DOG FOOLS PENN & TELLER! Alex Ramon and MJ on Penn & Teller Fool-Us// Season 8

Alex Ramon and MJ the Magic Doxie perform their Dog Park illusion on Penn & Teller Fool-Us Season 8 Episode 5
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• Alex Ramon Fool Us
Here is a Gym Prank I did with an illusion "The Ab-Twister"
• GYM PRANK - AB TWISTER
"Cold Shock" Epic Escape
• "Cold Shock" Escape
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[@CLove511]

Love how the dog food is spelled "Dog FUd". Commitment to the gig, love it.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

THANK YOU FOR NOTICING!!!!

[@MagicNomadic]

and the dog on the bag is MJ

[@djjackata8756]

what does FUD mean in this context? I'm not a native speaker of english.

[@CLove511]

​@@djjackata8756 It's supposed to be "food", but he spelled it "FUd" (the letter "u" in this context is supposed to make the same sound as "oo", even though I don't think there's anywhere else in English where that's allowed). But the "u" is also capitalized, and FU is the initials of Fool Us. So he made the bag specifically for this one performance, which is pretty cool.

[@rilian226]

@@CLove511 'Rude' and 'nude' and 'attitude' make that sound from the u. Not sure if that counts.... ;-).

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Excellent trick MJ. Your assistant Alex looks very well trained in these sorts of things, and is distracting the audience while you do all the work.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahaha this is so true!!!

[@wimpow]

Just a warning, M.J. Be careful when licking your assistant, you may get sued.

[@kartik1041]

Also dont poop on the bed 😂😂 or you get sued@@wimpow

[@jamesfair9751]

@@kartik1041 too soon Bahaha 🤣 😂 😝

[@jeremiahbaugh8195]

@@kartik1041 lmao took me a second to get that

[@Clothahump1]

"He'll tongue you." "I'm hoping for it!" Priceless!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

AHAHAHAHAH Thats my favorite part too!

[@justahengin87]

just another day at band camp xD

[@havocproltd]

@@justahengin87 Oh thank you! I didn't have to type that!

[@gernotg8480]

@@AlexRamonmagicMr Ramon please help me.

[@MAGA_Extremist]

Y'all too funny 😂🤣

[@zarlus8]

I enjoy the magicians, but what I enjoy the most from this show is watching Teller get excited. When he smiles and darts his eyes it makes the whole act far more enjoyable.

[@Travelinmatt1976]

It's because they've seen it all, so when they see something new it's exciting.

[@ayehtunohn]

I met him once. He is such a gentleman! Love that guy!

[@Netbug]

You mean how he overdoes it because he doesn't speak and that's the only way he can pull off his shtick? It's acting.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

That is the fun part, seeing P&T enjoying the act

[@g80gzt]

I love how happy MJ gets when everyone goes nuts over the fooling

[@Cacophony314]

Michael Jackson's not there.

[@QuentinNeill]

Editing cut.

[@Averagebum21]

@@Cacophony314 MJ stands for Michael Jordan.

[@Cacophony314]

@@Averagebum21 - after some careful consideration, I'm confident it's Mick Jagger.

[@Averagebum21]

@@Cacophony314 I'm sure you're Peter Pan though.

[@brownass2]

Penn and Teller miss the the most unexplainable trick that actually occurs throughout the entire performance. Complete and total obedience from a daschund. Everything else about this trick is easy by comparison. Every weiner dog own can confirm this.

[@Fyrefrye]

But remember, it's half golden. And every goldie I've ever met was super cooperative (but still a complete goof).

[@brownass2]

@@Fyrefrye the only thing golden of that dog is the fur. Everything else is pure daschund.

[@marleinasmom]

I tried to ask my Boston Doxies but they wandered off and had nothing to say about it. Then I called them back and they didn't care.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

AHAHA! FACTS!!!

[@Puttagirlon]

That's because it's a mutt rather than a purebred Dachshund

[@panda4247]

Alex: "He'll tongue ya" Alyson: "I'm hoping for it" Alyson, few years later: "one time, in a magic camp..."

[@davep6977]

he didn't say tongued where

[@panda4247]

@@davep6977 5:52 so what did he say then? I think he said tongue, which he meant as "lick your FACE", I just added another meaning to it as a joke.

[@apeshitclothing]

@@davep6977 get them ears checked

[@dudek17]

@@panda4247 I think he meant , that he didn't specify where he'll tongue her, as to which part of the body :P

[@dvdhr1]

That one time in camp is really iconic

[@shaidyn8278]

I think Penn once said that good magic has a sense of inevitability. You know what's coming, but you can't believe it's happening. That's how I felt this whole trick. I know it was going to be a seemingly impossible balancing act of some kind, but each step was a delight to see set up, and the final part just had me with my jaw hanging opening. True magic.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

The chair was already floating on top of the blue roller thing.

