The BEST episodes of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! season 8
Every episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! season 8!
In society, there are many products and ideas that we buy into. Some of these products, services or ideas are just plain bullshit. Well known magicians: Penn and Teller are here to knock some sense into people in a humorous and informal way and to explain why some things in life are just bullshit.
#1 - Old People
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/2010
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.
#2 - Criminal Justice
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2010
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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#3 - Self-Esteem
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2010
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."
#4 - Vaccinations
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2010
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.
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#5 - Easy Money
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2010
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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#6 - Fast Food
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2010
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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#7 - Area 51
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2010
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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#8 - Teen Sex
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2010
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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#9 - Cheerleaders
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2010
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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#10 - Martial Arts
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2010
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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