MythBusters - The Knowledge Hunters / Episode List
This is a list of all MythBusters episodes . There is no uniform numbering of the seasons of the series, so below the episodes are grouped according to the year of publication, as was also done on the official website of the series. The series was first broadcast in Germany on the Discovery Channel on May 7, 2005. However, no information is currently available for these broadcast dates, so the first broadcast dates (from) below are the earliest dates found so far. The dates determined in this way are printed in italics in the table . The German-language titles of the first five seasons were taken from the website of the broadcaster RTL II and the more recent titles come from fernsehserien.de.
Pilot Episodes (Season 0)
The first episodes of the series were broadcast in the US in early 2003.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | 1 | Jet-powered Chevy / The fizzy powder myth | Jet-Assisted Chevy | Jan. 23, 2003 | 22 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
P2 | 2 | The vacuum toilet / the cake batter weapon / the falling lawyer | Biscuit bazooka | Jan. 23, 2003 | Apr 5, 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
P3 | 3 | The garden chair balloon / do drug tests react to poppy seed cake? / Goldfinger | Poppy Seed Drug Test | 7th Mar 2003 | 23 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
season 1
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Exploding toilet | Exploding toilet | 23 Sep 2003 | 21 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 1 Urban Legends |
2 | 2 | Cell phone explosions | Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station | Oct 3, 2003 | 20 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 1 Urban Legends |
3 | 3 | The freight elevator | Barrel of Bricks | Oct 10, 2003 | 14 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 1 |
4th | 4th | Coin toss from the skyscraper | Penny drop | Oct 17, 2003 | 7th Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 1 Urban Legends |
5 | 5 | Survive in the coffin | Buried Alive | Oct. 24, 2003 | 27 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 1 |
6th | 6th | Lightning strike in the piercing | Lightning strikes / tongue piercings | Nov 11, 2003 | 7th Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 1 |
7th | 7th | The smelly sports car | Stinky car | Dec 5, 2003 | 30th Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 |
8th | 8th | Escape from Alcatraz | Alcatraz Escape | Dec 12, 2003 | 15th Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
season 2
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 1 | Pressure drop | Explosive decompression | Jan. 11, 2004 | 21 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 |
10 | 2 | The chicken cannon | Chicken Gun | Jan. 18, 2004 | Apr 4, 2006 | Discovery Channel | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
11 | 3 | March on the bridge | Break Step Bridge | Jan. 25, 2004 | 13 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 3 |
12 | 4th | The sinking Titanic | Sinking Titanic | Feb 22, 2004 | 9 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 |
13 | 5 | Walled in! | Buried in concrete | Feb 25, 2004 | 17th Mar 2006 | RTL II | Volume 1 Collection 3 Buster's Biggest Crashes |
14th | 6th | Myths put to the test | Myths Revisited | June 8, 2004 | March 8 2006 | RTL II | |
15th | 7th | Dive into the fire | Scuba Diver and Car Capers | July 27, 2004 | 16. Mar. 2006 | RTL II | |
16 | 8th | The laser weapon from Roman times | Ancient Death Ray | 29 Sep 2004 | 20 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Collection 3 |
17th | 9 | The falling elevator | Elevator of Death, Levitation Machine | Oct 6, 2004 | 10 Mar 2006 | RTL II | |
18th | 10 | The plywood flight | Beat the Radar Detector | Oct 13, 2004 | 22 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Collection 3 |
19th | 11 | Fear of death in quicksand | Quicksand | Oct 20, 2004 | 23 Mar 2006 | RTL II | |
20th | 12 | The exploding calorie bomb | Exploding jawbreaker | Oct 27, 2004 | 24 Mar 2006 | RTL II | |
21st | 13 | Ship recovery with table tennis balls | Ping-pong rescue | Nov 3, 2004 | 27 Mar 2006 | RTL II | |
22nd | 14th | The mega catapult | Boom lift catapult | Nov 10, 2004 | 28 Mar 2006 | RTL II | Collection 3 |
23 | 15th | Killer gases under the roof | Exploding House | Nov 16, 2004 | 29 Mar 2006 | RTL II | |
