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- Illusion.

The art of tricking the brain, distorting the senses,

challenging perception.

You can't trust what you see even with your own eyes.

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Meet the Masters of Illusion.

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Welcome to an evening where your senses will be deceived

and your mind will be challenged.

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I'm Dean Cain, and this is "Masters of Illusion."

(audience cheering and applauding)

Now magic has a way of drawing us in,

making us question the very fabric of reality.

It's an experience that captivates, surprises,

and hopefully leaves us wanting more as we explore-

- Hey, Dean. - Absolute limiting of.

Trino.

We're gonna explore the limits of Trino.

How are you, my friend?

- I'm good, Dean.

Dean, I was talking with the cast backstage.

- Yes.

- And there are some unbelievable performers.

- Yes. - There really is.

- You being among them, of course.

- Me being among them, yeah.

This is a really long piece of paper.

And Dean, this is a hole punch.

I got a little excited earlier

and I went through my whole jacket

that furs flew around like this.

And then watch here.

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Just like this, Dean.

That's all it takes right here.

(audience laughing)

- Wow.

There's actually-

- What does that make?

- Amazing and.

- Amuse. - Amuse.

And you just did that right here.

- That's right.

- That's impossible.

- Nothing's impossible.

- Nothing's impossible.

Well, let's see if there are any impossible acts coming up.

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This performer is no stranger to this stage.

He's been a fan favorite

on "Masters of Illusion" for years.

Known for his hilarious antics and mind-bending magic,

he is always a crowd pleaser.

Please welcome back the incredible Ed Alonzo.

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- And now, I'd like to weave a tale from the past

about the greatest escape artist and magician in history.

The amazing Harry Houdini.

Houdini was once known as the handcuff king,

and claimed he could escape

from almost any pair of handcuffs.

I have a theory to the secret.

Just before they slap the handcuffs on,

they would examine Harry for any lock picks or keys,

but then he would give his wife Beth a big hug

and a kiss reaching around to her hairline,

stealing a bobby pin, giving him the tool he needed

to get out of any pair of handcuffs.

Well, it just so happens that I have a few hairpins.

So tonight, I will attempt to escape from a pair

of handcuffs while I'm locked inside of this tiny box.

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(whistle blows)

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One more!

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- Now, winning the lottery is all about luck,

but when it comes to magic,

our next performer doesn't leave anything to chance.

His sleight of hand and mind-blowing illusions

will make you feel like you have struck gold.

Please welcome the phenomenal Eric Jones.

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- So who likes money?

(audience cheering)

That wasn't everybody.

(audience laughing)

That means some of you guys must have got a PPP loan, right?

That's what it tells me.

You know, I'm a huge, huge fan of money

and one of my big dreams has always been to win the lottery.

Anybody ever wanna win the lottery?

(audience applauding)

I've spent so much time thinking about it

that I even bought a book on how to win the lottery.

And tonight, what I wanna do is try something

absolutely incredible if it works.

This young lady here in the second row,

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.

(audience laughing) How are you?

What's your name?

- [Ruth] Ruth.

- Good to meet you.

Can I have you stand right where you are?

We're gonna try and experiment.

I'm gonna give you this book.

Here's what I would absolutely love you to do.

What I want you to do, if you could, I want you

to think about, oh, you can close it for now,

but what I'd love you to do is I want you

to think about a memory or no, actually, you know what?

Think about what you would do

if you actually won the lottery.

- [Ruth] Ok?

- And if that requires you to put your glasses on,

you can do so.

(audience laughing)

(Ruth speaking indistinctly)

Oh, this was supposed to be here, not verbal,

but I get it, I get it, I get it.

So you have a thought

of what you would do if you win the lottery.

You wanna put your glasses on.

Is that gonna help you?

Or not.

This is your show, lady.

I don't know what you say. (audience laughing)

Here's what I need you to do.

You can go ahead and put your glasses on.

And what I'd love you to do,

this is gonna be weird, close your eyes. (laughs)

(audience laughing)

And once your eyes are closed,

what I would absolutely love you to do is I want you

to think about that thought

about what you would do if you were to win the lottery.

And I want you to thumb through the pages of the book.

When you find a page that you like, you have one?

You can open your eyes, open the book,

remember the page number that you see and close the book.

Then you can pass it to the young lady to your right.

But please, stay standing, yes.

And what is your name?

- Manit.

- Good to meet you as well.

That's a beautiful name.

We all have glasses.

That's good. (audience laughing)

That's awesome.

