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The Worst Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum

Every episode of Mysteries at the Museum ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum!

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs,...
Genre:Documentary

Worst Episodes Summary

"Great Train Robbery, Phoenix Lights, Sea Serpent" is the worst rated episode of "Mysteries at the Museum". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/21/2013. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Boston Strangler, Operation Pastorius, Nellie Bly".

  • Great Train Robbery, Phoenix Lights, Sea Serpent
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    #1 - Great Train Robbery, Phoenix Lights, Sea Serpent

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2013

    Don Wildman examines a wooden detonator used in an explosive railway robbery, a video camera that captured a bizarre, unexplained phenomenon and the massive skull of a legendary beast said to terrorize the seas.

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  • Boston Strangler, Operation Pastorius, Nellie Bly
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    #2 - Boston Strangler, Operation Pastorius, Nellie Bly

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2013

    Don Wildman examines a weapon that belonged to a secret network of spies, a bag that belonged to a pioneering journalist, and a switchblade that belonged to a man some believed was Boston's most notorious killer.

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  • Squeaky Fromme, Hodag, Typhoid Mary
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    #3 - Squeaky Fromme, Hodag, Typhoid Mary

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2013

    Don Wildman examines a weapon involved in a twisted plot to assassinate a US president, a beast that some believed terrorized people in Wisconsin, and a file that speaks of a notorious woman whose illness brought fear to New York City.

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  • The Dance That Seduced a City, Vanishing Lake, Mysterious Death of Bugsy Siegel
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    #4 - The Dance That Seduced a City, Vanishing Lake, Mysterious Death of Bugsy Siegel

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2013

    At the Chicago History Museum, a pair of ostrich-feather fans tells of a risque dancer who scandalized the Chicago's World Fair. At the Joseph Jefferson Mansion and Gardens on Lake Peigneur in Louisiana, an antique urn is one of few relics to survive a terrifying earth-shaking disaster. And at the Los Angeles Police Museum, twisted bullet fragments are all that remain of a notorious gangster's brutal slaying that remains shrouded in mystery.

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  • Don Bolles' Quest for the Truth, Stanley's Miraculous Snake Oil
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    #5 - Don Bolles' Quest for the Truth, Stanley's Miraculous Snake Oil

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2013

    Don Wildman examines a mangled car which tells of an intrepid journalist's quest for the truth, a vile of liquid containing what was believed to be a miracle cure and an iron safe which played a key role in a heist.

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  • The Infamous Jersey Devil, Tank Rampage
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    #6 - The Infamous Jersey Devil, Tank Rampage

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/2013

    Don Wildman explores a plaster cast of hoof prints made by a mythic beast, a colossal war machine that once laid waste to an American city, and a presidential train car that remains shrouded in mystery.

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  • Margery the Medium, Everest Ascent, The Pastor and the Choir Singer
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    #7 - Margery the Medium, Everest Ascent, The Pastor and the Choir Singer

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2013

    Don Wildman investigates a strange wooden box used in a ritual, a weather beaten oxygen tank which tells of a daring ascent and the torn hat of a local pastor found at the scene of a crime.

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  • Jack the Ripper in New York, Jim the Penman
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    #8 - Jack the Ripper in New York, Jim the Penman

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/2013

    Don Wildman investigates an aged dossier which may be linked to one of the world’s most notorious killers, a century-old $20 bill which was once wielded by a brilliant and elusive criminal and an insect specimen which once wreaked havoc on America’s Heartland.

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  • East River Blowout and The Day It Rained Meat
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    #9 - East River Blowout and The Day It Rained Meat

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2013

    Don Wildman examines a piece of industrial machinery from the early 1900s, a glass medical jar containing a strange substance and a tattered shirt that is one of the last vestiges of a aviation anomaly.

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  • The Death William Wood, Hacker Spy, Skunk Ape
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    #10 - The Death William Wood, Hacker Spy, Skunk Ape

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/2013

    Don Wildman investigates a set of tattered and chipped ventriloquist dummies, a rudimentary electronic device and a plaster cast that may prove the existence of a creature thought only to exist in myths.

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  • Prison Experiment, The Real Noah’s Ark
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    #11 - Prison Experiment, The Real Noah’s Ark

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/14/2013

    Don Wildman investigates a tattered briefcase belonging to an eccentric doctor who went to gruesome lengths in search of the fountain of youth, a massive chunk of stone which some believe is the fossilized remains of a biblical ship, and a reel-to-reel tape recorder used by one of the FBI's most prolific and notorious informants.

