List of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! episodes
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This is a '''list of all ''[[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]]'' episodes'''.
== Season 1: 2003 ==
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| 1-01 || Talking to the Dead || [[January 24]], [[2003]] || Examines [[psychics]] claiming to be able to talk to the dead, alleging their techniques are little more than [[cold reading]].
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| 1-02 || Alternative Medicine || [[January 31]], [[2003]] || A look at [[chiropractic]] medicine, [[reflexology]], [[magnet therapy]], and a trip to an [[alternative medicine]] fair that ends in an operation at a crowded mall.
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| 1-03 || Alien Abductions || [[February 7]], [[2003]] || This show features three days spent at a [[UFO]] convention and a visit to an [[abduction phenomenon|alien abduction]] group therapy session. It also explores the psychological explanations, and the influences of pop culture, on the typical abduction story.
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| 1-04 || End of the World || [[February 14]], [[2003]] || Attacks persons predicting the [[Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth|end of the world]], with special focus on the [[Left Behind (series)|''Left Behind'' series]] and extreme survivalist methods.
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| 1-05 || Second Hand Smoke / Baby Bullshit || [[February 21]], [[2003]] || Critiques concerns on [[second-hand smoke]] and the usefulness of baby education products.
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| 1-06 || Sex, Sex, Sex || [[February 28]], [[2003]] || Attacks [[penis enlargement|penis]] and [[breast enlargement]] products, questions the usefulness of [[aphrodisiacs]].
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| 1-07 || Feng Shui / Bottled Water || [[March 7]], [[2003]] || Seeks to disprove [[Feng Shui]] as a science while challenging claims on the quality of [[bottled water]].
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| 1-08 || Creationism || [[March 14]], [[2003]] || Examines the scientific validity of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]], with focus on a Georgia school board debate.
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| 1-09 || Self-Helpless || [[March 21]], [[2003]] || Attacks various forms of [[self-help]] programs.
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| 1-10 || ESP || [[March 28]], [[2003]] || Attacks people claiming to possess and teach [[Extra-sensory perception]].
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| 1-11 || Eat This! || [[April 4]], [[2003]] || Attacks various weight loss diet products and plans while questioning [[organic food]]s and [[Genetic engineering|GM]] food concerns.
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| 1-12 || Ouija Boards / Near Death Experiences || [[April 11]], [[2003]] || Challenges the [[Ouija board]] and investigates the nature of [[near-death experience]]s.
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| 1-13 || Environmental Hysteria || [[April 18]], [[2003]] || Question mainstream opinions on various environmental issues, including [[global warming]], with a criticism of [[Greenpeace]] and [[Julia Butterfly Hill]].
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== Season 2: 2004 ==
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| 2-01 || P.E.T.A. || [[April 1]], [[2004]] || Offers criticism toward the animal rights movement, and particular attention to the [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|P.E.T.A.]] organization, and its apparent ties with the [[Animal Liberation Front]].
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| 2-02 || Safety Hysteria || [[April 8]], [[2004]] || Examines recent hysteria over the possibility of danger due to [[terrorism]], questions the connection between [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|Mad cow disease]] and [[Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease]], as well as [[school violence]].
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| 2-03 || The Business of Love || [[April 15]], [[2004]] || Seeks to debunk the popular concept and the selling of everlasting [[love]] by [[Dating agency|dating services]] and [[Popular psychology|pop psych]] love experts, and questions [[monogamy]].
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| 2-04 || War on Drugs || [[April 22]], [[2004]] || Questions the [[United states constitution|constitutionality]] of the "[[War on Drugs]]" and common allegations against the [[medical cannabis|medical value]] of [[Cannabis]].
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| 2-05 || Recycling || [[April 29]], [[2004]] ||Debunks aspects of [[recycling]], including the increased cost of certain forms of recycling, the detrimental effect that certain forms of recycling have on the environment, and debunks numerous myths regarding [[landfill]]s.
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| 2-06 || The Bible: Fact or Fiction? || [[May 6]], [[2004]] || Debunks claims that the [[Bible]] is historically and factually accurate.
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| 2-07 || Yoga, Tantric Sex, Etc. || [[May 13]], [[2004]] || Offers criticism on numerous activities in the [[New Age]] movement, including: [[yoga]], [[Tantric sex#Sexual rites|Tantric sex]], [[cartomancy]], medicinal herbs and [[vortices]], (especially the [[Sedona%2C_Arizona#Vortices|Sedona Vortices]]).
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| 2-08 || Fountain of Youth || [[May 20]], [[2004]] || Offers criticism of addiction to [[plastic surgery]], [[chelation therapy|chelation]], human [[growth hormone]] as an anti-aging agent, and details about the problems involved with [[Botulinum toxin|botox]].
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| 2-09 || Death, Inc. || [[August 8]], [[2004]] || Debunks many claims made by businesses which offer funeral services, and investigates the validity of [[cryonics]] as a method of [[cryopreservation|preserving a human body]].