If you don't mind doing the same thing,

think about something you'd like to do

if you were to win the lottery.

When you have that thought, close your eyes,

thumb through the pages of the book.

Open the book.

Take a look at a page that you see.

Remember the page, then close the book.

You have one? - Yes.

- Would you mind passing it to the person here?

Got four more to go, guys.

(audience laughing)

Hi, what's your name?

- Silva.

- Good to meet you, Silva.

Same thing.

Get a thought, close your eyes.

Remember the thought.

Scroll through the book.

Take a look at a page.

Remember the number in case you see it.

You'll all understand why we're doing this in a moment.

When you've got one, close the book.

Remember the number.

Sir, your name.

- Alex.

- Alex, good to meet you.

Do the same thing.

Get a thought, remember a page number.

You got it?

What is that, four?

We need two more.

The person to your right.

Your name sir?

- Brian.

- Good to meet you, Brian.

Same thing. Same thing.

Got one?

Excellent.

And the young lady.

Oh, he just smacked her in the head.

That's good. (audience laughing)

That works.

Your name? - Maya.

- Good to meet you, Maya.

Awesome.

Got one?

Excellent.

Would you mind passing it to the person right here?

And your name?

- Serena.

- Serena.

Now I don't want you to remember a page number.

Would you mind joining me on stage, folks?

Can we give it up for her?

(audience cheering and applauding)

I'll take you by the hand to help you up.

Thank you so much, you are awesome.

I'm gonna have you stand right here if that's okay.

Just right here.

Now guys, I wanna do a quick recap.

I came out and I talked about money

and a lot of people, obviously, you guys have money

since you don't wanna win the lottery.

(audience laughing) And I get that, that's okay.

Then I decided I wanted to try and experiment.

We picked six people at random,

and you each thought of a page while you're thinking about

what you would do if you won the lottery.

Like I told you from the very beginning,

I spent a lot of time thinking about the lottery.

In fact, so much time that I played the lottery quite often.

In fact, before I pass this book out,

I placed a single lottery ticket inside of the book.

If you don't mind opening it to the first page.

What do you see there?

- A lottery ticket.

- A lottery ticket.

Powerball.

- Powerball, it is, yeah.

(audience laughing)

Here's what I would love you to do, if you don't mind.

I want you to read the first five numbers.

We'll get to the Powerball in a second.

What do you see there?

You can start right there.

Right here, these numbers.

- Oh, 14. - 14.

- 28. - 28.

- 33. - 33.

- 42. - 42.

- 54. - 54.

And there's a powerball.

What's that powerball number?

- 08. - 08.

Guys, if I said your number, if she said your number,

please sit down.

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(audience applauding)

Give it up for her, folks.

(audience applauding)

- Thank you so much.

- You are awesome. Thank you.

(audience cheering and applauding)

Not bad.

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- [Dean] Coming up.

Joel Meyers uses mind-bending magic

like you've never seen before.

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And later.

Jeki Yoo tricks an audience member

with his magic poker chips.

- And your job is just follow the red.

- I need to get my eyes fixed.

- Yeah. (audience laughing)

- Plus Joshua Jay brings the audience

into his closeup match.

- I'm gonna do this card trick for you.

No, Ashwini is gonna do the card trick for all of us.

This is weirdly gratifying.

- "Masters of Illusion" is just getting started.

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Prepare to be entertained by a magician

who brings energy, charm,

and cutting-edge illusions to the stage.

His fast-paced style

and ability to connect with audiences makes him

one of the most exciting performers in magic today.

Let's give a warm welcome to Joel Meyers.

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- What is up, you guys?

Bro, what's your name?

- My name's Fo Day.

- Fo Day.

Everybody give Fo Day a big hand.

(audience applauding)

That's a dope name, bro.

I like your style, man.

I like your ring.

That's pretty cool.

Could I actually borrow your ring?

Is that cool?

We're gonna try something pretty cool with your ring.

Now Fo Day, a lot of people don't know this.

I don't know what we type of material this is.

What, metal and silver

and gold actually really hard to heat up

just using human body heat.

I'll show you what I mean.

If you kinda hold it in your hand, put your hand out, Fo Day

and kinda hold it in your hand.

Kinda put your hand around it.

You can still feel it's kinda cool, right?

Takes a while for it to heat up.

Even whenever it's been on your finger,

it stays pretty cool.

Here's the deal, Fo Day.

I'm gonna try and heat this up to an impossible point.

