"Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Randall Moldave
Eric Small

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

24 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

They can smell it from miles away!

Plot:

Using a combination of set ups, descriptions, rants and film of practitioners, Penn & Teller show the Bull Shit that's everywhere...

Plot Keywords:

Exposé | Magic | Profanity In Title | Scam | Magician

Awards:

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 10	10:00 PM	SHOW
Thur. July 10	10:30 PM	SHOW	NASA

Cast

Teller	...	Himself (56 episodes, 2003-2007)
Penn Jillette	...	Himself (54 episodes, 2003-2007)

Also Known As:

Penn & Teller: BS! (USA) (promotional title)
Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG (early episodes) | USA:TV-MA (most episodes) | USA:TV-14

Company:

Penn & Teller

Trivia:

Penn has stated that those they ask to be on the show to interview know in advance what the name of the show is, what kind of show it is and even generally knowing what side Penn and Teller will be on. Not only this, the interview subjects are even given past shows, with the exception of season one.

Quotes:

[on the subject of decoding Nostradamus' writings]
John Hogue: Quatrain 97 of century vol 6 reads, "At 45 degrees latitude, the sky will burn. Fire approaches the great city." At latitude 45 degrees the only new city since Nostradamus' time that you could call great and new and vast is the city that rests between 40 degrees and 41 degrees degree latitude, which is Manhattan and New York. Now... That's a little off.
James Randi: He's way off in Canada some place.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It (2007) (TV)

This is a must see

Real people like us are used every single day, people we love, even ourselves. I have to admit that I even fell for some con men with a lot of visibility, some self-help pseudo guru and some pseudo alternate medicine.

From the Mozart effect to reflexology, alien abductees and fire walkers, the bullshit gets exposed the way only Penn & Teller can do it. The truth is distorted every where, from second hand smoke reports to the real effects of Mozart Music on babies (what effect?).

The real self-help is to not get conned, and it starts with the Penn & Teller Bullshit show. It can't be viewed in Canada but I got the DVD of the first season from their website.