[@someoneout-there2165]

Also the broom was not under the flank the poochy was standing on.

[@eben4reel934]

YES!! 🙌✅

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you!!

[@chrisgreenhalgh735]

So how does the sign balance with the chair and the dog on top???

[@fahimkazmi6695]

01:22 him saying ‘Everybody’ without moving moving his lips fooled me right there and then

[@tacitus539]

It was the dog doing ventriloquism.

[@collinsmcrae]

fucking hilarious. Didn't catch that at all.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

They edit the shit out of these shows before they go to air and film several episodes at a time.

[@firemonkey1015]

LOL didn’t realize that

[@AM-pq1rq]

LOL

[@jamesdominguez7685]

I was all "Oh, this is beautifully presented and charming as all heck, but it's pretty standard stuff..." and then the dog jumped and the structure collapsed, and my jaw collapsed into my lap. That one twist takes this from a good trick to a great one. Well done!

[@ondrejsoroka8170]

I dont understand you see everything as a standard stuff but collapsing get you? what did you expect happened on well balanced structure after dog and the sign go off? the blue cylinder and bag of dog food probably weight little more than expected. It is a nice trick but not a great one.

[@jamesdominguez7685]

@@ondrejsoroka8170 - Dude, seriously? Santa isn't real and this trick didn't involve anything being balanced. Sorry to spoil the illusion. This is part of a family of tricks where an illusion of impossibly perfect balance is created by locking the pieces together. Usually the "balanced" structure is then dismantled by hand, manually disconnecting all the locking mechanisms. For it to fall down when the dog jumped, there needed to be a way to disengage all of the locking mechanisms all at once, which is the real trick. Like a lot of good tricks on P&T, it's a standard setup that's elevated by a new twist.

[@ondrejsoroka8170]

Anything not being balanced? So you think that it is not important how weight of that chair is distributed and there is no relation between weight of a dog and weigth of the bag of dog food? Center of mass of the whole structure is not above the little step ladder? What you expect would happen after dog jump off the weight of the bag over weigth everything. I am sure that it can be calculated and manifactured of course maybe i am wrong and it is done some different way but i was not suprise by the falling of the structure I would be more suprise if that would stay. You can see that ball was not touching the board so it was in stable position and the ball and cylinder just help him with building the structure.

[@rikkirikki4892]

@@ondrejsoroka8170 Things "looking balanced" is part of the trick. The actual physics of why these tricks work has nothing to do with balance. The balancing is the distraction to make you think that's how the trick works. It's why the falling apart was such a great twist -- it brought that part of the illusion back and made the idea of the stacking relying on balance even stronger (even though, again, it's not how it actually works)

[@allanv2497]

@@rikkirikki4892 There's no talking to that guy. He's stuck on the step ladder and missed the part where the dog park sign is floating on mid-air with no counterweight.

[@Madlittlepixel]

Beautiful trick! Suspensions can be cool visually but man when its rigid and like Penn said when deconstructing it at the end,,, does kind of make them less magical. When everything fell apart that made it above and beyond. Wonderful act! Great vibe!

[@huyphamuc6372]

I don't kinda understand where suspensions are used. I thought it was used in the wooden stand but not entirely sure. Could you explain a lil bit further?

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

@@huyphamuc6372 my own take: he specially made a ladder, a board, a chair, a platform, all with some kind of button activated super magnet that turn on when he his a button; my guess is pulling on the dog's leash deactivates the magnets; personally, I think this would explain the wobble, because he still hadn't activated the magnets.

[@sharpfang]

@@AlexanderNixonArtHistory Nothing button based, just small latches - a knob in a slot - made so that trying to bend the joint in one direction holds it together, letting it spring back disengages the joint, and balanced: plank without the chair tilts towards the food side, disengages from the ladder. Chair without the sign falls over backwards, detaches from the plank. Sign without dog springs back, detaches from the chair. I suspect solid steel frames or at least sizeable inserts inside the plank and the chair because this sort of bending momentum could easily rip anything this small from wood. Essentially a tensegrity build, where the weight of the dog holds all the joints latched tightly, and removing it makes everything flex back and all joints disengage. Now for the reward - this all, being under load, flexing like that, has a tendency to introduce wobbling - dog stepping over the sign would make the whole thing shake at the springy joints and break the illusion, making it clear how it's all latched together. It's the dog's exceptional training and skill that keeps wobbling invisible.

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

@@sharpfang thank you for explaining!

[@Guitar-Dog]

White woman

[@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer]

Seeing Teller mouth "that's great'" right as you finished was really cool - and well deserved!!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much.

