Penn and Teller Go Public - Part 1 - Magicians - 1985

[@Baldodeathmetal]

Its funny because Penn's voice has changed heaps over the years but Teller sounds exactly the same.

[@malcolmtech]

Teller is really, really good with his ventriloquism.

[@Willoism]

hahaha

[@mattkits5685]

Sounds.

[@jaredp3834]

Baldo Metal this guy 😂🤦‍♂️

[@UsedBrain4U]

That was exactly what I was going to mention. It was the first thing I noticed.

[@squidy7771]

Penn and Teller: Making fun of 80's effects in the actual 80's.

[@UnchainedEruption]

Making fun of bad effects.

[@Bomber85555]

hello squid

[@Marquis-Sade]

Time traveller.

[@ClayDress]

They were just making fun of effects.

[@connorblazerod9678]

That’s meta

[@Slasher3240]

Penn had the ponytail in the front back then

[@potatoserver9282]

Slasher3240 ⁣ 9

[@Hellwyck]

You seem like a school deserter.

[@zetetick395]

That's what 20 years of driving in a topless car will do XD

[@docolemnsx]

That's what happens as you grow old, your hair moves to the back...

[@thedukeofnuts]

That's not the ponytail. At this time he was modelling the "rhapsody in velcro" incorporating the "burnt pop tart."

[@danielle355]

I’m realizing now that Teller is a magician, Penn is just a distraction 😂

[@niconicoshi]

that's called misdirection

[@x_Rott_x]

They both swop rolls. Depending on the trick. But yes normally Penn distracts. But both are master magicians

[@HolyKoolaid]

It's funny because most people think that which actually lets Penn get away with much more.

[@danielle355]

@@x_Rott_x Oh, I know. Just made it into a joke 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@danielle355]

@@HolyKoolaid EXACTLY 🤣🤣

[@NintendoSunnyDee]

1985: You will want to make sure your video cassette recorder is on for this part of the show. 2019: I'm glad SOMEBODY did!

[@MagicWeekVideoArchive]

Thank you!

[@NintendoSunnyDee]

@@MagicWeekVideoArchive No problem! I'm refining the trick in a way to make it my own now, and can't wait to show it off!

[@StupidGenius11]

Holy f***, this is like the magic equivalent of finding your favourite bands' demo tapes. You know all the songs, but you've never heard them before they were refined and finalized.

[@jraybay]

Theniyaal Ali lol yes

[@steve2275]

like #223 LOL and i agree

[@thunderbolt5982]

I agree. They've gotten so much more experienced (obviously)

[@TheRealFlenuan]

I love this analogy!

[@Noctew]

IDK, I almost liked Misdirection better here than with Penn playing bass.

[@shadow5904]

Alright, got my computer hooked to my capture card, and the output hooked through my HDMI to RCA adapter and into the VCR and the VCR hooked into my old CRT.... Lets do this!

[@jessthehuman]

I'm by no means an expert on this type of thing. But all my 80s electronic gear just had single-connection RF/Coax and only later gear, in the 90s - came with those Red/White/Yellow RCA cables. That's Australia though, I think those cables were more common in the USA.

[@MoonLiteNite]

I still have the VHS tape that i recorded of this when i was like 5 haha

[@swiperthefox777]

Christopher Banacka god... how fun were you as a kid?

[@MoonLiteNite]

I loved real slight of hand, i was a penn and teller fanboy and hated coperfield :D

[@TheMechanicalGirl999]

+shadow5904, now, in all of that 'fancy' set up to make it more 'authentic' are you using an old "Master Piece Theater" tape which will prolly have the flicker lines to add more to the 'ancient' and 'secretiveness' of the illusion(s) due to what those lines will cover to make it harder to make it harder to figure out the tricks on your own when all you have access to is this tape or are you using a somehow totally undegraded tape that will make it seem like it will ruin the authenticity of you trying to copy a recording from that time!?!

