The BEST episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 1

Every episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 1!

Penn and Teller challenge magicians to perform in front of them and, if they can fool the famous duo, they'll win a 5-star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world-famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: The CWStatus: Continuing
Water Tanks for the Memories
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8.51
331 votes

#1 - Water Tanks for the Memories

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2011

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.

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Penn Gets Nailed
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8.07
477 votes

#2 - Penn Gets Nailed

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2011

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.

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A Bellyful of Needles
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8.00
356 votes

#3 - A Bellyful of Needles

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2011

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.

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Solid Goldfish
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7.98
470 votes

#4 - Solid Goldfish

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2011

Magicians Piff the Magic Dragon, Soma, Alan Hudson, and Damien O'Brien try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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Stab a Card, Any Card...
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7.92
487 votes

#5 - Stab a Card, Any Card...

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2011

Magicians Young & Strange, Mark Shortland, Mathieu Bich, and Daniel Madison try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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Teller Sucks... Helium
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7.86
680 votes

#6 - Teller Sucks... Helium

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2011

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.

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Teller Is a Blockhead
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7.81
439 votes

#7 - Teller Is a Blockhead

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2011

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.

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The Magic of Polyester
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7.58
399 votes

#8 - The Magic of Polyester

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2011

Magicians Gazzo, Colin McLeod, Keelan Leyser & Charolette Marie, Brynolf & Ljung, try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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