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World's Weirdest Restaurants Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 2012 - 2012

Episode 1

Going to the Dogs

Wed, Apr 4, 2012 22 mins

A series spotlighting unconventional eateries around the globe. In the premiere, host Bob Blumer dines at Modern Toilet in Taiwan, where the food is served in mini porcelain toilets. Also: a gourmet restaurant for dogs; a restaurant in Germany that uses a unique rail system to deliver food to the tables.

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Episode 2

Monkeying Around

Wed, Apr 4, 2012 22 mins

A visit to a Japanese tavern where trained monkeys wait on tables. Also spotlighted: Dick's Last Resort, where diners pay to be mistreated by rude waiters; Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, which serves up 4-pound bacon cheeseburgers.

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Episode 3

Dinner Ninja Style

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 22 mins

Ninja waiters serve high-end Japanese cuisine at Ninja New York. Also: XXL in Germany, which dishes up oversize portions of schnitzel and burgers; Sky Kitchen, an airplane-theme restaurant in Taiwan; the Waffle Shop in Pittsburgh, which produces and broadcasts its own live-streaming talk show.

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Episode 4

Down for the Count

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 22 mins

Included: a New York City restaurant where diners don blindfolds while eating; a Japanese restaurant where food is delivered to the tables on miniature trains.

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Episode 5

Prehistorical Royal Dining

Wed, Apr 18, 2012 22 mins

Classic Taiwanese cuisine is served up with traditional fire-breathing puppets in Taipei. Also: a Stone Age-theme eatery in Prague; the Pudding Club in England, which dishes up seven courses of celebrated British puddings.

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Episode 6

Gone Fishing

Wed, Apr 18, 2012 22 mins

Included: a Japanese restaurant where patrons reel in their own dinner; a Tokyo cafe that caters to the local goth crowd; an Asian-fusion eatery in New York City where drag performers serve as waiters.

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Episode 7

Through the Looking Glass

Wed, Apr 25, 2012 22 mins

Included: a Cirque du Soleil-inspired dining event in Amsterdam; a carnival-theme restaurant in San Francisco; a Tokyo eatery with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme.

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Episode 8

Singing Your Supper

Wed, Apr 25, 2012 22 mins

Performance artists entertain diners at the Supperclub in San Francisco; an eccentric musician dons mechanical hats and sings to guests at Bom-Banes Restaurant in Brighton, England; Middle Eastern food is served and belly dancers perform at Arabian Rock in Tokyo.

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Episode 9

Supernatural Supper

Wed, May 2, 2012 22 mins

The host dines at Carton King in Taiwan, where everything, including the tables, chairs and soup bowls, are made from recycled cardboard. Also: a restaurant run by kids in Amsterdam; a spooky dinner in a haunted mansion in Manchester, England.

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Episode 10

Culinary Speed Dating

Wed, May 2, 2012 22 mins

Stops include Clark's Fish Camp, a restaurant housed in a former bait-and-tackle shop in Jacksonville, Fla.; No Fixed Address, an underground social dining experience in Vancouver; and Safe House, a spy-theme restaurant in Milwaukee.

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Episode 11

Escape From Alcatraz

Wed, May 9, 2012 22 mins

In Tokyo, the host dines at Calico Cat Cafe, which houses dozens of resident cats, and Deco's Dog Cafe, which caters to dogs and their owners. Also: Tundra, an ice-theme restaurant in Florida.

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Episode 12

Operatic Eats

Wed, May 9, 2012 22 mins

Stops include a Brooklyn bowling alley; an opera-theme eatery in London's West End; and a hospital-theme restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Episode 13

Miraculous Mermaids

Wed, May 16, 2012 22 mins

Mermaids performing underwater acrobatics entertain diners at the Wreck Bar in Fort Lauderdale; down-home Japanese cooking is served during a bizarre one-man show at Kagaya in Tokyo; tuxedo-clad waiters serve guests at Tokyo's Butler's Cafe.

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