Unforgettable Uri Geller Appearance | Carson Tonight Show

Original Airdate: 08/01/1973
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[@ericn7677]

He made the clock move 20 minutes ahead, just by stalling. AMAZING!

[@Longshore79]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kongyasuke2846]

😂 😭

[@cameronhansen2306]

🤦‍♂️

[@colinlyne8688]

He didn’t. He is a ( now) self confessed con man!

[@rekunta]

Impressive…..most impressive.

[@ellenwuzhere]

Uri: "This is not a controlled condition!" Translation: "I'm not in control of these conditions!"

[@johnmcdonagh1193]

Precisely

[@leaf3827]

Every magician is dead without their own props...

[@davidfranson5940]

Reminds me of a Democrat answering questions ?

[@eliasreuter-grelak164]

@@leaf3827 not true tho

[@ssword123]

@@davidfranson5940 literally what does this have to do with democrats, or politics at all?

[@alexanderdumas-]

Man. Carson was a true gentlemen. He absolutely ripped this guy apart with pure class

[@MissLippy-fy6bj]

He was real amazing.

[@techwiz81]

Carson grabbing the bucket of chicken out of nowhere is the funniest part lol

[@kalidilerious]

LOL I know right?!? I was like what the...

[@theDC4L]

That was the real magic of this segment. 51 years later and their spell still worked I want some dang chicken now 😂

[@annakingjewellery]

And the casual cigarette smoking.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Of a time gone by...class

[@megomatt7770]

They consulted Jame Randi on how to set up the props so Uri couldnt pull his tricks. The second Uri sat down and looked at the table he knew he was screwed and immediately began making excuses. Watching frauds get exposed is so satisfying, lol.

[@hardchuck1900]

Ahh yes James randi, the predator of the paranormal. He was truly a gem and he will be missed. Truly satisfying to watch a fraud squirm after taking so many people’s money.

[@guillaumebillette4078]

I've heard for a while that the reason the JREF prize went from 10,000$ to a million was due to a gift from Johnny.

[@gfunk63901]

And yet teller managed to become wealthy. I just watched this show and this should have put nails in his coffin

[@vishwakumar2864]

@@gfunk63901 grifters keep living such lavish lives as long as gullible and willingly ignorant people exist

[@dannymuhammad8321]

After researching I'm seeing a lot of Yuri's wealth probably came from lawsuits

[@Highley1958]

"Let me rest a little. Being a complete fake is EXHAUSTING."

[@RedNovaMedia]

Lol 😂. So true

[@larsondarcy101]

LMAO!

[@Longshore79]

Lmao!!!

[@naj2698]

Lol dude I literally was skimming through comments and came across yours while the video was playing and he said “let me rest a little” thanks for the laughs.

[@Alex_1729]

"Scamming people for a living on national TV can be really tiring. Let me think for a moment how to get out of this."

[@cringeyusername7459]

I remember at 1am, I was staring at my watch for at least an hour, wishing it would change. Focusing with all my mind's power. And then, ever so slowly, it changed to 2am.

[@andrewmurray5542]

😂 you're the new Uri! I'm impressed. 😂

[@samadbaksh]

Amazing you showed more psychic power than uri did in this video

[@kaiballington55]

“Why don’t you ask me some more questions?” 😂😂😂

[@AsianFlew]

He could move his watch hand by an hour when he was a kid. He didn't mention that it took him an hour.

[@johnmcdonagh1193]

🤣😂

[@atarahchomah1463]

Lol! That was a classic, Chin Lee!! +1

[@opheadass7299]

😂😂😂

[@albertbarbieri3481]

Very rude jerk !! & a Narcasit‼️ “ I was told you Johnny you had 40 questions for me” GTFOH

[@RyanDuncan5]

I thought the exact same thing! Haha!

[@Mikekramercomedy]

He is lucky Don Rickles wasn’t a guest that night.

[@stevenharrison1213]

Definitely. Not lucky for us viewers though. That would have been pure gold

[@adamsyed5535]

I'm sitting here in this coffee house and I just laughed so hard.

[@southsideman4891]

LOL

[@tennissir1986]

I wonder what Rickles would have done with one of URI Geller’s spoons ?

[@jefftaylor1186]

😂

[@HermanSays]

The first thing Geller says is “ This scares me” which equates to, oh-oh I’m busted. I could only imagine if someone indeed did have a supernatural gift they would not walk on and say that.

[@doingtime20]

Omg Carson is amazing, he is there present every single time Geller tries to weasel out of things. A guy like Geller is of course great at talking himself out of trouble when in difficult situations, but Carson is at every single turn there to meet him. He ridicules Geller elegantly, and you can see Geller desperate and very insecure. His tricks are not working, his talking is not working, he was absolutely owned by Carson for the whole 20 minutes.

