Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. 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. If any illusionist 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.
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8 episodes • 2011Avg: 6.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teller Sucks... Helium | Jan 7, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Stab a Card, Any Card… | Jun 18, 2011 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Solid Goldfish | Jul 25, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Teller Is a Blockhead | Jul 2, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Penn Gets Nailed | Jul 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Magic of Polyester | Jul 16, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Bellyful of Needles | Jul 23, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Water Tanks for the Memories | Aug 30, 2011 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2015Avg: 6.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phone-y Business | Jul 6, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 2 | The Invisi-Ball Thread | Jul 13, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Shoot to Kill | Jul 20, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Knife of the Party | Jul 27, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Mission Impossi-Ball | Aug 3, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Now THAT'S Bunny! | Aug 10, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Penn's Favorite Card Trick | Aug 17, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Teller Plays With A Full Deck | Aug 24, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Star Spangled Magic | Aug 31, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Where There's Smoke There's Magic | Sep 14, 2015 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Teller Deflowers a Shadow | Sep 21, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Penn & Teller Ring Someone's Neck | Sep 28, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 13 | An Egg-Cellent Trick | Oct 5, 2015 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won't Get Fooled Again...? | Jul 13, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Jesse Eisenberg Gets Carded | Jul 20, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Penn and Teller Have a Blast | Jul 27, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Penn Plays with Fire | Aug 3, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 5 | You Dirty Rathead! | Aug 10, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Penn & Teller Snake Their Chances | Aug 17, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Juggle, Juggle, Penn's in Trouble | Aug 24, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Here's Moxie! | Aug 31, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Great Escape | Sep 7, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 10 | To Tea or Not to Tea? | Sep 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Penn and Teller Get Trapped | Sep 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Penn and Teller Rip for Your Pleasure | Sep 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Can Penn & Teller Fool Penn & Teller? | Sep 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2017Avg: 5.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn & Teller Teach You a Trick | Jul 13, 2017 | 4.7 |
| 2 | Penn & Teller and a Mind Reading Chicken | Jul 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Teller Flips a Bird | Jul 27, 2017 | 6.0 |
| 4 | 50/50 Chance | Aug 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Does This Trick Ring a Bell? | Aug 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Something Fishy This Way Comes | Aug 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Big Round of Applause for Alyson | Aug 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | I Dream of Genie Tube | Sep 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Penn & Teller Are Full of Hot Air | Sep 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Monkey Business | Sep 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Penn Does the Heavy Lifting | Sep 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Penn & Teller & Dracula | Sep 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hanging Out with Penn & Teller | Nov 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn the Magic Dragon | Jun 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Rematch | Jul 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Penn & Teller Get Loopy | Jul 9, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Here Comes the Magic | Jul 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Psych!! | Jul 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Penn & Teller Against the World | Jul 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Imagine (Magic) Dragons | Aug 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Here Lie Penn & Teller | Aug 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Teller's Gambling Problem | Aug 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Penn & Teller Keep You in Suspense | Aug 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Fool Us Zone | Sep 3, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Never Trust a Magician | Sep 24, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Let's Hear It for the Kids | Oct 1, 2018 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Copperfield vs. Penn & Teller | Jun 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | They're Baaack! | Jun 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Penn & Teller vs. Inventors | Jul 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Penn & Teller Cure the Common Code | Jul 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Penn & Teller Hit the Streets | Jul 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Duck! It's Alyson! | Jul 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Are You Better Magicians Than a 6th Grader? | Jul 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 2nd Chance Foolers | Aug 5, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Magic Meatballs | Aug 19, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Magical Moxie | Aug 26, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Mind Noodler | Sep 9, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Magic Is Bad For Your Health | Sep 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Virtual Reality | Sep 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us | Nov 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
