MythBusters Episode Guide

Episode Guide

MythBusters: Season 12 (2013)

MythBusters: Season 11 (2012)

  • Season 11 Episode 8: Explosions A to Z

    Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman present highlights of some of the show's history 752 featured detonations

  • Season 11 Episode 7: Food Fables

    Celebrity chef Alton Brown helps the team discover if it can cook lasagna in a dishwasher or a meal beneath the hood of a car.

  • Season 11 Episode 6: Cannonball Chemistry

    Adam and Jamie test whether a mattress can really cushion a watery wipe out; Kari, Tory and Grant tackle a blast from the past as they test if cannonballs made of stone can really cause carnage.

  • Season 11 Episode 5: Mini Myth Medley

    Viewer requested myths include an underwater bike ride, if you can know something 'like the back of your hand,' and the potty dance.

  • Season 11 Episode 4: Fright Night

    Adam and Jamie see if certain sound frequencies can convince people of paranormal activity; finding out if the smell of fear exists.

  • Season 11 Episode 3: Hail Hijinx

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether it is possible to run and jump to safety from a rope bridge as it collapses - a feat Sylvester Stallone carries out in the 1993 film Cliffhanger. Plus, exploring the possibility of a hail storm sinking a boat

  • Season 11 Episode 2: Trench Torpedo

    The boys test whether a trench corner can slow down a shockwave and save a soldier.

  • Season 11 Episode 1: Titanic Survival

    James Cameron joins Adam and Jamie to try to answer the questions, did Jack (from Cameron's 'Titanic') needlessly die? Is it possible that Rose and Jack could have both fit on the wooden board and survived together?

MythBusters: Season 10 (2012)

  • Season 10 Episode 12: Hollywood Gunslingers

    The build team tests cinematic firearms myths, including whether two guns fired simultaneously can be accurate and if silver bullets fly straight and true

  • Season 10 Episode 11: Duel Dilemmas

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman re-create a scene from The Magnificent Seven in a bid to test whether a knife can outdo a gun. Plus, a rumoured two-stage missile in medieval China

  • Season 10 Episode 10: Bubble Pack Plunge

    The team investigates whether bubble wrap can protect a person from injury if they dive from a three-storey building, and if it is possible to flip a car and be ejected from it

  • Season 10 Episode 9: Bouncing Bullet

    The team tests whether a bullet can bounce up into the underside of a car and if explosions can be used to leap to superhuman heights

  • Season 10 Episode 8: Revenge of the Myth

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman try to make a weapon out of a water heater and thread a needle with an excavator. They also consider whether people can fly using fireworks, and a limousine is balanced on the edge of a cliff

  • Season 10 Episode 7: Driving in Heels

    The team tests whether driving in stiletto heels is dangerous, and if needing to urinate causes a motorist to be as much of a risk as being drunk

  • Season 10 Episode 6: Mailbag Special

    Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara answer viewers' questions, including whether it is possible to eat a spoonful of cinnamon without drinking water

  • Season 10 Episode 5: Battle of the Sexes

    Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the build team test the truth of five well-worn cliches about gender

  • Season 10 Episode 4: Swinging Pirates

    The team tests whether a person can swing across a ravine while trapped in a bone cage, and whether combining a drum, methanol and a flame can act as a turbo for a go-kart

  • Season 10 Episode 3: Square Wheels

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explore whether square wheels can produce a smooth ride at high speeds, and what two cars stuck bumper-to-bumper are capable of doing

  • Season 10 Episode 2: Fire vs. Ice

    The team investigates whether a fire extinguisher would cancel out a flame thrower if the two were used against each other in battle

  • Season 10 Episode 1: Duct Tape Island

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explore more duct tape myths. After being abandoned on a deserted island they try to secure a camp, trap food and attract rescuers with the material

MythBusters: Season 9 (2011)

  • Season 9 Episode 22: Toilet Bomb

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 9 Episode 21: Wheel of Mythfortune

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spin the Wheel of Mythfortune to pick the five winners of the viewer request lottery they will try to bust or confirm

  • Season 9 Episode 20: Wet and Wild

    Liquid-related moments from the series, including Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman diving in suits of body armour, swimming in syrup and torpedoing a boat

  • Season 9 Episode 19: Location, Location, Location

    The Mythbusters declassify destinations and reveal why the team is banned from a California quarry.

