The BEST Episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 21, 2020
Network: The CW
Fool Us challenges magicians to perform in front of Penn and Teller. If they can fool Penn and Teller, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino. Well-known illusionists Penn and Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians in the UK to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Las Vegas legends Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. And, if any illusionist comes on and fools the professionals - they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino. Every magician will be performing for high stakes. Whether it's a grand stage illusion or a tiny trick of sleight of hand, whether it uses tigers or toothpicks, if they are good enough to fool Penn & Teller then they get to perform in Vegas with the iconic duo.
#1 - Water Tanks for the Memories
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Aug 28, 2011
Magicians Lee Hathaway, Jack Taperell, Laura London, and Paul & Martin Daniels try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks. To close the show, Penn & Teller perform the world's first underwater card trick - with a shocking twist.
8.52 
#2 - Penn Gets Nailed
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Jul 16, 2011
French illusionists Cubic Act, who use a magical box on stage, card expert Michael Vincent, Victorian magicians Morgan & West and award-winning performer Nick Einhorn try to outwit the double act with mind-boggling tricks, in the hope of landing a gig with them in Las Vegas. The duo also perform a trick involving a nailgun.
8.07 
#3 - Now THAT'S Bunny!
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 10, 2015
Magicians Jay Sankey, Greg Wilson, Trigg Watson, and Jen Kramer try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
8.03 
#4 - A Bellyful of Needles
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Jul 30, 2011
This week, the reigning world card trick champion, Shawn Farquhar, does the impossible right under Penn's nose. Plus Cuba's greatest magician - Manuel Martinez, who now lives in Margate - takes to the stage, and one act performs the most stunning climax to a trick ever seen on TV. Also staring Etienne Pradier and Chris Dugdale.
7.98 
#5 - Knife of the Party
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 27, 2015
Magicians Austin Janik, Amazing Allison, Mac King, and Norman Ng try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.97 
#6 - Mission Impossi-Ball
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 3, 2015
Magicians Bill Cook, Wes Barker, Matt Holtzclaw, and David Regal try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.96 
#7 - Solid Goldfish
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 2, 2011
Magicians Piff the Magic Dragon, Soma, Alan Hudson, and Damien O'Brien try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.94 
#8 - Hanging Out with Penn & Teller
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired Nov 30, 2017
Magicians Patrik Kuffs, Lamanske, Adam Wilber, and Hector try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.94 
#9 - They're Baaack!
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired Jun 24, 2019
Magicians Javi Benitez, Rebecca Herrera, Helen Coghlan, and Danny Cole try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.93 
#10 - Stab a Card, Any Card...
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Jun 25, 2011
Magicians Young & Strange, Mark Shortland, Mathieu Bich, and Daniel Madison try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.92 
#11 - Penn & Teller vs. Inventors
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 1, 2019
Magicians Arkadia, Harry Keaton, Jandro, and Derek Selinger try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.87 
#12 - The Fool Us Zone
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired Sep 3, 2018
Magicians Dr. Michael Rubinstein, Anastasia Synn, Adam Cheyer, and Tyler Twombly try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.86 
#13 - Teller Sucks... Helium
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Jun 18, 2011
Magicians High Jinx, Jon Allen, and Graham Jolley try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks. Prior foolers John Archer and Benjamin Earl visit Vegas.
7.85 
#14 - David Copperfield vs. Penn & Teller
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired Jun 17, 2019
Magicians David Copperfield, Jan Reinder, Ondřej Pšenička, and Giancarlo Bernini try fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.85 
#15 - Penn's Favorite Card Trick
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Aug 17, 2015
Magicians Kostya Kimlat, Frederick Falk, Chris Funk, and Nate Dendy try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.84 
#16 - Penn & Teller Have A Blast
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 27, 2016
Magicians Robert Ramirez, Dominik, Joel Ward, and Mahdi Gilbert try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.83 
#17 - The Great Escape
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Sep 2, 2016
Magicians Xavier Mortimer, Fielding West, Caleb Wiles, and Kevin Hall the Magic Maniac try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.83 
#18 - Penn & Teller Keep You in Suspense
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired Aug 27, 2018
Magicians Simon Pierro, Nicholas Wallace, Darcy Oake, and Alex Geiser try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.81 
#19 - Teller Is a Blockhead
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 9, 2011
This episode has 15-year-old Daniel Kramer from North London show card & physical tricks, Romany (Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year 2006) performs while tied up with rope, Alan Rorrison shows off some close-up magic and Richard Bellars returns from a previous episode to see if he can fool Penn & Teller by predicting the outcome of some challenges he sets for them on-stage...
7.80 
#20 - Penn & Teller Get Trapped
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired Sep 9, 2016
Magicians Christopher Tracy & Jim Leach, Neil Croswell, Ben Young, and Henok try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.80 
#21 - A Big Round of Applause for Alyson
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired Aug 24, 2017
Magicians Riccardo Berdini, Yan Markson, Ondrej Psenicka, and Glenn Morphew try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.79 
#22 - Penn & Teller Cure the Common Code
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 8, 2019
Magicians Anna DeGuzman, Raffaele Scircoli, Allen Abbott, and Axel Hecklau try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.79 
#23 - Penn & Teller Hit the Streets
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired Jul 15, 2019
Magicians Adiran Carratala, Kevin Blake, Ryan Stock, AmberLynn, and Christopher Castellini try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.79 
#24 - Duck! It's Alyson!
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired Jul 22, 2019
Magicians Jimmy Ichihana, Herbert & Alyson, Eric Samuels, and Rabby Yang try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
7.78 
#25 - You Dirty Rathead!
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 10, 2016
Magicians Alex Ramon, Greg Frewin, Vinny Grosso, and Arthur Trace try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
7.76