MythBusters
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MythBusters is a science entertainment television series created by Peter Rees, and produced by Beyond International, in Australia. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2003. It was broadcast on television networks and other Discovery channels worldwide. The show's original hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, used elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories. Filmed in San Francisco, MythBusters aired 282 episodes before cancellation at the end of the 2016 season. Planning and experimentation took place at Hyneman's workshops in San Francisco. Experiments requiring more space or special accommodations were filmed on location, typically around the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern California, going to other states, or even countries, when required. During the second season, members of Savage and Hyneman's behind-the-scenes team were organized into a second team of MythBusters, "The Build Team". They generally tested myths separately from the main duo and operated from another workshop. This arrangement continued until 2014, when it was announced at the end of "Plane Boarding" that Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara would leave the show. Savage and Hyneman hosted the final two seasons alone. In October 2015, producers announced that MythBusters would air its 14th and final season in 2016. The show aired its final episode with the original cast on March 6, 2016. Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara, former MythBusters stars, led the Netflix show White Rabbit Project, which premiered in December 2016. Through experiments and tests, they delve into topics such as jailbreaks, superpower technology of fictional heroes, heists, and WWII weapons. The series was canceled after one season. In November 2017, sister network Science Channel revived the series with new hosts Jon Lung and Brian Louden, who were selected by the competition spin-off MythBusters: The Search. The revival was filmed in Santa Clarita and other parts of Southern California, airing for two seasons until 2018. Savage returned in MythBusters Jr., a spin-off featuring children. In 2021, Beyond Television produced and aired a new title of the franchise, Motor MythBusters, for Motor Trend. Belleci returned for the series and was joined by engineer Bisi Ezerioha and mechanic Faye Hadley. The series focused on testing myths and urban legends about automobiles. Excerpts of the original seasons (2003–2016) were used to produce MythBusters: There's Your Problem! for streaming services. In this repackaging, each episode is summarized to include only the experiments and conclusions. The term MythBusters may be used to refer to both the program, and the cast members (without the italics) who test the experiments.
Infobox
Genre
mw- Factual television Science Technology
Created by
Peter Rees
Presented by
Jamie Hyneman Adam Savage Kari Byron Tory Belleci Grant Imahara Scottie Chapman Jessi Combs Jon Lung Brian Louden Bisi Ezerioha Faye Hadley
Narrated by
Robert Lee Robin Banks (Europe)
Opening theme
"MythBusters Demo Theme" by Daniel Thomas, Bob Brozman (composer) (2002) "MythBusters Original Theme" by Neil Sutherland (2003–2005) "MythBusters Original Theme" (2006 Remaster) by Neil Sutherland (2006–2010) "MythBusters Theme" (The Dandy Warhols Remix) by The Dandy Warhols (2011–2014; 2021) "MythBusters Theme Remix" by Neil Sutherland (2015–2018)
Composers
Daniel Thomas (pilot) Bob Brozman (pilot) Neil Sutherland
Country of origin
United States Australia
Original language
English
No. of seasons
17[note 1]
No. of episodes
296 (list of episodes)
Camera setup
Multiple
Running time
43–44 minutes (broadcast cut) 48–50 minutes (original cut)
Production company
Beyond International
Network
Science Channel
Release
November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) –February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
Pilots
Pilots
Season
Pilots
Episodes
3
Episodes
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)
Originally released
March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07)
2003
2003
Season
2003
Episodes
8
Episodes
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Originally released
December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)
2004
2004
Season
2004
Episodes
17
Episodes
January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11)
Originally released
December 22, 2004 (2004-12-22)
2005
2005
Season
2005
Episodes
26
Episodes
February 2, 2005 (2005-02-02)
Originally released
November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16)
2006
2006
Season
2006
Episodes
28
Episodes
January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11)
Originally released
December 13, 2006 (2006-12-13)
2007
2007
Season
2007
Episodes
25
Episodes
January 10, 2007 (2007-01-10)
Originally released
December 12, 2007 (2007-12-12)
2008
2008
Season
2008
Episodes
20
Episodes
January 16, 2008 (2008-01-16)
Originally released
November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)
2009
2009
Season
2009
Episodes
23
Episodes
April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08)
Originally released
December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
2010
2010
Season
2010
Episodes
24
Episodes
January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)
Originally released
December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22)
2011
2011
Season
2011
Episodes
22
Episodes
April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)
Originally released
November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
2012
2012
Season
2012
Episodes
21
Episodes
March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
Originally released
November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)
2013
2013
Season
2013
Episodes
11
Episodes
May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)
Originally released
October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
2014
2014
Season
2014
Episodes
15
Episodes
January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04)
Originally released
August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)
2015
2015
Season
2015
Episodes
14
Episodes
January 10, 2015 (2015-01-10)
Originally released
September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)
2016
2016
Season
2016
Episodes
12
Episodes
January 2, 2016 (2016-01-02)
Originally released
March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)
2017
2017
Season
2017
Episodes
6
Episodes
November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)
Originally released
December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
2018
2018
Season
2018
Episodes
8
Episodes
January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)
Originally released
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) (UK)
Specials
Specials
Season
Specials
Episodes
13
Episodes
March 21, 2004 (2004-03-21)
Originally released
May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| Pilots | 3 | January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) | March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07) | |
| 2003 | 8 | September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) | December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) | |
| 2004 | 17 | January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11) | December 22, 2004 (2004-12-22) | |