  • Season 9 Episode 18: Drain Disaster

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether igniting a sewer drain full of combustible gas would turn a manhole cover into a missile

  • Season 9 Episode 17: Flying Guillotine

    Taking on the military myth that it's safe to use the explosive C4 as a cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it; Chinese martial arts myth.

  • Season 9 Episode 16: Duct Tape Plane

    Kari, Grant and Tory try to patch up a damaged plane using only duct tape, while Jamie Hyneman investigates a viral video of excavators rowing a barge

  • Season 9 Episode 15: Walk a Straight Line

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether humans can walk a straight line blindfolded, while Kari, Grant and Tori test binary explosives

  • Season 9 Episode 14: Newton's Crane Cradle

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test a super-size version of Newton's cradle by using wrecking balls to transfer energy

  • Season 9 Episode 13: Bikes and Bazookas

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman find out whether motorcycles are more efficient than cars, while the build team tests a myth about shooting rocket-propelled grenades

  • Season 9 Episode 12: Paper Armor

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explore the physics of shock waves in water, while the build team investigates whether battle armour made of paper can be compared to steel

  • Season 9 Episode 11: Let There Be Light

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test a Hollywood lighting myth, while Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, and Tory Belleci try to stop out-of-control cars

  • Season 9 Episode 10: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 9 Episode 9: Fixing a Flat

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test ways to fix a flat tyre, while Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci find out if hooking a fast fish can cause a fishing reel to catch fire

  • Season 9 Episode 8: Dodge a Bullet

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether bullets can be dodged, and the Build Team investigates how similar hitting water and concrete are when falling from a great height

  • Season 9 Episode 7: Spy Car 2

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test more film myths about spy cars, while Kari, Tory, and Grant conduct bullet experiments in the snow

  • Season 9 Episode 6: Blow Your Own Sail

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put Hollywood sound effects up against reality, while Karl, Grant and Tory find out whether a sailboat can be propelled by a fan if there is no wind

  • Season 9 Episode 5: Torpedo Tastic

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman build a torpedo to find out if the first one ever fired really struck a boat from a distance of 800ft

  • Season 9 Episode 4: Bubble Trouble

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether it is impossible to float in carbonated water, while Karl, Tory and Grant find out if an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree

  • Season 9 Episode 3: Running on Water

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman find out whether it is possible to walk on water, while the Build Team tests which common items can be bomb-proof

  • Season 9 Episode 2: Blue Ice

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tackle a misconception from the movies regarding magazines and toasters, and the rest of the team hits the skies to discover the truth about the destructive force of blue ice

  • Season 9 Episode 1: Mission Impossible Mask

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the effectiveness of the type of spy masks used in the 1960s TV series Mission: Impossible, while Kari, Tory and Grant tackle two ballistic myths

MythBusters: Season 8 (2010)

  • Season 8 Episode 30: EPISODE: 30

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the most efficient way to board a plane, and the programme also tries to fool a forensic pathologist with a bullet made of teeth

  • Season 8 Episode 28: Operation Valkyrie

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the merits of a famous assassination attempt, while Kari, Grant and Tory investigate whether it is possible to 'slap some sense' into someone

  • Season 8 Episode 27: Green Hornet Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are joined by actor Seth Rogen, star of Knocked Up and upcoming film The Green Hornet, to investigate two blockbuster myths

  • Season 8 Episode 26: President's Challenge

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tackle a viewer request from US President Barack Obama, who asks them to revisit a myth dating back to ancient Greece

