1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:01,835 (explosion noise) 2 00:00:02,102 --> 00:00:05,205 - [Dean] Illusion, the art of tricking the brain, 3 00:00:05,238 --> 00:00:08,608 distorting the senses, challenging perception. 4 00:00:08,641 --> 00:00:12,779 You can't trust what you see, even with your own eyes. 5 00:00:12,812 --> 00:00:15,015 Meet the masters of illusion. 6 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:18,051 (audience cheering) 7 00:00:21,321 --> 00:00:23,156 - Hello everyone, I'm Dean Cain. 8 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:25,792 Welcome to "Masters of Illusion". 9 00:00:25,825 --> 00:00:27,494 What is real and what is not? 10 00:00:27,527 --> 00:00:29,662 That is a question you may be asking yourself 11 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,931 a lot over the next half hour. 12 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:35,468 But that's the beauty of magic performed by masters. 13 00:00:35,502 --> 00:00:36,603 Will you be entertained? 14 00:00:36,636 --> 00:00:38,671 Yes, that answer is easy, of course you will. 15 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:39,539 And- 16 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:40,974 - Hey Dean, look at what I got here! 17 00:00:41,007 --> 00:00:42,876 - And look what's happening, Mr Ed Alonzo, everyone. 18 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:45,578 (Ed laughs) (crowd cheering) 19 00:00:45,612 --> 00:00:46,479 - [Dean] What the... 20 00:00:46,746 --> 00:00:51,051 - This is the plastic blade through head illusion. 21 00:00:51,084 --> 00:00:52,318 - Ah, yes. 22 00:00:52,352 --> 00:00:53,586 - Go ahead and get in. 23 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:55,922 - Me, uh, no, I don't, I don't understand what- 24 00:00:55,955 --> 00:00:57,724 - Let me show you, it's easy. 25 00:00:57,757 --> 00:01:00,593 All you have to do is you get down here 26 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:02,062 and your head goes through. 27 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:03,596 These are the head stocks. 28 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:04,230 - Right... 29 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:05,198 - The headstock. 30 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,666 Oh yes! 31 00:01:06,699 --> 00:01:07,367 - All right, what does this thing... 32 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,468 - Oh that's so nice. 33 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:09,302 - This thing here what does it- 34 00:01:09,335 --> 00:01:10,003 - Oh, don't touch that. 35 00:01:10,036 --> 00:01:11,104 - Oh! 36 00:01:11,137 --> 00:01:14,474 (audience laughs) 37 00:01:14,774 --> 00:01:16,643 Uh, oops. 38 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:19,312 - I'm okay, Dean. 39 00:01:19,345 --> 00:01:20,413 - Oh! 40 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:22,215 - I'm okay, I'll just get out of your way. 41 00:01:22,248 --> 00:01:24,584 - Okay, oh, he's fine. 42 00:01:24,617 --> 00:01:26,453 He's fine. (laughs) 43 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:27,754 Ladies and gentlemen, Ed Alonzo. 44 00:01:27,787 --> 00:01:28,988 (audience cheers) 45 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:30,690 He's seriously, he's alive. 46 00:01:30,723 --> 00:01:32,325 Yeah, he's definitely okay. 47 00:01:32,358 --> 00:01:34,494 (audience claps) 48 00:01:34,928 --> 00:01:36,563 Most magicians are very guarded 49 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,398 with the secrets behind their illusions. 50 00:01:38,431 --> 00:01:42,435 This performer literally keeps them locked up. 51 00:01:42,469 --> 00:01:44,404 Here's Andi Gladwin. 52 00:01:44,437 --> 00:01:47,273 (audience cheers) 53 00:01:47,307 --> 00:01:48,741 - I have three people from the audience here 54 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:50,276 to help me with this trick. 55 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:53,079 It is a trick where I have managed to slight of hand proof, 56 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:54,114 a deck of cards. 57 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:57,117 I have put a padlock through the deck this way. 58 00:01:57,150 --> 00:01:58,685 There is nothing I can do 59 00:01:58,718 --> 00:02:00,186 with slight of hand for this trick. 60 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:01,521 So I'm kind of locked in. 61 00:02:01,554 --> 00:02:04,124 We're gonna have all three of you pick cards from this deck. 62 00:02:04,157 --> 00:02:05,091 So let's start with you. 63 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:06,493 I will riffle through the cards like this 64 00:02:06,526 --> 00:02:08,228 and you just have to say stop wherever you like. 65 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:09,729 Just say stop whenever. 