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MythBusters Jr.

Season 1
MYTHBUSTERS JR. gives America's best and brightest 8- to 14-year-olds a chance to show the whole nation what they know. Combined with the mythbusting DNA of the original series and adding elements of THE SEARCH, this is a format where kids show off their ingenuity and STEM superskills.
201910 episodesX-Ray7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Duct Tape Special
    January 1, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and a team of the best and brightest put duct tape to the ultimate test. They investigate to determine if the miracle material can be used as a viable parachute and as a quick fix for a flat tire.
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  2. S1 E2 - Dynamite Air Freshener
    January 8, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and team find out if a single spark and air freshener can create a catastrophic car calamity. Then, they investigate an age-old dog urban legend to discover how much water a wet dog can shake.
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  3. S1 E3 - Battery Blast
    January 15, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and team test if old batteries can set off a dangerous chain reaction and get to the bottom of an age-old idiom with one of the world's best archers and a diabolically difficult trick-shot.
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  4. S1 E4 - Gravity Busters
    January 22, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and the team put a Slinky to the test and try to use it to hoist a car. Then, they investigate if an ordinary pencil can really draw a line that's 35 miles long.
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  5. S1 E5 - Demolition Dominoes
    January 22, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and the team find out what happens when the destructive power of chain reactions is let loose and investigate how to solve the ultimate Jenga challenge.
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  6. S1 E6 - Shredder Explosion
    January 29, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and team investigate if the office paper shredder can cause a dangerous explosion when sprayed with canned air and then test if it is impossible to make mayonnaise during a lightning storm.
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  7. S1 E7 - Countdown to Gas-tastrophe
    January 29, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and team tackle two explosively gassy myths -- if Adam's famous gassy emissions have enough fuel to launch a rocket, and if a patient's untimely flatulence made an operating room go up in flames.
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  8. S1 E8 - Deep Space Hollywood
    February 5, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and the team tackle two Hollywood space myths: if it's possible to use a fire extinguisher to propel a person in space and if it's true that no one in space can hear you scream.
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  9. S1 E9 - Breaking Bad Blow-Up
    February 5, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and the team are challenged by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan to prove just how destructive a giant magnet can be. Later, the team investigates how everyday furniture can block a door.
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  10. S1 E10 - Bug Special
    February 13, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Adam Savage and the team test whether or not a giant roach motel can trap a human, and if a spider's web is really stronger than steel.
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