Magician Reacts to "Breaking The Magician's Code" - Masked Magician

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  • @ChrisRamsay52
    @ChrisRamsay52  Před rokem +592

    Alright, I’ve been getting a few comments on how “woke” this is and how I’m now part of a radical left movement etc. First of all, Mitch Pileggi as the narrator did a fantastic job. The comments he made were written by someone else, I understand that.
    Secondly, i said misogyny and meant objectifying, you get a point for that. Everyone makes mistakes.
    Not sure why everyone felt so attacked by my comments on this video and definitely did not want to divide anyone or “take sides”. I understand that you are all probably good and interesting people with whom I’d love to have a real conversation with some day, in person. Semantics are rampant online. I love you no matter what. Right, left, up, down whatever. ♥️

    • @niklasibel9595
      @niklasibel9595 Před rokem +53

      Hey Chris don’t worry, america sadly is pretty divided but you laughing abou misogynistic comments in an old tv show is not one of those reasons! Nice video love the content

    • @wolfganghumboldt4830
      @wolfganghumboldt4830 Před rokem +69

      You didn't say anything radical. Ignore them. They're the snowflakes.

    • @RavenGlenn
      @RavenGlenn Před rokem +66

      If anything Chris, im more bothered that you felt the need to make such a statement than whatever it is you think you need to apologize for.
      If people think the way the women were talked about was fine and dandy, they need to realize times have changed and women are people ffs.

    • @C3DPropShop
      @C3DPropShop Před rokem +36

      What if we are Up up down down left right left right B A Start ? 🙃

    • @jimhood1202
      @jimhood1202 Před rokem +36

      I think most folk would have your reaction. I certainly did. At the same time I'm totally aware that if I'd seen this when it was first broadcast (yes I am old enough) I would probably not have noticed anything out of the ordinary with it. We move on, we hold on to things that we like and ditch stuff we don't. That's life, it's ok.

  • @TheSightless
    @TheSightless Před rokem +274

    With enough assistants you too can be a magician!!!

  • @sralairt
    @sralairt Před rokem +527

    If there was a drinking game where you take a shot everytime the narrator blasts off with an innuendo, we'd probably wouldn't go past the first video without passing out

    • @cinderedrockjf8055
      @cinderedrockjf8055 Před rokem +10

      Boy howdy! That narrator I swear was Quagmire from family Guy.

    • @SeanDevine
      @SeanDevine Před rokem +3

      Straight up blackout 🤣

    • @arghjayem
      @arghjayem Před rokem +6

      @@cinderedrockjf8055 nope, that would be Mitch Pileggi aka Deputy Director Skinner from the X Files.

    • @Jim-DCE
      @Jim-DCE Před rokem +1

      the faux pretension for the narrator is annoying ... if he's really being pretentious then it's just sad - find something else to mock - the narrator had plenty of lame jokes to piggyback on

    • @cinderedrockjf8055
      @cinderedrockjf8055 Před rokem

      I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend anybody. I just swear I could hear giggity giggity giggity whall the narrator was talking. 🤭✌️

  • @ChrisRamsay52
    @ChrisRamsay52  Před rokem +196

    Big Shout out to my lovely assistant Antoine. I owe you a beer, buddy.

    • @ram333
      @ram333 Před rokem +4

      Antoine got me down bad🥴✨💦

    • @MegaCatlady66
      @MegaCatlady66 Před rokem +4

      i never laughed so hard injmy life lol good one

    • @MegaCatlady66
      @MegaCatlady66 Před rokem +2

      the narrator was Mitch Pileggi he american actor

    • @szabib8048
      @szabib8048 Před rokem +2

      Did you mean: magician partner? I thought you explained assistant is a derogatory term? :P :D

    • @fran6b
      @fran6b Před rokem +1

      🤣

  • @DevanSabaratnam
    @DevanSabaratnam Před rokem +174

    I remember this show, and I also remember my main takeaway being that the "magician" hardly did anything at all, and the "assistants" seemed to be the ones who had to do all the work and were in charge of timing, flexibility, contortion, deception, hiding and misdirection. Even as a kid I remember hoping that they got paid more than the guy in the suit!

    • @penfold7800
      @penfold7800 Před rokem +21

      and historically, that and ego is what has caused more breakups and departures of magicians and thier assistants for years. In some cases though, it has to be said that the Magician was the original designer of the effect and thier job on stage was then just to present the effect, performed mainly by the Assistant.

    • @paradoxguy9226
      @paradoxguy9226 Před rokem +11

      I like to think the word assistant was used to mislead there role in the whole thing. This maybe true in some cases most likely not.