  • Season 8 Episode 25: Inverted Underwater Car

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman discover how easy it is to escape from a car that has crashed upside-down into water, but things do not go according to plan

  • Season 8 Episode 24: Reverse Engineering

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take apart a classic sports car to test the myth that some cars from the 1970s are more aerodynamic when travelling backwards

  • Season 8 Episode 23: Mini Myth Madness

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 22: Arrow Machine Gun

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 21: Table Cloth Chaos

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman rev up a motorbike in an effort to remove the tablecloth from a 24ft table, leaving the glasses and plates in place

  • Season 8 Episode 20: Cold Feet

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 19: Storm Chasing Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 18: Hair of the Dog

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate techniques for throwing sniffer dogs off the scent, including crossing deep water and using perfume to mask other scents

  • Season 8 Episode 12: Car Conundrum

    Car conundrum myths.

  • Season 8 Episode 11: 25 Best Busted Myths

    Adam, Jamie, Kari, Tory and Grant share their favorite moments.

  • Season 8 Episode 10: Flu Fiction

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the velocity and spread of a sneeze, and whether a person's runny nose will guarantee the transfer of mucus to his friends

  • Season 8 Episode 9: Fireball Stun Gun

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 8: Waterslide Wipeout

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman find out if it is possible to slide down a 200ft water slide, fly 115ft through the air and land unharmed in a children's pool

  • Season 8 Episode 7: Duct Tape Hour 2

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 6: Mythssion Control

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 5: No Pain, No Gain

    Adam and Jamie head to Stanford University to investigate whether some people are more resistant to pain than others

  • Season 8 Episode 4: Bottle Bash

    Adam and Jamie get feisty with a bar fight fable; Kari, Grant and Tory investigate a ballistic material mystery from history.

  • Season 8 Episode 3: Spy Car Escape

    Adam and Jamie test classic evasive spy maneuvers while Kari, Grant and Tory take their myth from a physics thought experiment.

  • Season 8 Episode 2: Dive to Survive

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 8 Episode 1: Soda Cup Killer

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a cup of fizzy drink can smash the windscreen of a car, and find out how long a person can hold on to a ledge by their fingertips

MythBusters: Season 7 (2009 - 2010)

  • Season 7 Episode 24: Boomerang Bullet

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is true that diseased bodies were launched from catapults as weapons in medieval times, and if a bullet can ricochet off three surfaces and return to kill its shooter

  • Season 7 Episode 23: Mini Myth Mayhem

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a match can be lit with a bullet, and whether a person will wet the bed when their hands are placed in water while they sleep

  • Season 7 Episode 22: Hidden Nasties

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether fizzy drinks are contaminated by rat urine, and test whether everyday items are dirtier than a toilet seat

  • Season 7 Episode 21: Unarmed and Unharmed

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman head to the OK Corral to investigate whether a Wild West gunslinger could disarm a bandit with one shot

  • Season 7 Episode 20: Antacid Jail Break

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 19: Dumpster Diving

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is possible to jump from a rooftop into a rubbish-filled skip without injuring themselves

  • Season 7 Episode 18: Myth Evolution 2

    Five fan favorites are re-examined from a different point of view.

  • Season 7 Episode 17: Crash and Burn

    Adam and Jamie test whether an out-of-control car really crashes and burns every time; Kari, Tory and Grant test a story about the world's first rocketeer.

  • Season 7 Episode 16: Hurricane Windows

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is better to open or close windows during a hurricane, and the rest of the team plays with liquid nitrogen

  • Season 7 Episode 15: Greased Lightning

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate two frightening kitchen-related stories, and test whether cheese can be used as cannon ammunition

  • Season 7 Episode 14: Dirty vs. Clean Car

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman get down and dirty with the myth that a muddy car uses less petrol than a clean one. Meanwhile, the remaining team members compare hangovers

  • Season 7 Episode 13: Duct Tape Hour

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 12: Knock Your Socks Off

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman discover how gravity affects the trajectory of a bullet, and investigate whether it is possible to hit an opponent hard enough to knock his socks off

