Johnny Carson Magicians - The Amazing Kreskin on The Tonight Show

First aired February 20, 1974 -- Kreskin did a demonstration with three pairs of audience members how they moved a goblet they were touching although they were trying not to do so. He then had two of the members use a glass to choose playing cards, which matched ones already selected in an envelope.

[@lauradangerously7982]

Guess what?!? I'm the girl on the left in the blue denim jumpsuit!! I was 17 & so in love with Johnny. Thank-you so much for posting.

[@PhilRaso]

That’s crazy! So glad you found this!

[@lauradangerously7982]

@@PhilRaso Feb. 26, 2021....Antenna TV is showing the entire episode tonight! Sarah Miles, Joan Embrey, David Brenner, Kreskin, AND ME!!!

[@jckrell]

So were you moving the glass or was it actually moving by itself?

[@lauradangerously7982]

@@jckrell Hi Mamu....so this is how remember it....I was shaking like a leaf because I was so close to the man I loved. When my partner says about the glass that "it's jumping around," it probably was! I was 17 (18 was the age limit) & never thought I'd ever see this again! If you listen closely when I first come on stage, Johnny says, "You wanna go out tonight," I say, "sure," & he says, "good." I called friends from the lobby to tell them to watch the show 'cause Johnny asks me out. Did the glass actually move by itself? Don't know, don't care...I was in the presence of greatness & the love of my life & that's all that matters. Still watch Johnny on Pluto TV. They have a dedicated channel just for him. Thanks for question!

[@MrTruckerf]

@@lauradangerously7982 What a wonderful memory! I did not catch that the first time but Johnny does just as you say! 5:24.

[@foxbat052]

He was at Western KY University TV studios just a few weeks before this episode aired. Bent keys and spoons. So cool.

[@bradchamberlain3907]

The years pass so fast my friend, so great to see you on Huckabee. I sure miss the "The good old days" Real people like you.

[@ValCronin]

I can't imagine the producers were very happy with the subject matter of this segment 😅 I have a feeling this wasn't one of the better visits out of his 60 appearances throughout the years.

[@ericmsandoval]

LOL the guy in the baby blue pants. Man, people dressed so funny in the 70s. I love it 🤣

[@julienielsen3746]

I don't see anything funny about the way he's dressed.

[@scottt3100]

@@julienielsen3746 So you are what, 12 years old???

[@julienielsen3746]

@@scottt3100 I suppose if I were 12 years old, the way that we dressed in the 70s would look funny to me. Not that 12 year old kids have real fashion sense. I guess you don't have any fashion sense either. Sad.

[@Brainbuster]

People still dress that way in 2021. But only who lived in the 70s.

[@mannygarciathedrummer1587]

In '73, when I saw The Excorcist, it scared the wits out of me - Also, in Brodheadsville, PA and Saylorsburg, PA and areas near Effort, PA and Kunkletown, PA have a lot of "Kresge" last names, which is Kreskin's real name, and he states he has relatives in PA, been watching him on Carson forever from Long Island in the 60's and 70's and now I live in PA and see this name everywhere. He's done some amazing things, that's for sure....

[@magicianstephenwood5266]

This is a brilliant use of using audience assumption from one effect to the other

[@poolside123canadian7]

That 70’s fashion:..🤣😂😂🤣

[@kj-marslander]

Johnny's suit looks great even today. Kreskin's suit is ugly to its core. I don't know who came up with that absurdity.

[@love4lust7301]

That was amazing.

[@stephenwoehr6500]

I didn't realize that repossession joke was that old.

[@jeffskywalker2495]

Months ago I had ad baut A ouija board, the first time I played it two days ago.

[@scottrobbins2093]

is that Greg Brady in the white shoes? LOL

[@bradchamberlain3907]

Hi nice to meet you Sir, I seen you On Huckabee and then barely remember you from the Carson show. I subscribed, love your videos.

[@jundevera6511]

Maybe all the opposite side of the cards were all queen 10 2 6 since the opposite side was covered and still covered when he reveal the 4 cards.

[@hungfao]

Very plausible.

[@whatizreality0124]

BINGO.

[@kurtissjacobs5618]

Did The Amazing Kreskin go on to be Matthew Lesko?

[@robfrydryck127]

Being an amateur magician, I am surprised that Johnny fell for the fake mentalist. He called out Uri Geller on his show for faking powers.

[@SimpLeeBeth]

I just watched The Great Buck Howard, inspired by the career of The Amazing Kreskin. The film was much better than this segment! 😂

[@Neil7026]

All those powers and he still was compelled to wear them ridiculous pants

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

To be honest i don't think Kreskin was ever 'hip' nor did he ever try to be. Kreskin liked to affect a lot more nerdiness than he actually was...it was his way of disarming the audience and getting them on his side.

[@dLimboStick]

0:46 "And yet, Shawn". How do you get Johnny Carson's name wrong? He was only one of the biggest stars on TV back then.

[@kevinwright8716]

Not impressed.

[@scottt3100]

Ok fine...so who are you exactly???

[@rickrick5041]

The cards they chose from were just copies of the 4 cards so they had to chose the 4. Lol

[@PhilRaso]

Rick rick not exactly. There were 16 cards on the board. How did they pick four?

[@rickrick5041]

Phil Raso Phil Raso 4 were picked from a total of say 30 face down cards that were already in place and never shown to us. All those 30 cards were 1 of the 4 in the package. There were 4 sides and each side had 1 of the 4 cards all the same card. You notice they picked only 1 card from each of the 4 sides and never picked 2 from the same side. These are the same 2 whose glass never moved on the previous trick and are confederates.

[@mikejones9961]

Idiiot idiot

[@ValCronin]

@@rickrick5041 What does that mean they were 'confederates'?

[@joeshermer7220]

@@PhilRaso The left side of the board were all 10 of spades, the side closest to the audience were all Queen of hearts, and so on. The glass could not have not gotten all four cards "right". I am no magician, but a trick is to get the audience concentrating on a distraction (how the glass is moving) so as to forget to pay attention to what really might be going on.