Try This at Home: A Mythbusters Rewatch

You know it's a classic episode when one of our hosts declares it his all time favorite – but can he convince his partner in podcasting to agree? That's what's at stake this week as Adam and Jamie test whether quicksand is really as dangerous as the movies would have you believe. And while we're talking about dangerous depths, the Mythbusters take a dive with some household electronics to see if a...

Grab the nearest sheet of construction material and hold on because it's a milestone episode in the history of Mythbusters! This week the newly-dubbed Build Team get their first ever solo myth as they tackle whether it's possible to speed with impunity thanks to a few DIY methods of beating the radar detector. Then Adam and Jamie reach new heights (and Buster reaches new lows) in a myth about plyw...

This week the Mythbusters go from falling to flying as they test whether jumping in a plummeting elevator can save your life – and if you can make a leviation machine from nothing but household parts (and an entire machine shop full of experts). Plus, stay tuned for the show-within-the-show known as Adam Hurts Himself! This episode, Adam hurts himself on a vacuum motor AND a hovercraft! Thankfully...

Earlier this week the guys tackled a legendary episode as Adam and Jamie took on the myth of the Ancient Death Ray. And now Cliff and Harrison sit down with the writer behind the episode, Anthony Griffis! Joining Mythbusters just after the pilots, Anthony helped shape the voice of the series in its early years and penned countless classic episodes from Ice Bullet to Killer Quicksand and the later...

It's a trip through time as Adam and Jamie tackle their oldest tale yet: the myth of the ancient death ray! Could Archimedes have set fire to enemy ships using nothing but mirrors and the sun? We don't know, but we have to admit that's a pretty impressive feat for an owl. Plus, what's the best way to remove skunk smell? And are books bulletproof? Cliff and Harrison unpack every moment of a legenda...

This week it's out of the gun range and into the fire as Adam and Jamie test whether a scuba diver could be picked up by a firefighting helicopter! Then it's mini myths galore as a slew of automotive legends get put to the test. Can you destroy an engine with bleach? Is a car door really bulletproof? Why do the Mythbusters continuously test explosive things fully inside of an extremely flammable s...

A new era of Mythbusters has begun, but first it's time for a look back at what Adam and Jamie got wrong (or right?!) last time around. This week, seven myths are back on the blueprint table as the guys – plus the newly-dubbed Build Team! – tackle them all over again. Grab your chicken cannon and a bucket of gold body paint, because it's time for the first Myths Revisited episode!   Produced by Sl...

This week, we're going right to the source. The one and only Adam Savage joins Cliff and Harrison for the first (but not the last?) time to talk his memories of the show we all love. It's a dream come true for our hosts as they pick Adam's brain on the origins of Mythbusters, how the show evolved, and what he thinks made it so special. Plus: Were those really convicts in the back of the deli?! It'...

All season long, Cliff and Harrison have delighted in the work of the show's lone unseen Mythbuster – a critical presence felt in every episode as he delivers facts, puns, and a few great Adam and Jamie burns. We're talking of course about Mythbusters' iconic narrator, Robert Lee. A professional voice artist for decades, he's the voice in your head anytime you hear the phrase "Busted," and having...

Season 2 of Try This at Home is just around the corner, but before they move ahead in the rewatch Cliff and Harrison wanted to take one more look back at the show they've seen so far – and they've brought along some very special guests to help! This week, the guys cast their votes for the best Mythbusters Side Character, Best Explosion, and overall Best Myth from season 1. Then they chat with writ...

All throughout season one, Cliff and Harrison have marveled at how Mythbusters managed to pull off its unique blend of science and mythology. And outside of Adam and Jamie, no one was more crucial to that mix than the show's resident folklorist, Dr. Heather Joseph-Witham. This week the guys sit down with her to ask about her career, her memories of making the show – and why her time on Mythbusters...

It's the final episode of season one, but the Mythbusters – and Try This at Home – still have a few surprises up their sleeves. It's a jam-packed episode seemingly designed to make our hosts squirm as Adam and Jamie tackle the myth of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa's final resting place. Is he at the 50 yard line in giants stadium? Do we need to leave rotting pigs in front of M5 for two months to answ...

Michael Kent, comedian, magician, and host of The Internet Says its True, joins Cliff and Harrison for the penultimate episode of season 1, and boy is it a doozy. First up it's a myth of Titanic proportions that leaves our hosts questioning, "Just what do you mean by suck?" Then it's into the fish tank and off to the orchestra for two silly myths which might be light on science but heavy on pure W...