  • Season 7 Episode 11: Car v Rain

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on the classic urban myth of driving in the rain. They try to discover whether it is possible for people to stay dry when they are out for a spin in their convertibles by simply driving faster

  • Season 7 Episode 10: Curving Bullets

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 9: Prison Escape

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman cling to the roof of a speeding car to discover whether a popular Hollywood action stunt is possible in real-life circumstances. They also investigate the theory that convicts can escape from prison by using dental floss to cut through solid steel bars. Plus, Buster attempts a cannonball escape

  • Season 7 Episode 8: Thermite vs. Ice

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 7: Seesaw Saga

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tackle a fan's improbable myth - a skydiver whose parachute failed to open hit a playground see-saw and sent a small girl flying seven storeys high

  • Season 7 Episode 6: Exploding Bumpers

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test car bumpers at high temperatures, and determine whether an arrow's potency is increased when fired from a galloping horse

  • Season 7 Episode 5: Swimming in Syrup

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 4: YouTube Special

    The team conducts an experiment involving a giant ball of toy building bricks that was inspired by a video-sharing website, and discovers the explosive power of match heads

  • Season 7 Episode 3: Banana Slip, Double Dip

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is possible to slip on a banana skin, and the rest of the team tries to produce home-made diamonds

  • Season 7 Episode 2: Alaska Special 2

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 7 Episode 1: Demolition Derby Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

MythBusters: Season 6 (2008 - 2009)

  • Season 6 Episode 28: Myth Evolution

    Experiments suggested by viewers, including whether a water heater can turn into a rocket, possible ways to shoot around corners, and whether a snowplough can split a car in two

  • Season 6 Episode 20: Viewer's Choice Threequel

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tackle four experiments suggested by viewers, including one related to a Second World War myth and another to see if brandy can combat hypothermia

  • Season 6 Episode 19: End With a Bang

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 18: Coffin Punch

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test legends about survival and revisit one of the viewers' favourite subjects - the question of what is bullet-proof

  • Season 6 Episode 17: Motorcycle Flip

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 16: Alcohol Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 15: Ninjas 2

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 14: Blind Driving

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 13: Water Stun Gun

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 12: Phone Book Friction

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman apply an ingenious test to a fable about phone books, while the rest of the team assesses a speculative tale from Hollywood involving a pyrotechnical set-piece

  • Season 6 Episode 11: Viral Hour

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct an investigation into viral videos on the internet, dissecting the content of many famous examples and asking whether viewers should believe everything they see

  • Season 6 Episode 10: NASA Moon Landing Hoax.

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate conspiracy theories alleging Nasa faked the first moon landing in July 1969, asking whether the agency could have carried out such an audacious and ambitious fraud

  • Season 6 Episode 9: Exploding Steak

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 8: Mythbusters Shark Special.

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman present a two-hour investigation into the truth about sharks, including whether they are afraid of their own image and how they react to being punched

  • Season 6 Episode 7: Alaska Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 6: MacGyver Special.

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the feasibility of makeshift and improvised weapons depicted in the TV series MacGyver, assessing how far the show's producers pushed the boundaries of science

  • Season 6 Episode 5: Viewers Special 2

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explore a second selection of stories submitted by fans of the show

  • Season 6 Episode 4: James Bond Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conclude the two-part James Bond special by assessing some of their favourite hi-tech gadgets from the long-running film franchise, asking which - if any - are practical

  • Season 6 Episode 3: Aeroplane on a Conveyor Belt

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 6 Episode 2: Lead Balloon

    The team experiments with more myths, including testing whether a lead balloon would be capable of flying, and using dynamite to create the ultimate surfing wave

  • Season 6 Episode 1: James Bond Special, Part 1

    Part one of two. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate gadgets seen in the James Bond films, and test the feasibility of 007's daring feats and hair's-breadth escapes

  • Season 6 Episode 1: Alaska Special

    Concluding the two days of programmes dedicated to Alaska, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the team test a series of myths about the region, one of the most extreme places on earth

MythBusters: Season 5 (2007 - 2008)

  • Season 5 Episode 25: Aeroplane Hour

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a person with no flight training can land an aircraft safely, while the rest of the team investigates Hollywood skydiving legends

  • Season 5 Episode 24: Confederate Steam Gun

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a legendary Confederate weapon - the steam-powered machine gun - could fire 400 rounds a minute at a range of 300 yards

  • Season 5 Episode 23: Pirates - Part Two!

