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[jazz music]

♪ ♪

- From the Penn and Teller Theater

at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas,

here's our host Brooke Burke.

♪ ♪

- Welcome to Fool Us.

Anyone who follows my socials knows

that one of my favorite things to do is break a sweat.

My second favorite thing is to see Penn and Teller sweat.

And tonight, we've got some magicians

who will make them hot under the collar.

Let's bring them out while their brows are still dry.

Penn and Teller!

[applause]

[cheering]

Remember, every magician has a chance

to win a Fool Us trophy

and a slot in Penn and Teller's Las Vegas show

if they can fool our dynamic duo.

So let's meet our first potential fooler.

- So, everyone sees me on these big stages,

but nobody sees what's behind the scenes.

I have three children who watch everything dad does.

If Dad can accomplish his dreams and support a family of five,

then they know they can go after their dreams,

no matter how big or crazy.

My wife is my quality control.

Everything has to be approved by her.

Yeah, without my wife, I don't think I'd even fool anybody.

She designed my office into the perfect creative space.

This is where I get to dream.

This is where I get to craft things.

Ever since I had memories, I have dreamed

about getting to be on stages all over the world.

Tonight is where I get to continue living out my dreams.

And, Penn and Teller, remember, you're not just facing me.

You're facing my entire family.

[chuckles]

Oh, wow.

[cheers and applause]

- Let's have some fun with the magic

of John Michael Hinton.

- Ha-ha! - Hey!

- Brooke, my friend. - How are you?

- Do you like carnival games? - Of course. Who doesn't?

- Me too. I love carnival games. I brought my favorite one.

Ring toss.

- Okay. - Only costs five bucks to play.

Everybody guaranteed a winner.

So much fun. Do you have five bucks?

- I don't, but maybe...

- Do you have something valuable?

A necklace. A ring. Something willing to...

- I mean, I have a lot of valuable jewelry on.

- That's pretty. Can I see that?

- This ring? - Yeah.

- For that?

- I promise I'll take good care of it.

- Okay. - Um--Ooh.

- Sounds like a bad idea. - That is beautiful.

Look at that. That's worth at least five bucks.

Here, let me...

- I promise.

- ...put it in here for safekeeping. Okay?

- I'm going to get that back, right?

- Yes, you're going to get that back.

Uh, and now ring toss.

- Okay.

[gasps]

[audience laughs]

- Fun, right?

Oh, wait. I know why you're not having fun.

It's because you don't have a prize.

We have to get a price. So here, let me get, um, this.

And we're gonna scoop out some ducks.

You'll notice that there's

a bunch of numbers on all the ducks.

Like this one is-- Oh, this one is 20.

This one is--Oh. Seven.

And then they correspond to all of the different prizes here.

So seven would be-- Oh. Right here.

- Okay, - So here, go ahead and hold it.

Let's see what is inside of that.

- My prize? - Well, no.

This is just for example.

Ooh. It is a Learn to Juggle kit.

Oh, somebody could get really famous

if they started as a juggler, if they had a silent partner.

Penn, I'm gonna leave this here just for you.

So let's get you a duck. Here we go.

So what you're gonna do is you're gonna take the pole.

You're gonna kind of move it around.

And then when you're ready,

you're gonna scoop up a bunch of ducks.

Okay? So go ahead. Just kind of move it around

and then just scoop up a bunch of ducks.

- Okay. - Perfect.

Well, that is a lot of prizes.

Here. Let's narrow it down.

Just go ahead and kind of move it up and down.

We don't want to get all of them just yet.

Yeah, just sort of move them up and down

until we just have a few left.

Oh. Oh, okay. That's perfect.

You see a bunch of different numbers, yes?

- I do. - And can you grab one number?

- Sure. How about... - Which one's that?

- 15. - Oh, that's perfect.

That's perfect. So 15--

That is--Oh. Right here.

Let's see what is in number 15. What do you see?

- A box. - A box. A box in a box.

No magician's ever thought of that. But listen.

- [water splashes] - A wet box.

- And what do you see? - Another box.

- Yes, but what type? - A ring box.

- Put your hands together, please.

- What? What?

- A wet ring box.

What do you think could be inside of this?

- I really hope it's my ring. - [audience laughs]

Oh, it's a note.

What is that? A piece of paper.

- Let's see. Oh, I think there's a message on there.

