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MythBusters

  • TV-PG
  • 2003–2018
  • 16 seasons
  • Documentary
  • 7.8

Failure is always an option.

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.

Episodes

11 episodes
  1. 1JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?

    60 minMay 1, 2013

    MythBusters' 10th anniversary kicks off with a blast from the past, the myth that began the busting: JATO Rocket Car. Back with more rocket power, more gadgets, and a huge rolling bunker called The Beast, will the team bust this myth once and for all?

  2. 2Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special

    May 8, 2013

    Deadliest Catch captains Johnathan and Junior join the MythBusters to test if a crab pot will drag you overboard to the bottom if your foot is caught in a coil, if it's better to work a 30-hr grind with no sleep, and if crab pots truly are indestructible.

  3. 3Down and Dirty/Earthquake Survival

    60 minMay 15, 2013

    The MythBusters get down and dirty to test if using a bathroom's hand dryer is better than a paper towel and which public restroom stall is the cleanest. They also shake, rattle and roll to test if it's better to stand in the doorway during an earthquake.

  4. 4Indy Car Special

    60 minMay 22, 2013

    The MythBusters burn rubber at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway testing racing myths. Can man beat machine in a 30-ft, standing-start sprint? Can a driver lose 10 lbs during a race? Can a race tire's suction rip loose a manhole cover during a street race?

  5. 5Battle of the Sexes: Round 2

    May 29, 2013

    It's Round 2 of Battle of the Sexes and the MythBusters test the cliches: Will lost men really not stop and ask for directions? Are women better multi-taskers? Which sex can parallel park with aplomb? And should "throwing like a girl" really be an insult?

  6. 6Motorcycle Water Ski

    Jun 5, 2013

    Jamie puts his life on the line to test the myth that a motorcycle traveling at highway speeds can drive across the surface of a lake. The MythBusters test whether you can survive a jump from a highrise with a parachute made from a hotel room's contents.

  7. 7Hypermiling/Crash Cushions

    Jun 12, 2013

    Could a guy sandwiched between two big guys in the backseat of a car survive the car being T-boned by a truck? The MythBusters also hit the road to test three more hypermiling myths. Can these simple techniques really double your car's fuel efficiency?

  8. 8Duct Tape Canyon

    60 minJun 19, 2013

    Lost in the wilderness, Adam and Jamie survive the desert, repel down canyon cliff-faces, and brave Class 5 rapids, all with duct tape and bubble wrap. Guest appearance by Nik Wallenda, famous tightrope walker, who has his own way to traverse the canyon.

  9. 9Painting With Explosives/Bifurcated Boat

    Jun 26, 2013

    After 7 years, it's back to unsolved Myth-teries: Can Adam's snowflake of death or Jamie's special sphere paint a room with a boom? Then, the fans demand the return to the cursed, bifurcated boat myth to see if it can be split in two by a channel marker.

  10. 10Breaking Bad Special

    Aug 12, 2013

    Things get volatile when the MythBusters meet creator Vince Gilligan and star Aaron Paul to check the chemistry behind the hit TV show "Breaking Bad." The team recreates two iconic, acidic scenes to see if the science truly holds up, melts down, or blows.

  11. 11Zombie Special

    Oct 17, 2013

    Adam and Jamie test two myths about the power of the zombie hoard. First, can they really break through a door thanks to working as a team of pushing power? Second, what's the perfect weapon to use against the zombie hoard: gun or ax? Then Kari, Grant and Tory unleash their inner beast too as they find out if it's really inevitable that zombies will catch you even though they only shuffle at 2 miles an hour!

Where to watch MythBusters

Availability from JustWatch, via TMDB. Full listing for United States

Series cast

Robert LeeSelf - Narrator (voice)272 episodes
Adam SavageSelf - Host258 episodes
Jamie HynemanSelf - Host258 episodes
Kari ByronSelf - Host223 episodes
Tory BelleciSelf - Host223 episodes
Grant ImaharaSelf - Host223 episodes
Jessi CombsSelf - Host24 episodes
Scottie ChapmanSelf22 episodes
Christine ChamberlainSelf - Shop Assistant16 episodes
Brian LoudenSelf - Host14 episodes
Jonathan LungSelf - Host14 episodes
John McLeodSelf2 episodes
James CameronSelf2 episodes
Barack ObamaSelf2 episodes
Vince Gilligan2 episodes
Tony ShalhoubSelf1 episode
Dan GreenSelf1 episode
Roger ClemensSelf1 episode

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