Season 3 (TV)

26 Episodes

This is the aired-on-TV order, split by years, specials included in the seasons (also used by TVDB).

1

Buster Special

0%
February 2, 2005
0x4

Buster is rebuilt after sustaining a year's worth of abuse.

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2

Ultimate MythBusters

60%
February 9, 2005
0x5

Jamie and Adam have a contest to prove who is the Ultimate MythBuster.

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3

Brown Note

60%
February 16, 2005
3x1

Will Adam be able to withstand subsonic frequencies, or will adult diapers be his only hope with the Brown Note? Is a constant drip of water falling on your head really unbearable torture?

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4

Salsa Escape

70%
February 23, 2005
3x2

Adam and Jamie go head to head in a madcap Mexican jailbreak as they taste-test the theory of the Salsa Escape. Can you use dynamite to remove cement build-up from a mixer's barrel?

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5

Exploding Port-a-Potty

60%
March 2, 2005
3x3

Can a person receive third-degree burns if he or she lights a cigarette inside a port-a-potty? Will a broken drive shaft on the front joint of a car vault cause a car to pole vault after it hits a pothole?

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6

Is Yawning Contagious?

65%
March 9, 2005
3x4

Can a yawn, like a cold, truly be caught? Does toast really fall buttered-side down? Could a toy car beat a real car (in this case, a Dodge Viper) in a gravity slope race?

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7

MythBusters Outtakes

50%
March 16, 2005
0x6

This episode showed outtakes from the series.

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8

Cooling a Six-Pack

70%
March 23, 2005
3x5

The MythBusters use ice, water, refrigerators, freezers and fire to test the fastest way to cool a six-pack. Then the team builds a new crash-test dummy ... and drops it 60 feet from a crane.

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9

Shop 'til You Drop

0%
April 6, 2005
0x7

The MythBusters' showed their favorite places to shop.

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10

Son of a Gun

70%
March 30, 2005
3x6

Did a bullet shot through a Civil War soldier's groin really impregnate a woman nearby? Is it dangerous to use the telephone or shower during a thunderstorm?

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11

MythBusters Revealed

0%
April 27, 2005
0x8

This was a behind the scenes insight of MythBusters, featuring interviews, as well as exploring personal issues between the hosts.

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12

Hollywood on Trial

70%
May 11, 2005
0x9

Will bullets spark when ricocheting off other objects?

Did the aluminium paint used on Buddy Ebsen, the actor originally slated to play the Tin Man in the 1939 movie version of The Wizard of Oz cause an adverse reaction that hospitalized him?

Is it possible for a medium-to-large build man to break through a wooden door frame on his own power?

Is it possible to be thrown through a glass window and walk away without a scratch?

Is it possible to ignite a pool of gasoline using only a cigarette?

Note: This was a special episode. It was the first appearance of Grant Imahara.

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13

Breaking Glass

75%
May 18, 2005
3x7

Can a singer break glass with just his or her voice? Is it possible to build an explosive jet engine out of vacuum-cleaner parts? Does a rolling stone truly gather no moss?

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14

Jet Pack

70%
June 9, 2005
3x8

Adam and Jamie create their own personal flying machine from scratch. Is the ancient secret to mummification ... the shape of the pyramid?

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15

Killer Brace Position

60%
June 22, 2005
3x9

Is talking on your cell phone while driving more dangerous than driving drunk? The MythBusters test the efficacy of that familiar brace position that airlines outline in their safety procedures.

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16

Bullet Proof Water

70%
July 13, 20051h
3x10

How deep must you dive to survive a gunshot? If you push hard enough, can you get a swing to go all the way around the swing-set bar?

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17

Jaws Special

100%
July 17, 2005
3x11

Could a real shark be as strong as Spielberg's Jaws? Will punching a shark save your skin? Will a bullet blow a scuba tank sky high?

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18

Border Slingshot

40%
July 27, 20051h
3x12

Can illegal immigrants fire themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate that it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress?

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19

Killer Tissue Box

0%
August 3, 2005
3x13

In a car crash, could the tissues kept on the rear shelf of your car be propelled forward with enough force to crush your skull?

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20

Escape Slide Parachute

0%
August 10, 2005
3x14

Could an airline's emergency life raft be used as a parachute? Is it possible for oxygen, an electrical spark and hair cream to result in a deadly cocktail? Can a human survive a terminal velocity fall?

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21

MythBusters Revisited

0%
October 12, 2005
3x15

Adam and Jamie take their detractors head on as they revisit some of their favorite myths. They're going to answer them once and for all and forever silence their critics!

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22

Chinese Invasion Alarm

0%
October 19, 2005
3x16

Is an ancient Chinese text alluding to a subterranean sonar system that could apparently detect and intercept an invasion from below true? Is the five-second rule for food really safe to eat?

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23

Confederate Rocket

0%
October 26, 20051h
3x17

The American Civil War was fought with bayonets, muskets and cannons. But was that all? Not according to the MythBusters.

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24

Vodka Myths

60%
November 2, 2005
3x18

Can a pair of trucks in a high-speed, head-on collision be fused together sealing the drivers between them? Also, Kari hosts some urban legends about Russia's national drink, vodka.

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25

Steel Toe-Cap Amputation

60%
November 9, 20051h
3x19

Are steel-toed boots more dangerous than the regular variety? Did an Aussie worker's boots really turn into toe cutters after a heavy weight fell on them?

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26

Seasickness - Kill or Cure

60%
Season Finale
November 16, 2005
3x20

From electric shock therapy to homeopathic tongue tinglers, can the MythBusters find a cure to seasickness? Does driving with your pickup's tailgate down save gas and, hence, money?

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