"MythBusters" (2003) TV series 2003-

Creator:

Peter Rees
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Mystery

Tagline:

They don't just tell the myths; they put them to the test

Plot:

A weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.

Plot Keywords:

Urban Legend | Explosion | Experiment | Science | Crash Test Dummy

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jamie Hyneman	...	Himself - Host (220 episodes, 2003-2013)
Adam Savage	...	Himself - Host (220 episodes, 2003-2013)
Robert Lee	...	Narrator (220 episodes, 2003-2013)
Kari Byron	...	Herself - Host / ... (203 episodes, 2003-2013)
Tory Belleci	...	Himself - Host / ... (201 episodes, 2004-2013)
Grant Imahara	...	Himself - Host / ... (179 episodes, 2005-2013)

Series Directed by
Alice Dallow		(72 episodes, 2005-2012)
Tabitha Lentle		(52 episodes, 2006-2009)
Lauren Gray Williams		(41 episodes, 2010-2012)
Steve Christiansen		(15 episodes, 2011-2012)
Peter Rees		(12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andrew Farrell		(6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Brian Leckey		(6 episodes, 2009-2012)
Eric Haven		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Writing credits
Peter Rees		(60 episodes, 2003-2012)
Chris Williams		(52 episodes, 2005-2012)
Jessica Mallett		(26 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jessica Auty		(7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Dan Tapster		(6 episodes, 2010-2012)
Ross Gallen		(5 episodes, 2009-2011)
Nicholas Searle		(3 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Farrell		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Steve Christiansen		(2 episodes, 2011)
Mark Barlin		(unknown episodes)
Steve Matthews		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Linda Wolkovitch	....	associate producer / coordinating producer / ... (177 episodes, 2004-2012)
Eric Haven	....	associate producer / field producer / ... (152 episodes, 2005-2012)
John Hunt	....	associate producer (89 episodes, 2006-2012)
Alice Dallow	....	associate producer / producer / ... (67 episodes, 2003-2012)
Mary Donahue	....	executive producer (56 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tabitha Lentle	....	producer (54 episodes, 2006-2010)
Dennis Kwon	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 2009-2012)
Lauren Gray Williams	....	producer / senior producer / ... (51 episodes, 2010-2012)
Dan Tapster	....	executive producer (37 episodes, 2009-2012)
John Luscombe	....	executive producer: Beyond Productions / executive producer (34 episodes, 2005-2012)
Brian Dean	....	coordinating producer: Discovery Channel / producer: Discovery Channel / ... (32 episodes, 2009-2012)
Sadhana Jethanandani	....	line producer (30 episodes, 2009-2012)
Tracy Rudolph	....	executive producer: Discovery Channel / supervising producer / ... (29 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jamie Hyneman	....	executive producer (29 episodes, 2010-2012)
Adam Savage	....	executive producer (29 episodes, 2010-2012)
Peter Rees	....	series producer / executive producer (27 episodes, 2003-2010)
Yvette Solis	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Rob Hammersley	....	co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steve Christiansen	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (22 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jacquelyn Marker	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 2010-2012)
Cameo Wallace	....	executive producer: Discovery Channel (11 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Farrell	....	producer / post producer (9 episodes, 2004-2010)
Mark D'Anna	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 2010)
Scott Rettberg	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 2006)
Wendy Woll	....	producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Sadhana Hethanandani	....	line producer (4 episodes, 2010)
Brian Leckey	....	producer / senior producer (3 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jessica Mallett	....	senior post producer (3 episodes, 2012)
Richard Dowlearn	....	producer (2 episodes, 2005-2010)
Sean Gallagher	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Gena McCarthy	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Judy Plavnick	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Original Music by
Neil Sutherland		(36 episodes, 2005-2012)

