Randall Richman Master Magician: Johnny Carson Appearance

[@trace6402]

The magic was amazing but even more amazing was Don Rickles keeping his mouth shut through the whole act. 😂

[@mrfish3961]

👍😀😃😄😁😆🤣😂

[@miltonmoore8369]

There's obviously lines that even the feisty Don Rickles wouldn't cross. It was so blatantly obvious that this was one of them.

[@SilverSergeant]

No, it was amazing. It was not even good.

[@jimb196233]

🤣😂🤣that sounds like something straight out of Rickles mouth

[@KenHarmon-z9w]

I would have to think they pulled him off the stage, deadened his mike, something because you know he would have said something about this barefoot stuff

[@emmgeevideo]

Johnny loved giving young people a break. Some of them turned into huge stars. He was a generous person.

[@laverdadesmejor]

Johnny Carson talk show GOAT

[@markoman5267]

That mullet is magical.

[@zekelucente9702]

Back in the 80’s and 90’s I had a membership to the Magic Castle and it was always a great time.

[@rodmact6548]

@zekelucente9702 I enjoyed many evenings at the Magic Castle back then too, and at a couple of other venues in LA that offered live magic (I recall that Gladstone's on the PCH had magicians wandering from table to table) but I never saw Randall. We loved the close-up card magic in the small rooms as much or more than the stage stuff in the big theater. Randall's levitating dollar with Carson was amazing!

[@MarcIverson]

I wanted to go there so badly as a young magician!

[@delavalmilker]

Johnny as a teen got started doing magical tricks. He was always fascinated by magicians. And yes----those were truly amazing tricks you did!

[@Bill-cv1xu]

The Great Carsoni..😊

[@54WMD]

I believe a standing ovation is in order!

[@geneobrien8907]

In 2001 Randall Richman was pulled over for a driving infraction. A sobriety test indicated that he was intoxicated, Randall decided to fight the charge in court. After an initial 10-2 mistrial the case was dismissed. It turns out that Randall was pulled over just after teaching a fire-eating class at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, he wasn't drunk, the chemical residue from his demonstration gave a false breath-alcohol reading. After the trial, Richman invited jurors to a free performance at the Magic Castle. One juror said she was impressed by the magician, “He’s a showman,” she said, “but I believed him.”

[@danfred7127]

Thank you for this. Very interesting. I love little random tidbits like this in comment sections. It's why I scroll down to read them.

[@frankfarago2825]

Wow, how those were simpler, happier times than today (summertime 2024).

[@yoiink]

now you have someone with the same hairstyle as president !

[@mickkollins]

I went as his guest to the Magic Castle one night....he's really good and crazy as a loon!

[@vaman5591]

Crazy enough to catch Johnny's card with his toes!! Amazing

[@SkipJimroo]

This was truly beautiful Randall. The dollar bill levitation was top tier. You weren't monologuing, there was no snappy patter to lean on, you just let the magic moment take front and centre. Stunning. My daughter and I spent a lot of time over quarantine watching you in Magic and Beyond. Please, if you can, try to upload more of your performances here and we'll be sure to watch them.

[@Kekuahiwi]

sleight of foot

[@xman4328]

He wadded the dollar bill around a string.. DUH!

[@marveloussoftware4914]

​@@xman4328yes captain obvious.

[@robertschaaf7192]

@@xman4328thanks man I was wondering how it was possible!

[@marveloussoftware4914]

@@MadScientist267 Actually you are wrong. Enclosing it in the glasses is intended to fool you, which it did, into thinking no string can be used (in truth its not a string but a wire but im not arguing about aesthetics) when in fact the "string" is positioned beyween the glasses. The same effect may occur when they use hoops (giant rings). The "string" can be run at an angle or even distorted. This can be seen when the hoop is passed most of the way through the object then reversed direction. They must reverse the direction because of the "string." But i suspect you are correct in one aspect, its not obvious. I gave the readers too much credit.