[@DracoHandsome]

The amazing thing is that on Fool Us they repeat these same routines from back in the 80s and 90s and they're still fabulous to see.

[@bullydogmerimon]

DracoHandsome yeah and sometimes someone will come on and try to fool them with a trick they invented. Like the card trick they showed how to do some guy actually thought he could fool them with it

[@FullBoarDaniel]

bullydog5150558 merimon do you remember which magician?

[@VicGChad07]

And they know what to repeat and what not to repeat. Some tricks remain too topical for future tries, but they're fun to do on some people who actually never heard of them (or for your own personal enjoyment and research). I actually own both the Beta Hi-Fi and VHS Hi-Fi releases of _Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends,_ and it is dated as all hell, but fun to watch.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

This was the stuff that got them expelled from the magicians circle, but inspired millions of others for decades.

[@itsuranus9479]

It's not that punk when you realize Penn and Teller are raging hypocrites. They made a career out of exposing famous magic tricks and sleights, but sued a magician for over half a million fucking dollars when he exposed how Teller's "Shadows" was done.

[@CompanionCubefromPortal]

@@itsuranus9479 you mean someone who copied it and tried to sell how the trick was done...

[@IskeletuBr]

@@itsuranus9479 you're actually distorting the case lol

[@itsuranus9479]

@@IskeletuBr No I'm not. Teller sued a magician for performing shadows. Because you're unable to copyright a magic trick he got away with this by claiming a copyright to pantamining, which is protected under intellectual property. It's true the magician was selling the way the trick was done, but this isn't illegal and Teller couldn't sue him for this. As a result, he literally sued him for copying the trick, because he used pantamining during the performance. Because the trick can't even be performed without a pantamime, this makes the trick impossible to perform without copyright infringement. I'm not misrepresenting shit. This is exactly what happened. And it's a bold fucking move from a magician pairing whose acts are basically entirely comprised of stealing tricks from older, more talented magicians. Like Teller's second most famous trick, "the east indian needle trick." Which is one of Houdini's most famous performances.

[@IskeletuBr]

@@itsuranus9479 you said they sued that dude for "exposing" their trick, that is not true at all, and you just admitted it lol

[@LetterToGodFromMeToYou]

"We will not use camera tricks in our show." *Proceeds to use camera tricks in credits* Hilarious show even for today's standards

[@coenvannoord4976]

EM P swears on stacks of bibles now we know him as famous non believer

[@nop2774]

not to mention i'm pretty sure his mother wasn't dead yet when this aired (I think she died in like 2000)

[@kibblesenbits3027]

Loophole...its not in the show, its after the show lol

[@EliaForce1984ita]

That's exactly the joke, they did camera tricks and chroma key on purpose in the credits.

[@kittylady6946]

Duh, that’s why he said “hilarious...”

[@UXXV]

A third of a century later almost and this is still amazing work

[@LewysC]

ikr honestly amazing work

[@thebordenasylum7726]

They were way ahead of their time. Everything about the way he speaks and in terms of the act itself. Top notch stuff even compared to todays entertainment.

[@emrevurgun33]

magic is timeless :D

[@JollyJoel]

Jesus fooled billions for over 2000 years

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

Especially all that magic during the end credits lol

[@campuscryptid3020]

Teller looks 40 in his thirties and look 40 in his sixties

[@Der.Preusse]

Honestly the fact that Penn and Teller look as young as they do is magic.

[@FullBoarDaniel]

Penn is in his 60s!? Holy shit

[@Der.Preusse]

ikr, and Teller is even older

[@RLxPoWeRInMe]

they're 7 years apart penn was born in 55 teller was born in 48 teller should be 70 now. and penn 63 they started doing magic in 1975 which should be almost 44 years ago today.

[@garcsstuff6734]

Teller has not changed at all. Period

[@hanselmanryanjames]

Amazing how well this holds up 35 years later. It is a testament to the talent of Penn and Teller. LEGENDS!!!!!

