Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

The comedy illusionist duo explore various topics and debunk what they consider misconceptions about them.

Cast:Penn Jillette , Teller , Shera Pollins , Michael Goudeau , T. Gene Hatcher , Joline Jaffe , Jackamoe Buzzell , Bruce Kimmel , Tim Sabourn , CJ , James Randi , Vera Miranda , Dustin Knouse , Tishara Cousino , Jaime Andrews , Gabrielle Dennis , Nicci Kelley , Carolyn Sperry

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Talking to the Dead

Fri, Jan 24, 2003

Penn and Teller introduce their series, explain their use of profanity and expose psychics who claim to speak with the dead.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Alternative Medicine

Fri, Jan 31, 2003

Penn and Teller set out to debunk reflexologists, magnetic healers and chiropractors.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Alien Abductions

Fri, Feb 7, 2003

Penn and Teller and crew visit a UFO convention and attend a therapy session for alien abductees.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ End of the World

Fri, Feb 14, 2003

Penn and Teller debunk the believers of the Nostradamus prophecies, proffer a jaundiced view of survivalists and mock the Christian end-of-world types.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Second Hand Smoke/Baby Bullshit

Fri, Feb 21, 2003

"Bullshit" ridicules the anti-second-hand-smoke crusade. And it casts a critical eye on products designed to make babies smarter.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Sex, Sex, Sex

Fri, Feb 28, 2003

Penn and Teller look at what people will do to increase their penis and breast size, and the scams merchants that will help them do it.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Feng Shui/Bottled Water

Fri, Mar 7, 2003

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.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Creationism

Fri, Mar 14, 2003

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.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Self-Helpless

Fri, Mar 21, 2003

Penn and Teller take a look at the self-help industry, and find out why walking on hot coals can make you a better person.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ ESP

Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Penn and Teller expose spoon bending, remote viewing, psychic ability and telepathy, for the scams that they are.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Eat This!

Fri, Apr 4, 2003

Penn and Teller look at peoples obsession with dieting and health foods, and the industry that surrounds them.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Ouija Boards/Near Death Experiences

Fri, Apr 11, 2003

Penn and Teller expose Ouija Boards and the myth of people experiencing Near Death Experiences by scientifically looking at evidence.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Environmental Hysteria

Fri, Apr 18, 2003

Penn and Teller look at some of the more extreme claims of the various environmental organizations.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ P.E.T.A.

Thu, Apr 1, 2004

Penn and Teller look at animal liberation and expose PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) as hypocrites.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Safety Hysteria

Thu, Apr 8, 2004

Penn and Teller ask why we are so scared things such as cell phone radiation, terrorism, school shootings, and crime when the chances of being a victim are so low.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Business of Love

Thu, Apr 15, 2004

Penn and Teller look at what people will through to find love, and the scam merchants that prey on them.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ War on Drugs

Thu, Apr 22, 2004

Penn & Teller reveal why the war on drugs is a waste of time.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Recycling

Thu, Apr 29, 2004

We all like to recycle our garbage, but Penn and Teller demonstrate how we are fooling ourselves in believing we are doing good for the environment.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Bible: Fact or Fiction?

Thu, May 6, 2004

Penn and Teller take a look at the most famous work of fiction.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Yoga, Tantric Sex, Etc.

Thu, May 13, 2004

Tantric sex, tarot cards, and herbs are just some of the new age bullshit that Penn and Teller take a look at.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Fountain of Youth

Thu, May 20, 2004

Penn and Teller look at the lengths people will go to to stay young.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Death, Inc.

Thu, Aug 5, 2004

People are so afraid of even talking about death, why would we do a whole episode about it? Well, because we love saying things people don't want to hear. And people don't even want to think about their own demise. What are we so freaked out about? We'll show you that, yes, even with death, there's much to laugh about. But beware: the bullshit in life doesn't stop after you die. Your loved ones will have to endure the many scams of the funeral industry before they can put you in the ground.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Profanity

Thu, Aug 12, 2004

Penn and Teller look at how the moral minority want to control the language we hear on TV and in public.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ 12-Stepping

Thu, Aug 19, 2004

Penn and Teller look at the various twelve step programs that are used to cure addiction. They also look at the Alcoholics Anonymous and ask if it is a front for religious indoctrination.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Exercise vs. Genetics

Sun, Sep 12, 2004

Penn and Teller look at the different techniques that the fitness industry uses to get your money, when a good diet and moderate exercise is all you need to stay healthy.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Hypnosis

