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''Weird or What?'' is a series on the
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) hosted by
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(except for the U.S. version of Season 1, where his segments were replaced by a fourth story). Each episode contains three separate stories of the bizarre and unexplained. As the show unfolds, it weighs various
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theories that attempt to explain the story, and sometimes features tests conducted as proof of a theory's plausibility. The show features phenomena such as
ghosts A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
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oddities and
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Episodes

The U.S. version of season 1 of the show features four stories per episode. This version is also shown in New Zealand. The version generally shown outside of the U.S. features three stories per episode, in a different order and is hosted by William Shatner.


Season 1 (U.S. version)

Note: Online streaming of U.S. episodes are not available


Season 1 (International version)


Season 2


Season 3


DVD Releases


See also

* '' Dark Matters: Twisted But True'' * ''
Mystery Hunters ''Mystery Hunters'' is a Canadian documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK. Teenage hosts A ...
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External links

* * {{Discovery Channel programming 2010 Canadian television series debuts 2012 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian documentary television series Television series by Cineflix Discovery Channel (Canada) original programming Paranormal television Syfy original programming Television series by Corus Entertainment Television series about urban legends