Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Criss Angel Mindfreak Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Burned Alive
Wed, Jul 20, 200522 mins
It is Criss' mom's 70th birthday so he celebrates by becoming a human candle. Criss also plays with a voodoo doll and disappears from under a garbage can.
Episode 2
Levitation
Wed, Jul 20, 200521 mins
The focus is on levitation and Criss not only levitates himself, but also complete strangers in the presence of a crowd.
Episode 3
Wine Barrel Escape
Wed, Jul 27, 200522 mins
To honor Houdini, Criss attempts to escape from a water-filled wine barrel while suspended eight stories in the air.
Episode 4
SUV Nail Bed
Wed, Jul 27, 200522 mins
Criss does one better than simply laying on a bed of nails as he attempts to take on the added stress of having an SUV drive onto his chest while he is there.
Episode 5
Body Suspension
Wed, Aug 3, 200522 mins
Criss engages in a body suspension ritual that has him hanging by hooks through his back from a helicopter.
Episode 6
Buried Alive
Wed, Aug 10, 200521 mins
Criss is handcuffed and then buried alive in a coffin under six feet of dirt and must escape.
Episode 7
Hellstromism
Wed, Aug 17, 200521 mins
Hellstromism is the art of muscle reading. Criss uses this technique to find a key hidden on a multi-acre car lot.
Episode 8
Superhuman
Wed, Aug 24, 200521 mins
Criss believes that with the proper training, superhuman strength is possible. To prove it, he attempts to lift a two-ton taxi.
Episode 9
Blind
Wed, Sep 7, 200521 mins
Actress Mandy Moore gives Criss permission to drive her car across Los Angeles completely blind.
Episode 10
Tesla Strike
Wed, Sep 14, 200521 mins
Criss wants to experience what it would feel like to be struck by lightning so he sets up an experiment where he will be hit with three million volts of electricity.
Episode 11
Oasis
Wed, Sep 21, 200521 mins
Criss attempts to escape from a tube submerged in water in the middle of park in New York.
Episode 12
Building Walk
Wed, Sep 28, 200522 mins
Criss attempts to walk down the side of a hotel with no harness and no safety nets.
Episode 13
C4 Crate
Wed, Oct 5, 200522 mins
Criss climbs into a wooden box with the equivalent of a stick of dynamite and blows it up.
Episode 14
Prediction
Wed, Oct 12, 200521 mins
Criss attempts to show that he can predict the future by sealing up a recorded premonition and listening to it the next day on live radio to see if he was correct.
Episode 15
Chicken
Wed, Oct 19, 200521 mins
Criss dares the Amazing Jonathan to a game of chicken with the Amazing Jonathan driving a car and Criss standing in front of a block wall.
Episode 16
Halloween
Mon, Oct 31, 200543 mins
Criss goes to the Magic Castle and crashes Joaquin Ayala's performance. He preforms one of his most dangerous stunts by being shackled, handcuffed, and nailed into a pine casket on a conveyor belt leading to an industrial BioChipper.
Episode 17
Uncut
Wed, Nov 2, 200521 mins
"Uncut" includes never before seen footage, outtakes and one of the show's most talked about illusions: the trash can uncut and in one continuous shot.
Episode 18
Up Close
Wed, Nov 16, 200521 mins
Shows footage shot throughout season 1 but never aired. Also explains the "Surreal Family".