[audience laughs] - "Kill ducky"?

- That means we have to mutilate or duck capitate.

- Oh, wait. - Wait. I came prepared.

[audience laughs]

Let me see the duck.

- You want me--Okay.

- Remember, inside a factory-sealed duck.

- Listen. - [rattling]

- I hear something.

Oh, be careful.

Be careful.

- And what do you see in there? - No way.

A ring.

- Not just any ring. - My ring.

- Is that your ring? - [applause]

And that's why I love carnival games!

Thank you, guys, very, very much.

- What?

Wow. John Michael Hinton, everyone.

Wow. What the--First of all, thank goodness that worked out

or you were gonna be in big trouble.

[audience laughs]

That was crazy.

- Thank you. - So, why do you love magic?

- You know, actually, I do some camps for children

to teach them magic, and they think they're learning magic,

but actually, what they're learning is public speaking.

Often, the first thing I have them do

is stand up, say their name.

Some of these kids, they sit down and they cry

'cause it was so embarrassing to say their name.

But by the end of the week,

they're standing up in front of their friends

doing magic tricks they just learned.

And the ability to take a kid

who's scared to say their name is crying

to then performing something, that's the power of magic.

And that's why I love magic.

- Do you ever get nervous before you step out on a stage?

- Okay, so if I'm honest with you,

I don't get nervous beforehand.

I'm about to be a complete nervous wreck back there

because I care about what you all think.

Because--I'm sorry. That's just real.

So I'll be back there going, "I hope they liked me."

[applause]

Oh, you guys...

[cheering]

Thank you. Okay.

- Are we ready? - We're ready.

- Let's see if you get to take a trophy

back home to your kids.

- Okay. - Boys?

- Well, John, you certainly played this to my heart.

I'm carny trash, and I love the carny.

You did a great job. And I like the "Learn to Juggle" kit

that you had right there in the front.

It's a completely nutty premise.

But, you know, as much as we loved it,

it's time to play the game.

I guess I want to talk--

You know how interested I am in birds. You know that.

- Mm-hmm. - And it always bothers me

that birds don't have arms.

That really troubles me.

But on duck feet, even though the webbing is here,

they almost have a palm there.

It looks like a palm as they're walking.

If you've looked at the footprints of a duck,

and I know we both have, we're similar souls.

The interesting thing is,

even if you take two eggs of two different ducks

and you switch them,

they still imprint on the mother that they are with.

In other words, there's no nature and nurture with ducks.

And I think I slipped in enough keywords

that you'll know what I'm talking about here.

And I don't think you fooled us.

- AUDIENCE: Aw! - John, you look very confused.

Does he understand your magic?

Does this mean anything to you?

- The switch?

- I'm talking about you switched.

- You switched and... - I switched the ducks?

- ...palm. Yes.

- I didn't switch the ducks.

- What? - No, I didn't switch the ducks.

- Okay, well, you palmed off the ring.

- I never palmed off the ring. - Come on, don't--

- That went into the drink, and then it was inside the duck.

- Then you fooled us. - John?

[cheers and applause]

- Are you serious? - Yes!

- Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much.

No, I didn't. I didn't.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Before you give me the trophy, can I say hi to my wife at home?

- Yes. - Actually, wait.

She's not at home. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hey, babe.

- What?

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause continue]

John Michael Hinton and his wife

just turned their trick into a trophy.

But don't turn away

because Fool Us will reappear right after this.

[cheering]

- Welcome back. So far,

we've had one magician fool Penn and Teller.

Let's see if the next one can make it two.

- I became a magician when I ran away and joined the circus.

Okay. It was more like a cabaret in a tent.

There was jugglers, aerial artists,

cabaret singers, and even drag artists.

I used to serve tables and tend bar.

So I joined as a server and served drinks.

But there was a magician, and four months later,

he had to leave to do shows elsewhere.

And so I took over because I knew the show.

I've been doing it full time ever since.

Last year, I traveled to over 50 cities

and did over 350 shows.

I guess I'm a little more than full time.

But remember, I used to serve tables and tend bar.

I used to do a bar trick called the Rainbow Shot.

It was magical and it always amazed.

Penn, Teller,

tonight I'll be going back to my hospitality roots.

Prepare to get served.

[applause]

- From Vancouver, make way for Billy Hsueh.

