Penn & Teller: Bull! S1E9 — Self-Helpless

7.9

Penn & Teller: Bull!•Season 1•Episode 9

Self-Helpless

7.9/10 · 177 votesMar 21, 200330 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

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.

Written byTeller, John McLaughlin, Penn Jillette

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Seasons8

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Season 1 Episodes13

Talking to the Dead

Alternative Medicine

Alien Abductions

End of the World

Second Hand Smoke / Baby Bullshit

E6 7.6

Sex, Sex, Sex

E7 8.4

Feng Shui / Bottled Water

Creationism

Self-Helpless

ESP

Eat This!

Ouija Boards / Near Death Experiences

E13 6.9

Environmental Hysteria

Cast2

Teller

Himself

Penn Jillette

Himself

Crew3

Teller

Writer

John McLaughlin

Writer

Penn Jillette

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Self-Helpless" is episode 9 of Penn & Teller: Bull! season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 177 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Written by Teller, John McLaughlin, Penn Jillette, it aired on March 21, 2003.

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