About this season
Svetlana is a comedy series starring Israeli-American comedienne Iris Bahr. It premiered on HDNet on May 27, 2010 and comprises two seasons.
Episodes (12)
1. Yellowcake
Aired 27 May 2010
After a client (former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) leaves behind a briefcase full of uranium powder known as yellowcake, Svetlana must decide on the best way to get rid of it.
2. Gumption
Aired 3 June 2010
Svetlana scrambles to interview and hire a new driver when her regular chauffeur quits.
3. Wish Fulfillment
Aired 10 June 2010
When Natasha expresses a desire to sleep with a black man, Svetlana attempts to lure one—with the help of some creative derriere augmentation.
4. Recession Special
Aired 17 June 2010
The Saint Petersburg House of Discreet Pleasure drops prices to attract recession-crippled customers—a move that yields unexpected turmoil.
5. Sex Faces
Aired 24 June 2010
Vlad applies for a job at an engineering laboratory, despite having a mostly hypothetical resumé. Meanwhile, Svetlana explores the benefits of botox injections.
6. Ointment
Aired 1 July 2010
Svetlana tries to avoid deportation after Steve annuls their marriage. Meanwhile, the family sets up shop in an occupied house.
7. You're Svencome
Aired 8 July 2010
The current resident of the house that the family has fashioned into a brothel isn't thrilled about his unwanted boarders, so Svetlana hatches a plan to extend their stay.
8. Crystal Methdown
Aired 15 July 2010
Vlad struggles with going to his first day at work while Svetlana supports Natasha's audition for a movie role. When an American girl wants to join the brothel as a prostitute Natasha must compete in a "Funtastic Fuckdown" contest.
9. Good Friggin Shabbes
Aired 22 July 2010
Svetlana's son Boris has been expelled from five schools due to misconduct so far. To avoid him being put into foster care, she desperately tries to get him into a Yeshiva school by pretending to be Jewish. Meanwhile, Marina's feelings for a Lesbian named Liam come to light, when she feels rejected and seeks revenge.
10. Eco-Shlong
Aired 29 July 2010
Svetlana receives a call from Michelle Obama personally asking her to make her business more energy conscious. The enterprising Svetlana decides that her brothel, St. Petersburg House of Discreet Pleasure, will invent an ecologically friendly dildo and humor ensues.
11. Throw Mama Back on the Plane
Aired 5 August 2010
Svetlana's aging mother pays a surprise visit from the old country with a seemingly impossible request.
12. Snatchengil for the Stars
Aired 12 August 2010
Svetlana becomes extremely jealous when she observes Vlad dancing with an attractive female acquaintance at her class. Meanwhile, Eddie resorts to drastic measures when Svetlana's old chauffeur asks for his job back.