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- From the Penn & Teller
in Las Vegas, Nevada,
here's our host,
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- Welcome to "Fool Us."
While the world
some things remain the same.
There are still magicians
who want to try and fool
two of the greatest minds
So, from inside the "Fool Us"
we are thrilled
But we can't do that without
Penn and Teller!
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Penn and Teller reward
with a Fool Us trophy
to perform in their
Here is tonight's
- Hi, I'm Chris Capehart,
70 years young
My first job I worked
While I was delivering
a poster for the circus
It had the first Black
Up until that point,
there was Black magicians,
and that day changed my life.
So I quit my job,
and I've been a magician
I think of myself
I do stage magic,
I even teach magic.
Maybe magic grabbed me
because I grew up
My folks were very strict.
I wasn't even allowed toys
I've been making up
I got trains, planes, drones.
Magic to me is everything.
And I hope I get to fool
Penn and Teller.
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- Ladies and gentlemen,
- Hey, how's everybody?
Looking good, looking good.
You know a lot about me
but there's some things
and one of them,
I got my first money by doing
where I saw an advertisement
I had to prove
And if you proved
they'd give you $500.
Well, look, I needed $500.
and show them something
There's some silly tricks
that people
So, let's do this.
So I put the card here,
And, uh, I figured
and I just point.
Ah, that made them sit up
But I figured
I better really
So I looked at them
and I went.
Oh, that convinced them.
Then I said, you know what,
I gotta get deeper.
In my attic,
Here, this old lamp.
And I figured, let's do
Okay? It's just a lamp,
It's just a lamp. We can just
Okay, we won't need the lamp.
Now, here's where
Watch this.
I took the light bulb
and then I screwed it.
- Oh!
- It freaked me out, okay?
I got--and look, look, look.
And then sometime,
Here, look.
I know, it's amazing.
They're a lot of fun.
Let's take it a step
I really, really wanted
so I had to come up
that maybe even
So one of their
if you had magic of the mind
was to take a balloon and put
Okay?
Now, the inside balloon
I used a see-through balloon
Now, there you go.
I don't do balloon animals,
Okay? Now, I know.
But here's
I'm going to tie this
and then there's
Now the outside balloon
so that you can see
Now, let's hope this works.
[suspenseful music]
And, uh...
Now, you can definitely
and you can see I can't
So I can't touch that balloon,
it's a given that it's there.
Now, my job next, then,
because I really want the $500,
Very important.
My job was to hold
and concentrate on it.
[pop]
And I got $500.
And now,
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Take care, guys.
- Chris Capehart!
- Thank you.
You've been in magic
you must know everything
- Ah, no one's gonna know,
but I know a fair bit.
But I started off working
- So how important
- Oh, saved my life.
- I would have been something,
I grew up in, you know,
running with a bad group
and magic changed
- Aw.
I had all my children
it was great,
Everything
I mean, I got the shoes.
- I got the shoes!
That's so cool.
for young people
- Oh, yeah, definitely.
If you wanna do it
then it doesn't matter
If you wanna do it
it's a whole new ball game.
- Mm!
unique about you.
You got a personality, I don't
you got a personality,
- Well, that's good advice just
- There's always a performer
you just gotta find out
- Yeah.
- All right Chris,
earns you a trophy.
Let's see.
- Chris...
- It's been a long time, huh?
- And I look good.
You know, we've been, uh,
as long as we've been watching
- That's right.
- The streets of Philadelphia.
- Head House Square.
- Walking up,
slapping them in the face
and having coins
And then turned around...
- Laughed, and gave me money.
One of the greatest
I've ever seen in my life.
- We watched you probably
and boy, Chris,
Don't you?
for letting me work
- Which puts you at
because we know
Magicians, we know too much,
- That's all right.
you didn't expect to fool us.
Didn't expect to fool us.
- We knew that one right away.
You didn't expect to fool us
- No.
it comes down to is you
- [laughs] That's right.
- So we're gonna make a deal
- Okay, deal.
- He does?
take a guess here.