    • @standardofexcellence
      @standardofexcellence Před rokem

      The magician is just an attention whore with an immaturity complex so he's like if I fake everything they will think it's magic and ill be cool instead of an insecure narcissistic douchebag, it's the equivalent of a girl on tiktok

    • @penfold7800
      @penfold7800 Před rokem +4

      @@paradoxguy9226 Yep, definately true. The misdirection being that the Magician waving thier arms around and provocatively talking giving the effect that they were in control and commanding something to happen, when largely its the assistant and stage hands actually making it happen. Thats Magic! (as Paul Daniels would say). Its a form of entertainment, and to enjoy the effect to its full extent, one needs to look at it through your inner child with wonder and amazement. I do this regularly. I turn off my intuition and put asside my technical knowledge for half an hour and just enjoy it as its meant to appear.

    • @dragon_toad
      @dragon_toad Před rokem +1

      My big takeaway was how many illusions basically relied on a perfectly timed mechanism or the magician being able to smush himself into the tiniest of places to avoid a gruesom death. There was one with him "strapped" to a platform with another platform covered with spikes about to drop on him. The space he had to fit into to avoid being skewered was about the size of a labrador.

  • @syv2un1
    @syv2un1 Před rokem +96

    I'm old enough to remember that 'Masked Magician' featured only tricks that were already old as making wine from water. Of course money was involved, but I always saw the show as outlet for tricks that need to die already. Pretty much same thing Penn & Teller did but on wider scale.

    • @user-zh4vo1kw1z
      @user-zh4vo1kw1z Před rokem +7

      Funny, I would say "same thing as Penn & Teller did only not as good, interesting, fun, creative or well known"

    • @KYRSZ-gd1qt
      @KYRSZ-gd1qt Před rokem

      Not true. A lot of the tricks shown in the Masked Magician were tricks from David Copperfield's shows. It ticked David Copperfield off a lot and I believe he publicly expressed his hatred for the Masked Magician. So much so that there was speculation that the Masked Magician was actually David Copperfield before he revealed himself.

    • @redbeard36
      @redbeard36 Před rokem +2

      Penn and Teller usually add a twist of some sort.

    • @penfold7800
      @penfold7800 Před rokem +2

      The main purpose of both shows, from Magicians' point of view, was to once again publicise performance magic to gather more interest in it as Magic as a chosen career was beginning to die. Thankfully, its not dead yet and there are still stage shows for people to enjoy again.

  • @ultrawhale1712
    @ultrawhale1712 Před rokem +114

    Wow this brings back memories. Watched this as a child. And now it's finally sinking in why I'm in to the things I'm in to.

    • @hah-no.
      @hah-no. Před rokem +6

      I never forgot about it! I’m glad others feel the same

    • @stich21
      @stich21 Před rokem +9

      Scantily clad women? Me too

    • @brothersgrimm1230
      @brothersgrimm1230 Před rokem +2

      @@stich21 Damn it.. you beat me to it 🤣

  • @Arrowed_Sparrow
    @Arrowed_Sparrow Před rokem +15

    I remember watching this when it came out and realizing how little the guy actually does. There was an episode where he was the one getting into the contraption and even the narrator made a comment saying he's actually doing something for once lol.

  • @ChrisWCorp
    @ChrisWCorp Před rokem +24

    I LOVED watching The Masked Magician on TV when I was a kid. Not only because it was interesting but because I learned how some of these tricks worked. This didn't spoil "the magic" for me, it just made me more interested in learning and WANTING to do magic (buying those kids magic kits and performing the cups and balls or disappearing handkerchief). I still love that these tricks were revealed, because it helped magic evolve into what it is today.

    • @dragon_toad
      @dragon_toad Před rokem

      Yup, that if I recall was the whole point of the show - I still remember Val Valentino's speech at the finale of the very first season, explaining how the show was to bring back the wonder and excitement about magic again and get people interested in magic again. Helped that it also forced magicians to design new illusions instead of relying on the old stuff.
      Which is why I was so annoyed with the later seasons, they were revealing the secrets behind brand new fresh illusions, at the height of magic's popularity in the 2000s. Which was the exat opposite of what the show was for.

  • @jdmauldin10101
    @jdmauldin10101 Před rokem +33

    To watch the amount of work the "assistants" have to put into the illusions in these videos has always been mind-blowing to me.

  • @mattdaaamon
    @mattdaaamon Před rokem +26

    Part of the reason magic is thriving now is because people have more of an understanding of how tricks might work and a desire to see people who can improve on those tricks or do them so well it doesn't matter that they know how the trick is done. I think it has forced the quality and innovation in magic to go up greatly and the most talented people to be rewarded for actual skill. Penn and teller were showing how some tricks were done long before this but they always had a respect and appreciation for innovation.

