What is the name of the trick Harry Anderson performs with 4 jumbo cards that finish with the letters F.A.K.E. ? Is it still available?

Where have you seen this performed? As a "Harry" guy, I seem to remember something like this once on TV, but don't remember more about it...PM me with details or I'll just send you one.

Steve

I've seen it, but I don't think it's ever been released. If I recall it was on a TV special (probably filmed at Disneyland) starring Harry and featuring Markie Post, Turk Pipkin, and the rest of the "gang" filmed in a victorian style theater.

I think all Harry's required was an "in the air" Elmsley Count, and of course what made the trick was the story, about his Father (Grandfather?) challenging him to find a specified card. If he lost he'd have to mow the lawn for a week. Sound familiar yet?

The closest I've come is a Bob Jardine packet effect called "Marked Cards" released in his lecture notes many years ago. Instead of writing the values and suits, I stenciled the cards with jumbo letters to match the value of the cards so they spelled "FAKE." Four blue backed cards are shown and turn face up one at a time in typical packet trick fashion. At the end you admit the cards are "marked" and show the now *Red* backed cards with "F" for the five, "A" for the Ace, and so on.

The special was called "Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom", and featured Harry Anderson, Lance Burton, the Pendragons and Siegfried & Roy. Turk Pipkin wasn't anywhere in the special, at least not in a capacity that I remember. I do remember him in "Hello Sucker", along with Mike Caveney, Tina Lenert & Martin Lewis.

Harry Anderson never released the F-A-K-E routine, but he did market a routine with a similar basis, called "Jumbo Marked".