24 | 16 | The astronaut from the past | Ming Dynasty astronaut | Dec 5, 2004 | 30th Mar 2006 | RTL II |
season 3
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25th | 1 | The laxative tones / The cartridge test | Brown note | Feb 16, 2005 | 13 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | |
26th | 2 | Salsa for freedom | Salsa Escape | Feb 16, 2005 | 13 Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Big Blasts Collection |
27 | 3 | The bomb in the mobile toilet | Exploding Port-a-Potty | 2nd Mar 2005 | 11th Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Big Blasts Collection |
28 | 4th | Is yawning contagious? | Is Yawning Contagious? | 9 Mar 2005 | 15th Mar 2006 | Discovery Channel | Collection 1 |
29 | 5 | Fire & Co. | Cooling a six pack | 23 Mar 2005 | 16. Mar. 2006 | Discovery Channel | Collection 1 Buster's Biggest Crashes |
30th | 6th | Lightning strike on call | Son of a Gun | 30th Mar 2005 | Apr 7, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 1 |
31 | 7th | Can singing destroy glass? | Breaking Glass | May 18, 2005 | Apr 10, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 3 |
32 | 8th | The rocket backpack | Jet pack | June 9, 2005 | Apr 11, 2006 | RTL II | |
33 | 9 | Death-proof behavior in the event of a plane crash | Killer brace position | June 22, 2005 | Apr 12, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 1 |
34 | 10 | Bulletproof water | Bulletproof Water | July 13, 2005 | Apr 13, 2006 | RTL II | |
35 | 11 | The Grenz-Schleuder | Border slingshot | July 27, 2005 | Apr 18, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 3 |
36 | 12 | Life-threatening handkerchiefs | Killer Tissue Box | Aug 3, 2005 | Apr 19, 2006 | RTL II | |
37 | 13 | The life raft parachute | Escape Slide Parachute | Aug 10, 2005 | Apr 20, 2006 | RTL II | |
38 | 14th | Well-known myths - re-questioned | MythBusters Revisited | Oct 12, 2005 | May 26, 2006 | RTL II | |
39 | 15th | The ancient alarm system | Chinese invasion alert | Aug 10, 2005 | Apr 21, 2006 | RTL II | |
40 | 16 | Confederate missile | Confederate Rocket | Oct 26, 2005 | Oct 3, 2006 | RTL II | |
41 | 17th | Small car contact | Vodka Myths | Nov 2, 2005 | Oct 3, 2006 | RTL II | |
42 | 18th | Steel cap amputation | Steel toe cap amputation | Nov 9, 2005 | Apr 15, 2007 | RTL II | |
43 | 19th | Seasickness | Seasickness - Kill or Cure | Nov 16, 2005 | Apr 22, 2007 | RTL II |
Season 4
The German first broadcast of this season took place on the broadcaster RTL II.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 1 | Paper crossbow | Paper Crossbow | Jan. 11, 2006 | Apr 29, 2007 | |
45 | 2 | Shredded plane | Shredded tarpaulin | Jan. 18, 2006 | May 6, 2007 | |
46 | 3 | Mailbag Special: Archimedes' spark | Archimedes Death Ray | Jan 25, 2006 | June 3, 2007 | |
47 | 4th | Helium football | Helium football | Feb. 1, 2006 | May 13, 2007 | Collection 2 |
48 | 5 | Franklin's kite | Franklin's kite | March 8 2006 | May 21, 2007 | |
49 | 6th | Helium raft | Cell Phones on Planes | 15th Mar 2006 | May 27, 2007 | |
50 | 7th | Bullets fired into the air | Bullets Fired Up | Apr 19, 2006 | June 10, 2007 | Collection 2 |
51 | 8th | New question: can an arrow split an arrow? | Myths re-opened | Apr 26, 2006 | June 17, 2007 | |
52 | 9 | Painting with explosives | Mind control | May 3, 2006 | June 24, 2007 | |
53 | 10 | The great gasoline conspiracy | Exploding Pants | May 10, 2006 | July 1, 2007 | Big Blasts Collection |
54 | 11 | Hollywood - Tricks and Reality | Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1 | July 12, 2006 | July 18, 2007 | Collection 2 |
55 | 12 | Archimedean steam cannon | Steam cannon | July 19, 2006 | July 16, 2007 | |
56 | 13 | Death vortex / snow plow | Whirlpool / Snowplow | July 26, 2006 | July 17, 2007 | Collection 2 |
57 | 14th | Mentos + soda | Mentos and Soda | Aug 9, 2006 | July 25, 2007 | Collection 2 |
58 | 15th | Destructive bass speaker | Shattering subwoofer | Aug 16, 2006 | July 20, 2007 | |
59 | 16 | Crimes and other administrative offenses | Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2 | 23 Aug 2006 | July 19, 2007 | |
60 | 17th | Tesla's earthquake machine | Earthquake Machine | Aug 30, 2006 | July 24, 2007 | Collection 2 |
61 | 18th | Straw through palm tree | Deadly Straw | 6 Sep 2006 | July 23, 2007 | Collection 2 |
