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The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 1

Every episode of MythBusters Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 1!

The Best Episodes of MythBusters Season 1

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts...
  1. Background image for Jet-Assisted Chevy
    7.3/10(310 votes)

    #1 - Jet-Assisted Chevy

    S1:E1

    Can a '67 Chevy turn into a 350-mile-per-hour road warrior? Are Pop Rocks candy and soda a recipe for disaster?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Biscuit Bazooka
    7.3/10(260 votes)

    #2 - Biscuit Bazooka

    S1:E2

    Can a person get stuck to an airline toilet while it's in flight? Is there such a thing as a biscuit bazooka?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Poppy-Seed Drug Test
    7.5/10(237 votes)

    #3 - Poppy-Seed Drug Test

    S1:E3

    Can a poppy-seed bagel tilt the results of a drug test? Can balloons carry a lawn chair? If you cover your body in gold paint, will you be able to breathe? Or could you die from it?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Exploding Toilet
    7.4/10(274 votes)

    #4 - Exploding Toilet

    S1:E4

    Can you explode a toilet by flushing flammables down the bowl then lighting a match? Do you get wetter running or walking in the rain? Can you really make a "magic bullet" that will not leave evidence behind in its victim?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
    7.4/10(266 votes)

    #5 - Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

    S1:E5

    Can chatting on a cell phone while pumping gas cause the pump to blow up? Will silicone breast implants burst under pressure? Can high-speed CD-ROM players really shatter a CD?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Barrel of Bricks
    7.4/10(264 votes)

    #6 - Barrel of Bricks

    S1:E6

    Is it dangerous to pee on the electrified third rail of a train track? Can an eel-skin wallet erase the information on your credit cards? Can a 500-pound barrel of bricks really hit the pulley holder?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Penny Drop
    7.4/10(237 votes)

    #7 - Penny Drop

    S1:E7

    Can a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill a person below? Is it possible to "bake yourself" on a tanning bed? Did Lucille Ball expose a spy ring by hearing radio signals from her tooth fillings?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Buried Alive
    7.5/10(234 votes)

    #8 - Buried Alive

    S1:E8

    Could a person survive a leap from a bridge by throwing a hammer in the water first? Is it possible to survive being buried alive? Can cola really remove bloodstains, clean rust or cook a steak?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing
    7.5/10(222 votes)

    #9 - Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing

    S1:E9

    Is it possible to make a cannon out of a tree? Could a drunk person really fool a Breathalyzer test? Can Adam's tongue piercing withstand the electric force of a lightning bolt?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Stinky Car
    7.4/10(223 votes)

    #10 - Stinky Car

    S1:E10

    Is the myth of the stinky car true? Is the "raccoon in the drain" myth true? Will our MythBusters become human cannonballs?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Alcatraz Escape
    8.0/10(237 votes)

    #11 - Alcatraz Escape

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Jet-Assisted Chevy" is the best rated episode of "MythBusters" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 310 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/23/2003. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Biscuit Bazooka".