66 00:02:09,762 --> 00:02:10,363 - Stop. 67 00:02:10,396 --> 00:02:11,564 - Here, remember the card? 68 00:02:11,598 --> 00:02:11,998 - Mm-hmm. 69 00:02:12,532 --> 00:02:13,333 - Okay, and you're gonna pick one, too. 70 00:02:13,366 --> 00:02:14,400 Just say stop whenever you like. 71 00:02:14,434 --> 00:02:14,868 - Stop. 72 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:15,268 - Here? 73 00:02:15,902 --> 00:02:16,703 This is your card, you remember your card? 74 00:02:16,736 --> 00:02:17,937 And then finally one for you. 75 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:19,606 I'll go through just say stop whenever you- 76 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:20,473 - Stop. - Here? 77 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:21,441 Okay, you remember your card? - Yep. 78 00:02:21,474 --> 00:02:24,210 - So we have three cards selected from a deck 79 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:25,678 I cannot manipulate. 80 00:02:25,712 --> 00:02:27,514 So because I can't do slight of hand, 81 00:02:27,547 --> 00:02:30,216 instead I'm gonna do slight of mind. 82 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:32,252 I want you all to think of your cards, 83 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:33,887 and I'm gonna try and read your minds 84 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,089 and work out what cards you are thinking of. 85 00:02:36,122 --> 00:02:38,091 So, let's see. 86 00:02:38,124 --> 00:02:39,559 It's hard with three cards 87 00:02:39,592 --> 00:02:41,561 but I think yours was a black card. 88 00:02:41,594 --> 00:02:42,929 Yours was a red card. 89 00:02:42,962 --> 00:02:44,497 Yours was a black card as well. 90 00:02:44,531 --> 00:02:47,333 Yours was a, yours was a spade. 91 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:48,501 Actually, yours was a spade as well. 92 00:02:48,535 --> 00:02:50,537 Yours was a diamond. 93 00:02:51,471 --> 00:02:53,373 Two of spades. 94 00:02:53,406 --> 00:02:54,874 Five of spades, seven of diamonds. 95 00:02:54,908 --> 00:02:56,009 Did I get your cards right? 96 00:02:56,042 --> 00:02:56,609 - Yeah. 97 00:02:56,643 --> 00:02:57,544 - Fantastic. 98 00:02:57,577 --> 00:02:58,244 (audience cheers) 99 00:02:58,278 --> 00:02:58,778 It's a start. 100 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:00,647 Thank you, (indistinct) it's a start. 101 00:03:01,614 --> 00:03:03,883 You picked the two spades, five of spades, 102 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:05,018 seven of diamonds. 103 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:06,986 Well, this has three digits on it. 104 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:09,255 Two, five, seven. 105 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:11,658 I want you to see if I do any other digit here, 106 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:13,026 it doesn't unlock the padlock. 107 00:03:13,059 --> 00:03:15,395 If we do 888, it doesn't unlock. 108 00:03:15,428 --> 00:03:18,298 Any combination the padlock doesn't unlock. 109 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:22,202 But if we do your exact combination of random choices, 110 00:03:22,235 --> 00:03:25,838 two, five, seven, is the only combination 111 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:28,441 that unlocks the padlock. 112 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:32,545 (audience cheers and claps) 113 00:03:32,579 --> 00:03:34,013 But look, even though the deck is unlocked 114 00:03:34,047 --> 00:03:35,648 I don't wanna do any slight of hand. 115 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:36,916 I will be as fair as I can. 116 00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:39,352 I'd like all three of you to take out your cards. 117 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:40,887 Two of spades, five of spades, seven of diamonds, 118 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:41,821 take out your cards. 119 00:03:41,854 --> 00:03:43,823 Whoever gets their card quickest, wins. 120 00:03:43,856 --> 00:03:44,791 Go for it. 121 00:03:44,824 --> 00:03:46,025 (audience laughs) 122 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:46,859 Seven of hearts. 123 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:48,027 Nope, um, nope. 124 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:49,696 Turns out those cards have gone. 125 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:50,697 (audience laughs) 126 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,031 Those cards are no longer in the deck 127 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,734 even though I wasn't able to do any slight of hand. 128 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:57,837 But you remember I said that I wrote the combination down 129 00:03:57,870 --> 00:03:59,806 and I put it in my wallet in case I forget it. 130 00:03:59,839 --> 00:04:00,506 Here's good news. 131 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:04,544 I have my wallet in my pocket and inside 132 00:04:04,577 --> 00:04:06,179 is not just the combination, 133 00:04:06,212 --> 00:04:08,915 but three playing cards. 134 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:11,150 And they are your two of spades, 135 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:14,420 your five of spades and your seven of diamonds. 