The BEST episodes of Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

Every episode of Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss!

Host and intrepid traveler Rainn Wilson traverses the globe searching for the secrets to the happiest societies on earth.

Last Updated: 2/19/2026Network: PeacockStatus: Ended

7.75

16 votes

#1 - Happiness Is Quieting Your @#$%^&* Mind

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2023

In Thailand, Rainn hopes to learn the art of enjoying himself while in the company of cabaret dancers, fortune-telling monks, kickboxers and farmers peddling sexual enhancement supplements.

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7.50

16 votes

#2 - Happiness Is a Condom Box Burial

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/18/2023

According to the World Happiness Report, Ghana's capital city of Accra is the fourth most optimistic place on earth; Rainn explores how boxing, fishing, farming and burying dead people in coffins shaped like condoms can relate to happiness.

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7.29

17 votes

#3 - Happiness Is a Stranger's Shower

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/18/2023

Seeking to understand the nature of happiness, Rainn visits Bulgaria, where he skateboards, gorges on pastries and attends a concert in a stranger's bedroom.

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7.04

28 votes

#4 - Happiness Is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/18/2023

Rainn Wilson's global quest for bliss begins in Iceland, where he gets nude in a cauldron of magma, chugs cod liver oil and learns the art of failure.

Directors: Niharika Desai

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6.94

16 votes

#5 - Happiness Is a Piñata Full of Rodents

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/2023

Los Angeles offers everything associated with happiness -- fame and fortune, sun and surf -- but for Rainn, LA has never been a very happy place; alongside sugar-rushed partygoers and a Yoda in tennis shoes, Rainn looks for bliss in his own backyard.

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