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Penn & Teller Tell a Lie — Season 1

20116 episodes5.9/10 (11 votes)

About this season

Penn & Teller bring their unique vision of the world in a new interactive series with a twist. In each episode, Penn & Teller make up to seven outrageous claims. While most of the wildly unbelievable stories are absolutely, positively true - one of them is a BIG FAT LIE.

Episodes (6)

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1. A Head of Hair Can Lift a Mustang

Aired 5 October 2011 • 45 min

Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie! Stories include, a head of hair can lift a car filled with people ten feet in the air, profanity can lessen pain, if you can land a plane with it's doors.

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2. You Can Blow Out a Forest Fire

Aired 12 October 2011 • 45 min

Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, a torch fueled by bacon can cut through solid steel, wrestlers can be defeated by a large cheese and wallpaper is strong enough to withstand a wrecking ball.

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3. Piranha Will Not Kill You

Aired 19 October 2011 • 45 min

Penn & Teller make 6 outrageous claims. 5 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, road kill can be healthy eating, four hundred eggs can hold up a ton of cheerleaders and Piranahs will not kill you.

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4. You Can Fly Using Hair Bleach for Fuel

Aired 26 October 2011 • 45 min

Claims include that a butter knife can stop a bullet and that man can fly using bleach for fuel.

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5. Hook and Loop Fabric is Stronger than Two Monster Trucks

Aired 2 November 2011 • 45 min

Claims involving cotton candy, machine guns and carnival games are featured. One story out of six is false.

You Can Crack a Safe with Liquid Nitrogen
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6. You Can Crack a Safe with Liquid Nitrogen

Aired 9 November 2011 • 45 min

Episode Synopsis: Seven far-fetched claims are made, and one is false. Stories involving a snail, a superhighway, a linen shirt and an airplane are featured.

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