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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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Penn Jillette | Himself - Host |
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Teller | Himself - Host |
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Sean Patrick Flaherty | Carls' Jr. Employee |
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Ek Harris | Himself - Carl's Jr. Employee |
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Robert Wu | Japanese Penn |
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Mighty Mike Murga | Mini Teller |
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Frederick Mueller | Himself |
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Bernice Sandler | Herself - Title 9 |
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Deanna Thuna | Herself - Cheer Parent |
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Jade Thuna | Herself |
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Marcus Thuna | Himself - Cheer Parent |
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Sydney Thuna | Herself |
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Samantha Thune | Herself |
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Vera Miranda | Cheerleader |
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Kimberly Archie | Herself - Founder / National Cheer Safety Foundation |
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Daryl Jackson | Himself |
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Jenna Jackson | Herself - Former Varsity Cheer Captain |
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Laura Jackson | Herself |
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Melody Jackson | Herself |
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Neal McCluskey | Himself |
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Rusty McKinley | Himself - Memphis State University |
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Meme Roth | Herself |
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Kevin Flaherty | Carl's Jr Employee |
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Benedict Judah Kramer | Himself |
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Alex Blagg | Himself |
| Director | David Wechter |
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| Star Price |
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| Chip Selby |
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| Steven Uhlenberg |
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| Writer | David Wechter, Rich Nathanson, Steve Melcher, Star Price, Penn Jillette, Teller, Michael Goudeau, Tom Kramer, Randall Moldave, Eric Small | |
| Producer | Peter Adam Golden, David Wechter, Star Price, Aaron Yampolski, Alex Walton, Teller, Michael Goudeau, Tom Kramer, Randall Moldave, Eric Small, Eric Small, Shari Adagio, Jeff Zoldan, Glenn S. Alai, Patti Duce, Michael Goudeau, Penn Jillette, Kelly Rausch, Tim Rogan, Allen Rosen | |
| Musician | Gary Stockdale | |
| Photography | Kevin O'Brien | |
| Edition | DVD |
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| 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 |
| Purchased | On Jan 08, 2014 |
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| Index | 2726 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:46:41 |