Season 1 |
| 1 :01x01 - Burned Alive (Jul/20/2005) | Facing one of our biggest fears, Criss attempts to be burned alive. With the assistance of Hollywood special FX wizard and "burn master" Mark Chadwick, Criss sets up a spectacular stunt where he is set ablaze two different times. First a partial body burn test by the Aladdin Hotel pool in Las Vegas, that lasts over 20 seconds. Then a full 46 sec. body burn with no hands or face protection that shoots 20 ft. flames off Criss at temperatures above 1500 degrees in front of a huge crowd on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas.
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| 2 :01x02 - Levitation (Jul/20/2005) | Levitation is one of the oldest practices of conjurers and fakirs, but "The World's Greatest Illusionist," Criss Angel, takes it to the streets in a 360-degree demonstration of the power of defying gravity. He will take a random stranger off the sidewalks of Downtown Fremont Street in Las Vegas and float them right in the middle of a crowd.
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| 3 :01x03 - Wine Barrel Escape (Jul/27/2005) | Master Magician Lance Burton helps host as Criss performs his homage to the Great Houdini. Determined to go beyond Houdini, Criss devised a plan to top Houdini's 1908 milk can escape by locking himself inside a wine barrel filled with water hanging over 8 stories above the ground all while being handcuffed. Complications arise such as the water temperature, the size of the wine barrel, the amount of time Criss is able to hold his breath under water, and the fact the barrel will plummet to the earth after the 2-minute timer runs out. Criss will also make a couple experience déjà vu.
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| 4 :01x04 - SUV Nail Bed (Jul/27/2005) | Lying on a bed of nails is an ancient Indian practice. Having a 4½ ton SUV drive over your body while lying on a bed of nails is crazy. Criss will take this ancient practice and demonstrate his modern version that his predecessors, both past and present, wouldn't think about. Most nail bed demonstrations consist of short nails spaced a maximum of one and a half inches apart allowing for equal weight distribution. Using a nail bed constructed of 8-inch nails, spaced 3 inches apart, Criss will lie flat over the nails. Raising the stakes higher, he will have an SUV Hummer drive on top of him while he lies atop this suicide bed.
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| 5 :01x05 - Body Suspension (Aug/03/2005) | Master Piercer Alan Falkner is flown to Las Vegas to help Criss practice a mind over body demonstration of unique proportions. Despite warnings of wind and potential death, Criss demands to be suspended from a helicopter strung up by fishhooks through the skin of his back and limbs and then flown over the surreal canyons and rock formation of the beautiful Valley of Fire, 90 min. North of Las Vegas.
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| 6 :01x06 - Buried Alive (Aug/10/2005) | With the help of rocker and director Rob Zombie, Criss reenacts his own funeral and attempts one of the most dangerous escape stunts in magic history. The "Buried Alive" demonstration proved fatal for "The Amazing Joe Burras" a magician from Fresno, CA. The stunt was successfully done by Banachek and Lance Burton who both are helping Criss put his own twist on this dangerous exercise. Rob Zombie will manacle Criss into a coffin and help lower him six feet under, on the Santa Clarita haunted house set of Rob's latest film Devil's Rejects in front of a viewing audience. Criss's grave is then filled with earth. With little oxygen and even less time Criss must escape death and slither out of solid ground.
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| 7 :01x07 - Hellstromism (Aug/17/2005) | The extreme entertainer tests the power of `hellstromism' - a mind technique that triggers physical reactions from others and uncovers truths. In a bid to prove this method's worth, Criss is challenged to find a key hidden among more than 1,000 vehicles in a car park in just 30 minutes.
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| 8 :01x08 - Superhuman (Aug/24/2005) | At times people have unbelievable strength some say due to adrenaline, so Criss decides to find out if this strength can be controlled. Determined to channel this strength, Criss has trained relentlessly. Held up by two chairs, one at his feet and one supporting his head and shoulders, Criss mystifies those in Master Toddy's gym having two Muay Thai boxers stand on top of him. In this episode Criss is able to channel this energy as he rips apart phone books, pushes over a tree, and lifts up parked cars and a random taxicab 2 feet off the ground, astounding people in the Aladdin Hotel taxi line.
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| 9 :01x09 - Blind (Sep/07/2005) | Criss tests his ability to see in the dark. Silver dollars, black tape and a blindfold are placed over his eyes while he drives around the streets of Los Angeles in a Mercedes. The owner of the car sits anxiously in the passenger seat as Criss tries to find one of her favourite restaurants.
