This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 89
- Latest aired
- S08E10
- Total runtime
- 1d 20h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 2003 – April 2003 13 episodes
- Season 2 April 2004 – September 2004 13 episodes
- Season 3 April 2005 – August 2005 13 episodes
- Season 4 April 2006 – June 2006 10 episodes
- Season 5 March 2007 – May 2007 10 episodes
- Season 6 June 2008 – August 2008 10 episodes
- Season 7 June 2009 – August 2009 10 episodes
- Season 8 June 2010 – August 2010 10 episodes
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S08E01 Cheerleaders
June 10 · 30min find the promo
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In the Season Eight premiere, it's as all-American as apple pie, but cheerleading is also responsible for 65% of all catastrophic female sport injuries, with competitive coaches, fanatic parents, and a multimillion dollar industry concerned with its bottom line.
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S08E02 Fast Food
June 17 · 30min find the promo
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Hold on to your cheeseburger! Public Health agencies, food activists and special interest groups have launched an all-out war against fast food restaurants. Should the government really be spending our tax dollars to regulate what, where, and how we eat?
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S08E03 Martial Arts
June 24 · 30min find the promo
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Thanks to centuries of Eastern mystique, the martial arts may appear spiritual and special. The mischievous magicians take a more skeptical look at a bunch of guys in pajamas breaking boards with their feet and overweight housewives learning to "defend" themselves.
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S08E04 Teen Sex
July 1 · 30min find the promo
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Every generation worries about teen sex, but today's parents are more hysterical than ever. The duo will look at the drastic measures adults are taking to combat the perceived dangers of teenage promiscuity, "sexting," and gay-straight alliances.
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S08E05 Easy Money
July 8 · 30min find the promo
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Everyone wants to get rich quick, but are multilevel marketing schemes really the answer? Penn & Teller reveal the truth about direct-sales companies that market everything from sausages to sex toys.
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S08E06 Area 51
July 15 · 30min find the promo
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Is the government hiding alien spaceships? Follow a team of UFO hunters on an overnight expedition in search of mysterious aircraft flying above a secret military facility known as Area 51.
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S08E07 Criminal Justice
July 22 · 30min find the promo
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Is America's criminal justice system weighed down with bad science, ineffective methods, incompetence and corruption? Penn & Teller set out to reveal that the only thing scarier than crime is America's war on crime.
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S08E08 Old People
July 29 · 30min find the promo
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According to Penn and Teller, America's seniors are stripped of their dignity thanks to ongoing stereotypes about old people. They investigate the widespread beliefs that old people can't drive, don't have sex, and smell bad.
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S08E09 Self-Esteem
August 5 · 30min find the promo
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Research has proven that self-esteem-building does not work. However, misguided parents, coaches and social workers are using this flawed technique to create a generation of narcissistic losers who believe that they are "special."
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S08E10 Vaccinations
August 12 · 30min find the promo
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In the Season 8 finale, vaccination is considered modern medicine's greatest weapon against disease but thanks to pseudo-science and public gullibility, the debate over vaccination safety rages on.