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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 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 4.1 Summary 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Jamie Hyneman	Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Adam Savage	Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Tory Belleci	Builder	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Kari Byron	Builder	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Robert Lee	Narrator	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
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	7

[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	24 + 1
Season Six	January 16, 2008	November 12, 2008	20
Season Seven	April 8, 2009	—	—

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

[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, three different collections were released, with a random assortment of episodes. More season sets came later, first in the form of two partial season 5 sets, parts 1 and 2, each containing a fifth of the fifth season. Then, season 3, 4 and 5 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! Also, the Season 5 set includes all of season five as well as the first half of season six. These new season sets are still only available at Discovery Channel stores.

To add to the confusion, in October 2008, the Season One, Volume Two was renamed to Season 2 with new artwork while keeping the same content, and then the Season 3 set removed the overlap episodes with that set, without changing it's name or artwork.

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

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets - Currently Available
The 3 Pilot Episodes That Started It All!	May 2005	1§
Season One	September 2005	4§
Season 2 First half of Season Two	October 1, 2008	4§
Season 3 Second half of Seasons Two and part of Three	October 1, 2008	3§
Season 4 Rest of Season Three and all of Season Four	November 8, 2007	6§
Season 5 Season Five and part of Six	October 3, 2008	6§
Season Sets - Previously Available
Season One, Volume Two First half of Season Two	July 2006	4§
Season Two Second half of Season Two	September 2005	13§
Season 3 Second half of Seasons Two and part of Three	November 8, 2007	6§
Season 5, Part 1	July 2, 2007	2§
Season 5, Part 2	August 10, 2007	2§
Episode Collections
5 Disc Set	April 20, 2004	5§
Collection 1	May 22, 2007	4	purchase
Collection 2	October 16, 2007	3	purchase
Collection 3	April 8, 2008	2	purchase
Big Blasts Collection	December 2, 2008	2	purchase
Best of, Volume 1	April 2009	6§
Best of, Volume 2	April 2009	6§
Best of, Volume 3	April 2009	6§
Collection 4	May 5, 2009	2	purchase
Individual Episodes
Buried Alive	April 20, 2004	1§
Chicken Gun	April 20, 2004	1§
Lightning Strikes	April 20, 2004	1§
Penny Drop	April 20, 2004	1§
Stinky Car	April 20, 2004	1§
Mega Movie Myths	March 20, 2007	1	purchase

^§ only available through Discovery Channel stores

[edit] External Sites

• Official Discovery Channel website for MythBusters
• MythBusters Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com