[@NathanielTavington]

Very, very well done. Charming approach with little MJ, and honestly the one thing I caught watching this, I doubt I would have caught without the benefit of the camera angles and closeness. And I agree with Penn's comments about the finish, the whole thing collapsing was a very nice, fresh finish on an age old act. Gotta say though, the most magical thing about this routine is how much that little dog clearly loves and trusts you. A lot of the times when a magician brings an animal into the act it makes me uneasy for the animal's sake, but MJ was as cool as a cucumber and knew you were the person to keep his attention on and he did not seem stressed out by the act or the environment. You are clearly a very good assistant ;)

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much!

[@mikejones9080]

As a dog lover, the performance was automatically a winner. As a fan of magic, ditto. To see P and T fooled by a dog and his magician? Priceless.

[@joejoejoe532]

MJ and Mr. Piffles should collaborate haha.

[@tiladx]

I think you meant to say "P and T fooled by a magician and his human? Priceless." XD

[@Drakijy]

I read "winner" as "weiner" and laughed a long while at the Daschund pun until I realized that I am a doofus.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you!

[@davidb9861]

This dog is a genius! The way he was able to make Alex look in control was simply amazing and that's without saying a word about the trick itself. I now have restored faith in the planet. Thank you MJ and your stunning human.

[@cybervigilante]

MJ for President. And He's young enough to not be senile.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahahah thanks

[@14768]

The top of the ladder as an electromagnet in it, you can see it at 7:14, the 3 silver rectangles. It actually looks like a maglock for a security door. The silver plank has a hole in the backside that a peg from the chair leg inserts in to. You can see the hole at 2:09 and then at 2:53 you can see a button on the back side of the chair leg that electromechanically actuates the peg, which he presses at 3:35 when he puts it in place. The only thing I can't easily see is how the sign is attached to the chair but i'm guessing something on the backside of the chair is holding on to the sign, also electrically actuated. at 5:24 when he has the dog jump you can see he's pressing a transmitter in his right pocket which disengages the maglock on the ladder, the pin on the chair leg, and whatever holds the sign.

[@davidelinmortal]

totally right

[@CoryLuLu]

I think at 3:57 he releases something that flaps down a portion of the back side of the frame so it lays flat on the chair (which we wouldn't see at our perspective), Then at 4:05 pressing a button on the leg of the chair (you can see the button at 4:58) that activates an electromagnet in the chair to firmly attach the sign (you can even hear a click sound as it snap into position at 4:06). I'm guessing the electromagnet in the ladder is also passing electricity through to power whatever is in the chair so it can stay light. But he's careful to never really show the back side of the sign.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

I saw that the chair kinda float and the front legs wasn't touching the blue roller when he tilted it back.

[@bigutubefan2738]

BUT HOW DID THE DOG COME OUT OF THE EMPTY CARDBOARD BOX??!!!

[@ralphyetmore]

Awesome! I love that meta-level slight-of-hand (I thought it was going to be the broom suspension too). 😁 Everytime I expect you to zig, you zag. You are constantly stepping up your game. Brilliant!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you that is an amazing compliment!

[@roof1975]

The only thing disappointing here is finding out Penn doesn't like dogs :( lol

[@Mugsi]

Yeah, but I prefer that over him pretending to love dogs

[@xellos5262]

Well compare it to cats and dogs always lose. Dogs need too much attention for my liking. Cats are awesome - they have my "I don't give a fuck"-attitude to life

[@frostxr]

@@xellos5262 How is that great? So you just want a roommate that doesnt pay anything. You have to feed it, poopa coop it. doesnt care if you come home, brakes everything that on a table. Ive had a bunch of cats too. meh. We saved one, and now she hides everytime i come over to my parents place. Id rather have a dog, who always has my back.

[@xellos5262]

@@frostxr You have to really work to make a cat like you. That's the major difference to me.

[@frostxr]

@@xellos5262 Yeah exactly , wtf? I give you a home, feed you, scoop your poop. Respect me!

[@richardshillington5258]

I’m gonna say you have Gone Fishing with a Potato Gun….hopefully that’s in good enough code. The wobble was a great way to add some “tension”.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

NICE code! If I am correct in what you're thinking... You sir... would owe MJ a trophy!

[@Baka_Oppai]

3:48 gives the trick away when the blue cylinder isn't even touching the chair but it stays up

[@tonygillahan]

I noticed that straight away as well. But still well presented 👌

[@Daydream_N]

I noticed that too but I still don't know how everything stayed up

[@Chief_Tyrol_]

battery in the dog food

[@HarryAdee]

I didn't even want to know how it was done. It was a great performance! Good job MJ. Oh and also your assistant.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahah thanks!

[@antonnym214]

You're both extraordinarily charismatic and what a great trick! I think M.J. just uses real magic and calls it a day. Well done!

[@TheRealJovaYT]

5:29 Teller lipped "Jesus Christ..." while shaking his head after the dog jumped off the balancing structure lmao.

