Mystery Hunters 2002
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 9, 2002
- Last Aired
- April 17, 2006
- Format
- 4 seasons · 65 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~27.1 hours (25 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~26.7 hours (skips filler)
- Created By
- Jonathan Finkelstein
- Network
- Discovery Kids
What is Mystery Hunters?
Mystery Hunters is a Canadian documentary television series from 2002 aimed at a young audience, airing on YTV in Canada and on networks such as Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. The series follows teenage hosts Araya and Christina as they investigate real-life reports of mysteries including spirits, legendary creatures, monsters, dinosaurs, and UFOs, using scientific rigour to find plausible explanations
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2002
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 65
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 9, 2002
- Last aired
- Apr 17, 2006
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- CA
- Networks
- Discovery Kids
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 9.1/10 from 8 votes
- Format
- 4 seasons · 65 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~25 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Discovery Kids
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 65 episodes and an average 25-minute runtime.
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Mystery Hunters is a Canadian documentary television series from 2002 aimed at a young audience, airing on YTV in Canada and on networks such as Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. The series follows teenage hosts Araya and Christina as they investigate real-life reports of mysteries including spirits, legendary creatures, monsters, dinosaurs, and UFOs, using scientific rigour to find plausible explanations for sightings and eye-witness accounts.
The show features dedicated segments such as the V-Files, where scientist David Acer, known as Doubting Dave, explains mysterious personal experiences emailed in by viewers, alongside the Mystery Lab segment where viewers learn how to create their own versions of the show's mysteries. Its cultural significance lies in introducing younger viewers to documentary-style inquiry and scientific skepticism regarding the paranormal, maintaining an educational tone across its run.
Should you watch it?
“Teenage hosts investigate real-life reports of spirits, monsters, and UFOs using scientific rigour.”
- Teenage hosts Araya and Christina investigate real-life reports of spirits, legendary creatures, monsters, dinosaurs, and UFOs.
- The show applies scientific rigour to try to find plausible explanations for sightings and eye-witness accounts.
- Scientist David Acer, known as Doubting Dave, explains mysterious personal experiences and demonstrates how to create your own versions of the mysteries.
- The series is specifically aimed at a young audience, which may limit its appeal to older viewers seeking in-depth investigations.
Watch it if you want to see teenage hosts apply scientific rigour to investigate spirits, monsters, and UFOs.
The tone is educational and investigative, pacing is steady through distinct segments like the V-Files and Mystery Lab, and it is suitable for young audiences.
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Season 1 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Skunk Ape / Bigfoot Mytharc Sep 9, 2002
- E2 The Prison Inn / Seeing-Ghost Dogs Core Sep 16, 2002
- E3 Ogopogo Lake Monster / Mummy Case Core Sep 23, 2002
- E4 New England Vampires / Aurora Borealis Core Sep 30, 2002
- E5 Hypnosis / Pet Psychics Core Oct 7, 2002
- E6 Ice Mummy / Cryonics Core Oct 14, 2002
- E7 Brown Mountain Lights / Spoon Bending Core Oct 21, 2002
