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Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is een sinds 2003 lopende Amerikaanse televisieserie die wordt gepresenteerd door het illusionisten-duo Penn & Teller. De show is erop gericht pseudowetenschap, geloof in bovennatuurlijke zaken, esoterische  hypes en veelvoorkomende misverstanden te ontkrachten aan de hand van feitelijke argumenten en deskundige bronnen.

Dit op dezelfde toon van uitgesproken meningen en commentaar voorzien door Penn & Teller als de eigen shows. Vaak worden alternatieve motieven aangewezen waarom voormannen van onderwerpen in het programma hun ideeën aan anderen willen opdringen.

Season 7

    * Orgasms - Penn & Teller question the notion that Americans are in need of bigger and better orgasms by meeting with the inventor of a $12,000 remote-control orgasm machine, taking a $300 lesson from a sex coach, and observing a demonstration on how to unleash one"s inner erotic rock star.
    * Astrology - Debunks Astrology as a pseudo-science
    * Violent Video Games - Questions the idea that video games lead to teen violence.
    * The Apocalypse - Ridicules the idea that the world will end on December 21, 2012.
    * Lie Detectors - Attacks the reliability of the Polygraph for detecting lies.
    * Organic Food - Repudiates the idea that Organic food has better nutrients, a smaller environmental impact, less harmful pesticides, and better taste than non-organic foods.
    * Taxes - Penn & Teller attack the tax system of the United States as complex and unfair. The guys visit the halls of Congress in search of a legislator willing to discuss America"s tax system.
    * Lawns - Penn & Teller take on the lawn industry and visit a neighborhood where growing a certain type of grass is mandatory.
    * Stress - Penn & Teller delve into the modern day view of stress, and see whether it"s legitimate or not.
    * The Vatican - Penn & Teller discuss the Catholic Church and their involvement in anti-homosexuality efforts, condom use, and the cover up of the priest abuse sex scandal. They talk with Sabina Guzzanti, an Italian comedian, whom the Vatican attempted to punish for criticizing Pope Benedict XVI.