Series Cinematography by
Tim Alewood		(34 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Evan Grimm		(48 episodes, 2006-2013)
Dana Hughes		(20 episodes, 2003-2008)
Andrew Cooke		(14 episodes, 2006-2008)
Torin Mathias		(10 episodes, 2010-2012)
Michael Drake		(8 episodes, 2009-2012)
Philippa Rowlands		(7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Toby Prior		(4 episodes, 2004)
Rob Buttery		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Teresa O'Mara		(4 episodes, 2008-2012)
Cliff Wilding		(3 episodes, 2006)
Robin Crago		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Production Management
Jaime Lipsky	....	post-production manager / production manager / ... (130 episodes, 2007-2012)
Clark Bunting	....	executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel / executive in charge of production (22 episodes, 2008-2012)
Sydni Dreher	....	production manager: Discovery Channel (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Chris Golding	....	production manager: Discovery Channel / production manager / ... (8 episodes, 2009-2011)
Karen Oberman	....	unit manager / production manager: San Francisco / ... (8 episodes, 2009-2011)
Mary Bender	....	production manager: Discovery Channel (7 episodes, 2011)
Lyndsay Kenwright	....	post-production manager / post production manager / ... (6 episodes, 2011)
Jaime Levin	....	junior production manager (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
Betsy Ledonne	....	production manager: Discovery Channel (4 episodes, 2012)
John B. Ford	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel (2 episodes, 2009)
Jenny Fulton	....	post production team (2 episodes, 2011)
Shane Grace	....	post production team (2 episodes, 2011)
Sadhana Jethanandani	....	post production team (2 episodes, 2011)
Rose Kang	....	post production team (2 episodes, 2011)
Caroline Audcent	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Matthew Noble	....	shop team / production team (25 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tory Fink	....	shop team / production team (23 episodes, 2011-2012)
Donald Best	....	shop team / construction / ... (22 episodes, 2009-2012)
Eric Heyneker	....	shop team / production team (21 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jesse Cohen	....	shop team (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Danny Firpo	....	shop team (16 episodes, 2011-2012)
Joseph Sargent	....	shop team / production team (10 episodes, 2012)
Chris Rocha	....	shop team (7 episodes, 2009-2011)
Matt Cordova	....	shop team (6 episodes, 2009-2011)
Thatchery Drummond	....	shop team (5 episodes, 2009-2011)
Will Nail	....	shop team (5 episodes, 2009-2011)
Mike Kennan	....	shop team / production team (5 episodes, 2012)
David Nip	....	production team / shop team (5 episodes, 2012)
Jonathan Nunley-Kilborn	....	production team / shop team (5 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Conlon	....	art production assistant (4 episodes, 2010)
Dennis Kwon	....	production team (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Matt Jepson	....	location sound / sound: greenscreen / ... (32 episodes, 2009-2012)
Alison Rider	....	location sound / sound: greenscreen / ... (24 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jen Longhurst	....	sound recordist (23 episodes, 2004-2008)
Judith Henry	....	sound recordist (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tony Jensen	....	location sound (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brice Picard	....	sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Dale Warren	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2003)
Mark Tanner	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007-2010)
Sebastian Dunn	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Special Effects by
Matt Heron	....	special effects (12 episodes, 2012)
John McLeod	....	pyrotechnician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Lars Fields	....	digital artist (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Fred Lewis	....	assistant digital artist (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jillian Rose	....	digital artist (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tom Spiers	....	graphic designer (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
Hamish Gilbert	....	graphic designer (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Timperley	....	graphic designer (8 episodes, 2011)
Chris Parkinson	....	graphic designer (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Katie Winchester	....	graphic designer (3 episodes, 2012)
Peter Rees	....	visual effects / visual effects producer (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2006)
Richard Epper	....	stunt driver (1 episode, 2006)
Mike Martinez	....	stunt rigger (1 episode, 2006)
Luke Tipple	....	shark safety coordinator / stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Hanson	....	camera operator / camera operator: greenscreen (44 episodes, 2007-2012)
Scott Sorensen	....	camera operator / high speed camera / ... (32 episodes, 2009-2012)
Duncan Clark	....	high speed camera / second camera / ... (30 episodes, 2009-2012)
Christopher Norris	....	second camera operator (29 episodes, 2006-2007)
Will Nail	....	high speed camera / second camera / ... (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Scott Stoneback	....	camera operator (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Peter Rees	....	camera operator (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tim Alewood	....	second camera operator (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Emery Clay III	....	camera operator (12 episodes, 2008-2011)
Jeremy Wong	....	high speed camera operator (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter Heap	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hitesh Makan	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2010)
Paul Henry	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Nathan Patterson	....	high speed camera / second camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Peter Rees	....	animator (1 episode, 2003)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bertrand Pellegrin	....	wardrobe (1 episode, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
Anthony Toy	....	on-line editor (27 episodes, 2007-2012)
Jeff Cunich	....	edit assistant / post team (25 episodes, 2010-2012)
Shane Grace	....	post team (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Korey Powell	....	assistant editor (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lyndsay Kenwright	....	post-production coordinator / editorial department / ... (20 episodes, 2005-2011)
Rebecca Clare	....	post team (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Nathan Brand	....	post team (8 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cameron Power	....	edit assistant (8 episodes, 2011-2012)
Ra-ey Saleh	....	on-line editor (4 episodes, 2011-2012)
Travis Handley	....	post team (3 episodes, 2012)
Belinda Hobbs	....	edit assistant (3 episodes, 2012)
Rob Jones	....	edit assistant / post team (2 episodes, 2009-2011)
Geri Berman	....	post team (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Sébastien Le Corre	....	edit assistant (2 episodes, 2011)
David Quinn	....	edit assistant (2 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Graham	....	post-production (unknown episodes)
Amanda Hastie	....	post-production (unknown episodes)
Cliff Wilding	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
The Dandy Warhols	....	theme rearranged and performed by (21 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Other crew
Ria Castle	....	production coordinator / post-production ap / ... (87 episodes, 2008-2012)
Dennis Kwon	....	researcher (47 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Hunt	....	researcher (44 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jon Blumberg	....	production coordinator (35 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eric Haven	....	researcher (33 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter Tehan	....	legal and business affairs / legal service / ... (33 episodes, 2009-2012)
Matt Cordova	....	runner (32 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark Wheeler	....	production accountant (32 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jenny Fulton	....	stock footage researcher / researcher / ... (30 episodes, 2009-2012)
Anita Bezjak	....	program development manager: Beyond Productions (29 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jenny O'Shea	....	vice president production: business: Beyond Productions / head of production operations and business: Beyond Productions (29 episodes, 2009-2012)
John Luscombe	....	senior vice president: Beyond Productions (28 episodes, 2009-2012)
Catherine Hoyle	....	legal and business affairs (27 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cari Hantsbarger	....	production coordinator / production team (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sara Kaplan	....	senior production coordinator: Discovery Channel / production coordinator / ... (25 episodes, 2009-2012)
Nancy Daniels	....	executive vice president of production and development: Discovery Channel (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bob Parr	....	risk management (20 episodes, 2008)
Rose Kang	....	production coordinator (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Denise Contis	....	senior vice president of production & development: Discovery Channel (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michael Bushroe	....	researcher (16 episodes, 2006-2011)
Hatiche Karamese	....	production coordinator (16 episodes, 2011-2012)
Edward Schlesinger	....	researcher (12 episodes, 2008)
Peter Rees	....	experiment designer / science advisor (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Trimble	....	location consultant / location scout (9 episodes, 2004-2009)
Kris Butler	....	head set medic (8 episodes, 2004-2010)
Elisha Rivers	....	research intern (8 episodes, 2006)
Angus Fotheringham	....	legal service / legal and business affairs / ... (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Daniel De Rogatis	....	production coordinator / researcher (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kevin Tao Mohs	....	vice president of production: Discovery Channel (5 episodes, 2010-2011)
Tracy Rudolph	....	production assistant: Discovery Channel (5 episodes, 2011)
Yvette Solis	....	production coordinator / production team (4 episodes, 2010-2011)
Francesca Garigue	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Janet Hillis	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Rahim Jackson	....	production coordinator: Discovery Channel (4 episodes, 2012)
Alicia Wenman	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Alice Dallow	....	researcher (3 episodes, 2003)
Meghan Driscoll	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2011)
Jim Rockwell	....	safety officer (unknown episodes)
Kirsten L. Strom	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
Garett Zunt	....	researcher (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
J.D. Nelson	....	special thanks / special thanks: Alameda County Sheriff's Office (10 episodes, 2009-2012)
Frank Doyle	....	special thanks / special thanks: Butte County Inter-Agency Bomb Squad (5 episodes, 2010-2012)
Doug DeLong	....	special thanks (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Rhett Allain	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Alexander Jason	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Stephen Smith	....	special thanks / special thanks: NASA Ames Research Center (2 episodes, 2010-2012)
Marvin Ruff	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Nick Concolino	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
David Harding	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
Randy Lamb	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
Daniel Meyer	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
Dan Powell	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
Brian Schumacher	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)
Jason Winger	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• Beyond Entertainment
• Beyond Productions
• Discovery Channel (for)

