MythBusters Jr.

2018

4.0

4 reviews

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (10)

1 Duct Tape Special

1/2/19

Adam Savage and a team of the best and brightest put duct tape to the ultimate test and investigate if the miracle material can be used as a viable parachute and as a quick fix for a flat tire.

2 Dynamite Air Freshener

1/9/19

Adam Savage and team put an explosive myth to the test to find out if a single spark and air freshener can create a catastrophic car calamity. Meanwhile, they investigate an age-old dog urban legend to discover how much water a wet dog can shake.

3 Battery Blast

1/16/19

Adam Savage and team test if old batteries can set off a dangerous chain reaction and get to the bottom of a age-old idiom with one of the world's best archers and a diabolically difficult trick-shot.

4 Gravity Busters

1/23/19

Adam Savage and the team put a Slinky to the test and try to use it to hoist a car, and meanwhile, they investigate if an ordinary pencil can really draw a line that's 35 miles long.

5 Demolition Dominoes

1/23/19

Adam Savage and the team find out what happens when the destructive power of chain reactions is let loose and investigate how to solve the ultimate Jenga challenge.

6 Shredder Explosion

1/30/19

Adam Savage and team investigate if the office paper shredder can cause a dangerous explosion when sprayed with canned air and then test if it is impossible to make mayonnaise during a lightning storm.

7 Countdown to Gas-tastrophe

1/30/19

Adam Savage and team tackle two explosively gassy myths: if Adam's famous gassy emissions have enough fuel to launch a rocket and if a patient's untimely flatulence made an operating room go up in flames.

8 Deep Space Hollywood

2/6/19

Adam Savage and the team tackle two Hollywood space myths: if it's possible to use a fire extinguisher to propel a person in space and if it's true that no one in space can hear you scream.

9 Breaking Bad Blow-Up

2/6/19

Adam Savage and the team are challenged by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan to prove just how destructive a giant magnet can be, and later, the team investigates how everyday furniture can block a door from Hollywood's deadliest villains.

10 Bug Special

2/6/19

Adam Savage and the team test if a giant roach motel can trap a human and if a spider's web is really stronger than steel.

About this show

MYTHBUSTERS JR. gives America's best and brightest 8- to 14-year-olds a chance to show the whole nation what they know. Combined with the mythbusting DNA of the original series and adding elements of THE SEARCH, this is a format where kids show off their ingenuity and STEM superskills.

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