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman delve into maritime lore and conduct two experiments inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean films

  • Season 5 Episode 22: Shooting Fish in a Barrel

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tries to shoot fish in a barrel and investigates whether elephants are really frightened of mice

  • Season 5 Episode 21: Supersized Myths

    The team experiments with great white sharks, jet taxis and rocket cars, and reveals whether it is possible to waterski behind a cruise ship in an extended edition of the programme

  • Season 5 Episode 20: Exploding Water Heater

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether a water heater can propel itself through a roof and into the atmosphere, while Grant, Kari and Tory experiment with blue jeans

  • Season 5 Episode 19: Trail Blazers

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test a series of Hollywood fables involving fire, while Kari, Grant and Tori conduct experiments using a defibrillator

  • Season 5 Episode 18: Myth Revolution

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate urban legends and popular myths, including whether a ninja can slap a bullet out of the air, a unique method of breathing underwater and a variety of ways to evade speed cameras

  • Season 5 Episode 17: Superhero Hour

    Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the team examine a selection of beliefs and rumours related to superheroes, including a variety of devices that could be used to travel skywards, and whether a grappling hook could allow a car to perform a 90-degree turn

  • Season 5 Episode 16: Red Rag to a Bull

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 5 Episode 15: Viewer's Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 5 Episode 14: Baseball Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate stories about baseball, with the help of former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens

  • Season 5 Episode 13: Snow Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman present a special edition dedicated to experiments involving snow, including whether yodelling and machine-gun fire can trigger avalanches and the best method of driving on ice

  • Season 5 Episode 12: Grenades and Guts

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether an action hero can protect his fellow cast members from a grenade blast, and test an internet video that makes an outrageous claim

  • Season 5 Episode 11: Big Rig Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman look into whether or not an exploding truck tyre can kill a person, while Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara investigate the legend that driving in the slipstream of a large truck will make a car more fuel-efficient

  • Season 5 Episode 10: Western Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate legends from Westerns, involving horses, guns, explosives and cars. Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara test a theory involving airbags

  • Season 5 Episode 9: Walking on Water

    In a special episode dedicated to the martial arts, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage investigate reports that ninjas can run on water, and the pair join a ninjitsu master to test their own aquatic agility

  • Season 5 Episode 8: Birds in a Truck

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 5 Episode 7: Voice Flame Extinguisher

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is possible for a person to extinguish a fire using only their voice, and the build team scrutinises theories about hypnosis

  • Season 5 Episode 6: More Myths Revisited

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman reinvestigate another selection of controversial theories from previous shows to see whether their original findings were valid or flawed in any way

  • Season 5 Episode 5: Dog Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman try to teach an old dog new tricks as they contend with a pack of wild, untrained and ageing huskies

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Speed Cameras

    Self-confessed speed freaks Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct an investigation into speed cameras, and find out if they can drive fast enough to avoid being photographed

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Underwater Car

    Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test a theory involving a submerged car, while Grant, Tory and Kari examine a paper-folding myth

  • Season 5 Episode 2: Pirate Special

    Legends about pirates are put to the test by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman in a two-hour special episode. Myths examined include the reputed origins of the iconic eye patch, whether a knife could be used to slide down a sail and whether a cannonball would kill more people than the shrapnel it created

