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Jamie Hyneman Quotes

Below is a collection of the best Jamie Hyneman quotes from the Mythbusters T.V. show.


You know it's a good day when we make this much shrapnel. -CD-ROM Shattering

Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters

jamie hyneman quotes
"If it's stupid and risky, we're all over it. "
-Underwater Car.

"Quack, damn you! "
-Duck Quack.

"Hyneman, James Hyneman. "
-James Bond Special.

"Look at the house!"
-Exploding Water Heater.

"Let's get cracking! "
-Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1.

"It's almost like we knew what we were doing, isn't it? "
-Movie Myths.

Adam: "Jamie, how are you doing?"
*BANG*
Jamie: "I'm ok!"
-Scale an Air Duct.

"Well THERE'S your problem!"
-Adam and Jamie, many episodes.

"A Dragorgon?"
-Ask a Ninja Interview.

"Bobo, you've got to behave or we're going to make you into a coat."
-Old Dog New Tricks.

"I always enjoy seeing Adam in pain. "
-Penny Drop.

"Adam needs a cookie. "
-Pingpong Rescue.

"Jamie want big boom."
-Cell Phone Destruction.

"Adam, the police officer says you need to drink more."
-Beat the Breath Test.

Remember, don't try this at home. We're what you call "experts". -Adam and Jamie, Intro Warning.

"I like it in here, it's private." (in fireproof suit),
-Exploding House.

Jamie: "Adam doesn't know it yet, but he's digging his own grave."
Adam: "What?"
Jamie: "Nothing."
-Buried in Concrete.

"It gets me all worked up just looking at it."
-Drive Shaft Pole Vault.

"Whoops!"
-Drive Shaft Pole Vault, Penny Drop and other times he screws up.

"Think, then act. Don't act, then think."
-Salsa Escape

"We come in peace."
-Archimedes' Death Ray.

"Okay you guys are gonna build a wall. We're gonna blow it up. But, do a good job anyway."
-MacGyver Special, Capsule Bomb.

"Are we doing a project here, or are we screwing around?"
-(which myth?).

"I feel kinda sexy."
-Who Gets Wetter?

"Yet another common everyday item turned deadly."
-360 Degree Swing.

"Adam, don't let their looks fool you, these are actually quite deadly."
-Duck Quack, referring to the ducklings.

"3... 2... 1... Bye bye!"
-Alaskan Myths/Dynamite Dog.

"Well you're already a little nuts. How are we gonna tell the difference?"
-Alaskan Myths/Cabin Fever.

[After opening the crate containing Buster]
"It's all I needed: another dummy around this place."
-Exploding Toilet

Adam: "You think we can build some panty friction in the bed here?"
Jamie: "Well, that's what it's for, isn't it?"
-Cell Phone Destruction

Jamie, pretending to be his wife: "What did you do today, honey?"
Jamie, as himself: "I made meat bullets."
-Ice Bullet

"This is up there with one of the strangest things we've had to do on Mythbusters; trying to put a dead chicken in a tanning booth? Uh, hello!?"
-Deadly Microwaves

"I'm making a cannonball out of granite… or a mess?"
-Tree Cannon

"When will the fun ever stop?"
-Rear Axle

Jamie: "Feel better now?"
Adam: "I do feel better."
Jamie: "Good for you"
-Breakstep Bridge

"There's poo everywhere!"
-Toothbrush Surprise

"Our death ray doesn't seem to be working right. I'm standing right in it, and I'm not dead yet."
-Ancient Death Ray

"We're trying to up the bar on this stupid stuff we're doing."
-Plywood Builder

Adam, imitating Pee Wee Herman and using the curling iron as a puppet: "Now it's time for one of my personal favorites, the curling iron! Let's go!"
Jamie: "What are you? Pee Wee Herman?"
-Bathtub Electrocution

Adam: "Killer quicksand. Is that why I'm standing here in this stupid pith helmet?"
Jamie: "No, you're standing there in that stupid pith helmet because you're an idiot."
-Killer Quicksand

[Pushing adam down into the quicksand] "Drown, you bastard!"
-Killer Quicksand

"Yet again we're blowing things up in front of my shop. And not only that but there are noxious chemicals involved which will probably leave a residue over the whole block and, um… I guess it's okay. I'm getting used to it. So are the neighbors."
-Bug-Bomb House Explosion

"Putting all of these greenhouses up on the roof, I think I'm gonna get checked out by the police for growing pot or something up here, y'know. It's like "What are you doing?" It looks kinda suspicious."
-Talking and Plants

"I'm not sure what it's gonna do, but it looks cool."
-Free Energy

"This has got nothing to do with the myth; it's just a big boom."
-Cement Truck

"Talk about removing concrete, there is no concrete, there is no truck, there's no nothing"
-Cement Truck

Jamie: "Did I ever tell you that I worked as a concrete inspector for several months up in Seattle?"
Adam: "Was this before or after you were the big animal veterinarian for the circus?"
Jamie: "No, I never did that. You must be mistaken."
-Salsa Escape

Adam: "What is that?"
Jamie: "This is a radio."
Adam: "How'd you get a bloody radio?"
Jamie: "I was good."
-Salsa Escape

Jamie: "He's practicing for his experience with the electric chair."
[Adam burns his hand with salsa.]
Adam: "Ow! [cries in pain] ow, hot, burning, salsa napalm!"
-Salsa Escape

Adam: "God, this stuff smells rank."
Jamie: "It looks kinda like… poo."
-(which myth?)

"It's our mission to destroy the car, no matter what."
-Driveshaft Pole Vault

"This is pure dumb luck, if it works, that's why I wanted Adam on it."
-Driveshaft Pole Vault

Adam: "It looks like it was built for one thing: it was built for super speed!"
Jamie: "I think it looks like it was built for killing children. ...And what's all that crap on the back of it?"
-Real Car vs. Toy Car

"Genetic legacy? IT'S SPERM! Any kid in grade school knows that! Helps make babies, you know!"
-Son of a Gun

"We're either gonna die, or we're gonna fly."
-Jet Pack

Jamie: "Did she come with a bra?"
Kari: "We want it to be decent, this is a family show."
Jamie: "Where did you get the bra? Did you give her yours? "
Kari: "No!"
-Killer Brace Position

"Sounds like a good way to break your neck."
-360° Swing

Adam: "Well, that ought to silence most of our detractors on this one… but I expect we'll still get some complaints."
Jamie: "Yeah, like you didn't use a cannon, or something."
-Bullet Proof Water

"It's smaller than my head… it's all right."
-Bullet Proof Water

Adam: "I think what we've got here is a thing."
Jamie: "Looks like a big-ass slingshot to me."
-Border Slingsot

"This is going to kill you!"
-Border Slingshot

"I'm sure that there is a speed where a bobble-head could be lethal, but I don't think 45 mph is that speed."
-Killer Tissue Box

Adam: "Whoops! I picked it up within 3 seconds… would you eat it?"
Jamie: "I wouldn't eat it, just because you handled it."
-5 Second Rule

Adam: "So, no French-kissing dogs I think is our conclusion here."
Jamie: "I would be more inclined to say, no French-kissing Adam!"
-5 Second Rule

"I've always had a fascination with crossbows. I've had this one since I was a teenager. That's why there are no cats left in the neighborhood."
-Paper Crossbow


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