[@MagicJoshua]

You sir are a BOSS!!! "Pure pure magic" as Carson says...

[@randallrichman4236]

Thanks!!!

[@ryanthoroman3293]

@@randallrichman4236 i know how you did the card trick,BUT im trying to guess how you did the dollar bill trick because i can think of 2 ways you did it.good job

[@randallrichman4236]

@@ryanthoroman3293 thank you!!

[@randallrichman4236]

If you still need help with the answers to those questions reach out to me next week.

[@MagicJoshua]

@@randallrichman4236 what’s the best way to reach u?

[@chilidog73]

Amaze with simplicity.

[@raydunakin]

That trick with the dollar bill is really amazing!

[@claytonbouldin9381]

That was amazing! I miss Carson....

[@gilly4881]

Beautiful performance.

[@SteveBrant55]

Been watching a lot of Penn & Teller "Fool You" videos. So happy KZbin sent me to your video tonight (June 2024). This was fantastic! Congratulations!

[@echoecho3108]

Wow. Just wow. Absolutely amazing! Randall, that was beauriful. Thanx so much for sharing.

[@randyscott3386]

America needs more hair like that . The second trick is more than Vegas stage worthy . Great to see something new .

[@carlloud1187]

Randall Richman...Who is he? Where is he? I've never heard of him before or since his appearance on The Tonight Show. I've been a member of both the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians for close to 25 years and have heard of or seen all of the great magicians out there. Some of them have even lectured for our local magic club of which Lance Burton and Mac King are active members. The two effects he performed, The Levitating/Floating Bill and the Forced Card (3 of Spades) to Impossible Location are both classic tricks in the world of magic. A great magician no doubt, but why haven't we seen more of him?

[@RobertBallMagician]

Brilliant performances, never heard of this magician before. 👍👍👏👏👍👍👏👏🤜🤛💪💪💪

[@carlloud1187]

Neither have I, and I've been a member of both the IBM and SAM for over 20 years

[@namcat53]

Absolutely astounding! Thanks.

[@lancer525]

Damn, I just want to say that guy had some beautiful 80s hair... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@susanmctavish6639]

Awesome. I was thinking the really super thin string but then the bill was inside the glasses.

[@kensolar69]

I think he got the string to sit on one glass and then put the other glass on top clamping the string between them. What I don't know how he got it to float out of the glass afterwards.

[@joaoveloso4954]

Amazing, best magic trick I have ever seen, money & glass.

[@butcherboy2008]

1:05 The suspension of disbelief is broken by the premise that Carson carried a roll of ones.

[@chairmanmeow3693]

🤣🤣🤣

[@randallrichman4236]

(Freddy DeCorvola told him to have cash)

[@butcherboy2008]

@@randallrichman4236 Alternate explanation? He and Ed were going out with Freddy to hit the strip clubs and the money was just coincidental because Freddy wanted to make it rain.

[@TheLarryBrown]

​@@randallrichman4236????? Fred de Cordova.

[@RustyorBroken]

You have a point. His exwives already grabbed any cash he had.

[@StarwaterCWS]

The dollar bill trick opened the door to ‘levitational illusions’ written by Samuel J. Kirkpatrick (only 100 copies were printed) that truly revolutionized suspension animations using nothing more than rare earth magnets . Not a typical magnet, they were large O shaped rings placed under the table. The crumpled dollar bill contained the opposite charged mini magnet that had to be exactly centered at a specific height. What gives it away is the glass rotation in which the crumpled bill rotates due to magnet shape and the bill never deviates off center. Great illusion!

[@GermanShepherd1983]

You are right. He managed to slip the magnet in when crumpling the bill. Very good trick

[@JackTheSkunk]

And all this time I thought he had a trained bumble bee as his assistant!! 😅

[@StarwaterCWS]

@@GermanShepherd1983 that is the secret. Buy the book.

