A magician’s flashy fenders are no match for skeptical Frannie, who tries to prove the power of his magic is all a trick.
Tropes:
- Disappearing Box: Harry Hoodini’s final trick is to make Franny disappear. Luckily he also makes her reappear, and with her lost toy!
- Freudian Excuse: The reason that Frannie doesn't believe in magic is because she was swindled out of her favorite toy by one.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It’s hard for the audience to tell if Harry Hoodini making Frannie disappear is another one of his tricks or really magic.
- Pun-Based Title: The episode’s title, and the magician’s name, is a play on the famous escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini.
- Real After All: Frannie tries to convince everyone that the magician’s tricks are all just easily-explained sleight of hand. In the end, she’s shown that the magic is indeed real as Harry Hoodini actually makes her disappear.
- Restored My Faith in Humanity: The episode starts with Frannie believing all magicians are fakes and swindlers who steal one's prized toys. But after Hoodini pulls off an exceptional magic trick that brings back her toy in the process, Frannie's faith in magic is restored.