And the way that I'm gonna do this

is by using my fingers like that.

Kind of rub it just like this.

Fo Day, you can kind of put your fingers on it too.

Just like that.

Yeah, kinda.

Just a few people, that's okay.

We try and there we go.

You feel it just like that.

Now watch the ring.

I'm gonna do this as slowly as I can, watch close.

Here we go.

I'm gonna kinda do it like this.

You're gonna actually see something start to happen here.

Fo Day, check this out.

There we go.

It'll actually start to change the consistency

to where it almost looks like it's melting just like that.

Of course, this is an illusion, Fo Day,

and it's actually just your ring, bro.

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(audience applauding)

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- This performer is a magician who has captivated audiences

around the globe with his innovative,

visually stunning magic.

Known for pushing the boundaries of traditional illusions,

please welcome the incredible Jeki Yoo.

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(audience applauding)

- Thank you so much.

Yeah, I'm Jeki Yoo.

And what's your name?

- Sarah.

- Sarah, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meeet you.

- Now we are gonna play a simpler game, okay?

Here I have coasters and as you see,

two blue and one red.

And I'm gonna shuffle this

and your job is just follow the red one.

- Okay. - Are you ready?

- Yes. - Okay, let's do this.

Here's a red and red.

See, I shuffle them up and I shuffle more.

And where's the red one?

- It's right here.

- Yeah, most of you will probably choose this,

but if you choose this, you lose money because this is blue

and this is blue and this is red.

See? (audience applauding)

Yeah, see?

Yeah, thank you so much.

This is a scam.

You can often find it in popular travel spots

around the world.

You bet money, but you can never win.

Let's do this again.

Here's red and two blue.

Red and red, see?

And I shuffled them.

Where's red?

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- [Sarah] All the way over there.

- Yeah, normally people choose this, but this is blue.

See?

And this is blue.

Where's red?

Yeah, maybe this, right?

- [Sarah] Yeah.

- [Jeki] But this is blue and the blue and this is red.

- I need to get my eyes fixed.

- Yeah.

(audience applauding)

All right, all right, Sarah.

This time, to make it easier,

I placed the poker chip here at the center.

This is red.

I placed poker right here.

And two blue, right?

- Yes. - One and one.

I shuffle them up.

See, no matter how much I shuffle,

you can always borrow the red coaster with red poker chip.

Right?

So now I have one and two blue coasters.

And where's red?

- [Sarah] Right here.

- [Jeki] Yeah, obviously, it's right here.

But look carefully.

If I remove this, this is the blue and blue.

So you never play this game, here's red.

Give it up for Sarah.

(audience cheering and applauding)

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- [Dean] Coming up, Joshua Jay

brings the audience to his magic.

- I'm not gonna do this card trick for you, no.

Ashwini is gonna do the card trick for all of us.

This is weirdly gratifying.

(audience applauding)

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- [Dean] And later, My Uyen

does her famous speedy transformation act.

(lively music)

Plus Nathaniel Segal uses an audience member's money

to perform a unique trick.

- Didn't think you're gonna be doing an origami

on national TV, but here we are.

- "Masters of Illusion" has way more tricks up its sleeve.

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Get ready to be amazed by a magician whose passion

for the art of magic shines through every performance.

Known for his innovative tricks and engaging storytelling,

he has wowed audiences in over 100 countries.

Please welcome the incredible Joshua Jay.

(audience cheering and applauding)

- It's been said that all card magic

is a matter of perspective.

And for this next one,

I wanna shift the perspective in two ways

you've never seen before.

The first way is I'm not gonna do this card trick for you.

No, Ashwini is gonna do the card trick for all of us.

(audience laughing)

No pressure, you'll do great.

You look petrified now, you'll be fine.

(audience laughing)

And the second perspective that will shift

is how close you are to this trick.

You see, whenever anybody sees me do closeup magic,

they say, "Yeah, but I wish I was closer.

I mean, I wish I was like right on top of the magic."

You've thought that before?

- Yes, absolutely.

- Totally like, stop talking.

Okay.

(audience laughing)

But here's the thing, you can never get close enough.

But in this trick, you're gonna get close enough.

You're gonna be so close to eliminate

any sleight of hand or misdirection.

I'm gonna lay on the ground right here

so that you can get a perfect perspective of everything.

And I can't shift around you 'cause I'm stuck in one spot.

Now, every time I do this trick, I lose a playing card.

That's why I've only got about half the deck left.

