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Mystery Hunters
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Mystery Hunters

9.1 / 10
2002
2 seasons
26 episodes
Documentary

Mystery Hunters is a Canadian Documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK. Teenage hosts Araya and Christina investigate real-life reports of mysteries such as spirits, legendary creatures, monsters, dinosaurs and UFOs. They use scientific rigour to try to find plausible explanations for the sightings and eye-witness accounts that trigger their investigations. In another section of the show, Doubting Dave, a scientist played by David Acer, attempts to explain mysterious personal experiences that have been emailed in by viewers, in a feature called "V-Files", as well as a way to create your own versions of the mysteries in the show in his "Mystery Lab" segment. Produced by Apartment 11 Productions, four seasons and 78 episodes of the series have been made, and it has garnered awards and accolades from around the world, including eight Gemini Award nominations, a 2006 Parents' Choice Award, and a 2007 Japan Prize for the "Stonehenge" episode, awarded the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Prize in the Early Education category.

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Cast

Christina Broccolini

D

David Acer

Araya Mengesha

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Skunk Ape / Bigfoot

    09-09-2002

    Skunk Ape Pictures with the sheriff's department show something very strange walking in a Florida forest. Christina is on the lookout for a giant, smelly ape-man lurking in Florida...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Prison Inn / Seeing-Ghost Dogs

    16-09-2002

    The Prison Inn Christina stays overnight in a hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, converted from a notorious prison on the very night (Feb. 11) a man was hanged in his cell. Using the latest...

  • Ep 3

    3.Ogopogo Lake Monster / Mummy Case

    23-09-2002

    Ogopogo Lake Monster There have been so many recent sightings of a strange creature in the waters of Lake Okaganagan in British Columbia, that Christina decides to go and investiga...

  • Ep 4

    4.New England Vampires / Aurora Borealis

    30-09-2002

    New England Vampires Christina visits the supposed grave of an alleged vampire. Aurora Borealis Araya experiences the Aurora Borealis. Mystery Lab Doubting Dave shows how image...

  • Ep 5

    5.Hypnosis / Pet Psychics

    07-10-2002

    Hypnosis Christina subjects herself to mind control in Toronto, Ontario in an effort to exercise control over Araya and ends up getting to the truth about hypnosis. Pet Psychics...

  • Ep 6

    6.Ice Mummy / Cryonics

    14-10-2002

    Ice Mummy Dead bodies have been found on a mountaintop in Lima, Peru. They were brought down for examination, and ever since, some bad things have happened in the town. Christina's...

  • Ep 7

    7.Brown Mountain Lights / Spoon Bending

    21-10-2002

    Brown Mountain Lights Christina visits a hilltop in North Carolina with mysterious brown lights. Spoon Bending Araya attends a spoon-bending workshop in San Francisco. Mystery...

  • Ep 8

    8.Nazca Lines / Trophy Heads

    22-10-2002

    Nasca Lines Christina heads to Peru and nearby graves to investigate mysterious lines etched into the earth that stretch on and on, and twist in all directions. These humongous lin...

  • Ep 9

    9.Bermuda Triangle / Cave Ghost

    23-10-2002

    Bermuda Triangle Araya investigates this most enduring of marine legends - the Bermuda Triangle in Florida. Reputed to swallow boats giant and small, and suck airplanes out of the...

  • Ep 10

    10.Mexican Mummies / Psychic Spy

    24-10-2002

    Mexican Mummies Araya visits a Mexican cemetery full of mysteriously preserved bodies. Psychic Spy Christina explores the secret language of animals. Mystery Lab Doubting Dave...

  • Ep 11

    11.Ghettysburg Ghosts / Voodoo

    25-10-2002

    Gettysburg Ghosts Araya looks for ghosts from the American Civil War. Voodoo Christina learns how to perform voodoo. Mystery Lab Doubting Dave goes on the hunt for ghosts with...

  • Ep 12

    12.MacBeth / Salem

    28-10-2002

    MacBeth Araya invokes the dreaded curse behind Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Salem Christina travels to Salem where she meets a modern day witch to learn the true story of witchcra...

  • Ep 13

    13.Dragons / Sewer Gators

    02-12-2002

    Christina investigates reports of alligators breeding underneath New York City. Araya walks the hill where a dragon was allegedly slain. Doubting Dave makes plastic fangs.

  • Ep 14

    14.Desert Mummies / Remote Viewing

    09-12-2002

    Araya tests his ‘PSI’ abilities in a remote viewing facility. Christina unwraps an ancient mummy. Doubting Dave tests his own ESP.

  • Ep 15

    15.Loch Ness / Whooper

    16-12-2002

    Christina pursues some ghostly screams heard in the woods of New Brunswick. Araya travels to Loch Ness, Scotland in search of the legendary sea creature. Doubting Dave makes his ow...

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