    • @ansalem12
      @ansalem12 Před rokem

      I was never very interested in magic until I saw Penn and Teller's cup and ball explanation (and then their other explanations). Like I would enjoy most tricks I saw but I'd never go out of my way to find magicians to watch. Being able to understand how things can be done is the only reason I even started caring about magic to begin with. I don't need to understand them all, but the 2 biggest things about magic to me are the creativity and the skill involved. If you don't know how any tricks are done it's hard to have a proper appreciation for the skill it takes and often the creativity side of it too, at least that's how it is for me.
      Although now that I do know how a lot of tricks work, I can appreciate the tricks I don't understand a lot more just because I have a better overall picture of magic in general so I don't look for explanations very often anymore.

    • @user-zh4vo1kw1z
      @user-zh4vo1kw1z Před rokem

      Its the basis of their current show. The more they respect the trick or performer, the more they'll speak in code. Look up when a kid shows up, it is amazingly adorable. Or the British variant, where a dude showed up with a store bought trick, tbey annihilated his ego. Butt, Also, the face Teller makes when it turns out he was utterly wrong or is completely baffled is just the best.
      when explaining, they also had a few with a second trick hidden, just to hammer home "but we really are the shit though"
      I remember them showing how to hide a hanky in an egg, keeping the hole in full view of camera and audience, pointing at their actions.
      Then going "and if anyone catches you, just peel off the hole and eat it", with the hole suddenly turned into a sticker.
      Or the cup and ball, they used to do it with balls just randomly appearing. Which you only notice of you keep track of both the explanation AND the trick (I just randomly went "waiiiiiiiit a minute" while.... Imbibing, so I had a moment where I thought reality jist glitched)

    • @user-zh4vo1kw1z
      @user-zh4vo1kw1z Před rokem +1

      @@ansalem12 you should go down that rabbit hole again: in some old performances extra balls materialise. I remember one where he acts annoyed at one and says "this one wasn't supposed to be here yet", tosses it out and still have the right ball count on the table.
      That one just fried my brain

  • @Themuffinman1820
    @Themuffinman1820 Před rokem +12

    Knowing how the trick works doesn't ruin it for me. It gives me more of a appreciation for the art, knowing what goes into it

  • @fikanera838
    @fikanera838 Před rokem +39

    I'm happy to see you react to these. Aesthetically, the show was never my favourite thing, but I always liked seeing the reveals. Some people say it ruins the tricks, but I think it's impressive to see what fine co-ordination is usually needed to pull them off, as in that last one, where the female magician is so cleverly in the right place at all the right times. Love it!

    • @Meraidd
      @Meraidd Před rokem +8

      And by the time I see the trick again, I've forgotten how it works so it still amazes me 😂 so neat seeing how they do it

  • @cachetheline
    @cachetheline Před rokem +6

    I think the video narration was intended to be tongue in cheek, playing off the classic magician shows being so sexualized and mysogenistic. It was intended to be cringe-worthy and over the top :)

  • @clintonwilcox4690
    @clintonwilcox4690 Před rokem +21

    I loved this show, too. I've always been interested in magic, although not a practitioner, myself. I am a professional musician, though. And just like I can still appreciate a good performance of a piece even though I know how to play it, knowing how the illusion is done has not ruined magic for me -- just the opposite. It's given me a much greater appreciation for magicians, especially with more difficult tricks (such as with close-up magic). A magician who can perform a trick really well is just as impressive even if know some of the tricks now that magicians use.
    By the way, for those who don't know, the narrator is Mitch Pileggi, the voice of Walter Skinner from The X-Files (he also had a stint on Stargate as Colonel Steven Caldwell). So he's actually really well known in the science fiction community.

  • @sparklymop
    @sparklymop Před rokem +9

    I think the horniness of the narrator is hilarious. Lol

  • @ForgetReligion3179
    @ForgetReligion3179 Před rokem +11

    I used to really enjoy learning magic from the masked magician. Even though he shows you how to do it, there's still alot of skill and precision involved. I never get bored watching it even after seeing how it is done.

