Taboo is a documentary television series that premiered in 2002 on the National Geographic Channel. The program is an educational look into "taboo" rituals and traditions practiced in some societies, yet forbidden and/or illegal in others.[1]
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| Taboo |
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 Title screenshot/logo of Taboo |
| Also known as | Culture Shocks |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Morris Abraham |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
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| Network | National Geographic Channel |
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| Release | September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30) –
December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05) |
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Each hour-long episode details a specific topic, such as marriage or initiation rituals, and explores how such topics are viewed throughout the world. Taboo generally focuses on the most misunderstood, despised, or disagreed-upon activities, jobs, and roles.
National Geographic TV producers did not produce Taboo in seasons of fixed episode counts, thus the number of episodes in each production batch varies wildly.[2][3] The production order does not necessarily match the order episodes were arranged into for DVD "season" boxsets. In total, 118 episodes have aired.
More information Season, Episodes ...
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired |
| Specials |
6 |
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| 1 |
12 |
2002 |
| 2 |
12 |
2003–2004 |
| 3 |
15 |
2004–2005 |
| 4[4] |
13 |
2007 |
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15 |
2008 |
| 6 |
6 |
2010 |
| 7 |
6 |
2011 |
| 8 |
4 |
2012 |
| 9 |
18 |
2012 |
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11 |
2013 |
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Season 1
- "Food" - Sep. 30, 2002
- "Healers" - Oct. 7, 2002
- "Tattoo" - Oct. 14, 2002
- "Voodoo" - Oct. 21, 2002
- "Witchcraft" - Oct. 28, 2002
- "Marriage" - Nov. 4, 2002
- "Drugs" - Nov. 11, 2002
- "Evil Spirits" - Nov. 18, 2002
- "Sexuality" - Dec. 2, 2002
- "Death" - Dec. 9, 2002
- "Test of Faith" - Dec. 23, 2002
- "Blood Sports" - Dec. 29, 2002
"Death" is not featured on the National Geographic page for the show. However it does appear on the first season boxset.
Season 2
- "Justice" - Oct. 6, 2003
- "Delicacies" - Oct. 13, 2003
- "Creature Cures" - Oct. 20, 2003
- "After Death" - Nov. 3, 2003
- "Body Perfect" - Nov. 10, 2003
- "Sacred Pain" Dec. 8, 2003
- "Rites of Passage" - Dec. 30, 2003
- "Child Rearing" - Jan. 12, 2004
- "Extreme Entertainers" - Jan. 19, 2004
- "Blood Bonds" - Jan. 26, 2004
- "Marks of Identity" - Mar. 15, 2004
- "Initiation" - Mar. 23, 2004
Season 3
- "Outcasts" - Jun. 14, 2004
- "Extreme Living" - Jun. 30, 2004
- "Spirit Worlds" - Jul. 07, 2004
- "Extreme Cuisine" - Jul. 14, 2004
- "Extreme Childhood" - Jul. 21, 2004
- "Body Cutters" - Jul. 28, 2004
- "Body Art" - Aug. 04, 2004
- "Gross Grub" - Sept. 13, 2004
- "Rites of Manhood" - Sept. 20, 2004
- "Possessed" - Oct. 4, 2004
- "Altered States" - Oct. 4, 2004
- "Gender Benders" - Oct. 18, 2004
- "Blood Rites" - Nov. 8, 2004
- "Crime Scene" - Jan. 27, 2005
- "Gross Work" - Jan. 27, 2005
Season 4
- "Initiation Rituals" - Aug. 5, 2007
- "Skin Deep" - Aug. 5, 2007
- "Sexual Identity" - Aug. 8, 2007
- "Signs of Identity" - Aug. 15, 2007
- "Proving Ground" - Aug. 22, 2007
- "Body Modification" - Aug. 29, 2007
- "Nudity" - Sept. 5, 2007
- "Trials of Faith" - Oct. 3, 2007
- "Pets" - Oct. 10, 2007
- "Gross Food" - Oct. 31, 2007
- "Extreme Performers" - Nov. 11, 2007
- "Jobs" - Nov. 14, 2007
- "Mating" - Nov. 21, 2007
Season 5
- "Touching Death" - Aug. 6, 2008
- "Extreme Kids" - Aug. 6, 2008
- "Supreme Devotion" - Aug. 13, 2008
- "Body Extremes" - Aug. 20, 2008
- "Extreme Healing" - Aug. 27, 2008
- "Trial by Fire" - Sept. 3, 2008
- "Extreme Eats" - Sept. 10, 2008
- "Outsiders" - Sept. 17, 2008
- "Drugs" - Oct. 15, 2008
- "The Third Sex" - Oct. 22, 2008
- "Extreme Punishment" - Oct. 29, 2008
- "Bizarre Bodies" - Nov. 10, 2008
- "Extreme Rituals" - Nov. 24, 2008
- "Spilling Blood" - Dec. 1, 2008
- "Sex" - Dec. 8, 2008
Season 6
- "Prostitution" - Jan. 17, 2010
- "Fat" - Jan. 20, 2010
- "Misfits" - Jan. 27, 2010
- "Narcotics"[5] - Feb. 3, 2010
- "Strange Love" - Feb. 10, 2010
- "Beyond the Grave" - Feb. 17, 2010
Season 7
- "Beauty" - May 2, 2011
- "Fantasy Lives" - May 2, 2011
- "Addiction" - May 9, 2011
- "Hoarders" - May 16, 2011
- "Prison Love" - May 23, 2011
- "Forbidden Love" - Jun. 12, 2011
Season 8
- "Secret Lives" - Jan. 3, 2012
- "Odd Couples" - Jan. 10, 2012
- "Extreme Fighting" - Jan. 17, 2012
- "Freaky Remedies" - Jan. 24, 2012
Season 9
- "Living With the Dead" - Jun. 17, 2012
- "Strange Behavior" - Jun. 24, 2012
- "Booze" - Jul. 1, 2012
- "Teen Sex" - Jul. 8, 2012
- "Extreme Collectors" - Jul. 15, 2012
- "Ugly" - Jul. 22, 2012
- "Nasty Jobs" - Jul. 29, 2012
- "Weird Weddings" - Aug. 5, 2012
- "Strange Passions" - Aug. 19, 2012
- "U.S. of Alcohol" - Sept. 2, 2012
- "Extreme Bodies" - Sept. 23, 2012
- "Changing Sex" - Sept. 30, 2012
- "Weird Collections" - Oct. 2, 2012
- "Private Passions" - Oct. 9, 2012
- "Old Enough?" - Oct. 16, 2012
- "Strange Syndromes" - Oct. 23, 2012
- "Bizarre Burials" - Oct. 30, 2012
- "Devils and Demons" - Nov. 19, 2012
Season 10
This "season" consists of episodes from a spin-off series: "Taboo USA".[6]
- "Secret Passions" - Jun. 04, 2013
- "Strange Bonds" - Jun. 11, 2013
- "Odd Jobs" - Jun. 18, 2013
- "Forever Young" - Jun. 25, 2013
- "Strange Obsessions" - Jul. 02, 2013
- "Inked, Pierced & Hooked" - Jul. 09, 2013
- "Extreme Obesity" - Jul. 16, 2013
- "Strange Medicine" - Jul. 23, 2013
- "Body Shock" - Jul. 30, 2013
- "Home Strange Home" - Aug. 06, 2013
- "Strange Medicine" - Dec. 17, 2013
Specials
- The original Taboo pilot aired as a special in 2002.
- "Sex Swap" - 2007
- "Marked for Life" - March 2, 2008
- "Quest for Acceptance" - March 26, 2008
- "Ritualized" - Dec. 5, 2014
- "New Shades of Sex" - Dec. 5, 2014
- "Express Your Body" - Dec. 5, 2014
- Miss Plus America, Steph DeWaegeneer; Ms. Plus America 2009, featured in the episode "Fat".
- The Lizardman, Erik Sprague, featured in the episode "Outcast".
"'NGC Forum". National Geographic Channel Forum. February 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
