History Funny / MythBusters

* Adam is getting frustrated with Jamie's reluctance to do a larger scale test of the ping pong ball device. After a heated exchange, he storms off and starts hitting random things to let off steam. Jamie's reaction?

* In episode 213: Pingpong rescue, after they bust the myth that balloons are able to lift a 40 pound child off the ground, instead of the team saying that the myth is busted, they have the kid they used in the episode jumping on the "busted" sign repeatedly saying "Busted-Busted-Busted!" both hilarious and adorable.

* During the Myths Revisited first episode of Season 2, which is pretty much entirely hilarious, Adam is covered in gold paint, and has to have someone test his temperature... [[AssShove rectally]]. Medic Sanjay Singh does the deed. Cue Adam:
-->'''Adam''': Oh, Sanjay, Sanjay, will you respect me tomorrow?

-->'''Adam''': Am I missing an eyebrow?

* Adam is failing to make a hovercraft, and he's already gone over his budget ''twice'', so he's feeling a little down. So the cameraman tries to comfort him:
-->'''Adam:''' I'm out, I'm out of ideas, just this second. [''laughs when the cameraman pats his shoulder''] When a pat comes from the cameraman, you know it's really, really bad.

* During the original Archimedes DeathRay build, Jamie finds a flaw with the design.
-->'''Jamie:''' Our death ray...doesn't seem to be working. I'm standing right in it, and...[[CaptainObvious I'm not dead yet]].

* While Adam and Jamie were being shown how a vacuum pump works, Adam puts his lip up to the pump while it's running, and ends up bleeding as a result. Later on, Adam makes this remark:
-->'''Adam:''' This is the show. It’s, like, 4 minutes of science, and then 10 minutes of me hurting myself.

* In "Walking on Water":

* The test in which the Build Team determined the swinging speed of a swordsman for the "Catching a Sword" myth in the first ninja special is a '''''gold mine''''' of these:
** They stick a nametag that says "[[JustForFun/{{Hello}} hello]] my name is ninja" on the ballistic bust being used for the test, just for kicks.
** Kari is explaining the test procedure to the boys when "Master Savage" ambushes them. Funny: Adam shouting "Your kung fu is no good!" in his HongKongDub voice and smacking Tory in the face. Funnier: A bemused Tory completely no-selling Adam prior to that point.
*** What's funnier is that Adam was just standing in the background until the camera was on him.
** Adam channels Ballistic Ninja after Tory takes the first swing:
--->'''Adam:''' Master! He hit me in the ''head!'' You teach him a lesson!
** Grant preps for his turn by crouching with the sword in his hands. Tory ''and'' the Narrator both take the opportunity to riff on him. (Which [[TranquilFury ends up working well]], since Grant ultimately sets the benchmark with his effort.)
--->'''Tory:''' The ninja must go to the bathroom before he swings his sword...\\
'''Narrator:''' He hasn't looked this incensed since ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Star Trek]]'' was cancelled.

*** Tory has a ludicrous leadfoot... on a ''pottery wheel.'' Yes, his first instinct when he comes across a pedal-powered pottery wheel is to floor it. It sends clay ''flying'' across the workshop. His first pot ends up being ''very'' small as a result. To test this, Tory screamed at a clay jar as they etched into it with a needle.

** in the same episode; Kari, Grant, and Tory are testing to see if sound waves could be recorded on clay bottles. To test this, Tory screamed at a clay jar as they etched into it with a needle.

** For the next two recording tests, she just yells, "TORY!!!" at the top of her voice. The second time, both Tory and the narrator deliver punchlines:

** Later in that myth, they need to make a glass stylus, for which they need glass shards, for which Grant needs to smash a wine glass with a hammer. Unfortunately, his first two attempts are a little... tender.

* In the Pottery Record myth, Tory has a ludicrous leadfoot... on a ''pottery wheel.'' Yes, his first instinct when he comes across a pedal-powered pottery wheel is to floor it. It sends clay ''flying'' across the workshop. His first pot ends up being ''very'' small as a result.

* Here's a video of Adam Savage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdOsn4eesg8&hd=1 singing "I Will Survive"]] [[spoiler:...as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gollum]]]].

* The episode where they visit NASA to investigate the moon landing, and Grant spots a worryingly-labeled alarm:
-->'''Grant''': Oxygen deficiency alarm? Is that something I should be worried about?\\
'''NASA worker''': [[CaptainObvious Only if it goes off.]]