[@MagicNomadic]

What they said, it's truly the best suspension ever seen! period! not to mention the training of the dog! I never liked "Balanced" for the problem you solved at the end and it changed everything, pure genius.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much! I agree and Josh agreed as well! Appreciate it

[@SydneySellsHomes]

Fun trick and so great to see you back on the stage instead of on zoom 🙂. MJ is so well trained.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much!!! Hope to see you again in person!

[@ioiwut4874]

i love the delivery of the trophy! i felt genuine suspense then he said "you don't get a trophy" and my heart broke lol only for a second

[@AlexRamonmagic]

mine too!

[@maxmixer]

I've not see Teller with that look of amazement at the magic for a long time.... Brilliant :)

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much!

[@clockworkpotato]

Nice trick. 03:33 +3 seconds. Here is where the magic happens: some tiny but rigid rods fall down from chair's feet to the hole in the bridge base. The bridge has reinforced structure here, you can see it at 03:45. The blue roll is not required here anymore. The whole construction remains stable, when it is tensioned to the right. The same happens with the bridge, where the dog stands: 03:56 you release the rods, that fall down into the chair, 04:07 you hear them locking. (Notice that Black dots on the god's bridge: these are "extensions" - reinforced compartments where rods reside). The whole construction now has more weight on the left and the rods in the locks are tensioned. When you remove weight on the right (the dog), the construction naturally falls to the left, because there are no "locks". Most probably when construction falls apart all rods are retracted by light springs. The dog food at the right "plays" only at the end. It is only required to pull the whole setup to the left, so it falls down and self-destructs (retracts). I am really surprised, why P&T did not get it. Probably because you are a good performer and were able to distract them with the dog and the red shoes! :)

[@mercedeswilkins9085]

I’m surprise too

[@net_lag]

My guessing is that P&T are perfectionist and so they gave the trophy for not knowing the technical term

[@PietBonte]

Not quiet right. The real magic happens when MJ jumps in his left arm. Watch his right hand

[@clockworkpotato]

@@PietBonte Maybe because of the cut, but I do not see anything. You are right - he is holding his right hand near his pocket and it is "fixed", so probably he is doing something there...

[@alexarthurs5558]

The better performers they are the more leeway they give to the "fooling or not". I saw someone come on there with simple slide of hand but because he was such a good performer they were like "Well, we technically know exactly how you did everything, but we didn't see a single move of any of it, so take the trophy"

[@graealex]

Seeing Teller's face at the end of the trick makes it so much more worthwhile.

[@jamesdominguez7685]

Rewatching it now, I could lip-read a muttered "Jesus Christ" from Teller, which amused me. Maybe he was made the silent one because he swore too much. ;)

[@ericmgarrison]

Girlfriend is deaf and reads lips. She read, "That's great."

[@jamesdominguez7685]

@@ericmgarrison - I can see how they'd look similar.

[@ericmgarrison]

@@jamesdominguez7685 Totally agree with you!!!

[@tchevrier]

exactly. that was genuine surprise.

[@sophofalltrades]

My favorite part is “good boy MJ, good boy Alex” because it’s brilliant and whoever came up with it is just great 😇

[@AlexRamonmagic]

YEAH... That was a good one ;-)

[@gernotg8480]

@@AlexRamonmagic Mr Ramon please help me

[@andrewmiller8402]

That was defintely MJ's idea. After all MJ is the magician.

[@joelsweet2302]

MJ came up with it

[@nitedk]

Sophia, did you come up with it? 😀

[@powertaco2867]

I got to see Alex perform for our family personally at our aunts house because they know him. It was a great performance and MJ obvoously blew us all away at the end.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you!

[@vahekhachaturian2424]

I just love the fact that the award says "F U" It's like "we appreciate you, but we hate you"

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Exactly!

[@kellyupton7394]

CONGRATULATIONS! Nice job Alex!.. You did it! I mean MJ did it! You all are a great tem! 1005 support and respect! Great seeing you in Tahoe and we hope all is well.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much! MJ is the star so he got the trophy. Look forward to seeing you again.

[@brianpatenaude2321]

What a great routine. So incredibly complex, so much practice that nobody who doesnt know the trick would recognize, and the idea of training a dog to be a prop in this kind of illusion is just mindblowing. This is one of the most difficult tricks ive ever seen, and top to bottom it was a wonderfully entertaining routine. So much fun, exactly what magic should be.

