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MythBusters

7.8/10 671 votes
Documentary

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Created by:
Peter Rees
Cast:
Brian Louden, Jonathan Lung, Robert Lee
Language:
English
Country:
Australia, United States of America, Ireland
Network:
Discovery, SBS

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Seasons

17 available

Specials

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 10.0

Best Animal Myths

2004-03-21

This was a re-cut of previously tested animal-related myths from different episodes. Chicken Gun, Goldfish Memory, Does a Duck's Quack Echo?

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E02

Episode 2

★ 10.0

Best Electric Myths

2004-05-06

This was a re-cut of previously tested electricity-related myths from different episodes. Peeing on the Third Rail, Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Microwave Madness

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E03

Episode 3

★ 10.0

Best Explosions

2004-06-09

This was a re-cut of previously tested explosion-related myths from different episodes. Cell Phone Destruction, Raccoon Rocket, Tree Cannon, Exploding Toilet

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

Buster Special

2005-02-02

Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.3

Ultimate MythBusters

2005-02-09

Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate MythBuster.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.7

MythBusters Outtakes

2005-03-16

This episode showed outtakes from the series.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 7.5

Shop 'til You Drop

2005-04-06

The MythBusters' showed their favorite places to shop.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 8.5

MythBusters Revealed

2005-04-27

This was a behind the scenes insight of MythBusters, featuring interviews, as well as exploring personal issues between the hosts.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.0

Hollywood on Trial

2005-05-11

Will bullets spark when ricocheting off other objects? Did the aluminium paint used on Buddy Ebsen, the actor originally slated to play the Tin Man in the 1939 movie version of The Wizard of Oz cause an adverse reaction that hospitalized him? Is it possible for a medium-to-large build man to break through a wooden door frame on his own power? Is it possible to be thrown through a glass window and walk away without a scratch? Is it possible to ignite a pool of gasoline using only a cigarette? Note: This was a special episode. It was the first appearance of Grant Imahara.

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Episode 10

★ 9.0

Young Scientist Special

2008-04-26

Are electric cars truly slow? Do increased CO2 levels cause accelerated ice melting? Are cows truly the single greatest air polluter?

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Episode 11

★ 7.7

Viewers' Special Threequel

2008-11-19

Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion? Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia? Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode?

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Episode 12

★ 8.0

Top 25 Moments

2010-06-16 · 84m

The Fab Five look back at their top 25 most celebrated MythBusters moments.

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Episode 13

★ 10.0

Car Conundrum

2010-06-23

This is a re-cut of Underwater Car, Hollywood Crash Test and Car Remote Capers.

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Episode 14

★ 10.0

Alcohol Myths

2010-06-30

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Alcohol Myths.

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Episode 15

★ 10.0

Duct Tape Hour 2

2010-07-07

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Duct Tape Hour 2.

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Episode 16

★ 10.0

Knock Your Socks Off

2010-07-14

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Knock Your Socks Off.

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Episode 17

★ 8.5

Viewer Special Threequel

2010-07-21

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Viewer Special Threequel.

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Episode 18

★ 10.0

Bottle Bash

2010-07-28

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Bottle Bash.

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Episode 19

★ 10.0

Unarmed and Unharmed

2010-10-06

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Unarmed and Unharmed.

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Episode 20

Phone Book Friction

2010-10-13

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Phone Book Friction.

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Episode 21

★ 10.0

Duct Tape Hour

2010-10-20

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Duct Tape Hour.

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Episode 22

Curving Bullets

2010-10-27

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Curving Bullets.

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Episode 23

★ 10.0

Location, Location, Location

2011-11-09

The MythBusters discuss 12 favorite locations they have used for testing myths in the past.

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Episode 24

★ 10.0

Explosions A to Z

2012-11-25

The Build Team goes through the alphabet highlighting some of the show's 752 detonations and counting.

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Episode 25

★ 9.3

Duct Tape: The Return

2016-03-06

Building a duct tape trebuchet, and saving Busters life with duct tape.

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Cast

Brian Louden

Brian Louden

Self - Host

Jonathan Lung

Jonathan Lung

Self - Host

Robert Lee

Robert Lee

Self - Narrator (voice)

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