Distributors

• Discovery Channel (2003-) (USA) (all media)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (UK) (TV)
• Discovery Channel UK (2005-) (UK) (TV)
• Discovery Channel (200?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• SBS Net (2008) (Denmark) (TV)

Special Effects

• M5 Industries

Other Companies

• Airtrax  special thanks
• Dewalt Industrial Tool Co.  special thanks
• Freightliner Trucks  special thanks
• Hobart Welding  special thanks
• Mark Tanner Sound  audio mix
• PCB Piezotronics  special thanks (as PCB Piezotronics Inc.)
• Plasschaert & Associates  special thanks: entertainment risk & safety consultants
• Road Rebel  production travel
• U-Save Equipment Rental  special thanks
• Yamaha  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

M7 Industries, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Beyond Entertainment

Trivia:

Among the shelves of spare parts on the M5 Industries workshop where the series is filmed are boxes which purportedly contain: - Seat Belts - Rolled Wire - Plexi Scraps - Clay (Colored) - Putrid Pork - Rubber Balls - Sports Balls - Plastic Tubes - Fresh Fish - Leg Gear - Extension Cords - Suits and Booties - Safety Harness - Fiber Optics - Small Pumps - Netting - Filaments - Models (Trains) - Oil Clay - UltraCal - Squirrel Cage Fans

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of the title sequence used during seasons 1-4, the formula for the area of a circle is shown as two times pi times the radius squared (A=2*PI*r2) but the actual formula for the area of a circle is pi times the radius squared (A=PI*r2).

Quotes:

Adam:If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: Episode #7.50" (2011)

Fantastic series

I rank this up there with "Junkyard Wars" in the Discovery channel's edutainment lineup. Every day myths to obscure urban legends are tested and either proved or busted in entertaining and sometimes educational experiments.

Recommended for Urban Legend buffs or anyone with any amount of interest in Science.