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The Worst Episodes of MythBusters

Every episode of MythBusters ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of MythBusters!

The Worst Episodes of MythBusters

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 NASA Moon Landing
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    #1 - NASA Moon Landing

    S6:E10

    Adam and Jamie investigate if the U.S. government shot the footage of the astronauts in a studio. The build team takes on claims that footage of footprints and flags flapping have to be faked.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Viral Hour

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Phone Book Friction

    S6:E12

    If you interweave the pages of two phone books, are they impossible to pull apart? Can the build team dispell five mini-myths from the movie Deep Blue Sea?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Water Stun Gun

    S6:E13

    Is an electronic stun gun mixed with water a possible weapon for crowd control? Can a fire extinguisher caught in a fire actually blow up? Is walking over hot coals just mind over matter?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Alcohol Myths

    S6:E16

    Is there such thing as "beer goggles"? Can running on a treadmill or slapping someone's face help to sober up a drunk person? Can an ancient medieval weapon really fire 200 arrows over 500 yards?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - End With a Bang

    S6:E19

    Is it really true that you can't polish dung? Is hitting the ground at speed really faster than a standing start? Then, Adam and Jamie test another classic - is it really best to end with a bang?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Crash and Burn

    S7:E17

    Does a car always explode as it plunges off a cliff? Can a huge rocket launch a cage holding a human and would the person survive?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Myth Evolution

    S7:E18

    This fan favorites episode revisits the water-heater rocket, car-roof cling, curving bullets, liquid nitrogen and snowplow split myths.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Dumpster Diving

    S7:E19

    Can a person leap from several stories into a dumpster, then be able to run away? Can a diving suit flaw force a diver's entire body into his helmet?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Hidden Nasties

    S7:E22

    Are soda cans contaminated by rat pee? Does your cell phone have more germs than a toilet? Can a sports car skip across a lake a la The Cannonball Run?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Boomerang Bullet

    S8:E1

    Were trees really used to launch diseased bodies over medieval walls? What happens when you shoot a bullet at a frying pan?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Dive to Survive

    S8:E3

    Can a deep dive really save you from an explosion? Can a car be bulletproofed using... phone books?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Spy Car Escape (1)

    S8:E4

    Adam and Jamie try ways to lose a tail in a car chase, as Kari, Grant and Tory see if an object fired backward from a vehicle moving forward simply falls to the ground.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - No Pain, No Gain

    S8:E6

    Are some types of people (women, for example) more tolerant to pain? Then see if a BBQ propane tank can heat up enough in a fire to launch through a garage roof like a rocket.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Mythssion Control

    S8:E7

    In response to fan criticism, Kari, Grant and Tory retest "Knock Your Socks Off," while Jamie and Adam take on "Compact Compact"... again.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - Duct Tape Hour (2)

    S8:E8

    Duct tape is put to the test again. Can it really be used to build bridges and fix cars?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Waterslide Wipeout

    S8:E9

    Jamie and Adam take on a wild viral video, while Kari, Grant and Tory test whether taking only right turns can save you gas.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - Flu Fiction

    S8:E11

    Jamie, Adam, Kari, Grant and Tory take on snot, sneezes and decapitation by tornado.

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    #19 - Hair of the Dog

    S8:E12

    Can a sniffer dog be thrown off the scent using household items?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - Tablecloth Chaos

    S8:E15

    Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting for a banquet? Do humans really only use 10% of their brain?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - Arrow Machine Gun

    S8:E16

    Jamie and Adam attempt to build an arrow machine gun, while Kari, Grant and Tory test what's more dangerous: driving tipsy or tired.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #22 - Mini Myth Madness

    S8:E17

    Could your laptop save you from a speeding bullet? Is it easy to take candy from a baby?

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - Reverse Engineering

    S8:E18

    Jamie and Adam test whether a '70s sport car is as aerodynamic backward as forward, while Grant, Tory and Kari take a surfboard scene from Lethal Weapon 2 to task.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - President's Challenge

    S8:E21

    President Obama challenges Jamie and Adam to retest the Archimedes Death Ray myth again, while Kari, Grant and Tory take on Hellboy.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Green Hornet Special

    S8:E22

    Seth Rogen joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories from his film, The Green Hornet: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.

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    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"NASA Moon Landing" is the worst rated episode of "MythBusters". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/27/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Viral Hour".