[@billyeveryteen7328]

Alex, great routine, well deserved win, etc. I don't know who deserves more credit here, MJ for being so well-behaved, or you for being such an unbelievably good dog trainer. Even if P&T or even us as the audience could have easily figured out how to do the trick, you still deserve massive props for incorporating an animal as part of your routine. You mentioned as a joke that there's a rule in magic about always needing a blonde assistant, but there's actually a "rule" in show business about never working with children or animals. Animals introduce an inherent element of unpredictability, they will never be the perfect assistant or stooge in the same way that a cognizant human would; and even though I'm not a magician, I can only imagine that unpredictability is the worst enemy of magic. Had MJ stepped in the wrong place, or gotten scared or bored or whatever and just NOPE'd out, your routine is ruined. But obviously MJ played the part of the assistant flawlessly, so like I said, you deserve props for both having the guts to incorporate MJ in your act, and for being such a good trainer that your routine is able to go off without a hitch.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

MJ for sure!

[@r4ym1n13]

Teller's lips read "wow, that's great" was awesome just as the performance was awesome too

[@AlexRamonmagic]

I love that part!

[@blueobject]

Great setup! He knows his stuff. Look at his left hand when he says he has to be sure. He fixes the plank, then tbe classic plexiglass trick as he rocks the chair into position and now supported by the glass. Then the dog plank fixed with his right hand into the left front corner of chair. You can see its not centered on the chair. The whole thing works amazingly cause he fools you with the blue roller and ball but it's already fixed into position as soon as he rocks and twists the plexiglass into position. It's a civil engineering marvel of a trick. Nice job!

[@alanzyoutube]

What glass?

[@BrokeTheSeal]

Yeah what glass?

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Yeah what glass?!?

[@andygaras]

3:35 he activates a pin on the rear left of the leg that holds the chair in place, later same thing on the board...at the end he hits a remote switch in his pocket with his right hand when he catches the dog...

[@markchinguz4401]

It doesn't wobble after that! You must be right

[@elliotbruce7173]

Been a fan of them for years and still can't get over how funny the "F U" trophy is.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

I have it on display and people always laugh

[@matteomatwallace]

When MJ jumped I literally yelled “WHOAH!!!”

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahahah

[@aodili1]

Theres a specific frame at 5:30 where you can see the moment penn & teller realize they dont actually know how he did that. Amazing i love this stuff

[@mattesrocket]

very neatly performed, have no clue, even something technically could be the answer: however, we can't see it, if it's so! But we have a wonderful story and performance!!! Will show it to my clever border collie tonight, maybe he will figure it out!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahaha your border collie is smart I'm sure he will figure it out before you!

[@TJLahori]

I watched Alex Ramon’s magic show tonight at Harvey’s in Tahoe. Flawless performance, outstanding talent, showmanship and also a great personality.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you. I appreciate that!

[@AdemVessell]

Wonderful act!! The falling apart at the end was so magical and artistic, somehow that ending impacted me emotionally. KUDOS on a brilliant win

[@soulhunger1]

Ahaha, that was beautiful! Loved the "good boy, Alex" and sneaking a treat for yourself. And Alyson's reaction to it.

[@zantas-handle]

Wow, this is WONDERFUL! What a lovely, fun, fooling effect - and you have a great energy Alex, bright, light and likeable!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much!

[@since1876]

I love how Penn always has to lead people to think he got them figured out before giving them the trophy 😂 he's so fucking good at it!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

I could not tell at all!

[@Nightwing20]

Atta Boy MJ!!!!! Wonderful job Alex!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

I think I need to go back on the show to get a trophy for me!

[@hieronymusnervig8712]

This was already the best act of its kind that I've seen before everything came crashing down.

[@hoopyfrood4391]

And... WHEN everything came crashing down, it negated every possible way that I thought it could have been done. Wonderful act! And, I'd probably never be able to figure out how MJ and Alex did it, no matter how much I think about it.

[@krustykamper]

i think i have some idea how the trick is done when you caught MJ with one hand. Great trick though, and super patient doggo. :-)

[@mercedeswilkins9085]

Results

[@u12bdragon]

Love the "dog fud" bag with MJ's face on it. Clever way to incorporate a pre-planned weight

[@jrad326]

Alex! So good seeing you on Fool Us! 😃 Well done! I was just thinking about you guys and our time together at FS training. Seeing as how well MJ performed, I guess he will have to spend 4 days with us and we’ll get him spun up as well, haha!

[@janp2800]

MJ is adorable! As someone who's been involved in the dog world for over 30 years, the amount of training that went into this is amazing. Well done, MJ, your hard work & obvious bond with Alex paid off!

[@scocassovegetus]

You really hit the button on that one at the end, great job! MJ has quite the attractive personality for this routine, really good at staying put right until he's required to move.

[@seedsoflove7684]

U gave it away. That is why he catches dog with one arm. Back hand is pressing a release button.

