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The Worst Episodes of Adam Ruins Everything

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Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

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#1 - Adam Ruins Hollywood
S1:E138/23/2016
Straight from the red carpet (and with the help of celebrity guests Rachel Bloom and Ariana Madix), Adam exposes the hidden truths behind Hollywood's glitz and glamour, from the clothes stars wear to the process behind movie ratings.
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#2 - Adam Ruins Football
S1:E148/30/2016
Adam hits the gridiron to illustrate why the playoffs rarely determine which team is best, then he explores how hydration myths spread by sports drink companies are putting kids at risk. Adam also tackles football-caused brain injuries.
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#3 - Adam Ruins Weddings
S1:E159/6/2016
Emily and Murph's wedding day is finally here - but Adam's gift of information may rain on their parade. Adam reveals how most wedding "traditions" were recently created by consumerism, and that divorce is actually a wonderful thing.
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#4 - Adam Ruins Malls
S1:E169/13/2016
Adam illustrates that shopping centres were created as tax loopholes for greedy developers, outlet stores are a scam selling low quality merchandise, and nutrient supplements are often dangerously unregulated.
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#5 - Adam Ruins Animals
S1:E179/20/2016
Adam explores how purebred dogs are genetic monsters created by bored Victorians and reveals how domestic cats are overpopulated, lethal killing machines.
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#6 - Adam Ruins Immigration
S1:E189/27/2016
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The 20 BEST Episodes of Adam Ruins Everything

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#7 - Adam Ruins Housing
S1:E1910/4/2016
Adam gets evicted from his home, and while searching for a new place, he exposes the harsh realities of real estate. Plus, Adam explains why helping the homeless is a lot simpler and more straightforward than you might think.
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#8 - Adam Ruins Drugs
S1:E2011/15/2016
Adam weeds through the misconceptions of marijuana and exposes the blunt truth about the War on Drugs - that it stemmed from a racist and political agenda. Plus, Adam illustrates why prescription pills are the true gateway drug.
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#9 - Adam Ruins Prison
S1:E2111/22/2016
When Emily gets tossed in the slammer, her cellmate reveals that corporations make money off prison inmates while the system does nothing to reduce crime. Adam then sheds light on jail rehabilitation and solitary confinement.
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#10 - Adam Ruins the Internet
S1:E2312/6/2016
While on a magical technological journey, Adam shows that smartphones are not the society-killers you'd think they are, American cable service providers are basically cartels, and most "free" sites are actually very costly.
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#11 - Adam Ruins Justice
S1:E2412/13/2016
After getting Emily out of prison, Adam and his sister Rhea take on the justice system; shining a spotlight on the infamous McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit and the substantial problems with the jury duty system.
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#12 - Adam Ruins Christmas
S1:E2512/20/2016
Ho ho...huh?! Adam teaches his sister that the real St. Nick story is a lot creepier than she thought, and modern Santa was created by commercialism only a century ago. Adam also reveals how gift-giving actually hurts the economy.
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#13 - Adam Ruins Going Green
S1:E2612/27/2016
Adam meets a young dad on a personal mission to save the world and end climate change...until Adam turns his world upside down. Find out why electric cars and green products don't make the impact you've been promised.
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#14 - Adam Ruins Weight Loss
S2:E27/18/2017
Host Adam Conover illustrates all the reasons low-fat diets can actually make you fatter, and why counting calories is a waste of time.
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#15 - Adam Ruins Dating
S2:E48/1/2017
Adam swipes right on knowledge by exposing the flaws in dating sites; the existence of alpha males (and wolves); personality tests.
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#16 - Adam Ruins College
S2:E78/22/2017
Adam explains why the odds of becoming a dropout billionaire are not in your favor, how manipulated school rankings have little to do with education quality and why the privatization of student loans created a massive debt crisis.
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#17 - Adam Ruins His Vacation
S2:E99/19/2017
Adam Conover and his girlfriend take a journey across America, where he reveals that Mount Rushmore was built on stolen Native American land, Vegas slot machines are purposely designed to be addicting, and a whole lot more!
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#18 - Adam Ruins The Economy
S2:E1110/3/2017
Adam explains why lobbying makes filing your taxes so complicated, and why the economic numbers we focus on don't provide the whole story. Plus, American manufacturing can't come back because it was a fluke to begin with.
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#19 - Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories
S2:E1210/10/2017
Adam Conover debunks the fake moon landing theory, discusses the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and reveals how to spot a false theory.
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#20 - Adam Ruins Spa Day
S2:E1310/17/2017
Pricey “detoxifying” treatments cleanse you of cash (and may do more harm than good), while MSG's scary reputation is undeserved. Plus, the placebo effect is way more powerful than you think!
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#21 - Adam Ruins Halloween
S2:E1410/24/2017
Adam reveals why you have nothing to fear from strangers with candy and how the “panic” over Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast was the clickbait of the 1930s. And, mediums and séances have a long history - of being fake.
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#22 - The Copernican Ruin-aissance
S2:E214/17/2018
Adam sheds some light on Copernicus, who was actually supported (NOT persecuted) by the Catholic Church. Plus, a rogue dwarf revolutionized what we know about anatomy, and just wait until you hear about Tulip Mania!
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#23 - Adam Ruins Sleep
S2:E2412/4/2018
Adam states that the mattress industry was always a huge scam, that cheap school systems created sleep-deprived teenagers, and how "safe" sleep medications may actually be harmful.
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#24 - Adam Ruins Games
S3:E31/22/2019
Adam hits pause on the myth that connects video games to real-life violence, and reveals that Monopoly was a rip-off of an anti-capitalist teaching game. Plus, Olympic organizers get rich while athletes struggle to get by.
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#25 - Adam Ruins the Wild West
S1:E2211/29/2016
Adam reveals how prostitution - despite its reputation - actually helped settle the West. He then explains why the "All-American Cowboy" is a myth and that the real western hero wasn't a person; it was air conditioning.
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Adam Ruins Hollywood" is the worst rated episode of "Adam Ruins Everything". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/23/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Adam Ruins Football".