Clever.... Like a Fox

1976
Written by Karrell Fox
Work of Karrell Fox
200 pages (Hardcover), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Roy Kissell
Language: English
81 entries
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Sid Lorraine Foreword
3
Karrell Fox Dedication
4
Edwin Fantastic Fox
7
John Braun Much Ado About Nothing
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, June 1964
 9
Frances Ireland Marshall, Jay Marshall Karrell Fox
13
The Fox of the After-Dinner Circuit "Reprinted by courtesy of the Detroit Free Press"
 		21
Karrell Fox Introduction
27
Karrell Fox Thanx!
28
Karrell Fox The Enlarging Sponge Ball sponge ball wrapped in handkerchief, grows visibly
 		33
Karrell Fox The "Wiggly" Apple green balloon apple made, burst, a sponge rubber snake appears from within
 		35
The Balloon Apple how to make an apple from a balloon
 		35
Karrell Fox A Real "Gem" pill-watch filled with (plastic) gem stones, gag
 		37
Karrell Fox A "Hair-Raid" coin transforms into cotton ball, wig of George Washington presentation
 		38
Karrell Fox The Magic Marker performing for the same table on purpose, then marking the table with an X stamp
 		39
Karrell Fox "Silcopper" Coins with handkerchief
 		40
Karrell Fox The Dwarf's Bowling Trophy routine for S.S. Adams Ball and Vase
 		42
Karrell Fox A Tip! learning new routines with tape recorder
 		44
Karrell Fox Vanglass full glass vanishes close-up from handkerchief, reappears from sleeve
 		45
Karrell Fox A "Spoonerism" clings to nose, sight gag
 		49
Karrell Fox Pencil-tration pencil through borrowed handkerchief, two phases
 		51
Karrell Fox Imp-ossible
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Edwin An Extra!
54
Karrell Fox "Rip-Off" card located behind back, then torn, pieces vanish except one piece, rest restored in deck
Related toVariations 59
Karrell Fox The Barbershop Shuffle presentation for Hindu shuffle
 		61
Karrell Fox Butterfly Shuffle flourish shuffle/cut with both hands
 		64
Karrell Fox "Foxy" Double hit style double lift
 		66
Karrell Fox About Face selection reverses in deck, with bold reverse sleight
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Karrell Fox The "Plastrick" Bag deck in clear plastic bag, selection penetrates
 		70
Karrell Fox Quite a Mouthful fake tongue unrolls from mouth with mini card stuck on it
 		72
Karrell Fox "Clippety-Slip" card with paper clip on it thrown to table, it changes into selection, throw-change with paper clip
 		73
Karrell Fox "Sup-Rising" Card method to set up for plunger rise
 		75
Karrell Fox The Persistent Bunny bunny puppet used in card trick
 		79
Karrell Fox Almost, Complete Coverage gag in which the selection is the only card missing in 52-on-1 card/policy card
 		81
Karrell Fox The "Same to You" Card Trick three spectators chose cards, they are all the Jack of Hearts, even though the deck is all Ace of Spades
 		81
Karrell Fox "Mouseket-Ear" Magic mickey mouse hat, two selections pop up on the two mouse ears
 		83
Karrell Fox Foxy "Cardenballoon" without apparatus
Also published here 85
Karrell Fox Before Your Eyes any spectator in audience can name the selection of the person on stage, jumbo card on back of writing pad for instant stooging
 		87
Karrell Fox A Switch on Dave Hoy's Switch using pen with two tops instead of bulldog clips
Inspired byRelated to 91
Karrell Fox "Blotch-Splotch" Rorschach test presentation, ink in paper becomes a single club for Ace of Clubs
 		93
Karrell Fox Pseudo Psychomitrix "Pseudo Psychometry", two different presentations, see following items
 		95
Karrell Fox Musimentalism spectators write favourite tunes on blank cards, performer assigns them correctly
 		95
Karrell Fox Lipology four women kiss on blank cards, performer then kisses them two and assigns the cards correctly
 		96
Karrell Fox The Shifting Sands of the Sahara white sand on tablet used as presentational ploy to read answer from spectator's palm impression