[@LV2UXO77]

I can't imagine anyone not loving a dog never mind their own dog. I love all animals, especially dogs. XO

[@JamieTransNyc]

The wobble the Penn mentioned is @ 3:56 They were surprised when the entire mechanism wobbled, because suspension tricks are usually stiff mechanisms with "Pin A into Slot B". When the dog moves it wobbles. Why? Because the bottom part of the structure is not "Pin A into Slot B" it is a balance. The chair and dog food are simply balancing on the stepladder. This also helps when he wants the mechanism to break apart. At 3:48 you can barely see the pin from the plank sticking up into the chair leg. At 4:07 you can see and hear him lock the "Dog Park Sign" into the chair.

[@alfredofreesalt]

Teller legit said Jesus christ lol. Love it.

[@muratmhcoglu4184]

Kudos! I've been waiting for this video for a week! At first I thought it was not gonna be impressive, but MJ playing his part perfectly added more than enough spice to the gimmick. The way I get it, the mechanism you built before our eyes is one that functions on additions and subtractions, and the flow of the calculation matters more than the basic principles of "suspension tricks" for this show. The applied weight of the dog food package may be remote controlled as well. It was impressive that P&T could not even come up with an idea to explain the wobble. Seeing a happy dog is always a pleasure, and I hope you two achieve even more success.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you! I am glad you liked the performance. We had a great time. As far as your guess... nice try but you would have had to give MJ the trophy as well ;-)

[@MAGA_Extremist]

@@AlexRamonmagic 😂😆🤣

[@TheJayJayZ1]

@@AlexRamonmagic Seems like you press a button shortly before mj jumps in your arms which is at the end of the dog line. doesnt know what it does at 5:25

[@qgde3rty8uiojh90]

I love how MJ looks straight into the camera after Alex's question "Have you gained some weight?" (at 3:57) as if to say "Seriously? Are y'all hearing this?" 👍🐕🥰🐶❤ That sweet doggie surely deserved that trophy and all the treats in the world! 🤗🐕‍🦺😍

[@beardedskeptic1583]

Hey man! I went to Berean Christian and remember seeing you come for a show one time. Great to see you doing such great things man

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Awesome! Thanks so much! Hope to see you at a show.

[@danielbrazell]

Wait, Elbing, KS Berean?

[@Zeitgeist971]

Fabulous act, gorgeous magician and the assistant was well trained! Brilliant to see a balancing act using everyday objects and I haven't a clue how MJ pulled it off. Disappointing to see Penn's anti-dog reaction and he's gone right down in my estimation because of that. Superb routine MJ and Alex and I'm chuffed they got the trophy.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

I appreciate that so much! MJ deserves the trophy and now I have to get back on the show to get one for me. :-)

[@user-zp7qm5kf5e]

Alex, you are getting better and better all the time. I met Penn&Teller for lunch in 1989 and can tell they really like you. Also remember when MJ was your little puppy.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much!

[@awddub]

Electromagnet, can hear it turning on when he touches the back side of the chair. remote in right hand at end when dog jumps to disengage! great act!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

You owe me a trophy 😉

[@tchevrier]

the only anomaly that I saw was when you balanced the chair on the cylinder, the chair wasn't actually touching the cylinder. The chair was already fixed in that position and unable to lean forward. And using a metal chair in lieu of a wooden one had me thinking why. But great trick. the suspense, the trick, the performance, and the cutest magician ever.... awesome

[@asmrbuddha9033]

Yeh the pivot points at the table, chair leg and sign are all locked during the trick. How he released them at the end was the magic

[@SkonkBot]

I thought the same but then in a later shot you can see it is resting on it but the reflectiveness of the blue plastic makes it appear otherwise (shallow angle = very reflective, known as the fresnel effect. so as the curve of the plastic gets closer to the direction of the camera it becomes almost like a mirror finish).

[@allyperfectcosima5472]

@@asmrbuddha9033 ngl I'm pretty proud of myself for catching the release trick on first watch through

[@ZS-bg7jo]

The look on Teller's face is everything...

[@zander7671]

A man and his dog......on stage doing magic!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahah Great book title!

[@raresaturn]

gotta love Teller's "comments" during the critique, all in mime of course

[@crombajaa]

I thought Penn was going to say wow, what a magnetic personality!

[@r3gret2079]

HELL YEAH!!! Congrats MJ and Alex. That lil dude's gunna go places.

[@ricksakaji8355]

congratulations Alex and MJ. been watching you work with animals since your first magic with the dove. your shows are always great and always entertaining. From the closeups to the stage illusions fantastic!!!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

From the doves.... A LONG TIME AGO. Thanks for keeping an eye on me. Hope to see you at a show!

[@cybervigilante]

Kicking the whole thing apart at the end is what got me. I thought I had it figure out until then.

[@beaux2585]

Great work, MJ. I can appreciate you keeping Alex around for the explanation, treats and his opposable thumbs. My mini Golden Doodle is impressed and she thinks you're cute too but apparently she keeps me around for the same reason. Regardless, amazing performance, keep up the great work.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahahahhahha yeah he's definitely the one keeping me around!

