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Mythbusters

The MythBusters, Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with over 30 years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend.
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Holiday Special
    December 5, 2006
    43min
    TV-PG
    The MythBusters team investigates whether reindeer really could help Santa fly, what's the best way to keep all the needles on your Christmas tree and how much yodeling it actually takes to start an avalanche.
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  2. S5 E2 - Hindenburg Mystery
    January 9, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Adam and Jamie turn dirigible detectives to try and solve one of aeronautics biggest puzzles, while Kari, Tory and Grant come face-to-face with -- and have to flee from -- some of nature's natural-born killers.
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  3. S5 E3 - Pirate Special
    January 16, 2007
    1 h 27 min
    TV-PG
    Arggghhh me hearties -- Jamie and Adam have plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime myths. They investigate four stories of hi-jinks on the high seas, and the action is thick and fast.
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  4. S5 E4 - Underwater Car
    January 23, 2007
    49min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares trying to escape from underwater cars. Meanwhile Grant, Tory and Kari roll out the Seven Paper Fold myth. Is it possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times?
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  5. S5 E5 - Speed Cameras
    March 6, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    Take two self-confessed speed freaks, Adam and Jamie, and pit them against the people's nemesis: speed cameras. The result: an action-packed adventure full of fun, fascination and, best of all, fast cars.
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  6. S5 E6 - Dog Myths
    March 13, 2007
    43min
    TV-PG
    Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? To find an answer, Adam and Jamie work with a pair of untrained, middle-aged malamute huskies. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory look into different myths on how to beat a guard dog.
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  7. S5 E7 - More Myths Reopened
    March 20, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    Every so often, the MythBusters draw conclusions that leave the fans seething. Well, once again, it's time for the MythBusters to put some of their most contentious outcomes under the microscope.
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  8. S5 E8 - Voice Flame Extinguisher
    April 10, 2007
    43min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam set out to discover if it's possible to put out a fire using only your voice. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant will put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope.
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  9. S5 E9 - Birds in a Truck
    April 17, 2007
    43min
    TV-PG
    Adam and Jamie tackle Newton, the founder of the principle of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of momentum. They look into a physics urban myth and try to determine if birds in a truck lighten the load take flight
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  10. S5 E10 - Walking on Water
    April 24, 2007
    43min
    TV-PG
    Adam, Jamie and a ninjitsu master try their luck at aquatic agility and get confrontational while competing to see how ninjas -- masters of illusion-- create the impression of running on water.
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  11. S5 E11 - Western Myths
    May 29, 2007
    43min
    TV-PG
    It's Yeehaa and Hiyo Silver as Adam and Jamie saddle up for some western myths -- and that is not all. Kari, Tory, and Grant test the modern marvel of airbags. It's all here -- past, present, horses, cars and guns.
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  12. S5 E12 - Big Rig Myths
    June 5, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Adam and Jamie try to find out if an exploding truck tire can kill. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant investigate another fuel efficiency fable.
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  13. S5 E13 - Snow Special
    June 19, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    In this episode of Mythbusters, the whole team is piste off and that's snow joke. They are snowed under with movie myths and living legends as they put snow myths to the test in this Snow Special.
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  14. S5 E14 - Grenades and Guts
    June 12, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam investigate the cliche that a quick-thinking action hero can protect his fellow cast members from a grenade blast. Meanwhile, the intrepid trio tests an Internet video with an outrageous claim about soda and candy.
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  15. S5 E15 - Baseball Myths
    August 7, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    Roger Clemens, perhaps baseball's greatest living pitcher, joins the gang to take on the national pastime as only the Mythbusters can.
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  16. S5 E16 - Viewer Special
    August 14, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    The Mythbusters have been putting out the call for new myths to bust and now, they put a new batch of viewer suggestions to the test.
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  17. S5 E17 - Superhero Hour
    August 28, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    The Mythbusters are wearing their underpants on the outside, as the Marvel comic maestros are put under the MythBusters microscope.
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  18. S5 E18 - Red Rag to a Bull
    August 21, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    The team tests the legend that the color red can drive a bull toward psychopathy. Fresh from bull jousting, the team tests the saying "bull in a china shop."
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  19. S5 E19 - Myth Revolution
    September 4, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Kari, Tory and Grant puts the latest covert surveillance conspiracy theories to the test. Meanwhile, Adam and Jamie are testing a myth about weapons.
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  20. S5 E20 - Trail Blazers
    October 30, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Adam and Jamie get on the trail of some flammable Hollywood fables while Kari, Grant and Tory break out the defibrillator for some electrifying action.
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  21. S5 E21 - Exploding Water Heater
    November 6, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam get steamed testing if a water heater can rocket through the roof and into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari try on some all-American myths about blue jeans.
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  22. S5 E22 - Idioms
    November 20, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    The MythBusters test the truth behind some time-honored sayings and conventional wisdom -- like shooting fish in a barrel, the best cure for a chile burn and whether or not elephants are really scared of mice.
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  23. S5 E23 - Pirates 2!
    November 27, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    In this piratical sequel, the MythBusters once again plunder and pillage for maritime myth, testing two Pirates of the Caribbean movie-inspired myths and the curse of a Sand Neck Tie.
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  24. S5 E24 - Confederate Cannon
    December 4, 2007
    44min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam take on a mythical confederate weapon: a steam-powered machine gun rumored to fire 400 rounds a minute at a 300-yard range. Meanwhile, the team puts their lying skills on the line to try to beat a lie detector.
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  25. S5 E25 - Airplane Hour
    December 11, 2007
    42min
    TV-PG
    Jamie and Adam take wing to test if a person with no flight training can safely land an airplane. Tory, Grant, and Kari jump on some Hollywood-inspired skydiving myths.
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