Paul Daniels-OH! Illusion.

[Furral]

I like his distractions... he keeps saying: "That's debbie's hand." though, by that time, it probably wasn't her hand at all.

[MavisRileyJunior]

@yochobba WHat planet are you on? Climbs onto front curtain! And at 4:24 is so small she is hiding in folds! Dumbass.

[daveeeed99]

@MavisRileyJunior hahaha!!

[serratop]

Of course she disappeared when the curtain was down, but why people allways want to know how it is done?

[dazlovesboyo]

Great trick. It amazes me how little credit Debbie gets when in the majority of illusions she's the person actually performing the trick. Don't remember this one, so a nice surprise.

There's one trick I remember that Paul performed I always liked which was with a "magic kettle". He went round the audience what they would like to drink and poured it for them. I've seen Lance Burton do the same trick with a milk carton, but I always preferred the P.D version. Do you have this?

[MavisRileyJunior]

@dazlovesboyo I shall check but dont htink so.

[MagiaSan]

But why can't it just be a nice entertaining bit of magic?

[Ozhair]

Listen to the video wearing headphones. When the curtain "accidentally" drops all the way down (it's pretty obvious that he's holding some slack in the line so that it'll drop when he hands it to the guy), a moment after it drops you hear a distinct, wooden-sounding thump. So obviously something was opened or closed in those few seconds :-)

[MavisRileyJunior]

There was 2 secs when the curtain was down,I wouldnt fancy getting off a stool ,out of restraints,climbing under a narrow chair an through a trapdoor in that time.

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@MavisRileyJunior  In heels.

[BONGOMAN3003]

look at the height ftom the floor of the hand when the trick starts to wheree it is towards the end, it drops a good few inches, despite being supposedly strapped

[21stCenturyNazzler]

either, assistants hand reaching up through stage and hollow chair leg or, debbie's hand and she's already under the stage at that .. erm .. stage ...

when curtain drops, man holding ring is distracted .. .i think she may let go of the ring and re-grab it .. his distraction is covered by you thinking he's seen the curtain drop

Pulley is obvious trickery

[MavisRileyJunior]

That is one very long arm to reach from below stage up an up a chair leg :0

[21stCenturyNazzler]

It's a little naive to think it has to go all the way to the top of the leg?

[mrchopper]

Whilst the trapdoor theory is very plausible what with the odd use of the sheet, what about going in the opposite direction?

[eltotoX]

I think the pulley thing is nothing. It could be attached to something else, someone else could be pulling on it, whatever.

It is clear to me that she went through the floor. She had to go somewhere, and I don't think she went around the back, you know, with all the people in the audience and all.

The hand is a mystery, though! Awesome trick.

[BikerMike7381]

a lot of thought went into this illusion. I'd enjoy performing it

[Slance1Himself]

Oh right, Debbie Mcgee, sorry

[Slance1Himself]

Who is the girl on 1:52? She's gorgeous!

[MavisRileyJunior]

Like I said you are wrong. It is so much more complex. MAgic biggest secrets revealed hahaha.

[esquireyes]

Debbie escaped through the floor when the curtain went down completely for a few seconds, supposively it was an accident, how convenient (that's the only possible explanation for the excape, I'm sure of that). And that was not her real hand through that curtain & the restraint it was a fake too.

Not as important, but don't know how he did the pully thing

[MavisRileyJunior]

1)Solid studio floor

2)Hand was still there being held

3)who was operating pulley?

[esquireyes]

Part 2

MavisRileyJunior

But most importantly,I know that Debbie escaped through her sit that dropped down directly into the Trap Door in the Floor.

Has to be.There's no other possible way that her escape could have been done.

[MavisRileyJunior]

The hand never lets go of ring from moment it grabs it. Its a second person now is it? So two people manage to vanish thorugh the floor in a second,amazing!

[esquireyes]

Could have been a Fake hand but I know that it was Not Debbie hand. Plus there were assistamce below in the Trap Door to assist with the escape.

[MavisRileyJunior]

That was a real hand no doubt,curtain never went down either after that. Your theories are way off,I know the secret!

[MavisRileyJunior]

Part 2 at 3:49-50 the hand moves,this is after Debbie has supposedly gone thu floor! There is a metal sheet beneath chair at this point so where is the person whose hand it is?

[esquireyes]

MavisRileyJunior

Say what you want but the bottom line is how did she escape? Answer: Debbie escaped when the bottom of the chair dropped down, allowing her to Immediately slid trhough the Trap Door. And there were 1 or 2 assistance under the floor to assist her.

The hand was probably Fake It was not Debbie

The Pulley could have been attached to something else inside or else that lady from the audience was a plot & she was in on it. But the Hand & the Pulley are incidentials.

