The World's Greatest Magic
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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
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