[@jopiluis3382]

This comment is awesome, made me imagine them as a Tom & Jerry kinda scene tryna chase each other lol

[@fjccommish]

Geller's tricks worked. He "bent" the spoon.

[@counterculture10]

More like James Randi owned Geller.

[@fjccommish]

His spoon bend worked.

[@ghostog4224]

@M San YES! I noticed too! Many of us grew to know Johnny over the years. He was very intelligent, his quick wit and sense of humor enabled him to ad lib as good as it gets. Geller was "OWNED" in such a way he wasn't sure if he was being owned or not. I'm sure once Geller got back to his hotel he was like FuK... Johnny just ruined my career. Not many believed Geller had the mental ability to bend a paperclip after that performance!!!

[@adamsyed5535]

That's hilarious how at the end, when Uri said that we have "a bent spoon," Johnny responded with "a spoon with a slight bend in it." A subtle way of saying "nice try, but no."

[@johnmcdonagh1193]

😂

[@anonamatron]

Wish we had a better view of the spoon before it was picked up. I suspect the tiny bend was already there, and Geller noticed it and had him put his finger right on that spot.

[@BrokeNerfing]

@@anonamatron at 5:02 the closeup of the table you can clearly see the middle spoon has a slight bend already in the exact spot 😆.

[@anonamatron]

@@BrokeNerfing Yep, that looks like the same bend.

[@danabrown4628]

@@anonamatron it was probably a beat up spoon from the commissary when they set up his table...

[@lazysob2328]

Carson is magician himself. Can’t fool him

[@pintpot]

Yes! Fooling scientists is easy If you fool a magician, you are getting somewhere!

[@pintpot]

@Diz Zkl Yes he is

[@AllendeEtAl]

@Diz Zkl what then?

[@bobdixon4998]

His wives were better magicians, the marriages disappeared with a lot of money. But he was a master of late night talk show.

[@bobdixon4998]

@Diz Zkl don't be militant and call somebody else a fool. What if somebody called you a nasty slur all over idle conversation. It's easy for you to dis others isn't it?

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

Johnny did a noble deed, exposing someone trying to trick people out of their money.

[@gweilospur5877]

Trouble is that this didn’t harm Geller’s career at all.

[@user-md2fm7ik2z]

@@gweilospur5877it did, he dropped off after this.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

you cant help dumb people. they were still just as dumb.

[@Jessejesselewis]

@@gweilospur5877ironically it gave him a larger platform which lead to more success

[@solar901]

I like how he was visibly nervous from the start. He didn't expect that this experiment will be set up specifically so he can't pull any tricks. I don't mind illusionists but stating that they actually have paranormal abilities is where I draw the line. It's building his career on a lie.

[@markcadieux3445]

A lot of them do it. Sylvia Browne did. Teresa Caputo does. And others.

[@Emma-Queenofhell]

Everyone loves Magicians and illusionists there fun to see but these folks are con men and Frauds no one likes that

[@maynardsmoreland]

Johnny did an excellent job of exposing this fraud. His friend, magician and psychic skeptic James Randi, instructed Johnny and his staff to not let Geller or his associates near the items on the table. As such, Geller was unable to manipulate the items prior to his spot. The appearance didn't destroy Geller's career, but it did cause it to fade from prominence.

[@ComedianSkutnik]

I was just reading that after this show his career boomed in the states and he was called to do more talk shows. Apparently people thought it wasn’t magic tricks because those never fail so they bought into his schtick.

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

Oh well.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

I love the way the fraudster tries, however. He realises from the beginning that he's basically f...ed, to employ professional magician terminology. So he switches to choosing canisters that DON'T have the water, where he starts with a 9 out of 10 chance of being right, then 8 of 9, and 7 of 8. Meanwhile he's talking, doing shtick, filibustering, and practically begging Johnny to ask more questions, as he hopes to run out the clock. He also hits upon the idea of asking the other guest to take the canister Geller chooses. There is no intelligible reason other than to hope the guest will clumsily touch other cannisters, which he dare not do himself with the camera and Johnny right on him. That indeed happens, and of course Geller then makes a show of admonishing him to be careful, etc. But after getting lucky 3 times, Geller chickens out and switches to the spoon bs, while looking for an opportunity, no doubt, to give the table a little kick. I think he actually manages that at the third commercial break, but by this time he's ready to play out the clock.

[@rave2069]

hes not a fraud hes a magican you know magic doesnt exist its impressive tricks then they did something that wasnt in the deal they said they interview him as a populer magican but they brought their stuff to make their tv show have content and of course no one can bend spoon its a magic trick

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@rave2069 He's a magician who calls himself telepathic with special mental powers. That is fraud. Being a magician does not exonerate one automatically from the charge of being a fraud. There have been magicians who claimed to have mind-reading powers from Jesus, magicians who claimed to be miracle-workers, and so on. That makes them fraudsters. As for the way this fraudster was exposed, aww, poor him. Btw, I see you're a magician too, because of the way you make punctuation disappear in jumbled rambling.