136 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:19,459 (upbeat dance music) (audience clapping) 137 00:04:21,194 --> 00:04:23,997 - It's time now for an illusionist who has me in awe 138 00:04:24,030 --> 00:04:25,965 each time he comes to the stage. 139 00:04:25,999 --> 00:04:28,735 It's none other than Shaun Jay. 140 00:04:28,768 --> 00:04:32,238 (audience cheers) (rock music) 141 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,707 - Thank you, thank you so much, guys. 142 00:04:34,741 --> 00:04:35,808 I'm happy to be here. 143 00:04:35,842 --> 00:04:38,511 We're gonna have some fun with my lovely volunteer 144 00:04:38,544 --> 00:04:39,345 from the audience. 145 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:40,179 What's your name? 146 00:04:40,213 --> 00:04:40,713 - Susan. 147 00:04:40,747 --> 00:04:41,514 - Susan. 148 00:04:41,547 --> 00:04:42,749 Do you happen to have a, you do, 149 00:04:42,782 --> 00:04:44,584 do you happen to have a ring I can borrow? 150 00:04:44,617 --> 00:04:46,619 Okay, can you go ahead and take that ring off? 151 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:47,820 Thank you so much. 152 00:04:47,854 --> 00:04:51,391 With your ring, I brought this with me. 153 00:04:51,424 --> 00:04:56,462 This is just a simple stick. 154 00:04:56,496 --> 00:04:58,798 It's a wooden dowel, nothing super special. 155 00:04:58,831 --> 00:05:00,633 Just painted a color. 156 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,936 Now I want you to examine the stick. 157 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:05,204 I examine your ring. 158 00:05:05,238 --> 00:05:06,739 Looks good to me. 159 00:05:06,773 --> 00:05:07,707 Thank you very much. 160 00:05:07,740 --> 00:05:09,208 I'm gonna give you the magic stick 161 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:12,378 and you're gonna hold on to one side with your right hand 162 00:05:12,412 --> 00:05:13,913 and one side with your left hand. 163 00:05:13,946 --> 00:05:14,747 You got it? 164 00:05:14,781 --> 00:05:15,581 - So, like this? 165 00:05:15,615 --> 00:05:17,750 - Yes, just like that and watch this. 166 00:05:18,084 --> 00:05:19,852 Now, how long have you had this ring for? 167 00:05:19,886 --> 00:05:20,553 Two years? 168 00:05:20,586 --> 00:05:22,121 - Mm, yeah, two years. 169 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:23,690 - Okay, and this is a special ring to you? 170 00:05:23,723 --> 00:05:24,557 - Yeah, so much. 171 00:05:24,590 --> 00:05:25,758 - So I better not screw this up. 172 00:05:25,792 --> 00:05:26,793 Okay, there's a lot riding on this. 173 00:05:26,826 --> 00:05:27,727 (audience laughs) 174 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,263 I think you have the type of personality 175 00:05:30,296 --> 00:05:34,400 to pass through challenges and obstacles in life. 176 00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:37,503 And that's proof, right there while you're holding 177 00:05:37,537 --> 00:05:38,871 onto that ring. 178 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:41,040 (audience claps) 179 00:05:41,074 --> 00:05:44,143 Let go with your right hand only. 180 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:45,678 Good, I'll take the ring. 181 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:47,413 Stay right there. 182 00:05:47,447 --> 00:05:48,648 Here we go. 183 00:05:48,681 --> 00:05:49,682 (blows loudly) 184 00:05:49,716 --> 00:05:52,885 Little static, little magic. 185 00:05:52,919 --> 00:05:55,955 I want you to wave the magic stick over my hand. 186 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:57,824 Go ahead, wave it over my hand. 187 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,559 Relax, this way. 188 00:05:59,592 --> 00:06:01,394 Simple and easy, there you go. 189 00:06:01,427 --> 00:06:02,595 Enjoy, enjoy. (audience laughs) 190 00:06:02,628 --> 00:06:03,696 Now, stop. 191 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:04,697 I take this. 192 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:06,165 You're doing great. 193 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,234 Now can you hold out both of your hands for me? 194 00:06:08,267 --> 00:06:10,002 I'm going to give you a gift. 195 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:10,470 Okay? 196 00:06:10,503 --> 00:06:10,870 - Yeah. 197 00:06:11,537 --> 00:06:12,939 - Let me give you the gift of astonishment. 198 00:06:12,972 --> 00:06:14,207 Watch, ready? 199 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:16,042 Set. 200 00:06:18,177 --> 00:06:20,179 - Oh, great, where is it? 201 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:22,315 (audience claps) 202 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:23,449 - You want your ring back? 203 00:06:23,483 --> 00:06:24,550 - Yes. 204 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:26,853 - Can you hold out your hand just like this 205 00:06:26,886 --> 00:06:29,188 and just go like this for me? 206 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:30,289 On me actually. 207 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:32,325 It's my favorite part of the performance. 