[@TheCptCoy]

Their cigarette routine has gotten so much better since then

[@BSE1320]

I've watched the modern version of the bit. I actually like this version a little better.

[@bababa3917]

@@BSE1320 there always has to be one.....🙄

[@doughhhboi1731]

@@bababa3917 yeah man, boo to opinions.

[@jasonzurlo1543]

@@BSE1320 it's way better with Penn playing double bass

[@leokimvideo]

Teller has worked out very early in life that speaking actually ages you. That's why he's never aged a day, Silence is Golden

[@jpdst29]

I am more amazed at how Penn memorized that poem.

[@BuzzTheBee]

Jpdst29 potentially a Teleprompter

[@tutuuo]

@@BuzzTheBee no bro -- memorized

[@dame744]

Ricky flax did this poem on Penn and tellers fool us

[@angelomavroudis2953]

Magic

[@Sixstringman]

Uh he memorized the entire scene, way way more than just the poem.

[@arfmacute8427]

Brilliant show. A mix of legit magic, satire, silliness, candid honesty, comedy, and sweet music. They've earned thier success.

[@ravencole2740]

I actually saw this when it aired. I'll never forget, "Is this your card?" Thanks, Magic Week, for the trip down memory lane.

[@steeleplatt5301]

Okay, it’s official, teller is immortal. I swear to god he just straight up doesn’t age

[@KurtSelf]

I saw them in 2016... still amazing. and STILL doing 7-steps bit "Palm, Switch, Simulation, Misdirection, Load, Steal, Ditch..." Teller does it so well, it never gets old.

[@NeoDerGrose]

You could clearly recognize Teller, but Penn looks more like Stephen Fry.

[@Blueberryyymuffin]

Lol he does

[@geoteramiddleearth4032]

Penn looks and sounds like a young Chris Farley...lol

[@Teebiscuit12345]

A Bit of Fry and Teller

[@singingcowboy674]

I didn't even notice the anchor was Penn! lol

[@TheBaldr]

He even said it was him, and took me a minute to realize that.

[@p.sandratangkulung6451]

That reverse mullet was a great magic trick/disguise, when he lose it... He's invisible

[@LePreuxBuisson]

@@p.sandratangkulung6451 To me it was the glasses, went real Clark Kent/Superman on me there. haha

[@richardrobledo466]

Penn is the misdirect anchor. There is too much slack in the rope!

[@nicholaspalacio9672]

So awesome to see this in full quality. Insanely rare to see stuff from before the 90s in this kind of quality. Must be the original broadcast footage.

[@Shiek200]

The real magic trick is having a working VHS tape and VCR in 2020...

[@thekornreeper]

Absolutely

[@theorenmaybee7927]

My grandmother has one and I hooked it up, she pulled out ancient treasure I remember when I was just a kid

[@OhioGuy216]

Not really, my father has a Victrola player and records from the 1920’s that still works perfectly.

[@Looserkid13]

its the best way to record youtube videos imho

[@fbritannia]

I have four vcr's sitting right next to me. And I'm actually pretty young, I just love the format and have quite a few VHS tapes.

[@AM2PMReviews]

I love the cigarette routine because I have seen them do it before and you can clearly tell that they have mastered it even more over time!

[@JuanCardona]

Agreed. Saw him do it in Vegas a few years back and it was so smooth that it took me a minute to realize it was this routine.

[@lyokon8]

Yes. That's my favorite routine of theirs.

[@firewind921]

I really want to practice that trick.

[@Misteryowl]

@@firewind921 practise

[@prosketch95]

Mister Yowl practice

[@dvdaltizer]

Wow! I really love old Penn and Teller! The end credit scene build up is such a great gag.

[@SupernovaSymie]

Watching the evolution of the act really outlines the fact that P&T were clearly stars in the making. The enhancement of the 'seven principles of magic' (now with music) is pure art and beautiful to watch, even in its infancy. It'll be a sad day when these guys are no more yet they'll be they'll be remembered like Dunninger, Houdin, Keller and Vernon. And they'll all pick the 3 of clubs regardless!