Now Ashwini, I'm gonna riff through these cards

and you're gonna call stop anytime you like.

Are you ready?

- Yes.

- I'll look away.

- Stop. - Right there.

Can you see that card? Remember it.

- [Ashwini] Okay.

- You got it? - Got it.

- And would you remember it as well?

- Yes. - Great.

Ashwini, take the cards in your own hands.

Now you can see that my hands are empty

and I'm stuck here on the ground where I can't do anything.

Now I said you're gonna do this trick.

So spread out the cards

as if you're gonna have somebody pick a card.

What's your name?

- Anj. - Anj.

Anj, you're gonna pick a card,

but I want you to imagine that you're taking out her card.

Just pretend to do it.

Don't actually take one.

Ooh, nice one.

Now don't look at it.

Keep it against your body, you got it?

(audience laughing)

For the first time, Ashwini,

what was the name of the card you saw?

- King of Diamonds.

- Anj, this is your moment.

Show us what you got.

(audience laughing)

Ladies and gentlemen, the king of diamonds!

(audience cheering and applauding)

You don't believe me?

You guys do not believe me, but I can prove it.

You see, if we really did take that card

out of the deck, then it should be gone.

Which means if you turn those cards face up

and you deal them one by one, dropping them on my face.

You should see no king of diamonds.

Go ahead, drop them one by one on my face.

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- Sorry.

- This is weirdly gratifying.

(audience laughing)

Oh, just stop when you get to that king of diamonds.

Unfortunately, your aim kind of sucks, but it's still great.

It's still great.

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Gone?

I told you, Anj, that you have that card.

Now to prove it, let's take this to a whole new perspective.

I want you to tear the corner off of that card,

like tear a little corner off.

Oh, this is an Oscar-winning performance.

I love it. (audience laughing)

Now where's the card?

Where's the corner?

- Corner card.

- Okay, put the card in your pocket, we don't need that.

And I want you to place the piece right here on my hand.

(mysterious music)

Can you see it?

Can you see it?

You can see it there?

You don't believe me?

Look, I'll make it visible for you.

(mysterious music)

Do you see that that's really the corner that you tore

off that king of diamonds?

(audience laughing)

But I said that this was about a change in perspective.

Anj, you picked this card out of the deck,

you tore this corner off.

Reach into your pocket, pull out a real card.

And that's the shift in perspective.

Hold that piece, make sure that's a perfect match.

Hold it up so that they can see it.

Let the camera see it right there.

That's the shift in perspective we're looking for.

Thank you, guys.

(audience cheering and applauding)

(lively music)

(explosion booms)

- [Dean] Coming up.

My Uyen does her famous speedy transformation act.

(excited music)

And later, Nathaniel Segal uses an audience member's money

to perform a unique trick.

- You didn't think you're gonna be doing

an origami on national TV, but here we are.

(lively music)

(lively music)

(audience cheering and applauding)

(explosion booms)

- Prepare to be amazed by a magician whose talent

and mastery of magic have astounded audiences

around the world.

With every performance, she pushes the limits

of what's possible.

Let's give a warm welcome to the extraordinary My Uyen.

(audience cheering and applauding)

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(audience cheering and applauding)

(explosion booms)

- Prepare to be amazed by an illusionist

who takes magic to new heights.

Known for his stunning illusions and seamless performances,

he's here to blur the lines between what's real

and what's impossible.

Let's give a warm welcome to Nathaniel Segal.

(audience cheering and applauding)

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- Thank you so much.

Thank you, you're very kind.

I'd like to see if I can borrow some money

from somebody in the audience.

Somebody have cash, just raise your hand if you have cash.

Let's see, ah yes.

What is your name?

- My name is John.

- John, nice to meet you.

I'm Nathaniel.

Would you mind getting up?

Let's give John a round of applause, yes.

(audience applauding)

Thank you. Thanks.

You have a little bit of cash on you?

Yeah, let's take it out.

Let's see what you got.

- Let's see. - Yeah, yeah.

I just wanna see if I can borrow

a couple of bills, maybe of a different denominations.

Let's see what you got.

Perfect.

Oh, let's see.

A one and a 20 is perfect.

Yeah, you can put your wallet away

and we'll play a little game here.

John, you're gonna hand me one bill

and you're gonna hold onto one bill for yourself.

It doesn't matter, which, we won't be judging him,

but you go ahead and do that now.

I won't even look.

You got it?

Oh, okay.

That's very generous.

Thank you.

For TV, I think.