[applause]

- In 1920, Charles Hoffman

created an effect called Think-a-Drink

where various drinks were magically poured

out of a single container.

However, there are three limitations.

The spectator couldn't choose the glass,

they couldn't choose the drink, and nothing can be inspected.

Today, we're gonna break all those rules.

Welcome to Impossibilly-Tea.

As you can see, I have these water bottles,

these glasses, this menu, and this teapot.

This is a very special teapot.

It was made in Taiwan, just like me.

[audience laughs]

This is a little teapot.

It's short. It's stout.

I'm not that short.

Here's its handle and there's its spout.

And when you tip it over,

there's nothing inside because it's empty.

I need my very first customer here at Impossibilly-Tea.

Brooke, you work so hard on this show.

Come on down. Let me make you a couple of drinks.

Everyone, make a big round of applause for Brooke.

- Thank you, everybody. - Please take a seat.

- Hi. - Hello. Welcome.

- Thank you for having me. - Of course.

Oh, where are my manners? May I offer you a water?

- I would love that. Thank you. - Take one. Go ahead.

Perfect. That's the one we'll use to make you some drinks.

- Okay, great.

- Brooke, I have here a menu of 35 different items.

We have some cocktails and some wines.

- Okay. - We'll start you off easy

with a cocktail.

What would you like today?

- I think I'll have a Citrus Sunrise.

A Citrus Sunrise? Ooh!

Something citrusy. Something refreshing.

Perfect for the summer.

- Mm-hmm. - I know how to make that.

- Okay, I'm sure you do.

- The first ingredient we need is water.

- Okay.

[jazzy piano playing]

- And now for the magic words. [clears throat]

Here's a little teapot, short and stout.

There's the handle. There's the spout.

And when your Citrus Sunrise is ready, hear me shout,

tip it over and pour it out.

What glass would you like your Citrus Sunrise in?

- The martini glass, please.

- The martini glass? Fantastic choice.

Brooke, your Citrus Sunrise.

[glass clinks]

[audience exclaims]

- What? - [applause]

- Thank you. - Take a sip.

Tell everyone how you enjoy your Citrus Sunrise.

- It's really good. - It's really good. Yes!

- Wow. - [applause]

Thank you.

It's very citrusy.

- I heard of a story of a guy who turned water into wine,

and he got famous, so we're gonna give that a try.

- Okay.

- Brooke, I have here the list of wines.

- Okay. - Take a look.

What tickles your fancy tonight?

- Pinot noir, please. - A pinot noir.

- The pinot noir from Burgundy.

I personally would have preferred the rosé

from British Columbia, Canada, because I support local

'cause I'm Canadian.

- [audience laughs] - Okay.

- To make your pinot noir,

we need the first ingredient, which is...

- ALL: Water! - That's right. Water.

And now the magic words.

Okay.

[clears throat]

- Here's a little teapot, short and stout.

There's the handle and there's the spout.

And when your pinot noir is ready, hear me shout,

tip it over and pour it out.

What glass would you like your Pinot Noir in?

- The pinot glass, please.

- The pinot glass. This one right here.

Great choice. You picked a wine glass.

If you picked any other glass, I would have judged you.

- Okay. - [audience laughs]

But I didn't.

- Your pinot.

[glass clinks]

[audience exclaims]

- Wow. Wow.

[applause]

Well done.

To appreciate fine wine, Brooke, hold it up to the light.

Notice the color, and give it a little swirl.

Notice the legs. It's got nice legs.

- It does.

- And then give it a smell for the aroma.

- And then finally... - Very nice.

- ...the taste. - May I?

- Yes, of course. And tell everyone

how you enjoy your pinot noir.

- It's very nice. Wow. - It's very nice.

- This is the best. - Yes. Of course.

Oh, you have two drinks already.

I don't have one yet. Give me one second.

- This isn't looking good for me, by the way.

[audience laughs]

- Oh. I think it's time for that rosé.

- Okay. Ooh, yes. - Yeah.

Magic words. Here's the little teapot,

short and stout, there's a handle, there's a spout,

and when my rosé is ready, hear me shout,

tip it over and pour it out.

What glass should my rosé be in?

- I'll use the champagne glass.

- The champagne glass. Great choice. My.

[audience exclaims]

- Oh, wow. -[applause]

- Wow. - Wait, wait, wait.

