09x13 - Chicken Trickin

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- From the Penn & Teller theater

at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas,

here's our host Alyson Hannigan.

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- Welcome to "Fool Us".

You know how a single snowflake
can trigger an avalanche?

That's why I love magic.

Small, simple moves

can generate incredibly
powerful results.

And I can tell you this,

tonight's magicians are so good,

they've got a lot more than
a snowball's chance

of fooling the stars
of our show,

a pair of real chill guys,

Penn and Teller.

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- [mouthing words]

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- Anyone who fools
Penn and Teller

gets a fancy "Fool Us" trophy

and a slot performing in

Penn and Teller's
Las Vegas magic show,

so let's meet tonight's
first potential Fooler.

- When I was little,
my father did

dad magic with coins mostly.

I loved it.

- Calling it dad magic,

that's not just an insult
to magic, but to dads.

- I thought you were marvelous,

but I guess I was very young.

- I don't ordinarily do magic.

- And actually, I'd rather be
an astronaut than do magic,

so what are we doing on
"Fool Us" then?

- We decided to do
a magic routine,

you know, as a bonding
experience.

- Creating a trick to fool
Penn and Teller

was a way to spend
more time together.

- And when I was Seren's age,
I saw Penn and Teller

do the world's most
expensive card trick.

It blew my mind.

It was called the world's most
expensive card trick

because they used a
supercomputer to do the trick.

- And back then, that kind of
hardware and programming

cost a ton of money.

- For years, I've been trying
to build a supercomputer

just like Penn and Teller's.
"Fool Us" was the perfect

motivation to complete the job.

- Do you think we can fool them?

- I think we might.

Both: Wouldn't that be amazing?

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- It's duo versus duo.

Penn and Teller versus
Seren and Nathan.

[cheers and applause]

- Hi. I'm Seren and
this is my partner Nathan.

- And together we are...

Nathan and Seren.
- Seren and Nathan.

- Hi, Penn. Hi, Teller.

- And hello, Alyson.
I'm a huge fan.

- Thank you.

- Penn, Teller,

tonight we're gonna
try and fool you

with one of
your own magic tricks.

The world's most
expensive card trick,

but our version is called

the world's most
technical card trick.

- Penn, do you have a pack of
cards shuffled and ready to go?

- I do. I do.

- Great. Please join us
on the stage.

- Yeah. Just stand behind
the table there

and take them out of the box.
Throw the box away.

We don't need that.

- Throw the box away.
We don't need that.

- No. Don't need that.

In fact, put the cards
on the table

because we're not gonna touch
them or handle them in any way.

- Okay.
- There's no card force,

no trick deck,
no double lift, nothing.

- Okay.
- In fact, we're gonna let

our supercomputer do
all the hard work for us.

I give you Card Finder 2000.

- You can tell by the UI,

he's been coding this
for decades.

[laughter]

- So this is actually
an advanced artificial

intelligence card recognition
and logging software platform.

- In real life,
it's just an app.

In magic, it's psychic powers.

- Okay, so Penn,
what we need you to do

is select a card.

So lift up around
half the cards.

Well, as many
as you like really,

and don't look at it yet.

Take the card you've cut to and
you just pop it in your pocket.

- I will.
- Thank you.

And now, just pick up
all the cards

and give them a shuffle.

- [mouthing words] Hi.

- Seren, we're not here
to wave at Alyson.

We're here to fool
Penn and Teller.

There you go.

So Penn, we're gonna
scan the cards now.

If you could hold the cards up
and let's go.

The way this works is
Card Finder 2000

sees a card, it logs the card,

and then when
it's found 51 cards

and there's only one left,

we know that card
is in your pocket.

Last few cards.

And I think we're done.

Thank you. Pop the cards
back on the table there.

Thank you, Seren.

Now, like I said,

this always works.

Your card is the...

hang on.
Wait a second.

It is the... oh.

Hang on. Um...

[groans]
It's...

It's not worked. Um...