John, what you're gonna do is we're gonna play

a little game of do as I do.

Go ahead and you're gonna fold the bill in half this way.

All right.

Just like actually the other way around

so you can see the present on the outside,.

Just like so.

Perfect.

Great job. Great job.

Yeah, see that right there?

Perfect.

And then we're gonna fold it again just like so.

Great, you didn't think you're gonna be doing origami

on national TV, but here we are.

(audience laughing) Thank you.

And then the last fold that you're gonna do

is you're gonna fold it down just like this

so you can see the numbers on both sides.

You see we have the 20 right there.

And John, you've got the $1 bill.

Excellent.

Well, very well done, nice job.

All right, we got that one and the 20.

Put your hand out for me just like that.

Close your hand up just like this and turn your hand over.

Perfect.

Now let's see.

I'm gonna try to go for one of those bills.

What should I go for?

The one or the 20?

- Oh, the 20. - The 20.

Perfect, okay.

We'll go for the 20.

Big money, here we go.

(audience laughing)

All right, you can release the death grip,

that's okay, John, here we go.

Just like that.

Hold onto this one really tight.

Very good, and let's see.

I've got the one.

A 50-50 chance I was off by one, but I've got the one.

You have 20, but you know what?

If I wanted to get the 20, it would look like that.

I have the 20, which means, John,

you have open up your hand.

You've got the $1 bill.

Yes? Yes?

(audience applauding)

And those are both of your bills.

Thank you very much.

(audience cheering and applauding)

Thank you, John.

You can have a seat. Thank you.

(audience cheering and applauding)

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- [Dean] Coming up, Dan Sperry gets the audience hyped up

for his unique act.

- Magic show, get excited.

(audience cheering)

(lively music)

(lively music)

(explosion booms)

- Get ready for a magic experience like no other.

This performer combines shock

and awe with incredible sleigh of hand

leaving audiences both thrilled and bewildered.

Please give a very warm welcome

to the unforgettable Dan Sperry.

(audience cheering and applauding)

- Hey, magic show.

Hey, for being cool and coming to see us,

and for tuning in the 11th season of "Masters of Illusion."

I'm gonna peel back the curtain as way of saying thank you.

Give you guys a gift that you can take home

and you at home watching can have at home

to put together your very own little magic trick

that you can take and share with your family

and your friends.

Kids, you can take this to school or Sunday school

and freak out your friends or your teachers,.

Adults, you can take this to work, show it to your boss.

Freak them out, quit your job.

Start a cult. (audience laughing)

Whatever you want.

I don't care.

You have more fun as a follower,

but you make more money as the leader.

(audience laughing) Oh, here's the thing.

It's a very simple magic trick

that anybody of any skill level can do.

It's called the mystery, the color-changing handkerchief.

So it uses everyday objects.

First, I'm gonna perform it for you.

Then I'm gonna step back and teach it to you step by step

so you know exactly what's going on.

So the first thing you need,

as I mentioned, color-changing handkerchief.

You need a handkerchief or a bandana,

or in this case, a danban.

I need someone like you're in the front row,

you're convenient.

I want you to go ahead, check it out.

Make sure there's no holes, no pockets.

It doesn't turn inside out or nothing weird like that.

Of course, it's a magic show.

So you need a magic wand like this one, ooh.

Okay, this is ridiculous.

But you get the idea.

You get a paper towel roll, some paint and some tape,

you got a magic wand, boys and girls.

Magic show. (audience laughing)

So you looked at the magic wand.

What's your name again?

- Lennar.

- Lennar?

Okay, Lennar.

It's all good?

- Sir-

- Just a handkerchief or a bandana, whatever.

Now, in order to make it change color,

you make a tight fist like this.

You start tucking the handkerchief in the top

because after it changes color, you're gonna pull out

the bottom, different color.

You won't tell anybody that.

Obviously, I'm explaining this

because I'm about to teach it to you.

I probably shouldn't have even started.

(audience laughing)

So you start tucking it down in the top of your fist,

down into the deep, dark crevices of your fist.

When it's about halfway down,

much like this, you need to make the magic.

In order to make the magic, you get the magic wand.

So with a little wave, a tap, ooh.

And a squeeze, it magically goes from white to red.

Magic show!

I know, this could be you, pass the plate.

(audience laughing)

As you squeeze, it comes out the bottom, red,

you tap at the top, white, give a squeeze,

tap the bottom, red, tap at the top, white,

give us, please pull the bottom red.

Now, a couple pointers about this.