  • @LangstonDev
    @LangstonDev Před rokem +4

    "Fishnets are great. Aw yeah. That's magic dude. Nice." - The Announcer

  • @BrickedtoPerfection
    @BrickedtoPerfection Před rokem +18

    Brings back SO many memories! What an awesome way to start a Friday 😄

  • @mattg4510
    @mattg4510 Před rokem +7

    I was born in early 80s and I remember seeing this show.. it was crazy back then for someone to show how everything was done

  • @saveforth
    @saveforth Před rokem +5

    This show was my childhood, I'm so happy Chris is talking about it

  • @nancyanderson5320
    @nancyanderson5320 Před rokem +3

    Thank you Chris for educating us. Keep them coming. You are the best in CZcams Magic!!😊

  • @Teverell
    @Teverell Před 2 měsíci

    Oh this show - takes me back! I'm not a magician but I love seeing things like this, that show how things are done because 1. They can't show every trick ever and 2. it just goes to show the sheer amount of time and practise that goes into making things look like real magic - I love watching people who are really good at the things they do. Knowing that something is, oh, I don't know, a force or a double lift in cards doesn't tell me exactly how that magician does that trick, only that he or she is really really good at what they do.
    Actually watching a performer do something that takes skill is amazing, and for me, that's where the real magic is. I will never get tired of that - and even if I know exactly how something's done, it doesn't mean I can do it.

  • @giantswingallday7001
    @giantswingallday7001 Před 10 měsíci +1

    The suggestive remarks the narrator makes towards the assistants always made me chuckle back then! This show was a treat to watch! A lot of people say this show ruined magic for them, but its actually the opposite. It made me love magic even more!

  • @Double_A_Action
    @Double_A_Action Před rokem +7

    I was a magician in my late teens and early twenties - I did shows for church groups, schools, scouts, etc. Late forties now, still follow trade, only do a card trick or two anymore but I love your channel. You mention the engineers that make the tricks/illusions. Are there any books, maybe autobiographical, by some of them that you are aware of? I would love to get a glimpse of their mindset - how they approach problems, begin a design, improve it. You're great and I love your channel, tricks, reviews, and puzzles.

  • @thisisreallife5086
    @thisisreallife5086 Před rokem +4

    Thanks for the fun video! I loved watching this series back in the day. It forever changed the way I view magic acts. Instead of being astounded, now it's a game to figure out the mechanism and trickery of the illusion, which is also fun. Even then I remember the innuendo was a little creepy when watching with my family.

  • @SpencerDignan
    @SpencerDignan Před rokem +8

    I remember watching a lot of Criss Angel and Breaking the Magician's Code when I was getting started in magic when I was 12 years old. What a hilarious trip on memory lane. I never realized how creepy the narrator was 😬. I'd watch more reactions of this show if this doesn't get flagged. If you decide to watch more, you should react to the wood chipper escape.

  • @locke2517
    @locke2517 Před rokem +6

    The stuff that goes into engineering stage illusions is incredible. My high school metal shop teacher used to design stage props and gimmicks for David copperfield. That class was so fun. He showed us how to vanish small objects. It was my first encounter with close up magic.
    My shop teacher hated this guy. He would work tirelessly with his techs and magicians, then this "clown would spoil it" (his words)
    He was right about the internet changing magic though. Whatever his motives were (money...it was money)

  • @ohwildesoul
    @ohwildesoul Před rokem +4

    This is totally nostalgic, wow. I remember being entranced with these reveals as a kid.

  • @shineproductions4488
    @shineproductions4488 Před rokem +4

    I loved watching The Masked Magician. It was what actually got me into magic more so then I already was

  • @gecika33
    @gecika33 Před rokem +1

    The tongue in cheek commentary in these videos made my face hurt from laughing and going "oooh, why?? So cheesy!" hahaha (and the tricks were very cool too!)

  • @markpjf85
    @markpjf85 Před rokem +5

    😂 Intro 🤣👏👏👏 Breaking the magicians code you got a love it 😂

  • @lrdstrahd1
    @lrdstrahd1 Před rokem +5

    The narrator is awesome. Some people would know him as the actor who played Ernest Darby in sons of anarchy. Mitch Pileggi.

  • @slavkokachkodziob
    @slavkokachkodziob Před rokem +7

    Thanks for the video! I think reviewing of close up magic tricks by the masked magician would be great as well!

    • @Rhewin
      @Rhewin Před rokem

      He didn’t reveal a lot of close up. Stage magic was in an especially bad state at the time, right down to the objectified women wearing almost nothing while the magician pranced around.

  • @indieveloper4x32
    @indieveloper4x32 Před rokem +1

    Was a big fan as well of the show, one of the reasons why I'm still interested in magic and why I might have searched for magic and found your channel a while ago, even though I don't do any magic myself. I'm from the Netherlands, wouldn't really see a show like this being bought at any dutch tv channel during this age, it's all just 'reality' tv now. So I'm very happy to have been a kid when this aired in my country. Lot of nostalgia here as well!