Maybe I can fix it.
Give me a second.

- Don't worry, Dad.
I've got your back.

So, Penn, when you were doing
your version of this trick,

did you ever try mind reading?
You know, for real.

- No.
- Oh.

Well, I'm willing
to give it a try,

but the thing is I can only

read the mind of someone
I truly admire and respect,

so if you could please
go back to your seat.

Alyson's gonna come help me.
- Do I keep the card with me?

- Yes.
- Okay.

- Hi.
- Alyson, hi.

- Aw, it's so nice to meet you.

- So nice to meet you too.

I did only come to Vegas
so I could meet you

and I was wondering,
can we go for milkshakes later?

- Sure.
- Yes.

- Awesome.
- [sighs]

I am going to use this technique

called teenage intuition.
- Okay.

- Please lift up
around half the cards.

- Okay.

- Now, without looking
take the top card

from the bottom pile
and pop it in your pocket.

- Okay. Hold on.

Pocket. In my...

- Now, pick up the rest
of the cards and shuffle them.

- Okay.

- Alyson, I have made
a really important decision.

- Yeah.

- Me and you are
going to be best friends.

- Oh, fantastic.
- Yes.

Dad, Dad, Dad,
she said fantastic.

- Okay, one minute.
Um, Penn.

- Yes.

- Can you take a look
at the card in your pocket?

Just a peek.

Don't say... just yes or no.

Is it a joker?

- It's not.

- It's not a joker. Okay.

I think we've got a bit
of a problem.

- Alyson, please write
on the top card.

- Okay.

- "To my new best friend, Seren.

Love from Alyson."

- It's not my finest work.

- Thank you.
- You're so welcome.

- This isn't actually
for the trick.

- [laughs]
- This is just for me.

- It's fun.

- And you can chuck
the rest of the cards now.

- Okay. Chuck them.
- And the pen.

Like I said, I'm just going
to use teenage intuition.

Please take out your card
and look at it.

- Okay.
- Concentrate on it.

- Okay.

- Picture the card in your mind.

I think I've got it.

Your card is
the seven of spades.

Oh. That's weird.

I'm getting that card
from somewhere.

[gasps]
Penn, what's your card?

Hold it up so I can see.
- My card is

the seven of spades.

- Yes!
- There it is right there.

- Wait. Dad, I didn't mean
to read Penn's mind.

- I know.
I didn't mean to find

Alyson's card either,
but I think I have.

- The king of hearts.

Alyson, is your card
really the king of hearts?

- Yes.

Both: Yes.

- We did it.
- [laughs]

- You see, even if
we're both half wrong,

together, we're 100% right.

[laughter]

- Seren and Nathan.

Ah. There you go.

I gave her top billing.
Seren and Nathan.

- Oh, yeah. Definitely.
- Oh, yes.

- It has to be that way around.

She was wanting it to be

Alyson and Seren for a while,

but she's stuck with me.
- Okay.

Is this your first time
in Vegas?

- Yes. My first time
out of Europe.

- Wow.

- We were bored during lockdown

and we decided to do
a bit of a magic trick.

And I needed a star to
come along with me, so...

- So tell us about the impact
of Penn and Teller.

Have they influenced you?

- Oh, yeah. I've been watching
Penn and Teller since the '90s

when they're over in the UK,

so thank you
for the inspiration.

- Aw.
I would imagine

this takes lots of hours
of practice.

- Mm-hmm.

- Do you ever get bored of that?

- Yeah, but it got me to Vegas,

so it was kind of all worth it
to be honest.

- That's true.

Okay, it's time to
go to the boys

and see if they know
the secrets to your magic.

- Great.

- Ah, Seren and Nathan.

What a nice routine and
Seren, welcome to Las Vegas.

- Thank you.

- And I got to tell you,

how could we be more flattered?

What a wonderful thing?

The world's most
expensive card trick,

which even though we faked it
the first time we did it

on "Saturday Night Live"
did end up being

a very, very expensive trick

'cause of things
beyond our control.

