8.1/10286 votes#1 - P.E.T.A.
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2004
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: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, John McLaughlin, Teller
7.8/10153 votes#2 - Safety Hysteria
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2004
We're being told that, in order to keep us safe, we need everything from anti-terrorism gas masks to paper toilet seat covers. Crime rates are going down, not up. You're four times more likely to get struck by lightning than to be violently killed at school. And, once and for all, cell phones don't give you cancer!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
7.4/10152 votes#3 - The Business of Love
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2004
Romantic love - it's a fantasy akin to believing in Santa Claus. Here's the truth - the first blush of love is a chemical reaction. And, like all drugs, it wears off after a while! We'll look into the myth of monogamy, and the industry mining for people looking for love and relationships. That comprises just about all of us, folks!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
8.4/10235 votes#4 - War on Drugs
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2004
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: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
8.0/10189 votes#5 - Recycling
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2004
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: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
8.2/10231 votes#6 - The Bible: Fact or Fiction?
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2004
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: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, John McLaughlin, Teller
7.3/10132 votes#7 - Yoga, Tantric Sex, Etc.
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2004
The New Age is a marketeers dream. From aromatherapy dishwashing liquid to yoga to crystals, herbs and tarot, we're swallowing it all! Join us as we travel to the Mecca of New Age, Sedona, Arizona, where we'll chant, sing, and seek a higher consciousness from hill to dale to parking lot. And stay for our big climax! They say Maui's the place to achieve a cosmic orgasm while holding a tantric pretzel pose. Watch out! It's a flying vortex!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
7.6/10119 votes#8 - Fountain of Youth
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2004
The good news: we're living longer. The bad news: the older we get, the more we're made to feel that there's something wrong with that, and so we make futile efforts to turn back the clock. Wacky diets, worthless creams, Botox, Collagen, lipo, plastic surgery... none of it will stop the advancing years, except in your own mind! Aging is inevitable. Get used to it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
7.7/10142 votes#9 - Death, Inc.
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2004
We're afraid of death. But all of us have to face it at least once, and maybe more if someone we care about happens to die on us. But what are we so freaked out about? We'll show you that, yes, even with death, there's much to laugh about. As we know, the only thing to fear is fear itself... and having to sit across the desk from funeral director intent upon selling us an airtight, waterproof vault!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
8.2/10174 votes#10 - Profanity
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2004
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: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
7.9/10146 votes#11 - 12-Stepping
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/19/2004
There's no proof that AA or any other 12-Step program is any more effective than going cold turkey, doing things in moderation or getting medical help. And there's a debate raging whether alcoholism is even a disease! The quasi-religious 12-step groups have America brainwashed into believing that a higher power will take care of everything. Whatever happened to personal responsibility?!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, John McLaughlin, Teller
7.3/10133 votes#12 - Exercise vs. Genetics
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/26/2004
Exercise Schmexerise. Here's the shocker: the power of genetics determines your body type. Throw away all those fitness machines, gym memberships and exercise manuals, the size and shape of your body was decided the moment you were conceived. A look at the huge amount of bullshit behind the exercise industry. Gym memberships, fat-burning, muscle-building supplements, exercise tapes and equipment - we're fair game... and so are they!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
7.5/10141 votes#13 - Hypnosis
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/2/2004
There are some topics that are complete nonsense, and there are others, like Hypnosis, that combine an element of truth with a generous helping of bullshit. We'll go under the "spell" and show you just where the bullshit lies. The bottom line: you never give up control when under an hypnotic spell. But you will give up your money to smooth-talking hypnotists who claim they can enlarge your penis or achieve the ultimate orgasm. When they count to ten, hold onto your wallet and run for the door!
Director: N/A
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller
The Best Episodes of Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2
Every episode of Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Penn & Teller: Bull! Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"P.E.T.A." is the best rated episode of "Penn & Teller: Bull!" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 286 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Penn Jillette, John McLaughlin, Teller, it aired on 4/1/2004. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Safety Hysteria".