  • @DM-zh2kt
    @DM-zh2kt Před rokem

    I remember being glue to the screen watching the show when I was a kid. I'm from Brazil and here we know him as "Mister M".

  • @ascendent_gaming5902
    @ascendent_gaming5902 Před rokem +11

    Wow I remember watching this series way back in the day , thought it was pretty funny

  • @SilverVayne
    @SilverVayne Před rokem +3

    I remember recording these and David Blaine's original Street Magic on the VCR. Those were my most prized VHS tapes for sure.

  • @bloodwire0
    @bloodwire0 Před rokem

    Man I used to watch him as a kid!!! I loved how he exposed the tricks. I never kneeeeeeeeeew the narrator talked so provocatively

  • @Xenotric
    @Xenotric Před rokem

    ooh the nostalgia of masked magician, used to love this as a kid. You get to see the magic and learn >

  • @TriforceChad
    @TriforceChad Před rokem +3

    We made sure to record every episode on VHS at our house when I was growing up. Still have every single one.. So nostalgic

    • @ChrisRamsay52
      @ChrisRamsay52  Před rokem +3

      WOW!

    • @dragon_toad
      @dragon_toad Před rokem +1

      Man, are you lucky. We've got some versions of most of the episodes across all the series, but the quality is sketchy at best.

  • @DjPorkchop73
    @DjPorkchop73 Před rokem +12

    Awesome video Chris! I hope the video don't get flagged. I would love to see more of them. It was fun and a trip down memory lane for sure.
    On a side note, Would also love to see you do another episode of "You flash, you lose" for old time sake. Those were great.

  • @ryanh5719
    @ryanh5719 Před rokem

    I'm so glad you finally made a video about him! I used to stay up just to watch his show, and by far the best narrator voice I've ever heard.

  • @GlenSanders54
    @GlenSanders54 Před rokem +4

    The voice over guy is Mitch Pileggi. He played Skinner on X-Files. I really enjoyed this Chris. Your reactions were priceless!

  • @coolguyhino92
    @coolguyhino92 Před rokem +7

    "Voluptuous assistant gets stuck in couch" Actual fucking spit take

  • @iPandahh
    @iPandahh Před rokem

    This aired in Australia when I was about 8 or 9. I thought it was the coolest thing, I only got to see 2 or 3 episodes, but it was on a Wednesday night on channel 10 after a Richard Hammond science show and my dad and uncle would watch it with me while we played pool.
    This video brings back some good memories

  • @Dave-Ne1469
    @Dave-Ne1469 Před rokem

    loved this 1 today! you are awesome chris!!

  • @robhova
    @robhova Před rokem +4

    Man I remember watching a few episodes of this when Fox was airing it but it came on so rarely I had to rely on CZcams. Binged it a few years back and my appreciation of all the work the assistants do shot up big time. This show actually got me to watch a lot more magic which now I watch a ton of Fool Us even if it's an act I seen 20 times.

    • @ericm3327
      @ericm3327 Před rokem

      CZcams didn’t exist when it originally aired

    • @robhova
      @robhova Před rokem +1

      @Eric Martinez I know that I meant when I first found it on TV it was the late 2000's but I would catch it like once a week so I would go on to YT and binged it that way.

  • @jeropa3d
    @jeropa3d Před rokem

    Yep, we need more reactions on the masked magician, so much fun. Great job on the editor of this video for all the great work done as well.

  • @BlazeStar2095
    @BlazeStar2095 Před rokem

    Watching this brings me back as well. Would love to see more of your reactions. The masked magician was my go-to show back then when I was bored.

  • @xandosreign
    @xandosreign Před rokem +3

    I remember watching these when they first aired, totally forgot how horny the script made Mitch sound. Fox treated him with way more respect on X-Files. Love your reactions Chris, keep the fun rolling.

  • @TatyanaVogt
    @TatyanaVogt Před rokem +51

    I super appreciate your responses to the objectification of the women on this show. I used to watch it as a kid and really didn't realize how bad it was until watching it right now, those jokes didn't age well BUT you made it funny with how you reacted. As a woman I probably would have felt a little sad if you hadn't commented on it since there was just so much of it! Anyway, this was awesome and you're awesome! Keep up the great work!