But...
[laughs]

Your version is
really, really wonderful

and I have such
a soft spot in my heart

for fathers and teenagers
working together.

That was just really wonderful.

We'll be doing stuff this
season with my teenager, Mox,

so that really... that really
pulls at my heartstrings.

And you interact
so well together

and all this stuff with Alyson,

which I know
you were kidding, Seren.

You do actually like us
more than Alyson.

I know that,
but it's all in good fun.

All in good fun.
[laughter]

But I will tell you,
the most amazing thing about

this is you took something
that was a pipe dream for us

and we totally faked,

and you did a big
part of it for real.

But that does not explain
the whole trick

because you went through and
you weighed all the options

and all the things
you could possibly do.

And said, you know,
"Penn and Teller's trick

"as they conceived it, which
they couldn't actually do,

"wasn't even good enough for us.

We're gonna take it
another step beyond that."

And you did and
it's an astonishing trick.

And I hope somewhere in there
I snuck in something

that might've coded to you,

but you kind of did
a lot of it just for real.

- Okay, so do they know
how you did the trick?

- I think so.
What do you think?

- I don't really care.
I got to meet Alyson.

- Aw. Thank you.

Thank you to Seren and Nathan.

[cheers and applause]

Up next, you'll see
some great acts

and later, a finale by
Penn and Teller.

Stick around.

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- Welcome back.

We've hatched a plan
to entertain you.

Now, lay your eyes
onto our next act.

- My name is Caleb Morgan
and I am from North Carolina.

The first person I ever fooled
with magic was actually me.

I was like eight
or nine years old

and I had this little,
plastic trick box.

You put the card in the box.

Okay, I close the box

and when I opened it again,
and the card was just gone.

And I was just astounded.

I had no idea what I just did

and right there, I was just
hooked on magic forever.

Like many people,
I come from a broken home.

Having magic as a way
to escape that

helped me through
some tight spots.

So when I perform now,
I think about all the things

the people in the audience
might be going through.

It's a real motivation for me
to try and reach them.

To brighten what's bad.

[country music]

I've worked and worked
to come up with

something special
for Penn and Teller.

I know they're super smart,
but I don't even want

to let myself think about an
outcome other than a trophy.

I have a degree in Spanish

and I used to work
as a translator.

So, Penn, Teller...

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- From North Carolina,

it's the magic of Caleb Morgan.

[cheers and applause]

- Penn, Teller,
it's time you got revenge.

A few seasons ago,

you were fooled by,
of all things, a chicken.

And I'm sure that left
a foul taste in your mouths,

so I'm here to help you
turn the tables

by showing you exactly
how to fool a chicken.

- [laughs]

- Now, I know
what you're thinking.

What does this guy
know about chickens?

Not that much.

But my Grandma Josephine,
she grew up on a farm

raising chickens
and she told me all about

how her chickens refused
to lay eggs in an empty nest

unless she could trick them.

Now, Penn, she's from the south,

so she calls it
chicken trickin'.

And she said, "All you got to do

is convince that chicken that
the nest isn't actually empty."

Let me show you what she meant.

We'll imagine you guys
are the chicken farmers.

- Okay.
- And Teller,

your job would be
to attract the chicken,

to lure it in towards the nest.

And all you need for that
is a red bandana.

Now, it sounds crazy,
but believe it or not,

chickens are naturally
attracted to the color red.

They can't help it.

It's just part
of their instinct.

So when you start showing
this red bandana around

and then you start showing
less and less of it,

that chicken with
its beady, little eyes,

can't help but be attracted to
the color and the movement

of the bandana as you lead it
closer and closer to the nest.

Now, at the same time,
Grandma would say

sweet little things
to the chicken.

Like, "Here, chicky chicky.
Here, chicky, chicky."

And Penn,
I'm sure if that chicken

that fooled you was here,
you'd probably have

some things to say, but it
probably wouldn't be as sweet.