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| 10 :01x10 - Tesla Strike (Sep/14/2005) | Criss has always been fascinated by lightning and the effects it has on the thousands of people who are struck each year. Those who survive often have increased memory skills and mental capacities. Criss will journey to Baraboo, Wisconsin to test out one of the largest Tesla Coils in the country, a high-voltage air core transformer generating 4,000,000 volts and simulating the electrical charge of being struck by lightning.
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| 11 :01x11 - Oasis (Sep/21/2005) | Criss Angel attempts his most challenging and unprecedented escape ever. He will be sealed in an airtight chamber 24" by 6' and 7/8" thick. The chamber will be submerged in a 4' x 8' x 8' tank. He will be surrounded by almost 2,000 gallons of water, thousands of spectators, and news crews in New York City's Bryant Park. Criss will have up to 33 hours to figure out "The Greatest Escape Ever." Viewers will get an inside glimpse of Criss' experience through his audio diary and a camera perspective from within the air chamber. Also, Criss must escape when US Navy sailors tie him up during the 100' rope challenge in preparation for Oasis.
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| 12 :01x12 - Building Walk (Sep/28/2005) | One of the most dangerous stunts in the series, Criss will lean over the side of the 55 floor Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas at unbelievable angles. But then even more astonishing, he will walk down the side of the building with out any wires, harness or safety netting.
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| 13 :01x13 - C4 Crate (Oct/05/2005) | Criss is fascinated by explosions and decides to experience the power of C4 in a uniquely public fashion in Downtown Las Vegas. With the help of "Pyro Pete," the master explosives expert employed by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Motley Cru and AC/DC, Criss will be locked in an explosives filled crate detonated by remote control by Teller of Penn & Teller.
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| 14 :01x14 - Radio Prediction (Oct/12/2005) | | Taking a tour through the history of magic Criss tours the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Criss and his team are able to view rarely seen Houdini artifacts and the private séance room. On the Dicky Barret morning show at indie 103.1 in Los Angeles, Criss will attempt to predict a major news event as well as the lottery. | | Director: Criss Angel | |
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| 15 :01x15 - Chicken (Oct/19/2005) | Trying to prove which person is crazier, Criss and his comedy magician good friend, the Amazing Jonathan decide to play the ultimate game of chicken. Their rivalry begins with a small paintball game and an electric shock face off. Criss ups the ante daring Amazing Jonathan to hit him with a car. Criss trains with Mark Chadwick to learn how to deflect the impact of a car. The competition culminates with Criss standing in front of a brick wall as Amazing Jonathan revs his engine. After one false run, Amazing Jonathan barrels into Criss pushing through the brick wall. In this episode, Criss also performs a knife test in a sushi bar that could end his career.
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| 16 :01x16 - Uncut (Nov/02/2005) | Considered to be the most influential name in magic today, Master Illusionist, Criss Angel transcends tradition and moves into a new brand of postmodern mysticisim. Criss blurs the line between reality and illusion on the street, stage and in his demonstrations. Relive the craziest and most insane moments of the series. Plus, never before seen footage, outtakes and Criss' most talked about illusion: the trash can uncut and in one continuous shot.
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| 17 :01x17 - Up Close (Nov/16/2005) | Criss Angel, master provocateur, will mystify all as he exhibits more never-before-seen footage in this episode. Considered to be the most influential name in magic today, he continues to blur the line between reality and illusion. Watch "ring in ice" in one unedited take. See a young black panther appear from a taxi's empty trunk. Get an inside look at the characters on the show including the surreal family in the desert, the various celebrity guests, the Mindfreak crew and Criss' family. Criss also tries his luck at the roulette table.
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Season 2 |
| Halloween Special (Oct/31/2005) | | Taking a tour through the history of magic Criss tours the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Criss and his team are able to view rarely seen Houdini artifacts and the private séance room. On the Dicky Barret morning show at indie 103.1 in Los Angeles, Criss will attempt to predict a major news event as well as the lottery. | |
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| 18 :02x01 - Building Float (May/31/2006) | Criss kicks off its second season with "Building Float," an episode that's simply beyond comprehension. Criss floats from one building to another in front of a random crowd in the middle of the day. The incredible demonstration was inspired by the urban legend of D.D. Home, a Scotsman known for his spectacular levitations in the early 1800's. This is one of the series' many mind, body and spirit demonstrations that have never been performed by any human. Criss Angel also demonstrates an amazing light bulb float using kinetic energy, lifts a kid off a parking lot pavement by sticking his hand to the youngster's head, and harnesses the power of static electricity among a crowd to levitate off the ground in the middle of a park.
