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MythBusters Jr.
Genre	Factual television; Science;
Created by	Adam Savage; Wyatt Channell; John Luscombe; John Tessier;
Based on	MythBusters
Presented by	Adam Savage; Valerie Castillo; Elijah Horland; Cannan Huey-You; Jesse Lawless; Rachel Pizzolato; Allie Weber;
Narrated by	Robert Lee
Composer	Neil Sutherland
Country of origin	United States; Australia;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	43–44 minutes
Original release
Network	Science Channel
Release	January 2 –; February 6, 2019

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MythBusters Jr. is an Australian-American science entertainment television program created for the Science Channel and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series is a spin-off of the TV show MythBusters and follows its premise of examining the validity of myths. It premiered on the Science network on January 2, 2019 and consisted of 10 episodes.

The show is hosted by Adam Savage and has a cast of six children skilled in STEM topics.

There has not yet been an official announcement of whether the show will be renewed or not.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Main host

Adam Savage

Junior Mythbusters

Valerie Castillo - 15-year-old skilled builder and robotics expert with experience in CAD drawing and 3D printing.
Elijah Horland - 12-year-old self-taught maker and programmer who started building computers at 9.
Cannan Huey-You - 12-year-old with a background in coding and motion physics who dreams of being an astronaut.
Jesse Lawless - 15-year-old car enthusiast who built a mini chopper by himself at age 12.
Rachel Pizzolato - 14-year-old who's remodeled houses since she was young.
Allie Weber - 13-year-old patent inventor recognized by 3M as one of the top 10 young scientists in the country.

Builders

Tamara Robertson - contestant and finalist of MythBusters: The Search.
Jon Marcu

Episodes

No.	Title ^[3]	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Duct Tape Special"	January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)	0.323^[4]
Can you make a functioning parachute out of duct tape? (busted) Will a tyre totally made out of duct tape function adequately? (confirmed)
2	"Dynamite Air Freshener"	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	0.191^[5]
Can an accidental spark ignite a car filled with air freshener? (plausible) Can a dog shake off 70% of its water weight after getting wet? (plausible)
3	"Battery Blast"	January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)	0.260^[6]
Can a Lithium battery catch fire if crushed in a garbage truck? (confirmed) Does an arrow truly fly "As straight as an arrow"? (plausible)
4	"Demolition Dominoes"	January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)	0.242^[7]
Can a small domino knock over successively larger dominoes to the point of crushing a car? (plausible) Is it impossible to remove a single remaining brick at the base of a Jenga tower without collapsing it? (busted)
5	"Gravity Busters"	January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)	0.256^[7]
In slow motion the bottom of a hanging slinky doesn't move when the top is released. Does it defy gravity? (confirmed) Can a number 2 pencil draw a line for 35 miles, or write 45,000 words? (35 miles busted, 45,000 words confirmed)
6	"Shredder Explosion" "Paper Shred Ka-Boom!"	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)	N/A
Can cleaning a paper shredder with canned air cause an explosion? (confirmed) If you made mayonnaise during an electrical storm, will it stop the ingredients combining? (busted)
7	"Flatus Special" "Countdown to Gas-tastrophe"	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)	N/A
Can a medical laser ignite a patient's fart during an operation? (plausible) Can Adam's fart power a rocket? (confirmed)
8	"Bug Special"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.166^[8]
Can a sticky bug trap catch a human? (confirmed) Is spider silk stronger than an equivalent mass of steel wire? (confirmed) A line of what household substance will stop an ant crossing it? (chalk busted, baby powder busted, powdered spice busted, cinnamon busted, cayenne pepper powder busted, olive oil confirmed)
9	"Deep Space Hollywood"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.161^[8]
Can you actually fly from one spacecraft to another using a fire extinguisher, like in the movie Gravity? (busted) The tagline from Alien says "In space no one can hear you scream", but is it true? (busted)
10	"Breaking Bad Blow-Up"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.190^[8]
Can a scrap yard magnet erase a laptop drive from the outside of the police evidence room and pull everything metal from across the floor into the wall in front? (busted) Can you barricade a door with furniture to stop a bad guy? (plausible) Note: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan makes a guest appearance.

References

^ "Mythbusters Jr. Season 2: Premiere Date, Cast, Trailer, Spoilers, News". The Cinemaholic. April 19, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ "THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF MYTHBUSTERS JR". Grunge. June 4, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "Mythbusters Jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.9.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 17, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (January 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Metcalf, Mitch (February 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

External links

[1] "Mythbusters Jr. Season 2: Premiere Date, Cast, Trailer, Spoilers, News". The Cinemaholic. April 19, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[2] "THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF MYTHBUSTERS JR". Grunge. June 4, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[3] "Mythbusters Jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

[4] Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[5] Metcalf, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.9.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[6] Metcalf, Mitch (January 17, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[1.04-1.05-7] Metcalf, Mitch (January 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[1.08-1.10-8] Metcalf, Mitch (February 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

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