[@Sandyg1961]

Johnny unravels the bill at the end of the trick and nothing falls out.

[@StarwaterCWS]

@ Because it’s a trick. Stop chasing shiny objects.

[@bevo65]

Impressive magic. Even more impressive? The hair! 🤠

[@christophergraves6725]

Both men and women had better hair then.

[@jaysharp789]

I miss this raw style of television. It was more real and natural. Today everything is so over rehearsed

[@SteveCrozier]

lol

[@themagicbuzz5728]

Completely agree….

[@skiphoffenflaven8004]

Much much much more real.

[@gerryjames9720]

Johnny said things that would get the pitchforks and torches today, but it was TV worth watching.

[@JazTrance]

Wow, how come we've never seen this guy?

[@justinmiller6225]

Randall, listen. This was the greatest levi bill i have ever seen. using the vibration of the glasses.....LEGEND BROTHER

[@chadakaira]

Excellent way to do the levitation! I have to practice that one, However I'm a bit to shaky

[@miamimagicians]

It’s so great

[@streetphone4619]

Catching that card with his foot was a real "feet," in itself. (I'll show myself out now.)

[@letsgobrandon6281]

He couldn't have done that trick with his foot alone,he needed a hand.

[@wesbeat]

lol! That was funny

[@dan4091]

At 4:12 he pulled the card out of his pocket and put it into his toe, his leg is folded in front of him under the table

[@ryanellis4474]

I bet “pure magic” brought this fine magician all over the world! Johnny was the best and had on the best. Have you gone on Mark Malkoff’s Johnny Carson Show Podcast? Excellent spot on Johnny!

[@Paul_Wetor]

I've never seen sleight of feet before.

[@timetofly291]

I'm sure Johnny knew the dollar bill/wine glass trick. It was obvious to folks who have seen the invisible string/Fishing line trick. He still kept quiet about it to give the man some street credit.

[@ThePianoMan1953]

That is truly the difference between Carson and Letterman. Letterman would have called him out on it and try to embarrass..... even destroy him! But you are correct. Even though well executed, Johnny would have known the gimmick very well,

[@atoz4399]

That was some awesome tricks. Got a sub here. You are awesome! :)

[@Puffster]

Nice classic force. Also used to love playing around with the special something that makes light weight objects “float” :)

[@haffey6987]

I am new to card magic and slight of hand. I actually started practicing during the pandemic. I feel like I can make a guess of how the card trick was done. What's crazy is if I'm right or wrong it doesn''t matter, because this is the definition of mastery

[@daveydumpling]

Whoever was under the table was pretty quick at putting the card in his toes 😂

[@phillyfan70]

Agree, went back to video to see if there was cover to the floor but no camera shot showed if there was.

[@MrOreo76]

He used the “force” on the second trick

[@ralph5450]

The card trick was toeriffic. You nailed it.

[@12345682900]

You mean.... "toe nailed" it. 😁

[@Stantonv]

A few puns are afoot.

[@MileyonDisney]

Pretty amazing!

[@miltonsmith974]

He obviously already had another three of spades held between his toes, but how he forced Johnny to pick that particular card is the real trick. A well conceived and executed "force" on his part.

[@TC-eo5eb]

My guess is every card in the deck was a 3 of spades.

[@AnimationArtWorld]

@@TC-eo5eb No, you can see a few of the cards when they are being moved around

[@BrandonHann]

@@AnimationArtWorld I bet there were some random cards on the top and bottom (or maybe even the bottom) and it was an odds game considering most people would pick a card from somewhere in the middle. So if all the middle cards were 3 of spades, it would work. Also, there was no reason for the magician to ask Johnny to tell him what card was picked, which leads me to believe he asked because he wanted to make sure the trick was going correctly. I wonder what plan B was if Johnny had picked another card.

