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John Safran's Race Relations

2009 1 season 8 eps MA 15+

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Season 1

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Season 1

25 min

S1 · E1 · Oct 21, 2009

Biological Predisposition Episode 1

Episode 1 saw Safran travelling to Israel where his Palestinian boom mic operator made a donation to a sperm bank, then to the West Bank where a donation to a clinic was made by John, in an attempt to make half Jewish half Palestinian children. Noting that he has dated three Eurasian women, Safran conducts an experiment by stealing and smelling the underwear of five Jewish and five Eurasian women (including Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls and actress Dichen Lachman) to see which he "prefers".

25 min

S1 · E2 · Oct 28, 2009

A Mile in their Shoes Episode 2

People always mocked sallow Jewish John for trying to act black when growing up. But cross-cultural relationship experts say that you should walk in the shoes of other people to understand different cultures.

25 min

S1 · E3 · Nov 4, 2009

Shiksa Episode 3

John's family want him to get together with a Jewess, saying that if he marries out, anti-Semitism will inevitably creep into his cross-cultural union. It's true - some people are racist, but does that really mean John has to stop hitting on Eurasians?

25 min

S1 · E4 · Nov 11, 2009

Cougars Episode 4

Through his reading, John comes across Henry Makow, a fat, old white guy who went to the Philippines to find a bride. Makow claims that Asian women stay attractive for longer than Western women. Fascinated by this premise, John figures out a way to test the claim. It involves exceedingly awkward confrontations with his ex-girlfriends and excruciatingly tender moments with their mothers.

25 min

S1 · E5 · Nov 18, 2009

Elephant Man Episode 5

John goes to Thailand to test Henry Makow's claim that Asian women judge a man by his heart and not by his looks, returns to Australia and puts his own father through a lie detector test, and flies to London to interview Holocaust denier David Irving.

25 min

S1 · E6 · Nov 25, 2009

John's Mum Episode 6

John has forever wanted to go out with non-Jewish girls, but he always suspected that his mother wasn't into it. As John's mum, Gitla, died unexpectedly several years ago, it's impossible to know what she truly thought. Or is it? John does some digging around and discovers that the answer lies in Kabbalah – the mystical branch of Judaism. He calls upon his Jewish friends George and Jeremy and presses them to partake in a ritual that involves communing with the dead. Armed with shovels

25 min

S1 · E7 · Dec 2, 2009

Christian Domestic Discipline and Star Trek Episode 7

John goes to the United States to explore Christian Domestic Discipline and Star Trek philosophy, and then goes to Thailand to step into the shoes of an Asian woman.

25 min

S1 · E8 · Dec 9, 2009

Devotional Crucifixion Episode 8

Peeved by his unsuccessful attempts to solve the cross cultural love riddle, John decides to expose ethnic identity as a ridiculous social construct and marries a non-Jew. Afterwards, in order to render himself a clean slate, ready for cross-cultural love, John decides to take part in the ultimate obliteration: a de-Jewing so severe, no modern Jew has thought to do it.

8 episodes in Season 1

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Trickster John Safran is back in his most personal adventure yet, pursuing cross-cultural, interracial and interfaith love. Given that we live in a multicultural world, most of the women John meets are from other races and religions. He's attracted to Eurasians, but his mother always said he should marry a Jew. What to do?

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Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

October 21, 2009

Final episode

December 9, 2009

Status

Ended

Network

ABC TV

Country

Australia

Type

Documentary

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

4h 0m

Original language

English

Production

P

Princess Pictures

Production

Australia · Israel · Japan · Netherlands · Palestinian Territories · Philippines · Thailand · Togo · United Kingdom · United States

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Spoken on screen

English

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