If we are right,
[Alyson gasps]
in your stocking feet.
I know you're a betting man.
You're gonna walk off
in your stocking feet.
Teller's gonna get those shoes.
If we are wrong...
You're going to walk off stage
We got that deal?
- Wow.
- We think...
the outer balloon
and you jostle it a little bit,
- Ah...
the inner balloon.
- So you gonna
- No, 'cause you're wrong.
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[Chris indistinct
- You get to keep your shoes!
- You get to keep your shoes.
- Yay!
- Oh goody, and you get
- You guys have been fantastic.
You guys have been great, man.
You guys have been fun.
Thank you.
45 years in common.
Penn and Teller just
and the night is still young.
They might be handing out
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- Welcome back.
Where in the world
Let's find out.
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- Let's take a trip to China
and take in the epic magic
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- Yan Yan Ma!
Wow!
That was incredible.
- You like?
you're incredible at magic.
I would imagine any little girl
would want to be able
Have you inspired other young
- Yes, I think many girl
they want to do some dancing
- So, you come
What did your family
- My mother teach me
Every detail, and how to
- Have you always wanted
- Yeah.
Let's check in
and see if they know
Penn, Teller!
- Wow! Yan Yan, what an act.
What an act.
but there was a [bleep]-ton
Just a zillion effects.
I guess if you have
willpower, and skill
then doing
is the same kind of thing.
more beautifully
- Thank you.
- You know,
and those are really hard to do
and you really do them
Magicians for years
that looks like
and found ways for people
and then steal huge amounts
You've got a ballet outfit
that it looks like you
And yet, you hide,
everything in the world
- [laughs]
and so beautiful,
I mean, that whole act
would be breathtaking.
Done in a tutu
You do every move in the book,
and unfortunately,
It's a wonderful,
and I do not think
But I wish ya had, because we
It's such a beautiful act.
- Do you agree, they know
- Yes.
- It's beautiful.
It was such a pleasure.
- So beautiful, so beautiful.
- Thank you!
We'll be right back
so stay close.
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- Welcome back to "Fool Us,"
home of the best magicians
like this one.
- Hi, my name is Topas.
I started as a manipulator.
So I love doing
Later, I started to do
I try all kinds of magic.
I believe you don't have to
till the end of time.
It's possible to invent
My next step was becoming
Now, you may think
if you're German,
and I really love it
to my audience this way.
Penn, Teller, you've inspired
This moment is my turn
to show you something you
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- Joining us from Germany,
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- Aloha.
I come to you from Germany,
but I would like to show you
I call The Hawaiian Wonder.
There's two objects which play
a glass...
and a paper tube.
Well, Penn and Teller,
I would give you these
and you would find them
I have someone with me
who will confirm this.
Hi, what is your name?
- Hi, Mala.
Please, is this
- Seems ordinary to me.
- Yep.
- Okay, all right.
- Normal glass.
- I take the glass--
And I put the paper tube
No funny business here.
And who would you trust
[laughter]
Please, come to the center.
- Yep.
this is called
Well, it's not just
Don't worry, you get one too.
This is for you.
But this is really all about
these four
Please pick one of the oranges,
- I like that one.
- Yes.
We put it up
a little higher so it feels
[laughter]
And these are real oranges.
To show them to you,
Yeah,
made in Germany.
[laughter]
All of them very juicy.
to make
Please, come to the center.
[snap]
["Aloha-Oe" plays]
You know this music?
Do a Hawaiian dance.
- Okay.
better than mine.
And now, in your mind...
yeah, yeah, yeah.
In your mind,
Lift it,
higher and higher--
And make it go
All the way and land
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Eh, that's enough.
[laughter]
- Still there.
yes, it's still here.
You may think the trick
but actually...
no one has touched
is that right?
But look.
Now...
- Oh!
- It's empty.
Only the skin's left.
[cheers and applause]
Wait, wait, wait.
Please, go to the paper tube
Lift it very slowly,
slowly, slowly, lift it,
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It has magically
and juiced itself in the glass.
And if this
well, you can actually try it,
Take a sip of
Is it nice?