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| 19 :02x02 - Vanish (May/31/2006) | The art of magic has included disappearing acts for centuries. In this episode, Criss attempts his own incredible take on this illusion: to vanish a spectator surrounded 360 degrees by thousands of witnesses in broad daylight, in the middle of Las Vegas Fremont Street.
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| 20 :02x03 - In Two (Jun/07/2006) | Cutting people in half has been synonymous with the act of magic throughout the course of history. Now for the first time ever, Criss demonstrates his incomparable version, without the use of covers, boxes, or trick clothes of any kind. You will not believe your eyes as Criss explores the history and variety of extremity separations.
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| 21 :02x04 - Walk on Water (Jun/07/2006) | Criss performs his most talked about demonstration featured on his guest star appearance on the hit NBC TV show Las Vegas. Although his network TV water walk was only seconds, now he will attempt it in one continuous shot across an entire pool while skeptics swim below and around him. Criss' also brings a mannequin to life and introduces some new Mindfreaks to his growing repertoire.
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| 22 :02x05 - Animal Magic (Jun/14/2006) | Criss and the Mindfreak team pay tribute to the legendary careers of Siegfried and Roy as Criss performs some amazing animal demonstrations. From making a 4 1/2-ton Asian elephant vanish in the middle of the street surrounded by spectators, to a special magic performance for monkeys, this episode also features pigeons, trained cockroaches and a few human guests.
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| 23 :02x06 - Easy Rider (Jun/14/2006) | Criss unveils the ultimate Mindfreak OCC Chopper and leads the crew on a wild magic filled ride culminating in the hair-raising "Death Trap" exhibition. In front of thousands, Criss pays homage to legendary stunt artist, Steve Baker, as he is suspended, chained and sealed inside a wooden box filled with more than ten rounds of explosives. Criss must escape before a stunt car rams into him in front of the huge crowd. Special guests: Amazing Johnathan, Steve Baker.
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| 24 :02x07 - Party (Jun/21/2006) | Get ready for an illusion filled, night on the town with Criss Angel, "Mindfreak style" in celebration of a cast members 21st birthday! From the chauffeured Escalades to the VIP section of some of Vegas' hottest nightclubs, Criss and crew put incredible magic and insane illusions, into Sin City's nightlife scene. Criss also teaches how to create your own Mindfreak at home and puts his hand right through a passerby.
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| 25 :02x08 - Bike Jump Vanish (Jun/28/2006) | As a longtime fan of motorcycle jump legend Evel Knieval, Criss attempts his first monumental jump. He trains with champion aerialist and world record jump holder, Trigger Gunn. Criss will hit an 60-foot long, 20-foot high ramp at 50 mph, if brothers Costa and JD don't stop him first. What happens next is either disaster or the ultimate Mindfreak! Special guests: Trigger Gunn, Carey Hart, Ice Cube.
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| 26 :02x09 - Chad's Story (Jul/05/2006) | Criss responds to an emotional letter from a young magician who battled leukemia only to lose his Dad to brain cancer. Criss helps Chad Juros achieve his dream of performing as a Las Vegas headliner. Criss also attempts a daring crate escape suspended high above Times Square, NY. Guest stars, Lance Burton, Chad Juros.
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| 27 :02x10 - Celebrity Minds (Jul/12/2006) | Criss uses hypnosis techniques to drop entire crowds of people to the ground before putting an entire restaurant's patrons and staff under his control. His ability to read the minds of some well-known surprise celebrity guests including: Ice Cube, Vince Neil, Mark McGrath and Robin Leach, will equally astound. This episode is chock full of Mindfreaks.
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| 28 :02x11 - Metamorphosis (Jul/19/2006) | On Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Criss performs one of his signature demonstrations: the fastest Metamorphosis ever attempted in front of thousands of spectators. There are no curtains or covers, just an almost deadly wall of fire. Criss also receives the prestigious "Magician of the Year" Award for the third time.
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| 29 :02x12 - Back to School (Aug/02/2006) | Criss heads back to his Long Island home turf to visit some of his favorite haunts and neighborhood high schools. From the cafeteria to the football field, Criss freaks out the students and teachers and shows how to Mindfreak your friends.
