Special effects experts methodically test the validity of rumors and myths, making science genuinely crowd-pleasing.
Earnest, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace.
Streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Max, The Roku Channel (free), Pluto TV (free) and Plex (free).
No surprises for a TV-PG: no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
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MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
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