62 | 19th | Killer wire rope test | Killer Cable Snaps | Oct 11, 2006 | July 26, 2007 | |
63 | 20th | Deadly compressed air cylinder | Air cylinder rocket | Oct 18, 2006 | July 30, 2007 | Big Blasts Collection |
64 | 21st | Salami rocket | More Myths Revisited | Oct 25, 2006 | July 31, 2007 | |
65 | 22nd | Disposable lighter explosion | Exploding Lighter | Nov 1, 2006 | Aug 1, 2007 | Big Blasts Collection Urban Legends |
66 | 23 | Suction effect on trains | Concrete glider | Nov 8, 2006 | July 27, 2007 | |
67 | 24 | Mysterious backward sphere | Firearms folklore | Nov 29, 2006 | Aug 3, 2007 | Collection 2 |
68 | 25th | Electric Christmas tree candles | Anti-gravity device | Dec 6, 2006 | Aug 2, 2007 | Collection 2 |
69 | 26th | Fall from a height of 6600m | 22,000-foot fall | Dec 13, 2006 | Aug 6, 2007 |
Season 5
The German first broadcast of this season took place on the broadcaster RTL II.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 1 | A burning airship | Hindenburg Mystery | Jan. 10, 2007 | Aug 9, 2007 | Collection 2 |
71 | 2 | Pirate special | Pirate special | Jan. 17, 2007 | Aug 8, 2007 | Collection 2 |
72 | 3 | Caught underwater | Underwater car | Jan. 24, 2007 | Aug 10, 2007 | Collection 2 |
73 | 4th | The tricks of the speeders | Speed cameras | 7th Mar 2007 | Aug 13, 2007 | |
74 | 5 | The dog special | Dog Myths | 14 Mar 2007 | Aug 14, 2007 | |
75 | 6th | The crazy trombonist | More Myths Revisited | 21 Mar 2007 | Aug 15, 2007 | |
76 | 7th | sound and smoke | Voice Flame Extinguisher | Apr 11, 2007 | Aug 16, 2007 | |
77 | 8th | Truck driver math | Birds in a truck | Apr 18, 2007 | Aug 17, 2007 | |
78 | 9 | Magic of the ninjas | Walking on Water | Apr 25, 2007 | Aug 20, 2007 | Collection 4 |
79 | 10 | Shoot a hat off your head | Western myths | May 30, 2007 | Jan. 20, 2008 | Collection 4 |
80 | 11 | The exploding killer tire | Big Rig Myths | June 6, 2007 | Jan. 27, 2008 | Collection 4 |
81 | 12 | Hollywood hand grenade heroes | Grenades and Guts | June 13, 2007 | Feb 10, 2008 | Big Blasts Collection |
82 | 13 | Avalanche myth | Snow Special | June 20, 2007 | Feb 3, 2008 | |
83 | 14th | Baseball special | Baseball myths | Aug 8, 2007 | Feb 17, 2008 | |
84 | 15th | The spectator special | Viewer's special | Aug 15, 2007 | Feb. 24, 2008 | Collection 4 |
85 | 16 | Red rag for a bull | Red Rag to a Bull | 22 Aug 2007 | 9 Mar 2008 | |
86 | 17th | The superhero special | Superhero Hour | Aug 29, 2007 | 2nd Mar 2008 | Collection 4 |
87 | 18th | Ninjas deflect bullets | Myth revolution | 5th Sep 2007 | 16. Mar. 2008 | |
88 | 19th | Gasoline track | Trailblazers | Oct 31, 2007 | Apr 5, 2009 | |
89 | 20th | The flying boiler | Exploding Water Heater | Nov 7, 2007 | Apr 26, 2009 | Big Blasts Collection |
90 | 21st | Special Supersized Myths | Nov 14, 2007 | - | ||
91 | 22nd | Zombies in the barrel | Shooting fish in a barrel | Nov 21, 2007 | May 25, 2008 | |
92 | 23 | Pirate Special 2 | Pirates 2 | Nov 28, 2007 | June 1, 2008 | |
93 | 24 | The steam machine gun | Confederate Steam Gun | Dec 5, 2007 | July 20, 2008 | Big Blasts Collection |
94 | 25th | Airplane special | Airplane hour | Dec 12, 2007 | June 15, 2008 |
Season 6
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
95 | 1 | James Bond special | James Bond, Part 1 | Jan. 16, 2008 | June 22, 2008 | RTL II | Big Blasts Collection |
96 | 2 | Lead balloon | Lead balloon | Jan. 23, 2008 | June 29, 2008 | RTL II | Collection 4 |
97 | 3 | Airplane on a treadmill | Airplane on a conveyor belt | Jan. 30, 2008 | July 6, 2008 | RTL II | Collection 4 |
98 | 4th | James Bond Special 2 | James Bond, Part 2 | Feb 6, 2008 | Oct 30, 2010 | DMAX | Big Blasts Collection |
99 | 5 | The spectator special 2 | Viewer's Special 2 | Feb 13, 2008 | July 13, 2008 | RTL II | |
100 | 6th | MacGyver special | MacGyver Myths | Feb 20, 2008 | June 8, 2008 | RTL II | Collection 4 |
101 | 7th | Alaska Special | Alaska Special | Apr 23, 2008 | Feb 7, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
102 | 8th | Shark Special 2 | Shark Week Special 2 | July 27, 2008 | March 30, 2009 | Discovery Channel | |
103 | 9 | Exploding steaks | Exploding steak | Aug 6, 2008 | Feb 21, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
104 | 10 | The duck landing on the moon | NASA Moon Landing | Aug 27, 2008 | Apr 7, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 4 |
