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The Best Episodes of Penn & Teller: Bull!

Every episode of Penn & Teller: Bull! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Penn & Teller: Bull!!

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This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 7 - Feng Shui / Bottled Water
    8.4/10(216 votes)

    S1:E7

    Penn & Teller put three Feng Shui home consultants to the test and feature a visit to a Feng Shui hairstylist. Also, the craze of bottled water is a national obsession but tap water is usually safer for you, and often better tasting too. Using a hidden camera, we'll take a look at the obsession.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  2. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 Episode 4 - War on Drugs
    8.4/10(228 votes)

    S2:E4

    America is waging a massive war on its home soil, a war it is losing. Our country spends $20 billion a year in drug enforcement, but the illegal drug industry is thriving. Should we even be waging this war, when alcohol is legal and pushed every night on network TV? By criminalizing drugs, we just turn non-violent citizens into criminals. And medicinal uses of marijuana are being blocked by crusading moralists yelling "family values."

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  3. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 1 - Talking to the Dead
    8.3/10(289 votes)

    S1:E1

    A look into the practices of popular psychics of today reveals how those who claim to be in contact with the dead are actually performing an age-old trick called "cold reading."

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  4. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 8 - Creationism
    8.3/10(249 votes)

    S1:E8

    This episode takes a look into a Georgia school board debate about whether or not they should teach what's in the Bible about the creation of living things.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  5. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 Episode 6 - The Bible: Fact or Fiction?
    8.3/10(232 votes)

    S2:E6

    We take on the most sacred of sacred cows: The Bible! We'll reveal the many discrepancies and contradictions in THE GOOD BOOK. Why all the confusion? Shouldn't anything that is "divinely inspired" be crystal clear? Did Noah build an ark big enough to hold all those animals? Did Moses part the Red Sea? Did Jesus even exist? Tune in to find out!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  6. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 7 Episode 3 - Video Games
    8.3/10(149 votes)

    S7:E3

    Politicians and other alarmists claim that playing violent video games leads to teen violence. Penn & Teller attempt to debunk that theory by handing over a real semi-automatic weapon to a nine-year-old to see if playing video games will turn him into a human killing machine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 7 Episode 5 - Lie Detectors
    8.3/10(120 votes)

    S7:E5

    Polygraphs are used in thousands of investigations and job screenings. Can a machine really detect whether someone is lying? Penn & Teller will meet people whose lives were ruined by the faulty tests.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 Episode 10 - Profanity
    8.2/10(159 votes)

    S2:E10

    A whole show on words and the power we give them, focusing on the latest actions of the FCC and other anti-profanity groups. The First Amendment is under attack. Hey, what country do we live in?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  9. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 Episode 1 - P.E.T.A.
    8.1/10(273 votes)

    S2:E1

    PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is against all forms of medical testing involving animals - regardless of the potential benefits to human beings. PETA supports banning the ownership of pets and advocates releasing them into the wild. It's enough to make a vegetarian eat meat!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  10. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 3 Episode 5 - Holier Than Thou
    8.1/10(167 votes)

    S3:E5

    To most of the world, highly revered figures such as Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi and the Dalai Lama are larger-than-life symbols of love, peace and charity. But how much of our perception of "sainthood" is built on hype and not facts? This episode reveals the dark side of the so-called enlightened ones and delves into why we're so susceptible to buying into their bullshit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  11. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 7 Episode 2 - Astrology
    8.1/10(126 votes)

    S7:E2

    Millions of people believe their destinies are determined by the positions of the sun, moon, and planets. Penn & Teller follow two astrologers as they dole out advice - for a price.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 Episode 5 - Recycling
    8.0/10(195 votes)

    S2:E5

    Here's the truth: recycling is garbage. The recycling industry creates pollution, has to be subsidized by the government because it's cost ineffective, and is completely unnecessary. Contrary to popular belief, our landfills are not running out of space - we have enough room to last for thousands of years! So how did the bullshit of recycling get started?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  13. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 3 Episode 1 - Circumcision
    8.0/10(186 votes)

    S3:E1

    Finally, an episode that will make every man feel regret, cringe with pain, and grab their genitals. What would make the male sex react like this? Two words - snip and chuck. If this alone doesn't make you cringe then this will: when your foreskin was removed thirty percent of your sexual pleasure went with that little piece of skin. Ouch! We'll examine the historical, religious, medical and ethical arguments associated with circumcision. And we'll have a little hidden-camera fun with the topic, as well. After all we are talking about dick!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  14. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 4 Episode 2 - Prostitution
    8.0/10(168 votes)