208 00:06:32,358 --> 00:06:34,026 Yes, thank you. 209 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:35,161 Right here. 210 00:06:35,194 --> 00:06:36,095 You feel something? 211 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:36,729 - Yeah. 212 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:38,731 - That's my heart beating a million times a minute 213 00:06:38,765 --> 00:06:39,966 because I'm freaking out 'cause I'm not sure 214 00:06:39,999 --> 00:06:42,668 where your ring is, but if you just press. 215 00:06:42,702 --> 00:06:43,703 Feel something a little different? 216 00:06:43,736 --> 00:06:44,303 - Yeah. 217 00:06:44,737 --> 00:06:45,405 - Feels like an extra button or something 218 00:06:45,438 --> 00:06:47,473 that's not supposed to be there. 219 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:48,808 Okay, remove your hand. 220 00:06:48,841 --> 00:06:50,510 Watch this, my hands are absolutely empty. 221 00:06:50,543 --> 00:06:53,846 I want you to see this up close. 222 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,715 I carry around something very lucky. 223 00:06:55,748 --> 00:06:57,316 It's my lucky piece of jewelry, 224 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:59,218 kind of like your ring is. 225 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,287 And on my lucky necklace 226 00:07:02,822 --> 00:07:05,358 (Susan laughs) 227 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:06,292 - Oh my God. 228 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:09,462 - I have a ring, but it's not just any ring. 229 00:07:09,495 --> 00:07:10,830 Please be honest, is this... 230 00:07:10,863 --> 00:07:11,330 - Yeah. 231 00:07:11,964 --> 00:07:13,132 - Your exact ring you gave me just a moment ago? 232 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:14,333 - Yes. 233 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:19,238 (audience cheers) (dance music) 234 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:21,174 (explosion) 235 00:07:21,207 --> 00:07:22,241 - [Dean] Pay close attention. 236 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:24,410 We would hate for you to miss this next illusion 237 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,812 from The Conjurors. 238 00:07:25,845 --> 00:07:26,813 When we return. 239 00:07:26,846 --> 00:07:28,347 (explosion) 240 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:30,650 (upbeat music) 241 00:07:36,289 --> 00:07:39,826 - It's time to wander in the whimsical workings 242 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,260 of The Conjurors. 243 00:07:41,861 --> 00:07:44,931 (upbeat dance music) 244 00:07:48,067 --> 00:07:49,101 - Oh yes. 245 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:52,605 - (laughs) I've been so excited to perform here 246 00:07:52,638 --> 00:07:54,540 on "Masters of Illusion". 247 00:07:54,574 --> 00:07:56,776 And I've got a quick trick just for you. 248 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:57,977 - I cannot wait. 249 00:07:58,010 --> 00:07:59,479 Brand new, not been done before. 250 00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:00,546 What do I have to do? 251 00:08:00,580 --> 00:08:01,848 - Matthew, you don't do anything. 252 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:04,183 You stand over there and I'll take it from here. 253 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:05,351 - (laughs) Bear with us. 254 00:08:05,384 --> 00:08:06,619 Sorry, hang on. 255 00:08:06,652 --> 00:08:09,355 Are you saying that for this trick I do nothing? 256 00:08:09,388 --> 00:08:09,889 - Nothing. 257 00:08:09,922 --> 00:08:10,723 - It's all you. 258 00:08:10,756 --> 00:08:11,891 - That's right. 259 00:08:12,124 --> 00:08:12,792 - Bit awkward. 260 00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:13,593 I wait over there? 261 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:14,427 - Correct. 262 00:08:14,460 --> 00:08:15,161 - Just on my own? 263 00:08:15,194 --> 00:08:16,496 - Perfect. 264 00:08:16,529 --> 00:08:17,763 (woman giggles) 265 00:08:17,797 --> 00:08:20,967 So we have here two tubes and underneath this tube 266 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,404 is a very lovely fancy bottle of red wine. 267 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:27,240 So I'll pop the tube over the bottle of red, 268 00:08:27,273 --> 00:08:31,143 just like so, and over here we have the same tube, 269 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:33,479 but something different is underneath here. 270 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:36,015 You see, this a lovely little glass. 271 00:08:36,048 --> 00:08:38,417 The glass goes under the tube, just like so. 272 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:40,319 And the idea of the trick is that the glass 273 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:42,822 and the bottle of red are going to switch places. 274 00:08:42,855 --> 00:08:43,489 - They won't. 275 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:46,492 - In three, two, one. 276 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:47,660 - Oh, unlucky! 277 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:50,162 Remember Pomeroy and Lamb, The Conjurors, 278 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:51,531 taught the world together. 