Thu, Sep 2, 2004

Penn a Teller look at hypnotism and find out how true it really is.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Circumcision

Mon, Apr 25, 2005

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.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Family Values

Mon, May 2, 2005

Penn and Teller look at the myth of the traditional family with two parents and two children. Instead they find a whole range of different family arrangements

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Conspiracy Theories

Mon, May 9, 2005

Penn and Teller look at some of the crazy conspiracy theories that people believe in.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Life Coaching

Mon, May 16, 2005

Penn and Teller ask why people think they need a life coach to manage their problems when they would be better doing it themselves.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Holier Than Thou

Mon, May 23, 2005

Penn and Teller reveal that Mahatma Ghandi was a racist, Mother Teresa a religious zealot who was happy to see the poor suffer, and that the Dalai Lama is not as squeaky clean as he seems.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ College

Mon, May 30, 2005

Penn and Teller examine how political correctness and left-wing politics have infiltrated American colleges.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Big Brother

Mon, Jun 13, 2005

Penn and Teller look at how the Patriot Act was rushed into law following 9/11 and what power this gave to the government. It also looks at how we are increasingly being monitored in our day to day life.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Hair

Mon, Jun 20, 2005

Penn and Teller look at the business of hair, and the lengths that some people will go to keep it, and to lose it.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Gun Control

Mon, Jun 27, 2005

Penn and Teller argue against gun control in the USA.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Ghost Busters

Mon, Jul 11, 2005

Penn and Teller meet the ghost hunters.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Endangered Species

Mon, Jul 18, 2005

Penn and Teller ask if the Endangered Species Act is about saving rare animals, or just another Government grab for power.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Signs from Heaven

Mon, Jul 25, 2005

Penn and Teller investigate religious icons such as the Turin shroud, a toasted cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary, and a door with the eyes of Jesus.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Best

Mon, Aug 1, 2005

Penn and Teller take a look at our obsession with having the best of everything.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Boy Scouts

Mon, Apr 3, 2006

Penn and Teller look at how in the early 80's the religious right and specifically the Mormon Church took over the boy scouts of America and how they now discriminate against homosexuals and atheists.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Prostitution

Mon, Apr 10, 2006

Penn and Teller argue that prostitution should be legalized.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ The Death Penalty

Mon, Apr 17, 2006

Penn and Teller argue against the death penalty.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Cryptozoology

Thu, Apr 20, 2006

Penn and Teller go in search of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Ground Zero

Mon, May 1, 2006

Penn and Teller look at the politics that are preventing rebuilding at Ground Zero.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Pet Love

Mon, May 8, 2006

Penn and Teller look at the lengths that people will go to for their pets.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Reparations

Mon, May 15, 2006

Penn and Teller ask if it is right that black Americans should be compensated for slavery, if native Americans should be allowed to run casinos on their land.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Manners

Mon, May 22, 2006

Penn and Teller argue that American manners are not getting worse.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Numbers

Mon, May 29, 2006

Penn and Teller look at how numbers can be made to mean just about anything.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Abstinence

Mon, Jun 5, 2006

Penn and Teller look at how the religious right have persuaded the government to pay for abstinence programs in schools that do not work.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Obesity

Thu, Mar 22, 2007

Penn and Teller argue that the so called obesity epidemic is being overstated to advantage drug companies.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Wal-Mart

Thu, Mar 29, 2007

Penn and Teller examine if Walmart is as bad as it is made out to be.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Breast Hysteria

Thu, Apr 5, 2007

Penn and Teller examine their favorite subject, breasts. They talk to people for and against breast feeding and exposing breasts in public, and ask if the pink ribbon campaign is a good thing.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Detoxing

Thu, Apr 12, 2007

Penn and Teller expose the lie behind the practice of flushing the colon. They also take a look at liquid diets that can supposedly clean the toxins from your body.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Exorcism

Thu, Apr 19, 2007

Penn and Teller battle the forces of evil when they witness three modern-day exorcists performing their demonic casting-out duties, then pay a visit to the "Black Pope," the leader of the Church of Satan.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Immigration

Thu, Apr 26, 2007

Penn and Teller argue that immigration, illegal or not, is good for the USA. They visit the volunteers who patrol the US, Mexican border, and hire some illegals to build a border wall.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Handicap Parking

Thu, May 3, 2007

Penn and Teller argue that the Americans with Disabilities Act goes too far, and that the government, should not tell business how it should treat people.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Mount Rushmore