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| 2-10 || Profanity || [[August 12]], [[2004]] || Attacks the idea that certain words are inherently offensive and thus are (or should be considered) taboo, and questions the [[united states constitution|constitutionality]] of the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]'s broadcast standards on [[profanity]].
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| 2-11 || 12 Stepping || [[August 19]], [[2004]] || Questions the effectiveness of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]], with a focus on [[Alcoholics Anonymous]].
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| 2-12 || Exercise vs. Genetics || [[August 26]], [[2004]] || Debunks the claims made by various commercial [[exercise]] products that promise more than they deliver, as well as investigating the methods [[health club|gyms]] use to maximize profits.
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| 2-13 || Hypnosis || [[September 2]], [[2004]] || Examines the various promises made by professional [[hypnosis]], and debunks the possibilities of "mind over body".
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== Season 3: 2005 ==
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| 3-01 || Circumcision || [[April 25]], [[2005]] || Argues against the alleged medical benefits of [[circumcision]], and describes the negatives of the procedure.
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| 3-02 || Family Values || [[May 2]], [[2005]] || Argues that the "traditional" husband-and-wife family is a relatively recent creation. Supports [[gay marriage]] and [[polyamory]], and also attacks the idea that [[homosexual]]s can be "[[ex-gay|cured]]".
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| 3-03 || Conspiracy Theories || [[May 9]], [[2005]] || Arguments against the [[9/11 conspiracy theories]], [[Apollo Moon Landing hoax accusations]], and [[Kennedy assassination theories|Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories]].
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| 3-04 || Life Coaching || [[May 16]], [[2005]] || Argues against [[life coaching]], demonstrating that life coaches often have minimal training, that the programs achieve few real benefits, and that the life coaches prey on people's insecurities.
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| 3-05 || Holier than Thou || [[May 23]], [[2005]] || A critical view of [[Mother Teresa]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]].
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| 3-06 || College || [[May 30]], [[2005]] || Opposition to [[political correctness]], [[speech code]]s, and [[Diversity (politics)|diversity requirements]], especially on college campuses.
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| 3-07 || Big Brother || [[June 13]], [[2005]] || Opposition to [[surveillance]] and unwanted government encroachment on the private lives of U.S. citizens.
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| 3-08 || Hair || [[June 20]], [[2005]] || Opposition to hair fashion and fads.
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| 3-09 || Gun Control || [[June 27]], [[2005]] || Against [[Gun politics in the United States|gun control]] laws.
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| 3-10 || Ghostbusters || [[July 11]], [[2005]] || Accuses [[Ghost hunter|"ghost hunters"]] of conducting [[pseudoscience]]. Dr. [[Steven Novella]] appears.
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| 3-11 || Endangered Species || [[July 18]], [[2005]] || Criticism of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Endangered Species Act]] and highlights its [[unintended consequence]]s.
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| 3-12 || Signs from Heaven || [[July 25]], [[2005]] || Debunks and explains imagined [[Unusual depiction of a religious figure|supernatural "signs"]].
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| 3-13 || The Best || [[August 5]], [[2005]] || Criticism of people who engage in the pursuit of needless luxury.
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== Season 4: 2006 ==
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| 4-01 || The Boy Scouts || [[April 3]], [[2006]] || Protests the [[Boy Scouts of America]] not allowing homosexuals or atheists to join as a government-funded organization. Claims the control of the Boy Scouts by the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon church]] as the source of the discrimination.
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| 4-02 || Prostitution || [[April 10]], [[2006]] || Pro-legalization of [[prostitution]]. Debunks various myths on the dangers of the profession.
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| 4-03 || The Death Penalty || [[April 17]], [[2006]] || Argues against [[capital punishment]], from pragmatic and moral viewpoints.
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| 4-04 || Cryptozoology || [[April 24]], [[2006]] || Concerning [[Cryptozoology|mythological creatures]] such as [[Bigfoot]] and the [[Loch Ness monster]]. Cites the belief and study of these creatures as motivated by money as it creates tourism and royalties from film and video distribution.
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| 4-05 || Ground Zero || [[May 1]], [[2006]] || About the dragging of feet in rebuilding at the [[World Trade Center site]], and lack of (family approved) memorials.
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| 4-06 || Pet Love || [[May 8]], [[2006]] || Concerns people obsessing about pets, anthropomorphizing [[pets]], projecting their own feelings onto the pets, as seen in things like [[Neuticles]] and [[cat show]]s.
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| 4-07 || Reparations || [[May 15]], [[2006]] || Mostly against reparations, including [[reparations for slavery]], although not against reparations to people directly affected such as [[Japanese American internment|Japanese internees]].
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| 4-08 || Manners || [[May 22]], [[2006]] || Pro rational [[manners]] that make sense, against arbitrary manners.
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| 4-09 || Numbers || [[May 29]], [[2006]] || How numbers in [[statistical survey]]s can be used to deceive and how one can be scammed.
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| 4-10 || Abstinence || [[June 5]], [[2006]] || Argues that [[Sexual abstinence|abstinence]]-only sex education is ineffective and often misleading. Also looks at the healthiness of being sexually active.
