Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (2011)

Name: Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Penn Jillette, Teller

Reality-TV

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.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (497 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

6.38 avg 6 episodes 6.2 → 6.5 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Head of Hair Can Lift a Mustang	6.2	35
2	Forest Fire vs. Jet Engine	6.8	24
3	Piranha Will Not Kill You	6.2	16
4	Hair Bleach Is a Rocket Fuel	6.0	20
5	Monster Trucks vs Hook-and-Loop Fabric	6.6	21
6	You Can Crack a Safe with Liquid Nitrogen	6.5	17