  • Season 5 Episode 1: Hindenburg Mystery

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the mystery surrounding the cause of the Hindenburg disaster, in which the hydrogen-filled zeppelin caught fire, killing 36 people. Plus, Kari and the rest of the team have an experience with one of nature's finest killers

    Tomorrow at 6:00pm PDT - Science

MythBusters: Season 4 (2006 - 2007)

  • Season 4 Episode 28: 22,000 Foot Fall

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate a World War Two myth that a gunner falling 22,000 feet was saved by the explosion of a bomb that cushioned his fall

  • Season 4 Episode 27: Holiday Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 4 Episode 26: Anti-Gravity Device

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the claims of various anti-gravity devices, and several Christmas-themed legends are checked out

  • Season 4 Episode 25: Firearms Folklore

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the feasibility of a scene from Saving Private Ryan, in which one sniper kills another by shooting a bullet down the scope of his opponent's gun

  • Season 4 Episode 24: Concrete Glider

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the received wisdom that, much like a lead balloon, a concrete glider will not fly

  • Season 4 Episode 23: Exploding Lighter

    Special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate reports that a butane cigarette lighter can explode with the same force as several sticks of dynamite

  • Season 4 Episode 22: More Myths Revisited

    Jamie and Adam test the most controversial myths again to see if their original answers were correct.

  • Season 4 Episode 21: Air Cylinder Rocket

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a cracked valve on a compressed air cylinder can blast the tank through a cinder-block wall

  • Season 4 Episode 20: Killer Cable Snaps

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a person could be sliced in two by the recoil from a snapped high-tension cable. Plus, a look at the suggestion that ancient pottery retains sounds that can be played back

  • Season 4 Episode 19: Mega Movie Myths

    Two-hour special in which Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman recreate famous film scenes, hoping to prove which of them is the most true to life. They try to replicate the moment in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where Indy jumps out of a window and falls through three awnings to slow his fall, and see if it is possible to shoot locks off of doors, as featured in Big Trouble in Little China

  • Season 4 Episode 18: Deadly Straw

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether it is true that a hurricane can blow the feathers off a chicken

    Tomorrow at 5:00pm PDT - Science
  • Season 4 Episode 17: Earthquake Machine

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the possibility that Serbian inventor Nikolai Tesla once caused an earthquake in his New York lab while testing a machine he had created

  • Season 4 Episode 16: Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2

    Part two of two. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman attempt more Hollywood-style heists - including raiding a giant safe that can only be opened by an underwater explosion

  • Season 4 Episode 15: Shattering Subwoofer and Rough Road Driving

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the idea that a car can be shaken apart using only sound produced by its stereo system

  • Season 4 Episode 14: Diet Coke/Mentos

    Inspired by controversy on the internet, the team experiments with diet cola and a brand of mint sweets to create an explosive effect

  • Season 4 Episode 13: Killer Whirlpool; Snowplow

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether the myth about a huge whirlpool that sucks ships down to a watery grave can be backed up by scientific evidence

  • Season 4 Episode 12: Steam Cannon; Breakfast Cereal

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 4 Episode 11: Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1

    Part one of two. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test a selection of myths from the film world - including scaling a building using only suction cups

  • Season 4 Episode 10: Exploding Pants

    Tory, Kari and Grant take on a fashion-related tale when they investigate the possible phenomenon of spontaneous trouser combustion

  • Season 4 Episode 9: Mind Control

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the possible existence of remote mind control, and turn their attentions to a tale about home improvement

  • Season 4 Episode 8: Myths Reopened

    Special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman revisit controversial myths from previous shows, hoping to prove whether or not their original conclusions were justified, or if their findings were flawed in some way

  • Season 4 Episode 7: Bullets Fired Up

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether falling bullets can kill a person after being fired into the air during moments of celebration

  • Season 4 Episode 6: Cell Phones on Planes

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether the use of mobile phones can affect the navigational instruments of planes during flight

  • Season 4 Episode 5: Franklin's Kite

    The team learns more about electricity by flying a kite into a thunderstorm, following Benjamin Franklin's suggested specifications, but the experiment does not go to plan

