Will Ondrej Fool Penn & Teller a First Time?

Magician Ondrej Psenicka lets Alyson Hannigan perform magic for Penn & Teller.
Season 4

[@NomTom]

back when Penn was still nice to him

[@jacobgreaney2809]

what happened

[@NomTom]

@@jacobgreaney2809 he fooled them a few more times

[@jacobgreaney2809]

@@NomTom Did he genuinely start to dislike him or was it more as a joke for being fooled? ty for the reply since im so late to your comment ahaha

[@NomTom]

@@jacobgreaney2809 more of a joke

[@iamapokerface8992]

@@jacobgreaney2809 ofc it is a joke

[@KiloShank]

I love this so much, the way you run to sit next to Teller kills me every single time I watch this

[@patrickbyrne5070]

that smile lol

[@BWWWAAALORDOFDUCKS]

Penn's face changing when Teller looked back, priceless.

[@ableeeawwwaa1460]

This was so fun to be apart, great performance and thanks for the experience.

[@nathanielnats4373]

Wow is this really a comment or post from the awesome how I met you mother??? Are this the real amazing you??

[@nathanielnats4373]

Wow is this really a post / comment from the amazing how I met your mother super star?? Is this the real Alyson Hannigan that make Fool us show so awesome and successful? You really make the show so good and the way you think so quick on your feet is just a real show of your talent.

[@nathanielnats4373]

Oops sorry I posted twice...sorry about that. But you are still amazing

[@Lord_Volkner]

What did the headset tell you?

[@TheJontslayer]

Absolutely, 100% a fake account.

[@doctorwayhaught350]

wow the fact that you got Alyson to do the trick. finally after 2 seasons you got Alyson to fool Penn & Teller.

[@OndrejPsenicka]

I couldn't wait for that to happen. :)

[@kathrynnpetersen8876]

Me either.

[@Sillymcgoose]

Find yourself someone who stares at you the way Alyson staring at Ondrej at 5:08

[@TheVlad1616]

That’s how AOC looks at our paychecks.

[@kirbyculp3449]

Good observation.

[@alexandertye3244]

My GF does, but she's a ho, she looks at almost anyone with that expressions.

[@davidmacdonald8882]

The same way republicans look at social security.

[@Bzuhl]

Ondrej is there, being so handsome he makes rings fly off ladies' fingers ;)

[@benbisaillon7488]

Is there a a secret reference in here?

[@Bzuhl]

@@benbisaillon7488 like a married lady would find him so handsome that her wedding ring magically disapear. Refering to Alison losing one of her ring at some point of the video ^^. #joketechsupport

[@titavaughns7698]

Absolutely amazing peformance Ondrej!! It's been years and I still have no idea how you did it. I highly appreciate the fact you turn the attention on and involve the audience so much. Congrats!

[@OndrejPsenicka]

Thank you so much, Tita!

[@faqihaldiannoor1266]

I am amazed that he can stare at someone's eyes like that.. He must be really good at staring contest

[@michaelm1]

Congratulations, this really was an exceptional trick. And congrats for your hattrick!

[@OndrejPsenicka]

Thank you so much!

[@szymps]

When I see most tricks, I'm like "ok, magician had some level of control over it, I don't know exactly how he/she did it, but I can tell more or less". With this one I'm honestly shocked! Great job!

[@pepperplume]

You had penn shuffle, pick a card, shuffle, all while looking away. I have no idea how this man did the trick

[@Greenfreak91]

Cards are gimmickd, imagine Penn would have turned the card around before he put it back :D

[@mikepictor]

@@Greenfreak91 Penn did a full shuffle after the card went back in, including cuts. He could have inverted any number of cards (though, not sure he did)

[@Alien7110]

@@Greenfreak91 Nope. He did a full deck swap. He let Penn choose from a deck of all the same cards. Then, he swaps deck quickly (watch his grip while he talks) before asking Penn to verify the cards are all different.

[@askthepizzaguy]

@@Alien7110 I love it, so basically he asks Penn to verify his own lie. Wonderful. It is easy to fool us when we already begin with false assumptions.

[@DrBrianFields]

@@Alien7110 Bingo. If you pause the video at the split second that it shows the cards fanned out, it looks like there are two red 8's in the deck before Penn adds the one he pulled. Most likely swapped the decks.

