Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
In every episode Penn and Teller present a number of stories. All but one are true, it's up to the viewers to guess which story is false.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Penn Jillette , Teller , Steve Broxterman , Bill Davis , Anke Domaske , Joe Cabral , Anastasia Bresler , Ty Conner , Jeremy Cook , Evans Boney , Michelle Cantrell , Scott Wiley , Daniel Kish , Richard Arthur , Huw Lobb , Jan Pechenik , Juan Ruiz , Nina Rodecker
S1.E1 ∙ Head of Hair Can Lift a Mustang
Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie! Stories include, a head of hair can lift a car filled with people ten feet in the air, profanity can lessen pain, if you can land a plane with it's doors.
S1.E2 ∙ Forest Fire vs. Jet Engine
Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, a torch fueled by bacon can cut through solid steel, wrestlers can be defeated by a large cheese and wallpaper is strong enough to withstand a wrecking ball.
S1.E3 ∙ Piranha Will Not Kill You
Penn & Teller make 6 outrageous claims. 5 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, road kill can be healthy eating, four hundred eggs can hold up a ton of cheerleaders and Piranahs will not kill you.
S1.E4 ∙ Hair Bleach Is a Rocket Fuel
You can make rocket fuel out of hair bleach. You can pan for gold in New York City. The eye can fool the inner ear. Tails prevails. A butter knife can split a bullet. Termites blow up a house.
S1.E5 ∙ Monster Trucks vs Hook-and-Loop Fabric
Penn & Teller present the following true or false stories, where only one will be false: Which has a higher kill rate, a machine gun or a single-shot automatic AR-15? Is there a clothing line made out of sour milk? Did a group of children from an educational school really send up a pizza box covered in foil and duct tape with a large weather balloon, into space? Did a man in 2004 really beat a horse in long distance marathon? Does a woman named Nina Rodecker really make and serve floating cotton candy, using helium? Are carnivals really using basic physics to cheat you out of money in a bottle game? Can two big monster trucks really not pull apart two large pieces of Velcro?
S1.E6 ∙ You Can Crack a Safe with Liquid Nitrogen
In the final episode of the series, Penn & Teller present their last seven unbelievable stories, where all are true except one which is false and the viewer must decide. The stories presented: Did ancient Greeks really create arrow-proof armor using multi-layered fabric? Can you really crack a safe by dipping it in liquid nitrogen? Can you pour a drink in reverse in a plane when rolling? Is there really a blind man whom can mountain bike using echo location clicking? Can powerful MRI magnets be used to removed tattoos? Is there a city that uses modified speed bumps to create music when you drive over them? Can a snail crawl across a razor-sharp blade unharmed?
