Penn & Teller: Bull! S1E1 — Talking to the Dead

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Penn & Teller: Bull!•Season 1•Episode 1

Talking to the Dead

8.3/10 · 289 votesJan 24, 200330 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

Discussion

A look into the practices of popular psychics of today reveals how those who claim to be in contact with the dead are actually performing an age-old trick called "cold reading."

Written byJohn McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette

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Seasons8

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 1 Episodes13

Talking to the Dead

Alternative Medicine

Alien Abductions

End of the World

Second Hand Smoke / Baby Bullshit

E6 7.6

Sex, Sex, Sex

E7 8.4

Feng Shui / Bottled Water

Creationism

Self-Helpless

ESP

Eat This!

Ouija Boards / Near Death Experiences

E13 6.9

Environmental Hysteria

Cast2

Teller

Himself

Penn Jillette

Himself

Crew3

John McLaughlin

Writer

Teller

Writer

Penn Jillette

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Talking to the Dead" is episode 1 of Penn & Teller: Bull! season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 289 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Written by John McLaughlin, Teller, Penn Jillette, it aired on January 24, 2003.

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