[@2101case]

48 years later naive people are still making excuses for why he failed.

[@Fakeaorta]

Exactly. 5 years ago the USA elected a fraud and a psychopath con man and still defend him and believe his lies.

[@missyounorm33]

48 years later the true believers of Uri elected Trump president.

[@Verykawaiiyoucantrelate]

@@Fakeaorta ? How is this related to trump lol

[@GUNS_jk]

@@Fakeaorta Clinton lost. You talking about Biden or Obama?

[@Fakeaorta]

@@GUNS_jk Hillary, Bill, and the tRumps should all be in jail. ALL of them are criminals with the latter trying to stage a coup. The tRump's crimes are even more heinous because of the threats on democracy that they are still trying to implement.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

If you watch Gellar’s feet closely you will see him kick the table a few times. He couldn’t figure out which canister was the right one because it would wobble if there was something in it. Gellar’s people also couldn’t get to the spoons and weaken them(you bend them back and forth a shitload of times), so he had to sit there absolutely humiliated.

[@thesammyjenkinsexperience4996]

What timestamp does it happen at? Edit: Found one at 10:20.

[@Shadow-jn9yv]

Johnny masterfully shreds what little dignity this hack ever had and left me dying on the floor.

[@ParistonHxH]

Rip

[@Music73777]

I would pay to hear the conversation Johnny had about Uri, over drinks after the show.

[@fbueller]

This...

[@dmontes133]

Johnny knew geller was nothing but a fraud.

[@tonysuley4306]

I was there he called him a Wanker

[@kevinbaird7277]

@@tonysuley4306 I heard him as well, I was cutting olives for Johnny behind the bar and I distinctly remember hearing "wanker".

[@bradsanders407]

Seriously doubt they had drinks after the show

[@bobbysands5385]

that had to be the longest 20 minutes of his life.

[@johnt7630]

@Bobby Sands, maybe - but at the time, he was making lots of money - and it was a con.

[@markbhoward]

Of my life too. Good God.

[@gianca60]

Think his hair turned gray that night.

[@kuntakinte4333]

So he is able to manipulate time? 😁

[@chrisbelay4389]

If you look closely you can see Carson kind of grinning.

[@aegis6445]

Thought of this after seeing Late Night with the Devil. If you know, you know.

[@shelbyjs7031]

he was out there pickin' them salt and pepper shakers like it was deal or no deal. "I have a feeling"🤣

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

This was so uncomfortable to watch. Geller's stalling and squirming Geller was a fool to go on a show that the host is an old magician. Carson was many things but being a fool was not one of them..

[@douglaskalberg8899]

Luckily for Geller no amount of disproving conmen like him will persuade those who want to believe in him, they will white noise out any criticism and happily hand him all their hard earned (inherited) money.

[@johnt7630]

@ItsAlwaysRusty, pretty sure he didn't know Johnny Carson was a magician. Geller made a lot of money as a fraud and con man - he got what was coming to him.

[@user-bx9dd7bd2t]

If he could only have been able to disappear, to the green room and bring his own "MAGIC SHOP" TRICK Gallium Spoons, from the warm up the spoons act.

[@dmontes133]

I enjoyed watching it. Watching a criminal squirm because he got caught is priceless.

[@peternorth7737]

Isreal conman.. Just like Trump

[@thomasgreen1557]

Johnny Carson - 6:20 "Are you feeling in the mood yet? More questions, Whats the capital of South Dakota?" in other words "Get going or get out kid" Johnny's pure class👍

[@gergelynagyfugedi6864]

Capital of South Dakota is Pierre

[@FinanceAcademy7799]

@@gergelynagyfugedi6864 and North Dakota?

[@duffman7065]

“It happens quite a lot when…I cannot…perform…and do certain things”. I feel ya pal, I’ve had the same experience…

[@bobs7418]

He DOES have supernatural powers! The jackass made 20 minutes of my life disappear.

[@nickclark18]

you did that yourself buddy. YOU did dat.

[@bobs7418]

@@nickclark18 SUCH VISION. SUCH HUMOR. WOW

[@LSD123.]

lol. Lucky I just skipped through it.

[@kuntakinte4333]

@@LSD123. HE skipped YOU into the future... 🤪

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Lol

[@johnurban7333]

Johnny was respectful to him while exposing what was going on. Talk show hosts today would not know how to handle this.

[@bobdixon4998]

Exactly correct. Johnny was a Gentleman all the way. Kind and patient.

