Season 1
17 episodes · Oct 27, 1978
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- S1E1
The Magic of David Copperfield
Oct 27, 1978This is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles.
- S1E2
The Magic of David Copperfield II
Oct 24, 1979This is the second CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Bill Bixby. For the first time David Copperfield is also co-writer.
- S1E4
The Vanishing Airplane
Oct 26, 1981Introduced by the host Jason Robards and then presented by David Copperfield himself, inside a flying Lear jet. For the first time he is also the producer.
- S1E5
The Statue of Liberty Disappears
Apr 8, 1983"This is the Statue of Liberty. Tonight, the illusion of the century. David Copperfield will attempt to make the Statue of Liberty disappear." For the first time David presents a special without a host, and is also co-director.
- S1E6
Floating Over the Grand Canyon
Apr 6, 1984With special guests Ricardo Montalban, Bonnie Tyler and Heather Thomas.
- S1E8
Walking Through the Great Wall of China
Mar 14, 1986Introduced by the host Ben Vereen, the only special filmed outside USA.
- S1E9
The Escape from Alcatraz
Mar 13, 1987Introduced by Ann Jillian after a short presentation by David Copperfield himself from the Alcatraz prison's beacon.
- S1E10
The Bermuda Triangle
Mar 12, 1988Introduced by the hostess Lisa Hartman and then presented by David Copperfield himself, from a huge triangular platform floating on the Atlantic Ocean. For the first time he is also the executive producer.
- S1E11
The Explosive Encounter
Mar 3, 1989With special guest Emma Samms. Filmed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, California.
- S1E12
The Niagara Falls Challenge
Mar 30, 1990With special guests Kim Alexis and Penn & Teller.
- S1E13
Mystery on the Orient Express
Apr 9, 1991Introduced by the hostess Jane Seymour, and the third and last one in which David Copperfield enters the scene on his Harley Davidson. The location is not a stage but a train station, in which Copperfield will perform both the first and the last illusions.
- S1E14
Flying - Live the Dream
Mar 31, 1992With special guest James Earl Jones and a special appearance by the late Orson Welles.
- S1E17
Copperfield: Tornado of Fire
Apr 3, 2001With special guest Carson Daly, this is the only TV special with a feat broadcasted live (in USA only) from New York City.