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MythBusters: Season 9

Mythbusters

MythBusters: Season 9

Science Channel (2011)
TV Series | Documentary | Mystery
USA | English | Color | 17:52

So exactly how hard is it to find a needle in a haystack, anyway? And can water dripping on your forehead really drive you nuts? Those are the kinds of questions, myths and urban legends that are put to the test in this humorous series to find out which ones hold water (and keep it from dripping on your forehead and driving you insane).


Episodes View details

1 Mission Impossible Mask 44 min | Apr 06, 2011

Adam and Jamie face off with a myth of misdirection and Kari, Grant and Tory go ballistic with two filmic firearms fables.

2 Blue Ice 40 min | Apr 13, 2011

Adam and Jamie test the scene from The Bourne Supremacy - exploding gas by using magazine in the toaster as igniter. Grant, Kari and Tory look into the urban legend of the Blue Ice - frozen airplane's toilet's waste falling from the sky.

3 Running on Water 44 min | Apr 20, 2011

Adam and Jamie test if they can walk on water, and Kari, Grant, and Tory test if common things can be bombproof.

4 Bubble Trouble 44 min | Apr 27, 2011

Adam and Jamie test a tall tale that it's impossible to stay afloat in carbonated water, while Kari, Tory and Grant find out if an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.

5 Torpedo Tastic 44 min | Apr 05, 2011

Adam and Jamie attempt to re-create a mythical 13th century Syrian rocket-powered torpedo. Kari, Grant, and Tori test whether a burning truck carrying wine bottles will shoot corks 100 feet machine-gun-style.

6 Blow Your Own Sail 44 min | May 11, 2011

Tory, Kari, and Grant test the cartoon myth that it is possible to propel a sailboat by blowing on the sails while on the boat. Adam and Jamie see if common movie sound effects sound like the real thing.

7 Spy Car 2 44 min | May 18, 2011

Jamie and Adam go spy vs. spy and do battle with each other, while Kari, Tory, and Grant are consumed in a battle against mother nature - as they embark on the most challenging snowy saga in MythBusters history.

8 Dodge a Bullet 44 min | Jun 01, 2011

Adam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant, and Tory have Buster jumping from great heights to find out if hitting the water is just like hitting pavement.

9 Fixing a Flat 44 min | Jun 08, 2011

Adam and Jamie test what it would take for fix a flat tire when you don't have a spare. Then, Kari, Grant, and Tory find out if a fishing reel can really catch fire if you hook a fast fish.

10 Planes, Trains and Automobiles Special 44 min | Jun 15, 2011

Get behind the wheel, ride the rails and take wing as we as we count down our favorite, most spectacular and downright daring transportation moments.

11 Let There Be Light 60 min | Jun 22, 2011

Adam and Jamie try to light up a tomb using only the sun and mirrors, while the build team try to safely stop an out of control car using only other cars.

12 Paper Armor 43 min | Jun 29, 2011

Adam and Jamie are exploring the physics of shock waves in water and how to avoid injury. Kari, Grant, and Tory find out if battle armor made of paper can compare to steel.

13 Bikes and Bazookas 60 min | Sep 28, 2011

Adam and Jamie test if motorcycles are better for the environment than cars. Tory, Kari, and Grant test whether you can save yourself by shooting at a RPG that has been fired at you.

14 Newton's Crane Cradle 60 min | Oct 05, 2011

Adam and Jamie attempt to re-create a viral video that featured a Newton's cradle made with wrecking balls. Kari, Grant, and Tory see if a bird landing on the hood of a car that is balanced on the edge of a cliff will make the car fall.

15 Walk a Straight Line 44 min | Oct 12, 2011

Adam and Jamie explore the hundred year old conundrum that if blindfolded, can humans travel in a straight line? Then, Kari, Grant and Tory test binary explosives - would they explode in the case of a fender bender?

16 Duct Tape Plane 43 min | Oct 19, 2011

Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring extrodinary excavators - can they row a barge, take you wakeboarding, and do acrobatics? Kari, Grant, and Tory patch up a plane that's had an unfortunate encounter with a bear - using only duct tape.

17 Flying Guillotine 60 min | Oct 26, 2011

Adam and Jamie test a myth that C4 can be used as a cooking fuel, but if you drop something on it while it's burning, it will explode. Tory, Kari, and Grant attempt to re-create a mythical flying guillotine.

18 Drain Disaster 60 min | Nov 02, 2011

Adam and Jamie try to blow manhole covers in the air with explosions, while the build team try various tricks with truck bed liner.

19 Location, Location, Location 60 min | Nov 09, 2011

The Mythbusters review some of their favorite locations from previous episodes.

20 Wet and Wild 43 min | Nov 16, 2011

When it comes to H2O, the MythBusters are never shy of putting their bodies on the line - riding the world's biggest waterslide, deep sea diving in a suit of armor, or swimming in syrup. Go behind the scenes on the twelve wettest myths of all time.

21 Wheel of Mythfortune 60 min | Nov 23, 2011

To determine the lucky winners of the viewer request lottery the guys spin the Wheel of Mythfortune and pick 5 random emails and letters and respond the only way they know how - with science.

22 Toilet Bomb 43 min | Nov 30, 2011

Adam and Jamie try to reproduce the scene from Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) where a bomb is frozen to make it explode slower, while the build team fly planes in a V formation to try and use less fuel.

Cast View all

Grant Imahara Self - Host
Adam Savage Self - Host
Jamie Hyneman Self - Host
Robert Lee Self - Narrator
Kari Byron Self - Host
Tory Belleci Self - Host
Terence McGovern Self
Scottie Chapman Self - Builder
Frank Doyle Self
J.D. Nelson Self
John Malkovich Marvin Boggs
Rachel Weisz Evelyn Carnahan
Brendan Fraser Rick O'Connell
Barack Obama Self
Christine Chamberlain Self - Shop Assistant
Roger Schwenke Self - Acoustician
Alexander Jason Self - Shooting Incident Analyst
Wallace Spearmon Self - Olympic Runner
Owen Maercks Self - Owner / East Bay Vivarium & Snake Handler
Steve Boeddeker Self - Sound Designer
Jonathan Myrkle Self - Ordinance Tech / NMT
Leonard Garcia Self - Research Engineer / EMRTC
Jessica Fortunato Self - Gymnast

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Layers Single side, Single layer

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