I want to make sure I get every last drop of it.

- Yes.

- Perfect. - Wow.

Well done.

- And now--No, no, wait.

I don't actually feel like a wine right now though.

- I don't usually mix alcohol.

I think I would like a--[gasps]

I want a piña colada.

- Ooh. - Yeah, yeah.

A piña colada. That sounds good.

Just a little bit of wine.

- Okay.

- And now the magic words.

Wait, hold on. You don't stir a piña colada. You shake it.

- Oh, no. [chuckles]

[audience laughs]

- Do you like piña coladas? - I do. Do you?

- I do. And getting caught in the rain?

- Yeah, of course. I like the song.

- I think it's ready. Hold on. Yeah, I think it's ready.

- Really?

- My piña colada. - [audience exclaims]

Wait, wait, hold on. Hold on. Make sure I get every last drop.

My piña colada!

- Wow. - Brooke, thank you so much

for being my first customer here at Impossibilly-Tea.

Cheers!

- Cheers. Cheers.

Billy Hsueh.

- [cheers and applause] - Whoo!

- Wow, wow, wow.

That must get a little bit dangerous

when you have to sample all of those, right?

I'm glad we didn't finish them all.

- Me too. [laughs]

- When you were a bartender, were you performing bar magic?

- I was doing a little bit. There really wasn't much time

because it was mostly like doing weddings and stuff.

So there was a long line,

people wanted their drinks, they want to hang out.

- You said you were born in Taiwan.

- I was.

- Tell us a little bit about that.

- I was born in Taiwan

and we moved to Canada when I was five.

- Okay.

- My entire family is back in Taiwan.

All my aunts, my uncles, my grandparents.

Like, I don't know, if they didn't decide to move to Canada,

I wouldn't be standing here today doing magic.

Like, I probably would be doing something boring

like be a doctor or a lawyer.

- Go, Mom and Dad.

Have you ever performed in Taiwan?

- I have.

I did a birthday party in Taiwan

and also I did a magic convention as well.

I was very impressed by how you hold the stage

and command this whole room.

- I appreciate that. - Well done.

- Thank you. - Yeah.

Billy, do you think your Think-a-Drink

is gonna earn you a Fool Us trophy?

- I sure hope so. - Should we go to the boys

and find out?

- Let's find out. - Penn and Teller, you ready?

- You know, Billy,

I don't particularly like Think-a-Drink as a trick,

but I love your version.

It's really, really nice.

You have so much personality

and you're so funny all the way through.

And you absolutely delivered on your promise.

This is not the standard way to do Think-a-Drink.

And you did show us inside there.

And very, very important.

We believe that Brooke really tasted alcohol,

really tasted the drinks, and you really did,

in a certain sense, turn water into wine.

And that's a pretty wonderful trick that goes way back.

I forgot who started it, but it goes way, way back.

And there are things in there

that if you know "Think-a-Drink"

are mind-blowing because it doesn't work that way.

But we think we did follow your innovations.

As brilliant as they are,

we think we had a pretty good idea

and how that was being done.

I love this routine. I really like it,

and you're a wonderful, wonderful performer.

But in this case, I don't think you fooled us.

- AUDIENCE: Aw!

- What do you think, Billy? - And they hate us for that.

That's what the show's about.

- What do you think, Billy? - I think they got me.

- AUDIENCE: Aw!

- Well, we loved it. I enjoyed that so much.

You were fantastic.

Billy Hsueh, everyone. Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

You want to see a trick by Penn and Teller?

Hold your horses, 'cause they'll take on

a few more magic studs

before performing tonight's finale.

Stick around.

- Welcome back to Fool Us.

Let's meet our next amazing magician.

- Hi. I'm Shimshi, and I'm from Israel.

From an early age, I was obsessed with being a magician.

My parents thought I was a bit crazy.

But my dad also taught me a lesson.

"Why not you?

Can you name a reason why it can't be you?"

From then on, I believed that anything was possible.

At the age of 20, I saved up

and bought a one-way ticket to Las Vegas.

I had nothing but determination.

I hustled hard and transformed that dream into an amazing life.

My hard work really paid off

when I won the Grand Champion of Magic trophy.

Now, this trophy was huge.

Carrying it home from the airport,

I noticed this girl.

The trophy caught her eye,

and we ended up talking non-stop for the next six hours.

