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The Best Episodes of MythBusters

Every episode of MythBusters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of MythBusters!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    MythBusters Season 16 Episode 1 - Fire Arrow vs. Gas Tank
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E1

    The MythBusters investigate two arrow-themed myths: Will a flaming arrow fired into a car's gas tank cause it to explode, and is a deadly-looking tribal initiation really is as dangerous as it seems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MythBusters Season 16 Episode 3 - Wild Wild West
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E3

    The MythBusters tackle more myths in a wild west themed episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MythBusters Season 16 Episode 4 - Spike In The Road
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E4

    The MythBusters test ways to beat police road spikes using DIY ingenuity and Hollywood driving skills. Secondly, they investigate if a high-powered fountain can actually lift and suspend a human being.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MythBusters Season 16 Episode 5 - Dynamite Deposit
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E5

    The MythBusters tackle more myths using their own signature style of explosive experimentation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MythBusters Season 16 Episode 6 - Backseat Getaway Driver
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E6

    The MythBusters test if a fugitive could actually outrun the law while driving from the back seat, and whether it's really possible to knock someone over with a feather.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MythBusters Season 16 Episode 7 - Electrified Escape
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E7

    It is possible to escape from a burning car crashed into a power pole, without getting electrocuted? Is it better for a pedestrian to jump up when a car is about to hit them, or stand still?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. MythBusters Season 14 Episode 10 - Grand Finale
    8.4/10(125 votes)

    S14:E10

    Since 2002, Adam and Jamie have used science to separate fact from fiction in spectacular style! But, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and MythBusters is no exception. Luckily, the guys are going out with a bang and then some: an RV gets blown to kingdom come, Buster goes supersonic, Adam takes the most wild ride imaginable and ... well, Cement Truck. It all boils down to a cement truck filled with 5,000 pounds of ANFO as the MythBusters sign off in style.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MythBusters Season 5 Episode 20 - Exploding Water Heater
    8.2/10(190 votes)

    S5:E20

    Can an ordinary water heater build up so much pressure that it rockets through the roof and into the atmosphere? Meanwhile, Tory, Grant, and Kari try on some all-American myths about blue jeans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MythBusters Season 6 Episode 11 - Viral Hour
    8.1/10(239 votes)

    S6:E11

    Can a car be blasted 15 feet in the air with the water pressure from 10 fire hoses? Can ordinary sawdust when airblasted through a flame explode into a catastrophic fireball? Do goats really faint?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. MythBusters Season 10 Episode 1 - Duct Tape Island
    8.1/10(212 votes)

    S10:E1

    Abandoned on a Hawaiian island, Jamie and Adam find themselves armed with nothing but the sticky silver adhesive. Can they use it to source water, find food, build shelter, and even escape?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MythBusters Season 1 Episode 11 - Alcatraz Escape
    8.0/10(253 votes)

    S1:E11

    Could prisoners really have escaped Alcatraz without a trace? Does a duck's quack echo? Can a stud finder really prove if human beings have been guinea pigs in mind-control experiments.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 18 - Vodka Myths
    8.0/10(541 votes)

    S3:E18

    Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 11 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
    8.0/10(181 votes)

    S4:E11

    Are Hollywood break-ins complete hocus pocus? The team tries to tiptoe their way around a laser system before facing the mother of all safes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 16 - Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    S4:E16

    It's "lights, camera, action!" time again for the MythBusters, as they test more Hollywood heists. This time, our cat burglars Adam and Jamie go cold as they try to beat a heat-detecting alarm sensor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 19 - Mega Movie Myths
    8.0/10(305 votes)

    S4:E19

    Can you use awnings to cushion your fall? Is there really such a thing as a car ejector seat? Can you chop a sword with another sword Is it possible to shoot through a door lock?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MythBusters Season 5 Episode 3 - Underwater Car
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    S5:E3

    Can you escape a submerged car? Is it possible to fold an 8"x11" piece of paper in half more than seven times? On the flip side, can the team create a piece of paper that's the size of a football field?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MythBusters Season 7 Episode 1 - Demolition Derby
    8.0/10(153 votes)

    S7:E1

    Is the movie Speed just fake film physics? Will a car dropped from 4,000 feet fall faster than a speeding car? Is the compact conundrum of a two-truck head-on collision a myth?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MythBusters Season 13 Episode 8 - Flights of Fantasy
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    S13:E8

    Drone deliveries are on their way. But are those fast-spinning blades just an accident waiting to happen? And is the U-2 really the toughest aircraft in regular use to fly and land?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MythBusters Season 4 Episode 14 - Mentos and Soda
    7.9/10(178 votes)

    S4:E14

    Adam and Jamie try to figure out the theory behind the chaos when diet cola and Mentos mix. Can posting a postage stamp on the rotor blades send a helicopter into a tailspin?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MythBusters Season 6 Episode 6 - MacGyver Myths
    7.9/10(209 votes)

    S6:E6

    Jamie and Adam try to blow a hole in a wall using pure sodium metal dropped in a water bottle. The build team tries building an ultralight airplane with raw bamboo, a small stolen engine, and duct tape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. MythBusters Season 14 Episode 2 - The Explosion Special
    7.9/10(111 votes)

    S14:E2

    The MythBusters celebrate their explosive history with two spectacular big bangs. In MacGyver Cement Truck, our mullet-wearing hero discovers a mail truck full of TNT. Thinking quickly (as he does), MacGyver has a nearby cement truck dump its load onto the truck to smother the bomb. But would it work in real life? Then in Hovercraft Hijinks the guys tackle the one explosive technology they've yet to come across: landmines. Can a minefield really be safely traversed in a hovercraft?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. MythBusters Season 6 Episode 2 - Lead Balloon
    7.8/10(173 votes)

    S6:E2

    Can Adam and Jamie get a lead balloon to fly? Is it possible to drop a couple sticks of dynamite into a lake and create ideal surfing conditions?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. MythBusters Season 13 Episode 2 - The Busters of the Lost Myths
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    S13:E2

    Adam LOVED this one, as you can imagine. Can a whip make your enemy drop his gun? Can you wrap a whip around a log and swing across a chasm? Could Indy have outrun a rolling boulder? Could Indy had survived a Mayan temple run through the various booby traps?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 9 - Killer Brace Position
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    S3:E9

    Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. MythBusters Season 3 Episode 14 - Escape Slide Parachute
    7.7/10(190 votes)

    S3:E14

    Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fire Arrow vs. Gas Tank" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wild Wild West".