History ShoutOut / MythBusters

* Savage's famous "I reject your reality" quote was taken from a terrible old '80s film called ''Film/TheDungeonmaster''.

* A couple of episodes have shown that Jamie owns a prop version of [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Alastor]] since M5 Industries was the company behind the first game's US commercial.

** Complete with a worker cleaning up in the background!

* When they were preparing the statues they got for the oddjob myth, one of their statues had to be covered up due to nudity. While Kari prepared a makeshift bra for it, Grant gave her a harsh crit, in the style of [[Series/ProjectRunway Tim Gunn]], ending with his signature ''Make it work!''

* A couple episodes have shown that Jamie owns a prop version of [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Alastor]], since M5 Industries was the company behind the first game's US commercial.
* The Zombie special has numerous ones, in addition to the obvious ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' allusions. Jamie ends a demonstration of his shooting skills by declaring, "[[Film/EvilDead2 Groovy,]]" and Adam is shown in a couple shots wielding a [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead cricket bat]] as a weapon. Then, of course, there's a [[Music/MichaelJackson Thriller dance]].
* The Star Wars special had a blink and you'll miss it moment at the beginning where Jamie was wearing [[Film/SpaceBalls Dark Helmet's]] helmet.
* Then there was the obvious ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' OST playing in the background when Adam was trying to walk on water with his special shoes.[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments They were wise to pick the one of the more goofy/lighthearted OSTs instead of the more hardcore ones.]]

---> '''Tory (looking at the pile of fly maggots):''' This would be a buffet for [[Series/ManVsWild Bear Grylls]].

* In the Ming Dynasty Astronaut episode [[Main/{{Narrator}} Robert Lee]] goes: "So far, [[Theatre/BeyondTheFringe this myth is deficient in the chinese astrologer department to the tune of one]]."

* Then there was the obvious ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' OST playing in the background when Adam was trying to walk on water with his special shoes.[[CrowningMomentofFunny They were wise to pick the one of the more goofy/lighthearted OSTs instead of the more hardcore ones.]]

* During the gasoline trail myth, the narrator takes a page from [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} another group of Busters]] when talking about how the crew has to avoid crossing gasoline streams.

** Even with a worker cleaning up in the background!

* The final shot of the final episode (the reunion with the Build Team) showed all five [=MythBusters=] eating at a restaurant in silence, [[Film/TheAvengers2012 much like a different group of heroes once did]].

* In the Ming Dynasty Astronaut episode [[Main/{{Narrator}} Robert Lee]] goes: "So far, [[Theatre/BeyondTheFringe this myth is deficient in the chinese astrologer department to the tune of one]]."

** One of the control panels used during the "Frequency of Fear" test in the Fright Night/Halloween special is labeled to look like the one used by Facility employees in ''[[Film/TheCabinintheWoods Cabin in the Woods]]'' to release monsters, including additions for themselves ("Evil Jamie" and "Zombie Adam" - the latter of which foreshadowed Adam dressing up as exactly that for the "Power of the Push" test in the next season's Zombie Special).

* [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey There's a reason]] they played ''The Blue Danube'' over Adam's flight in the U2 at 70,000 feet.

* When they were preparing the statues they got for the oddjob myth, one of their statues had to be covered up due to nudity. While Kari prepared a makeshift bra for it, Grant gave her a harsh crit, in the style of [[ProjectRunway Tim Gunn]], ending with his signature ''Make it work!''

---> '''Tory (looking at the pile of fly maggots):''' This would be a buffet for [[Series/ManVsWild Bear Grylls]].