We've been married now for 20 years

and have an awesome daughter. Her name is Shalom.

Determination has given me everything I ever wanted.

And tonight I'm determined to win the Fool Us trophy.

Why not me?

- Please welcome to the Fool Us stage Shimshi.

- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you guys very much. I'm so excited to be here this evening.

We're going to find an object in an unusual place,

and we're going to use these.

Brooke, do you mind coming and help me out?

- I would love to help you out.

- Nice big round applause for Brooke.

- Hi. How are you? - Nice to meet you.

We're not going to use these just yet.

It will be there in a second.

But first I have some money with me.

Yes. All the bills are different.

It's not that kind of money. It's just singles.

But take a bill, any bill.

Here's what we're going to do.

I'm going to tear off a small piece from the bill.

- Okay.

- This will be the only piece

that will be a perfect match to this bill.

Now, I came up with this trick

when I was 16 years old with my tongue piercing.

I don't have one anymore.

Our daughter was born and I didn't want to be

a bad influence on her, so I took it off.

She's so precious.

We actually have a picture of her.

Do you mind if I...

- I'd love to see it. - Yeah? This is her. Yeah?

- Aw. - You don't have to do that.

But she was three years old.

She's about four years old here. Fast-forward to today.

- [audience laughs] - [ominous music plays]

She's actually here with us this evening.

Please welcome my beautiful daughter, Shalom.

[applause]

- Hi.

It's how he sees me.

- That is true.

I didn't want to be a bad influence on her.

Little did I know she will be exactly like me.

[audience laughs]

Brooke, do you mind putting these on right now.

- Okay.

- You're about to examine this piercing.

Shalom's gonna unscrew it.

If you're not familiar with piercings, it's a ball,

and it screws right on the stud.

Once it's there, it's secure.

You're gonna check and make sure that it's a legitimate piercing

and there's nothing tricky about it.

- All right. I haven't done this on my daughters, but here we go.

- Yeah.

I didn't think I would either, but there you go.

All right, grab it.

- Okay. - First, give it a tug.

Make sure that it's solid and strong.

- Yeah. - Then unscrew it.

Just make sure it's not magnetic. It's very important.

- Not magnetic. - Looks good? Perfect.

Put it back.

- Okay. - Perfect. That goes to her.

Cool. So Shalom's gonna put it back on.

And we brought some other dollar bills.

She's been practicing.

- Okay. - So in a second,

you're gonna take that little piece

and you're gonna put it in here and mix it up.

Shalom will try to find that exact matching piece.

- Oh, wow. - If she finds

that exact matching piece, I will be proud of her

for the very first time.

[audience laughs]

No, no. She knows I'm serious.

Okay. All right, here we go.

Grab the piece for me. Put it inside.

- You ready? Okay.

- And mix it up. - Mix it up?

- Yeah. Don't make it easy on her.

Yeah. That's perfect. Good, good.

- Okay. - Yeah, good, good.

It's fine?

- Yes. - Here we go.

She's going to show you the bottom of her tongue.

Yeah? Perfect.

This is the top.

- Okay.

- Here we go.

- No way.

- I didn't feed her this morning.

[audience laughs]

I think she's got one.

[audience exclaims]

There's one piece stuck

between the piercing and the tongue.

I want you to make sure it really is stuck

right over there. Yes?

- Totally.

- Just gonna unscrew it. She's gonna put it over here.

You're gonna make sure that it is really pierced

right on there.

- It's really pierced.

Wow. Yes.

- Well, I'm not proud of her just yet.

Let's make sure that this is the exact matching piece.

Do you mind pulling it out,

making sure it's really--

- Totally really on there.

- Perfect. Brooke, I want you to tell me,

is this the exact perfect match?

- That is the exact perfect match, you guys.

- Oh, my gosh. - My daughter Shalom.

[cheers and applause]

Come on!

- Shimshi, everyone.

- Thank you, guys. Thank you very much.

- And Shalom. Nicely done.

- Thank you very much. - Now are you proud of her?

- I'm--Are you kidding me? - I hope so.

No, no, no. This was...amazing.

- All right, come on over here.

- Let's chat. Wow, wow, wow.

So, did having a daughter change your life, Shimshi?

- Of course. Completely different.

I lost all my freedom.

- [audience laughs] - As we do.

