The BEST episodes of The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd season 1

Every episode of The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd season 1!

Uncover some of the most mysterious and bizarre inventions, creatures, people, and things throughout history.

Last Updated: 11/10/2025Network: HistoryStatus: Continuing
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7.53
40 votes

#1 - Surviving the Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/2024

Imagine free falling 30,000 feet without a parachute, or being buried alive and living to tell the tale. Or... what about getting trapped in a tiny room inside a sunken ship on the ocean floor...For three days? These are improbable yet true-life tales of surviving the most extraordinary conditions.

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7.46
54 votes

#2 - Outlandish Inventions

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/2/2024

Picture this: a full-body gas mask for babies. How about Smell-o-Vision? Or a robot powered by eating slugs? These are all real inventions, and we've got them covered--including inflatable airplanes, hidden cameras in your contact lenses, and coffin security systems to protect you in the afterlife.

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7.33
46 votes

#3 - What Lies Beneath

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2024

Sometimes the strangest things on Earth…are happening just below its surface. From tunnels carved by giant sloths to desperate attempts to stop the dead from rising again–these are the weird and wonderous tales of the sea beasts, hidden cities and impossible creatures that lurk beneath us.

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7.31
51 votes

#4 - Strange Experiments

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2024

Monkey glands for immortality, hypnotized assassins, and a brain-linked cyborg couple. We investigate some of the strangest experiments on record. From two-headed dogs and testicle transplants...These are the bizarre but real experiments that boggle the mind. Prepare to be astounded-and a little grossed out.

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7.27
62 votes

#5 - Astonishing Bodies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2023

A headless chicken that lives over one year; a "celestial body" where it rains molten glass.

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7.25
72 votes

#6 - Bizarre Deaths

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2023

Searching the globe for the strangest and most bizarre deaths on record.

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7.25
48 votes

#7 - Superhumans

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2024

A blind man who uses bat-like powers of echolocation to navigate his surroundings? A samurai with reflexes faster than a speeding bullet? A man who's immune to electrocution? These are the strange tales of humans with superhuman powers, including the man who's a human lightening rod.

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7.25
102 votes

#8 - Strange Places

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2023

Shipwrecks, plane crashes, disappearances, and UFO sightings, oh my! This episode explores the Lake Michigan Triangle and many other wild and weird places, including a creepy doll-filled island with a dark past, deadly gas-filled explosive lakes, caves that harbor deadly viruses, and the most haunted place in the U.S.

Directors: Jeffy Can
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7.16
49 votes

#9 - Unusual Rituals

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2024

Human bones as a "miracle cure" for gout? Living mummies buried alive? A truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight--with tapeworms? From daily rites to once-in-a-lifetime rituals, the stranger side of human nature is revealed in these surprising rituals.

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7.13
56 votes

#10 - Weird Weapons

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2023

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get attacked by a million bats with tiny bombs strapped to their chests? What about inflatable tanks, robot assassins, bazooka Vespas, war dolphins...The list of outrageous weapons goes on! These weapons, and others, pushed the boundaries of "possible" in the weirdest ways ever.

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