Two Hollywood special effects experts investigate urban legends by putting them to the test.
The show Mythbusters investigates urban legends, tall tales, and myths, applying scientific methods to verify their validity.
1. Pilot 1: Jet-Assisted Chevy/Pop Rocks and Soda
Aired: Jan 23, 20031967 Chevy Impala with a jet assisted take off. Eating Pop Rocks with cola ca...
2. Pilot 2: Vacuum Toilet/Biscuit Bazooka/Leaping Lawyer
Aired: Jan 23, 2003A tin of biscuit dough explodes and hits a woman. A woman is stuck on an airp...
3. Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon/Goldfinger/Poppy-Seed Drug Test
Aired: Mar 7, 2003Acending in a lawn chair with weather balloons. Poppy seeds cause you to fail...
4. Ice Bullet/Exploding Toilet/Who Gets Wetter?
Aired: Sep 23, 2003Tested myths include magic ice bullets, thought to kill without a clue and is...
5. Cell Phone Destruction/Silicone Breasts/CD-ROM Shattering
Aired: Oct 3, 2003Cell phones are tested to see if they can destroy a gas station. Then, breast...
6. Barrel of Bricks/Pissing on the Third Rail/Eel Skin Wallet
Aired: Oct 10, 2003The story of the unlucky construction worker and the barrel of 500 lb. of bri...
7. Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings
Aired: Oct 17, 2003Jamie and Adam test whether a penny dropped from a skyscraper will embed in c...
8. Hammer Bridge Drop/Buried Alive/Cola
Aired: Oct 24, 2003Buster tries to survive a drop into a body of water with a hammer, and Jamie'...
9. Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing/Tree Cannon/Beat the Breath Test
Aired: Nov 7, 2003Jamie and Adam test whether a tongue piercing can attract lightning, if they ...
Aired: Dec 5, 2003 The Mythbusters see if a car can get so stinky that no one will buy it. Waiti...
11. Escape from Alcatraz/Duck Quack/Stud Finder
Aired: Dec 12, 2003Jamie and Adam try to escape from Alcatraz using a raft made from raincoats. ...
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Seasons: 16
Current Status: Ended
Network: Discovery
Production Countries: Australia, United States, Ireland
Genres:Reality-TV, Mystery, Documentary
