Episode 1
Infomercials
7.0 / 10
Louis investigates the world of television informercials and tries to sell a paper shredder on television as an infomercial host.
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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
19983 seasons8.0 / 10
Louis Theroux which delves into the weirder fringes of American society.
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Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends premiered January 15, 1998. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Louis Theroux which delves into the weirder fringes of American society.
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Episode 2
Swingers
7.0 / 10
Louis journeys to Southern California to investigate the weird world of wife-swapping. Is he man enough for the group room? And what do you do if you want to touch someone's primary erogenous zones?
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Episode 3
Black Nationalism
7.5 / 10
American black nationalist groups have been branded anti-Semitic, homophobic, misogynist and even racist by the mainstream press. Louis Theroux goes to Harlem in New York to meet its proponents, and meets the Reverend Al Sharpton, the main point of contact in the black nationalist movement. Theroux also meets Khalid Abdul Muhammad, dubbed by the media 'the most dangerous man in America' and visits the Israeli School of Universal Practical Knowledge, who believe that blacks are the true Israelites and that all English monarchs until early modern times were black. Theroux also joins Al Sharpton on a march on Wall Street to protest at the shooting by New York police of Amadou Diallo, who was shot 19 times.
Episode credits
Guest stars Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Episode 4
Demolition Derby
8.0 / 10
Louis has to overcome his nerves to enter a demolition derby in car-mad Michigan.
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Episode 5
Off-Off Broadway
8.0 / 10
Louis meets the hordes of out-of-work actors in New York as they try to land a part – and even goes on an audition himself, for a job on a Norwegian cruise ship.
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Episode 6
Wrestling
8.0 / 10finale
How real is wrestling? How dangerous is it? Does Louis have what it takes to become one? Just some of the questions Louis answers in this adventure into the American subculture.
Episode credits
Guest stars Charles Palumbo, Roddy Piper, Elix Skipper, Bill Goldberg
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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More about Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Cast
Louis Theroux
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Charles Palumbo
Roddy Piper
Elix Skipper
Bill GoldbergCredits
- Created by
- Louis Theroux
- Written by
- Louis Theroux
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 16
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom