The Saint Petersburg House of Discreet Pleasure drops prices to attract recession-crippled customers—a move that yields unexpected turmoil.

Recession Special

Iris Bahr

Sex Faces

Wish Fulfillment

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.

Yellowcake

Svetlana scrambles to interview and hire a new driver when her regular chauffeur quits.

Gumption

When Natasha expresses a desire to sleep with a black man, Svetlana attempts to lure one—with the help of some creative derriere augmentation.

Vlad applies for a job at an engineering laboratory, despite having a mostly hypothetical resumé. Meanwhile, Svetlana explores the benefits of botox injections.

Svetlana tries to avoid deportation after Steve annuls their marriage. Meanwhile, the family sets up shop in an occupied house.

Ointment

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.

You're Svencome

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.

Crystal Methdown

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.

Good Friggin Shabbes

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.

Eco-Shlong

Svetlana's aging mother pays a surprise visit from the old country with a seemingly impossible request.

Throw Mama Back on the Plane

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.

Snatchengil for the Stars

Svetlana is a comedy series starring Israeli-American comedienne Iris Bahr. It premiered on HDNet on May 27, 2010 and comprises two seasons.

Recession Special

Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes12

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