[@faviod752]

2:08 "I know, Hi

[@iitstre_4550]

I will never stop loving this Trick. Alyson looked so happy to be part of this and seeing the Joe in everyone’s Face is just unreal.

[@slycoopervaultmaster1256]

Joe?

[@Zacskostely]

@@slycoopervaultmaster1256 Joe mama

[@nickevers9263]

Seeing joe in people’s face is why I watch this show

[@sparky5616]

When teller was handing over the trophy he gestured towards Alyson this guy is a gentleman and a legend. Well done!

[@keithnaylor1981]

Amazing trick and Alyson was perfect and amusing, just as if she was at home having a party stead of being watched intently by hundreds of people. She is incredible.

[@nero3700]

Great trick, great performance, great personality. I really liked this one! Also, thanks for not spoiling the outcome in the title of the video!

[@YuriyDavygora]

I have finally bought the trick, and, Ondřei, it's a really really great design. Hats off to you, sir, and to everyone involved in making those butterflies fly!

[@thefierybrib]

Where can it be bought?

[@nathanbodet3644]

So much good vibes coming from Ondrej ! Absolutely loved this trick

[@paualamar]

Even if i don't need nor can use the subtitles I apreciate them, good job.

[@kopoflakes6009]

That was astonishing! I love when tricks happen in the spectator's hands, but this is another level. It was amazing, I loved it!

[@timdoyon1964]

How cool! What a refreshing performance! Loved it!

[@anirbannandi169]

One of the best and most entertaining trick. really. The simpler it is the tougher it gets to figure out. Absolutely love it. Cant wait to see more of you entertaining the world . Keep up and congratulations.

[@johnlycott8538]

He looks like the joker when staring at her. This was hilarious

[@gabrielbusso4036]

I watched this act an awful lot of times, super entertaining and it seemed like you were having extra fun! Congrats!!! Cheers from Argentina!

[@Dinkleberg96]

WOW! Really cool! Loved how u taught Alyson a trick she heard before for the first time to someone who doesn't know that much about magic and how even that way she managed to fool one of the best magicians in the world. Awesome job man

[@Gijs9114]

Ondrej, you are born to perform magic.. this is obvious. you are my absolute favorite. keep it up

[@citizensguard3433]

I love when they are so puzzled they start investigating the table or the deck or the props at the very end the way Teller did in this one. Maybe it’s just for dramatic effect when they do this... but occasionally, I like to imagine they are like the detectives In the crime drama who just got badly foiled by the crook and are tearing the crime scene apart looking for what clue they missed. So good.

[@cypher686]

It’s so obvious, the headphones tell her what to do

[@johnstamos3920]

@@cypher686 they knew that, they just didnt how they knew what card it was

[@michaeljacobs9532]

Just a beautiful trick! So lovely. Thank you!

[@DL-kc8fc]

Bravo, Mr. Pšenička. Deceiving Penn with a butterfly motif that would be completely useless in this magic was about great courage and ... that paid off.

[@torio9007]

Amazing! Original, exceptional, authentic, hillarious. You’re huge

[@jsmcdorman]

This guy is amazing. I hope to see him live one day.

[@kingneutron1]

Alyson is so adorable :)

[@martynkal.1248]

Incredible, thank you!

[@laa0fa502]

I love when a magician pulls the ole switcheroo when penn thinks he has em down

[@decommonifyable]

Great act and Alyson is so sweet.

[@shobhittyagi1419]

When Alyson said magic for the second time and something (perhaps a coin) fell out of thin air and she giggled paired alongside the music, that moment gave me life.

[@YourOtherZOMBIE]

one of her rings fell off

[@Quintessenceofdust7]

Ok

[@kathrynnpetersen8876]

I was reading the comments and I was happy to find out that one of the comments was posted by Alyson Hannigan

[@randyderry1878]

I really really love this performance

[@askthepizzaguy]

Alyson is a real treat in this one. Wonderfully acted. Nicely crafted and performed trick to both of you.

[@brewchowski6445]

I’ve watched your performances on fool us many times now Ondrej! You’re one of a kind in an impressive list of performers! I hope you continue to bring acts to fool us!

[@OndrejPsenicka]

♥️🙏 I will.

[@Magic-bs7tf]

Really great cards and a great performance. Thank you.