So we'll just use
our imaginations for that

because once Teller
gets this chicken

right where he wants it,
right in front of the nest,

that's when he's gonna reveal...

The egg.

Now, this is the most
exciting part,

especially for a magician.

Because it looks just like
a real egg from that side,

but when you understand
how chicken trickin' works,

it's just a plastic egg
with a hole in the back.

For the bandana.

Now, the chicken will never
see this coming.

'Cause it's not just
any plastic egg,

it's actually a specially made
fake egg

sold online by farmers
for farmers.

So when Teller is pretending to
push the bandana into his fist,

he's really just stuffing it
directly into the plastic egg.

And then you farmers
set this in the nest

and that chicken
starts to wonder,

"Oh, hold on a second.
That looks familiar."

And before you know it

there will be fresh eggs
in your nest,

meaning you have successfully
fooled that chicken.

But there is one catch.

You see, more times
than she'd care to admit,

Grandma would find herself

gathering all the eggs
from the nest,

taking them into the kitchen
to make a nice breakfast,

and then struggling

with one particular egg
that just wouldn't crack.

See, they make these
plastic eggs so realistic,

they're easy to confuse
for the real thing

and vice versa,

which means if
you're not careful

there's a chance not only
will you fool a chicken,

you might also

fool yourselves.

- Caleb Morgan, everyone.

Hi.
- Hi.

- I like the name
chicken trickin'.

So it was really
inspired by your grandma?

- Yes. She just turned 99
and she's just super spunky,

and I just learning
as much as I can from her.

- That's awesome.

Is your family supportive
of your magic?

- Oh, 100%. 100%, yeah.

I have a bunch
of younger siblings

and my mother has always...

She was the one that really
kind of started inspiring me

by supporting what I was doing
from a young age.

- I see a ring on your finger.
Does that mean you're married?

- It does. Yes, yes, yes.

- Will she watch your tricks

over and over and over and over?

- She's gracious enough
to do that, yes.

- Aw. Is she supportive
or she loves magic?

- My wife loves enjoying
the enjoyment that

I get out of magic.
She loves watching.

- So she hates magic.
- She loves...

- She hates magic.

- I wouldn't say that.
- It's fine.

- [laughs]
- She loves you.

- That is 100% true. Yes.
- [laughs]

So what would it mean if
you fooled Penn and Teller?

- Oh, it would be awesome,
but... that's definitely

part of the reason I'm here,

but also, I'm just really
happy to be here.

- All right, Caleb,
it's time to see if the boys

know your farm fresh
magic secrets.

- Hey, Caleb.
- Hey, Penn.

- Do you really think it's wise
to come on our show

and bring up one of the most

humiliating moments
of our lives?

That's the way you wanted
to start the show.

That was your way of
ingratiating yourself to us.

Bringing up a past humiliation.

That's what you wanted to do?

Good. Good.

We thought that was
really funny,

but keep in mind,
that's the way you started it.

You started by bringing up
a humiliation.

And the trick you did, I mean,
the idea we were fooled by

a chicken, bringing it up,
and want to get revenge.

And how you fool the chicken,

and all that stuff about
your grandmother and so on.

You end up doing a trick
that we all know,

the sucker silk and egg.

I mean, every magician
does that.

And there's a few problems

with us just saying you're just
doing that standard thing,

so I got a few questions
to ask you.

And don't push it.

Don't lie to me
on these questions

after you've come out
and brought up a humiliation.

You'd better be
telling the truth.

Now, we did not see
you do a switch.

We didn't see it.

So let's throw that out.

Now, I'm gonna ask you
a question, okay?

And I want you to
tell me honestly, okay?

'Cause you're already
treading a thin line here.

- [laughs]

- Is what is in that glass

real egg shell and real egg?

- Yes.

- You're not lying to me?

Don't make me come up there.

- I feel like he's never lied.

- Okay, okay.
Okay, okay.

Then I've got one other
question for you, Caleb.