[@dmontes133]

Johnny knew Geller was a fraud. He exposed him.

[@capacitorvoice]

@@dmontes133 yup. And unfortunately, people still thought he had powers after this. Sigh.

[@ChristianAVS]

Truly

[@lilybond6485]

I was a teenager when I saw this and of course wanted to believe that this was possible. I mean URI Geller was pretty well known then but that all changed after this Johnny Carson episode when - at least for me - he couldn’t do his “magic” and was seen as a phony.

[@jakehay3074]

Carson is a master in communication here. Not pressuring him directly but proving his scepticism at the same time.

[@tz6414]

Love it at 2 mins, that sheer look of panic in his eyes... His parents got him a loose watch where the hands moved, amazing.

[@LV2UJC-FM]

Johnny was the best late-night TV show host of all time! Even when Johnny wasn't talking on his show, he was funny. Watching James Randi brought me to this video. Seeing the tonight show with Johnny Carson brought great memories of my dad when we'd watch his show together. My Dear Dad and Johnny, R.I.P.✝

[@gw5309]

8/1/73 I had just turned 15 and remember staying up and watching this. Mom and Dad had gone to bed and I always felt like I was getting away with something watching Carson’s “sophisticated” humor. Oh, those were the days.

[@elisewilder5421]

Me, too! 😂😂

[@larrysingleton2864]

I was in drydock in puget sound naval shipyard.

[@robertsaladino]

Mine was Letterman...agreed

[@dennisriblett4622]

I had just turned 20 and the nights He bombed were some of the best ....

[@dennisriblett4622]

@@larrysingleton2864 basic training at Ft. KNOX Here .

[@Highley1958]

"I have to be in the mood". Translation - "These tricks only work when I can cheat".

[@promedio2933]

Boooooooooo

[@albertbarbieri3481]

That’s funny & Correct. “These tricks only work when I can cheat” He’s a fraud ‼️

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

Dont do it Phedon!!!

[@justplainbrad7713]

@@albertbarbieri3481 That is so untrue...never once did I hear him say he did it the American way.

[@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000]

@@justplainbrad7713 What

[@clairdelunefan]

I distinctly remember watching this when it aired. I was 12 years old. It was summer vacation time and one of the few occasions my parents let me stay up that late. Up until that point, I was a fan of Geller. Like many kids (and adults too) I was naive and fell for his con. I thought he was a really cool dude with genuine psychic abilities. Well, thanks to Carson, his grift was exposed. I was so angry and disappointed but also grateful that I had gained fraud awareness from it. It was one of those "growing up" moments you begin to experience at that pre-teen age. Thank you for that, Johnny! ❤

[@JSSTyger]

Uri Geller had no problem lying to people. He even told Carson this experiment wasn't controlled... as if somehow a controlled setup would make it easier for him to perform.

[@njones420]

The real magic is how Uri has made a 50 year career out of this crap!

[@jesusbermudez6775]

How he made millions out of trickery without being honest and stating that it was trickery. There are many magicians that as part of entertainment make fortunes, but at least they are honest and make it clear it is for the sake of entertainment.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

to be honest some progress has been made in terms of critical thinking. this stuff would never pass on today's talk shows. however strangely enough people would mandate a shot for a cold with 99.98% survival rate. so there's a bit of give and take

[@jesusbermudez6775]

Well I can see the subconscious of people.@@cagneybillingsley2165

[@marymagdalene3004]

Think Houdini! They are all tricksters which as the name implies means that they use TRICKery to make you think they have magical powers. They learn techniques to pull the wool over someone's eyes. But, with Geller he was trying to make himself out to be a superhero of sorts. Disgraceful, really!

[@ianking8574]

This is a great demonstration of how a BS artist operates, when backed into a corner. He delays, tries to distract, claims that his "powers" don't always work, claims that the setting isn't right, flatters ... anything to draw attention from the fact that he has been exposed.

[@deejenn1909]

Exactly! If he was Legit- none of that Matters. And then the way he was a bit rude to Johnny-ie "you're SO Suspicious!" blaming Johnny-then said "you asked i try this other thing or the other one" Please.

[@user-bx9dd7bd2t]

He just won relection

[@MrGarysugarman]

First thing Geller said, looking at the props he didn't set up: "This scares me." And it was obvious he was scared right away. He looked and sounded weak right off the bat.

[@theroadnottaken9378]

sounds exactly like some person with an orange complexion and a very bad comb-over.🤣🤣🤣

[@Adham2018]

we all saw

[@oxyfee6486]

He knew the minute he looked at those items,they weren’t his.Thank you Amazing Randi R.I.P.you are truly missed.

[@tomwinchester55]

Agree!

[@gretelhance]

And jonny

[@tomwinchester55]

I agree...he taught me that anything connected to the paranormal is fake.....

