- Illusion, the art
distorting the senses,
You can't trust what you
Meet the "Masters of Illusion".
(crowd cheering)
Hi, I'm Dean Cain, and welcome
Matter and energy,
There are elements of the
that cannot bend,
There are rules and laws
But what you're about
even the most fundamental
- Dean, Dean, Dean!
- Sorry, hey there.
Hi, Chip.
I just invented it.
- That's a time machine?
Yes, I spent like
and one magic marker,
For instance, look, empty
You put it in the time machine.
You just press this.
You're gonna go back in time,
and you'll have a
- Should I press it, or?
- Oh, if you want to press it...
- That's it?
- Well, yeah, actually,
I, um, it went back too far.
I'm so sorry.
- Yeah, that's-
- I can't...
I can't drink this.
- Chipper, I can't,
Anyway.
What you're about to
but it is something a mere
Here's Kid Ace.
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- Awesome.
What's your name?
- My name's Alex.
- Alex, thank you for joining us
on stage tonight, Alex.
- Okay, so Alex, we're
I'm gonna try to
with you, okay?
- And we're gonna do
Now, I have two books.
I have "The Invisible Man"
and "The Legend
You may have read
- Neither.
- Okay, they're classics,
Someone has, you know?
You're gonna choose a
to continue with, your choice.
- "Invisible Man".
- All right, so you take "The
Go ahead, I want you
to a random page or a
something that has
Any page number you like.
- Okay.
- And what page number is that?
- I picked 64.
- 64. I have a playing card.
That playing card
right in the center of it.
Now, I'm gonna show
but also, I want
In a moment, I'm gonna place
- Yes.
I'm gonna run this card down
You will say stop
- Okay.
- When you say stop,
and hopefully we isolate
- Okay.
- Cool, so open that book.
- Which side is
That's great, that's the page
So, I'll hold it like
sticking out the side,
and you can see directly on it.
Wherever you feel comfortable.
- Okay.
Stop.
All right, do you
or commit to that position?
- [Alex] I'm gonna commit.
- All right, I'm
If there's a word
don't say it out loud.
You got one?
- All right, I'll keep it here
in case you need
Now, what I'd like you
what's your left,
'cause now you're open.
Now, we can really
Think of the first letter of
You got that?
Okay, perfect.
I'm gonna see if we can do this.
I like the spirit fingers.
First letter.
Now, put on your
All right, best poker face.
Think of the last letter.
You're doing great.
I think we're almost there.
Imagine the word
the entire word that
Just imagine it.
We're gonna go right
That's it.
For the first time,
is say the word you stopped at.
- Popular.
- That is correct.
- It is?
- This was my prediction.
You see,
this may look like a
but it has some meaning.
Five, five, eight over seven.
There's another book I didn't
Now, I could have simply
because I felt that vibe,
but I wanted to leave you
with a moment you
and that book I have is
There are thousands and
in this dictionary.
You're gonna take
you're gonna open to page 558.
Open that dictionary, 558.
And when you get there, I
because I put seven on
Count seven defined words up,
I highlighted something.
What's the word?
- It's popular.
It's popular.
And that's a prediction.
(crowd applauding)
Yes.
Thank you so much.
Make your way back to your seat
and you can keep that
for a souvenir.
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- Take note, our next magician
has a pretty interesting
Here's Trino.
(crowd applauding)
- Thank you so much.
I have a wonderful assistant
- EJ.
- EJ, great to meet you.
Thank you so much
We are going to do
- All right.
- It's pretty easy, EJ.
I'm just gonna spread
I'd like you to
and go ahead and pull it out.
- Let's do this one.
And EJ, if you would,
or EJ, nice and big on
if you would.
- Done.
I'll take the card back. I'll
EJ's signed selected card.
Now the only card
that looks exactly like that.
We're going to cut
and set it right there.
EJ.
- I would like you to
and send it to me
with your mind into my mind.
I'm gonna read your mind
your card on this Post-it note.
- All right.
- Yeah.
All right.
Perfect.
And EJ, the name
- The queen of hearts.
- The queen of hearts,
your card.
That's okay. That's okay.
Some things are just for me, EJ.
The sticky note.
We are going to
right on the back here.
And watch, if you watch
just like this.