[@Antis14CZ]

Jako jeden Ondra z Prahy druhýmu, skvělá práce, mistře! 😂

[@deviousbug54]

Loved this so much

[@The_Taken_Names]

For anyone wondering how its done all I'll say is it' a truly magical deck, not sure if its still avalable but would highly recommend it. Also for anyone with hesitation buying a guilded deck since last i check those were the only ones still avalable it handles unbilivably well.

[@JosefTrejbal]

Vynikající show, vynikající kouzlo.

[@christophergarcia2055]

This is the only place on YT that I could find the whole trick for some reason.

[@frantisekkitzberger6837]

Christopher Garcia the reason is called copyright :D

[@frantisekkitzberger6837]

Christopher Garcia the reason is called copyright :D

[@jordanalejandrocorona6247]

Fool Us gives the footage to the magicians who performed so they can post on their own KZbin channel

[@kmf402]

We all go back here after the third fooling hahaha

[@rodrigoramirez-arvizu1821]

One of the best

[@crisbercutov7405]

Wow...This was one creative approach to fooling them! Awesome performance!

[@declanmcguirk9199]

Alyson's soo perfect for this Show .. wish she was on more tv .. very easy on the eye as they say 🤣 .. Great trick well done !!

[@illdeletethismusic]

she was in lots of tv series and movies

[@JMRSplatt]

Some tricks are for the audience... This one is for Penn and Teller, very nice.

[@saimir77]

Super performance and very likable character my friend

[@MihaiStoian1]

Good trick! I love Alison!

[@mikelabor7688]

Great performance!

[@publicsgamer5749]

Your a great performer funny and entertaining... Good luck on ur career :)

[@nenad-seguljev]

7:05 TELLER SAID: "JUST A SECOND" :)

[@furrukhjamal00]

that was a fantastic performance

[@OndrejPsenicka]

Thank you so much! :)

[@since1876]

Man I've always loved how Penn goes on long rants before saying they got fooled. It's the best part.

[@linearcurve]

Hey youtube, you should show this to every people instead of 24 thousand maybe

[@Mrmoviefan123]

Ondrej reminds me of Stephen Merchant, for some reason.

[@tomowen4650]

Probably because he looks like him 🤷

[@sunflowers-in-tulips6705]

Super trik, blahopřeju Ondřeji! :D

[@OndrejPsenicka]

Moc děkuji!

[@breakthechains5140]

Amazing!

[@emergentform1188]

Love it.

[@gabriel-contentwriter5578]

Hey Ondrej...props to your totally original card trick! I love it, man. I just started a channel for card magic...and originality is the best. I want to see those butterflies!

[@cherylannebarillartist7453]

And you’re SO darned likeable!!!!!

[@DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA]

Good job Alyson!

[@wamrainc176]

Teller is just adorable

[@mikepictor]

what a fun whimsical concept

[@harshilshivdasani3471]

Great job

[@lazydave137]

Congratulations, what a fun and interesting idea to have someone else perform the magic! A bit surprising that they were fooled, though. Turning around the deck of cards must be the first trick every kid interested in magic learns?

I think I may got it, and it's SIMPLY great. Look at @2:48 how he's soing to recieve Penn's card, he markd it from upsidedown, something in his left index. Recordin must have been -look for "X" in card- some kind of ink I imagine, that's why at @4:20 Allison hard slided the card, to erase the ink. Lemme know what u think

[@rayrobertocajucomjr.3376]

all i can say is the master magician will get better and better after learning all books of magic, and learning new things that fooled them , oh boy , its like a bank server of magic knowledge to them.

[@CarlDidur]

Nice one! The audio on the headphones is the same regardless of what card is picked and there is nobody watching from the wings and no secret cameras! The trick could have had the instructions on a cassette or even written down. I am sure he said "wave your arms" and "say MAGIC in a magical voice" etc... When Penn says "you spent a long time looking at those butterflies" it seems enough to me to count as a bust, but I guess the important thing isn't the butterfly, per se, in this case.

[@Allik27]

Congratz from Czechia :)

[@anytimeanywhere7859]

Applause sir - saw all 4 of your fooling them back to back. Well done.

[@elleonclouds3589]

Alyson: Who gets the trophy?.... nyahahaha... LAUGHTRIP

[@noahbawdy3395]

This was pretty funny :D

[@ryanstewart531]

I like how it says "a first time' as if foreshadowing the next two

[@joshklapak4067]

Lol the winner gets a trophy with a giant "F" and "U" ! Funny

[@vickisoup2657]

That’s exactly what i was thinking!

