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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

15 episodes
  1. 1Star Wars Special

    43 minJan 4, 2014

    The MythBusters test if Luke really could swing himself and Leia across a chasm with only his belt-rigged grappling hook, could an Ewok log swing crush an Imperial "Chicken Walker", and could Luke survive in a tauntaun's belly?

  2. 2Moonshiner Myths

    43 minJan 11, 2014

    The MythBusters find out if an exploding still really could blow your house down and if you really could use hooch to fuel an unmodified car on a "moonshine run."

  3. 3Hollywood Car Crash Cliches

    43 minJan 18, 2014

    It's wall-to-wall automotive mayhem, as the MythBusters drive through glass, plow through traffic, and fire an RPG at an SUV to take aim at classic Hollywood crash cliches.

  4. 4Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics

    43 minJan 25, 2014

    The MythBusters test car-chase cliches: Can you really share driving, change places, or dump the driver while moving at speed? Also, from the message boards, the team tests some fan-suggested deterrents for driving away cats, bears and snakes.

  5. 5*DO* Try This at Home?

    43 minFeb 1, 2014

    After more than 10 years of testing impossible, dangerous and downright crazy myths that you shouldn't or couldn't try at home, the MythBusters investigate a host of myths that maybe you can!

  6. 6Mythssion Impossible

    Feb 15, 2014

    The MythBusters test three impossible idioms: Can you herd cats? Can you catch a greased pig? And, most importantly, can you cram 10 pounds of poop into a 5-pound bag?

  7. 7Bullet Baloney

    Feb 22, 2014

    The MythBusters take on five filmic firearm cliches: Will a bent-barreled shot gun fire? Can you fire a gun in space? Will a gun dropped in a deep fryer go off? What weird items will stop a bullet? And does a neon sign really explode when hit by a bullet?

  8. 8Supersonic Ping Pong/Ice Cannon

    60 minMar 1, 2014

    In this ballistics bonanza, Adam and Jamie ask if supersonic ping pong can go lethally wrong while Kari, Grant and Tory light the frozen fuse on a cannon made of ice!

  9. 9Fire in the Hole

    60 minJul 10, 2014

    The MythBusters tackle some of Hollywood's favorite explosive scenarios. Could a hero really shoot a live grenade in midair and thus render it useless? Could you really contain a TNT explosion inside an ordinary object like a file cabinet or aquarium?

  10. 10Household Disasters

    Jul 17, 2014

    It's YOUR house under the Myths-cro-scope this time. Could a vacuum cleaner explode while sucking up black powder? Could sunscreen scorch your skin? Could a piano crash through your roof? And finally, could an exploding water heater extinguish a house fire?

  11. 11Commercial Myths

    Jul 24, 2014

    The MythBusters go to vertigo-inducing heights to test out some commercial myths. Could you actually bob for an apple while jumping from a 100-foot high bungee cord? And from a viral video, could you really play a match of tennis while both players are standing on top of an airplane's wing?

  12. 12Road Rage

    60 minJul 31, 2014

    In this episode, three car crimes straight from Hollywood are put to the test: the cliff top push, the two-wheel wipeout (and ... we do mean WIPEOUT, with Adam at the wheel to boot), and, finally, the Corvette barrel roll from "Wanted."

  13. 13Laws of Attraction

    Aug 7, 2014

    The MythBusters use sexy science to tackle five captivating clich?s about the laws of attraction, including whether men really do prefer blondes, if pheromone sprays really work, if bigger boobs equal bigger tips, and whether a man's wealth really woos women.

  14. 14Traffic Tricks

    Aug 7, 2014

    The subject is everyone's favorite topic of discussion besides weather: traffic! The MythBusters determine whether a roundabout (or rotary) is better than a four-way stop sign, if it's faster to drive than fly when your trip is under 400 miles, and whether it's better to change lanes or stay put in heavy traffic.

  15. 15Plane Boarding

    Aug 21, 2014

    If you travel at all, you'll LOVE this episode, as Jamie and Adam explore the most efficient ways to board an airplane (back to front? window to aisle? unassigned seating? etc.). Then, Kari, Grant and Tory determine whether you can really make a bullet out of a human tooth.

Where to watch MythBusters

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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 GilliganSelf2 episodes
Tony ShalhoubSelf1 episode
Dan GreenSelf1 episode
Roger ClemensSelf1 episode

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