- Yes. We used to live in Las Vegas whenever she was born.

And my wife likes to play poker.

We actually took the stroller with us to play poker.

That's how much we didn't know. We put it next to the table.

- I'm not sure you can still do that here in Vegas.

- Oh, you can't. You couldn't back then either.

We put her right next to the table,

and somebody came to the pit boss and was like,

"You guys don't have a baby inside there, do you?"

'Cause it was covered. She was sleeping.

We were like, "Yes." He was like, She can't be here."

So, yeah, it was a lot of changes.

- What's it like to have a father like this?

- It's cool. It's definitely really cool.

- So, are you planning to perform together a lot more?

- No. This is one and done. - This is one and only?

- She's very creative, but she's not a performer.

She's actually a tattoo artist.

- Oh, nice.

Come on, Shalom. You're a natural.

- Thank you.

- So, this is an original trick? - Yes, it's an original trick.

In fact, no magician to this point

that has seen it could figure it out.

Ooh. So I think you've got a shot at fooling Penn and Teller,

yes?

I don't know. To be honest with you,

just to be on stage with her and perform with her

is for me is insane.

It was like an amazing...

- That's a big win. I love that.

All right. Shimshi and Shalom,

let's find out if Penn and Teller

know the secret to your magic.

- Let's do it. - Boys, are you ready?

- Yeah, we're ready. Hey, Shimshi. Hey, Shalom.

- Hey, Penn and Teller. How are you?

- We really love this, especially me,

as someone who often drags my child into magic tricks.

It's good to see someone else exploiting their youth

to make a buck.

- I have my daughter here too.

- Very good idea. Make them pull their [bleep]damn weight.

That's what I say.

Boy, what a nice trick. What a really nice trick.

You know, often if you deal with things that are new in fashion

like tongue piercings and so on,

you end up with a-- with an old-fashioned trick

that just recycles something and is not something really new.

This is something really new.

This is a method that is, we think, very, very different.

It's really complicated.

We don't know if we're right.

And I'm going to ask you for permission for something here.

I'm going to ask you to not speak in code,

but speak frankly.

- In front of all of them? Okay.

- May I have permission to do that?

We think that you forced the bill for a matching thing

and that Shalom had some sort of weird tongue-colored coating

on one side of the piece of the bill

that she could then pull off with her tongue.

So when she showed her mouth with the tongue

with just the ball on it,

there actually was the piece of bill there,

but one side of it had a tongue coating on it

that she could pull off with her teeth and then swallow.

[audience laughs]

- Did you have any coating on the thing?

- I didn't. - She did not.

- So, that's not the way you did it?

- That's not how we did it.

- Penn?

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you so much.

- Great job. This is amazing.

Shimshi, everyone. Good job.

- Thank you, guys. Thank you.

- Shimshi and Shalom, you were wonderful. Thank you.

Wow. Penn and Teller are impressed,

but more importantly, they are fooled.

And more magicians could win a trophy tonight,

so don't go anywhere.

- Welcome back.

The next magician trying to snag a trophy is here.

- Hi. I'm Bernardo Sedlacek,

and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Music has always been a big part of my life.

I wanted to be a singer when I was younger,

and now I play in a heavy metal cover band.

In the past few years, I really fell in love with gastronomy.

I see a lot of similarities between magic and food,

just like one might do with a magic effect

where you can change one small thing

and make something ordinary into something incredible.

Growing up, there weren't many magic books

written in Portuguese,

which meant in order to learn magic,

I had to learn Spanish and English.

For me, magic is not about fooling.

It's about the details, the psychology,

the sleight of hand, and even the philosophy in taking an idea

and making something deeper and more engaging.

I want to bring the audience backstage

to see the thought process of the best magicians in the world.

Tonight, I'll be doing a classic of magic,

but one that is on steroids.

- From Rio de Janeiro,

please welcome Brazilian baffler Bernardo Sedlacek.

- Thank you.

Well, Penn and Teller, I'm seated here

because you're going to do everything from now on.

- Okay.

- [laughs] So I decided to take

the world's most classic magic effect.

You select a card, and I find it and change it in a way

that hopefully will make you feel

like you're seeing it for the first time.

So, Teller, I would like you

to cut the cards anywhere that you like.

But before you do, it's very important

to understand that it could be that right after you cut,

the deck could take a deep breath.