[@skaizun]

@@BrandonHann You're forgetting something: Johnny shuffled the deck after choosing the card. Anything that the magician had set up would have been lost. Furthermore, if most of the cards were the 3 of spaces, it would have been highly probable that it would have appeared at the "bottom" of the deck, instead of the ace that appeared as the magician showed the deck to Johnny. And, he, literally, had nothing up his sleeve. However, he did see the back of Johnny's card, which could have had secret markers on it, but, it still begs the question: How did he get it to his foot?

[@ylekiote99999]

It's a trick deck. Half the deck is full of the three of spades and they are stuck together with a normal card. The three of spades is always on the top so that is going to be the card someone chooses. I had that same trick deck myself when I was a kid except the "chosen card" was the ten of clubs.

[@mikelabor7688]

Sleight of foot!

[@carlloud1187]

😄

[@bannedspencer]

I am just a sucker for good sleight of hand and other magic, don't even want to know how it gets done. It just takes you back to a childhood time of innocence and that feeling is worth not knowing. In saying that I kinda want to know how the hell he did that with the dollar bill, just amazing

[@drewsquickfix]

@03:14 to 3:17 You can see the string reflect inside the glass

[@woody3590]

That was TOE-TALLY awesome 🤣😂🤣😂

[@CeliniaGava]

Amazing performance, he has near zero internet presence with virtually nothing since 2001. Where is he, what is he doing? Still alive?

[@JazTrance]

That's what I said! How come we haven't seen or heard of him since?

[@DutchVai]

That's one hell of a disappearing act he's done......

[@danielchristensen2133]

How wonderful it was of Carson to leave so much to charity.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@jjbarrry]

A tag came out his right sleeve when he put the bill down in front of Jonny. Bust

[@ylekiote99999]

The dollar bill trick with the wine glasses is very simple. He attached an invisible string to the dollar bill with a small dab of wax he had in his hand. The other part of the string was attached to his ear. I have done similar tricks myself with this method.

[@baumcollcsame7871]

Aw fuck me!!! I've watched this over and over and I can't see how he does the tricks. 😮😮😮

[@tomwilliams5933]

That was amazing

[@jshazammm]

Great stuff!!!😊👏👏👏

[@docjc9465]

Fantastic

[@BillMorganChannel]

His mullet covers a piece of tape attached to a very thin string. He taped the string to the 20 and made it dance!

[@drewsquickfix]

It's funny in high definition and the studio light reflection you can see the magicians string he uses. But this still takes alot of practice and skill

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

At what footage marker can you see it? I assumed the trick used string, but I couldn't spot it.

[@drewsquickfix]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen i don't .remember i just paused a few times back and forth

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@drewsquickfix Thanks anyway. I'll take your word for it.

[@drewsquickfix]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen read.the.other comments I think I said @03:14.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@drewsquickfix Oh, I think I see it now. Coming off the left side of the crumpled bill, about 2/3 of the way up and extending out from the bill at about a 10 o'clock position. It's visible for about 11 frames. Thanks. Still an amazing trick though, isn't it? The skill in surreptitiously getting the bill entangled in the strings, and even just the engineering of where the strings have to be to be able to cause the bill to travel the paths that it does.

[@barrymann6888]

It's obvious how you did the card trick! It was magic!

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@kennethsouthard6042]

I'm guessing that the card was somehow marked, as as soon as Johnny picked it at 4:10, his right hand goes under the table and his left does not come back up until 4:16. I believe this is where the duplicate 3 of spades is planted. Even so, an excellent trick as it is still fast and smooth. Johnny was an amateur magician, an amateur actor, an amateur drummer, but a masterful entertainer.

[@ryanrusch3976]

marking cards is too complicated for the trick, he forced the 3 of spades which makes sure that he doesn't have to fanagle with sleight of hand when loading the card (IE making sure he got the right one). And if you pause when he kicks the cards it's already in his toes. I think you are right with the duplicate card idea.