[@Alex_1729]

@@gretelhance Absolutely and Johnny, too

[@Alex_1729]

@@tomwinchester55 Well, if it weren't, it would be a widely known fact documented and filmed many times. So many of these poeple said they can do all sorts of things, but you only saw them on their own little shows, and circuses, and streets

[@mala8671]

Me in the oral exam without knowing anything after a night of drinking

[@joyhaave6151]

Got second-hand humiliation watching this man demonstrate his "power."

[@1wannabee1]

You can clearly see that Geller's been 'caught out'. He's shitting himself and he knows he's being Exposed in front of everybody's eyes. FABULOUS!

[@visitor9408]

he could've got around this by simply saying I need two hours of hard concentration or meditation or whatever but he proceeded as if he almost believed in himself

[@jeffhack6839]

Just like the Babylonian Magic Money system, EH!!!!!!

[@fjccommish]

Not at all. He got a bent spoon. He spun that as even on a bad day, his powers were proven.

[@Adham2018]

Yeah we all saw. Nice job on the observation

[@mimi1811able]

@@fjccommish Wrong. Spoon was already bent check the middle spoon on the table 5.02. Bent in the exact same place.

[@zubiproductions9440]

Geller must’ve been in pure panic mode the entire time. Knowing you’re a complete fraud and that you’re definitely not going to be “feeling strong” at any point on this segment. It’s amazing this man’s career didn’t crumble after this. He continued to have a very lucrative career.

[@jasonburns4071]

You're correct. Didn't ruin his career at all. I often wonder whether Ricardo picked up the small cylinders and thought to himself ' There's water in this one...he missed it...'

[@shaunigothictv1003]

@@jasonburns4071 Excellent point

[@JacaboBlanco]

Just proves how stupid people are lol

[@wingedhussar1453]

O he was, sucks he didn't pick out the wrong one but he squezzed out by choosing the other way.he was exposed should have roasted him right there

[@shaunigothictv1003]

@@wingedhussar1453Carson was trolling geller throughout the show .

[@ZZ430T56]

I have to say Johnny was respectful and gave him every chance to prove his "skills" without mocking him.

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

No. Carson knew it was bullshit. Carson started out as a magician and a carney. He knew it was a gag

[@rdean182]

Nobody better at this than Carson. He had such respect for his audience, who he knew would draw their own conclusions.

[@boxingfan5742]

What an example of class and restraint by the 3 gentlemen on stage with this fellow.

[@gweilospur5877]

Shame about the 70s suit on that guy who played Khan in Star Trek.

[@MrPlankinton]

Johnny actually called The Amazing Randy days before the show and asked him how to set up the experiments. Randy simply said, "Don't let Geller touch ANY object before the ojects are brought on stage."

[@soosquatch4236]

And he instructed that the canisters be coated on the bottom with a very thin layer of rubber cement (the cement was allowed to dry) which made it much more difficult to determine the weight of a canister with water inside

[@donbudlong8725]

@@soosquatch4236 I heard on Penn Jillette's podcast that the coffee table was made of cement so Geller couldn't kick it to see the canisters move.

[@clarkem4119]

@@donbudlong8725 Are we looking at different videos? That is very clearly a flimsy wooden table.

[@thefrontpage]

Johnny Carson retired thirty years ago, as of 2022. He's still the best late-night host in the history of television.

[@futurexposed2468]

Carson will always be the best although I do not like the treatment Carson gave Joan Rivers that she stated. Joan Rivers always told the truth her cause of death was due to her stating the truth about Obama being gay and Michelle a transgender, which we now know is true.

[@fluffylittlebear]

After Craig Ferguson.

[@jonathanSpg]

Rip

[@futurexposed2468]

@@fluffylittlebear I somewhat agree

[@TiptonMama]

Graham Norton is pretty good, too.

[@snakepit101]

So great that Johnny lights up a smoke during the show! Those were the days!

[@gup8175]

It is nice to be able to time travel back to kinder times, Thank you Johnny Carson♥️

[@MrShanester117]

Obsequious alert!

[@dominicdococo4574]

Kinder times for you maybe.

[@nbigroup-2690]

when late night comedy shows........... were funny

[@johnlinehan1739]

AMEN !

[@cappsginny699]

Imagine if he was on Howard Stern or Jerry Springer...!

[@rodmcdonough6111]

Johnny is so respectful toward thls young man. and he asks questions that show he is truly intrested . One of ....or perhaps THE best interviewer who will truly be missed.

[@marceibel1131]

An absolute master.

[@joc8092]

what a king of comedy that Johnny Carson. In what could have been a most uncomfortable situation.....Johnny could still crack a number of jokes

[@jjanglesandfriends]

Here I am after seeing Late Night with the Devil.