28 episodes • 2020Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Third Time's a Charm | Jun 22, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Teller vs. Penn | Jun 29, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fool Us: The Home Game | Jul 6, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Teller Talks!!! | Jul 13, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Watermelon Surgery | Jul 20, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | P&T in 3D...Glasses | Aug 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Penn's Stupid Rope Trick | Aug 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brad Sherwood's Nuts | Aug 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Placebo Effect | Aug 31, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Deep Fake Penn | Oct 5, 2020 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Say Hello To My Little Ball Pit Troll | Oct 12, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lord of the Ring | Oct 19, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jaws of Death | Oct 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Magic with a Property Brother | Nov 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Penn & Teller Go for the Juggler | Jan 8, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Teller Versus Penn: The Rematch | Jan 15, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jedi Mind Tricks | Jan 22, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Teller Gets Smashed | Jan 29, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Penn & Teller Go For a Spin | Feb 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Niagara Fools | Feb 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Back to the Future | Feb 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 22 | P&T Get the Finger | Mar 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Turn That Frown Upside Down | Mar 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Magic Toilet | Mar 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Penn & Tarot | Mar 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Teller's Wonderland | Apr 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Magic R App | Apr 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Penn & Teller Double Down | Apr 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare | Oct 1, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Magic with a Wolf | Oct 8, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Happy Birthday! | Oct 15, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Monkeys, Donuts and X-Men | Oct 22, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Teller Gets Whacked! | Nov 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Penn & Tizzle | Nov 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rock Paper Magic! | Nov 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Magic Cubed | Dec 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chocolate Magic | Jan 7, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Penn-Tagram | Jan 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Stabba Dabba Deck | Jan 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | P&T's Big Game Halftime Show | Jan 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Penn on Fire | Feb 25, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ghostbusters | Mar 4, 2022 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2022Avg: 2.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single-Handed Three-Legged Twin Bullet Catch | Oct 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sleight of Foot | Oct 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Four Fools and Counting... | Oct 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Alyson's Smart Ass | Nov 4, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Teller and the Big Dummy | Nov 11, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Magic Socks Big Time | Nov 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | That (Bleeping) Teller! | Dec 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Penn & Teller Animal Style | Jan 20, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tic Tac Time Travel | Jan 27, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Evil Magic Octopus | Feb 3, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Full Frontal Magic | Feb 10, 2023 | 1.0 |
| 12 | P&T Could Die Any Minute | Mar 31, 2023 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Chicken Trickin | Apr 7, 2023 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Alyson Might Throw Up | Apr 14, 2023 | 5.0 |
20 episodes • 2023Avg: 6.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's Your Daddy?! | Oct 27, 2023 | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 Dead in Tonight's Episode | Nov 3, 2023 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Magic Is Sexy | Nov 10, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | We've Got a Racoon Problem | Nov 17, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Badass Brooke | Dec 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Wizard | Dec 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Smallest Biggest Magic Trick Ever | Jan 12, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Penn & Teller vs. A Magic Hamster | Jan 19, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Magical Punch in the Face | Jan 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Youngest Act in Fool Us History | Feb 2, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 12 | It's Snot Magic! | Feb 16, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Game of Drones | Feb 23, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brought to You by the Letter P | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon | Mar 15, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Magicians Like to Spoon | Mar 22, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 17 | It Takes Balls to Be a Magician | Mar 29, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shut Up - You Fooled Us! | Apr 5, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Magic is for the Birds | Apr 19, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Now Teller Won't Shut Up | Apr 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Penn & Teller 50th Anniversary Special | Jan 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Magician Gives Brooke the Bird | Jan 31, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Magic Is in the Air | Feb 7, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | No More Mister Knife Guy | Feb 14, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nerd Magic | Feb 21, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Burning Down the House | Feb 28, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Penn Gets Shut Up | Mar 7, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Domino Effect | Mar 14, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 9 | House of Cards | Mar 21, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gotcha! | Mar 28, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Penn and Teller Get Ducked | Apr 4, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Eight Stooges | Apr 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Eyes Have It | Oct 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Teller Gets a Talk Show | Oct 17, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Waiter, There's a Confetti in My Magic | Oct 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Psychic Gorilla | Oct 31, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 17 | I Now Pronounce You Magic and Wife | Nov 7, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 18 | It's Magic. Literally. | Nov 14, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Most Shocking and Bizarre Magic Trick Ever! | Nov 21, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Can a Bison Buffalo Penn & Teller? | Dec 5, 2025 | 0.0 |