  • Season 4 Episode 4: Helium Football

    The team experiment with helium-filled footballs, and investigate whether the magic trick of catching a bullet between the teeth is a realistic feat, or simply an illusion

  • Season 4 Episode 3: Archimedes Death Ray

    The team asks whether Greek mathematician and philosopher Archimedes could really have ignited a fleet of invading Roman ships using just the sun's rays and a huge mirror

  • Season 4 Episode 2: Shredded Plane

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Season 4 Episode 1: Paper Crossbow

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the prison myth that underwear and a newspaper can be used to make a dangerous weapon

MythBusters: Season 3 (2005 - 2006)

MythBusters: Season 2 (2004 - 2008)

MythBusters: Season 1 (2003 - 2007)

MythBusters: Special (2005 - 2012)

  • Shark Special
  • Jawsome Shark Special

    The team explores the top 25 shark myths of all time.

  • Outtakes

    Segments that never made it on air.

  • Top 25 Moments

    Adam, Jamie, Kari, Tory and Grant share their favorite moments.

  • Top 25 Moments

    The team gets nostalgic in a two-hour special edition, with a look back at the 25 most celebrated moments from the series

  • Bug Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman look at popular myths involving insects, including whether a person riding a motorcycle can be killed by hitting a bug

  • Shark Special 2

    The team snacks on a bite-sized shark special.

  • Shark Special 2008

    Whether magnets repel sharks; whether dogs attract sharks; whether flapping fish attract sharks.

  • Christmas Special

    Mythbusters: Xmas Special.

  • Holiday Special

    Mythbusters: Holiday Special.

  • MythBusters Outtakes

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman present urban legends and popular myths that failed to make it into the show

  • Spy Special

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • More Myths Re-Opened

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

MythBusters: Pilot (2003)

  • Pilot Episode 3: Lawn Chair Balloon, Poppy Seed Drug Test, Goldfinger

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether Shirley Eaton, who played the gold-painted Bond girl in Goldfinger, risked life and limb for her role, and find out if taking to the skies in a garden chair is possible. They also test the myth that eating poppy seed bagels can result in a positive test for opiate use

  • Pilot Episode 2: Biscuit Bazooka

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Pilot Episode 1: Jet Assisted Chevy

    Investigating urban legends, including whether a 1967 Chevy can be turned into a 350 mph road machine; checking out whether mixing Pop Rocks candy and soda is really a recipe for disaster.

MythBusters: Double Bill

MythBusters: Other Episodes

  • Battle of the Sexes - Round 2

    The Mythbusters test the cliches in the second round of Battle of the Sexes.

    Wednesday 29th May 6:00pm PDT - The Discovery Channel HD
  • Wet and Wild Repack
  • Frozen Christmas Tree

    Adam and Jamie test whether it's better to keep windows open or closed during a hurricane; liquid nitrogen.

  • Ping Pong Salvage
  • Breakstep Bridge
  • Blown Away

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • 101 Uses for Duct Tape

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Plywood Builder

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Myths Revisited

    Jamie and Adam revisit popular and controversial myths in order to put their own experiments to the test.

  • Bullet Fired vs Bullet Dropped

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Facts About Flatuence

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, legends and popular myths

  • Idiomatic

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • XXXX

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman discuss their favourite myths and remain determined to debunk them

  • Alaskan Myths

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

  • Poppy Seed Drug Test

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether balloons can carry a lawn chair and if it is possible to fail a drugs test after eating a poppy seed bagel. Plus, they test to see if wearing gold latex body paint would be a glamorous way to die

  • Jet Pack/Pyramid Power

    Special effects masters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman attempt to build their own flying machines

  • Bug Bomb

    Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate rumours, urban legends and popular myths. The duo have between them more than 30 years' special effects experience on Hollywood blockbusters from Star Wars to The Matrix series, and push all their experiments to the limits

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