[@amberola1b]

Well there's 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back

[@robertlangley258]

Go sit on your commode for 30 minutes and you’ll feel a whole lot better.

[@michaelmalin8692]

Look at this guy sweat! He's not a bullshit artist! Bullshit deserves much more respect!!

[@69Pigman]

So happy the playback speed can be adjusted, so I didn't waste the full 20 minutes watching nothing happen. "Unforgettable"? I suppose, because I won't forget that I watched this and will never watch it again.

[@M05tly]

How many minutes in before you decided this perhaps wasn't for you? The full 20? I'm enjoying every moment of watching this fraudster squirming. It's unfortunate that not only will you never recover the 20mins you invested in watching this clown but also the various people and organisations Uri has scammed financialy recover any of their money.

[@danabrown4628]

Actually, it was twenty minutes well spent. Very amusing seeing a fraud writhing and being exposed.

[@DonutKop]

Gosh! I'm a millennial and I gotta say that Carson is CLASSY! Wish more show hosts were like him. Straight to the point, but fair and open-minded; gotta love this guy!

[@indianumberonecountry]

Im gen z and couldnt agree more

[@PANDA-mi7lh]

Tv shows back then we're so good family's would all get together to watch shows like carsons somet we don't have now days it brought family's close together it's missed alot it's a shame all we have now is reality TV taken it's spot

[@trishawinters7999]

Yup, the good ole days. Not this toxic waste we have now

[@jerrylee8261]

@@trishawinters7999 True. What is it with tv people being fascinated by a bodily function? I don't have tell you which one it is but it begins with a S and it's not sex. I eat dinner while watching tv and thankfully have a 30 second skip button on my remote.

[@nkt1]

Not so classy as a person though, as I understand it.

[@desertwind306]

Johnny, oh my, how we miss you! I do remember this show. It was rare for me to miss his show. Johnny was always the professional. No one today compares. I might watch Jimmy Kimmel now and then, but he is no Johnny. Although, I don't believe Johnny would ever ask people to tell their kids they ate all of their Halloween candy. I never believed Uri Geller could do anything except sell a myth. I forgot to mention I can bend a very strong spoon too, digging out ice cream.

[@StrifeSoul990]

There's tons of video out there that if you grab a spoon right under the spoon part and rub it a lot to create heat then you can bend and mold it.

[@gilessteve]

The most amazing thing about this video is that Carson knows that ''dice'' is plural. You don't see that very often.

[@bobdixon4998]

Ricardo had a pleasing voice and demeanor. I have heard he also was faithful and was active in assisting in his community. And loved by many.

[@Feroal2]

Well said

[@neldonah2833]

Had a great hustle His manager was a fool to book this show. He had everything to lose and nothing to gain.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

He thought he could hustle through it. And if Johnny didn't get in touch with a top magician who KNOWS how the tricks are done to prevent him, he'da gotten away with it easy. All credit to Johnny

[@dmontes133]

He didn’t care because he was a liar, so he knew he could lie his way out. Plus, his folk are just blind sheep who won’t care. You can’t convince morons of truth.

[@jotham777]

He knew it would go bust.... but this was still exposure. He just needed to cop his lies amd excuses, and he was happy for the air time

[@garyhauf5210]

He became immensely popular after this show. It was his big bend.

[@Durwood71]

No problem. Just tell the true believers there was too much "negative energy" in the studio that night that suppressed his "chi" or whatever the hell he calls it.

[@theonly7376]

Johnny Carson hands down the greatest host in history.

[@drodriguez1372]

At 5:03 you can see the spoon in the middle is already slightly bent (dented). Which is why he told him to pick it up like he did covering the initial bend then making it seem like he did it. Nice.

[@markt1387]

First sentence, and Geller was getting his excuses in early 😂😂🤣

[@MovieMakingMan]

I was totally amazed at how much that spoon was bent! And how he picked 3 empty canisters from the group of ten was absolutely stunning! This was the most incredible display of bullshit I’ve ever seen.

[@bhaskarjyotimazumdar1443]

Surprisingly those "bullshit" were real. No fraud. The so called open minded people are shouting at what he didn't do - as failure.

[@MovieMakingMan]

@@bhaskarjyotimazumdar1443 Hey, don’t forget to empty your bank account and give all your money to a Nigerian.

[@MovieMakingMan]

@@bhaskarjyotimazumdar1443 Traveling snake oil salesmen have a long history of conning people, then quickly leaving town to dupe a new crop of people. What any of them do are not miracles until they are found out. You are misapplying the word miracle. No (supernatural) miracle has ever been proven in history. If you’re just using miracle to define ‘rare’ then that would be ok.