You ready?
You got to tell the truth.

- Okay.
- Which fooled us first,

the chicken or the egg?

'Cause they both fooled us.
- [laughs]

- Oh, you did it.

You fooled them.

Oh, my goodness.

Congratulations.
- Really, really nice.

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you so much.
- Beautiful.

- Yay.
- Thank you.

- We have a Fooler.

Caleb Morgan.

[cheers and applause]

Look out, world.

We have another Fooler
walking among us.

We might have
another one on the way

when we come back.

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- Welcome back.

Penn and Teller
already gave away

one "Fool Us" trophy tonight.

They don't want
to give out a second.

They might not have a choice
with our next magician.

Check him out.

- I'm from Spain,
but I came to Germany to study

philosophy and art,
and secretly to study magic.

I got my master's degree
in how magic influences

contemporary art.
[monkey howls]

The last two years have been
very, very tough

because I miss my audience.

I need my audience.

I cannot be alone at home

and practice 1,000 times
in front of a mirror.

I need to be on stage
and it was just impossible,

so tonight is
very, very special to me.

I have the biggest

and probably the toughest
audience in my life.

Penn and Teller,
I think I'm ready for you.

[cheers and applause]

- Let's take a journey
to the magical world

of Alfonso Rituerto.

[cheers and applause]

[tense music]

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[applause]

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[bucket clangs]

♪ ♪

- [mouthing words]

[bucket clanging]

[sad music]

♪ ♪

[change jingling]

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[applause]

- Alfonso Rituerto.

[cheers and applause]

Aw.

I'm sorry you lost
all your coins.

- Yeah, it's...
- It's very Vegas of you.

- [laughs] Yeah.

- Yeah. Why did you create
such a sad story?

- This... a lot of time
being alone

is... I thought about
this loneliness.

I wanted to express that
with magic.

- Aw. Are all your acts silent?

- No. Not at all.

- What was your very first
magic performance?

- Ooh, my very first
magic performance

was in Spain in 2009

and I tried to lock me
in the toilet and not go out

because I was so scared
of performing.

- Oh, I thought that
was the trick.

I was like, "Wow. Okay."

- But, yeah, my colleagues,
they pulled me out

of the toilet and say,
"Alfonso, you have to perform."

And I won a prize
in that performance.

It was like, "Okay,
maybe I could be good at this."

- [laughs] All right.

Alfonso, let's see if
your vanishing coins

will make a trophy appear.
- Okay. Thank you.

- Gentlemen.
- Hey, Alfonso.

It's really nice.

You know, Teller did
the Miser's Dream.

Still does the Miser's Dream.
- Yes.

- But you had a different
wrinkle on it

'cause usually the Miser's
Dream is done by someone

who is a miser, who is greedy,

who is getting money because of
a desire and not a necessity.

And you did it as someone who's
getting money as a necessity

and really as a dream.
- Yes. Yes.

- Which is really, really
nice way to do it.

You know, when Teller did the
Miser's Dream on the street,

that was his collection
bucket at the end

that he did to get the...
To get his money at the end.

It was the hat that he passed
was actually the bucket

that he used for
the Miser's Dream.

And the Miser's Dream,

you know, not only are we aware
of, but it goes way back.

Robert-Houdin did it in 1852.

And what's interesting
about your version,

when the music drops out,
it becomes very, very clear

that Robert-Houdin could not
have done it like you.

- Mm-hmm.
- Even though he had the bucket

and he had the coins
and he could've even had

a teddy bear, although it

wouldn't have been
called a teddy bear.

He could've even had
a little toy like that.

He could not
have done it like you

'cause you have
innovations to this

that I don't think
you could do 100 years ago.

Maybe you'd have trouble
doing it 50 years ago.

So you've taken
a really ancient trick

and added some really, really
nice stuff to it.

And we really appreciate that,

but we don't think you
and your little bear fooled us.

- Okay. You didn't, right? No.

[laughter]
- Aw.

