Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is a TV series starring Penn Jillette, Teller, and Shera Pollins. The comedy illusionist duo explore various topics and debunk what they consider misconceptions about them.
Release Date: January 2003
10. Eat This!
Air Date: 4 Apr. 2003Season 1, Episode 11
Penn and Teller look at peoples obsession with dieting and health foods, and the industry that surrounds them.
9. Lie Detectors
Air Date: 23 Jul. 2009Season 7, Episode 5
Why the polygraph sometimes gives false positives? More importantly – how do you learn to cheat the machine?
8. Creationism
Air Date: 14 Mar. 2003Season 1, Episode 8
Penn and Teller take a look at creationism, or intelligent design as it would like to be known, and how it is trying to force its way into American schools.
7. ESP
Air Date: 28 Mar. 2003Season 1, Episode 10
Penn and Teller expose spoon bending, remote viewing, psychic ability and telepathy, for the scams that they are.
6. Vaccinations
Air Date: 12 Aug. 2010Season 8, Episode 10
Penn and Teller show that vaccinations are safe, and that their link to autism is false.
5. P.E.T.A.
Air Date: 1 Apr. 2004Season 2, Episode 1
Penn and Teller look at animal liberation and expose PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) as hypocrites.
4. Circumcision
Air Date: 25 Apr. 2005Season 3, Episode 1
Is circumcision a valid practice? Penn & Teller look at the various justifications behind the procedure and try to determine whether there exists a medical or social cause.
3. Organic Foods
Air Date: 30 Jul. 2009Season 7, Episode 6
Is organic food better for you? Does it contain more nutrients? Does it taste better? Is it worth the price? What does it mean to use only organic pesticides on the crop? What is it like to eat only organic food?
2. Alternative Medicine
Air Date: 31 Jan. 2003Season 1, Episode 2
Penn and Teller set out to debunk reflexologists, magnetic healers and chiropractors.
1. Feng Shui/Bottled Water
Air Date: 7 Mar. 2003Season 1, Episode 7
Three different Feng Shui “experts” are asked for their advice on changing the layout of a room. Penn and Teller also ask why we are buying bottled water when tap water is just as good.