[@randallrichman4236]

Johnny downplayed his skills, I assure you he was a master magician, tennis player and drummer. World class! Whatever he did he did very well. Talented, gifted

[@jasonbeard4713]

@@randallrichman4236 Sir, those magic tricks were done so well!!

[@deandannoun8100]

Last paragraph is very true , still working out the trick but

[@nazfrde]

@@ryanrusch3976 yes. Even if it was marked, he'd have to have 52 cards available to "plant". It has to be a force.

[@patsheppard2616]

What did Randall Richman do with the rest of his life. I don’t remember ever hearing his name again anywhere.

[@carlloud1187]

I've never heard of him, period!

[@chrisconley8583]

Well for starters, he made a KZbin channel that you are commenting on. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@directassault1662]

Every single card, other than the one on the end, is the 3 of spades

[@RMH-nu1dd]

4:23 Look at the bottom card

[@austinteutsch]

That dollar trick was done with magnets. It's simular to the floating cigarette trick. The 3 of spades was already in his hands when he threw the deck up, then he slipeed it in between his toes. Just a little Ralph Malph for ya!!

[@gregdanielson9086]

Truly amazing!

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@miamimagicians]

Damn he's good

[@6611haggis]

51 3 of Spades and an ace.

[@Baltihunter]

Carson should have said” oh there’s a wee bit of magicians thread on this”!🤪

[@jackwhite6030]

amazing

[@PostUp_Time]

*LETS SEE BLAINE OR CHRIS ANGEL DO THAT!*

[@aurelnegrea7617]

Incredible people

[@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy]

Nice.

[@MrRickburns]

ITR - invisible thread reel. He grabs it with his left hand at the edge of the table after Johnny examines his hands.

[@chuckpeasley212]

About 1:08 perhaps...

[@stormyweather9917]

Nope you're wrong about that.

[@urfan7850]

Amazing!

[@Standupcomedyclass]

Randall, what has been your career journey been since then?

[@randallrichman4236]

Nothing short of incredible! First, Johnny had me do magic for all of his rich and famous friends. Then I got to do a couple of world tours... It's amazing what doors open up for a young man after getting a spot like that. Nothing but gratitude, wouldn't change a thing

[@RustyorBroken]

@@randallrichman4236 I have to believe that it helped with the ladies too.

[@philippeigoa7765]

The mullett era !

[@christophergraves6725]

Back when people of both sexes tried to look their best, unlike today.

[@deecook8393]

All the cards except for the ace on the bottom was a 3 spades. The wadded dollar is done with a filament, which can be done in the 2 glasses. It's not that hard but looks great.

[@rgrndu-r7p]

He’s actually an alien from outer space.

[@JoelS-b4q]

Two very, very simple tricks.

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

Rest Easy Carson..

[@tonylearner7636]

Possible explanation for the dollar bill levitation trick: Not ordinary wine glasses . Telling me they are ordinary does not make it so. Therefore, why not wine glasses that send out an electromagnetic field conducive to the to the fibers in the dollar bill. Other explanation: Television camera trick in which only the audience and Johnny are in on the video effect. As to explaining the card trick, give me time, I'm thinking about it. Right or wrong, matters not, Randall was simply marvellous and impressive indeed!

[@gabeabelson6295]

Soooo much simpler than that. The glasses are ordinary. And there are no magnets. As others have said, you can go into any magic store and buy the thing that makes this trick possible for about $5.

[@tonylearner7636]

@@gabeabelson6295 Good thinking and point well made.

[@matthewcaldwell267]

The best.

[@j8577798yt]

If I need to guess the first one used magnetic liquid that the glasses were rubbed with. And when he wrinkled the bill he put some of the lotion on it with his hands. It's transparent so we can't see it. (That's why he did it and not Johnny) As for the second one, the trick was in the selection. The cards were made in a way that only the 3 of spades will be selected by Johnny. And, of-course it was already in his leg before the kick. Any other thoughts ?

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

lol no. First one has a thread.

