Of all the people James Randi has debunked over the years, his number one nemesis has always been Uri Geller. In 1975, Randi wrote “The Truth About Uri Geller,” in which he provided evidence that Geller was a fraud who used simple magic tricks, not the power of his mind, to bend metal objects and perform other such chicanery. Randi was sued more than once by the self-proclaimed psychic spoon-bender, but that never stopped him from speaking out against the Israeli charlatan.
Here’s video of Randi explaining an appearance he made with Barbara Walters on “Not For Women Only,” a daytime talk show she hosted for NBC’s owned-and-operated stations in the mid-1970s. He’s on the panel with magicians Mark Wilson and Doug Henning (the latter had the very successful “The Magic Show” on Broadway at the time). When Walters turns the conversation to Geller’s recent appearance on her show, Randi is more than happy to replicate his key-bending and psychic picture-drawing tricks, much to her consternation…
For more info, visit the James Randi Educational Foundation’s website.