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| 30 :02x13 - Sucker (Aug/09/2006) | PT Barnum is often credited with saying "There's a sucker born every minute". In this episode, Criss and team perform an elaborate pickpocket ballet; demonstrate psychic surgery, and reveal the con-artist techniques used by three card monty dealers, card cheats and casino scammers. Criss blows the lid off anyone who uses magic to take advantage of the vulnerable.
Source: A&E | | Guest Stars: Penn Jillette as Himself, Teller as Himself | |
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| 31 :02x14 - Prophecy (Aug/16/2006) | Criss stops his pulse and vital signs in five body locations in front of a certified medical staff and in front of thousands of spectators, and predicts the outcome of a motor speedway race. Criss also waits tables and does close up magic in his favorite hometown diner.
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| 32 :02x16 - Military Salute (Sep/06/2006) | Criss makes a Hummer appear from nowhere, as he visits Vandenburg Airbase in tribute to our men and women in uniform. This episode features mentalism, slight of hand and grand illusions. Criss tries to guess a soldier's secret card by shooting it out of mid-air with a 9mm handgun. Criss produces a special surprise guest from an empty duffle bag in front of hundreds of airmen.
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| 33 :02x17 - Strait Jacket Keel Haul (Sep/13/2006) | Towed through the ocean by his ankles off the coast of the Riviera Maya, Mexico, completely bound in a straitjacket, Criss attempts to survive being drowned alive in the most insane escape imaginable. Plus many more completely "loco" Mindfreaks!
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| 34 :02x18 - Shark Cage Escape (Sep/20/2006) | From Cozumel, Mexico, shackled, handcuffed and locked in a 3 foot by 3 foot 300 lb. steel cage, Criss is pushed overboard and sunk to the bottom of the sea in swift currents and must escape from the ocean floor with but one breath in one continuous shot. Plus many more Mindfreak's that are completely "loco"!
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| 35 :02x19 - Magician of the Year (Sep/27/2006) | Criss Angel surprises his magic team with a trip to Los Angeles, to help him accept the prestigious Magician of the Year Award. Other highlights include Criss performing a mind-blowing demonstration for the Oscar winning R&B group Three 6 Mafia, followed by the ultimate feat in mentalism: a pre-recorded DVD prediction that will leave the magic community floored. Criss also provides a sneak peak of his highly anticipated music video MF2. Special appearances by Three 6 Mafia, Amazing Johnathan, Penn & Teller, Sully Erna and Shannon Larkin of Godsmack, Nuno Bettencourt and Vince Neil.
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| 36 :02x20 - Celebrity Seance (Oct/31/2006) | Criss gathers celebrities for a séance at the Armagosa Hotel in Death Valley Junction, Cal. Guests include Deborah Gibson, Steve Valentine and Three 6 Mafia.
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| 37 :02x21 - Motorcycle Roulette (Oct/31/2006) | Lock the doors, turn on the lights, and prepare to experience Halloween like never before! Criss Angel descends upon Hollywood's famous Magic Castle and his hometown New York in a tour de force of mysticism, mentalism and death defying stunts. At the Magic Castle stage, Criss performs some of his signature effects and the never before seen Matrix (where he literally jumps into another human) and offers up new supernatural demonstrations of mentalism in front of a live audience. He then tests his mind-control abilities by performing a mass interactive experiment with the television audience--right through their screens, and also performs requests sent by viewers via email and letters! Criss will also be shackled, handcuffed, and then nailed into a pine casket that is rapidly approaching an industrial BioChipper.
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| 38 :02x22 - My Secret Cabaret (Nov/08/2006) | Shot in the Palace Showroom of the Magic Castle, this episode climaxes with Criss stopping his pulse in five places while being monitored by a team of medical experts. Jonathan Davis of KORN gives Criss an unforgettable surprise in Los Angeles, California. Other highlights include never before seen bloopers and footage of Criss performing as a teenager.
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Season 3 |
| Luxor Light (Jun/05/2007) | | The third season opener finds Criss performing two levitation feats. First, an attempt to levitate 500 feet above the ground and above the light beamed from the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Next, an attempt to levitate his mother over two broomsticks. Duane "Dog" Chapman makes a guest appearance. | | Guest Stars: Duane "Dog" Chapman as Himself, Tim Chapman as Himself, Leland Chapman as Himself, Beth Smith as Herself | |
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| 39 :03x01 - Steamroller (Jun/12/2007) | In this episode, Criss lies on a bed of broken glass as a steamroller rolls over his body. Criss will also produce a beautiful woman from a box of merchandise. He performs street magic where he bends a quarter in his mouth and makes a card appear in a lit cigar.
