Penn & Teller: Bullsh**!: The Business of Love

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Air Date

Thursday April 15, 2004

Production Code

203

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Penn and Teller explore the concept of romantic love - a fantasy akin to believing in Santa Claus - and expose the truth that love is a chemical reaction that, like all drugs, wears off after a while. Also: the myth of monogamy, the internet and physical dating industries, and love advice books.

Special Guest Experts include:

Dr. Julia Hare (Psychologist)
Dr. Trish McDermott (V.P. of Romance, Match.com)
Dr. Helen Fisher (Anthropologist / Author)
Sherrie Schneider (Author)
Dr. David Barash (Professor of Psychology, University of Washington)
John Gray (Author)

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Episode Cast and Crew

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Writers
- Teller Writer
- Emma Webster Writer
- Star Price Writer
- Michael Goudeau Writer
- Penn Jillette Writer
Musics
- Gary Stockdale Music
Sound Mixers
- Arron Frutman Sound Mixer
- Bob Schuck Sound Mixer
- John Scarpaci Sound Mixer
Camera Operators
- Jan Maliszewski Camera Operator
- Ken Preston Camera Operator
- Allen Rosen Camera Operator
- Chris Swenson Camera Operator
- Steve Russell Camera Operator
Editors
- Doug Folkerts Editor

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Other than the ones Penn mentions, the rest of John Gray's twenty "genius" turn-on lines (as shown in the episode) are: "You are my dream come true", "I love you so much", "I love sharing my life with you", "You turn me on so much", "Your breasts turn me on", "I love touching your soft skin", "I love holding you in my arms", "I love your breasts", "I love your legs", "Your lips are perfect", "You feel so good", "You feel so hot", "You are so delicious", "I am all yours", "All my love is for you", "I love having sex with you", and "I long for you". [edit]
Penn's Teller "pitch" is complete in approximately 1 minute 27 seconds. As he said, that's less than half the allotted 3 minutes. [edit]

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Penn: [on John Gray's bedroom advice] This "love machine"'s top 20 sexual turn-on lines include such originals as...[monotone] "You are so beautiful", "I love sharing my life with you", "Your breasts are perfect". And, our favorite, "You are so wet". [edit]
Gray: ...I went on to study psychology, I became a Ph.D in psychology...
Penn: He got that Ph.D from Columbia Pacific University. An internet DIPLOMA MILL. That was forced to shut down under accusations of fraud. But that doesn't mean DOCTOR Gray doesn't have good tips for men... [edit]
Penn: [as John Gray comes on screen the first time] Enter THIS a**hole. You know, we've used that intro in half our shows...and it still makes us laugh. [edit]