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MythBusters

Failure is always an option.

7.82003TV-PG16 seasonsEnglish

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.

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Documentary
Starring

Brian Louden, Jonathan Lung, Robert Lee

Created by

Peter Rees

Season 1

1.Jet-Assisted Chevy

Can a '67 Chevy turn into a 350-mile-per-hour road warrior? Are Pop Rocks candy and soda a recipe for disaster?

45 minJan 23, 2003

2.Biscuit Bazooka

Can a person get stuck to an airline toilet while it's in flight? Is there such a thing as a biscuit bazooka?

EpisodeJan 23, 2003

3.Poppy-Seed Drug Test

Can a poppy-seed bagel tilt the results of a drug test? Can balloons carry a lawn chair? If you cover your body in gold paint, will you be able to breathe? Or could you die from it?

EpisodeMar 7, 2003

4.Exploding Toilet

Can you explode a toilet by flushing flammables down the bowl then lighting a match? Do you get wetter running or walking in the rain? Can you really make a "magic bullet" that will not leave evidence behind in its victim?

EpisodeSep 23, 2003

5.Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

Can chatting on a cell phone while pumping gas cause the pump to blow up? Will silicone breast implants burst under pressure? Can high-speed CD-ROM players really shatter a CD?

EpisodeOct 3, 2003

6.Barrel of Bricks

Is it dangerous to pee on the electrified third rail of a train track? Can an eel-skin wallet erase the information on your credit cards? Can a 500-pound barrel of bricks really hit the pulley holder?

EpisodeOct 10, 2003

7.Penny Drop

Can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a person below? Is it possible to "bake yourself" on a tanning bed? Did Lucille Ball expose a spy ring by hearing radio signals from her tooth fillings?

EpisodeOct 17, 2003

8.Buried Alive

Could a person survive a leap from a bridge by throwing a hammer in the water first? Is it possible to survive being buried alive? Can cola really remove bloodstains, clean rust or cook a steak?

EpisodeOct 24, 2003

9.Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing

Is it possible to make a cannon out of a tree? Could a drunk person really fool a Breathalyzer test? Can Adam's tongue piercing withstand the electric force of a lightning bolt?

EpisodeNov 7, 2003

10.Stinky Car

Is the myth of the stinky car true? Is the "raccoon in the drain" myth true? Will our MythBusters become human cannonballs?

EpisodeDec 5, 2003

11.Alcatraz Escape

Could prisoners really have escaped Alcatraz without a trace? Does a duck's quack echo? Can a stud finder really prove if human beings have been guinea pigs in mind-control experiments.

EpisodeDec 12, 2003

MythBusters

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.

Failure is always an option.

Information

Released
Jan 23, 2003
Episode length
43m
Seasons
16
Episodes
272
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
TV-PG
Created by
Peter Rees

Networks

Network
Discovery
Network
SBS

People in this story

Brian LoudenSelf - Host
Jonathan LungSelf - Host
Robert LeeSelf - Narrator (voice)

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