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Mythbusters

Jamie and Adam are two special effects experts with over 30 years of experience and they set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test theories to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban myth.
RECENTLY ADDED200811 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S6 E1 - Alaska Special

    April 22, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    Alaska is one of the most extreme places on earth and for the Mythbusters, it provides an ideal habitat to test some Alaskan anecdotes.
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  2. S6 E2 - NASA Moon Landing

    August 6, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    On this episode of MythBusters, the team tackles the tallest tale of all in Moon Landing Hoax Hour. Did NASA pull off the greatest cover-up in human history?
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  3. S6 E3 - Exploding Steak

    August 5, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    On this easily digestible episode of MythBusters, we're testing two myths-suggested by the fans: Exploding Meat and Don't Drive Angry. We push the limits of what people are willing to try, and what they simply can't avoid.
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  4. S6 E4 - Ninjas 2

    September 24, 2008
    42min
    TV-PG
    In this special, Jamie and Adam revisit some old ninja myths and tackle some new ones. And the world's foremost arrow-catching ninja, Anthony Kelly, will settle the dispute of whether it's possible to catch an arrow midair.
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  5. S6 E6 - Viral Hour

    September 2, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    Viral videos get a timely checkup as Jamie and Adam try to blast a full-sized car with fire hoses and to float a tinfoil boat in an empty fish tank, while Tory, Kari and Grant investigate the mystery of the fainting goats.
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  6. S6 E8 - Water Stun Gun

    September 16, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    It's been reported the CIA has been trying to combine water with an electric stun gun for crowd control. Jamie and Adam test this process until they go way over the top. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant are playing with fire, literally.
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  7. S6 E9 - Alcohol Myths

    October 21, 2008
    44min
    TV-14
    Half the team sets out to test the phenomenon of "beer goggles," as well as various sobering up techniques, such as running on a treadmill and face slapping. Meanwhile, the other half is bent on investigating a legendary medieval Korean weapon.
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  8. S6 E10 - Motorcycle Flip

    October 28, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    Adam and Jamie take on an Indiana Jones movie stunt, while Kari, Grant and Troy try to break out of jail using ropes made of nothing but bed sheets, hair and toilet paper.
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  9. S6 E11 - Coffin Punch

    November 4, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    The whole team gets together to test myths about survival, including what constitutes bulletproof and whether it's possible to escape once buried alive.
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  10. S6 E12 - End With a Bang

    November 11, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    The team joins forces to place popular sayings under the microscope to determine whether it really is "impossible to polish a turd," possible to "hit the ground running" or advisable to "end with a bang."
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  11. S6 E13 - Viewer Special Threequel

    November 18, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    This is the viewer special sequel, sequel! The viewer inspired ideas just kept coming and the team tackled four of their favorites including a gruesome myth from World War II, a cure for hypothermia, exploding toilets and musical mushroom clouds.
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