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| 40 :03x02 - Prisoner Transport Escape (Jun/12/2007) | After being locked in a mailbag, Criss will attempt to escape a caged truck filled with explosives as it races towards the edge of a cliff. Then he visits a golf course and shows off some golfing skills that even Tiger Woods would envy. He uses his unique powers on the fairways and putting greens, and shocks a group of golfers by levitating high over the course and the trees.
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| 41 :03x03 - Motorhead (Jun/19/2007) | Criss' obsession with cars and motorcycles has been well established in previous episodes, and now Criss has some great, new illusions focused around his favorite hobby. Criss will highlight some of the sickest cars, trucks and bikes in his illusions. He morphs a Bentley into a Lamborghini, builds up to the Lambo vanish starting with high-speed go-karts, and will try to move everyday objects from one area to another while unsuspecting fans look on in awe. The finale comes when for the first time ever, Criss will vanish a moving object. While driving his Lamborghini at a high rate of speed, he defies physics by making it disappear.
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| 42 :03x04 - Screwed (Jun/19/2007) | Criss takes some of the most ordinary objects and makes them the center of the most amazing illusions. He puts a beer bottle through an onlooker's stomach and moves his friend's eyebrow to his chin. Criss transforms a little girl into an adult woman and eats his pet mouse, shocking his friend Jamie Kennedy. In the final demonstration of this episode, Criss actually balances on two upright standing screwdrivers, and then proceeds to walk on row of them while barefoot. He is then presented with the prestigious International Magician of the Year Award.
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| 43 :03x05 - Animal 2 (Jun/26/2007) | Criss loves animals -- and loves to amaze us with his incredible animal illusions. Last season, Criss made an elephant vanish, and in this episode, he'll try to make the pachyderm reappear. Criss also visits Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden, where he turns a cage handler into a full-sized tiger, and transforms a full-grown dog into a cuddly puppy.
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| 44 :03x06 - Quad Drag Escape (Jul/10/2007) | Criss prepares to be bound and dragged by an ATV while trying to escape in the Excalibur arena. Distracted by news of his mother's emergency heart surgery, Criss is unable to concentrate and faces the risk of seriously hurting himself. This episode also includes a demonstration of the art of costume quick-change, floating a coffee cup and the disappearance and reappearance of a woman's wedding ring.
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| 45 :03x07 - Raging Bull (Jul/17/2007) | This episode revolves around an alter ego of Criss Angel, the Traveling Salesman. In this disguise, Criss goes from door-to-door and town-to-town amazing people with his bottomless suitcase, in which he keeps unlikely items such as a ladder, a bowling ball and a hat rack. Last year, in downtown Las Vegas, in front of hundreds of onlookers, Criss surrounded a girl with temporary walls; when the walls came down, she was gone. This year, Criss will attempt the same unbelievable vanish, but this time without walls or barriers of any kind. Then Criss reveals to his mother that he's going to attempt to vanish before a raging Mexican bull charges him.
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| 46 :03x08 - Car Crash Escape (Jul/24/2007) | Hang onto your seat, because Criss will be chained to the side of a parked car filled with explosives, and then try to escape before a second speeding car plows into him. Also, he'll make a chopper bike appear from nowhere in the middle of an empty parking lot.
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| 47 :03x09 - Sucker #2 (Jul/31/2007) | Criss exposes common scams and reveals the secrets of the perpetrators. Included: the methods of psychics. Also: the revelation of a word that supposedly can help people get anything they want.
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| 48 :03x10 - Drowned (Aug/07/2007) | Criss tests his endurance as he attempts to escape mental institution restraints while wrapped tight in sheets, strapped on a gurney, in front of a live audience. Criss also levitates a manhole cover weighing over 100 pounds. For the first time ever, Criss runs into some serious trouble attempting one of Houdini's famous water escapes.