    • @FatLadyKiller
      @FatLadyKiller Před rokem +2

      “As a woman..” ok shut up

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 Před rokem +5

      @@FatLadyKiller i'd like to see you talk to a lady like this irl, I'd be surprised if you could even stutter out "h-h-hi"

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 Před rokem

      @@FatLadyKiller oh looked up ur profile, you're in your 50s, no wonder your wife divorced you, you barely can see your own kids and that's why you despise women so much. You couldn't respect the one you cared about and she left you, you're still bitter and that really shows in your comments

    • @tapiopuranen88
      @tapiopuranen88 Před rokem +1

      One who views apreciation of female beauty as misogyny really has some wires crossed.

    • @TazzOdinson
      @TazzOdinson Před rokem

      you do realize that they are selling a pleasant visual experience. if you put an ugly lady on the stage you're going to make less money. it's not complicated and not everything revolves around political correctness. would you date a 350lb guy wish scabs all over his face. I doubt it. we are wired to gravitate towards visual attractiveness. if they sell 1 million more tickets because it's nice to look at it would be stupid for them not to. the fact of the matter is, it's more than 95% men that are actually PAYING for the tickets so it's MEN they are trying to appeal to. it's business not misogyny karen.

  • @raven_tea
    @raven_tea Před měsícem

    Seeing the intro remembering this show was my childhood 😅

  • @Drew_Dannie
    @Drew_Dannie Před rokem

    Great video Chris. I remember and loved this show back in the day. I was in my late teens and found it fascinating to the point I visited my local magic shop. Picked up a few tricks, cigarette through a quarter, biting a quarter in half and spitting it back together along with an array of card tricks. I had the tricks down but the slide of hand was usually my downfall. I kinda grew out of it and such but will always appreciate what you guys are able to do. Thanks for the excellent content and entertainment.

    • @hectorg5809
      @hectorg5809 Před rokem

      As long as you had fun, that's what matters

  • @RemAtmos
    @RemAtmos Před rokem +9

    I love this, and I would not be mad if you did a part two!
    I was a little middle schooler watching these and eating them up.
    The sexual remarks are honestly cringier and more annoying than they used to be lmao

    • @felixmerz6229
      @felixmerz6229 Před rokem +1

      I think they hit pretty good. The narrator is obviously the butt of the joke and I can't stop shaking my head in disbelief over it. It's funny as fuck.

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 Před rokem +3

    That was such a good show back then

  • @silasrodriguesgoncalvesjun5191

    I just LOVED to see those tricks revealed

  • @budgetbladereview1012

    YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS A SERIES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

  • @markpjf85
    @markpjf85 Před rokem +3

    90s was the best for magic innit Chris yes indeed the assistance were the hard workers behind the magic to get it right that’s why they have to train for it
    secrets of secrets if I remember correctly there are loads of magicians that came who watching all the programs want to do magic to do it better

  • @mikeschley2925
    @mikeschley2925 Před rokem +3

    This is so funny to me, I remember finding this show on Netflix or some other streaming service and I was so interested because I was just getting into your channel as well. I was so curious about all the magic tricks I could cram into my skull, but I think I got 20 minutes into this video and was just so appalled and bothered by the narrator that I couldn't keep watching. XD

  • @hyliancrab5959
    @hyliancrab5959 Před rokem +1

    I remember watching this dude as a kid. I’ve loved trying to figure out illusions since (and that is what drew me to your channel some time ago…also, I love puzzles😂)

  • @JiuJitsuDC
    @JiuJitsuDC Před rokem

    I remember watching this as a kid!! It was fun then and even more fun now. I felt like I rewatched it with you. Love your videos!

  • @germanchavez1132
    @germanchavez1132 Před rokem +3

    Valentino waves his hands like when a overly rich guy wants tells off his house employees “ yes yes carry on” lol

  • @Cyrribrae
    @Cyrribrae Před rokem +7

    Having watched some of these years ago, I knew that the girls did all the work, but this really did drive home that the girls do ALL the work hahaha. This was fun! Didn't realize you guys had done a TV show.. hm...

  • @terranb21
    @terranb21 Před rokem +1

    Please do more of these!!

  • @woundedone
    @woundedone Před rokem +1

    The fedora tipping energy radiated from the narrator voice though.

  • @BendyK_
    @BendyK_ Před rokem +5

    He's trying to make us fail no nut november.

  • @derekgindlesperger1575
    @derekgindlesperger1575 Před rokem +10

    Seriously though, Other than the Magic Book book by Mark Wilson, this series is what got me into magic.
    I have always thought of it as there are 2 kind of people. 1: I see how a trick is done and it ruins magic. 2: I see how magic is done and I want to do...BETTER!

