Episode
MythBusters: Star Wars Special
Overview
The MythBusters test if Luke really could swing himself and Leia across a chasm with only his belt-rigged grappling hook, could an Ewok log swing crush an Imperial "Chicken Walker", and could Luke survive in a tauntaun's belly?
Details
- Series
- MythBusters
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2014-01-04
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Star Wars Special is Episode 1 in Season 12 of MythBusters. It aired on 2014-01-04. The runtime is 43 min.
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