[@AetheriusLamia]

The real magic here is the ending credits song.

[@monkeseeaction21987]

I love how Teller used to hide the cigarette behind his back and he now just hides it in his ear.

[@InternetEntity]

And without that video cassette, we wouldn't have this KZbin video. Marvelous.

[@user-uo1qr6vn1q]

I remember watching a copy of a copy of KCET’s broadcast of this in early 1988. That videotape somehow made it’s way to Philadelphia, and my friend somehow got his hands on it and made another copy. Back before youtube and the internet, and before things were broadcast everywhere, all the time or on demand, thats’s how things got around the country. And you were either cool or just lucky to know someone who knew someone, who had a copy. I was definitely just lucky.

[@markzaikov456]

Thank you for recording the show! Future people can now see it as well~

[@GregoryGioia]

I haven't seen this since it originally aired. What a fun thing to come across on the interwebs.

[@jasonwebb1882]

Wow, this brings back a whole lotta memories. It's crazy to think this was over 30yrs ago. We're are really getting old.

[@GrayNeko]

The beginning of a legend! Thank you so much for uploading this! Penn & Teller forever!

[@andyaitken4243]

So happy I came across this. I’ve seen their live show at the Rio in Vegas and they are amazing to watch. That said, after the show they wait in the lobby for meet and greets and photos and I have them, albeit too dark and wish I had good ones. They are awesome and if you’re ever in Vegas go see their show, it’s great and they are by far the best magicians I’ve seen who’re honest about their craft.

[@SkateboardRanch]

I like them before but after watching this i love then even more. That was some pretty cool television for 1985!

[@wolfgangfrost8043]

I was born in '89 but my family taped this off KQED back then & I grew up watching this over & over.

[@2DSTEEZ]

Penn had the potential to be a front man for a punk band

[@4zafinc]

PRYML DOT1 and bassist

[@SatoshiKong]

The Steve Albini of magic.

[@ChrisShepley]

@@SatoshiKong yeah, but Steve had to switch to producing. Penn and Teller still perform as their main gig. Not that I don't like myself some Rapeman or Shellac every now and then...

[@martymet]

Watched this in music class in elementary school for a special day. 2nd or 3rd grade around 1990. Loved it then. Love it now!

[@matthewrosenthal4673]

Does any one else feel claustrophobic watching someone struggle in a straight jacket?

[@jasper5016]

Yes, I do feel.

[@4zafinc]

I try not to think too deeply and internalize the situation

[@megacrocosaurus]

no

[@SlapHappy]

6:50 they've been meme-ing before all of us :o

[@mattcg149]

You're right mr. age of empires

[@kylemoore7746]

“Meme” was coined by the often controversial evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, The Selfish Gene. ... The Greek word “mimeme” he derives “meme” from comes from the Ancient Greek μίμημα (mīmēma), meaning “that which is imitated” / “something imitated” / “something copied”. I've read that book twice, absolutely fantastic explanation for biodiversity that really holds a deeper explanation than how most people interpret evolution and ecology concepts. I first read it in 2009 before the whole internet craze for memes exploded.

[@lshaffer1980]

I want to see Penn and Teller watch this

[@James-cm5rg]

i just love them. i actually used a later version of that trick when i bought that tape. it worked every time. they are the best.

[@paulbrashier912]

Quality - I was 13 when I saw this and boy did I enjoy it!!!

[@GoldCaesar]

the handshake at the end killed me 27:00

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

These two were, and still are just so brilliant! My favorite magicians 🎩 ever

[@Tscharlieh]

Anyone appreciating that Penn memorized this whole strange poem by heart?

[@AdamantMindset]

Such old videos always get all nostalgic and think of 90s. Loved this video

[@maura462]

some of those 4th wall moments were great, talking about redoing edits and all. Way ahead of the game

[@ThallesValle]

yea, and the legends are still there! oh what a pleasure

[@MrFang333333]

Damn it! I can't find a blank VHS!!!