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== Season 5: 2007 ==
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| 5-01 || Obesity || [[March 22]], [[2007]] || Attacks claims of the emergence of an [[obesity]] epidemic and weight loss products.
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| 5-02 || Wal-Mart Hatred || [[March 29]], [[2007]] || Defends [[Wal-Mart]] against [[Criticism of Wal-Mart|various criticisms]].
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| 5-03 || Breast Hysteria || [[April 5]], [[2007]] || Investigates societal attitudes towards women's [[breasts]], supports public [[breast-feeding]] and recognizing [[Exhibitionism|flashing]] as free speech.
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| 5-04 || Detoxing || [[April 12]], [[2007]] || Attacks various [[detoxification]] programs and asserts the actual health benefits of [[colonoscopy|colonoscopies]] for people 50 years or older.
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| 5-05 || Exorcism || [[April 19]], [[2007]] || Skeptical commentary on the usefulness and scientific validity of [[exorcism]]s.
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| 5-06 || Illegal Immigration || [[April 26]], [[2007]] || Skeptical commentary on various [[The Minuteman Project Inc.|"Minutemen"]] [[United States–Mexico border|border]] patrol projects and the American government's plans to build [[United States–Mexico barrier|a wall]] to keep illegal immigrants out.
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| 5-07 || Handicapped Parking || [[May 3]], [[2007]] || Criticizes the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]] for attempting to legislate compassion, and points out the law's negative consequences.
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| 5-08 || Mount Rushmore || [[May 10]], [[2007]] || Investigates the origins of [[Mount Rushmore]] and attempts to highlight the positive and negative aspects of [[patriotism]].
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| 5-09 || Nukes, Hybrids, and Lesbians || [[May 17]], [[2007]] || Advocates the use of [[nuclear power]], criticizes [[hybrid cars]], and follows [[lesbian]]s on a [[blind date]].
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| 5-10 || Anger Management || [[May 24]], [[2007]] || An angry attack on mainstream [[anger management]] programs, likening their purveyors to [[charlatan]]s.
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== Season 6: 2008 ==
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| 6-01 || War on Porn || [[June 19]], [[2008]] || The duo examines the "war on porn," a crusade by various special interest groups to restrict free speech and regulate the Internet.
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| 6-02 || New Age Medicine || [[June 26]], [[2008]] || Penn and Teller take a skeptical look at New Age medicine and its outrageous, unsupported claims of healing despite a heap of evidence that it doesn't work.
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| 6-03 || NASA || [[July 3]], [[2008]] || It's time to take a closer look at the [[NASA]], a government agency that spends scads of taxpayer money to achieve what private industry might be able to do more profitably and efficiently.
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| 6-04 || Dolphins || [[July 10]], [[2008]] || The cultural mumbo jumbo regarding [[dolphin]]s is exposed, including New Age-style beliefs about the animals' evolutionary superiority (bunk, say dolphin experts) and the nonsense about dolphin "energy" believed by many.
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| 6-05 || Sleep, Inc. || [[July 17]], [[2008]] || The magicians think twice about the high cost of getting a good night's sleep due to the ever-growing industry of sleep product hawkers trying to convince consumers that a special pillow, mist machine or pill will deliver a magical rest.
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| 6-06 || Being Green || [[July 24]], [[2008]] || Penn and Teller consider the popularity of the "green" movement, a largely bogus and hypocritical philosophy that links sanctimonious politics to an "ethical" lifestyle while doing little or nothing to actually create a healthier ecosystem.
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| 6-07 || Sensitivity Training || [[July 31]], [[2008]] || The mind control courses known as [[sensitivity training]] are dissected and their roots in political correctness, an increasingly litigious culture, and the suffocation of free speech, are finally exposed.
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| 6-08 || Stranger Danger{{Fact|date=July 2008}} || [[August 7]], [[2008]] || TBA
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| 6-09 || World Peace{{Fact|date=July 2008}} || [[August 14]], [[2008]] || TBA
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| 6-10 || Good Ol' Days{{Fact|date=July 2008}} || [[August 21]], [[2008]] || TBA
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The [[2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] caused the series to be put on hold; however, writing and production was resumed when the strike ended. Season 6 began on [[June 19]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.network54.com/Forum/106337/thread/1184638592/last-1187320785/Is+There+Gonna+Be+A+B.S.+Season+6- |title=Is There Gonna Be A B.S. Season 6? |author=Audrey, webmaster of [http://www.pennandteller.com pennandteller.com] |date=[[August 15]],[[2007]] |work=[http://www.network54.com Penn and Teller Bulletin Board] |quote=Well..it's official....look for an all-new season of "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" coming in
2008 on Showtime. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennandteller.com/03/ontv.html |title=Penn & Teller: On TV | accessdate=2008-01-14 | work=[http://www.pennandteller.com Penn and Teller official website] | quote=Look for an all-new season of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! coming in 2008 on Showtime. }}</ref>
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