(mysterious engaging music)
It vanishes.
And ends up.
One card in the deck.
That is EJ's signed
(crowd applauding)
- I don't know what to say.
Holy crap.
- Thank you, EJ, so
- Keep your eyes on the screen
and your hands on your wallets.
Here's Nick Dopuch.
- Thank you. Thank
I'm gonna let you in on
here in magic.
One of the things that you'll
is we tend to
We tend to take
and we over-explain
but that allows us to lull
which allows us to
So without further ado,
so let's just hop into it.
This right here,
using a candy Half Dollar.
You ever seen one
You haven't, well, let
especially this
It's a very special one.
This one right here has
It was made 1993.
Half dollars are
5 dimes, 11 nickels,
However, a really cool thing
If you wanted to check on,
ah, look at that, and
You thought it was gonna
I know.
However, we have to get
So we have to get the half
We're just gonna use my ring
and try to get this
Now, normally I'd use
However, some people
'cause most people's
a lot more than 50 cents.
I know, people
They just get mad,
now you get 50 cents.
Now we have a coin, now
That's the problem
You're always missing
But which one would
You'd rather have the ring,
so we're gonna find
just very, very quickly.
Just like so.
That way we can get it jumped
And that's how
but you still have your ring.
Thank you very much.
- The always amazing slight
when we come back.
(crowd applauding)
This next illusion has
I don't know how he does it.
Here's Johnny Ace Palmer.
(crowd applauding)
- I'm Johnny.
- I'm Heidi.
I'm Johnny.
- And Angela, nice to meet you.
This is a new trick. I haven't
Please notice when
the other drawer goes out.
That's not magic,
But it still works when
like a credit card,
and push one drawer in,
See?
It works also when
perpendicular like this,
or like this on top.
Even between my
Heidi, will you cup your
Thank you.
Notice they're just boxes.
Look, Angela,
When I put them back in,
I don't know if it will or not.
Angela, will you put
and push that drawer in?
It does.
- Thank you, Heidi and Angela.
The only way I can
is if I put the bugs back
Thanks for your help.
- The epitome of elegance
Our next performer is none
- Yes, hello!
Excellent.
All right, so I've
for my three new friends here:
Dan, Sunny, and Chris, correct?
- [All] Yes.
but it's going to be slightly
Here's what's gonna happen.
I'm going to go
and I want you to say
Let's start with you,
- Stop.
Go ahead and take
Memorize it. You got it?
Excellent, and if you
make sure the card's
Go ahead, and Sunny,
- Stop.
Take a look at the card.
Fantastic.
And for the last we'll go,
so say stop for me.
- Stop.
Take a look at the
You've got the card?
Fantastic, now here's the deal.
Normally at this point
you'd hand out the
or I would shuffle the cards
and you'd be very
are truly shuffled.
So to make sure that it's
I'm going to take the cards,
I'm gonna put them inside
and that is how we are going
Like this.
My favorite part's
Excellent, all right,
to reach inside this deck here,
and if I'm able to pull out
somebody's selected
let's say we go with,
I think we've got, who
Was that you,
There's Sunny's card. Excellent.
So now if I'm able to reach
and if anyone wants to see
or anything inside
if I'm able to reach in here,
if I'm able to fish out
how about this one right here?
Whose is that?
- That's me.
Excellent. There's
And for the very last
we're gonna take the cards,
And this time I could
and pull out your playing card.
Instead, here's what we'll do.
I'll reach in here and
that are not yours.
I know none of these are yours.
In fact, I'll reach
the rest of the cards
which I believe would
Leaving me with one
inside the cocktail shaker.
The five of clubs,
Is that right, the
Excellent, there it is.
All three playing cards
And I mean, I don't mean
but I think that
I think I deserve a drink.
(crowd cheering)
Cheers, everyone!
- Next, is your
with the antics of Dan Sperry?
After this.
(crowd applauding)
Our next performer is
a real student of his craft,
and he definitely
Let's hear it for Dan Sperry.
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- A challenge to technology
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Get ready for a little
from our very own Trigg Watson.
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- Okay, we hope you
of "Masters of Illusion."
I know I certainly did.
Be sure to join us next time.
Until then, I'm Dean Cain.
Good night.
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