MythBusters Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Holiday SpecialThe MythBusters team investigates whether reindeer really could help Santa fly, what's the best way to keep all the needles on your Christmas tree and how much yodeling it actually takes to start an avalanche.
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Episode 2 - Pirate SpecialArggghhh me hearties -- Jamie and Adam have plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime myths. They investigate four stories of hi-jinks on the high seas, and the action is thick and fast.
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Episode 3 - Hindenburg MysteryAdam and Jamie turn dirigible detectives to try and solve one of aeronautics biggest puzzles, while Kari, Tory and Grant come face-to-face with -- and have to flee from -- some of nature's natural-born killers.
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Episode 4 - Underwater CarJamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares trying to escape from underwater cars. Meanwhile Grant, Tory and Kari roll out the Seven Paper Fold myth. Is it possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times?
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Episode 5 - Speed CamerasTake two self-confessed speed freaks, Adam and Jamie, and pit them against the people's nemesis: speed cameras. The result: an action-packed adventure full of fun, fascination and, best of all, fast cars.
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Episode 6 - Dog MythsIs it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? To find an answer, Adam and Jamie work with a pair of untrained, middle-aged malamute huskies. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory look into different myths on how to beat a guard dog.
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Episode 7 - More Myths ReopenedEvery so often, the MythBusters draw conclusions that leave the fans seething. Well, once again, it's time for the MythBusters to put some of their most contentious outcomes under the microscope.
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Episode 8 - Voice Flame ExtinguisherJamie and Adam set out to discover if it's possible to put out a fire using only your voice. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant will put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope.
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Episode 9 - Birds in a TruckAdam and Jamie tackle Newton, the founder of the principle of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of momentum. They look into a physics urban myth and try to determine if birds in a truck lighten the load take flight
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Episode 10 - Walking on WaterAdam, Jamie and a ninjitsu master try their luck at aquatic agility and get confrontational while competing to see how ninjas -- masters of illusion-- create the impression of running on water.
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Episode 11 - Western MythsIt's Yeehaa and Hiyo Silver as Adam and Jamie saddle up for some western myths -- and that is not all. Kari, Tory, and Grant test the modern marvel of airbags. It's all here -- past, present, horses, cars and guns.
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Episode 12 - Big Rig MythsAdam and Jamie try to find out if an exploding truck tire can kill. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant investigate another fuel efficiency fable.
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Episode 14 - Snow SpecialIn this episode of Mythbusters, the whole team is piste off and that's snow joke. They are snowed under with movie myths and living legends as they put snow myths to the test in this Snow Special.
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Episode 16 - Viewer SpecialThe Mythbusters have been putting out the call for new myths to bust and now, they put a new batch of viewer suggestions to the test.
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Episode 17 - Red Rag to a BullThe team tests the legend that the color red can drive a bull toward psychopathy. Fresh from bull jousting, the team tests the saying "bull in a china shop."
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Episode 18 - Superhero HourThe Mythbusters are wearing their underpants on the outside, as the Marvel comic maestros are put under the MythBusters microscope.
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Episode 19 - Myth RevolutionKari, Tory and Grant puts the latest covert surveillance conspiracy theories to the test. Meanwhile, Adam and Jamie are testing a myth about weapons.
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Episode 20 - Trail BlazersAdam and Jamie get on the trail of some flammable Hollywood fables while Kari, Grant and Tory break out the defibrillator for some electrifying action.
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Episode 21 - Exploding Water HeaterJamie and Adam get steamed testing if a water heater can rocket through the roof and into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Tory, Grant and Kari try on some all-American myths about blue jeans.
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Episode 22 - Shooting Fish in a BarrelThe MythBusters test the truth behind some time-honored sayings and conventional wisdom -- like shooting fish in a barrel, the best cure for a chile burn and whether or not elephants are really scared of mice.
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Episode 23 - Pirates 2!In this piratical sequel, the MythBusters once again plunder and pillage for maritime myth, testing two Pirates of the Caribbean movie-inspired myths and the curse of a Sand Neck Tie.
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Episode 24 - Confederate Steam GunJamie and Adam take on a mythical confederate weapon: a steam-powered machine gun rumored to fire 400 rounds a minute at a 300-yard range. Meanwhile, the team puts their lying skills on the line to try to beat a lie detector.
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Episode 25 - Airplane HourJamie and Adam take wing to test if a person with no flight training can safely land an airplane. Tory, Grant, and Kari jump on some Hollywood-inspired skydiving myths.
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Episode 26 - James Bond Special- Part 1t's tuxedos and martinis as the Mythbusters take on 007 in this James Bond special one-hour episode. Our stealthy secret agents are on a mission to explode the myths about Bond's gadgets, getaways and guns.
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Episode 27 - Lead BalloonSurf's up dude! The team tests whether a couple of sticks of dynamite can create ideal surfing conditions and then test the proverbial lead balloon.
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Episode 28 - Airplane on a Conveyor BeltIn this three-myth blockbuster, the team takes a crash course in remote-controlled airplane flying and bug out by testing the "cockroach survival" theory. They return to fraternity pranks with exploding cans of shaving cream.
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Episode 29 - James Bond Special- Part 2The Mythbusters dedicate this one-hour special to the ultimate action hero: James Bond. They put the gadgets and stunts to the test leaving them shaken, not stirred.
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Episode 30 - Viewer Special 2On the first Viewer's Special we tested a bunch of myths from the Mythbusters fan site, and it was a blast-literally. So in our second Viewer's Special we once again open up Adam and Jamie's inbox for ideas.
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Episode 31 - MacGyver MythsThis reverential episode of MythBusters pays tribute to the man who made something really useful from out of almost anything-MacGyver!
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