Adam Ruins Everything

2015 • truTV
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Volume 2 episodes (20)

1 Adam Ruins Hollywood
8/22/16
Straight from the red carpet, and with the help of
celebrity guests Rachel Bloom and Ariana Madix, Adam exposes
the hidden truths behind Hollywood's glitz and glamour, from
the clothes stars wear to the process behind movie
ratings.
2 Adam Ruins Football
8/29/16
Adam hits the gridiron to illustrate why the playoffs rarely determine which team is best, and he then explores how hydration myths spread by sports drink companies are putting kids at risk. Adam also tackles football-caused brain injuries.
3 Adam Ruins Weddings
9/5/16
Emily and Murph's wedding day is finally here - but Adam's gift of information may rain on their parade. Adam reveals how most wedding "traditions" were recently created by consumerism, and that divorce is actually a wonderful thing.
4 Adam Ruins Malls
9/13/16
Adam and Emily go on a shopping spree of knowledge and find that malls were created as tax loopholes, nutrient supplements are often unregulated concoctions, and most eyeglasses are made by one manufacturer that hugely inflates its prices.
5 Adam Ruins Animals
9/20/16
Adam explores how purebred dogs are genetic monsters created by bored Victorians; domestic cats are overpopulated lethal killing machines that threaten other animals; and wild animal trophy hunting can actually help endangered species.
6 Adam Ruins Immigration
9/27/16
Adam illustrates how: a border wall wouldn't keep out legal immigrants who overstay their visas, racist mass deportations have historically led to disaster, and immigration courts are a huge mess.
7 Adam Ruins Housing
10/4/16
Adam gets evicted from his home, and while searching for a new place, he exposes the harsh realities of real estate. Plus, Adam explains why helping the homeless is a lot simpler and more straightforward than you might think.
8 The Adam Ruins Everything Election Special
10/24/16
In this one-hour special, Adam takes on the 2016 presidential election before a live studio audience, bringing historical perspective and unveiling amazing White House stories.
9 Adam Ruins Drugs
11/15/16
Adam weeds through the misconceptions of marijuana and exposes the blunt truth about the War on Drugs - that it stemmed from a racist and political agenda. Plus, Adam illustrates why prescription pills are the true gateway drug.
10 Adam Ruins Prison
11/22/16
When Emily gets tossed in the slammer, her cellmate reveals that corporations make money off prison inmates while the system does nothing to reduce crime. Adam then sheds light on jail rehabilitation and solitary confinement.
11 Adam Ruins the Wild West
11/29/16
Adam reveals how prostitution - despite its reputation - actually helped settle the West. He then explains why the "All-American Cowboy" is a myth and that the real western hero wasn't a person; it was air conditioning.
12 Adam Ruins the Internet
12/6/16
While on a magical technological journey, Adam shows that smartphones are not the society-killers you'd think they are, American cable service providers are basically cartels, and most "free" sites are actually very costly.
13 Adam Ruins Justice
12/12/16
After getting Emily out of prison, Adam and his sister Rhea take on the Justice system, showing that juries simply can't be impartial and the prosecution team is way better and well-funded than your court appointed lawyer.
14 Adam Ruins Christmas
12/20/16
Ho ho...huh?! Adam teaches his sister that the real St. Nick story is a lot creepier than she thought, and modern Santa was created by commercialism only a century ago. Adam also reveals how gift-giving actually hurts the economy.
15 Adam Ruins Going Green
12/27/16
Adam meets a young dad on a personal mission to save the world and end climate change...until Adam turns his world upside down. Find out why electric cars and green products don't make the impact you've been promised.
101 Ever Wonder Why? Tax Breaks / Hollywood Sign
10/4/16
Season-only
Ever Wonder Why the government gives you a tax break on your mortgage? Or where the Hollywood sign came from? Cartoon Adam Conover will tell you!"
102 Ever Wonder Why? Fish Oil / Q-Tips
11/16/16
Season-only
Ever wonder why fish oil gives you such gross burps? Or why we put Q-tips in our ears? Cartoon Adam Conover will tell you!
103 Ever Wonder Why? Cheese / Treadmill
11/23/16
Season-only
Every wonder why Americans eat so much cheese? Or why treadmills are so un-fun? Cartoon Adam Conover will tell you!
104 Ever Wonder Why? Johnny Appleseed / Statue of Liberty
11/30/16
Season-only
Ever wonder why Johnny Appleseed planted all those seeds? Or why the Statue of Liberty looks the way she does? Cartoon Adam Conover will tell you!
105 Ever Wonder Why? Literally / Paper Size
12/7/16
Season-only
Ever wonder why people literally always misuse the word "literally"? Or why the standard paper size is 8 ? by 11? Cartoon Adam Conover will tell you!

About this show

A half hour investigative comedy in which comedian host Adam Conover delivers an onslaught of mind blowing facts that shatter your illusions about the world to hilarious effect.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
949 reviews
Joe Selke
May 22, 2018
Dihydrogen Monoxide is a tasteless, odorless chemical that is commonly used in many industrial processes. This chemical is deadly if inhaled, it accelerates corrosion of many known metals, it is fire retardant, has inflicted billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure worldwide, and under certain conditions it can cause severe burns. High concentrations of this chemical have been found in the plumbing of over 90% of US households. Sounds pretty bad right? Dihydrogen Monoxide is water... Every statement above is 100% verifiable fact, though it seems pretty misleading for me to describe water in that manner. That is the level of honesty I've come to expect from this show when it started as a series of shorts on YouTube.
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Matthew Young (WraithTDK)
April 4, 2017
Smug, ignorant hipster douchebag "ruins" things by pointing out how things are "bad" and "don't make sense," which in virtually every case just comes down to him being too dumb and/or too unwilling to take an objective look at it. This guy's the reason I stopped watching College Humor several years ago.
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Jon Johns
July 30, 2017
Very entertaining with a great host however not always entirely accurate. I think there is simply too much to research for them to be 100% all the time.
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