If you're gonna show this to select a group of people

that are colorblind,

they're not gonna have any idea what is going on.

(audience laughing)

And they're gonna have the exact same reaction

you guys are having right now.

Thanks for being grateful. (audience laughing)

Now as it goes in white, you pull the bottom red.

And that's how you make a handkerchief turn from white

to red. Magic show!

Get excited.

(audience cheering and applauding)

So now you know what to look for.

Now I'm gonna back it up, teach your cue step by step.

As I mentioned, you need to get a nice bandana

or part of daddy's tie or mommy's handkerchief

or some fancy restaurant, you know, napkin,

whatever you have lying around.

What was it again?

- Lennar. - Lennar.

That's what I said.

Don't interrupt me.

Lennar, (audience laughing)

I want you to check out the handkerchief.

Make sure it doesn't turn inside out.

There's no little hidden pocket.

It's nothing weird like that.

So we're gonna have another handkerchief.

He's checking out.

Now I'm gonna show you exactly how to do the magic.

As you remember, it's a magic show.

I have a magic wand.

Ooh, tape, paint, whatever. (audience laughing)

Lennar, how's it look?

- It's cool, man.

- All right, good. Thank you.

Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention,

and this is my 2020 handkerchief,

you're gonna wanna wash your hands.

(audience laughing)

Hey, Lennar, name a number one to five.

- Four? - Four?

No!

Okay, doesn't matter.

Here's the idea.

You start tucking it in the top of your fist.

You've seen this part.

Starts going down the deep, dark crevices of your fingers.

As you remember, when it's about halfway down like this,

you get the magic wand,

you give a little wave a tap, ooh, and a squeeze.

And that's when it comes out, the bottom red.

Magic show!

Now, a couple things. (audience laughing)

People might think that there's like a string or something,

and as I tuck it in and give it a squeeze,

the white handkerchief is secretly going up my sleeve

and into my jacket.

Look, I'll roll back my sleeves.

not going up my sleeves.

When you perform this yourself,

so you can roll your sleeves up,

you can do it without sleeves.

I can only roll my sleeves up this much

'cause I'm ripped, I'm huge, right?

So big.

(audience laughing)

Some people think that maybe there's like a hidden pocket.

A little sort of prosthetic or something, a little piece

of velcro will pop over.

That's ridiculous.

Not a bad theory, but ridiculous.

(audience laughing)

The secret actually is in the wand.

Remember, you're making this stuff at home.

When I give a little wave, that does nothing,

but when I give a tap, that's when I secretly extend

the hidden blade from inside the wand.

(audience laughing)

And when I tap, I make a small incision,

and now it's emo night.

And when I squeeze, it comes out.

Well, hands down, this is the best.

Whatever, all right.

Now I understand, this can be a little extreme

for some people, especially if you're watching,

you know, on TV.

Some people are like, "My kids are too.

You know, it freaks them out, it's too much

'cause, you know, my kids' are wuss."

(audience laughing) So we'll back it up.

If the sign of blood makes you uncomfortable

or anything like that, it can happen.

You stop halfway, you gotta think about others, right?

There's the message, kids.

So when that happens, you squeeze,

you give a snap, and that's when you're left

with one half dyed white one half dyed red handkerchief,

and that's it.

You're welcome.

Magic show!

(audience cheering and applauding)

- [Dean] Coming up.

Farrell Dillon surfs out of a straightjacket

to close out the show.

- So I wanted to bring the idea of surfing to my magic show,

and I made this little invention in order

to do the straightjacket escape while surfing.

And now for the moment we've all been waiting for.

(lively music)

(explosion booms) (audience cheering)

(lively music)

(lively music)

(explosion booms) (audience applauding)

- Okay, prepare to be entertained

by a magician whose style is as lighthearted

as it is mind blowing.

With a mix of comedy, sleight of hand,

and a larger-than-life personality,

he's been a standout performer on both television

and live stages.

Let's give a warm welcome to the incredible Farrell Dillon.

(audience cheering and applauding)

- Hey.

Thank you.

(audience applauding)

So just recently, I moved to Las Vegas to do magic shows

and it's really exciting to be in Las Vegas.

But there's things about,

I grew up in California and there's things

about California that I really miss.

One of those things is being able

to go surfing pretty much anytime that I want to.

I don't get a chance to go very often anymore.

So I wanted to bring idea of surfing to my magic shows

and I made this little invention in order to do that.

It starts with this thing.