  • @adriennel3882
    @adriennel3882 Před rokem +1

    I appreciated your callouts and uncomfortable laughter. As a society we're progressing away from what used to be okay to a more respectful atmosphere. I don't think you need to apologize or defend your reactions. You definitely acknowledged that it was from another time. I remember when these shows aired. At the time, I thought the narrator was pointing out how the women's costumes were like the magician's hand waving: things to distract from the real movements. And they are, but an adult me also recognizes that the narration was also written to be more titillating.
    As a spectator, I have always appreciated magic more when I see how it's done afterwards. The performance is just that much more impressive when you know what they were hiding. Then again, I've never thought that the illusions were real. Just, hey that's cool, how did they do that?

  • @t1ggre
    @t1ggre Před rokem +2

    amazing vid, im from Brasil and Masked Magician was called Mister M around here. he became so famous here that he came to Brazil a lot and did some treatment after an incident during some presentation.

  • @warrenrhinerson6373
    @warrenrhinerson6373 Před rokem +4

    I actually rather enjoyed the show, because it made magic just that much more fascinating to me and I’m not even a magician

  • @thorstenoerts
    @thorstenoerts Před rokem +3

    He might not have been entirely forthcoming with regards to his motivation, but he wasn't wrong about the potential for the internet to shake up things.

    • @ChrisRamsay52
      @ChrisRamsay52  Před rokem +4

      100% agree. He was definitely on to something!

  • @ryancox3834
    @ryancox3834 Před rokem

    Used to absolutely love this programme as a kid!

  • @Benw3790
    @Benw3790 Před rokem

    Wow dude. I'm literally losing my mind because after binge watching your videos ans then watching your vlog from the magic convention, it reminded me of this show and I've been watching it on CZcams for a week!! Now I got a notification you were reacting to it! I was like holy shit! The show is soooo nostalgic. I'm 32 and remember loving this as a child.

  • @rjkral
    @rjkral Před rokem +10

    The only levitation I have not fully figured out is Xavier Mortimer who currently performs at the Strat in Vegas. I saw his show at Ballys a few years back and was amazed, although I had a theory:) Watching videos of new riffs on it, I'm not so sure my theory works, but it's definitely awesome! (He levitates whilst swinging a skipping rope around his entire self. In my theory, watching the trick literally just 30 feet away, even if my theory holds it's still mind blowing!)

    • @kg4wwn
      @kg4wwn Před rokem +1

      Think something is attached to the ends of the jump ropes and he's holding himself up by his hands while spinning a rope? Only idea I could come up with.

  • @kayamonn3220
    @kayamonn3220 Před rokem +4

    I loved this show so much as a kid. Then when I got a little older and started learning more magic, I kinda hated it. The style with the misogyny and all plus the way I felt like it played into a lot of annoying stereotypes abt magicians. Revealing secrets isn’t always a bad thing, but the whole presentation of the show definitely bugged me

    • @Rhewin
      @Rhewin Před rokem +1

      I think that was on purpose. Most stage magic shows at the time were just like this. Women in skimpy clothes put in risqué positions while some “illusionist” danced around some boxes. I think the narrator is so over the top to expose how they were used as props while also doing all the work. Stage magic was very stagnant in the 90s, especially with the rise of close up, but stage magicians wouldn’t change. They were turning magic into a joke.

    • @kayamonn3220
      @kayamonn3220 Před rokem +1

      @@Rhewin That might be true to an extent, but I honestly think the main reason is just that they thought it would get more people to watch the show. Magicians like Penn & Teller have always done a much better job at working in criticisms of typical stage shows into their magic. This show just ended up being the thing it was making fun of if that’s what it was trying to do

    • @Rhewin
      @Rhewin Před rokem

      @@kayamonn3220 Can't say your wrong. It was also very much aired during a time when ogling the woman in the skimpy suit was the norm. After all, according to those at the time, if she didn't want people looking at her like that she'd cover up more. Never mind that in show biz that was often a requirement for women.

    • @kayamonn3220
      @kayamonn3220 Před rokem +2

      @@Rhewin Yeah, absolutely. I remember growing up watching it and all the other stuff that was on TV at that time, and it was so completely normalized that it didn’t even occur to think of it as dehumanizing. I definitely cringe looking back now tho lol

  • @davidjones2223
    @davidjones2223 Před rokem +1

    Love your reactions. It’s was truly a different time back then.

  • @DobroSC2
    @DobroSC2 Před rokem

    It's unbelievable how good his assistants are. And beatifull

  • @bryanyeo3645
    @bryanyeo3645 Před rokem +5

    Props to Chris for calling the assistants “magicians”. They need to get more recognition!

