All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Magic of ABC Starring David Copperfield

    • September 7, 1977
    • CBS

    With special guests Fred Berry, Shaun Cassidy, Howard Cosell, Kate Jackson, Hal Linden, Penny Marshall, Kristy McNichol, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Parker Stevenson, Dick Van Patten, Adam Rich, Abe Vigoda and Cindy Williams. The illusions performed are: "TV Appearance from Empty Box", "Card Productions", "Production of Hal Linden", "Psycho Shower Scene", "Levitating TV Antenna", "David Cut in Half Lengthwise", "Backstage with the Magician", "Maltese Canary, Lemon, Egg" and "Sailor Scene".

  • S01E02 The Magic of David Copperfield

    • October 27, 1978
    • CBS

    With special guests Orson Welles, Carl Ballantine, Valerie Bertinelli, Sherman Hemsley, Bernadette Peters and Cindy Williams. The illusions performed are: "Vanishing Silk", "Card Manipulation", "Date with a Magician", "Dancing Cane", "Levitating a Lady", "Carl Ballantine Comedy Magic", "Psycho Shower Scene", "Dancing Handkerchief", "David Cut in Half Lengthwise", "Orson Welles Mentalism Spot" and "Asrah Levitation".

  • S01E03 II: The Jewellery

    • October 24, 1979
    • CBS

    With special guest Bill Bixby, Loni Anderson, Valerie Bertinelli, Robert Stack and Alan Alan. The illusions performed are: "Tower Illusion", "Floating Mirror Ball", "Loni's Poster", "The Jewel Thief", "Torn and Restored Cue Card", "The Alan Alan Great Escape", "Ring Flight", "Cigarette Through Quarter", "The 50's", "Orange, Lemon, Egg and Canary", "Memories", "The Detective" and "Conclusion of Loni's Poster".

  • S01E04 III: Levitating Ferrari

    • October 27, 1980
    • CBS

    With special guest Jack Klugman, Debby Boone, Mary Crosby, Louis Nye, Shimada, Cindy Williams and David Mendenhall. The illusions performed are: "Appearing Car Keys", "Floating Ferrari", "The Couple", "Ring Finger", "Broken Heart", "Art Gallery", "Shimada Parasol Act", "Record Album Prediction" and "David's Fable".

  • S01E05 IV: The Vanishing Airplane

    • October 26, 1981
    • CBS

    With special guest Jason Robards, Susan Anton, Audrey Landers, Catherine Bach, David Mendenhall, Barnard Hughes, Clark Brandon and Elaine Joyce. The last illusion, Lear Jet Vanish, has been filmed in long take at the Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, California. The illusions performed are: "Jet Emblem Vanish", "Picture Frame Illusion", "Zig-Zag Laser", "Doll to Life", "Clubhouse", "Finger Ring in Rose", "Love Isn't Just for the Young", "Levitating a Boy", "C.J.'s Card Trick" and "Lear Jet Vanish".

  • S01E06 V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears

    • April 8, 1983
    • CBS

    With special guests Morgan Fairchild, Michele Lee, Eugene Levy and William B. Williams. The illusions performed are: "Shrinking Comedian", "Linking Cards", "Dancing Cane", "Levitating a Lady", "Room Key", "Story of Emily" and "The Statue of Liberty Disappears".

  • S01E07 VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon

    • April 6, 1984
    • CBS

    With special guests Ricardo Montalban, Bonnie Tyler and Heather Thomas. The illusions performed are: "Grand Canyon Levitation", "Vanishing Giraffe Neck", "The Girl and Her Bird", "Instant Photo", "Love Magic Lost", "Audience Jumping Rubber Bands", "Slow-Mo Duck" and "Escape from Death".

  • S01E08 VII: Familiares

    • March 8, 1985
    • CBS

    With special guest Angie Dickinson, Teri Copley and Peggy Fleming. The illusions performed are: "Video to Life (Part 1)", "Webster the Mind-Reading Duck", "The Painter", "Run Duck Run", "Psycho Shower Scene", "Let's Burn a Deal", "Father and Son" and "Video to Life (Part 2)".

  • S01E09 VIII: Walking Through the Great Wall of China

    • March 14, 1986
    • CBS

    With special guest Ben Vereen. This is the only special that was filmed outside the United States. The illusions performed are: "Crystal Smoke Chamber", "Chinese Coin in Orange", "Broken and Restored Thread", "Pearl Production", "Boy Levitation", "Seeing Through a Woman", "Levitating a Woman", "Mr. Roger's Bandana Trick", "Restoring a Bicycle", "Crazy Man's Handcuffs", "Chopstick Through Coin" and "Walking Through the Great Wall of China".

  • S01E10 IX: The Escape from Alcatraz

    • March 13, 1987
    • CBS

    With special guest Ann Jillian. The illusions performed are: "Table of Death", "Death Defying Duck", "On the Edge", "Dream Vision", "Duck-O-Matic", "Kid-O-Matic", "Reverse Duck/Kid-O-Matic" and "Escape from Alcatraz".