105 | 11 | Virus videos | Viral hour | 3rd Sep 2008 | 14 Mar 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 4 |
106 | 12 | Phonebook friction | Phone book friction | Sep 10 2008 | June 18, 2009 | DMAX | Collection 4 |
107 | 13 | Water electric shocker | Water stun gun | 17 Sep 2008 | June 25, 2009 | DMAX | Collection 4 |
108 | 14th | Driving blindly | Blind driving | Oct 8, 2008 | 7th Mar 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
109 | 15th | The return of the ninja | Ninjas 2 | Oct 15, 2008 | Feb 28, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
110 | 16 | The pink beer glasses | Alcohol Myths | Oct 22, 2008 | Apr 4, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
111 | 17th | Flic-Flac motorcycle | Motorcycle flip | Oct 29, 2008 | Apr 18, 2009 | Discovery Channel | Collection 5 |
112 | 18th | Buried alive | Coffin Punch | Nov 5, 2008 | Oct 29, 2008 | DMAX | Collection 5 |
113 | 19th | Crap is crap | End with a bang | Nov 12, 2008 | Nov 5, 2009 | DMAX | Collection 5 |
Season 7
The German first broadcast of this season took place on the broadcaster DMAX.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
114 | 1 | The car special | Demolition Derby | Apr 8, 2009 | Dec 8, 2011 | |
115 | 2 | Alaska Special 2 | Alaska Special 2 | Apr 15, 2009 | July 1, 2010 | Collection 5 |
116 | 3 | Diamond detonation | Banana slip / double dip | Apr 22, 2009 | Nov 26, 2009 | Collection 5 |
117 | 4th | YouTube special | YouTube special | Apr 29, 2009 | - | |
118 | 5 | Swimming in syrup | Swimming in syrup | May 6, 2009 | Dec 3, 2009 | Collection 6 |
119 | 6th | Exploding bumpers | Exploding bumper | May 13, 2009 | Nov 19, 2009 | Collection 6 |
120 | 7th | Freefall | Seesaw saga | May 20, 2009 | Dec 24, 2009 | Collection 6 |
121 | 8th | The ice bomb | Thermite vs. Ice | May 27, 2009 | Feb 25, 2010 | Collection 6 |
122 | 9 | Escape risk | Prison Escape | June 3, 2009 | Feb 11, 2010 | Collection 6 |
123 | 10 | Supersonic bang | Curving bullets | June 10, 2009 | Feb. 18, 2010 | Collection 6 |
124 | 11 | Topless | Car vs. Rain | June 17, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 | Collection 6 |
125 | 12 | Hit the buster | Knock Your Socks Off | Oct 7, 2009 | 4th Mar 2010 | Collection 6 |
126 | 13 | 101 options for duct tape | Duct tape hour | Oct 14, 2009 | 11th Mar 2010 | Collection 6 |
127 | 14th | Quick & Dirty | Clean Car vs. Dirty car | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 11, 2010 | |
128 | 15th | Open fire! | Greased Lightning | Oct 28, 2009 | 25th Mar 2010 | |
129 | 16 | Storm warning | Hurricane Windows | Nov 4, 2009 | 18 Mar 2010 | |
130 | 17th | fire and flame | Crash and Burn | Nov 11, 2009 | Apr 15, 2010 | |
131 | 18th | With full steam through the ceiling! | Myth evolution | Nov 18, 2009 | Apr 1, 2010 | |
132 | 19th | Escape through the trash | Dumpster diving | Nov 25, 2009 | Jan. 16, 2011 | Collection 7 |
133 | 20th | Get out of jail | Antacid Jail Break | Dec 2, 2009 | Jan. 20, 2011 | Collection 7 |
134 | 21st | In the wild west | Unarmed and Unharmed | Dec 9, 2009 | Jan. 27, 2011 | Collection 7 |
135 | 22nd | Insidious viruses | Hidden nasties | Dec 16, 2009 | Feb 3, 2011 | Collection 7 |
136 | 23 | Myths on the assembly line | Mini Myth Mayhem | Dec 28, 2009 | Jan. 6, 2011 | Collection 7 |
Season 8
The German first broadcast of this season took place on the broadcaster DMAX.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
137 | 1 | Boomerang balls | Boomerang Bullet | Jan. 4, 2010 | Feb 10, 2011 | Collection 7 |
138 | 2 | The soda bullet | Soda Cup Killer | 24 Mar 2010 | Feb 17, 2011 | Collection 7 |
139 | 3 | Ready to dive! | Dive to Survive | 31 Mar 2010 | Feb. 24, 2011 | Collection 7 |
140 | 4th | Chase special | Spy Car Escape | Apr 7, 2010 | 3rd Mar 2011 | Collection 7 |
141 | 5 | Shards bring luck | Bottle bash | Apr 14, 2010 | 10 Mar 2011 | Collection 7 |
142 | 6th | Tough | No pain no gain | Apr 28, 2010 | 27 Mar 2011 | Collection 8 |
143 | 7th | Full throttle physics | Mythssion Control | May 5, 2010 | 17th Mar 2011 | Collection 8 |
144 | 8th | Save the edge and tape | Duct Tape Hour 2 | May 12, 2010 | 31 Mar 2011 | Collection 8 |
145 | 9 | Long-distance water slide flight | Waterslide wipeout | May 19, 2010 | Apr 7, 2011 | Collection 8 |
146 | 10 | The human missile | Fireball stun gun | June 2, 2010 | Apr 14, 2011 | Collection 8 |
