Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
In society, there are many products and ideas that we buy into. Some of these products, services or ideas are just plain bullshit. Well known magicians: Penn and Teller are here to knock some sense into people in a humorous and informal way and to explain why some things in life are just bullshit.
On the season seven premiere, Penn and Teller expose the 'Bullshit' behind the people who market and exploit other gullible people by treating them with unorthodox methods to achieve orgasms. Featuring undercover at a 'sex class', interview with the inventor of a 'remote control' orgasm machine, and other segments.
Millions of people believe their destinies are determined by the positions of the sun, moon, and planets. Penn & Teller follow two astrologers as they dole out advice - for a price.
Politicians and other alarmists claim that playing violent video games leads to teen violence. Penn & Teller attempt to debunk that theory by handing over a real semi-automatic weapon to a nine-year-old to see if playing video games will turn him into a human killing machine.
The world will end on December 21, 2012 - that's according to a growing legion of doomsayers who follow the primitive Mayan calendar. The duo follows a pair of investigators to ancient Mexico to explore the mysterious "Mayan Prophecy".
Polygraphs are used in thousands of investigations and job screenings. Can a machine really detect whether someone is lying? Penn & Teller will meet people whose lives were ruined by the faulty tests.
Penn & Teller examine the organic food industry to determine if it is, in fact, more nutritious, and better for the environment.
Penn and Teller visit Congress to discuss the bullshit which is America's complex, unfair tax system.
Penn and Teller investigate the lawn care industry, talk to a man whose unkempt lawn landed him in prison and visit a neighborhood where only one strain of grass can be grown.
Penn and Teller take a skeptical view of stress and how the modern man feels the need to "cure" what should be considered a normal, everyday part of life.
Penn and Teller take on the secretive inner world of The Vatican, the holy city of Catholicism and home of the Pope.
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Penn Jillette | Himself - Host |
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Teller | Himself - Host |
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John McEnroe | Himself |
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Hillary Clinton | Herself |
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Gary Coleman | Himself |
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Ron Paul | Himself |
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Gabrielle Dennis | Herself - Lie Detector Test Subject |
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Pope Benedict XVI | Himself |
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Patrick Wall | Himself - Senior Consultant / Law Firm of Manly & Stewart |
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Sheldon Rosner | Himself - Astrologer |
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Nancy Pelosi | Herself |
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Grover Norquist | Himself |
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Phil Plait | Himself - Astrologer |
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Mark Van Stone | Himself |
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Henry Waxman | Himself |
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Stuart Meloy | Himself |
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Jaime Andrews | Field Interviewer |
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Ron Mossler | Himself - College Professor |
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Dorian Solat | Herself |
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Leif Thor | Himself - Sex Coach |
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Cheryl Olson | Herself |
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Tamara Cox | Herself - Interested in Astrology |
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Roger Anton Diaz | Himself |
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Destin Gerek | Himself - Erotic Rock Star |
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Marci | Herself |
| Edition | DVD |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.78:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Mono [Spanish] Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Showtime |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 04, 2010 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | On Jan 08, 2014 |
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| Index | 2725 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Dec 13, 2023 22:07:32 |