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MythBusters

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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

Episode guide

Seasons

17 available

Season 8

Episodes

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Episode 1

★ 9.0

Boomerang Bullet

2010-01-04 · 60m

Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

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Episode 2

★ 8.3

Soda Cup Killer

2010-03-24 · 60m

Jamie and Adam explore whether a cup of soda thrown from a car can kill, while Jessi, Tory and Grant see how long a good guy can hang by his fingertips.

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Episode 3

★ 9.0

Dive to Survive

2010-03-31 · 60m

Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

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Episode 4

★ 9.0

Spy Car Escape (1)

2010-04-07 · 60m

Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.

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Episode 5

★ 8.3

Bottle Bash

2010-04-14

What's worse, having an empty beer bottle smashed over your head, or a full one? Could ancient armies have truly used animal hides to build their cannons?

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Episode 6

★ 8.5

No Pain, No Gain

2010-04-28 · 60m

Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.

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Episode 7

★ 9.0

Mythssion Control

2010-05-05

In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.

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Episode 8

★ 8.7

Duct Tape Hour (2)

2010-05-12 · 60m

Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

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Episode 9

★ 9.0

Waterslide Wipeout

2010-05-19 · 60m

Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

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Episode 10

★ 8.3

Fireball Stun Gun

2010-06-02 · 60m

Does pepper spray + flannel shirt + stun gun = massive fireball, per CSI? Can fireworks really launch a person over a lake? (Watch the show! Don't try it at home!).

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Episode 11

★ 8.5

Flu Fiction

2010-06-09 · 60m

Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

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Episode 12

★ 8.5

Hair of the Dog

2010-10-06

Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

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Episode 13

★ 9.0

Storm Chasing Myths

2010-10-13 · 60m

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put tornados to the test alongside Storm Chasers Reed Timmer and Sean Casey.

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Episode 14

★ 8.3

Cold Feet

2010-10-20 · 60m

When you get cold feet, do your feet actually get cold? And what actually happens when the poop hits the fan?

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Episode 15

★ 9.0

Tablecloth Chaos

2010-10-27

Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?

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Episode 16

★ 9.0

Arrow Machine Gun

2010-11-03 · 60m

Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.

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Episode 17

★ 8.5

Mini Myth Madness

2010-11-10

Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?

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Episode 18

★ 9.0

Reverse Engineering

2010-11-17

Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.

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Episode 19

★ 9.0

Inverted Underwater Car

2010-11-24

Adam attempts to escape from an upside-down underwater car, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Kiss the Girls.

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Episode 20

★ 8.0

Bug Special

2010-12-01

Can a collision with a bug kill a biker? Can flies really lift a laptop? Does water repel flies?

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Episode 21

★ 9.0

President's Challenge

2010-12-08

President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.

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Episode 22

★ 9.0

Green Hornet Special

2010-12-15

Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.

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Episode 23

★ 9.0

Operation Valkyrie

2010-12-22

Adam and Jamie weigh in on a famous assassination attempt; Kari, Grant and Tory try to determine if one can really can “slap some sense” into someone.

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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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