[@mohamedosman4980]

Well done

[@Turambar3791]

Alyson it's not my cake of preference but I really loved when she asked who must take the trophy! XDD

[@justinm.1]

Who wouldn't want to stare at Alyson lol :P

[@Lithium381]

Butterfly /card was placed in upside down?

[@janus4029]

It's 2021 but I still think you are the best Magician ever on fool us. Your methods are way too different! You fooled them every fvcking time dude! C'mon!

If I buy your headset, will I be able to do magic too ? :P

[@nk_raven5046]

Results may vary.

[@NetAndyCz]

Yes and your trick will be a hit 2% of the time;)

[@ok64234]

Yes. With PROBABILITY of 1 in 52.

[@Posiman]

I think you get a version of this trick when you buy the cards, but I don't own them so I'm not sure...

[@Gravydog316]

??? nope.

[@Stormchazer246]

I still chuckle at the fact that the title is “Will Ondrej fool Penn and Teller a first time?”

[@chriskrentz2300]

Amazing trick, great performance, and brilliant idea to have Alyson do the final reveal. I've seen all this guy's Fool Us tricks, and they are all great and different. I like to try to figure out how these FU performances were done, and I have some ideas. From Ondrej's second appearance on FU, we learn 2 things - Penn tells us that the deck on his first appearance was "gimmicked" in some way, and Penn also specifically mentions "Teller even, when he shuffled the cards, went so far as to turn them around, just to be a ." So that gives us a clue that the direction that the cards are facing is important too. Penn does an overhand shuffle and then a rifle shuffle, neither of which look like they would have disturbed the direction of the cards. Could it be as easy as the 8 of hearts was inserted back into the deck upside down? But Penn could have easily shuffled the cards in a way that would have messed up their directions and ruined the whole trick. It would be pretty risky for the trick to depend on that. We also know from Ondrej's 3rd performance on FU that he loves to use technology to his advantage, and obviously has some way to queue up a certain video clip according to which cards were chosen. Likewise, he had some way to queue an audio clip to tell Alyson which card to pull out from the deck. I see a lot of people speculating that there was a camera somewhere that could see which card was missing when he spread them out and asked Penn to "confirm that all the cards were different." I doubt that a camera was involved - he didn't spread the cards out enough for a camera to see all of them. There are plenty on either side that the camera couldn't see. Maybe there was a camera facing upwards that saw the card as Penn put it back in the deck, but then he wouldn't need the gimmick deck in the first place. Did Ondrej record an audio clip for every possible card in the deck that Penn could have picked? It's entirely possible, but he doesn't fiddle with the ipod long enough to scroll through 52 tracks. He either sent a quick message like "8H" to somebody who was talking to Alyson, or he forced the 8 of Hearts on Penn and there was only one audio track. I doesn't look like a force though, and even Penn says he's pretty sure it wasn't a force... Penn and Teller think he "saw" something in the cards after Penn put the card back, but Ondrej hardly looks at them, and also Penn immediately shuffles the cards after putting his card back in the deck. Some people think he "felt" Penn's card but he also barely touches it after Penn puts it back in the deck. I suspect that it wasn't a force and somehow Ondrej figured out which card Penn had picked by using the gimmick deck and the orientation of the card Penn put back in, and signaled an operator to play the appropriate audio clip, but I've been over this clip, his other clips on FU, read all the comments, and I still can't figure out how he did it...

[@vic6564]

I was one of the people that said he felt it and you don’t need more than a second to know what card it is if it’s marked. So I don’t see how he barely touching it makes it impossible. Also the quote you gave of Penn turning the cards doesn’t prove anything. When did he confirm orientation had anything to do with it? The only thing that confirms is that Penn was rude for turning around the deck in case the trick had to do with orientation.

[@chriskrentz2300]

@Adam Romanov That's magic for you!

