The Best Episodes of Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(58 votes)

   #1 - Won't Get Fooled Again...?

   S3:E17/13/2016

   Alyson Hannigan becomes the new host. Magicians looking to fool the boys this time: Shawn Farquhar returns to try and fool them again by (mind) reading from a book he gives to Alyson, comedian magician Michael Kent does a trick with (dis)appearing bottles and glass cups, Vegas magician Nathan Burton makes a "security guard" run down a toilet and turns his assistant Stacy into a poster, Nathan Coe Marsh makes an object randomly picked by Alyson appear inside a small glass jar, and finally Penn and Teller teach the audience how to find love through cards, but not everyone gets it.

   Director:Dennis Rosenblatt

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   7.7/10(54 votes)

   #2 - Jesse Eisenberg Gets Carded

   S3:E27/20/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: sword swallowing magician Brett Loudermilk does a trick that's hard to swallow for Alyson, Dan Harlan does a card guessing trick with his animated stickmen, illusionist Ryan Joyce makes his assistant disappear leaving her silhouette behind, comedian magician Kyle Eschen makes lentil appear out of thin air, and finally - Penn, Teller and Jesse Eisenberg, who promotes his new movie about magic, try to outdo one another at a card guessing trick for Alyson.

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   7.3/10(49 votes)

   #3 - Penn and Teller Have a Blast

   S3:E37/27/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: Robert Ramirez gives Alyson a puppy and does a prediction trick while playing tic-tac-toe with Teller, Dominik risks losing his hands along with Penn's watch during a Houdini-esque escape trick, comedian magician Joel Ward plays some tennis with Alyson and makes her ring disappear, Mahdi Gilbert, who had to learn how to do card tricks without using hands, does his own special hands-off trick with the three hosts, and finally, Penn and Teller show us how a trick where Teller plays a disembodied rocket man works.

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   6.9/10(44 votes)

   #4 - Penn Plays with Fire

   S3:E48/3/2016

   This time around, comedy duo David & Leeman do a rope trick, Jibrizy Taylor does a sleight of mouth trick, escape artist Rick Maisel sets himself on the spin cycle and Felix Bodden does a card trick with two Jokers. And finally, Penn and his assistant Georgie play a dangerous game with fire.

   Director:Dennis Rosenblatt

   Writer:Matt Donnelly

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   7.2/10(43 votes)

   #5 - You Dirty Rathead!

   S3:E58/10/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: Alex Ramon makes a pesky lie detecting iPad disappear, showman Greg Frewin performs an epic version of Houdini's straitjacket trick while three villainesses try to knife him, Vinny Grosso bares it all for his tasty card guessing trick with Carrot Top, Arthur Trace freezes time to do his "eggcellent" vanishing trick for Alyson, and finally Penn teaches Alyson a card guessing trick using live rats and Teller's head.

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   7.3/10(45 votes)

   #6 - Penn & Teller Snake Their Chances

   S3:E68/17/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: edgy illusionist Elliot Zimet boxes up a girl, Paul Gertner blows everyone's mind by making his cards talk, comedian and mentalist Matthew Disero guesses the colors of four audience members' underwear, Lithuanian magician Rokas Bernatonis charms Alyson while doing an X-Ray card guessing trick with her. And finally, Penn and Teller do a gory snakelicious trick which was responsible for the most complaints NBC had ever received from viewers when they did it 30 years ago on Saturday Night Live (SNL).

   Director:Dennis Rosenblatt

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   7.5/10(42 votes)

   #7 - Juggle, Juggle, Penn's in Trouble

   S3:E78/24/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: Russian-born Vitaly Beckman does a card guessing trick by showing Alyson his photo album, Simon Coronel does a trick using poker chips, Mac King returns hungry as ever with a fish trick which disgusts Alyson, Kevin Viner does a mentalist trick with a random audience member and a plastic wall clock, and finally Penn juggles dangerously by playing with broken liquor bottles.

   Director:Dennis Rosenblatt

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   7.1/10(40 votes)

   #8 - Here's Moxie!

   S3:E88/31/2016

   Magicians Matthew Laslo, Zabrecky, David Garrard, and Wayne Hoffman try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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   7.4/10(46 votes)

   #9 - The Great Escape

   S3:E99/7/2016

   Magicians looking to fool them this time: Xavier Mortimer returns to skip rope midair, Fielding West pretend-plays rough with his bird friend, Caleb Wiles instructs Alyson on how to do a fooler's card trick for the boys, Kevin Hall (aka the Magic Maniac) entertains with magical anagrams of the boys' names, and finally, in honor of Houdini, Penn and Teller and their escape artist friends, the Pilobolus dance troupe, unleash their inner sadomasochists.

   Director:Dennis Rosenblatt

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    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #10 - To Tea or Not to Tea?

    S3:E109/7/2016

    Magicians Timon, Kyle Marlett, The Evasons, and Chef Anton try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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    6.7/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Penn and Teller Get Trapped

    S3:E119/9/2016

    Magicians Christopher Tracy & Jim Leach, Neil Croswell, Ben Young, and Henok try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Penn and Teller Rip for Your Pleasure

    S3:E129/14/2016

    The magicians featured in the episode include Joseph Reohm, Brent Braun, Chris Rose and Charles Bach.

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    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #13 - Can Penn & Teller Fool Penn & Teller?

    S3:E139/15/2016

    Magicians Anthony Asimov, Angela Funovits, Ivan Amodei, and Vince Charming try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.

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