147 | 11 | The nasal tornado | Flu fiction | June 9, 2010 | Aug 4, 2011 | Collection 8 |
148 | 12 | Sniff special | Hair of the Dog | Oct 6, 2010 | Aug 18, 2011 | Collection 8 |
149 | 13 | Full throttle into the storm | Storm chasing myths | Oct 13, 2010 | Aug 11, 2011 | Collection 8 |
150 | 14th | Who gets cold feet? | Cold feet | Oct 20, 2010 | Sep 1 2011 | Collection 8 |
151 | 15th | The tablecloth test | Tablecloth chaos | Oct 27, 2010 | 22 Sep 2011 | |
152 | 16 | The automatic crossbow | Arrow machine gun | Nov 3, 2010 | 25 Aug 2011 | Collection 8 |
153 | 17th | Myths on the assembly line 2 | Mini Myth Madness | Nov 10, 2010 | 29 Sep 2011 | |
154 | 18th | The backward race | Reverse engineering | Nov 17, 2010 | Sep 15 2011 | |
155 | 19th | Underwater myths | Inverted underwater car | Nov 24, 2010 | Oct 6, 2011 | |
156 | 20th | Beetle special | Bug special | Dec 1, 2010 | Oct 13, 2011 | |
157 | 21st | ... meet Barack Obama | President's Challenge | Dec 8, 2010 | Oct. 27, 2011 | |
158 | 22nd | Green Hornet Special | Green Hornet Special | Dec 15, 2010 | Oct 20, 2011 | |
159 | 23 | Operation Valkyrie | Operation Valkyrie | Dec 22, 2010 | Nov 10, 2011 |
Season 9
The German first broadcast of this season took place on the broadcaster DMAX.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
160 | 1 | Mission Impossible | Mission Impossible Mask | Apr 6, 2011 | Nov 17, 2011 |
161 | 2 | Bomb toaster | Blue ice | Apr 13, 2011 | Feb 9, 2012 |
162 | 3 | Above water and under fire | Running on water | April 20, 2011 | Nov 24, 2011 |
163 | 4th | Blubber madness | Bubble trouble | Apr 27, 2011 | Feb 16, 2012 |
164 | 5 | The original torpedo | Torpedo Tastic | May 4, 2011 | 1st Mar 2012 |
165 | 6th | Soundcheck extreme | Blow Your Own Sail | May 11, 2011 | 23 Feb 2012 |
166 | 7th | Chase, the second | Spy Car 2 | May 18, 2011 | March 8 2012 |
167 | 8th | Man against bullet | Dodge a bullet | June 1, 2011 | 15th Mar 2012 |
168 | 9 | Mending tires made easy | Fixing a flat | June 8, 2011 | 22 Mar 2012 |
169 | 10 | Let there be light! | Let There Be Light | June 22, 2011 | 29 Mar 2012 |
170 | 11 | The paper army | Paper armor | June 29, 2011 | Apr 26, 2012 |
171 | 12 | The eco test | Bikes vs. Cars | 28 Sep 2011 | 17th May 2012 |
172 | 13 | Ball pendulum XXL | Newton's Crane Cradle | Oct 5, 2011 | May 3, 2012 |
173 | 14th | Blindman's Buff | Walk in a straight line | Oct 12, 2011 | May 10, 2012 |
174 | 15th | Dredging for advanced users | Duct tape plane | Oct 19, 2011 | June 7, 2012 |
175 | 16 | An explosive dinner | Flying guillotine | Oct 26, 2011 | May 24, 2012 |
176 | 17th | The rocket manhole | Drain disaster | Nov 2, 2011 | June 7, 2012 |
177 | 18th | Endless myths | Wheel of Mythfortune | Nov 23, 2011 | June 14, 2012 |
178 | 19th | Bomb the toilet | Toilet bomb | Nov 30, 2011 | Jan. 10, 2013 |
Season 10
The German premiere of the first episode of this season took place on January 3, 2013 by the broadcaster DMAX. All subsequent episodes were then broadcast on Discovery Channel first.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
179 | 1 | Armored tape on the Caribbean beach | Duct Tape Island | 25th Mar 2012 | Jan. 3, 2013 | DMAX |
180 | 2 | fire and Ice | Fire vs. Ice | Apr 1, 2012 | Apr 22, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
181 | 3 | The round becomes the angular | Square Wheels | Apr 8, 2012 | Apr 8, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
182 | 4th | The pirate cage | Swinging Pirates | Apr 15, 2012 | Apr 29, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
183 | 5 | Gender struggle | Battle of the Sexes | Apr 22, 2012 | Apr 1, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
184 | 6th | Hot heels in fast sledges | Driving in heels | Apr 29, 2012 | May 6, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
185 | 7th | Attack of the killer myths | Revenge of the Myth | May 6, 2012 | Apr 15, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
186 | 8th | The jumping ball | Bouncing bullet | May 13, 2012 | May 6, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
187 | 9 | Rock-hard pop film | Bubble pack plunge | June 3, 2012 | May 27, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
188 | 10 | On a knife edge | Duel dilemmas | June 10, 2012 | 3rd June 2013 | Discovery Channel |
189 | 11 | Hollywood's gunslingers | Hollywood Gunslingers | 17th June 2012 | Aug 5, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