[@Sakura-bs1rk]

Also he dont have to rifle through 52 switches on his remote....just the suit and number is enough which is easy

[@andrewlaforce3838]

Since its been a year, and a number of years since the show. I can't say I know the trick definitively. Going based off this video alone, he didn't really handle the deck all that much. Didn't manipulate the deck in any fancy way, or in any way that would matter in knowing what the card was or where it was. In fact, if I am correct in the way it was done neither of those things are even necessary meaning not even he knew what card it was until the end. This trick is essentially a big gamble in having your chosen random performer in getting it right not that it would be hard, but they would still need to do it correctly. Alright, so the way I see this being possible and the only clue I have managed to gather from the video is that it was really important that he told Penn to not let anyone else see it but himself. Natural reaction or response to this would be to grip the card and hold it close and is actually vital to the trick. Alright, my educated answer on this would be that the cards respond to heat. The more he held the back of the card, the front where the suit is at, it would change colors or have some indicator shown on the other side through it from the heat on the back that would allow the random performer to know what card it was hence Allison looking through the cards the way she was and why he didn't handle the deck all that much and held them with just his fingertips so as to not cause other cards to change colors or have some indicator appear. This also means, there wasn't 52 alternate audio files, just a single audio file that clearly states what to look for, and to tell the performer to do some random actions and voila.

[@iqless7313]

It 100% has to do with the direction of the cards. Right before he fans the deck at 2:40 he turns them around, reverting the direction. It's very risky to have Penn shuffle & put the card back in the deck, though, he could easily have changed the direction

[@pianocomer]

Those are by far the best cards ever invented! I'm so glad i got some of them, but in red :( Can't wait to buy blue cards! How much will the shipping to austria cost?

[@OndrejPsenicka]

They should be available in Austrian magic shops as well. ;)

[@nanonanov5597]

@@OndrejPsenicka I think i saw a deck switch

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@nanonanov5597 You think wrong.

[@SwimmingBreaststroke]

watched it 21 times by this point. still no idea how you did it

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I've never seen a magician do this before (or since)!

[@Murtage33e]

I think I figured this one out. Two decks. Pen picks a card from deck A. When the magician flips the cards back over after showing pen "they are all different" 2:46 you can see he could put deck A up his sleeve and replace it with deck B. Then the audio just tells the audience member to look for the card which is different. This is why the listener wasn't teller.

[@JIKitty]

This would work, but Penn was looking at his hands the whole time.

[@mr.cranberry2329]

If he is that good with slieght of hand the audio could just tell Alison to look for the card that repeats

[@shrikanthpai6604]

That was my guess as well. But with Penn so up close, it would be impossible to carry out. Other possibility was that he put a mark underneath the card as Penn slid it back

[@angelavolkov1126]

Looks like it!

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@shrikanthpai6604 I thought deck swap too at first and he was trying to lead Penn to believing card was forced or marked using different butterflies or that he was gonna try and pull a deck swap. But was free choice and marked going back in so recording just told how it was marked. That's why he asked about clarifying how they were marked and teller told him patterns on back. It could be slight cut or bent corner or tiny sticker she removed when sliding it out.

[@slaterastle7735]

Is your name technically Odrzhei Pdshenichka rather than Andre Penichka? Love your work by the way, hope I get to visit the Czech Republic because I also love the Opera, language, and architecture. Definitely a hidden gem in the world.

[@maevebeats]

Man, is this guy entertaining!

[@Dave062YT]

Why dis he use Butterflies ,which are famously marked cards ?

[@maximilianfinkler8141]

4:27 pause at this moment and pay attention to the card and you won´t be foolled, great trick by the way, congrats from brazil

[@ericda7684]

how?

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@ericda7684 I think Penn did have free choice and he marked the card somehow. Recording didn't say what card. It said how it was marked. She just had to look for mark.

[@sanz1996_]

yup the cards were marked but not in the way Penn and teller thought, maybe he told Allison on the headphone to what to look for in the deck. I believe the cards were dyed in some ink which changes color to touch or something. So Alison saw one card slightly discolored more than others and picked it and kept on the table. Where the ink got rubbed off and so we couldn't any coloration.

[@sanz1996_]

maybe some ink / powder which highlights fingerprints

[@celebratelife865]

This is exactly what happened. I think.

[@Consciousnature]

I like this trick so much. I go to a magic school. And after summer I preparing my own magic show. And I would perform this trick. But I don't know how you did it with the headphones. And I have the butterfly cards and after summer I would learn with your video.

[@darcyhess3666]

I JUST FOUND OUT WHO HE REMINDS ME OF! That one dude from cloudy with a chance of meatballs

[@Elfcheg]

For some reason I like how they struggle with your name. It sounds so cute in Russian :) Пшеничка, awwww