279 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:52,164 - Oh! 280 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:52,732 - Oh, hello. - Matthew? 281 00:08:52,765 --> 00:08:53,065 - Yep. 282 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:54,767 - Would you mind if I tried that again? 283 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:55,434 - On your own? 284 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:55,902 - Please. 285 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:56,969 - Without me? 286 00:08:57,169 --> 00:08:57,937 I stand over there? 287 00:08:57,970 --> 00:08:59,405 - Yeah. 288 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:02,642 (laughs) Two tubes and underneath this tube is... 289 00:09:02,675 --> 00:09:05,444 (audience laughs) 290 00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:06,846 A bottle of red wine. 291 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:07,580 (audience claps) 292 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,383 So we pop the tube over the bottle of red just like so 293 00:09:10,416 --> 00:09:14,387 and let me double check this time that we still, yes, 294 00:09:14,420 --> 00:09:16,489 we still really do have that glass. 295 00:09:16,522 --> 00:09:19,058 So the glass goes underneath the tube just like so 296 00:09:19,091 --> 00:09:20,893 and you know what's going to happen now 297 00:09:20,927 --> 00:09:22,595 it's going to switch! 298 00:09:22,628 --> 00:09:25,064 - Now what happened was, the first time was quite good. 299 00:09:25,097 --> 00:09:26,766 I quite enjoyed how you brought the bottle back. 300 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:29,435 If, if you could do it again, cheering, clapping, whooping, 301 00:09:29,468 --> 00:09:32,171 screaming, people going wild for you. 302 00:09:32,204 --> 00:09:33,105 I'll wait over here. 303 00:09:33,139 --> 00:09:35,274 - Two tubes underneath this tube, is... 304 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:37,009 - Go on, Tash. 305 00:09:37,343 --> 00:09:37,877 (Matthew gasps) 306 00:09:37,910 --> 00:09:39,111 - A bottle of red wine! 307 00:09:39,145 --> 00:09:39,946 - Wow! 308 00:09:39,979 --> 00:09:40,413 (audience cheers) 309 00:09:41,180 --> 00:09:43,149 So we pop the tube over the bottle of red just like so 310 00:09:43,182 --> 00:09:46,419 and over here let me double, triple check this time that we, 311 00:09:46,452 --> 00:09:49,522 yes of course, we still really do have that glass. 312 00:09:49,555 --> 00:09:51,958 Now I'll let you into a little secret. 313 00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:53,859 This isn't exactly going to plan. 314 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,428 So, Matthew Pomeroy. 315 00:09:55,461 --> 00:09:55,861 - Hi! 316 00:09:56,195 --> 00:09:57,096 - Would you mind helping me out? 317 00:09:57,129 --> 00:09:57,997 - Yeah, of course. 318 00:09:58,030 --> 00:09:58,831 - Hold up. 319 00:09:58,864 --> 00:09:59,465 - What's the matter? 320 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:00,566 - What's behind your back? 321 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,602 - Lovely screens, brilliant patterns. 322 00:10:02,635 --> 00:10:04,337 - What's in your hand? 323 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:06,405 - (laughs) It's a bottle of wine. 324 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,441 Now I tell you what, you wouldn't let me join in. 325 00:10:08,474 --> 00:10:09,642 I felt a little bit left out. 326 00:10:09,675 --> 00:10:10,810 You let me down a little bit. 327 00:10:10,843 --> 00:10:12,612 There were two of us, there are two tables, two tubes. 328 00:10:12,645 --> 00:10:13,813 And I thought we could do it together. 329 00:10:13,846 --> 00:10:15,014 But you are doing brilliantly. 330 00:10:15,047 --> 00:10:16,182 You look lovely, your hair's beautiful. 331 00:10:16,215 --> 00:10:17,783 So here's what I'll do. 332 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:18,985 I'll go over there. 333 00:10:19,018 --> 00:10:20,019 I won't touch the tubes. 334 00:10:20,052 --> 00:10:20,853 You're doing a great job. 335 00:10:20,886 --> 00:10:21,721 - Thank you. 336 00:10:22,088 --> 00:10:24,991 Tube goes over the bottle of red wine just like this. 337 00:10:25,024 --> 00:10:27,360 Over here we have the glass, the tube goes over this glass 338 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:28,461 just like so. 339 00:10:28,694 --> 00:10:31,497 Over here, of course we still have that bottle of red wine. 340 00:10:31,530 --> 00:10:32,598 (audience laughs) 341 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,167 The tube goes over the bottle of red just like so. 342 00:10:35,201 --> 00:10:37,036 You know that here we have the glass. 343 00:10:37,069 --> 00:10:38,504 Here we have the bottle of red. 344 00:10:38,537 --> 00:10:41,641 The glass, the bottle, the glass, the bottle. 345 00:10:41,674 --> 00:10:44,944 And in three, two, one, they will switch places. 346 00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:47,613 Master of Illusions, are you ready? 