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The World's Greatest Magic

Season 1 1994 - 1998

  • 1994-11-14T05:00:00Z on NBC
  • 42m
  • 3h 30m (5 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
The World's Greatest Magic was a series of American television specials showcasing magic acts. The first of five shows was broadcast by NBC in 1994, and continued with annual editions through 1998. These shows were most often first telecast during the Thanksgiving holidays when special programming would occur. These specials reran occasionally on ABC Family from October 1996 to early 2002. The first episode was hosted by Robert Urich, the second by Alan Thicke, and the final three episodes by John Ritter. Before each commercial break of every episode, in a segment known as the Mac King School of Magic, Mac King showed viewers a simple magic trick, and would break its steps down after the commercial break so that the audience could perform the same trick for family and friends. Here's a list of the closing illusions for each of the five shows, and the magicians that performed them: ⁕World's Greatest Magic I: Franz Harary - Space Shuttle vanish ⁕World's Greatest Magic II: Penn and Teller - Magic bullet catch ⁕World's Greatest Magic III: The Pendragons - Disappearance of 25 Vegas showgirls ⁕World's Greatest Magic IV: Lance Burton - Jaws of Death escape

5 episodes

Series Premiere

1994-11-14T05:00:00Z

1x01 Show One

Series Premiere

1x01 Show One

  • 1994-11-14T05:00:00Z42m

Princess Tenko - Water Torture Cell

The Pendragons - Metamorphosis

Max Maven - Mentalism

Greg Frewin - A Colorful Dove Act

Fielding West - Comedy Levitation

Lance Burton - World Class Magic

Mac King - Comedy Tricks

Juan Tamariz - Car Finds the Card

Topas - Sunglasses and Bells

Tom Mullica - Cigarette Eating

Brett Daniels - Appearing Levitating Woman

Melinda - Zombie Ball

Bill Malone - Sam The Bellhop

Alain Choquette - Torn and Restored Thread

Franz Harary - Disappearing Space Shuttle Explorer

1995-11-22T05:00:00Z

1x02 Show Two

1x02 Show Two

  • 1995-11-22T05:00:00Z42m

Dirk Arthur - Helicopter Appearance

Jason Byrne - Fun with Birds

Mac King Teach-a-Trick

Mark Kalin & Jinger - Transfiguration

Jeff Hobson - Comedy Egg Bag

Brett Daniels - Marilyn Monroe appears and disappears

Jeff McBride - Mask's, Myths and Manipulations

Amazing Jonathan - Crazy Comedy

Aayla & Lillia - Fun with Fire

Rick Thomas - Levitation

Rene Leveland - "It Can't Be Done Any Slower"

Max Maven - Interactive Magic

Luis DeMatos - Rubberbands and Mirrors

Melinda - Drill of Death

Penn and Teller - The Magic Bullet

1996-11-27T05:00:00Z

1x03 Show Three

1x03 Show Three

  • 1996-11-27T05:00:00Z42m

Hans & Sittah - Dekolta Chair and Box, and Beheaded

Joseph Gabriel - The Mistake of Righteousness

Michael Finney - Comedy card on forehead

Galina - Sensual Magic

Nathan Burton - Comedy Magic

Guy Hollingworth - Close-up, Twisting the Aces, Torn and Restored

David Williamson - Rocky, and Cups and Balls

Greg Frewin - Twister (Double Trouble)

Steve Wyrick - Produces an airplane on stage

Jean Piere Valerino - Close-up cards and coins

Dirk Arthur - Sleight of Tiger

Bob Arno - Comedy Pickpocket

Brett Daniels - Cutting a woman in half

Peter Marvey - Manipulation

The Pendragon's - Showgirl Vanish

1997-11-26T05:00:00Z

1x04 Show Four

1x04 Show Four

  • 1997-11-26T05:00:00Z42m

Ayala - Double Buzz Saw

Jonathan David Bass - Fun with Birds

Tabary - Fun with a Rope

Juliana Chen - Masks & Manipulation

Mac King - Teach-a-Trick

Kirby Van Birch - Transforms two assistants into a leopard, and produces a Helicopter

Ken Mate - Comedy Insurance Policy card trick

Tim Kole - Cuts off his assistants head

Max Maven - Interactive Magic

Lennart Green - Miracles with a Deck of Cards

Rick Thomas - Osmosis

The Hamners - Exotic Birds

Dexion - Bends a metal pole with his neck

Raymond Crow - Manipulation with billiard balls

Carl Cloutier - Card Locator

Sherry Lukas - Assistant crawls through her body

Lance Burton - Jaws of Death

Season Finale

1998-11-25T05:00:00Z

1x05 Show Five

Season Finale

1x05 Show Five

  • 1998-11-25T05:00:00Z42m

John Gabriel - Wireframe

Magic Unlimited - The three magicians are 15, 16 and 17 year's old

Hans Klok - Through the fan

Harry Anderson - Paper to a $20, and interactive Masked Magician

Mike Caveney - Comedy scissors through the jacket

Mac King - Teach-a-Trick

Dimmare - Classic Magic, doves, canes, silks, etc.

Michael Ammar - Cups & Balls, and card tricks

The Majestix - Pass through solid steel, and the Puzzler

Phelston Jones - Pyro magic, masks, and more

The Evasons - Psychics

John Gabriel - Levitation

Jim Passe - Paradox Sphere, twists a lady in half

Peter Gossamer & Hayley Taylor - Comedy Psychics (Mental Tele-pathetic)

Goldfinger and Dove - Stage Monte

Brett Daniels - Grand Canyon

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