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  • Asylum Poisoning, Naked Joe, The Mad Bomber
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    #12 - Asylum Poisoning, Naked Joe, The Mad Bomber

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/21/2013

    Don Wildman investigates a pair of timeworn, everyday dining implements that were at the center of an event that shocked and terrified a psychiatric ward, a charcoal portrait of a scantily clad man once embroiled in a notorious news expose and an aged dossier from the 1950s whose pages tell of one madman’s reign of terror.

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  • Annie Oakley, Project Chariot, Prison Haunting
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    #13 - Annie Oakley, Project Chariot, Prison Haunting

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2014

    Don Wildman examines a pistol linked to a legendary love story, a plant specimen that points to a toxic tale of abuse and a pair of cement shoes from a prison used to punish a convict.

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  • Damascus Missile, Eye in the Sky, Soapy Smith
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    #14 - Damascus Missile, Eye in the Sky, Soapy Smith

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2014

    Don Wildman examines scraps of metal linked to a nuclear nightmare, a pair of binoculars wielded by a high-flying visionary and a life-sized effigy that immortalizes one of the West's most notorious cons.

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  • Cellophane Start, Eruption Hoax, Parking Lot King
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    #15 - Cellophane Start, Eruption Hoax, Parking Lot King

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2015

    Don examines a transparent roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry; a jacket that belonged to a prankster with an explosive sense of humor; and an unconventional excavation that puts a 500-year-old mystery to rest.

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  • A Father's Mission, Hilary's Yeti, Swedish Titanic
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    #16 - A Father's Mission, Hilary's Yeti, Swedish Titanic

    Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2016

    Don Wildman examines a death-defying escape, a legendary beast and a bizarre recording.

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  • Swimming the Channel; Bricking the Bank; And Canyon Survivor
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    #17 - Swimming the Channel; Bricking the Bank; And Canyon Survivor

    Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2016

    A woman's quest for athletic glory; A bizarre use of the US Postal service; One man's will to survive against all odds; John Paul Jones's attack mission problem.

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  • Hank Williams, Glowing Soldiers And Iceman Cometh
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    #18 - Hank Williams, Glowing Soldiers And Iceman Cometh

    Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2016

    Don Wildman investigates the death of a country music legend, examines surgical tools linked to a baffling medical mystery and uncovers the truth behind the oldest cold case in human history.

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  • Flight of the Bell; Arsenic Soup Plot; and Spring-Heeled Jack
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    #19 - Flight of the Bell; Arsenic Soup Plot; and Spring-Heeled Jack

    Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 9/9/2016

    Don Wildman examines a replica of America's most famous bell; inspects a photograph of a suspicious-looking chef; and investigates an illustrated book depicting a devilish fiend.

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  • Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare, Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung
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    #20 - Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare, Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung

    Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2016

    A fish species that was part of an unusual storm is examined by host Don Wildman. Then, he learns about the kidnapping of an oil baron's grandson; and an underwater oxygen tank that was the early version of scuba.

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  • Limbo for Love, Vampire's Grave and the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
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    #21 - Limbo for Love, Vampire's Grave and the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican

    Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2016

    Don Wildman investigates a risky ride fueled by love, explores a town plagued by the undead and uncovers one of the biggest rescue operations of WWII.

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  • Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain
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    #22 - Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain

    Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2016

    Don Wildman examines the origins of a mythical unicorn featured at a popular circus, the baffling case of a missing U.S. politician and an attack by one of the deadliest creatures on the planet.

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  • Buried Alive; Who Really Invented the Telephone; Hoover Saves Belgium
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    #23 - Buried Alive; Who Really Invented the Telephone; Hoover Saves Belgium

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2016

    Don Wildman examines one of the greatest mysteries of ancient history in Pompeii, Italy, unravels the truth behind the invention of the telephone and exposes a former president's mission to save millions from starvation.

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  • Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali And Swimming With Sharks
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    #24 - Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali And Swimming With Sharks

    Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2016

    Don Wildman examines a species of Asian cobra that invaded a small town in Missouri. Then, he inspects a carriage that was the site of a bizarre murder. Finally, he learns about a wealthy daredevil who swam with sharks to prove they were harmless.

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  • Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet
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    #25 - Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet

    Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2016

    Don Wildman investigates an aged instrument's epic history, uncovers the roots of the Salem Witch Trials and examines a plane linked to a man who would stop at nothing to win a bet.

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