347 00:10:47,647 --> 00:10:48,547 (audience cheers) - Yes! 348 00:10:48,581 --> 00:10:49,782 - Here we go! 349 00:10:49,815 --> 00:10:53,052 Three, two, one. 350 00:10:53,085 --> 00:10:54,353 - Magic! 351 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:58,457 (audience cheers and claps) 352 00:10:58,791 --> 00:10:59,525 (explosion) 353 00:11:00,026 --> 00:11:03,129 - [Dean] Next up, the quick moves of Smoothini 354 00:11:03,162 --> 00:11:05,197 when we return. 355 00:11:05,231 --> 00:11:08,300 (upbeat dance music) 356 00:11:11,537 --> 00:11:13,005 (upbeat dance music) 357 00:11:13,739 --> 00:11:14,507 (explosion) 358 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:15,641 - Hilarious? 359 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:16,342 Yes. 360 00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:17,076 Talented? 361 00:11:17,109 --> 00:11:18,477 Of course. 362 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:19,545 Refined? 363 00:11:19,578 --> 00:11:20,880 Mm, not quite. 364 00:11:20,913 --> 00:11:23,582 Let's give it up for Smoothini. 365 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:25,818 (audience cheers) (upbeat music) 366 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:28,521 - What's going on, planet Earth? 367 00:11:29,455 --> 00:11:30,856 Me growing up, learning magic, 368 00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:32,558 I didn't have enough money for props, 369 00:11:32,591 --> 00:11:35,795 so the easiest thing I could get my hands on besides cards, 370 00:11:35,828 --> 00:11:37,730 was a piece of rope. 371 00:11:37,763 --> 00:11:40,099 And you would think ropes are simple 372 00:11:40,132 --> 00:11:41,634 but it could be complicated. 373 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:46,105 For example, if I had one rope it would have two ends, 374 00:11:46,505 --> 00:11:47,940 one middle. 375 00:11:47,973 --> 00:11:49,575 If I had two ropes we'll have four ends, 376 00:11:49,608 --> 00:11:51,310 three ropes, six ends, whatever. 377 00:11:51,343 --> 00:11:55,948 But if I had a rope and a half, 378 00:11:55,981 --> 00:11:58,417 you catch yourself with a little bit of a predicament. 379 00:11:58,451 --> 00:12:01,387 (audience claps) 380 00:12:01,420 --> 00:12:03,823 Which is a little bit strange 381 00:12:05,091 --> 00:12:11,130 when you notice that you have one middle with four ends. 382 00:12:11,163 --> 00:12:14,834 (audience cheers and claps) 383 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:18,804 See, when you see the rope with two ends on that side 384 00:12:18,838 --> 00:12:21,006 and two ends on that side, it makes a lot more sense 385 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,510 when the ends are separated, 386 00:12:24,543 --> 00:12:27,713 making it two ropes. 387 00:12:28,714 --> 00:12:30,149 (audience claps) 388 00:12:30,182 --> 00:12:32,084 It gets better, girl, I've seen this before. 389 00:12:32,118 --> 00:12:33,219 (audience laughs) 390 00:12:33,252 --> 00:12:35,254 See if I have two ropes that are about the same size 391 00:12:35,287 --> 00:12:37,590 and I tie them into loops, 392 00:12:37,623 --> 00:12:39,692 I should logically have two loops 393 00:12:39,725 --> 00:12:41,560 of about the exact same size. 394 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:43,596 Now this is a family show so I'm gonna reduce 395 00:12:43,629 --> 00:12:45,664 a lot of my Las Vegas jokes at this moment. 396 00:12:45,698 --> 00:12:46,198 (audience laughs) 397 00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:50,402 So watch me as I hold my breath and I get censored. 398 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:52,071 (audience laughs) 399 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:55,441 One loop is bigger than the other. 400 00:12:55,474 --> 00:12:56,642 Just me? 401 00:12:56,675 --> 00:12:58,110 All right. 402 00:12:58,144 --> 00:13:00,112 All right, well how about this? 403 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:03,315 When you combine both the loops 404 00:13:03,349 --> 00:13:06,519 they look exactly the same size, 405 00:13:06,552 --> 00:13:09,488 which is a lie. (audience claps) 406 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:10,456 See the thing is this. 407 00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:13,058 Some people gonna tell you that all I do is I go back 408 00:13:13,092 --> 00:13:16,395 in time, back with the rope, had a knot. 409 00:13:17,163 --> 00:13:19,198 (audience claps) 410 00:13:19,231 --> 00:13:20,833 You can applaud me as much as you want. 411 00:13:20,866 --> 00:13:22,501 It's all good. 412 00:13:22,535 --> 00:13:25,271 I can absorb all the love. 413 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,173 We're gonna do the drunk version, okay? 414 00:13:27,206 --> 00:13:30,209 So you guys over here on this side, you watch the ends. 415 00:13:30,242 --> 00:13:33,913 You guys over here in that side, you watch the middle. 