Like a Dog with a Melon Now You See It

Magic is everywhere.

So steady yourself...

..grab a bite to eat...

..and remain calm at all times.

Did I win?

Because these magicians are on fire.

Well, not literally, we hope.

Welcome to Now You See It.

Right, first up, it's...

(Oh, sorry, sorry, we're going into a library.)

(Has everyone turned their phone off?)

PHONE RINGS

(Oh, there's always one, isn't there?)

-Hello? Hello? Hello?

-PHONE KEEPS RINGING

RINGING CONTINUES

Hello?

Hello?

-Hello?

-RINGING CONTINUES

Hello?

-RINGING CONTINUES

-Hello? Oh...

To be honest, it's only going to be somebody trying to sell you

personal injury insurance.

RINGING CONTINUES

Or it could be his phone company saying

he hasn't paid any of his 40 different bills!

-RINGING CONTINUES

-Hello?

-RINGING CONTINUES

-Hello?

PHONE KEEPS RINGING

-Hello?

-HE SIGHS

RINGING STOPS

And that, kids, is a landline.

I dread to think where he's got it plugged in!

Oh, I think it's for you.

Brilliant! He's actually answering it.

Hello?

-Pillow fight!

-Duck down!

-Whoa!

-Or is it goose?

Did I win?

Ah, football, the beautiful game.

To succeed in this sport,

you need professionalism, dedication, talent,

and, of course, terrible dreadlocks.

Run, Cyrildinho! The transfer window's closing!

Even Cristiano Ronaldo would think, "That's a bit showy-offy!"

I'm not sure what's going to happen at the end of this,

but what I do know is that, meanwhile,

Germany are beating England on penalties.

Back in the changing room.

You know that saying, "Magic is all smoke and mirrors"?

Well, here, there's no smoke, and there isn't actually a mirror.

That's in fact her identical twin behind a pane of glass.

Let the confusion begin!

"Hey, where's my reflection gone?"

What a way to find out you're a vampire.

I do like the way people look around to see if perhaps their

reflection has slipped off to one side!

This trick can be done with non-identical twins,

but it doesn't work quite as well.

And if you don't have a twin, you can of course use a mirror.

Remember the old saying,

"When one door opens, another one closes and squashes you"?

Ooh, it's a sunny day, so it's time to wear...

This guy's future is so bright, he's got to wear shades.

But which ones?

Whoo!

Whoo!

Whoo!

Time for a nap.

Now an incredible trick that uses only a manky old blanket...

an oversized cardigan...

a nod of the head...

and...

Oh, that was quite good.

Wonder where he's vanished to - New York? The Maldives? Rome?

Ah, there he is, outside on the patio.

Ooh, get us a loaf from the freezer while you're out there, will you?

Not all tricks go according to plan,

as we find out in our regular feature...

Is that Cyrildinho getting into the metal box?!

Now the Penguin from the Batman franchise

climbs on top of the box, and...

Don't worry, only his ego was bruised.

Well, that and his bum.

Now, we love a bit of Animal Magic, don't we?

You know the old phrase, "He's like a dog with a melon"?

No, that's because no-one's ever said it till now.

But here's man and Pomeranian in perfect harmony.

To be fair, Victoria Beckham's the same

whenever David picks up a sausage.

Meanwhile, this man's going to make a balloon animal.

Oh, by scribbling a rubbish face on it, by the looks of things.

No, I'm sorry, that is simply not good enough!

And to make matters worse, that balloon is now going to spend

the rest of its life in captivity.

Now, that's a good trick, and let me assure all viewers that

no balloons were harmed in the making of this film.

Yep, these two are still at it.

NARRATOR CHUCKLES

You're on an eight-hour flight,

and the passenger sitting next to you wants to show you a card trick.

What option do you have but to...jump?!

Unfortunately, that isn't going to stop him.

He's saying, "Pick a card, any card, just pick a card,

"we're limited for time here, mate!"

Ace of diamonds, yeah, seen that.

It's the rabbit squashed under his helmet I feel sorry for.

And guess what? Inside his mouth, just past the complimentary peanuts,

a saliva-covered corner of the ace of diamonds!

I hope he remembered his parachute.

There's no flies on this frog - well, he's eaten them all.

But you know the problem with frogs?

Very long tongue, but very short-sighted.

Brilliant, it's time for...

And this week, all the way from the set of Game Of Thrones,

it's husband-and-wife act Hans and Helga Moretti.

She seems to have a small animal draped across her shoulders,

while he's got one nestling underneath his nose.

Just how many assistants does Hans need?!

Ooh, there's another one.

Before being suspended from a burning rope,

Hans is chained and padlocked.

To be fair, if you're going to sport a moustache like that,

you do risk being locked up.

Now, remember, Hans and Helga are magicians, so, please,

only use chains and padlocks for your bike,

unless you're a professional escapologist.

Houdini used to do this - he'd hide a lock-pick

in his thick head of hair...

Ah, I see a problem.

Ah, the assistants are back to carefully shove Hans down

onto the crash mat.

Cue yet another glamorous assistant - Fireman Sam!

Seems a harsh thing for Helga to do to her husband.

All he did was forget to Sky Plus Strictly!

I'm no expert, but as a fireman, isn't his job to put out fires?!

It's never this tense on Friday Wind-Up.

Phew, thank goodness that array of sharp and deadly-looking knives

has been magically transformed into a soft, bouncy crash mat.

Hooray! He's done it! Or has he just fallen off the rope?

It's quite hard to tell with this trick, isn't it?

Ah-ha, yes! You did it, Hans! We salute you.

Right, I'm off to work on my moustache now,

but join me next time for another magical kickabout

where things might not always go to plan...

..but we're happy to hear your feedback.

Well, some of the time.

Are either of these two ever going to eat that melon?