[@ShowTheReal]

That is one of the cutest, coolest dogs I've ever seen

[@leonwatkins5072]

I remember when dynamo did this trick but he did it with a chair and a guitar such a great trick

[@MrArtigentz1]

You get in the stage with a little angel, i dont care, you already on! Hahah congratz to you both!!

[@shontoya69]

Omg I'm so proud of u, I remember working in Tahoe together and seeing ur show and how much fun I had watching u wonder the audience and now seeing u fool possibly two of the most iconic magicians in the world is so awesome......I can't wait to see u again absolutely my favorite magician in the world 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎 Congratulations Alex u deserve it!!!!!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much! I will be back in Tahoe soon

[@spongebobgaming6177]

@@AlexRamonmagic yessir i might come their for thanksgiving (i already saw your performance in tahoe) i want to come see you again

[@shontoya69]

@@spongebobgaming6177 yes he's freaking amazing and a sweet heart.....

[@AlexRamonmagic]

@@spongebobgaming6177 I will be there Thanksgiving. Come by and see the show at Hard Rock and say hi!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

@@shontoya69 Thank you!

[@SteveSnowGO]

I think the assistant was more excited about winning than the actual magician 😂

[@AlexRamonmagic]

True!

[@cantthinkofagoodname1622]

I saw you 8 years ago in Tahoe with my wife on our honeymoon. It's awesome to see you still performing!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you! Come back to Tahoe I will be there

[@hoopyfrood4391]

Why was Alex with your wife on your honeymoon?? Hmmmm?

[@65indi]

@@hoopyfrood4391 🤣

[@Myluz12]

@@hoopyfrood4391 TF. Lol, now things are awkward. 😂

[@erickwong6673]

What’s up! Just watched your Lake Tahoe show. Masters of illusions! Great work keep it up.

[@ZevMeth_originaljewishmusic]

If you notice right before the props fall apart @5:23, he's holding the dog leash and pulls on it , which I think is connected somehow to the trick. I'm just not sure how!

[@anontill5302]

His right hand was deactivating the magnets as the dog jumped.

[@TruthSurge]

3:48 shows the failure. The chair is literally already stable w/o the blue cylinder and it's not even snug against it afterwards. :( Would have been good if the connections were solid and there weren't these bolt looking things making it seem held in place by force, rather than gravity.

[@spoons250]

Hes literally holding it. Hes holding the yellow sign with his physical literal hand.

[@tappajavittu]

MJ might be my favorite magician now.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

ahahah I will let him know

[@tysenp8193]

1:22 and 8:26. The dubbing in this episode is ridiculous lol. The “everybodayyy” and then penn rambling without pause as he gets up and walks up to him is just hilarious lol

[@jimlynch7421]

Just getting MJ to stay still on an unsteady ground is an amazing feat. Great show!

[@petervilla5221]

Omg I loved this performance so much! As soon as MJ was on the chair I figured what was gonna happen, but then it all just broke apart at the end! One thing I'd recommend tho, is to change the video title to "CAN A DOG FOOLS PENN & TELLER!? Alex Ramon and MJ on Penn & Teller Fool-Us// Season 8" It'll have the same "wait, will it happen?" energy without spoiling the "it actually happened!" at the end.

[@Snookbone]

Don't encourage clickbait

[@Inertia888]

@@Snookbone Is it _really_ clickbait, when the answer to the headline is "yes". ?

[@joeyvega3962]

Great job guys ! Seen this guy in person. Highly recommend seeing his show. Even pulled me up onto his show years ago. I sat at the far corner of the place. Even was a little late. It was the Last 2 seats in the place. Boy was I nervous never been selected to go up on stage. I Still don’t know how you did certain things. Even had some audience members after the show commenting to me that said that’s the funniest stuff they’ve seen. Yes folks magic and comedy was thrown in there. Man What a experience I would never forget. Thank you Alex. 😁👍🙌 Looking forward to seeing another show.

[@sethchapman8001]

I agree with Penn, everything is done a certain way...... and then that damn wobble..... well done! (and you did good too Alex)

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank You very much!!

[@yookoala]

I'm glad you got the trophy this time. I am a big fan to your iPad trick. Looped it every once in a while and it makes me laugh all the time.

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it :-)

[@tomaszradomski6447]

I love when the trick is done with fooler and the stuff left on the scene, Teller always look into it to know how its work. True dedicated magican. Great trick by MJ :)

[@Gunbudder]

i think the suspension is held together using very small but strong metal sears like you would find in a double action revolver that has been cocked. it would allow for the wobble and would almost instantly spring apart once the load was removed. the only problem is, i can't see a sear to be 100% certain. you could definitely hide one very well with paint though, and to hold the 20 lbs or so, it could be incredibly small. i'm wondering why penn and teller didn't make any guesses at all?