You didn't fool them,
but you're wonderful.

Thank you so much.
- Thank you.

Thank you very much.
- Alfonso Rituerto.

[cheers and applause]

We got more magic
coming down the pipe.

Don't be a drip, stick around.

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♪ ♪

- Welcome back.

Penn and Teller are about
to take on a magician

who looks just like this.

- Hi. My name is
Ricardo Rosenkranz.

I'm a doctor and a magician.

I am the physician magician.

Last time I was on "Fool Us",

I did an entirely elaborate
routine with all sorts

of bells and whistles
including of course Balsamo.

And you were the star
of that attraction, right?

You were amazing.

But this time, I'd like to
scale things down a little bit.

In fact, no Balsamo.
[record scratch]

I'd like to do something
that speaks a little more

to who I am as a doctor
and magician.

Whether it's magic or medicine,

I believe that we all have
the ability to heal ourselves

because I believe that
medicine is a performance art.

And it all begins with
creativity

and our own ability
to keep moving forward.

Not long ago,
I was at my parent's house

and we were cleaning up
my childhood room.

And I came across something

and it gave me the inspiration
for tonight's performance.

Tonight, after I win
the trophy for us,

I'm gonna take you out
for a steak dinner.

Excellent.
I knew you'd like that.

'Cause the truth is
cholesterol to Balsamo

doesn't mean anything.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- We have a doctor in the house.

Put your hands together
for Ricardo Rosenkranz.

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you.

When I was five years old,

our family doctor
gave me a gift.

It was a junior doctor kit.

In fact, it's this
very same one.

But when I opened it,

it was empty.

You see, he told me that
he wanted me to fill this bag

with objects that I thought

would turn me into
a great doctor.

So what did I find?

Well, I went to
my mom's sewing kit

and I found a piece of string
or thread.

And then I went to
my father's study

and there I saw a bolt
and a nut.

And then I went to
my brother's room

where he had these nails.

Strange, right?

Well, in my imagination
these objects

were just what
the doctor had ordered.

And Alyson, do you want to learn

some of their magical secrets?

- Sure.
- Please join me.

- Okay.
- Hi.

- Hi.
[applause]

- So, Alyson, medicine

is healing

and healing is quite magical.

One simple suture.

One simple knot.

A wound is closed

And as if by magic

the skin begins to get together

until the wound is whole.

Now, we don't have much use
for this in medicine,

but in our case,
we're gonna have this represent

the puzzle that is
diagnosing someone.

And here, take a look.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

Sometimes the solutions
of diagnosis

are somewhat complicated.

And in fact, getting it right

sometimes really just requires

all sorts of patience.

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Alyson, please hold
this bolt like that. Yes.

And in any given case,

whether we're placing
a Band-Aid on a child's finger

or a complex therapy
on a really sick patient,

perhaps what's needed of
the doctor is to understand

the right medical technology.

And to find it and to affix it

firmly,

so that a patient

can be healed appropriately.

So here we have three objects

that are healing
our imaginary patient.

It's time for you and I
to do some doctoring.

- Okay.

- So, Alyson, I want you
to close your eyes.

Are you ready?
- Yes.

- Okay, so open your eyes.

Put your hand on the knot

and imagine that you
are healing this wound.

You feel it?
- Yes.

- Ready?
Lift your hand.

And now, take one end
of the thread

and I will take the other one.

And let's pull.

♪ ♪

Well, very well done.
- [laughs]

- Dare I begin to call you,
Dr. Alyson.

- That's got a nice ring to it.

- I like that.
- [laughs]

- But let's focus on
harder problems.

You remember the one with
the bent and linked nails?

- Yes. Yes.

- That allusive
medical diagnosis.

- Okay.
- Okay, so I want you

put your hand on top of the box.

- Okay.
- Yes.

And I want you to imagine

that you have
the ability to feel

the solution to that puzzle,

so that when we open that lid
and we pull out that puzzle,

you will be able to solve it.
- Okay.