[@NoName-pl6ff]

MrFang333333 🤐🙂😊😂😂😂😂. I might have one at a later time. Lol.

[@nebulousisgod]

The last VHS I ever touched got stuck in my Video Cassette Recorder and I smashed it into obscurity.

[@bobzadeng6153]

you could overwrite/overlay/over-record it. just a hint

[@bonglungs4365]

go get the wedding tape

[@Underland76]

my sister recorded the Freddie Mercury Concert For Life tribute over her wedding tape

[@UltiMogr]

who has a blank video tape to lend me?

[@savanacollins9242]

UltiMogr not me

[@mutton_man]

What's a video tape??

[@myaccount4400]

Like to that...

[@mef12727]

Mutton Man what's your age?

[@somef-ingband3003]

UltiMogr they have a new version. On KZbin

[@LewysC]

Omg even in their first performance they were absolutely amazing !!!! They need to do a recreation of it in 2017 lol

[@MrAngelos006]

they acutally did almost every bid in there new show fool us

[@Kharnellius]

Here you go. Skip to the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHuWYpyCd7yMkLM

[@abestern8101]

Lewys Cousins

[@vysearcadia522]

Yah I was gonna say they showed the cigarette sleight of hand recreation on their show as well.

[@TananBaboo]

Penn has an amazing memory.

[@franekkimono7012]

25:00 "We are at my mothers grave now"

[@magamexican6302]

That was MUCH better than I was expecting. You can tell they are destined for stardom.

[@grandpastoner7527]

When Jillette first began performing, his mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands. In response to this, he had all of his nails painted red as a joke. The one remaining red fingernail is in memory of his mother

[@lapathareylawrencea8908]

2021 Watcher here and still impressed by their tricks

[@closinginonclosure]

Penn rockin that reverse mullet

[@theblackbaron4119]

Yeah except there is party everywhere not just in the front ;)

[@FinleyZero]

5:43 Penn predicting the mannerisms of modern rap music.

[@heynamu]

yeah, sounds similar to Blackalicious' Alphabet Aerobics

[@BlastinRope]

It sounds like slayer, which was already a band at this point

[@SiGhast]

@@BlastinRope Yeah, I was thinking thrash as well.

[@Assassins6688]

That's the male version of iggy azela

[@terrorkaze486]

69

[@jetsbcuzyolo90]

Absolute Legends man. people don't understand how much of a household names these 2 used to be. I used to live, think, and sleep these guys when I was young

[@hanselmanryanjames]

Used to be? They still are!

[@koilamaoh4238]

Love this, thankyou for sharing. Love watching these guys.

[@Jokervision744]

I prefer these guys more as performancers than plain magicians. That slight eerie feel to their teamwork is really nice.

[@Caucasians_In_Ethiopia]

This is pure gold. Why am I only now seeing this?

[@markopolic9964]

I hope that dude kept his piece of cloth, i recon it has a huge sentimental value today

[@TexGaming]

Holy crap they look different than they do today. I almost can't believe its them, except for the height, silence, and Teller's weird smile that he still does today.

[@rrfarfan]

Even in 2019 this looks amazing

[@ftlPhysicsGuy]

I actually have most of this show recorded on a VHS tape from 1985 sitting in my closet. I remember watching it when it aired and just loving it.

[@thug4life2005]

Better get them digitized before they deteriorate and then they will be no good.

[@ontheedge2030]

19:38 I love how when Penn says "we will show you" and the applause cuts him off, after saying "we will show you", Penn steps to the side to reveal the I guess "name tag" that says "you" on it xD It was probably an accident but it's quite funny.

[@FoxDren]

Nothing is accidentally

[@albertlevins9191]

Not with these 2. They are in complete control.