Thu, May 10, 2007

Penn and Teller look at what it means to be patriotic. They look at Mount Rushmore which was built by a racist against the wishes of the native-Indian tribe.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Nukes, Hybrids and Lesbians

Thu, May 17, 2007

Penn and Teller look at how nuclear power has been demonized when it is actually the best way to prevent climate change. They also review the performance of hybrid cars by sending two lesbians out on a date in one.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Anger Management

Thu, May 24, 2007

Penn & Teller look into Anger Management classes and venting.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ War on Porn

Thu, Jun 19, 2008

Penn and Teller challenge the claims of feminists and Christians that porn is bad for you.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ New Age Medicine

Fri, Jun 27, 2008

Penn and Teller cast a critical eye over new age medicines such as Acutonics.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ NASA

Thu, Jul 3, 2008

Penn and Teller argue that the private sector should finance NASA instead of our taxes.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Dolphins

Thu, Jul 10, 2008

Penn and Teller look at dolphins and conclude they are just dumb fish that new age hippies believe have special powers.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Sleep, Inc

Thu, Jul 17, 2008

Penn and Teller look at the pseudoscience that has built up around peoples need to get a good nights sleep.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Being Green

Thu, Jul 24, 2008

Penn and Teller look at the climate change debate and question Al Gore's motives.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Sensitivity Training

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Penn and Teller argue that sensitivity training is a form of brainwashing, and that companies that use to do so only to protect themselves from legal action.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Stranger Danger

Thu, Aug 7, 2008

Penn and Teller argue that parents are now too protective of their kids.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ World Peace

Fri, Aug 15, 2008

Penn and Teller argue that free trade is the only way to guarantee world peace.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ The Good Ol' Days

Fri, Aug 22, 2008

Penn and Teller look at our obsession with the past, and argue that things maybe were not as great as we remember.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Orgasms

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

Penn and teller investigate the people who claim to be able to give you a better orgasm.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Astrology

Thu, Jul 2, 2009

After six seasons of Bullshit!, Penn and Teller finally get around to trashing astrology.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Video Games

Thu, Jul 9, 2009

Penn and Teller argue that the moral panic against violent video games is unwarranted.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ The Apocalypse

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

The Mayan calendar ends 22 December 2012. Will the world end as well - and how?

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Lie Detectors

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Why the polygraph sometimes gives false positives? More importantly - how do you learn to cheat the machine?

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Organic Foods

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

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?

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Taxes

Wed, Aug 5, 2009

Why taxes are so complex? How did it start? How does the government justify taxes? Who makes the decisions? Which are better, liberals or conservatists? What are flat tax, progressive tax and consumption tax? Will it all improve?

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Lawns

Fri, Aug 14, 2009

Lawns are unnatural, man-made. Why do so many American houses have lawns? How much money is there in lawn business? What is the worst that can happen if your lawn is not up to your neighborhood's regulations? What about fake lawns?

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Stress

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

When was stress was "discovered"? What is it? Why do doctors disagree about it? What then is "adrenal fatigue"? What good is aromatherapy? Who *actually* benefits from it? What will John McEnroe say?

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ The Vatican

Fri, Aug 28, 2009

Penn and Teller reveal what an evil organization the Vatican really is.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Cheerleaders

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

A look into why feminists and the company Varsity, do not want cheer-leading to be classed as a sport. This is despite it being more dangerous than ice hockey.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Fast Food

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Penn and Teller question why food Nazis wish to control everything we eat.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Martial Arts

Thu, Jun 24, 2010

Penn and Teller argue that martial arts do not provide real self defense.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Teen Sex

Thu, Jul 1, 2010

Penn and Teller argue that teenagers have always had sex, and we should not be worried.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Easy Money

Thu, Jul 8, 2010

Penn and Teller show how network marketing schemes are nothing more than pyramid selling, where the only ones making money are the companies.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Area 51

Thu, Jul 15, 2010

Penn and Teller argue that UFO believers are wrong about Area 51, and that it is nothing more than a military base.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Criminal Justice

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Penn and Teller show that the criminal justice system is broken, and that forensic science is far from perfect.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Old People

Thu, Jul 29, 2010

Penn and Teller show how American society disrespects old people.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Self-Esteem

Thu, Aug 5, 2010

Penn and Teller show that high self esteem can lead to the development of a narcissistic personality.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Vaccinations

Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Penn and Teller show that vaccinations are safe, and that their link to autism is false.