This is an old sign that says my name, but it also serves

a very specific purpose.

It's actually two pieces of woods

that sandwich a lazy Susan.

It creates a swiveling platform.

I'll show you guys what this does, here we go.

(audience laughing)

Yeah, I do that every morning in front of my mirror

and I laugh for hours.

Then I put my clothes on.

(audience laughing)

No, it's a joke, it's a joke.

I don't put my clothes on.

But I realize that that's not the exact feeling of surfing.

Surfing has two real distinct motions.

So I got this.

This is a pipe.

It goes on top of the swiveling platform.

On top of that, I place a surfboard.

And this creates the real feeling of surfing.

I'll show you all what this looks like.

Here we go.

(mesmerizing music)

Yeah. Hey, you.

(audience applauding)

(mesmerizing music)

Now that I've got the real feeling of surfing, I needed

to do something on top of the surfboard

and I didn't wanna do anything easy for you.

So I got one of my most difficult stunts

to perform for you right now.

This is a straightjacket.

But I need some help from somebody

out of the audience for this.

Let's see who I can find.

(playful music)

Now, I wanna warn you, I don't pick people raising

their hands for this because you freak me out.

(audience laughing)

I also wanna warn you that just 'cause you don't look at me,

that doesn't mean that I can't see you, okay?

It doesn't make you invisible.

But I do like walking, just back and forth,

making eye contact with some of you.

So I can see your butt clench up as I walk past.

(audience laughing)

Didn't mean to scare you.

But I am looking for somebody

who at least seems to be having a good time in.

(excited music)

You look like you're having a good time.

Hi, my name's Farrell.

What's your name?

- Kelly. - Kelly.

Kelly, please join me on stage.

Everybody, please give Kelly a round of applause.

(audience applauding)

Nice to meet to you, Kelly.

- You too.

- Kelly. - Yeah.

- Have you ever been inside of straightjacket before?

- Never.

- No, so today's gonna be your first time.

Great.

(audience laughing)

Get in.

- Really?

- Yeah, you get in.

(mysterious music)

(audience laughing)

No, I'm just joking, yeah.

No, you don't have to get in, all right?

But I would like you to take a look at the jacket.

It's made out of canvas and leather.

There are buckles and straps on it, look at those.

Make sure they don't come off.

It's very important.

(excited music)

Everything good, Kelly?

- Yep. - Great.

Kelly, turn the jacket around.

So the openings are facing me.

My arms will go into the sleeves from the front.

On the back of the jacket, Kelly, there are five buckles

and five straps.

Please start at the top.

Work your way to the bottom,

buckling each of those like a belt.

Use the little retainer loop at everything.

While you do that, I will tell you all a brief history

of the straightjacket.

(audience laughing)

Yeah, all the way to the last one if you can get it.

All right, now, the straightjacket was invented

in 2,000 BC by the Egyptians.

(audience laughing)

It was originally made out of paper,

but then the Egyptians realized this didn't make

a good restraint because people

could just tear their way out.

After the great Egyptian paper debacle,

(audience laughing)

they decided to make the jacket from papyrus.

But then they realized

that's just the Egyptian word for paper

(audience laughing)

and they had to start over.

Now, originally, this was invented for a game

where a bunch of people would get on a stage

and they would all race,

see who could remove the jacket the quickest.

The winner of the race to be rewarded

with the horn of a unicorn.

The game eventually became so popular that it led

to the demise of the unicorn race.

(audience laughing) (excited music)

And look, I don't wanna brag or anything,

but my great, great, great, great, great, great, great,

great, great, great, great, great grandma,

she won one of those unicorn horns.

(excited music)

All right, Kelly, go.

I'm glad you're done

'cause I don't think they're buying this,

but I've got two more straps and two more buckles.

There's a buckle here, strap here.

Those go across my body.

Kelly, they buckle in the back,

tighten that as much as you possibly can.

A lot of people ask me where to get straightjackets from,

I got this one from TSA.

(audience laughing)

You good now, Kelly, when you're done with that,

I've got one more strap for you.

It hangs between my legs, all right?

But Kelly, I've got a method for this one.

It's like football.

Do you like football?

- Yeah. - Great.

Nothing more manly than football.

- That's right. - Yeah.

So you'll be like a quarterback.

I'll be the center, I'm just gonna hike it to you.

No, you stand behind me.

You get ready, all right?

This is like, no, this is real dude stuff.

All right?

There you go.

Set, hike.

Good, get it?

- Yup. - Good, you got it?