190 | 12 | Titanic raft | Titanic Survival | Oct 7, 2012 | Jan. 13, 2014 | Discovery Channel |
191 | 13 | Geometry in the trenches | Trench torpedo | Oct 14, 2012 | Jan. 6, 2014 | Discovery Channel |
192 | 14th | Attack of hailstones | Hail Hijynx | Oct 21, 2012 | June 10, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
193 | 15th | Halloween scare | Fright Night | Oct 28, 2012 | Jan. 20, 2014 | Discovery Channel |
194 | 16 | Myths mix | Mini Myth Medley | Nov 4, 2012 | Feb 3, 2014 | Discovery Channel |
195 | 17th | The mattress raft | Cannonball Chemistry | Nov 11, 2012 | June. 17.2013 | Discovery Channel |
196 | 18th | Mouthful | Food Fables (Surreal Gourmet Hour) | Nov 18, 2012 | Feb 10, 2014 | Discovery Channel |
Season 11
The German first broadcast of this season took place since January 27, 2014 by the station Discovery Channel.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
197 | 1 | Rocket Car Reloaded | JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished? | 1st of May 2013 | July 21, 2014 |
198 | 2 | Catch of Life Special | Deadliest Catch Crabtastic Special | May 8, 2013 | July 14, 2014 |
199 | 3 | Myths from the bathroom and toilet | Down And Dirty / Earthquake Survival | May 15, 2013 | July 28, 2014 |
200 | 4th | Go crazy! | Indy Car Special | 22. May 2013 | Feb. 24, 2014 |
201 | 5 | Gender struggle 2 | Battle Of The Sexes - Round 2 | May 29, 2013 | 7th July 2014 |
202 | 6th | Motorcycle water sled | Motorcycle water ski | 5th June 2013 | Jan. 27, 2014 |
203 | 7th | Human airbags | Hypermiling / crash cushions | June 12th, 2013 | Feb. 17, 2014 |
204 | 8th | The survival tape | Duct Tape Canyon | 19th June 2013 | Aug 18, 2014 |
205 | 9 | Bombastic paint | Painting With Explosives / Bifurcated Boat | June 26, 2013 | 4th Aug 2014 |
206 | 10 | Breaking Bad Special | Breaking Bad Special | Aug 12, 2013 | 3rd Mar 2014 |
207 | 11 | Zombie special | Zombie special | Oct 17, 2013 | Aug 11, 2014 |
Season 12
The German first broadcast of this season took place with the broadcast of the 3rd episode on August 25, 2014 by the Discovery Channel.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
208 | 1 | Star Wars Special | Star Wars: Revenge Of The Myth | Jan. 4, 2014 | 20th October 2014 |
209 | 2 | Explosive illicit distillery | Moonshine Myths | Jan. 11, 2014 | 22 Sep 2014 |
210 | 3 | The car accident cliché | Hollywood Car Crash Cliches | Jan. 18, 2014 | 25 Aug 2014 |
211 | 4th | On the chase | Car Chase Chaos / Animal Antics | Jan. 25, 2014 | March 10, 2014 |
212 | 5 | Please do it! | * DO * Try This At Home | Feb. 1, 2014 | 29 Sep 2014 |
213 | 6th | Everything for the cat ... and other messes | Mythssion Impossible | Feb 15, 2014 | 8 Sep 2014 |
214 | 7th | Myths with a shot | Bullet Baloney | Feb 22, 2014 | Sep 15 2014 |
215 | 8th | Supersonic table tennis | Supersonic ping pong / ice cannon | 1st Mar 2014 | Sep 1 2014 |
216 | 9 | Full grenade | Fire in the hole | July 10, 2014 | 3rd November 2014 |
217 | 10 | Deadly household | Household Disasters | 17th July 2014 | October 27, 2014 |
218 | 11 | The myths of advertising | Commercial Myths | July 24, 2014 | Oct 13, 2014 |
219 | 12 | Speeders, pushers, wrong-way drivers | Road rage | July 31, 2014 | Oct 6, 2014 |
220 | 13 | Sexual attraction | Laws of Attraction | 7th August 2014 | 17th November 2014 |
221 | 14th | Tricky traffic | Traffic tricks | August 21, 2014 | November 10, 2014 |
222 | 15th | On water and in the air | Plan boarding | August 21, 2014 | 17 Sep 2014 |
Season 13
In the US, the 13th season of Mythbusters has aired since the end of 2014. The season consists of a total of 14 episodes, of which first 6 and then the following 8 were broadcast in the USA. The broadcast in Germany has been on the Discovery Channel since April 27, 2015.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
223 | 1 | Simpsons Special | The Simpsons Special | Jan. 10, 2015 | April 27, 2015 |
224 | 2 | Indiana Jones Special | The Busters of the Lost Myths | Jan. 17, 2015 | May 4, 2015 |
225 | 3 | A-team special | The A-Team Special | Jan. 24, 2015 | May 11, 2015 |
226 | 4th | Video Games Special | Video Games Special | Jan. 31, 2015 | May 18, 2015 |
227 | 5 | Transformers homemade | Transformers | Feb 7, 2015 | May 25, 2015 |
228 | 6th | San Francisco drift | San Francisco drift | Feb 14, 2015 | June 1, 2015 |