[esquireyes]

Part 2

Hand with ring is @ 3:00.

Curtain drops @ 3:13 for a few sec. & that's when Debbie makes her escape through Trap Door

3:25 Paul cover the Trap Door after she has alredy escaped; after the fact :)

[MavisRileyJunior]

The hand is there and flexing around the ring at 3:50 after the fact also. Enough now.

[esquireyes]

Marvis.

Why did you NOT post MOST of what I said? It was because I was correct & had a lot of good points. Why are you such a poor sport? Surely, you knew that someone would figure this out! You cut me off. That's poor sportmanship on your part. You're such a sore loser!!!

[MavisRileyJunior]

If you had got it right I would have removed all your comments! As it states no spoilers/

[lIlLLinIlI]

The point of magic is to entertain, not find out the secrets

[Arkesus]

That's my friend Alan holding her hand, hehe.

[madmoo660]

whats the metal plate got to do with it? :S haha! Confusing stuff :)

[pseudomonad]

Presumably to indicate no trapdoors in the floor.

[helltopay1]

im a London black cab driver,whatever people think of him i have to tell you having picked the guy up hes a good bloke,very easy to spot the wheat from the chaff in my game.

[ajsmagic]

Invented by Charles Morritt. One of the most beautiful Illusions ever created.

[MavisRileyJunior]

Thanks for info,I did not know this.Nor do I know how its done lol.

[kdude1234567]

Maybe it had to do with that one guy droping the curtain for a few seconds? That's all i can think of!

[AdeBamforth]

Heh: "No covering on the top whatsoever..."

[AdyPole]

Having very very basic magical knoledge, I think what appears to be at around 3:00 is not what it appears to be...

[bleedingheart2000]

interesting. Why does Paul have his left arm up high. He appears to be grabbing something on the curtain.

[Uarepoo2]

its the curtain wire, holding the curtain up lol

[domandmattsmagic]

hehe clever. still haven't worked it out yet

[kytzy]

she had time to drink a coffee or two

[LadyJasmine2]

Does anyone have a copy of him doing the magic kettle trick?

[re6356]

Paul Daniels show is/was one of the best of this particular fare. I went to the same school as Daniels and I can remember his natural talent for magic.

[12alyn]

amazing

[VimisiDigitalMedia]

I've only seen Paul Daniels perform via internet... Hats off to Mavis for uploading this clip, and allowing me to see a wonderful illusion performed by a wonderful showman!

[magicbabur]

tek kelime harika

[ga2re2t]

Don't want to give too much away but I imagine the trick is similar to Penn and Teller's Blast Off! illusion.

[katherineanne83]

good illusionist.

i just have a problem with a planned assistant. =P

weird quirk of mine. but impressive trick.

[MavisRileyJunior]

It looks like a planned assistnat but isnt,Paul lets go of rope handle as he hands it to him.Watch closely.

No need for a planned assistant!

[pippasghost]

Yes, but is the man holding the ring a planted assistant? I'm only guessing, and I could be wrong, but notice how his body hides Debbie's hand from view during the brief time when the curtain is fully down. Very convenient!

[MavisRileyJunior]

DOubtful.Person pulling her hand would have to be a plant too.

The man doesn't move his position from when he is given ring to end of trick.

[FungasUK]

Irritating at times, but no one can deny his talent. For years, the staple diet of anybody in on a Saturday night was the Paul Daniels Magic Show, and this illusion was typical of the qulaity on it. Unsurpassed in 25 years (apart from some of David Copperfield's stuff).

[adstarb2007]

somthing fishy happened wen the curtain went down. if u wanna no ho0w its dun messege me coz i thijnk i no. im nt sure tho

[SrWilson]

How did you improve it thepauldaniels?

[thepauldaniels]

This is not a Spirit Cabinet. It is an illusion called 'Oh". A couple of years later I created a MUCH better version... said he modestly.

[wilster200]

Great trick - how does it get any better, he wondered?

[SrWilson]

I remember this clip very well I belive this is from 1989 series. Thanks for uploading.

[MeganTied]

have you got a copy of the other spirit cabinet trick that Paul and Debbie performed...the later version from their programme 'Secrets'. If I remember correctly Debbie wore a white outfit. To see that again would be amazing, plus that sawing in half trick where Debbie was tied into the box only wearing a leotard. Thanks

[MavisRileyJunior]

If I come across it I will let upload it.

[MeganTied]

thanks MRJ, appreciate that. They are 2 of the best illusions performed by Paul. Anything where the lovely Debbie McGee is a damsel in distress, tied up etc is good by me. Cheers

[taper11]

I got a copy of that, but no computer to upload. Sorry. :(

[eltotoX]

So you have a computer to post that you have no computer?