Penn & Teller: BS!

2003 • Showtime
4.6
219 reviews
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Season 4 episodes (10)

1 The Boy Scouts
4/3/06
It's time to update the list of organizations that have institutionalized hatred and intolerance. We're all familiar with the KKK, the Skinheads, a myriad of religious fundamentalist groups and various local Militias. Now it's time for one more.
2 Prostitution
4/10/06
Everyone knows that prostitution is practiced throughout the land. Where it is legal, prostitution is regulated and monitored by the State of Nevada. It's bulls*** that it's illegal for two consenting adults to have sex with each other!
3 The Death Penalty
4/17/06
Penn and Teller understand the feelings of rage felt by crime victims and their families. But - studies show there is no deterrent effect to State executions. Furthermore, DNA evidence has exonerated 122 men formerly on death row!
4 Cryptozoology
4/24/06
The Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, and the Chupacabra all have two things in common: despite countless eye witness sightings, along with photographic and video "evidence," each has managed to elude capture by man. Well, that and they don't really exist.
5 Ground Zero
5/1/06
It has been four years since the worst terrorist attack on American soil and little has been built to commemorate the fallen heroes of that fateful day. Additionally, no commerce has returned to the site and plans for a new tower remain on hold.
6 Pet Love
5/8/06
Taking your dog for a walk. Nothing could be more relaxing. What's crazy, though, is getting 'Fido' a membership at the gym to run on the treadmill. That's right, the lengths people will go to pamper their pet is now officially ridiculous.
7 Reparations
5/15/06
Slavery, the slaughter of Native Americans and the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII are three tragedies from this nation's past. However, are those who suffered as a result of these government policies deserving of money?
8 Manners
5/22/06
Are Americans truly ruder today than they were 120 years ago? Penn and Teller discover that our contemporary ideas about manners date back to the Victorian period, a time before indoor plumbing when people used to urinate in the street.
9 Numbers
5/29/06
The magicians take a look at numbers and statistics, and how both are frequently fudged by the media, politicians and corporations to manipulate the public into following their agendas.
10 Abstinence
6/5/06
Penn and Teller debunk the abstinence movement with a look at the sexual shame that results from discouraging masturbation and healthy sexuality in kids, as well as government programs that feed our children false information.

About this show

The Emmy® Nominated program fearlessly exposes dubious practices across America, Penn & Teller uncover the truth behind all kinds of so-called miracles. From anti-aging to talking to the dead, they tackle it all with their trademark wit and humor -- taking on the people who take Americans for a ride.

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4.6
219 reviews
Erik Peterson
March 28, 2016
The only two kinds of people who wouldn't like this show are people who don't care about any of the topics they've used for episodes, and very close minded people who disagree with their opinions. If you're open minded, and you have an interest in the topics, then you'll love it. If you can't handle having any of your opinions or beliefs challenged, then don't waste your time.
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A Google user
July 21, 2015
My concern's with the context of P&T's sources for the "PETA" episode. Their info comes from the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), an organization that lobbies for the meat industry. Check the episode's credits under "Footage & Stills Provided By" then Google "Center for Consumer Freedom". It's in their interest to smear groups like PETA, and they do it by proxy under various Websites and front organizations to confuse animal lovers and draw support away from these powerful animal welfare groups. PETA and HSUS are against what the CCF lobbies to protect. Follow the money! PETA does more for animal welfare than those who bash them. As early as season two, P&T seem to have become what they claimed to be against. And Dennis Prager's uneducated comment regarding chicken intelligence is completely wrong and false. There's an article in the Scientific American on chicken intelligence anyone can Google as well.
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A Google user
January 25, 2016
Penn and Teller are really great. This show is a lot of fun to watch and it's very addictive. Don't binge watch it over a weekend. It makes Mondays so much more miserable when you've seen behind the curtains on a lot of topics.
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