229 | 7th | From the water into the air | Blow it out the water | Jul 18, 2015 | Sep 14 2015 |
230 | 8th | Flight lesson | Flights of Fantasy | 25 Jul 2015 | 21 Sep 2015 |
231 | 9 | Lawnmower of death | Accidental ammo | Aug 1, 2015 | 28 Sep 2015 |
232 | 10 | Negligent casual drivers | Dangerous driving | Aug 8, 2015 | Oct 5, 2015 |
233 | 11 | Superpowered snipers | Supernatural Shooters | Aug 15, 2015 | Oct 12, 2015 |
234 | 12 | What else needs to be checked ... | Unfinished business | 22 Aug 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 |
235 | 13 | Mythbusters vs. White shark | MythBusters vs. Jaws | 29 Aug 2015 | Jun 24, 2016 |
236 | 14th | Star Wars Special: The Myths Strike Back | Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back | 5th Sep 2015 | Oct 19, 2015 |
Season 14
In the US, the 14th and final season of Mythbusters has aired since the beginning of 2016. The broadcast in Germany has been on the Discovery Channel since April 4, 2016.
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) |
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259 | 1 | Looking back, inside and out | MythBusters Revealed: The Behind the Scenes Season Opener | Jan. 2, 2016 | Apr 4, 2016 |
260 | 2 | Explosion special | The Explosion Special | Jan. 9, 2016 | Apr 11, 2016 |
261 | 3 | Operation tank implosion | Tanker Crush | Jan. 16, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 |
262 | 4th | Shrimp with a shot | Cooking chaos | Jan. 23, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 |
263 | 5 | Crash course for cars | Driven to Destruction | Jan. 30, 2016 | May 2, 2016 |
264 | 6th | Volunteer before! | Volunteer Special | Feb 6, 2016 | May 9, 2016 |
265 | 7th | There is no such thing as impossible | Failure is not an option! | Feb 13, 2016 | May 16, 2016 |
266 | 8th | The gummy bear rocket | Rocketman | Feb 20, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
267 | 9 | By general request | Reddit special | Feb. 27, 2016 | June 27, 2016 |
268 | 10 | Finale with oomph! | Grand finals | 5th Mar 2016 | July 25, 2016 |
269 | 11 | The big reunion | MythBusters Reunion | 5th Mar 2016 | July 25, 2016 |
270 | 12 | The return of the tape | Duct Tape: The Return | 6th Mar 2016 | 4th july 2016 |
Special offers
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (DE) | German transmitter | Released on DVD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SP1 | 1 | Christmas special | Viewers-Choice / Christmas Special | Dec 22, 2004 | Dec 21, 2008 | RTL II | |
SP2 | 2 | Buster crash test dummy special | Buster special | Feb 2, 2005 | May 2, 2006 | RTL II | Buster's Biggest Crashes |
SP3 | 3 | Mythbusters put to the test | Ultimate MythBusters | Feb 9, 2005 | May 3, 2006 | RTL II | |
SP4 | 4th | Outtake special | MythBusters outtakes | 16. Mar. 2005 | May 25, 2006 | RTL II | |
SP5 | 5 | Shop till you drop | Shop 'til You Drop Special | Apr 6, 2005 | May 4, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 1 disk 4 |
SP6 | 6th | Secrets revealed | MythBusters Revealed | Apr 27, 2005 | Sep 10 2007 | RTL II | Collection 1 disk 4 |
SP7 | 7th | The Hollywood special | Hollywood on Trial | May 11, 2005 | May 5, 2006 | RTL II | Collection 1 disk 3 |
SP8 | 8th | Who's Afraid of the Great White Shark? | Jaws special | July 17, 2005 | - | - | |
SP9 | 9 | - | Mega Movie Myths | 13 Sep 2006 | - | - | Buster's Biggest Crashes |
SP10 | 10 | Christmas special: needle failure / risk factor turkey | Holiday Special | Dec 6, 2006 | 23 Dec 2007 | RTL II | Collection 2 Disk 3 |
SP11 | 11 | - | Young Scientist Special | Apr 26, 2008 | - | - | |
SP12 | 12 | Spectator Special, Episode 3: Bamboo Torture / Alkali Metal Chaos / Brandy Warmer / Exploding Piano | Viewer Special Threequel | Nov 19, 2008 | Nov 12, 2009 | DMAX | Collection 6 |
SP13 | 13 | The 25 best moments | Top 25 Moments | June 20, 2010 | Dec 1, 2011 | DMAX | |
SP14 | 14th | The car special | Car Conundrum | June 23, 2010 | Dec 8, 2011 | DMAX | |
SP15 | 15th | - | Planes, Trains and Automobiles Special | June 15, 2011 | - | - | |
SP16 | 16 | - | Location, location, location | Nov 9, 2011 | - | - | |
SP17 | 17th | - | Wet and Wild | Nov 16, 2011 | - | - | |
SP18 | 18th | Audience mail | Mailbag Special | May 13, 2012 | 22. July 2013 | Discovery Channel | |
SP19 | 19th | Mythbusters Shark Special | Mythbusters Jawsome Shark Special | Aug 13, 2012 | Aug 15, 2013 | DMAX | |