- E8 Nazca Lines / Trophy Heads Core Oct 22, 2002
- E9 Bermuda Triangle / Cave Ghost Core Oct 23, 2002
- E10 Mexican Mummies / Secret Animal Talk Core Oct 24, 2002
- E11 Ghettysburg Ghosts / Voodoo Core Oct 25, 2002
- E12 MacBeth / Salem Witches Core Oct 28, 2002
- E13 Sewer Gators / Dragons Core Dec 2, 2002
- E14 Desert Mummy / Remote Viewing Core Dec 9, 2002
- E15 Loch Ness / Whooper Core Dec 16, 2002
- E16 Ambrose Small / Missing Princes Core Dec 23, 2002
- E17 Werewolves / Dracula Core Dec 30, 2002
- E18 Area 51 Core Jan 6, 2003
- E19 Bell Witch / Anne Boleyn Core Jan 13, 2003
- E20 Giant Squid / Cannibals Core Jan 27, 2003
- E21 Pirates / Castle Ghosts Core Feb 17, 2003
- E22 Dinos / Imhotep Core Feb 3, 2003
- E23 Alien Encounter / Crop Circles Core Feb 10, 2003
- E24 King Tut Curse / King Tut Murder Mytharc Feb 24, 2003
- E25 Mapinguari / Giant Sloth Mytharc Mar 3, 2003
- E26 The Best of Mystery Hunters Mytharc Mar 10, 2003
Season 2 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Alcatraz / Cemetery Poltergeist Mytharc Sep 13, 2004
- E2 Banshee / Mothman Core Sep 20, 2004
- E3 Alamo Ghost / Hampton Court Ghost Video Core Sep 27, 2004
- E4 Amazon / Thunderbird Core Oct 4, 2004
- E5 Ghost Plane / Cursed Ship Core Oct 11, 2004
- E6 Irish Castle Ghosts / Jesse James Core Oct 18, 2004
- E7 UFO Crash / Ilkley Moor Alien Photo Core Oct 25, 2004
- E8 Ghost Ship / Underground Vaults Core Nov 1, 2004
- E9 Grand Canyon Honeymooners / Bog Body Core Nov 8, 2004
- E10 Beast of Exmoor / Cadborosaurus Core Nov 15, 2004
- E11 Frankenstein / Shadow People Core Nov 22, 2004
- E12 Timeslip / Sliders Core Nov 29, 2004
- E13 Ghost Dog / Swamp Monster Core Dec 6, 2004
- E14 Great Lakes / Spook Light Core Dec 13, 2004
- E15 River Dino / Ghost Town Core Dec 20, 2004
- E16 Mystery Disc / Tikal Core Dec 27, 2004
- E17 Cursed Island / Mayan Water Graves Core Dec 31, 2004
- E18 Ice Mummy / Tom Thomson Core Jan 1, 2005
- E19 Princess Anastasia / Anna Anderson Core Jan 8, 2005
- E20 Haunted Lighthouse / Mexican UFO Core Jan 15, 2005
- E21 Treasure Fort / Atlantis Core Jan 22, 2005
- E22 Muhnochwa / Cyclops Core Jan 29, 2005
- E23 Cursed Fort / Oracle of Delphi Core Feb 7, 2005
- E24 NASA UFO / Montreal UFO Core Feb 14, 2005
- E25 Taj Mahal Ghost / Labyrinth Mytharc Feb 21, 2005
- E26 Best of Mystery Hunters Mytharc Feb 28, 2005
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Giant Shark Mytharc Sep 19, 2005
- E2 Underwater UFOs Core Sep 26, 2005
- E3 King's Close and Winchester House Core Oct 3, 2005
- E4 Chupacabra and Chupacabra skeleton Core Oct 10, 2005
- E5 Stonehenge Core Oct 17, 2005
- E6 Cave City and Underwater City Core Oct 24, 2005
- E7 Screaming skull and Pele Core Oct 31, 2005
- E8 King Midas and Blood Cave Mytharc Nov 7, 2005
- E9 Alien Contact Core Nov 14, 2005
- E10 Cowboy Mummy and Cardiff Giant Core Nov 21, 2005
- E11 Fence Post Ghost and Warrior Ghosts Core Apr 3, 2006
- E12 Lusca and Lake Iliamna Monster Mytharc Apr 10, 2006
- E13 Behind the Scenes Special Mytharc Apr 17, 2006
Season 4 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ghosts and Zombies Mytharc Oct 4, 2008
- E2 Stratford-upon-Avon UFO and Taung Child Core Oct 18, 2008
- E3 Prague vampires and Inkanyamba Core Oct 25, 2008
- E4 Humans Past and Future Core Nov 1, 2008
- E5 Ancient alchemy and Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine Core Nov 8, 2008
- E6 Mima Mounds and Lalibela Core Nov 15, 2008
- E7 Finding the Spirits Core Nov 22, 2008
- E8 Doubting Dave's Christmas Special Filler Dec 21, 2008
- E9 Beasts Big and Small Core Jan 18, 2009
- E10 Mysterious Legends Core Feb 8, 2009
- E11 Out-of-body experience and Houdini Core Feb 8, 2009
- E12 Otherworldly Animals: Psychic Pets Mytharc Feb 15, 2009
- E13 Magical Moments Mytharc Feb 15, 2009
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