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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Season 8

Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Season 8

Paramount (2010)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
097368121843
TV Series | Comedy | Documentary
USA | English | Color | 04:35

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.


Episodes View details

1 Cheerleaders 30 min | Jun 10, 2010

In the Season Eight premiere, it's as all-American as apple pie, but cheerleading is also responsible for 65% of all catastrophic female sport injuries, with competitive coaches, fanatic parents, and a multimillion dollar industry concerned with its bottom line.

2 Fast Food 30 min | Jun 17, 2010

Hold on to your cheeseburger! Public Health agencies, food activists and special interest groups have launched an all-out war against fast food restaurants. Should the government really be spending our tax dollars to regulate what, where, and how we eat?

3 Martial Arts 30 min | Jun 24, 2010

Thanks to centuries of Eastern mystique, the martial arts may appear spiritual and special. The mischievous magicians take a more skeptical look at a bunch of guys in pajamas breaking boards with their feet and overweight housewives learning to "defend" themselves.

4 Teen Sex 30 min | Jul 01, 2010

Every generation worries about teen sex, but today's parents are more hysterical than ever. The duo will look at the drastic measures adults are taking to combat the perceived dangers of teenage promiscuity, "sexting," and gay-straight alliances.

5 Easy Money 30 min | Jul 08, 2010

Everyone wants to get rich quick, but are multilevel marketing schemes really the answer? Penn & Teller reveal the truth about direct-sales companies that market everything from sausages to sex toys.

6 Area 51 30 min | Jul 15, 2010

Is the government hiding alien spaceships? Follow a team of UFO hunters on an overnight expedition in search of mysterious aircraft flying above a secret military facility known as Area 51.

7 Criminal Justice 30 min | Jul 22, 2010

Is America's criminal justice system weighed down with bad science, ineffective methods, incompetence and corruption? Penn & Teller set out to reveal that the only thing scarier than crime is America's war on crime.

8 Old People 30 min | Jul 29, 2010

According to Penn and Teller, America's seniors are stripped of their dignity thanks to ongoing stereotypes about old people. They investigate the widespread beliefs that old people can't drive, don't have sex, and smell bad.

Director: Star Price
9 Self-Esteem 30 min | Aug 05, 2010

Research has proven that self-esteem-building does not work. However, misguided parents, coaches and social workers are using this flawed technique to create a generation of narcissistic losers who believe that they are "special."

10 Vaccinations 30 min | Aug 12, 2010

In the Season 8 finale, vaccination is considered modern medicine's greatest weapon against disease but thanks to pseudo-science and public gullibility, the debate over vaccination safety rages on.

Cast View all

Penn Jillette Himself - Host
Teller Himself - Host
Sean Patrick Flaherty Carls' Jr. Employee
Ek Harris Himself - Carl's Jr. Employee
Robert Wu Japanese Penn
Mighty Mike Murga Mini Teller
Frederick Mueller Himself
Bernice Sandler Herself - Title 9
Deanna Thuna Herself - Cheer Parent
Jade Thuna Herself
Marcus Thuna Himself - Cheer Parent
Sydney Thuna Herself
Samantha Thune Herself
Vera Miranda Cheerleader
Kimberly Archie Herself - Founder / National Cheer Safety Foundation
Daryl Jackson Himself
Jenna Jackson Herself - Former Varsity Cheer Captain
Laura Jackson Herself
Melody Jackson Herself
Neal McCluskey Himself
Rusty McKinley Himself - Memphis State University
Meme Roth Herself
Kevin Flaherty Carl's Jr Employee
Benedict Judah Kramer Himself
Alex Blagg Himself

Edition details

Edition DVD
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
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 Paramount
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date May 03, 2011
Regions Region 1

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