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Don't Try This at Home! (1990) (TV)
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23 November 1990 (USA)
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Penn and/or Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes...
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(Complete credited cast)| Penn Jillette | ... | Himself | |
| Teller | ... | Himself | |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Herself | |
| Jane Curtin | ... | Herself | |
| Carol Perkins | ... | Female fire-eater |
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Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home
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Follows Penn & Teller Go Public (1985) (TV)
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Spoilers herein.
I admit that I am a nut when it comes to reflexive shows. Those are shows about shows.
Penn and Teller are consummate showmen. Except for a couple dreary lapses, this is a show about their show. Actually, I found most of it interesting: how they work to give a showmanlike metashow.
The best trick, I think was the cut boxes, where they repeat the whole thing with glass boxes so you can see how they did it.
Of all the P&T shows, this is the best because straight magic just doesn't seem very magical unless you are right there in the theater.
Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.