About this season
This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.
Episodes (10)
1. Orgasms
5.0Aired 25 June 2009 • 30 min
On the season seven premiere, Penn and Teller expose the 'Bullshit' behind the people who market and exploit other gullible people by treating them with unorthodox methods to achieve orgasms. Featuring undercover at a 'sex class', interview with the inventor of a 'remote control' orgasm machine, and other segments.
2. Astrology
8.0Aired 2 July 2009 • 30 min
Millions of people believe their destinies are determined by the positions of the sun, moon, and planets. Penn & Teller follow two astrologers as they dole out advice - for a price.
3. Video Games
8.3Aired 9 July 2009 • 30 min
Politicians and other alarmists claim that playing violent video games leads to teen violence. Penn & Teller attempt to debunk that theory by handing over a real semi-automatic weapon to a nine-year-old to see if playing video games will turn him into a human killing machine.
4. The Apocalypse
5.7Aired 16 July 2009 • 30 min
The world will end on December 21, 2012 - that's according to a growing legion of doomsayers who follow the primitive Mayan calendar. The duo follows a pair of investigators to ancient Mexico to explore the mysterious "Mayan Prophecy".
5. Lie Detectors
8.3Aired 23 July 2009 • 30 min
Polygraphs are used in thousands of investigations and job screenings. Can a machine really detect whether someone is lying? Penn & Teller will meet people whose lives were ruined by the faulty tests.
6. Organic Food
4.6Aired 30 July 2009 • 30 min
Penn & Teller examine the organic food industry to determine if it is, in fact, more nutritious, and better for the environment.
7. Taxes
4.2Aired 6 August 2009 • 30 min
Penn and Teller visit Congress to discuss the bullshit which is America's complex, unfair tax system.
8. Lawns
8.5Aired 13 August 2009 • 30 min
Penn and Teller investigate the lawn care industry, talk to a man whose unkempt lawn landed him in prison and visit a neighborhood where only one strain of grass can be grown.
9. Stress
7.5Aired 20 August 2009 • 30 min
Penn and Teller take a skeptical view of stress and how the modern man feels the need to "cure" what should be considered a normal, everyday part of life.
10. The Vatican
8.0Aired 27 August 2009 • 30 min
Penn and Teller take on the secretive inner world of The Vatican, the holy city of Catholicism and home of the Pope. Due to outcries from the public, this episode was not included on the DVD release of Season 7.