History Series / TheMagician

* DeadManHonking: In "The Illusion of Stainless Steel Lady", Tony fakes his death by AnimalAssassin by slumping forward in his car, his head on the steering wheel and the horn blaring.

* TownWithADarkSecret: In "Lightning on a Dry Day", Blake visits the small town of Elm Ridge, North Carolina after meeting a young man who was rendered catatonic by something he saw near there. The locals make various attempts to run him out of town before he eventually discovers that the town matriarch is manufacturing illegal rejuvenation drugs, and the young man witnessed a Treasury agent who got too close to the truth being burned alive.

* AuctionOfEvil: In "The Illusion of Black Gold", kidnappers attempt to auction off of a kidnapped scientist who has developed a process for extracting oil from shale.

Blake was a professional stage magician who used his skills to solve crimes and help the helpless. Years earlier, Blake had been in prison on a trumped-up espionage charge in an unnamed country in South America. He discovered a way to escape with his cellmate, which began his interest in escapology. The cellmate died and left him a fortune. The escape, apparently followed by exoneration of the false charges that had led to it, led to Blake's pursuit of a career in stage magic, which made him famous. He never forgot his unjust imprisonment, and it motivated him to seek justice for others. Blake frequently received assistance from acerbic columnist Max Pomeroy, Max's brilliant son Dennis, who uses a wheelchair, his assistant and pilot Jerry, and later Magic Castle owner Dominic.

Blake was a professional stage magician who used his skills to solve crimes and help the helpless. Years earlier, Blake had been in prison on a trumped-up espionage charge in an unnamed country in South America. He discovered a way to escape with his cellmate, which began his interest in escapology. The cellmate died and left him a fortune. The escape, apparently followed by exoneration of the false charges that had led to it, led to Blake's pursuit of a career in stage magic, which made him famous. He never forgot his unjust imprisonment, and it motivated him to seek justice for others. Blake frequently received assistance from acerbic columnist Max Pomeroy, Max's brilliant son Dennis, who uses a wheelchair, and Tony's assistant and pilot Jerry.
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Blake was a professional stage magician who used his skills to solve crimes and help the helpless. Years earlier, Blake had been in prison on a trumped-up espionage charge in an unnamed country in South America. He discovered a way to escape with his cellmate, which began his interest in escapology. The cellmate died and left him a fortune. The escape, apparently followed by exoneration of the false charges that had led to it, led to Blake's pursuit of a career in stage magic, which made him famous. He never forgot his unjust imprisonment, and it motivated him to seek justice for others. Blake frequently received assistance from acerbic columnist Max Pomeroy, and Max's brilliant son Dennis, who uses a wheelchair.

* GirlOfTheWeek: Tony has several romantic interests who disappear the end of the episode they appear in, and are never mentioned again. This is particularly noticeable in "The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit", when Janet drops into Tony's life. She had a relationship with him a year ago when they were engaged, knew enough about his stage routine to slip into it while evading two thugs, and knows the Magic Castle's hidden elevators. Tony becomes romantically involved with Janet again, and resolves the conflict between Janet and her father. And yet Janet is never heard from again.

* FramedFaceOpening: Tony appears in the early episode in a full-body frame. The other main stars have their faces framed in production Multiplying Balls, and after the ReTool on cards that Tony causes to rise out of a deck.

* SlippedTheRopes: Averted in "Lightning on a Dry Day", when Platt handcuffs Tony and pretends that Tony is his prisoner. Tony escapes the cuffs on his own, and even Platt seems surprised.

* SlippedtheRopes: Averted in "Lightning on a Dry Day", when Platt handcuffs Tony and pretends that Tony is his prisoner. Tony escapes the cuffs on his own, and even Platt seems surprised.

* EpiphanyTherapy: In "Lightning on a Dry Day", Ian recovers from the acute mental trauma of seeing a man burn to death, in what is a very short period of time after Tony returns him to the institute. Only the doctor finding out what Ian saw was enough to cure him.

* EpiphanyTherapy: Ian recovers from the acute mental trauma of seeing a man burn to death, in what is a very short period of time after Tony returns him to the institute. Only the doctor finding out what Ian saw was enough to cure him.

* NewOldFlame: The two-part "The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit" begins when a preciously unseen ex-girlfriend of Tony's arrives on his doorstep being chased by gangsters.

* GirlOfTheWeek: Tony has several romantic interests who disappear the end of the episode they appear in, and are never mentioned again. This is particularly noticeable in "The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit", when Carol drops into Tony's life. She had a relationship with him a year ago when they were engaged, knew enough about his stage routine to slip into it while evading two thugs, and knows the Magic Castle's hidden elevators. Tony becomes romantically involved with Carol again, and resolves the conflict between Carol and her father. And yet Carol is never heard from again.

* RuthlessModernPirates: In "Nightmare in Steel", Tony thwarts a gang of moderm pirates bent on hijacking a freighter carrying millions of dollars in fuel as cargo.

* GirlOfTheWeek: Tony has several romantic interests who disappear the end of the episode they appear in, and are never mentioned again. This is particularly noticeable in "The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit", when Carol drops into Tony's act. She had a relationship with him a year ago, knew enough about his stage routine to slip into it while evading two thugs, and knows the Magic Castle's hidden elevators. Tony becomes romantically involved with Carol again, and resolves the conflict between Carol and her father. And yet Carol is never heard from again.

* WhatHappenedtotheMouse: After the ReTool, Max and his son disappear without mention (except Max appears in one episode filmed before the ReTool that was aired afterward). Jerry disappears without mention five episodes into the ReTool, although actor Jim Watkins continues receiving a star credit.