MythBusters

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MythBusters
Premiere pilot
January 23, 2003
series
September 23, 2003
Finale
Airs Wednesdays at 9PM
Creator Peter Rees
Network Discovery Channel
Style 60-minute documentary
Company Beyond Television
Episodes 92 + 17 specials (through season 5)
Seasons 5
Origin USA

MythBusters (2003–) is an entertaining documentary that airs on the Discovery Channel. The show focuses on determining whether popular myths and urban legends are true. After performing various tests, the myth will be considered plausible, confirmed or busted. The hosts of the show are Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who have a combined total of over 30 years of special effects experience.

Contents

[edit] Cast

Person Role Duration
Main Cast
Jamie Hyneman Host 1 2 3 4 5 6
Adam Savage Host 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tory Belleci Builder 1 2 3 4 5 6
Kari Byron Builder 1 2 3 4 5 6
Robert Lee Narrator 1 2 3 4 5 6
Scottie Chapman Builder 1 2 6
Christine Chamberlain Shop Assistant 1 2
Heather Joseph-Witham Folklorist 1
Grant Imahara Builder 2 3 4 5 6

[edit] Seasons

Season Premiere Finale #
Discovery Channel
Pilots January 23, 2003 March 7, 2003 3
Season One September 23, 2003 February 15, 2004 13 + 2
Season Two June 8, 2004 August 10, 2005 24 + 9
Season Three October 12, 2005 May 10, 2006 16
Season Four July 12, 2006 December 14, 2006 16 + 2
Season Five January 10, 2007 December 12, 2007 21 + 4
Season Six January 16, 2008

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[edit] DVD Information

[edit] Summary

MythBusters has had an interesting history of DVD releases. Up until 2007, all DVDs that were released were only available through the Discovery Channel's store, either on-line or physical. The first release were five 1-episode discs, that were also packaged together. Later, a DVD containing the first three pilots was released, as was a Season One DVD set, followed by a Season Two set. For some reason, the Season Two set only contained the second half of season two, so Season One, Volume Two was released, which was actually the first half of Season Two. Somewhere along the line, Discovery started selling most of the episodes of the show as 1-episode discs. In 2007, the first release available outside of Discovery's stores was released, with one episode (Mega Movie Myths). Later that year, two different collections were released, with a random assortment of episodes. More season sets also came later that year. First two season 5 sets were released, parts 1 and 2, each containing a third of the fifth season. Then, season 3 and 4 sets were put up. The interesting thing here is that the Season 3 set contains everything in the Season One: Volume Two and most of the episodes from the Season Two set! These new season sets are still only available at Discovery Channel stores.

For a complete listing of what episodes appear on what DVD, see MythBusters Episodes on DVD.


Title Release Date #
Season Sets
MythBusters: The 3 Pilot Episodes That Started It All! May 2005 1§
MythBusters: Season One September 2005 4§
MythBusters: Season One: Volume Two July 2006 4§
MythBusters: Season Two September 2005 13§
MythBusters: Season 3 November 8, 2007 6§
MythBusters: Season 4 November 8, 2007 6§
MythBusters: Season 5, Part 1 July 2, 2007 2§
MythBusters: Season 5, Part 2 August 10, 2007 2§
Episode Collections
MythBusters: 5 Disc Set April 20, 2004 5§
MythBusters: Collection 1 May 22, 2007 4 purchase
MythBusters: Collection 2 October 16, 2007 3 purchase
MythBusters: Collection 3 April 8, 2008 2 purchase
Individual Episodes
MythBusters: Buried Alive April 20, 2004 1§
MythBusters: Chicken Gun April 20, 2004 1§
MythBusters: Lightning Strikes April 20, 2004 1§
MythBusters: Penny Drop April 20, 2004 1§
MythBusters: Stinky Car April 20, 2004 1§
MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths March 20, 2007 1 purchase

§ only available through Discovery Channel stores

[edit] External Sites

Retrieved from "http://tviv.org/MythBusters"


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