[@bhaskarjyotimazumdar1443]

@@MovieMakingMan alright! Now please explain to me how did Uri Geller make slight dent on the spoon. Remember Carson made it clear that everything on that table can, watch, spoon etc were provided by his team. None of those items were gimmick of Uri Geller. Not to mention that - that spoon was made of metal- stainless steel. Additionally it got the dent when it was hold by the person sitting next to him. At the presence of cameras and sharp inspecting eyes no trickery was possible. So how did he do it? If he doesn't have psychic power his career would have finished after this show. But the opposite happened to him.

[@ag-bf3ty]

​@@bhaskarjyotimazumdar1443 He certainly does have something... thousands upon thousands of gullible people who don't care how much of a fraud he is, they want to believe he's genuine and that they too can have a magical shortcut to a better life via the "spiritual" nonsense he sold to them.

[@terribailey6979]

So Hilarious 😂 he came out sat down saw that table an thought to himself, How do I get out of this I'm Screwed ! 😂😂

[@hanslander2849]

Carson was a class act. What a legend

[@jimmatherly]

That may be the most awkward tv appearance I’ve ever seen 😂

[@wadewatson2751]

It was excellently awkward. 👍👍

[@edictzero]

So the behind the scenes story is, Johnny contacted a magician friend to ask how he can debunk this guy. The magician told the crew how to prep the items so Uri couldn't do his "magic"

[@MrShanester117]

Yeah it’s been posted like 800 times man we know

[@fjccommish]

Johnny failed. Geller got a bent spoon - spun it as proof of his powers.

[@thefasterfox]

@@MrShanester117 Lemon Lenin Ribbit Robot

[@gfunk63901]

That spoon barely bent. If at all

[@jeanhartely]

When I want to watch a crook get owned, I watch the Carson/Geller episode. This is so wonderfully satisfying!

[@Turnheadcough]

I bet he always feels strong when he’s getting paid and doing his show

[@llynnie888]

Johnny Carson was very fair and supportive. Uri received a lot of support but he wasn't able to deliver. Ricardo Montalban was truly a gentleman. Great nostalgia piece.💞

[@leroyusa935]

What he is thinking is that if he can waste enough time, the show will be over and he will be off the hook as a fraud.

[@bobdixon4998]

Naaah Uri was known by his friends to do this and succeed many times. This is about the passive chi where you absorb from the environment, the objects maliability and then and then project it's future as you desire it to be. This can be hard. I once had a griddle that thought it was a basset hound. Which is rediculous! Everybody knows animals and griddles aren't even in the same spiritual category. Obviously the griddle had problems. I had to let it go to the sally.

[@JLB456]

@@bobdixon4998 He was proven to be a fraud time and time again. He even failed a million dollar challenge. Chi is b.s. and you're a simpleton if you believe anything other than that.

[@andrewj7432]

@@bobdixon4998 Wow, talk about ignorance. “His friends” hardly qualify as credible sources, and as stated, he was proven to be a fraud. James Randi did the best expose on him ever which is why you never saw much of Uri since. Being connected to ”Chi” doesn’t give you telepathic powers btw.

[@jamesperine4624]

Buttocks

[@jamesperine4624]

T

[@glennmunro9987]

"Well that dosent leave us with much" classic home run......hit him out of the park.

[@utube9000]

If one of the canisters had contained Vodka...Ed would have found it.

[@jeffd9782]

Lol!!!

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Hey-ooohhh!

[@kennyhall1288]

LMBO. Hilarious 👏👏 ✌️

[@calixa]

LOL!

[@andthebeatgoeson69]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha Yes!

[@kevincollins6897]

The most amazing thing, is he had a wristwatch at the age of 7.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Yeah, he probably made it disappear from the store into his sleeve, before cctv cameras were common.

[@TheGouthamCity]

Late Night with the Devil is the “what if”of this episode to an extend

[@michaelhatem6085]

Johnny is the best. Always has been

[@jimmie2times670]

He made 20 minutes disappear without even doing anything. Amazing.

[@ghostofrt2549]

😂 👍🏼

[@martymoo9927]

This is very frustrating, Uri buying time because he doesn't have any powers.

[@peternorth7737]

Uri is conman

[@TheCarnivalguy]

He had the power of BS until he went on Carson.

[@jasonburns4071]

I'm amazed he walked on...he must have seen the stage set up for him? How did he not know what was going to happen?

[@illumination101]

@@TheCarnivalguy lol the CIA even used this guy

[@Alex_1729]

What powers?

[@gianca60]

"I don't feel strong Tonight" Geller's girlfriend: "here we go again"

[@pmointernet]

"and I'm not touching him"...immediately starts touching him. Hahahahaha!

[@johnbevan4684]

He knew he was in for it because Johnny's people supplied the objects. Uri was not in control and that's why he soooooo uncomfortable.