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| 49 :03x11 - Naked Jail Escape (Aug/14/2007) | The greatest and most famous magician ever, Harry Houdini, remains one of Criss Angel's significant influences. Criss pays homage to the master by recreating some of his most incredible escapes and fantastical feats, but with a Mindfreak twist. In one, Criss is completely disrobed to show there are no hidden keys or picks and must escape a jail cell before a mob of fans busts in on him in his birthday suit. Criss will also attempt some of Houdini's favorite tricks, ones that have baffled the masters, and will even teach the viewers a trick from the Houdini spell book. For the first time, Criss runs into serious trouble attempting Houdini's famous water escapes.
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| 50 :03x12 - Burning Man (Aug/21/2007) | When a bag of chips becomes lodged in a snack machine, Criss puts his hand through the glass. Criss and the crew travel away from the hustle and bustle of city life to visit a dude ranch. Criss tills the land and entertains ranchers by hypnotizing chickens and bringing a scarecrow to life. He levitates a friend around a campfire. The episode culminates as illusionist Jeff McBride takes Criss on a right of passage with drums, dancing, and a dangerous feats involving fire.
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| 51 :03x13 - Rollercoaster Thru Criss (Aug/28/2007) | In front of the Luxor Hotel, Criss enables a random bystander to crawl "through" his body. In this episode, the viewer gets an insider's look into Criss' suite and model train collection. Criss breaks and restores a restaurant patron's necklace leading up to the finale where we find Criss tied to the tracks of a speeding roller coaster. Will he escape or will the coaster pass right through him?
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| 52 :03x14 - Underwater Car Escape (Sep/04/2007) | Criss takes Sully from Godsmack's watch, and smashes it to bits with a hammer; he then produces that same watch, undamaged, to the relieved Sully. More mayhem in the arcade when Criss draws a picture that starts talking to startled kids. Criss convinces Carrot Top that a trick has gone wrong and mistakenly chops off his finger. Then he shows an adoring Luxor employee his superhuman strength as he levitates a heavy manhole cover hovering below one hand. The episode culminates as Criss remembers his uncle who drowned as his car slid off the road into a watery ditch. In a tribute to his uncle, Criss is tied and locked in the trunk of a car as it is lowered into a lake. Criss must escape or face the same doom as his uncle.
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| 53 :03x15 - The Loyal (Sep/11/2007) | Criss honors his loyal fans with illusions and surprises. Included: He reads fans' letters; recalls the craziest things they've done to try to meet him; tests their knowledge of the show, giving the winner a trip to Barbados; and gives a fan a car that he produces out of thin air.
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| 54 :03x16 - Mentalism (Sep/18/2007) | Mentalism is the use of one's mind to conduct para-psychological activities such as telepathy and mind reading. Criss has certainly been well versed in these areas of psychology and takes his powers out into the public. First, he takes a shot at being a human lie detector, baffling the polygraph technicians, and later connects the thoughts of two playboy bunnies. He then astounds Flavor Flav when he predicts the time of his famous clock necklace and freaks out Jamie Kennedy as he magically pulls thoughts out of Jamie's mind. Criss will also attempt the unprecedented feat of teleporting a group of people from one elevator to another in one single continuous camera shot.
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| 55 :03x17 - The Kid in Criss (Sep/25/2007) | In this show, the Mindfreak demonstrates how magic has kept the kid alive in him. Criss turns a young girl's toy Barbie into a real women, with the doll growing out of her dollhouse right in front of the eyes of excited children. Criss then physically transforms himself back into a child again. He also teaches a trick to some Make-a-Wish kids, and then Criss-mas comes early as Criss, dressed as Santa Claus, makes a truck full of toys appear out of nowhere to the delight of disadvantaged kids.
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| 56 :03x18 - Cement Block (Oct/23/2007) | Criss is placed in a see-through Plexiglas container that is then sealed in cement and hardened into a block. In front of thousands, Criss is lifted over five stories and given 24 hours to escape before the block crashes to earth. Criss also performs demonstrations on a construction site. He bends a giant nail, moves a hole in a washer, and does some amazing card tricks. Criss loses a bet to his bike shop friends and has to escape from a locked crate before being stabbed to death by giant forklifts.