- And if
- Thank you.
and thank you very much
- Thanks a lot.
- And this is
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- Topas!
Hello!
- Is, uh, Germany known
- [laughs]
No, no.
- Now, if you go to Hawaii,
what kind of tricks
Would you, uh, you know,
[light laughter]
In Hiddenhausen,
and probably beer,
- So what were you like
Was this something you
- Yes. You know,
where somebody was
and I thought oh, my God,
And later, I found out
that they played, uh,
so cards were flying
and no matter how hard I tried,
- [chuckles]
And I understand you met
- Exactly.
We met, uh, in a drama club.
We're high school sweethearts,
so to speak.
- And then only later
that the both of us
- Okay, Topas. Let's see if
- Well, Topas, you know, um,
first thing I said was
that's just
I just love it.
that's right there
coupled with an enjoyment
It can get smarmy so easy.
And you were just perfect.
I mean,
and the comedy
They're just both top-notch,
And now, uh, we're put in
And we're about to take
and we are sincerely
Because we wanna
and we want you
So, here we go.
It was interesting
So we'll go with mine first
because mine
And that is, I think...
- You got lucky
And we saw
of how that could have gone,
and you're the kinda guy
who could get lucky
That's what I'm thinking about.
Now, Teller,
Teller, he's seen wonderful
and he thinks
that that smile and that light
involves
So, I'm thinking to get lucky
Teller thinks
and we are hoping,
- So, Topas, do they know
- I think they have a very,
- Aw!
Damn it, damn it!
Damn!
We'll see you next time.
You're still gonna come
- Yes, well,
Topas!
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We're taking a quick break,
including
when "Fool Us" returns.
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- Welcome back.
our next act
Let's see
- We're a true
but if you ask
I guess I fell in love
and then
Do you agree? Okay!
I fell love with magic
My dad and I were on vacation,
He reached behind my ear
The magic
It was someone making
- I was introduced to magic
He would always try out
It was good preparation
[laughs]
- Stacy is the one
the responses
- Well, I do have a Masters
and it comes in handy.
But it still feels weird to me
that I do magic for a living.
How did we get here anyway?
- Well, Stacy, as you know,
there's a story
- Mm-hmm.
See you on stage?
- Say hello
Jason and Stacy Alan.
- Have you ever shared
so profound
you remember
We have.
- So, I remember it
It was an incredibly
- Babe, we met in November.
- We did, didn't we?
- By hot, I mean...
[laughter]
- I'd just finished performing
and wanted to celebrate.
So I went to a bar to,
I showed up late and got
They're always late.
to help, you know,
- Pass the time?
He was hitting
- She was a fan of magic?
- Anyways, I was in the zone
If I'm being honest,
I think it was because
I always wear it
- I thought your shirt
- Was it?
- It was, wasn't it.
Do you even remember
- Yeah, I'm getting to
- Okay.
The best part
We immediately hit it off.
and the rest--
And that's the story
- What? That's your version
- Did I...
- You left out a ton.
you didn't even tell them
- The card trick?
The card trick.
I didn't mention that,
- No, you didn't.
This is how remember it.
I walked into the bar, and I
I mean, how could you not?
He was a grown man
- I promise I was just
- Whatever he was doing,
But, he's cute.
and almost 30,
I walked right up to him
"I like magic."
- So I was the desperate one
in this story?
What's important
because it was so bizarre.
- I said...
"I have a message
One day
Penn, will you help me
- "A message from our future."
And Penn--what did Penn
At the time, I had no idea.
And it never really made
Until now.
- Because this--
- And that's Penn.
show them our magic trick.
Penn, Teller,
- Good to see you.
helping us
- I'll do my best.
Jason will turn around.
We don't want him
Now, he had me take a card.
So, Penn, I'm gonna show you
and whenever you say stop,
Here we go.
- Stop.
- Yeah.
- Good.
Don't forget it.
Then he had me, um...
- Write the time.
He had me write the time
He said it would etch this
So, for tonight's version,
- 4:37.