- You see that?
You see yourself doing that?

- Yes.
- Yes?

- Yes.
- I know.

I felt that.
Such amazing confidence.

Okay, well, lift your hand
and lift the lid

and let's get you
to solve this thing...

Wait. What?

Alyson,

you already solved
the problem yourself.

- Wow.

- How did you do that?

You're a great diagnostician.

Paging Dr. Alyson.
Paging Dr. Alyson.

Perhaps the most important
lesson that I have learned

is the one about hope

and courage.

You see, it's true that
we can surround our patient

with all sorts of wonderful,
amazing medical technology.

Yes, we can do that.

But in the end,

the power rests in the patient.

It really is all about
what they can do

because technology
can only go so far.

The rest is up to you

and you.

So when our work
as doctors is done

and there's nothing more
for us to do,

it's all about hope and courage.

And that, my friends,

is the healing art
of medicine and magic.

Thank you so much.

- Wow.

Ricardo Rosenkranz.

- Thank you.
- Yes.

Thank you. I think
I've just become a doctor.

- Yes, you did. I...
- Pretty much.

That's what it takes.

- I feel a pager
coming up to you.

Oh, they don't
have those anymore.

- [laughs] Oh, yeah.

Is that actually
your doctor's kit from...

- That is actually
my doctor's kit

and I have a picture of me...
- [mouthing words]

- With it when
I'm five years old.

- What was really in it?

- This stuff believe it or not

and then a Mr. Spock doll...

- [laughs]
- From the 1970s.

- That's incredible.
- Yes.

- So what have the last
two years been like for you?

- Well, as a doctor, I think,
we've never felt more relevant.

My field is premature babies,

so we weren't gonna get
too much of that,

but I was able to help out
with vaccination clinics.

I was able to find out some
wonderful diagnostic tests

to be able to help schools and
all sorts of other places

that remain open
during the pandemic.

So tough times, but very, very

empowering and good for us
as doctors.

- Well, thank you.

All right, well, let's find out
if you fooled Penn and Teller.

- Certainly.
- Gentlemen.

- Doctor, doctor, Mr. MD.

How is... always good to see you.

Often we see you,
you do that doctor magic thing

and it's such a nice,
nice metaphor,

nice allegory that
you're always tying together

and always teaching us
both sides of that.

And we started watching this...

When you first came out here,

we said, "You know,
that's some table."

That table is
a really fancy table.

And whenever we see
a fancy table,

we go, "Goodness, gracious,
that's a fancy table."

And we thought maybe
that table is doing something.

And then we said, "I don't know

about the table
doing something."

And then we thought those props.

Maybe the... the string
is doing something.

Maybe the nails are
doing something.

Maybe the bolt and the screw
are doing something.

And we thought about that
and thought about that

and then we said, "You know,
he might be telling the truth."

It might really be the doctor
that's doing all that stuff

and as amazing as it seems,

we think that the doctor

was actually doing
a lot of that magic.

And it wasn't the damn table.

And it wasn't the damn props.

And we were thrilled
that the doctor was in,

but the diagnosis is
we don't think you fooled us.

- Oh.

Is that right, Ricardo?

Did they know the secret
to your magic?

- The doctor did the magic.

- [laughs]
- Aw.

[applause]

Well, we're glad you did.
Thank you.

- Thank you so much.
- Ricardo Rosenkranz.

- Thank you for having me again.

- Thanks a lot, Doctor.

[cheers and applause]

- It's almost time for
my favorite part of the show.

Penn and Teller perform a trick
of their own right after this.

[jazz music]

♪ ♪

[jazz music]

♪ ♪

- Penn and Teller have
given away methods

used by other magicians,
but tonight,

they turn the tables
on themselves.

Watch and literally learn
how it's done

from our Las Vegas legends
themselves,

Penn and Teller.

[cheers and applause]

- There are a lot of rules
we have here on "Fool Us"

that we don't talk about

because they're not
really written down.

