The Magician

The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit (2)

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired 1/21/74

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Tony Blake fails to rescue Janet from the jail in which the kidnappers are holding her. Soon he finds himself caught between the kidnappers, who have put out a contract on Janet, and her own father, who thinks Tony's efforts to rescue her are actually interfering with her safe return. Tony eventually steals into the currency printing plant that the kidnappers have taken over and tries to devise a way to rescue Janet.moreless

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Bill Bixby

Anthony Blake
Joseph Sirola

Dominick
Lloyd Nolan

Charles Keegan

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Good writing, great action, and stellar guest star put this one at the top!

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By LarryBrown1, Feb 13, 2008 Report Abuse

Larry-view: This is a good one. It was still fun in 2007, so I imagine it must have been excellent for its time. This time the damsel in distress is an old girlfriend and her father. This makes the story more interesting, it has built in back stories and Tony's motivations for helping are more believable and involving.

This one features more magic, including three routines from Mark Wilson, and appearances by Mark's son Greg as well as famous magician Dai Vernon. We also get to see Tony in a performing situation rather than just impromptu. I don't get the needless exposures they are doing...that seems out of character.

Please see my review for part one of this two-part episode.moreless

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- Magic performed in this episode: Transposition of a flash paper ball from one hand to another (performed by both Mark Wilson and Bill Bixby in this episode) Lit Match From Nowhere (Tony Blake's favorite trick!) Billiard Ball Vanish and Production (performed simultaneously by Mark and Greg Wilson) Edit
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