So I would like you to change the position that you cut

by either leaving or taking a few cards.

So cut.

And now you either drop a few more cards

or take a few more.

That way we know that could not be a possibility.

Now, I would like just for both of you

to see that bottom card just for yourselves.

That is your card.

And please, Teller, shuffle the pile that you're holding.

Of course you could think

that this deck was given to me by Tamariz.

And if that was the case, by looking at the other pile,

I could know something about your card.

So please leave that packet aside

and take the other pile.

And shuffle.

That's lovely.

Of course at this point, you could think also

that...the deck was given to me by Aronson.

And it could have been

that by touching and counting how many cards,

I could know something about the cards.

So please, you can leave the cards there.

There you go. I would like you to...pa-rum-pum-pum.

Yes.

That's lovely.

Of course at this point, you could think

that maybe written in a book from the '20s,

it has something that tells you if you do exactly that,

it always works.

So please shuffle as much as you like.

Yes, please.

It is up to you.

Of course, when I do this, well, they just think

they wish they had shuffled a little bit more.

Are you happy with it?

- Yeah.

- I think this is your card.

Yes. I'm pretty sure.

Of course at this point,

you could think that I'm just very fast with my hand, so...

Right.

And also you could think

that maybe I'm not 100% sure that that is the card.

That is why I have this.

Actually, that doesn't mean anything to you too.

So I brought something even more special.

This is Pam Thompson's life member from the Magic Castle.

Pam, as we should know,

she was the partner and the wife of Johnny Thompson,

one of the greatest magicians that ever lived.

[applause]

So I guess that would be something

that you would enjoy a little more.

If this is not the card, you keep the money

and, of course, the life member.

Um...

Penn, is the card red or black?

- Black.

- Sorry.

Is it a club or a spade?

- Club.

- Is it a number or a picture?

- Number. - Number.

- Penn, for the very first time,

what is the card you're thinking of?

- 4 of clubs.

- Well, I guess this is mine. Please.

Exactly the 4.

[applause]

It's always a pleasure to see you.

Always a pleasure to see you.

- Bernardo Sedlacek, everyone.

[cheering]

- How are you doing, Brooke? - Pretty good. And you?

I really enjoyed that. You're from Rio de Janeiro.

- Yes. That is correct.

- Do you come from a big family?

- Yes, actually. Yes.

I am the last one of my brothers and sisters.

I'm the number seven. And the reason

is that my father is actually 97 years old.

- Wow.

- He's doing amazing, by the way.

- That is amazing.

That's magical.

- Right? - That's magic.

Are you the only magician in the family?

- I am. I'm pretty sure that is

because my mother, she's a doctor,

and she said, "Well, when you grow up,

you have to be a doctor," but "doctor" and "magician"

in Portuguese, they sound similar.

- How do you say it in Portuguese?

- Magico for doctor and mágico for magician.

So that's probably the reason I heard it wrong.

And then I got this. Then I really fell in love for magic.

- So you're not sorry you're not a doctor.

- Not at all.

- [audience laughs] - I respect that.

All right. Are we ready, boys?

Let's see if you have fooled Penn and Teller

with a classic card trick.

- Let's see. - Are you ready?

- Good luck.

- So classic and so great.

Bernardo, you know we love you.

You come to the show all the time.

We always see you backstage.

And you did so many things that no one else has done.

You sat in the chairs, which means you have to be

a pretty good friend of ours.

We would not allow that from everyone.

You sat here.

You sat here smugly with your Charlie Manson smile,

going, "Okay, go ahead, boys. Go ahead and do that."

Perfect premise. Perfect premise.

And then you shut the doors one by one.

You were talking like--

You were talking like me in the chair

with the breathers and the Tamariz and the Aronson

that no one knows what the hell you're talking about.

To do all that.

And everything about this trick

was perfect, perfect, perfect.

You made one itty, bitty, tiny mistake.

You were backstage and taught this trick to my child.

[audience laughs]

You taught this trick to Moxie.

There's some variations,

but you taught the trick to someone who lives in my home.

- Did she ever fool you with this?

- Yes. Multiple times.

Until I beat her into telling me how the trick was done.

- Do you know the funniest part?

- Yes.

- I taught it to Teller as well,

and I was hoping you guys wouldn't remember it.

I know, because you think, "Oh, I'm young.

