Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Season 4 Episode 9 Synopsis

They say numbers don't lie, but in the hands of the media, politicians, pollsters and salesmen, numbers can be downright subversive. BULLSHIT meets the author of Damned Lies and Statistics - he tells us how numbers are craftily manipulated based on political affiliation and agenda. The numerically ambiguous world of Vacation Time Shares leaves our undercover operative dazed and confused. We also take street cons to Las Vegas - a town built on Numbers - and reveal how readily most of us can be cheated. And we look into the bullshit behind political polls, gambling odds and state lotteries.
Source: Showtime

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 9 of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Boy Scouts
• s04e02 - Prostitution
• s04e03 - The Death Penalty
• s04e04 - Cryptozoology
• s04e05 - Ground Zero
• s04e06 - Pet Love
• s04e07 - Reparations
• s04e08 - Manners
• s04e09 - Numbers
• s04e10 - Abstinence

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Show Summary

Penn & Teller, the 'bad boys of magic' known for exposing exactly how magic tricks are done, take it to the masses in this hot Showtime series.

Penn and Teller not only investigate how frauds, cons, charlatans and even officials in government operate, but they offer it with an easy to understand step by step discovery.

In past episodes, the myth of lack of landfill space on the planet made for heated debates everywhere. Undercover, hidden camera reports are included in the series with the typical Penn & Teller humor added. While Penn (the one who not just talks, but frequently yells) slams the scams and exposes the truth behind the media and hard sell, he seems genuinely concerned about protecting people from untruths. Even though a staunch atheist, he is gentle and even compassionate when addressing the frauds that abound in the religious realm, including faith healers and miracle makers.

The series is peppered with nudity, foul language and possibly some of their own motivations, but it's informative, innovative and most certainly one of the most 'real' of reality shows.