Everyone just kind of knows that

if these rules were broken,
it wouldn't be fun.

One rule is:
no plants, no stooges,

no setting up anything.

If it weren't for that
the trick you're about to see,

well, it wouldn't be
a trick at all.

Now, we're talking to...
- Scott.

- Hey, Scott.
Now, I want to make it clear.

You're in a car,
but you're not moving.

You're not traveling
and where is that car?

- In Las Vegas, Nevada.

- Oh, right here in Las Vegas.
Great.

- I'm here.

- Now, Jeff,
Teller has a prediction here.

It's a card.
He can't change it.

Scott, I want you to think hard
and name any card at all.

Scott, name any card at all.

- Seven of diamonds.

- Seven of diamonds.

Now, Scott, you were
driving in your car,

you called in, you pulled over
in a parking lot,

but no one set anything up.
Did they, Scott?

No one told you
what card to pick.

No one called you ahead of time.

There was no text.
Not from us. Not...

So why did you name
the seven of diamonds, Scott?

- It just popped in my head.
- Popped into your head

'cause it's a miracle, Scott.

That's why it popped
into your head.

This card. This prediction
Teller's been holding...

- [laughs]

- Is the seven of diamonds.

Don't drive for a while.
You're too freaked out.

He's too freaked out
to even drive.

See? If we'd set up
Scott in advance

or if Scott were an actor
playing a roll,

that wouldn't really be
much of a magic trick.

So we don't allow plants
for us or for other magicians,

but that trick with Scott

does bring up another rule
we have on the show.

Everyone who comes out here

gets to do the trick once
and only once.

We don't allow people
to do multiple takes.

They have one try
to make the trick work.

Just once.

Why are we so strict on that?

Because multiple takes make
some tricks just too easy.

First, it's that trick we just
did with Scott...

Well...
[sighs]

That wasn't the only take
we did of that trick.

We'll show you some
of the outtakes right now.

- Hey, I'm Olivia.
I'm in France

and so happy to be here
with you tonight.

- Teller's holding a card
right here.

He can't change it.

Olivia, name any card at all.

[drumroll]
- Uh...

the seven of spades.

- Seven of spades.
So close.

Sorry, Olivia.
We failed.

Please, Luca, name any card
at all in the deck.

- Ace.

- Ace of...
- Four.

- Ace of wrong.
Doesn't matter.

- [laughs]
- It didn't work.

We're gonna try it again
with someone else.

Thank you, Luca.

Name any card you want,
Caroline.

- Three of spades.

- The three of spades.
[drumroll]

Okay, Caroline, thank you.

Name any card you want.

- Okay, the ace of diamonds.

- Three of spades.
- Three of clubs.

- The queen of hearts.
- Queen of hearts.

Uh, no.

- Three of spades.
- Three of clubs.

- Jack of spades.
- The four of diamonds.

- Didn't work.
I'm sorry.

And we'll end with one last
trick that'll blow your mind.

Alyson, will you
come up here please?

And you'll know there's
no plant because we'll use you.

And you'll know there are
multiple takes

because it's gonna happen
once right now.

Right now, in your home.

Whether you're with
people or alone,

say the name of a card out loud.

One to ten,
jack, queen, or king.

Your favorite card.
Whatever card is your favorite.

The clubs, hearts,
spades, diamonds.

Really say it out loud. Really.

Right now, say it.
Just do it.

Have you said it?
Got it?

And is that your card?

The queen of hearts.

Is your card
the queen of hearts?

Did you say that out loud?

Pretty amazing, huh?
- Wow.

- Now, that's a trick
that only worked

for 1 out of 52 people watching,

but we just completely
blew the minds

of about 33,134 of you.

And 1,689,324 of you

think we're absolute losers.
- [mouthing words]

Well, we have no more
show to show,

but "Fool Us" will return
with more amazing magic.

We'll see you next time.
Good night.

[cheers and applause]

- Queen of hearts.

[laughter]