"MythBusters" Pilot 3: Larry's Lawn-Chair Balloon/Goldfinger/Poppy-Seed Drug Test (2003)

Director:

Peter Rees

Writer:

Peter Rees (writer)

TV Series:

"MythBusters" (2003)

Original Air Date:

7 March 2003 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Plot:

Acending in a lawn chair with weather balloons. Poppy seeds cause you to fail a drug test. Being covered in gold paint can kill you. |

Plot Keywords:

Urban Legend | Experiment | Explosion | Segway | Scientific Research

Cast

Jamie Hyneman	...	Host
Adam Savage	...	Host
Heather Joseph-Witham	...	Folklorist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Banks	...	Himself - Narrator (UK screening)
Mark Barry	...	Himself
Lakshmi Bhukta	...	Himself
Ronald R. Brancaccio	...	Himself
Larry Dougherty	...	Himself
Shirley Eaton	...	Herself
Dr. Kent Holthorf	...	Himself
Robert Lee	...	Narrator (voice)
Larry Walters	...	Himself (archive footage)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Beyond Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the lawn chair balloon myth the narration refers to the "Federal Airport Administration." The actual name of the agency is the Federal Aviation Administration.