| 2005 | 26 | February 2, 2005 (2005-02-02) | November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16) | |
| 2006 | 28 | January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11) | December 13, 2006 (2006-12-13) | |
| 2007 | 25 | January 10, 2007 (2007-01-10) | December 12, 2007 (2007-12-12) | |
| 2008 | 20 | January 16, 2008 (2008-01-16) | November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19) | |
| 2009 | 23 | April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08) | December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28) | |
| 2010 | 24 | January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04) | December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22) | |
| 2011 | 22 | April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06) | November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30) | |
| 2012 | 21 | March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) | November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) | |
| 2013 | 11 | May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01) | October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) | |
| 2014 | 15 | January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04) | August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21) | |
| 2015 | 14 | January 10, 2015 (2015-01-10) | September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05) | |
| 2016 | 12 | January 2, 2016 (2016-01-02) | March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) | |
| 2017 | 6 | November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) | December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20) | |
| 2018 | 8 | January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) | February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) (UK) | |
| Specials | 13 | March 21, 2004 (2004-03-21) | May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01) | |
References
- Each calendar year is defined as a season, this count includes the pilot season, but not the special season. On some lis
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- Adam Savage at The Last HOPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7425FD3If8w
- Adam Savage at The Last HOPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7425FD3If8w
- "Credit-card companies killed MythBusters segment on RFID vulnerabilities"https://boingboing.net/2008/08/30/creditcard-companies.html
- "MythBusters host: credit-card companies DIDN'T kill segment on RFID vulnerabiliies"https://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/04/mythbusters-host-cre.html
- Adam Savage at The Last HOPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZRmms0sZ8w
- Adam Savage at The Last HOPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7425FD3If8w
- "MythBusters by the numbers"http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/about-this-show/mythbusters-by-the-numbers.htm
- MythBusters
- The Nerdisthttp://nerdist.com/mythbusters-destroyed-all-evidence-of-an-easy-to-make-explosive/
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- "MythBusters 'Big Bang' Shatters Windows"https://web.archive.org/web/20130509013159/http://www.kcra.com/Mythbusters-Big-Bang-Shatters-Windows/-/11798090/12688930/-/item/1/-/e06cf3z/-/index.html
- Los Angeles Timeshttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/mythbusters-cannonball.html
- Wsbtv.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120115191608/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/us/cannonball-fired-mythbusters-stunt-goes-through-du/nFwhg/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/mythbusters-misfire-cannonball-crashes-through-house-in-tv-show-mishap/
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- "MythBusters hosts visit Dublin High"https://web.archive.org/web/20131021215102/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8554691
- MercuryNews.comhttp://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20025413
- Patch.comhttp://pleasanton.patch.com/articles/stars-of-tv-show-mythbusters-visit-dublin-high-e28940c3#photo-9171778
- OneDublin.orghttps://onedublin.org/2012/03/01/mythbusters-adam-savage-and-kari-byron-meet-dublin-high-and-fallon-students/
- Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Wheel-falls-off-serene-machine/2005/06/17/1118869093834.html
- MythBusters
- Nut Cases (MythBusters S)https://archive.org/details/mythbustersnutca0000bowv/page/96
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- Good Morning America
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- "'MythBusters' Have Fun in the Name of Science"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10255528
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- CBShttps://web.archive.org/web/20080410195846/http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/wahoo/index/php/20060116.phtml
- "How A Mythbusters Experiment Saved A Mother And Child From Drowning"https://www.cinemablend.com/television/How-Mythbusters-Experiment-Saved-Mother-Child-From-Drowning-122617.html
- Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/news/national/julians-mythbuster-moment/2007/11/08/1194329387281.html
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- DVICEhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080901203454/http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/myth_busted_mon.php
- MacLifehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090817230749/http://www.maclife.com/adamsavageextra?page=0%2C1
- "NVISION 08 Highlights: GPU vs CPU Demonstration"http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvision08_gpu_v_cpu.html
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- The Skeptics' Guide To The Universehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2009-11-11.mp3
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- Gizmodohttps://web.archive.org/web/20101022143341/http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/10/obama-commands-mythbusters-crew-to-fire-ancient-death-ray/
- npr.orghttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130952931
- "Eredoctoraten voor MythBusters"http://www.at-aandrijftechniek.nl/nieuws/branche/4480/eredoctoraten-voor-mythbusters.html
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- "Dulux Mythbusters Markers Challenge"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0wYZ0X_F9s
- "Dulux Mythbusters Wine Challenge"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTzT1yH9R68
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html
- "Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition"https://web.archive.org/web/20160402161629/http://www.mythbusterstheexhibition.com/
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- Slatehttp://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/09/05/mythbusters_build_team_reunites_for_new_netflix_show.html
- CNEThttps://www.cnet.com/news/adam-savage-reveals-his-reason-for-returning-to-mythbusters-discovery-channel/
- Mythbusters Jr.https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/adam-savage-to-host-mythbusters-jr-on-science-channel
- Carscoopshttps://www.carscoops.com/2021/06/mythbusters-alumni-tory-belleci-to-star-in-automotive-focused-motor-mythbusters/
- MotorTrendhttps://www.motortrend.com/news/motor-mythbusters/
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- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/mythbusters-mythfits-kari-byron-tory-belleci-podcast-1236210097/
- Business Insiderhttp://www.businessinsider.com/mythbusters-adam-savage-wont-work-with-jamie-hyneman-anymore-2016-5