Season 3

TV Show · Reality

The MythBusters, Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with more than 30 years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. In this season you'll enjoy Jamie and Adam's adventures tackling the big questions like whether or not it's possible to bust out of jail using only salsa — will mild or hot be the best choice? They also learn how to rebuild a test dummy before they take on building explosives out of vacuum cleaner parts!

2005 · 49m

10+

Starring Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman

EPISODE 1

Jet Assisted Chevy

Can a '67 Chevy turn into a 350-mile-per-hour road warrior, and are Pop Rocks candy and soda a recipe for disaster? Hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage put urban legend to the test to find the truth behind these great stories.
EPISODE 2

Biscuit Bazooka

Find out if a person can get stuck to an airline toilet while it's in flight, and whether or not there is such a thing as a biscuit bazooka. Take a look at the truth behind the urban legend of the leaping lawyer.
EPISODE 3

Poppy Seed Drug Test

Find out if one poppy seed bagel can tilt the results of a drug test and whether balloons can carry a lawn chair. Is a body covered in gold paint able to breathe, or is this a glamorous way to die?
EPISODE 4

Exploding Toilet

Jamie and Adam set out to methodically bust urban legends. If a flammable substance is sprayed down a toilet bowl, will a lighted match cause the toilet to explode? Find out if assassins use ice bullets and if running in the rain makes sense.
EPISODE 5

Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

MythBusters test whether or not using a cell phone at a gas station can cause the pump to explode.
EPISODE 6

Barrel of Bricks

Test the danger of responding to the call of nature on the electrified rail of a train track. Find out if an eel skin wallet can erase the magnetic information on credit cards, and hear the woeful tale of the unluckiest construction worker.

How It's Made
The Einstein Challenge
Science of Stupid
Bill Nye the Science Guy
MythBusters Jr.
Nature Tech
Bill Nye: Science Guy
LEGO Masters
BattleBots

Rob Lee

Narrator
Brian Louden

Host
Jonathan Lung

Host
Adam Savage

Host
Jamie Hyneman

Host
Alice Dallow

Director
Dan Tapster

Producer
Peter Rees

Creator

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Season 3

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The MythBusters, Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with more than 30 years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. In this season you'll enjoy Jamie and Adam's adventures tackling the big questions like whether or not it's possible to bust out of jail using only salsa — will mild or hot be the best choice? They also learn how to rebuild a test dummy before they take on building explosives out of vacuum cleaner parts!

COMMON SENSE

A slightly edgier (but still fun!) reboot has new hosts.

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