SP20 | 20th | The ABC of explosion | Explosions A to Z | Nov 25, 2012 | July 29, 2013 | Discovery Channel |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mythbusters: Episode Guide: Discovery Channel ( Memento of the original from August 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c fernsehserien.de - MythBusters - Die Wissensjäger
- ↑ Mythbusters - RTL 2. In: rtl2.de. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011 ; Retrieved June 1, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m MythBusters episodes from 2003 ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p MythBusters - Die Wissensjäger Volume 1, 2009, 4 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mythbusters: Collection 3, 2008, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mythbusters: Collection 1, 2007, 4 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d Mythbusters: Urban Legends, 2010, 1 DVD
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p MythBusters episodes from 2004 ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d Mythbusters: Buster's Biggest Crashes, 2012, 1 DVD
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s MythBusters episodes from 2005 ( memento of the original from March 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mythbusters: Big Blasts Collection, 2008, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z MythBusters episodes from 2006 ( memento of the original from July 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mythbusters: Collection 2, 2007, 3 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y MythBusters episodes from 2007 ( memento of the original from November 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mythbusters: Collection 4, 2009, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s MythBusters episodes from 2008 ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mythbusters: Collection 5, 2010, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w MythBusters episodes from 2009 ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Mythbusters: Collection 6, 2010, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mythbusters: Collection 7, 2011, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w MythBusters episodes from 2010 ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mythbusters: Collection 8, 2012, 2 DVDs
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l MythBusters episodes from 2011 ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b Chase the Second ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax MythBusters: Episode Guide ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Discovery Channel
- ↑ a b c "Mythbusters Season 10" - MythBusters: Episode Info on tv.com
- ↑ The episode aired on September 17, 2012 in Australia & Germany and on August 21, 2014 in the USA.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Mythbusters 2015 season episode guide . Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h MythBusters Season 10 . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k MythBusters 2016 Episode Guide . Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ↑ MythBusters 2016 Episode Guide . Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Buster Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "Ultimate MythBusters" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "MythBusters Outtakes" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ↑ "Shop 'til You Drop Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "MythBusters Revealed" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "Hollywood on Trial" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ↑ "Jaws Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ↑ "Mega Movie Myths" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "Holiday Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ↑ IMDB - MythBusters Young Scientists Special
- ↑ "Viewer Special Threequel" - MythBusters: Episode Info MSN TV
- ↑ "25 Best Busted Myths" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ^ "Car Conundrum" - MythBusters: Episode Info from MSN TV
- ↑ "Mailbag Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info on tvguide.com
- ^ "Mythbusters Jawsome Shark Special" - MythBusters: Episode Info on tv.com
- ^ "Explosions A to Z" - MythBusters: Episode Info on discovery.com