Looking for Love
50 mins
Louis visits Bangkok to meet the people behind the dating agencies that introduce Thai women to Western men.
Episode 6
Rap
50 mins
Louis travels to New Orleans to see if he can make it as a gangster rapper. Along the way, he gets tips from Mello T, Master P, and Q-T-Pie. He visits the studios of Forefront Entertainment who specialize in rap and black hardcore porn, and watches as they shoot their latest film. Reese and Bigelow help him write some lyrics, and Sean Brock from Pen & Pixel designs him an album cover. Finally, he appears on the Wild Wayne show for a rap challenge.