    S4:E2

    Everyone knows that prostitution is practiced throughout the land. Where it is legal - in only a few Nevada counties, prostitution is vigorously regulated and monitored by the State of Nevada Health Department. The women submit to compulsory medical tests for STDs. No one is forced to work as a prostitute. Pimps don't exist. HIV has never been detected. The women earn regular paychecks and tips. Some even get vacation and sick days. And they pay taxes! It's BULLSHIT that it's illegal for two consenting adults to have sex with each other!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  15. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 6 Episode 2 - New Age Medicine
    8.0/10(123 votes)

    S6:E2

    Penn and Teller take a skeptical look at New Age medicine and its outrageous, unsupported claims of healing despite a heap of evidence that it doesn't work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 8 Episode 10 - Vaccinations
    8.0/10(136 votes)

    S8:E10

    In the Season 8 finale, vaccination is considered modern medicine's greatest weapon against disease but thanks to pseudo-science and public gullibility, the debate over vaccination safety rages on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 2 - Alternative Medicine
    7.9/10(242 votes)

    S1:E2

    A look at chiropractic medicine, reflexology, magnet therapy,and a trip to an alternative medicine fair that ends in a "sting" operation at a crowded mall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 9 - Self-Helpless
    7.9/10(177 votes)

    S1:E9

    Motivational speakers, books, videos, relationship seminars, do they really help? We'll take a look. Also, the popular motivational activity of firewalking - which is no more dangerous than walking across hot sand at the beach - is debunked.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, John McLaughlin, Penn Jillette

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  19. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 12 - Ouija Boards / Near Death Experiences
    7.9/10(188 votes)

    S1:E12

    There's a physiological explanation that debunks it all. We'll switch the letters around on the board and see how the "spirits" like that! Also, the "tunnel of light" and what it really is when coupled with a look at the Oklahoma centrifuge study that created NDE-like results.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  20. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 3 Episode 12 - Signs From Heaven
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Virgin Mary...or a grilled cheese sandwich? Just a recent example of the public's willingness to believe ordinary statues, icons, relics pictures, stains on tortillas, and burn marks on a piece of greasy white bread are signs from Heaven. Bullshit! We'll examine the way preachers, faith healers, psychic researchers, and everyday folk continue to prey on those who pray. And we'll talk to scientists, historians, philosophers, and literary figures that will explain why humans are wired to attribute meaning to random patterns and events. We'll also show you how easy it is to find people who will find God wherever they look...even if it's in a photograph of...headcheese.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  21. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 4 Episode 1 - Boy Scouts
    7.9/10(160 votes)

    S4:E1

    The Boy Scouts of America restricts scout membership and leadership opportunities to homosexuals and straight males who DON'T believe in God. According to the BSA, atheists and gays don't make good scouts or good role models. If the Boy Scouts of America were a privately funded group, it could discriminate against and hate anyone it damn well wanted to. But the Boy Scouts of America is dependent upon Federal, State and local government handouts. So, the BSA and their intolerance… are BULLSHIT!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  22. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 4 Episode 3 - The Death Penalty
    7.9/10(169 votes)

    S4:E3

    We understand the feelings of rage felt by crime victims and their families. But - studies show there is no deterrent effect to State executions. And, DNA evidence has exonerated 122 men formerly on death row! If we're killing inmates to satisfy a primitive emotion, if we can't be sure the criminal is guilty as charged, and we have ways to keep someone locked up and out of circulation for life and for less cost, why does our government still support the archaic, primitive, cruel and costly BULLSHIT known as the Death Penalty?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Teller, Penn Jillette

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  23. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 7 Episode 6 - Organic Food
    7.9/10(138 votes)

    S7:E6

    Penn & Teller examine the organic food industry to determine if it is, in fact, more nutritious, and better for the environment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 10 - ESP
    7.8/10(167 votes)

    S1:E10

    We'll attend a class in "remote viewing," a form of ESP that is all the rage. We'll test the teacher and the students to reveal that the "hits" they get are so vague, it's all nonsense.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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  25. Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 1 Episode 11 - Eat This!
    7.8/10(181 votes)

    S1:E11

    Penn & Teller will try to prove that many diet products and diet claims are complete nonsense. Also, a look at the obsession with products that claim to be healthier for you such as organic foods, fat free foods, etc.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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Best Episodes Summary

"Feng Shui / Bottled Water" is the best rated episode of "Penn & Teller: Bull!". It scored 8.4/10 based on 216 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette, it aired on 3/7/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "War on Drugs".