[@adamsyed5535]

18:21 it all culminates with this moment of awkward ouch. Uri was exposed bare naked, he knew it, Johnny knew it, Uri knew Johnny knew it, and Johnny knew Uri knew Johnny knew it.

[@manifestgtr]

Yup...and Johnny knew that Uri knew that Johnny knew that Uri knew

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@manifestgtr Not necessarily. Can you know a thought you've never actually had?

[@Mark-sj3xb]

And Ricardo Montalban knew

[@ganzonomy]

14:20 uri: I'm not touching... Proceeds to Bend Ricardo's fingers back a bit....

[@ProMace]

Uri: "I feel weak tonight, so I can't do it" Johnny: "I'm not trying to be patronizing at all, I wanted this to be a great success tonight for ya!" Uri: "It's alright! I feel very good!" 😂😂😂

[@ziadbassaj7761]

From 16:20 to 16:50 Johnny truly showed sincerity, respect, encouragement and understanding. in those 30 seconds he also showed how to be a real host & a true gentleman …!

[@derspaziergangindiefreihei4591]

never be gentle with a scammer. Well Gellar just exposed himself. Sadly people like Uri had made millions because people are sp gulible

[@dac545j]

@@wxyz9035 I have only seen the clips on KZbin, but he seems to me to be a naturally talkative and interesting person who is doing his best to entertain the audience and himself.

[@ParistonHxH]

​@@wxyz9035nah

[@benedit71]

When he says it is not under controlled conditions be meant not controlled by him just as a magician needs his own props

[@fedupwithfedforever4151]

Watching Uri thinking .....Oh No I might have to WORK for living is PRICELESS !

[@JohnDoe-kq9xm]

Khan seems so calm and relaxed here.

[@jamesford3648]

Loved when Johnny Carson dotted the “I’s & Crossed the T’s” to expose this fraud for what he was. I remember this like yesterday.

[@gretelhance]

Why

[@hector5749]

@@gretelhance it is a bot

[@peterkirk123]

@@hector5749 I didn`t realise Uri was a bot I thought he was just a con man .

[@billyshead1339]

9:05. “He is really suspicious” Johnny looks and reacts like a cat sitting there watching. Lol

[@dustin3883]

A trio of true gentlemen exposing a fraud and a conman. I love it!

[@user-mt1uw8ks9c]

05:05 note during the video that all the time the feet he has on the ground is touching the table, and at this point he is fixed looking the table, trying to figure out something.(maybe small movements of the pots to check if some is heavier and has water inside). Also, he knows these tv shows run of time quickly, and was trying to waste time as a escape. Uri is a charlatan. 😊

[@stewiepid4385]

J. Carson is a Hero & Bad-Ass American Patriot! No one could ever pull one over on the man and no one ever got him to jump. R.I.P. Dad! Thank you for letting me stay up late with you while MoM slept.

[@adamsyed5535]

0:10 that's a mischievous smile crossing Carson's face. "This is going to be so much fun outing this guy."

[@laurah2023]

Good catch. That expression is priceless !

[@counterculture10]

"I need to be in a certain frame of mind"=I need a moment to bend the spoons when no one is looking.

[@RjBenjamin353]

Joel Osteen is by far the best magician around nowadays. He makes peoples money disappear and reappear in his wallet.

[@hypolyxa7207]

I believe that what in modern terms are referred to as a WANKER.

[@thehotyounggrandpas8207]

Accurate description indeed!

[@johnmcdonagh1193]

YES ''WANKER'

[@seanchaney3086]

It was over at "This scares me!"

[@znrctrnn]

URI had a Fantasy to be a success that night, but Mr. Roark was like “Sorry, I can’t help you fulfill this fantasy”.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

I think Ricardo is very impressed with the Corinthian Leather chair he is sitting in

[@4486xxdawson]

Man smoking on stage on tv while doing a talk show and accually having to hold the product your sponsored with .good old days

[@hector5749]

What do you mean, do you not like the government overreach now? Umm I think we have to take you in for questioning.

[@4486xxdawson]

@@hector5749 do as they say not as they do ......after all they are here to protect us , oh wait , sorry lol tell us what to do . They dropped the ball on protecting us ....

[@lucaslucas191202]

I love lung cancer and fire hazards

[@Longshore79]

Johnny Carson and James Randi. Two legends that will never be forgotten.

[@nux1719]

I can't believe you mentioned James Randi in the same breathe as Johnny.

[@trburns2]

@Nux 17 They were friends. Carson talked to Randi before Geller came on. Randi told Carson not to let Geller or his people near any of the props.

[@andrewb9708]

@@nux1719 You do understand that Carson consulted James Randi prior to Uri appearing on the show? Makes perfect sense to use their names in the same breath, they worked together to expose this fraud.