416 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:35,447 You can watch whatever you want, girl. 417 00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:37,416 (audience laughs) 418 00:13:37,449 --> 00:13:41,520 You wanna take the ends over here from this side. 419 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:42,922 Of course it doesn't wanna work. 420 00:13:42,955 --> 00:13:44,623 There we go and bam. 421 00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:48,060 (audience claps) 422 00:13:48,093 --> 00:13:49,595 Not one rope. 423 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:55,401 I really got two, not two ropes. 424 00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:59,138 Really have one. 425 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,040 Now one rope. 426 00:14:02,741 --> 00:14:09,215 I really only have a rope with no ends. 427 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:13,285 (audience cheers and claps) 428 00:14:13,319 --> 00:14:15,254 How about we do this? 429 00:14:15,287 --> 00:14:17,957 How about you all blow? 430 00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:19,191 That doesn't do nothing with the trick. 431 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:22,661 I just wanna smell your breath. 432 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:23,829 See the ends? 433 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:26,365 You put the ends in my pocket. 434 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:31,637 Woo, and the middles in my hand. 435 00:14:33,072 --> 00:14:35,574 Real quick, if somebody, any bro, 436 00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:37,343 lets just say you over there, 437 00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:39,812 just say a number really loud between one and five. 438 00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:40,679 - Four. 439 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:45,050 - It's a recession, you get three. 440 00:14:45,084 --> 00:14:46,285 (audience laughs) 441 00:14:46,318 --> 00:14:47,586 Take that. 442 00:14:49,321 --> 00:14:51,924 (audience claps) 443 00:14:51,957 --> 00:14:52,658 (explosion) 444 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,193 - [Dean] Get ready for a grand illusion 445 00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:57,263 like you've never seen before from Eric Buss, 446 00:14:57,296 --> 00:14:58,430 when we return. 447 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:01,567 (upbeat music) 448 00:15:04,103 --> 00:15:06,705 (upbeat music) 449 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:07,439 (explosion) 450 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:10,075 Let's give a warm welcome to a magician who not only 451 00:15:10,109 --> 00:15:13,846 has mastered magic, but also carpentry? 452 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:15,681 Hm, you'll see. 453 00:15:15,714 --> 00:15:17,383 Here's Eric Buss. 454 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:17,850 (audience cheers) 455 00:15:18,083 --> 00:15:19,885 - Hey, thank you so much. 456 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:22,755 Cool, thank you very much. 457 00:15:22,788 --> 00:15:25,424 Back in March, 2020, when the world shut down 458 00:15:25,457 --> 00:15:26,759 we all had a lot of spare time. 459 00:15:26,792 --> 00:15:29,161 I decided to build my son a tree house 460 00:15:29,194 --> 00:15:30,963 and I love the process. 461 00:15:30,996 --> 00:15:32,431 It was a lot more fun than I thought. 462 00:15:32,464 --> 00:15:34,199 Now magic's back open, I'm very excited, 463 00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:36,068 but I still keep thinking about tree houses, 464 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:37,269 it's a new passion. 465 00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:41,840 So I thought today somebody would win a free tree house. 466 00:15:41,874 --> 00:15:44,176 (audience cheers and claps) 467 00:15:44,209 --> 00:15:45,044 Yes. 468 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:46,979 You, what is your name? 469 00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:47,446 - Catherine. 470 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:50,215 - Catherine, you win a free tree house! 471 00:15:50,249 --> 00:15:52,384 (audience laughs and claps) 472 00:15:52,418 --> 00:15:53,819 - I didn't say it was a fair contest, 473 00:15:53,852 --> 00:15:55,054 I just said somebody would win. 474 00:15:55,087 --> 00:15:56,288 I chose Catherine. 475 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:57,990 Catherine, do you have kids by chance? 476 00:15:58,023 --> 00:15:59,224 No, good. 477 00:15:59,258 --> 00:16:00,993 You don't want kids in your tree house anyway. 478 00:16:01,026 --> 00:16:01,860 Where do you live? 479 00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:02,494 - Seattle. 480 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:03,128 - Seattle. 481 00:16:03,162 --> 00:16:04,596 Ooh, I live here in LA. 482 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:06,732 I might have to crash on your couch two, three weeks, 483 00:16:06,765 --> 00:16:09,368 a month maximum, but we will have some fun. 484 00:16:09,401 --> 00:16:11,670 Now Catherine, I built 30 tree houses. 485 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:13,505 I picked out six of my favorites. 