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Season 7 | | | | | | |
| 72 :07x03 - Video Games (Jul/09/2009) | | Penn and Teller test the ages old theory that playing video games can lead to violent teens. The guys hand a nine year old video game enthusiast a semiautomatic weapon to examine what he does with it. Also included are interviews with attorneys (Jack Thompson), authors, and individual citizens against video games. Penn and Teller argue that advocacy against violent video games, or as others call it "war on video games" is "bullshit". | | Uncredited: Phyllis Bond as Herself | Director: Star Price
Writer: David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Star Price, Teller, Penn Jillette | | | |
| 73 :07x04 - The Apocalypse (Jul/16/2009) | | Penn and Teller discus the various reasons why the 2012 apocalypse prediction is "Bullshit". Interviews include a Belgium author who claims that he has actual proof that the 2012 apocalypse prediction is real; a researcher in Mississippi who claims that a mysterious planet is on a collision course with Earth; and Two investigators, Shannon McCabe & Paul Dale Roberts, of HPI (Haunted & Paranormal Investigations International) go to Mexico to see if there is any truth to the mystery of 2012. | | Uncredited: Gary Coleman as Himself | Director: Star Price
Writer: David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Star Price, Teller, Penn Jillette | | | |
| 74 :07x05 - Lie Detectors (Jul/23/2009) | | Truthfully, the guys are up in arms over the negativity caused in people's lives from the use of a polygraph test, many who will speak in this episode. Included: interviews with a polygraph examiner, a decorated army veteran whose life was 'destroyed' by a polygraph test; a young couple who will be tested by a polygraph; and a former police officer who claims he can train anyone to pass a polygraph test, and tests this technique on two volunteers for the show. | | Guest Stars: Gabrielle Dennis as Herself | Director: Star Price
Writer: Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, Tom Kramer (2), Michael Goudeau, David Wechter | | | |
| 75 :07x06 - Organic Food (Jul/30/2009) | | Penn and Teller discuss organic foods and whether they are more healthy and easier on the environment, and whether claims of the cost of organic foods being pesticides free, hormones free, and anti-biotic free are actually worth it. The guys interview several individuals with different backgrounds. A pair of hippies who only use organic products, an organic food lobbyist, an organic farmer, scientists, researchers, an organic chef who is 107 years old and credits his age for eating organic foods, and two organic food skeptics. They also conduct a scientific test to see if ordinary people can tell the difference between organic and non organic produce. | | Guest Stars: Jaime Andrews as Herself | Director: Star Price
Writer: Penn Jillette, David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Star Price, Teller | | | |
| 76 :07x07 - Taxes (Aug/06/2009) | | Penn and Teller discuss and take on the U.S. taxing system. The guys meet with congressmen in Washington D.C., who are willing to talk about the taxing system of the U.S. They explain why taxing is so confusing and complicated. They look into the morality and practicality of the American tax payer system. They also interview several Boston Tea Party reenactors, a former IRS executive, an investigative reporter, Huffington Post founding editor, two taxing enthusiasts, Senator Ron Paul and several other congressmen. | Director: Star Price
Writer: David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Tom Kramer (2), Star Price, Teller, Penn Jillette | | | |
| 77 :07x08 - Lawns (Aug/13/2009) | | The guys find themselves on unfamiliar area when they look into the lawn care industry. Penn and Teller take issue with lawns, and why they believe instead of it being a symbol for freedom, it's being used to keep everyone exactly the same. Includes a case where a man's unkempt lawn landed him in prison; and a visit to a neighborhood where only one strain of grass can be used there. Interviews include: A man who loves lawns, a man who hates lawns, a person who enforces lawn laws, a person who payed the ultimate price for letting his lawn die, two different men who have invested interest in lawn care, and a good Samaritan. They also travel to a lawn-care convention. | Director: Star Price
Writer: David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Rich Nathanson, Star Price, Teller, Penn Jillette | | | |
| 78 :07x09 - Stress (Aug/20/2009) | | Penn and Teller discuss why they believe why people getting worked up and scared by stressful situations is bullshit. 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, and not a lucrative market. They attempt to document the progress of three individuals trying to cure their stress problems by three different methods. First a man who tries to relieve his stress by going to an aroma therapist to attempt to 'sniff is his stress away'. Second, a teacher who tries to relieve her stress by testing if she has adrenal fatigue the which could lead to her stress problem. And third, an overworked business woman goes to the day spa to reliever her stress problem. Faux medicine and treatments to combat stress is further investigated. Interviews include: Several medical doctors, and tennis legend John McEnroe. | | Interviewees: John McEnroe as Himself | Director: Star Price
Writer: David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Rich Nathanson, Star Price, Teller, Penn Jillette | | | | | | |
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