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.

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

[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	—	—

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[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