Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Self-Helpless (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary

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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Self-Helpless (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary

Penn and Teller take a look at the self-help industry, and find out why walking on hot coals can make you a better person.

Directors

Star Price | Ted Saad | R.L. Shontell (as Robert Shontell) | David Wechter

Writers

Penn Jillette (written by) | Teller (written by) | David Wechter (written by) | John McLaughlin (written by) & 2 more

Producer

Peter Adam Golden

Composer

Cinematographer

Editors

Bernard Caputo (as Bernard F. Caputo) | Felix Chamberlain | Steven Uhlenberg | Eric Wise

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 21, 2003

Release date

Mar 21, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Penn Jillette Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Teller Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Pat Allen Self (as Dr. Pat Allen) Self (as Dr. Pat Allen) See fewer	The Hot Seat
Gail Baiman Self - Firewalk Instructor Self - Firewalk Instructor See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Sylvia Cantfield Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
William Cone Self Self See fewer	Cars (2006)
Hale Dwoskin Self Self See fewer	Tapping the Source (2010)
Bill Glover Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Steve Levinson Self - Clinical Psychologist Self - Clinical Psychologist See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Phil McGraw Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Anthony Robbins Self (archive footage) (as Tony Robbins) Self (archive footage) (as Tony Robbins) See fewer	Shallow Hal (2001)
Tina Marie Tiernan Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
David Willey Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)

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