4:37. Good.
Now, back to our story.
There I was,
doing magic with this guy
in a bar full of people.
- Uh, uh, uh.
It sounds weird
- Oh, it gets weirder.
No lie,
and he pulled out
a giant card that said...
- Prediction.
- And then he asked me...
- If the name of your card
can I have your number?
- Now, there is no way
So of course I said yes.
Then, he did this.
[laughter]
Yeah, I know.
I was disappointed too.
That's when he stepped up
and went
And the card I was holding,
it started
First, the ink
I honestly had no idea
I thought I was losing my mind.
And when I looked again,
- Oh!
I looked at Jason
but all he could do
- Oh!
- My card was in his mouth.
- Oh!
of how we met.
- Jason and Stacy Alan!
That's very elaborate.
Do you tell that story a lot?
- We do...
how we met,
- And how long have you guys
- So, ten years.
ten years we've been together.
We've been married eight.
And is it hard
- Uh...how do I answer this?
- Yeah, I mean,
We're lucky we have
and we're really good friends,
but it is difficult sometimes
and living together
- Yes.
that was the right answer.
Yeah, it's so clear you guys
- Ah, thank you so much.
- Yeah, it really works.
All right, it's time to see
how you did your trick.
All right, Penn, Teller.
- Jason, Stacy,
People try to tell stories
and this one seems maybe
It seems romantically true,
Wonderful little meet-cute
You also did something,
we have Teller not speaking,
into his mouth,
You justified a lot of things
like the way we work,
and the other person, uh,
[laughing]
I don't know how long ago
but it seems like you've got
you have your own code
and you had the whole thing
But you could've--
Could've met in the bank,
And just the little touches,
The vanish of the card in
and using the magic cause
instead of a magic wand to turn
a lot of times two person acts
and you did that
And we really loved it
And I think
that might have given you
that we were privy
- Absolutely.
- So, what do you think.
- I think that they know
- We love you two, thank you
- Thank you so much.
- Oh, well,
Jason and Stacy Alan!
Has it been too long
since you've seen
Don't worry,
will take the stage
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- Welcome back to "Fool Us"
where it is Penn
to figure out
but some of their own
comes from when they try
like this next trick.
Ladies and gentlemen,
- You know, it's true.
And sometimes when we haven't
for a little while, we actually
Not necessarily to fool,
to give some ideas to kind
So we're going to do
a ball routine here.
Teller says he's got
Show me!
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Nice! Nice, the ball moved
But that's not
because that's
that a lot of magicians do.
It's usually done
talking by counting to ten.
I'll count to ten for you,
They'll wanna see it again.
5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10.
Okay,
So, you said
So do a variation for me.
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6--oh, good--
7, 8, 9...10!
Putting the stuff
Brilliant.
Now do something else.
Just do something else.
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8,
9...10.
11!
It's in my hand, Teller.
Making it appear in my--
Got something else?
Go ahead, do it.
Wow, that was something,
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10...
11, 12.
Wow! Now that was good.
You're looking at me
Okay, I'll do something.
Uh...[muttering]
[ahem]
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8,
9...10!
11!
12!
[cheers and applause]
Pretty good. Pretty good.
Now, Teller,
but the audience might be able
with just one ball.
Can you do it with
Okay, good.
No, Teller,
Okay?
Do, Teller, do it
One ball Teller,
[laughter]
Okay.
Watch me.
Here's the four balls
And, uh, I have no idea
what I'm supposed to do,
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1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10.
What I do? What I do?
- What'd I do?
I got all four of them.
What are you doing?
I got four, it comes over there
Okay, three and three,
You go I'll follow you.
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1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14.
15,
16, 17, 18,
19, 20,
21, 22, 23,
24, 25,
26, 27, 28,
29, 30,
31--no, naw, I saw.
Okay, okay, stop. Okay.
Good routine on a basic trick.
You built on it nice,
all your moves
you did not fool me.
[laughs]
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[laughter]
I mean, for me,
- [laughs]
All right, we've run
but trust me,
the next episode
We'll see you soon.
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