 		97
Karrell Fox "Foxy-Loxy" keys are in envelopes
 		99
Karrell Fox Astro-Logical words and birth month divined with the use of cards with words and months on them
 		101
Karrell Fox "Simple-Sychometry" five spectators put personal item in bag, performer assigns them, bag has five sections
 		103
Karrell Fox The "Fulla-Schlitz" Production six beer bottles appear on thin tray under handkerchief
Inspired by
  • P&L Fish Bowl Production
 107
Karrell Fox Karrell's "Bloomers" small bouquet of flowers grows
 		109
Karrell Fox Aw-Shoot! with comedy props
 		111
Karrell Fox Instant Flowers seeds put in fist, flowers appear
 		113
Karrell Fox Florabundance four flower bouquets appear on tray under silks
 		115
Karrell Fox The "Fool-eroid" Camera rabbit production from camera box, comedy routine
 		117
Karrell Fox, Edwin, Michael Hooper, Jeffery Atkins Kolor-Kamera camera shown empty, silks change color inside, card silk suggestion
 		119
Bold Count Force reverse count, then bottom card shown
 		121
Karrell Fox Credit-Card Repeat six card repeat with credit cards
Related to 122
Karrell Fox, Roy Kissell Fox's "Rope-Tie" cut and restored necktie, accidentally cut during rope cutting
Inspired by 123
Karrell Fox Fox's "Unequal-Nightmare" Ropes
125
Karrell Fox Beauty and the Least bathing beauty as stage illusion
 		128
Karrell Fox Tarzan Rope Trick with a "Flashy" Finish rope cut in half, knotted together, knot ignited and it burns away in a flash
 		135
Karrell Fox The "Creepy" Carnation lapel flower moves visibly to opposite lapel and back
 		136
Karrell Fox Close-Up Cumberbund storing and organising props in cummerbund
 		137
Karrell Fox Fox's "Hare-Straightner" hypnotizing a spring bunny, sight gag
 		139
Karrell Fox "Take It and Stick It" card rises from fan and up in the air where it is caught, sticks to thumb
 		141
Karrell Fox Magical Assets
Variations 143
Karrell Fox Ball-o-matic single ball instantly becomes four balls, all attached to each other
Variations 145
Karrell Fox Pyromaniact borrowed handkerchief is torched and restored
 		149
Karrell Fox Silkard Production Jack Chanin's T.V. Production with cards
 		151
Karrell Fox Bullseye Card Trick shot on deck, selection flies out, bullet hole through selection, "Sure-Shot"
  • The Second Version (a lipstick lip print appears on card)
 		155
Karrell Fox H.H. Coin Catcher coin stuck to thumb
Related toVariations 157
Karrell Fox The B.S. Coin Pail coin on string attached to handle of pail, string struck for sound
Variations 159
Karrell Fox Nite-Cap strips of paper rolled into ball transform into paper cap, then performer is suddenly dressed in pajamas
  • Nite-Cap - Supreme (different switch)
 		163
Karrell Fox A School for Vent voice from little school house
 		171
Karrell Fox An Encore with radio
 		173
Karrell Fox Clip'nsnip Art rag picture, squares of felt cut and trimmed and arranged in some picture
 		175
Karrell Fox At the End of the Rope pieces of rope intro handkerchief, they arrange into words or a slogan
 		176
Karrell Fox Chalk Talk Features and Finale spectator holds easel infront of him, picture drawn on it, head completes the funny picture
Inspired by 179
Karrell Fox "Sillysilk" Hats silks tied onto spectator's heads for colorful stage presence
 		187
Karrell Fox Fox's Holder-Holder's holders that do not have to be pinned into clothing
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Karrell Fox Fox's "Hang-Ups" method to hang up photographs with the need of a frame
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Karrell Fox Hot Flashes center fold in Playboy magazine with "bunny" picture gos up in flames
 		195
Karrell Fox Cup and Saucery gag in which the cup on a saucer almost drops on spectator but is held in place with a finger through the handle
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Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2018.