[@GuyDudeman]

Great trick how each level hinges on the next to succeed.. looks like you've perfected the trick enough that you've got it on lock...and that ending!? when MJ leaps into your arm, was electric! ;)

[@nitedk]

Amazing code! So subtle 😀

[@billmaley9585]

My wife and I saw Alex at the Hard Rock in South Lake Tahoe. Truly amazing show and we highly recommend as you will not believe your eyes! Thanks for the show Alex it was a lot of fun!

[@mprokolo07]

Impressive act! Well done! We can see at 5:26 that you are pressing a button to deactivate something, probably the plank and we see that the chair is designed to stand on the back legs, since it hops and it still balances perfectly. So the only thing requiring a secret mechanism to stand is the plank on the chair. It can be either magnets or retractable hooks. Even though it looks super clean at the end, I think its some kind of hooks and amazing balancing.

[@vincentjohnflorio]

I definitely thought that was timed/remote but until you said something I didn't notice he catches the dog one-handed. Not that that's magically relevant, it's just...I've never seen someone try to catch something as important as their dog, way high up in the air, one-handed, because why risk it. The dog isn't in danger in real life because he knows what he's doing but I could see where that would draw attention that something fishy was going on.

[@EdgeRatedR007]

At 3:56 he does something with his right hand to connect the sign and chair so maybe he pressed a switch to have them come apart.

[@赤ゲキ]

Look further back, maybe at least 5:24 for the buildup and you will see that he is only showing his left arm and hand. His right arm and hand are out of view so yeah. It is most likely how you mentioned it. Tricks sometimes need to make use of blind spots after all.

[@derschnarch9106]

@@赤ゲキ dont anythink like this Was done. It is just some physic stuff

[@赤ゲキ]

@@derschnarch9106 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6jPp6uKqNSAd6c

[@JL-kh4zw]

He's the cutest, goodest boy and goodest magician dog!!!! Nice job for assistant Alex too lol

[@manuelballing6374]

Very nice performance! My only guess which could explain the wobble and so on, that it holds together with electromagnetic force. Would also explain why the chair is made of metal and not wood. As soon as MJ jumps a trigger turns off the power and everything falls apart. But great trick and very fun to watch!

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Thank you so much! The chair can be made of wood. We decided metal would last longer since it is constantly falling and getting beat up. You own MJ a trophy ;-)

[@vincentjohnflorio]

I like this AS a guess, though, in the sense that it is a good idea for a trick to make.

[@DL-kc8fc]

It's not electromagnetism. It's much easier. :)

[@manuelballing6374]

@@DL-kc8fc only other guess I have, that it has something to do with weight distribution within every single part. For example that the plank is much much heavier on the one side then the other. But I think even if the heavy side is filled with some very heavy metal and the other side is made of ultra light carbon fiber it wouldn’t be enough to balance only on the tip. One thing which confuses me is his right hand right before MJ jumps. It looks weird so close on his hip… almost as he would pull on something invisible. But in the end I have no idea how it’s done… 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@DL-kc8fc]

@@manuelballing6374 :) Do you know the pub trick of placing beer on 3 matches? So it's something like that ("self-pinching" principle). The "activation" procedure and order must be followed. The "balance" estimate is nice, but it would need a heavier element than lead to balance the lever (dog bench) and it would be difficult to keep it in one hand. Every magician strives for the simplest props that will never disappoint him. Hi-tech magicians do exist, but they have a large team and a lot of unnecessary "choreography". This magician does not fall into this category.

[@mvlad8725]

There's nothing more lovely than watching somebody succeed at what they are meant to do. Especially with the aid of the such a sweet, good boy! Very satisfying Fool Us, Alex and MJ 👏

[@rippertrain]

It's when the dog pushes down to make that jump, just hard enough to drop a sear but gentle enough to be smooth. I think I got it. Great video even better act!

[@Nic77L]

Thank you for the emailer- we’re so happy to have watched this! Yay MJ! You too Alex 🤣😉

[@AlexRamonmagic]

Of course! Thanks for watching!

[@rileyward2623]

I actually met this guy recently in Lake tahoe. Super humble dude, really funny, and just overall nice guy. Great trick.

[@AlainHubert]

@4:37 MJ is sitting down and is closer to the edge of that board, and a then @ 4:40 it's standing up and a little further back. Also @5:29 the board is resting on top of the dog food bag, and the chair is on its back to the left of the bag, but @5:33 the board is now resting on the floor in front of the dog food bag and the chair is on its side behind the bag. Perhaps there was a few takes because the first ones didn't quite go as planned?

[@spoons250]

They film acts several times, usually not in front of an audience/judges. Preshooting. Its how they learn what angles they need for air. All shows do this, even live tv like SNL and American Idol. Usually the skits you see were pretaped earier that day. And the "live" performances are pretapes. People preform better without an audience.