Tensions are high as Adam and Jamie tackle the myth of whether marching soldiers can destroy a bridge just by stepping in unison. Then it's off to the bathroom for a gross look at what's really on your toothbrush (hint: it's not just toothpaste). Last but not least, a sleeper of a myth straight out of Looney Toons sneaks up and delights Cliff and Harrison, despite dark and violent thoughts. It's a...

Gentlemen, thaw your chickens and get ready for one of the most legendary Mythbusters builds of all time: The Chicken Cannon! This iconic invention of avian expulsion makes its first appearance on the show – and leads to the heaviest war of words we've yet seen between Adam and Jamie. You wouldn't think an episode of TV could get crazier than, "Guys shooting chickens at an airplane," yet this one...

NOTE: The audio lists this episode as season 1, which is wrong. It's confusing and we're sorry. For a full explanation, listen to episode 301: Myths Revisited. It's the most explosive episode of Mythbusters yet as Adam and Jamie find out what it takes to make an airplane decompress in spectactular Hollywood fashion (hint: it's high explosives). Then it's into the swamp for a myth that has less to...

It's time for a legendary season one episode as Adam and Jamie go behind bars (and into rain coat life rafts) to find out if it's really possible to escape from Alcatraz. The fan-favorite myth is Mythbusters at its mid-2000's best – but a piece of modern-day research might just change everything. And if that wasn't enough, it's time to "Quack, damn you!" for a surprisingly complex and technology-f...

Weak stomachs be warned: The grossest episode in Mythbusters history has arrived. It's a gut-wrenching journey into the world of porcine decomposition when Adam and Jamie test the myth of the stinky car, and we meet one of the greatest one-off characters we've seen all season. Then it's good ol' southern-fried fun when the guys see whether or not a blocked drain pipe can become a deadly racoon can...

Lightning may not strike twice, but if you've got a door knob on your face you probably shouldn't be surprised when the electricity comes knocking. That's what's on the (blueprint) table this week as Adam and Jamie tackle the myth of whether facial piercings can attract a deadly lightning strike. Then it's off to the forest and into the clink as the guys see if you make a cannon out of nothing mor...

Well, it had to happen eventually. This week, Cliff and Harrison dive into what might be the first miss in an otherwise dead-on first season of Mythbusters, as the trio of myths leave our hosts shaking their heads – and fearing for Jamie's life. From six feet below to hundreds of feet up, this episode really has it all. And by all, we mean lots of weird soda myths. It's an odd (and oddly memorable...

Adam and Jamie have some 'splaining to do when they tackle a myth from the Queen of Comedy herself, Lucille Ball! Can tooth fillings pick up radio broadcasts? And what does a World War have to do with it?! Plus, Cliff and Harrison go to new heights as they break down a legendary story about deadly pennies launched from the Empire State Building and get worried about Jamie's future as a super villa...

Sometimes Mythbusters is mostly about weird ways to die – and this week Adam and Jamie have two (count 'em) two strange tales about shuffling off the mortal coil. But as we know, they don't just tell the myths, they... Pee on the third rail themselves?! First up, it's a dive into cartoon physics as the guys test the myth of the killer barrel of bricks. Then it's time to get electric (boogie woogie...

Adam and Jamie are back in their element this week with kabooms aplenty. Cellphones, implants and CDs are all put through the ringer as the boys try to dispel some of the most pervasive myths around random explosions. Join Cliff and Harrison as they giggle their way through every mention of exploding chests and fiery gas stations on this week's Try This at Home! NOTE: The audio lists this episode...

When Adam and Jamie test the myth of the magic bullet, it's frozen meat and questionable JFK video game sims galore as they try to find out how a bullet could simply disappear. The pilots may be over, but Mythbusters is just hitting its stride as Cliff and Harrison stroll into the first episode that really feels like the show they remember and delight at the debut of a true Mythbusting legend: Bus...

Season one is just getting started, but already it's the end of an era as Cliff and Harrison watch the final Mythbusters pilot! This week three iconic myths get put to the test in an episode packed full of memorable moments... and questionably open containers of pee. It's time to jump back into montage heaven as Adam and Jamie track down all the helium in the greater Bay area in a not-quite-a-myth...