[@Traderjoe]

It’s the kind of thing that, if it was shown to someone in royalty thousands of years ago, they would be proclaimed as a type of god and could have religions started over their actions

[@railroadbill5879]

Why havent I seen you before now..

[@iampuzzleman282]

Rare earth metal dust that's magnetized put on the bill from his fingers and you could see the light flicker in the video when he disperses it by quickly hitting the crumpled bill on the table when he puts it there. Curious how the video picks it up that flicker of light. i Sprinkle the same thing on my pajamas at night and float around the room

[@kensmith8152]

I know there’s some logical explanation for how he did those tricks, but it’s beyond me. I wish he could’ve done it before Penn and Teller!

[@bertroost1675]

I think that dollar bill levitation trick had to use that super thin string

[@SilverSergeant]

He wadded the dollar around a think wire.

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

why? they would not be fooled.

[@llongdong]

He hadda guy under da table wit a deck o' cards. When Ole John named the 3 o' spades, da guy unner da table stuck a nudder 3 o' spades in betwix dis guys' toes. I ain't got shat no idea how the frucker done the dollar levitation, dough.

[@Zerpersande]

I can’t believe that first trick was able to get him on TV.

[@tedhardulak7698]

Yea, he would never get away with that string if it was high-Def today. That wa so exciting I think I'm going to......... Too late.

[@MadScientist267]

​@@tedhardulak7698Where the hell is this string supposed to survive when the glasses are completely enclosing the bill, genius 🙄

[@tedhardulak7698]

@@MadScientist267 Well thank you for acknowledging the genius of seeing this. Fight with someone else. You are So triggered by someone else's view that does not agree with yours. Funny.

[@MadScientist267]

@@tedhardulak7698 Lol that's not an explanation 🤦‍♂️

[@Zerpersande]

⁠​⁠@@MadScientist267 Pressing two glasses together? Why would you think a string couldn’t ‘survive this? Try pressing two glasses over a sewing thread, the thread will survive. Have you ever used this sort of thread? Magicians rarely do anything without a reason. After rolling up his sleeves why did he take out the pack of cards? Maybe he needed that pack on the table during the trick?

[@johnlatham7092]

So funny ... every card in the deck was the three of spades !

[@oldestgamer]

Johnny knows magicians well, he's been married to a few that made his money disappeared!

[@Mailmandolin]

LOL😂

[@johnkutnar8501]

You are correct sir

[@J.H.HOLLIDAY]

1st trick = wooly nylon thread attached to dollar bill with wax, thread runs from his hair down the front of his face... 2nd trick. =. Card marked on back for Johnny to pick... duplicate card between "Magician's" toes...

[@markgraham2312]

That, I liked.

[@jsallen1946]

Video was shot in a 4:3 aspect ratio and is butchered in widewscreen,

[@labla8940]

The real magician was the editor Look at 4:09 his hand are fishing in his pocket camera cuts away he pulls out his deck, left hand under the table and drops the duplicated 3 on the floor or magic string in his pant leg and puts the 3 on his foot out. around 414 look at cut edit 4:11. No way I could have know unless I cheated well clearly He knew the card we never saw the 49 3 of spades in the deck or marked. We all heard him say in his teeth so we would focus there but the his feet so kn one would see it in his toes when kicking

[@chriswright2250]

Great TV.

[@ricksaunders8074]

They were all 3 of Spades

[@dougbrowne9890]

I would love to have heard Don Rickles comments about this.

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

Why don't you go milk a klydsdale!

[@mickcraig8965]

An ITR and a spread force. Big whoop.

[@josephrapoza6453]

All the cards except the bottom one is a 3 of spades. 3 of spades already in his toe when kicking the deck.

[@christianmeglio9111]

Long thin black needle. Nice job].

[@clemsmith1169]

Happy birthday if you ever see this comment 🎉

[@Orangeflava]

What date did this occur?