[@rexterrocks]

I have seen them do many of the tricks on a number of occasions over the years and I never tire of seeing them, the knife in the hand is a classic that they even did on 'Fool us' over 30 years later, it's still cool. In Britain, we had Paul Daniels at this time, who was lame. Penn and Teller were so refreshing when they came along. They rock!

[@Sindragozer]

Penn looks like he could be the frontman of a Flock of Seagulls or The Cure coverband. Love it though

[@yanni2852]

wow, i watched this video pretty randomly and i am amazed...32 years ago...way ahead of their time...

[@creamcannon825]

Penn could have been a hardcore punk singer. Imagine had he chose that. I wouldn't be upset

[@tigerstyle4505]

Punk covers of poetry...gets me every time. Especially when done Acapella. These 2 are some of the greatest show people of all time and have been for a long time. Old shows, new shows, they're all solid. I've never wanted to see a Vegas show but I'll see em next time I'm out West for sure.

[@thetman0068]

The end credits are in the same font as The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross

[@weskal5490]

It isn't any wonder why these two brilliant and thoroughly entertaining Magicians are still two of the best 34 years later to this very day They are truly the Lennon and McCartney of Magic.

[@monimacer5769]

I like how when they do the cigarette act today they say they don't condone smoking but the 1985 version doesn't include that

[@loso6940]

Wow. Way back I became a fan of these guys when I saw them on David Letterman show

[@mecagoenlaluna]

11:40 That's like Jesus giving you the Turin Shroud.

[@Raz.C]

The thing that people forget nowadays is that magic still existed in the world back in the 80s

[@ellienash6162]

17:05 Hmmm.... Isn't it weird that that happens to be Penn's favorite card?

[@jamesoblivion]

Ah, 1985. When we were young and naive, and couldn't immediately recognize that a 3 of clubs from a deck in Penn's hand is 100% a force.

[@cogithefool4284]

30 years of performing and they still performed the same trick. That's amazing.

[@zacktankesly4940]

Penn's flow on that poem was actual fire...

[@SmugHomura]

My god they're good at entertaining. I'd never seen this but I love them even more now :D

[@BrandonDaGinga]

I just picked up my deck of cards at home to learn the trick and the 7th card turned out to be a three of clubs 0.o Low key think they rigged this

[@joshcrosson]

Saw them at the Rio. Great show and Penn plays the bass as everyone's getting seated.

[@adoesfly9115]

the guy at 5:35 is so into the poem. He could care less what Teller is doing.

[@clray123]

He's thinking: "will the ladies notice it if I release a silent fart now"?

[@okok72277]

*couldn't

[@derekhauk11]

Imagine a world where Penn and Teller were still young and relatively unknown.

[@Hyperion856]

"this is not juggling this is called miss direction"

[@benemor]

I am so excited to try the trick with the blank video cassette tape! truly timeless

[@bullydogmerimon]

Funny about the card trick they showed how to do because several years later on there show fool us a guy came on performing that exact trick only he added a second person to the mix. Of corse it did not fool them. I just finished watching that show before i stubled onto this one lol. He tride to fool them with a trick they invented.

[@jravell]

They also performed that exact bit on the show, asking people to DVR a segment and everything. But no, I don't think they invented the trick, I venture to guess it's as old as dirt.

[@kittylady6946]

By several you mean 33

[@shadava]

Do you have the link

[@sasananarnia8444]

an era when television was still the mainstay of media and their most awaited program

[@lost-_-player6960]

Did he say meme?

[@zemox3304]

I know the video is old but still good, but the look on Teller's face when Penn is speaking fast is priceless xD

LOL THE ENDING!!!!!!!!

[@brandonadams6108]

Omg this is amazing! I love watching their early stuff wow.

[@jackson5116]

16:17 Ted Turner hasn't aged a day!! LOL

[@stephencarter2041]

This was like my intro to Penn and Teller!! I so miss the old school tricks!!!

[@CH-wn8sq]

Penn is such a natural

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

Did you say Penis?