MythBusters - Specials

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Best Animal Myths

1 - Best Animal Myths

Air Date: March 21, 2004

This was a re-cut of previously tested animal-related myths from different episodes. Chicken Gun, Goldfish Memory, Does a Duck's Quack Echo?

Best Electric Myths

2 - Best Electric Myths

Air Date: May 6, 2004

This was a re-cut of previously tested electricity-related myths from different episodes. Peeing on the Third Rail, Lightning Strikes Tongue Piercing, Microwave Madness

Best Explosions

3 - Best Explosions

Air Date: June 9, 2004

This was a re-cut of previously tested explosion-related myths from different episodes. Cell Phone Destruction, Raccoon Rocket, Tree Cannon, Exploding Toilet

Buster Special

4 - Buster Special

Air Date: February 2, 2005

Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse.

Ultimate MythBusters

5 - Ultimate MythBusters

Air Date: February 9, 2005

Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate MythBuster.

MythBusters Outtakes

6 - MythBusters Outtakes

Air Date: March 16, 2005

This episode showed outtakes from the series.

Shop 'til You Drop

7 - Shop 'til You Drop

Air Date: April 6, 2005

The MythBusters' showed their favorite places to shop.

MythBusters Revealed

8 - MythBusters Revealed

Air Date: April 27, 2005

This was a behind the scenes insight of MythBusters, featuring interviews, as well as exploring personal issues between the hosts.

Hollywood on Trial

9 - Hollywood on Trial

Air Date: May 11, 2005

Will bullets spark when ricocheting off other objects? Did the aluminium paint used on Buddy Ebsen, the actor originally slated to play the Tin Man in the 1939 movie version of The Wizard of Oz cause an adverse reaction that hospitalized him? Is it possible for a medium-to-large build man to break through a wooden door frame on his own power? Is it possible to be thrown through a glass window and walk away without a scratch? Is it possible to ignite a pool of gasoline using only a cigarette? Note: This was a special episode. It was the first appearance of Grant Imahara.

Young Scientist Special

10 - Young Scientist Special

Air Date: April 26, 2008

Are electric cars truly slow? Do increased CO2 levels cause accelerated ice melting? Are cows truly the single greatest air polluter?

Viewers' Special Threequel

11 - Viewers' Special Threequel

Air Date: November 19, 2008

Could a torture technique consisting of growing a bamboo through a victim's body have worked? Does dropping alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub result in a huge explosion? Does brandy, such as carried by Saint Bernards, really prevent hypothermia? Does lighting a piano on fire make it explode?

Top 25 Moments

12 - Top 25 Moments

Air Date: June 16, 2010

The Fab Five look back at their top 25 most celebrated MythBusters moments.

Car Conundrum

13 - Car Conundrum

Air Date: June 23, 2010

This is a re-cut of Underwater Car, Hollywood Crash Test and Car Remote Capers.

Alcohol Myths

14 - Alcohol Myths

Air Date: June 30, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Alcohol Myths.

Duct Tape Hour 2

15 - Duct Tape Hour 2

Air Date: July 7, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Duct Tape Hour 2.

Knock Your Socks Off

16 - Knock Your Socks Off

Air Date: July 14, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Knock Your Socks Off.

Viewer Special Threequel

17 - Viewer Special Threequel

Air Date: July 21, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Viewer Special Threequel.

Bottle Bash

18 - Bottle Bash

Air Date: July 28, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Bottle Bash.

Unarmed and Unharmed

19 - Unarmed and Unharmed

Air Date: October 6, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Unarmed and Unharmed.

Phone Book Friction

20 - Phone Book Friction

Air Date: October 13, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Phone Book Friction.

Duct Tape Hour

21 - Duct Tape Hour

Air Date: October 20, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Duct Tape Hour.

Curving Bullets

22 - Curving Bullets

Air Date: October 27, 2010

This is a "Buster's Cut" of Curving Bullets.

Location, Location, Location

23 - Location, Location, Location

Air Date: November 9, 2011

The MythBusters discuss 12 favorite locations they have used for testing myths in the past.

Explosions A to Z

24 - Explosions A to Z

Air Date: November 25, 2012

The Build Team goes through the alphabet highlighting some of the show's 752 detonations and counting.

Duct Tape: The Return

25 - Duct Tape: The Return

Air Date: March 6, 2016

Building a duct tape trebuchet, and saving Busters life with duct tape.