Penn & Teller: Bullshit! The Boy Scouts (Season 4, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary

Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

The Boy Scouts (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary

Penn and Teller look at how in the early 80's the religious right and specifically the Mormon Church took over the boy scouts of America and how they now discriminate against homosexuals and atheists.

Creators

Randall Moldave (creator) | Eric Small (creator)

Directors

Scott Firestone (segment director) | Joshua E. Kessler (segment director) | Star Price | Chip Selby (segment director)

Writers

Penn Jillette (written by) | Teller (written by) | Jon Hotchkiss (written by) | Michael Goudeau (written by) | Star Price (written by)

Composer

Gary Stockdale

Cinematographer

Kevin O'Brien

Editor

Timothy Schultz (as Tim Schultz)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 3, 2006

Release date

Apr 3, 2006 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 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)
Akeenz Self - Straight Guy Self - Straight Guy See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Fred Berlin Self - Professor, John Hopkins Medicine Self - Professor, John Hopkins Medicine See fewer	Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
Steven Cozza Self - Eagle Scout, Activist Self - Eagle Scout, Activist See fewer	Scout's Honor (2001)
Tim Curran Self - Boy Scout, Activist Self - Boy Scout, Activist See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
James Dale Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Scout's Honor (2001)
Jim Helmink Self - Gay Guy (as Jim) Self - Gay Guy (as Jim) See fewer	Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon (2025)
Irwin Self - Straight Guy Self - Straight Guy See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Joey Self - Straight Guy Self - Straight Guy See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Joey Self - Gay Guy Self - Gay Guy See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Howard Menzer Self - Eagle Scout, Activist Self - Eagle Scout, Activist See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Saul Self - Gay Guy Self - Gay Guy See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Larry A. Taylor Self - Author, 'How Your Tax Dollars Support the Boy Scouts of America' (as Larry Taylor) Self - Author, 'How Your Tax Dollars Support the Boy Scouts of America' (as Larry Taylor) See fewer	The Nature of Things (1960)
Hans Zeiger Self - Author, 'Get Off My Honor!' Self - Author, 'Get Off My Honor!' See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)