486 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:15,441 This is the design we'll use for your tree house. 487 00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:17,843 Katherine, pick a number between one and six. 488 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:18,377 - Five. 489 00:16:18,410 --> 00:16:19,278 - Five, all right. 490 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:21,146 I'm not gonna show you the tree house 491 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:22,881 Catherine selected just yet. 492 00:16:22,915 --> 00:16:24,383 I'm just gonna mark it like that. 493 00:16:24,416 --> 00:16:26,719 First, we will see the tree houses 494 00:16:26,752 --> 00:16:29,254 that Catherine did not select. 495 00:16:29,788 --> 00:16:32,024 Oh, one of my favorites. 496 00:16:32,057 --> 00:16:33,158 This was a good one. 497 00:16:33,192 --> 00:16:34,393 There's a rock wall over here, 498 00:16:34,426 --> 00:16:35,995 the slide here it was like this. 499 00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:37,262 The kids just went bam. 500 00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:38,797 (audience laughs) 501 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:41,700 Catherine, you did not pick that one, no slide for you. 502 00:16:41,734 --> 00:16:43,302 Treehouse number two. 503 00:16:43,335 --> 00:16:45,337 Ooh, another one of my favorites. 504 00:16:45,371 --> 00:16:46,839 This was a huge rock wall. 505 00:16:46,872 --> 00:16:48,273 It's like nine feet high, there's a little hole there 506 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:49,608 so the kids could crawl through. 507 00:16:49,641 --> 00:16:51,043 You did not select this one. 508 00:16:51,076 --> 00:16:53,112 No rock wall for you. 509 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,947 Number three. 510 00:16:55,748 --> 00:16:57,416 Ooh, this was a really cool one. 511 00:16:57,449 --> 00:16:58,917 This was a giant tree. 512 00:16:58,951 --> 00:17:01,320 It's another rock wall there, there's hidden monkey bars. 513 00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:03,022 This one came with a free tree. 514 00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:05,090 Mm. (audience laughs) 515 00:17:05,124 --> 00:17:07,726 You did not pick that one, no free tree for you. 516 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,828 Number four tree house. 517 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,530 Oh, this one was for toddlers. 518 00:17:11,563 --> 00:17:14,066 You don't have toddlers, you don't want toddlers. 519 00:17:14,099 --> 00:17:15,034 This one was tiny. 520 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:16,268 Yeah, you didn't pick that one. 521 00:17:16,301 --> 00:17:18,904 No toddler house for you. 522 00:17:18,937 --> 00:17:20,039 Number six tree house. 523 00:17:20,072 --> 00:17:21,473 Ooh, another good one. 524 00:17:21,507 --> 00:17:22,908 This one was huge. 525 00:17:22,941 --> 00:17:24,176 I put some red curtains in there. 526 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:25,744 Classed up the joint a little bit. 527 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:27,179 Little rope climbing thing over here. 528 00:17:27,212 --> 00:17:28,447 Some more hidden monkey bars. 529 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,648 This tree was huge. 530 00:17:29,681 --> 00:17:31,250 You did not pick this one. 531 00:17:31,283 --> 00:17:32,718 Sorry, Catherine. 532 00:17:32,751 --> 00:17:35,454 Let's see the tree house that you did select. 533 00:17:35,487 --> 00:17:38,724 (upbeat electronic music) 534 00:17:38,757 --> 00:17:41,427 Okay, this was one of the earlier ones. 535 00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:44,029 Now, not one of the better ones. 536 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:48,067 You picked the playhouse built out of popsicle sticks. 537 00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:48,801 (audience laughs) 538 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:50,202 Yay. 539 00:17:50,235 --> 00:17:52,538 (audience claps) 540 00:17:52,571 --> 00:17:54,973 The bad news is it's built out Popsicle sticks. 541 00:17:55,007 --> 00:17:57,376 The good news is it's already built.. 542 00:17:57,409 --> 00:17:59,912 What? (audience laughs) 543 00:17:59,945 --> 00:18:01,280 (audience claps) 544 00:18:01,313 --> 00:18:03,615 There you go, your very own playhouse 545 00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:05,484 out of Popsicle sticks. 546 00:18:05,517 --> 00:18:07,152 Thank you so much. 547 00:18:07,186 --> 00:18:12,191 (audience cheers and claps) (upbeat music) 548 00:18:13,058 --> 00:18:14,359 (explosion) 549 00:18:14,393 --> 00:18:17,563 Well that's all the magic we have time for this time, 550 00:18:17,596 --> 00:18:19,631 but there's plenty more next time. 551 00:18:19,665 --> 00:18:21,233 We hope you'll join us again. 552 00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:23,335 Until then, I'm Dean Cain. 553 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:24,403 See ya. 554 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:26,171 (audience cheers) 555 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:31,910 (upbeat music)