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| 57 :03x19 - Séance (Oct/30/2007) | | The third season finale finds Criss in the Las Vegas Artisan Hotel, reported as being haunted, holding a séance. He contacts spirits who will reveal intimate information about his guests, including one message received written in blood beneath Criss' skin. Also, Criss attempts to walk across the ceiling of the hotel | |
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Season 4 |
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| 68 :04x02 - Building Implosion Escape (Jul/30/2008) | | Criss is attempting to escape a 9 story imploding building in Florida. The former hotel is the site of the stunt which is filled with explosives and set to detonate. A group of bystanders are invited in for a look around and allow them to shackle, cuff, and leave him behind as they watch a live feed from a safe distance away. Criss must escape to the roof and climb aboard a waiting helicopter before it crumbles to the ground. | |
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| 69 :04x03 - Skeptic (Aug/06/2008) | | Criss invites a group of his skeptics to witness his next deadly challenge. The skeptics lead a blindfolded Criss to four elevator doors, one which is an empty shaft. Using only his mentalism, he will choose which doors are safe by walking into them one by one. Then Criss invites a group of fans ice skating with him. There he has one fan write her name on a playing card. Laying them on the ice he will embed the signed card in the ice. Later, an accidental tearing of a fans poster leads Criss to fixing it with a pass of a hand. | |
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| 70 :04x04 - Nail Gun (Aug/06/2008) | | Criss attempts to catch a razor sharp arrow in his bare hands after it is shot from a nail gun at 1400 feet per second. Then, while on a tour of a warehouse, Criss cuts through a fans arm with a jigsaw blade. At a park, Criss' crew is late for a football game and so he makes 2 players appear from thin air and then makes a football levitate during a perfect pass. | |
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| 77 :04x11 - Premonition (Sep/03/2008) | | Criss locks his premonition inside a locked steel safe and invites his friends to the Mindfreak store and asks them to choose random items they find there. The safe will then be unlocked to reveal the chosen item inside. Later, Criss invites a large crowd to the Luxor lobby to witness him move items with his mind. Angel also demonstrates his ability to connect with people. Criss will transfer his energy through a television to millions viewing. | |
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| 78 :04x12 - In Your Face (Sep/03/2008) | | "The Girls Next Door" from Playboy pay Criss a surprise visit and are invited along as he stuns them with various unexplainable acts up-close and in your face. | | Special Guest Stars: Bridget Marquardt as Herself, Holly Madison as Herself | |
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| 79 :04x13 - Mindfreaking with the Stars (Sep/10/2008) | | Criss helps his celebrity friends learn tricks to perform for their fans, and later performs an illusion with Gene Simmons for a million dollar bet, in Los Angeles. Among the celebrities appearing are Elvis Costello, Ted Nugent, Anthony Michael Hall and Carrot Top. | |
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| 81 :04x15 - Billionaire Prediction (Sep/17/2008) | | Criss gives unknown personal information and makes predictions for billionaire Richard Branson. Criss also teaches actor Wilmer Valderrama a card trick in which he performs for a crowd. | |
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| 83 :04x17 - Car Wreck Vanish (Sep/24/2008) | | Criss joins his friend Sully of "Godsmack" for an unbelievable road trip where he performs many amazing feats. First, while Sully is locked alone inside a cab, Criss jumps up on the hood and suddenly appears inside with him. Next, while inside an antique store, Sully admires a radio which suddenly vanishes. Then, while in the desert, the boys encounter a bar in which Criss has a patron sign a card that disappears and reappears on the blade of a spinning ceiling fan. Criss later rolls down a hill in a car filled with explosives. | |
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| 84 :04x18 - Silverton Final Attempt (Oct/01/2008) | | Criss has never had good luck performing underwater stunts including a near fatal escape last season which went wrong. Criss will face his fears and frustrations as he re-attempts an escape inside a locked box while chained. Criss will first prepare with a certified scuba diver before taking on this feat since failing is not an option. | |
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Season 5 |
| 85 :05x01 - White Death (Aug/12/2009) | | Season five opens with Criss being shackled, placed inside a translucent coffin and buried in ice and snow, in this "Buried Alive" escape. | |
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| 86 :05x02 - Death Field (Aug/19/2009) | | Criss heads to Edwards Air Force Base in California, where he'll attempt to cross field of live explosives. Also, he learns all about mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS), and works with a bomb detection unit. | |
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| 88 :05x04 - Terminal Velocity (Sep/02/2009) | | Criss attempts a teleportation trick by catching an object which has been dropped 250 feet above the ground, all in front of one continuous camera shot. | |
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| 89 :05x05 - Death Crash (Sep/09/2009) | | On the Las Vegas Strip, a driver is asked to crash a car into five different coffins set upright, one at a time, with one containing Criss inside. | |
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