MythBusters Season 1

Jet Assisted Chevy
3.6
7 votes
1x01 Jet Assisted Chevy aired Jan 23, 2003

The story of the jet-assisted Chevy goes like this. The Arizona Highway Patrol stumbled across a blackened crater in the side of a mountain at the end of a l... read more

Biscuit Bazooka
3.2
6 votes
1x02 Biscuit Bazooka aired Jan 23, 2003

In this episode, Jamie and Adam take on a few legends involving dubious behavior. First, they contemplate the one about an obese woman on a trans-Atlantic fl... read more

Poppy-Seed Drug Test
3.6
5 votes
1x03 Poppy-Seed Drug Test aired Mar 07, 2003

So, this guy named Larry Walters attached something like 45 weather balloons to this lawn chair. One of the tethers broke on the unemployed truck driver's li... read more

Exploding Toilet
awaiting 5 votes
1x04 Exploding Toilet aired Sep 23, 2003

Can a toilet be made to explode by pouring a flammable liquid into it and lighting a match? Does running in the rain rather than walking get you less wet? ... read more

Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
3.6
5 votes
1x05 Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station aired Oct 03, 2003

Can using a cell phone at a gas station cause the pump to explode? Can changes in air pressure at high altitude cause silicone breast implants to explode? ... read more

Barrel of Bricks
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1x06 Barrel of Bricks aired Oct 10, 2003

Can urinating on the electrified third rail of a train track cause you to be electrocuted? Can a wallet made from the skin of an electric eel erase the magn... read more

Penny Drop
3.4
5 votes
1x07 Penny Drop aired Oct 17, 2003

Can a pedestrian be killed by a penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper? The team finds out the terminal velocity of a penny and make a penny cannon, then... read more

Buried Alive
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1x08 Buried Alive aired Oct 24, 2003

Can a person jumping off a bridge be saved from death by throwing a hammer into the water to break the rigidity of the surface? How long will the air last i... read more

Lightning Strikes / Tongue Piercing
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1x09 Lightning Strikes / Tongue Piercing aired Nov 07, 2003

Could a small town have built a working cannon out of a tree? Can a pierced tongue withstand the electric force of a bolt of lightning? The team takes a mold... read more

Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket
awaiting 5 votes
1x10 Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket aired Dec 05, 2003

Mythbusters, Jamie and Adam put their noses to the test to find out if that nasty smell in your car is there to stay. Is the myth of the stinky car true? The... read more

Alcatraz Escape
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1x11 Alcatraz Escape aired Dec 12, 2003

Jamie and Adam retrace the steps of the infamous prisoners who escaped from Alcatraz without a trace in 1962. Although presumed drowned, they'll find out if ... read more

Chicken Gun
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1x12 Chicken Gun aired Jan 18, 2004

Can a cooked and raw chicken flying toward an airplane interfere with its flight or will the jet engine just blow it away? The team makes a huge pressurized ... read more

Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle
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1x13 Explosive Decompression, Frog Giggin', Rear Axle aired Jan 11, 2004

Can a bullet hole in the hull of an airplane cause explosive decompression that destroys the plane? Can a .22 caliber gun cartridge attached to a car igniti... read more

Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion
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1x14 Sinking Titanic, Goldfish Memory, Trombone Explosion aired Feb 22, 2004

Will a sinking ship suck you down as it goes under? Can fish actually remember things? What happens when you throw a firecracker down the neck of a trombone?

Breakstep Bridge
awaiting 5 votes
1x15 Breakstep Bridge aired Jan 25, 2004

Can a marching band make a bridge collapse? Can bacteria from a toilet settle in a toothbrush? Can a person water ski behind a rowboat?

Buried in Concrete
awaiting 5 votes
1x16 Buried in Concrete aired Feb 15, 2004

Is Jimmy Hoffa buried in the concrete under Giant's Stadium? Do Daddly-Long Leg Spiders have poison venom? Can a jet engine launch a taxi into the air?

Best Animal Myths
3.8
8 votes
1x17 Best Animal Myths aired Mar 21, 2004

At request of the fans, the best myths related to animals will be shown again in this episode.

Best Electrical Myths
awaiting 5 votes
1x18 Best Electrical Myths aired May 06, 2004

A recap of three myths involving electricity. Peeing on the third rail will cause you to be electrocuted. Tongue piercings attract lightning. Microwave myths.

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