* The {{banana peel}} myth. THE BANANA PEEL MYTH.
** Compounded by the fact that Jamie Hyneman, Mister FlatJoy himself, is actually unable to finish the experiment because he ''can't stop laughing.'' And then there's the fact they used animal birthing lubricant as a counterpoint in slipperiness...

* From the Demolition Derby Special:
** There is a car suspended from a crane. Kari: "Next on [=MythBusters=], find out why we can't get car insurance."
** When the car's roof gets shorn off by a tractor-trailer, it keeps going when the braking system fails and ''goes airborne'' off a small berm, clearing the chain fence behind it. You can immediately see Tory and Kari's faces shift from "This is Awesome!" to "OhCrap."[[note]]Thankfully, there was nothing to damage on the other side -- presumably, that was a concern when E-Tech designed that test track.[[/note]]
--->'''Tory:''' Hey, what's on the other side of that berm?\\
'''Kari:''' Uh-oh...

* In the "Waterslide Wipeout" episode, Adam drops his roll of duct tape -- which instantly zips out of reach down the ramp and doesn't stop rolling until it ''flies'' off the end and into the water, tracked by the camera all the while.
-->'''Adam:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8EwuMOi8I Can I have another roll?]]
** If you listen carefully, you'll notice that even [[TheComicallySerious Jamie]] starts to crack up (from off-camera)

* Adam cooking a pot of wee to use as a cleaning agent in the {{Pirate}} special, complete with a hilariously bad French chef accent.
** And Kari's sudden change of facial expression when the guys bring her in to judge the results and inform her that stale urine was one of the cleaners being tested. Her FlatWhat is almost audible.
** From the same episode, since the crew doesn't have access to a black powder cannon (yet), Jamie and Adam rig up a compressed air substitute to test whether splinters generated from hitting ship hulls are more dangerous/lethal than the cannonball hit itself. Cue Adam throwing together a pitch for the high-pressure 6-pdr artillery piece as ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ym8uoKhlek The Blowhard 3000]].''
--->Slaves not included. Do not aim at face.

** Aren't you forgetting what that song was a prelude to? The [=MythBusters=] Concerto in C-4 was a magnificent piece. Anyone with the proper equipment can play it, too; just blow up a piano.

* [[KillerOutfit Driving in Heels]]. Jamie Hyneman in a Nomex race suit and 4-inch bright red high heels. Need I say more?
** Yes, don't forget the super-groovy white leather platform shoes.

* During the "Blue Ice from a Plane" myth, when the (now red for visual ease) ice hits the ground, a nearby bird is visibly startled by the impact and starts flying away. It's subtle and very possible to miss completely, but it's hilarious.

* The episodes involving alcohol myths.
** You can tell from the name of the first "Alcohol Myths" episode that it's going to be very funny, but quite ''how'' funny, you might not guess. Suffice to say, Adam, Jamie, and Kari are all hilarious drunks, but the highlight has to be Adam's attempt to test claims that exercise sobers you up quickly by running on a treadmill... which he falls off of. Twice. This is then followed by Adam testing the claim that a slap to the face (provided by Jamie) will sober you up. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2seiHua3Fc The high-speed footage was hysterical]], and made even better by the fact that ''it actually worked''.
--->'''Adam''': That's the funniest thing I've ever seen!
** In a different alcohol myth, Tory and Grant have to get drunk enough to get a hangover the next day. Twice. It's hilarious both times, especially when they try to go couch-surfing and when Tory jumps into bed from ''on top of a wall''. If you listen carefully, you can even hear the ''crew'' going "Tory, wait..."
*** In that same myth, we find out that beer + liqueur = Grant-ain't-hungover. (Tory, by comparison, had a splitting headache.)
** Perhaps made funnier if you notice that one of the rockets flies onscreen AFTER impact since it was a 1st stage rocket that was left behind by the much faster 2nd stage rockets.

* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_zpMory-0#t=1m08s "Bull in a China Shop"]] myth, while Kari is discussing the safety precautions they've taken with the shelves they've built for the bulls to trash, we see [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Tory run onscreen in the background, take a flying leap, and land with a crunch onto one of said shelves]]. Adding to the funny is the exasperated look on Kari's face as she finishes what she was saying ''without looking around'', making it patently obvious she knew Tory was responsible and isn't the least bit surprised by it - while Tory just lies there silently basking in his efforts.
** The myth itself is also pretty hilarious. It sure looks like a ForegoneConclusion that the bulls will smash up everything, and the main concern is constructing harmless shelving that won't harm the bulls. Then the bulls ''completely'' bust the myth by nimbly running through the china shop, politely taking care not to disturb the proprietor's wares!
*** Turned UpToEleven when they put as many as four bulls in there, and only one shelf (and one or two assorted pieces of china) got knocked over.
** And again when it's revisited in the two hour Top 25 [=MythBusters=] Moments episode. Kari's voice over of just what the phrase "bull in a china shop" means is accompanied by a montage of Tory breaking things and hurting himself.

* During the original Archimedes DeathRay build, Jamie finds a flaw with the design.
-->'''Jamie:''' Our death ray...doesn't seem to be working. I'm standing right in it, and...[[CaptainObvious I'm not dead yet]].

* When the Build Team tested self-hypnosis, they called in [[FunPersonified Adam]] to test for his fear of bees. One test later, Tory gives him the self-hypnosis CD.

* When the Build Team tested self-hypnosis, they called in [[FunPersonified Adam]] to test for his fear of bees. One test later, Tory gives him the self-hypnosis CD.
-->'''Tory:''' Alright then. This is the CD that you're gonna listen to for a week, and this will help you get over your fear of bees.\\
'''Adam:''' Did you guys make this?\\
'''Tory:''' We ordered it online. So, you're in good hands! It's the professionals!\\
'''Adam:''' I didn't wanna hear you going "'''DUDE, IT'S TOTALLY OK! IT'S TOTALLY OK!'''"

* One involving Frank Doyle: during the Exploding Pants myth, he was supervising Tory while Tory was preparing the chemicals that were going to be tested.
-->'''Tory:''' Why are you standing so far away?\\
'''[[DeadpanSnarker Frank]]:''' Because I want to continue to live.\\
'''Tory:''' So the question now is: [[FridgeHorror why am I standing so close?]]

* Adam and Jamie's complete and utter failure at trying to herd cats. Getting all the cats to react to the same thing at the same time is pretty much impossible, some of them just refused to react or move at all, and even if the boys succeeded in getting them in the pen they kept walking out. They even tried an actual ''herding dog'' and failed. By the end of it the poor dog was cowering behind its handler.

* In "Walking on Water":
** When they were testing the mizugumo, we get this gem of a line.
---> '''Adam:''' COME, SILENT WALRUS! Let us storm the castle! I will don my safety gear!\\
'''Jamie''': ...
*** Even funnier considering the fact that Adam's mouth is covered up, and he is busily punctuating his words with Franchise/PowerRangers-esque head jerks.
** Adam puts on a pair of shoes that the narrator describes as looking like "container ships." As Adam tries to step off the edge of the pool into the water, he immediately loses his balance and falls face-first into the water. As Jamie looks on, Adam simply says; "If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating."

* From the Diet Coke and Mentos segment, we have:
-->'''Narrator''': Meanwhile, Adam, for reasons known only to himself, puts a bottle of Coke on the lathe. No prizes for guessing what happens next.
** Cue the soda bottle (predictably) exploding. It's even better because some of the soda drips land on the camera lens.

* When Grant and Tory went into the water in the Jaws special, we find out Grant doesn't like fish touching him. This results in him screaming "Help!" in a ''Cajun accent'', which sounds like "HAYELP!!!"
** Kari's taunting certainly didn't help:
---> '''Kari:''' It's really realistic, almost like you're scared!
** And then proceeds to ''shriek'' at the top of his lungs, "'''''SOMETHING JUST TOUCHED ME.'''''"
** Before getting into the water with sharks, this exchange.
---> '''Tory:''' I hope they like sushi!\\
'''Grant:''' Oh, I hope they like Italian!
** And after the first test, Kari tells them they need to go in the water ''again'', switching roles to remove the variable of who the swimmers were:
---> '''Grant:''' Oh, damn you and your science!

* During during the Season 3 behind-the-scenes special, it's explained that whenever a production/cast member's phone rings during an active shoot, they have to pay up by buying everyone a case of beer. Adam often falls victim to this while Jamie takes to the camera to say [[TemptingFate he leaves his phone on vibrate]] to avoid any beer-buying mishaps. However, apparently that didn't apply to that exact moment as his phone rings loud enough for the camera to hear and causes laughter to break out across the team. The narrator kindly informs the audience that the beer will be on Jamie that night.