MythBusters Revisited: Adam Savage on Why He'll Be "Forever Grateful" for the Series ✖ In 2002, Discovery Channel began developing a series that aimed to shine a light on a number of urban legends, putting science and physics to the test to determine if the tall tales could have actually happened. The series, which would go on to be named "MythBusters," enlisted the help of two special effects artists to produce three episodes, exploring stories of combining Pop Rocks with soda, if too many poppy seeds could cause one to fail a drug test, or if a man could attach enough helium balloons to a lawn chair to take flight. The series, hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, would go on to be so successful, it would run for 13 years, film nearly 300 episodes, and become a worldwide phenomenon in the world of educational entertainment. The original run of the series concluded five years ago, in March of 2016.