  • S01E11 10: The Bermuda Triangle

    • March 12, 1988
    • CBS

    With special guest Lisa Hartman. Filmed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California. The illusions performed are: "Death Saw", "Sailing Montage", "Run Duck Run", "Poultry in Motion", "Floating Match", "Poultry in Motion Reversed" and "Bermuda Triangle".

  • S01E12 XI: The Explosive Encounter

    • March 3, 1989
    • CBS

    With special guest Emma Samms. Filmed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California. The illusions performed are: "Shadow Box", "Dancing Ties", "Telementalist", "Origami", "Telekinesis", "Pole Levitation", "Twister", "$100 Bill Switch", "Crazy Man's Handcuffs" and "Building Implosion".

  • S01E13 XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge

    • March 30, 1990
    • CBS

    With special guest Kim Alexis and Penn & Teller. The illusions performed are: "Motorcycle Vanish", "Camera Trick", "Cardiographic", "Slicer", "Misled", "Walking Through a Mirror", "Ring on the Hourglass", "Memories" and "Niagara Falls Challenge".

  • S01E14 XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express

    • April 9, 1991
    • CBS

    With special guest Jane Seymour. The illusions performed are: "Motorcycle to Women", "Torn Card on Train Window", "Head Mover", "Cut and Restored Rope", "Brazilian Water Levitation", "Card in Balloon", "Floating Rose", "Big Black Box", "Touch the Magic - Train Cards" and "Train Car Vanish".

  • S01E15 XIV: F·L·Y·I·N·G – Live the Dream

    • March 31, 1992
    • CBS

    With special guest James Earl Jones and a special appearance by the late Orson Welles. The illusions performed are: "Heaven on the Seventh Floor", "Interlude", "Graffiti Wall", "Squeeze Box", "Mind Control", "Orson Welles from Beyond", "Touch the Magic - Destinations of Flight", "Flying" and "Flying Outside of the Theater".

  • S01E16 XV: Fires of Passion

    • March 30, 1993
    • CBS

    With special guest Wayne Gretzky. The illusions performed are: "Flying Entrance", "Cocoon", "Air Coppers", "Blueprint for Mystery", "$500,000 Challenge", "After Hours", "Shot Through the Heart", "Touch the Magic - A Miracle in Your Home" and "Amazon Ritual".

  • S01E17 David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic

    • May 12, 1994
    • CBS

    With special guest Claudia Schiffer as "The Reporter", and appearances of various guests from previous specials via archive footage, as James Earl Jones and Joanie Spina. The illusions shown are: "Train Car Vanish", "Amazon Ritual", "Graffiti Wall", "Cocoon", "Illusions Montage (Part 1)", "Lear Jet Vanish", "Death Saw", "Brazilian Water Levitation", "The Statue of Liberty Disappears", "Illusions Montage (Part 2)", "Illusions Montage (Part 3)", "Touch the Magic - Destinations of Flight", "Walking Through the Great Wall of China", "Building Implosion" and "Flying".

  • S01E18 XVI: Unexplained Forces

    • May 1, 1995
    • CBS

    The illusions performed are: "The Fan", "Vanishing Egg", "Floating Table", "The Blade", "Grandpa's Four Aces", "Touch The Magic - The Clock", "Barclay House" and "Snow".

  • S01E19 The Great Escapes

    • April 26, 2000
    • CBS

    An hour of magic and illusion featuring magician David Copperfield performing six of his greatest escapes. The illusions shown are: "Amazon Ritual", "Building Implosion", "Escape from Alcatraz", "Niagara Falls Challenge", "Escape from Death" and "Death Saw".

  • S01E20 Copperfield: Tornado of Fire

    • April 3, 2001
    • CBS

    With special guest Carson Daly. The illusions performed are: "One", "Thumbs", "Laser", "Panty Swap", "Uncle Morty & Aunt Ida", "Tides", "Voyeur", "The Disappearance" and "Tornado of Fire".

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x5 David Copperfield: Illusion

    • CBS

    David Copperfield - the performer the NYT calls "Our Era's Giant of Magic" brings you two decades of his spellbinding career. The Master of Illusion takes you on a guided tour of his magic and his mind. Witness the epic illusions that redefined his art; The Disappearance of the Statue of Liberty, Walking Through the Great Wall of China, The Imploding Building, The Vanishing Airplane, and much more. Included are illusions featured in his Broadway show "Dreams and Nightmares" and Flying, the signature effect that took him seven years to develop. The illusions shown are: "Train Car Vanish", "Amazon Ritual", "Graffiti Wall", "Cocoon", "Illusions Montage (Part 1)", "Lear Jet Vanish", "Death Saw", "Brazilian Water Levitation", "The Statue of Liberty Disappears", "Illusions Montage (Part 2)", "Illusions Montage (Part 3)", "Touch the Magic - Destinations of Flight", "Walking Through the Great Wall of China", "Building Implosion", "Flying", "Grandpa's Four Aces", "Barclay House" and "Snow".