MythBusters Season 1

January. 23,2003      TV-PG
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Trailer Synopsis

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.

Episode 11 : Alcatraz Escape
December. 12,2003
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.
Episode 10 : Stinky Car
December. 05,2003
Is the myth of the stinky car true? Is the "raccoon in the drain" myth true? Will our MythBusters become human cannonballs?
Episode 9 : Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing
November. 07,2003
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?
Episode 8 : Buried Alive
October. 24,2003
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?
Episode 7 : Penny Drop
October. 17,2003
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?
Episode 6 : Barrel of Bricks
October. 10,2003
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?
Episode 5 : Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
October. 03,2003
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?
Episode 4 : Exploding Toilet
September. 23,2003
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?
Episode 3 : Poppy-Seed Drug Test
March. 07,2003
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?
Episode 2 : Biscuit Bazooka
January. 23,2003
Can a person get stuck to an airline toilet while it's in flight? Is there such a thing as a biscuit bazooka?
Episode 1 : Jet-Assisted Chevy
January. 23,2003
Can a '67 Chevy turn into a 350-mile-per-hour road warrior? Are Pop Rocks candy and soda a recipe for disaster?

Seasons

Season 16
Season 16 2018
Season 15
Season 15 2017
Season 14
Season 14 2016
Season 13
Season 13 2015
Season 12
Season 12 2014
Season 11
Season 11 2013
Season 10
Season 10 2012
Season 9
Season 9 2011
Season 8
Season 8 2010
Season 7
Season 7 2009
Season 6
Season 6 2008
Season 5
In another exciting season, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in an underwater car, and seek to prove if you can fold paper more than seven times. The team also goes out of this world to put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope. They even tackle classic western myths: historical and current, horse and car, guns and explosions. What more could you possibly want?
Season 5 2007
Season 4
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. The holiday special episode in this season was the first time MythBusters was broadcast in high definition.
Season 4 2006
Season 3
Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.
Season 3 2005
Season 2
Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain make their first appearances this season. Folklorist Heather Joseph-Witham makes her final appearance this season.
Season 2 2004
Season 1
Season 1 2003

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