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Episodes

  • 1. Brown Note

    7.3

    2005-02-16

    Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

  • 2. Salsa Escape

    8.0

    2005-02-23

    Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

  • 3. Exploding Port-a-Potty

    7.3

    2005-03-02

    Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

  • 4. Is Yawning Contagious?

    7.7

    2005-03-09

    Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

  • 5. Cooling a Six-Pack

    8.5

    2005-03-23

    The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

  • 6. Son of a Gun

    8.5

    2005-03-30

    Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

  • 7. Breaking Glass

    8.3

    2005-05-18

    Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

  • 8. Jet Pack

    8.0

    2005-06-09

    Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

  • 9. Killer Brace Position

    7.7

    2005-06-22

    Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

  • 10. Bullet Proof Water

    8.0

    2005-07-13 · 60m

    How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

  • 11. Jaws Special

    9.3

    2005-07-17

    Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

  • 12. Border Slingshot

    6.7

    2005-07-27 · 60m

    Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

  • 13. Killer Tissue Box

    8.5

    2005-08-03

    In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

  • 14. Escape Slide Parachute

    8.5

    2005-08-10

    Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

  • 15. MythBusters Revisited

    9.0

    2005-10-12

    Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

  • 16. Chinese Invasion Alarm

    8.5

    2005-10-19

    Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

  • 17. Confederate Rocket

    8.5

    2005-10-26 · 60m

    The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

  • 18. Vodka Myths

    8.0

    2005-11-02

    Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

  • 19. Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

    7.3

    2005-11-09 · 60m

    Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

  • 20. Seasickness - Kill or Cure

    7.7

    2005-11-16

    From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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Cast

  • Brian Louden

    Brian Louden

    Self - Host

  • Jonathan Lung

    Jonathan Lung

    Self - Host

  • Robert Lee

    Robert Lee

    Self - Narrator (voice)

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