Good.

All right, now look, there's a, yeah, you did a good job.

All right. Yep.

(excited music)

Good. You got it?

- Yeah, man.

- You know you could have gone right or left,

but you just went down the middle.

(audience laughing)

(excited music)

Kelly, you've done a great job.

I've got one, no, you're not leaving.

I got one more quick favor left to ask.

If you would go over to that side of the swiveling board,

hit your feet, place them against it like this,

toes on top.

That'll keep it from swiveling around.

You see that?

Good, I will stand on the surfboard.

If you would take your hands, Kelly.

Put them on my elbows.

There you go.

You found, nope, below my shoulders.

There you go, you found them.

(audience laughing)

- Yeah, there's two of them.

- Yeah, sorry, yeah.

The S is what makes it plural.

- All right. Okay.

I'm gonna-

- You ready?

- Yep. - Try and balance.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Nope, we're all gonna die.

All right, whoa.

(audience laughing)

You know a better idea,

actually, put your hands on my shoulders.

That might work a little better.

Here we go.

One, two.

Nope, that works worse.

Okay, I got a better idea, Kelly.

Just hug me.

(audience laughing)

Just get in here and just get me.

Yeah, this really means a lot to me, yeah.

(audience applauding)

I'm gonna try and balance, you ready?

- Yup. - One, two.

Do you smell like a Yankee candle?

I don't know what that is, but it's awesome.

I think I'm bounce you with slowly let go.

Or back away fast.

Yep, that's fine too. (audience laughing)

Good.

And Kelly, you've done a wonderful job putting me

in the straightjacket and for putting up with me.

Everybody, please give Kelly a round of applause.

Kelly, thank you so much for your help.

(audience applauding)

Watch your step if you go back to your seat.

(audience applauding)

I'm trying to clap for you too, but

(audience laughing)

I'm tied up right now.

And now for the moment, we've all been waiting for,

the straightjacket escape while surfing.

Music. (audience laughing)

Music, please.

(lively music)

All right, now I'm going to explain

to you all exactly what I'm doing as I attempt

to escape from this straightjacket.

That way, in case you guys ever find

yourselves in this exact same predicament,

you too can escape from a straightjacket while surfing.

Now the first thing I need to do

is get one of my arms up and over my head.

So here we go, arm up over the head. (grunts)

(lively music)

(audience laughing)

What?

Okay, almost passed out.

I got little bit of slack...

1,2,3...

Aw.

I just hit myself in the face.

All right, I gotta do this part slow, I think so. (grunts)

(lively music)

I'm crowning.

(audience laughing)

This is a little joke for the mothers.

Yeah, I got it.

All right, good.

Now, yeah.

Oh, thank you. (audience applauding)

Yeah, you guys are awesome.

All right, now the next thing I need to do

is get one of my arms up and out of the sleeve.

Here we go, arm out of the sleeve.

(lively music)

Ah!

Yes, I got it.

All right, Got that one.

All right, go one last strap.

Kelly, this one's for you.

(lively music)

(audience laughing)

Or I guess it doesn't really work that way.

Whoa.

Okay, I got it.

All right, now I'm almost, thank you.

Now I'm almost out of the jacket.

I got one more thing left to do.

I've gotta get the jacket up and over my head.

Now, normally, this would be the easiest part.

It's like escaping from a sweatshirt.

But since I've got this ridiculous contraption,

it eliminates my eyesight for a few seconds.

So if I come flying at you, dude, I'm sorry.

(audience laughing)

Or you could catch me, that'd be amazing, right?

You could hold me over your head

like it's dirty dancing, but with two dudes.

(audience laughing) (lively music)

Nope?

Okay, that's fine.

All right, here we go.

Jacket over the head.

(lively music)

I'm okay.

I'm gonna need your help.

If you would count with me two, three.

I'll remove the jacket because it's also obligated

'cause you all have been awesome.

So on the count of three.

Ready?

- [Audience] One!

- No, when I say it!

(audience laughing)

Are you people trying to kill me?

(audience laughing)

We actually don't have that.

All right, count to three with me.

Ready?

- One. - One.

- Two. - Two.

- Three. - Three.

(audience cheering and applauding)

Thank you guys so much.

My name's Farrell.

(audience cheering and applauding)

(explosion booms)

- Tonight has been a celebration of the impossible

and we hope you've loved every moment of it.

I'm Dean Cain and we can't wait to share

more magic with you next time

right here on "Masters of Illusion."

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