I'm from Brazil.

These stupid old Americans can't remember

that I taught them the [bleep]damn trick

I'm gonna do on their show."

And, yes, you are totally brilliant.

Genius magician,

stupid in interpersonal relationships.

[audience laughs]

Oh, I wonder if you fooled us.

What do you think, Bernardo?

- [laughs] I don't think so.

But thank you so much for having me.

It was great to see you.

You're the best, man.

- Thank you so much, Bernardo. We really enjoyed that.

Thank you.

- Thank you, guys. - Bernardo.

[applause]

When we return, the greatest duo of all time takes the stage.

See Penn and Teller perform right after this.

[cheering]

- Welcome back.

This year, Penn and Teller are celebrating

their golden anniversary performing together.

And during those years,

they've accumulated a [bleep]load of magic props.

Here to showcase one of them, Penn and Teller.

- You know, our warehouse

is full of wonderful, wonderful magic props,

and it breaks our heart we gotta let some of them go.

We gotta sell some of them,

like this beautiful zigzag right here.

It is an antique piece of magic history

used actually by Penn and Teller.

And look at this. This whole middle slides

right out just like this.

But more amazing, you can do it with a person in there

and they become a magician.

Brooke, you've always said you wanted to be a magician.

Two seasons you've been saying, "I want to do a magic trick."

- I do.

- Have I got a deal for you, Brooke.

Get up here. Get up here, Brooke.

[cheering]

Here is your chance to be a magician.

Kick your shoes off.

- Really? - Kick 'em off.

You're going to be a magician.

- I've always wanted to be a magician.

- I know, I know. You're gonna be so good

because this prop does all the work for you.

You'll be able to do all the Beverly Hills parties.

It'll be Brooke Burke and her Magic Spectacular.

Get in the box. Get in the box. Get in the box.

You're gonna love it, Brooke. Just $2,000.

- $2,000?

- Yeah. That's all it is. Get in the box.

- You guys are gonna sell it to me?

- It's really cheap. It's really cheap.

We're going and get you nice and comfy, cozy.

It's got plenty-- You feel swaddled, don't you?

- Well-- - You feel safe.

You feel comfortable 'cause you are safe and comfortable.

- Am I going to be a magician then?

- Nice pedicure, huh? Isn't that a nice pedicure?

- Thank you. - Stick your hand out here.

- Okay. - Yeah, right out there.

Look at that. Nice manicure. Let's close this.

Stick that beautiful face out. The face of Brooke Burke's body.

Look at that. Stick your hand out here.

Stick your fingers out right there.

Oh, that's beautiful, Brooke.

Now, Brooke, you don't have to do a damn thing.

The prop does all the work.

It's self-working, Brooke.

We're just going to slide your middle over just like this.

Slide your--Oop. We got your--

Just slide them in. Slide them in. Slide them in there.

All we gotta do is move it over just like this.

And then all we gotta do is...

- Wait, guys. - ...put the blades in.

- Wait. - There's nothing at all to do.

The blades just--You want to see the blades go in, don't you?

[cheers and applause]

Brooke, they love you.

They love you, Brooke. They love you so much, Brooke.

They just love you.

You want to see the blades go in, don't you?

Look at this. A real magician.

Beautiful. Foot's still down here, looking beautiful.

And we're just sliding the blade in.

I can tell right away you are really, really good at magic.

- It's not terrible, guys. - Oh, look at that, Brooke.

Don't you look good, Brooke Burke?

But listen, listen.

At this point, Brooke, you would pay $1,500

for how great you are.

Isn't that worth $1,500?

- Yeah!

- But now how much would you pay?

Let's slide that over further.

Look at that. Look at that. Now what would you pay?

That is a real prop.

Move your fingers. Move your fingers.

There it is over there. Move your feet right over here.

Move your hand right here. Smile your big face.

You are doing magic. Look at that.

Brooke Burke doing magic.

Now, Brooke, I can't get this. You got your foot--

You got the--What?

Brooke, it's very simple.

You break it, you bought it.

Good night, Brooke.

- Wait. - Brooke's a magician. Magician.

- [cheers and applause] - Help. Hey, guys, wait.

Guys?

Well, it looks like I got myself a new magic act.

Thank you, Penn and Teller, and thank you all for watching.

We'll see you next time.

Teller?

Help.

Hey, Penn.