The WORST episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us

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

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: 2/14/2025Network: The CWStatus: Continuing
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#1 - No More Mister Knife Guy

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2025

Magicians Juan Luis Rubiales, Anja, Luke Osey, and Joshua Kenneth try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon
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6.59
27 votes

#2 - Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2024

Magicians Kimoon Do, Matt The Mind Noodler, Brielle, and Bruno Tarnecci try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Magic Is in the Air
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6.80
15 votes

#3 - Magic Is in the Air

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2025

Magicians Magic Singh, Nikolai Striebel, Dreygon, and Sara Rodriguez try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

A Magician Gives Brooke the Bird
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6.82
22 votes

#4 - A Magician Gives Brooke the Bird

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2025

Magicians Blake Vogt, Hernan Maccagno, Ella Nicholson, and Friedrich Roitzsch try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Niagara Fools
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6.82
57 votes

#5 - Niagara Fools

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/2021

Magicians Greg Frewin, Dyna Staats, Matt Marcy, and Guilherme Silveira try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Full Frontal Magic
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6.83
52 votes

#6 - Full Frontal Magic

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2023

Magicians Hector Mancha, Adam Parisi, Ben Zabin, and Robert Strong try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Penn & Teller vs. A Magic Hamster
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6.83
30 votes

#7 - Penn & Teller vs. A Magic Hamster

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2024

Magicians Jo De Rijck, Adrian Vega, Nao Murata, and Jonathan Steigman try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Chicken Trickin
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6.87
54 votes

#8 - Chicken Trickin

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/2023

Magicians Seren & Nathan, Caleb Morgan, Alfonso Rituerto, and Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Game of Drones
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6.88
32 votes

#9 - Game of Drones

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2024

Magicians Wes Barker, Henry Evans, Gonzalo Albiñana, and Keona try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

P&T Could Die Any Minute
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6.91
56 votes

#10 - P&T Could Die Any Minute

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/31/2023

Magicians Jandro, Ben Krantz, Judge Gary Brown, and Puck try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Magic is for the Birds
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6.97
32 votes

#11 - Magic is for the Birds

Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2024

Magicians Emily Robinson-Hardy, C.Y., Nick Diffatte, and Cody Stone try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

We've Got a Racoon Problem
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6.97
38 votes

#12 - We've Got a Racoon Problem

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2023

Magicians Solange Kardinaly, Christian Engblom, Antonio Martinez, and Ari Novick try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Magic Cubed
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6.99
67 votes

#13 - Magic Cubed

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2021

Magicians Sydney Weaver, Steven Palmore, Danny Ray, and Bobby Torkova try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

It's Snot Magic!
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7.00
32 votes

#14 - It's Snot Magic!

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/2024

Magicians Jimmy Ichihana, Brendon Peel & Li Lau, Jin Hyoung Han, and Dana Pleasant try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick
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7.00
34 votes

#15 - The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2023

Magicians Joe Monti, Ding Yang, Matt Baker, and Arturo Fuenzalida try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Penn & Teller Double Down
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7.00
60 votes

#16 - Penn & Teller Double Down

Season 7 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/16/2021

Magicians Tattoo, Siegfried Tieber, Rick Wilcox, and Willi Auerbach try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Stabba Dabba Deck
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7.02
55 votes

#17 - Stabba Dabba Deck

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2022

Magicians Zak Mirz, John-Henry, Andy Deemer, and Thomas Solomon try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Magicians Like to Spoon
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7.03
33 votes

#18 - Magicians Like to Spoon

Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2024

Magicians Ben Jackson, Juan Luis Rubiales, Harry Keaton, and Shoot Ogawa try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Penn & Tizzle
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7.05
62 votes

#19 - Penn & Tizzle

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2021

Magicians Leroya Sanford, Joshua Jay, Gabriel Gascon, and Luca Volpe try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Penn & Teller Animal Style
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7.08
53 votes

#20 - Penn & Teller Animal Style

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2023

Magicians Jo De Rijck, Nick Paul, Sachin KM, and Christopher T & Sam try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Magic R App
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7.09
57 votes

#21 - Magic R App

Season 7 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/9/2021

Magicians Moritz Mueller, Michael Feldman, Magical Bones, and Seth Raphael try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Rock Paper Magic!
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7.09
67 votes

#22 - Rock Paper Magic!

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2021

Magicians Hayden Childress, Hans, Benjamin Barnes, and Jay & Joss try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Penn & Teller Go For the Juggler
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7.09
67 votes

#23 - Penn & Teller Go For the Juggler

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/2021

Magicians Noah Sonie, Malin Nilsson, Peter Samelson, and Michael Karl try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.

Happy Birthday!
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7.10
60 votes

#24 - Happy Birthday!

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2021

Magicians Amanda Nepo, Shoot Ogawa, Ale Belotto & Guilia, and Mark Clearview try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions. A special guest appearance by Judy Gold.

Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us
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7.10
30 votes

#25 - Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/29/2019

Everyone's a winner this "fool-iday" season. Mat Franco teleports Alyson's card, Adam Trent creates a spectacle, Asi Wind "explains" a card trick, Mark Shortland plans a vacation and carolers Santa Penn and Elf Teller face a broken bottle.