    • @Insideranon
      @Insideranon Před rokem +1

      Nope, calling them magicians is not props it's disgusting and offensive. The job of the assistant is HARD and important, they are not the magicians. A magicians role is to sell the performance, the assistants role is to make it all work out. I know a few people who did some assistant work and get pissed when people go off on this patronizing bullshit speech.
      They are not magicians. They are assistants. Unless you plan on calling the cast behind movies ALL actors. The make up artist isnt' on screen, but they are incredibly important. Just like the assistant isn't the magician, but incredibly important.

  • @vickbenice
    @vickbenice Před rokem +1

    I love this show. Mitch's commentary was eye opening to realize what he was saying now as an adult. Sadly, A LOT of things written for TV back then sounded like this. So glad to see your review on this show!

  • @RenegadeWanderer
    @RenegadeWanderer Před rokem +1

    Not sure anyone has already mentioned this already, but the narrator is the actor Mitch Pileggi who plays Skinner from The X-Files 😎

  • @TheDantheman12121
    @TheDantheman12121 Před rokem +4

    I am from engalnd and I would watch this when I was a kid. It was daytime tv. I cannot believe how sexual it is lol.

  • @Ian_Chia
    @Ian_Chia Před rokem +3

    hi chris! its my birthday today

  • @MrADVENTGray
    @MrADVENTGray Před rokem

    Man this video brings me back. I would get so excited every week for this show

  • @corrinmorgan943
    @corrinmorgan943 Před rokem

    LOL. The look in the camera with the folded arms CRACKED ME UP. I really appreciate this video so much.

  • @tylanp
    @tylanp Před rokem +3

    Hi i love you videos

  • @wumbojet
    @wumbojet Před rokem +4

    It's very cool to see that the "main magician" almost always functions as the distraction and misdirection while the other magicians do the bulk of most tricks.
    The writing team was out of pocket to be honest.

  • @AnthonySkatz
    @AnthonySkatz Před rokem +1

    I was told that a reason they were called "assistants" was to deflect their importance to a trick away from them so you didn't suspect they were actually doing the majority of the work.

  • @noahfuller8932
    @noahfuller8932 Před rokem

    Normally I don’t like reacting videos but yours are always so fun. Loved it👍

  • @travisobryan8460
    @travisobryan8460 Před rokem +5

    Im cool with the narration. It's refreshing we can hear the obvious of what men are thinking. Yeah we are animals, we all know it. These days we just pretend we aren't thinking it.

  • @MrKirby365
    @MrKirby365 Před rokem +4

    I totally forgot how bad the narration is A lot of incredibly problematic language. But kind of funny. This was also one of my favorite shows growing up. But I was always mad when the men walked out they had their shirts on. 😋

  • @ryandunnison
    @ryandunnison Před rokem

    Would love to see you react/dissect more of these, this is awesome.

  • @playlistsubs
    @playlistsubs Před rokem +1

    Oh man, that intro is just gold! I didn't realize how slimy the commentary used to be.

  • @Mascovipi
    @Mascovipi Před rokem

    I have been LOVING your magic content lately !

  • @Subxenox15
    @Subxenox15 Před rokem +3

    Is it really misogyny if the women involved were happy to be there getting paid to look hot and perform? Like...People nowadays in the same breath would say the man is being mysogynistic but the women are being empowered....Confusing times eh.

  • @michaelsarno5138
    @michaelsarno5138 Před rokem +1

    You should definitely do more videos like this watching this definitely took me back to being a kid I remember a close up tricks he did that I still remember to this day

  • @beckscald3855
    @beckscald3855 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely loved this show back in the day. The narration is calming and satisfying. It's weird.

  • @alexbellato
    @alexbellato Před rokem +1

    That was also a big success in Brazil. I remember me watching every Sunday.

  • @goannaj3243
    @goannaj3243 Před rokem

    Looks good, and the magic too.
    Knowing how doesn't spoil how well it's done.

  • @stavik96
    @stavik96 Před rokem

    6:53 I was at the time when I watched this as a kid and I still am watching these clips. Man I loved this show.
    9:50 going to assume she either has a way of stopping him or he can actually see her from his position behind the cage, having a small gap in the cover to make sure the saw never touches her.
    11:48 she's wearing black leather, rather popular in BDSM and you often have people getting strapped down there.
    20:38 It's amazing because he has to do the hoop twice and rotate it half a turn for the second pass to free it from the stand and in doing so he also shows that the hoop isn't just open on one side but would have to be open on both sides if it were to pass a normal stand.
    As for why I consider them assistants it's because from an audience perspective he's the one doing the magic, he's the magician, he could take any person from the audience and still perform the trick. Of course that isn't the case at all and in many if not most the assistants do most of the work.