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The Carbonaro Effect

The Carbonaro Effect
★ 7.4/10•2014•30m•B-15•Reality
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Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 1, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - Got the Bug OutE130m

Got the Bug Out

Posing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along.

Apr 1, 2014

Episode 2 - A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and SeedsE230m

A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

Posing as a cashier, Michael makes a shopper's face appear on a milk carton and tries to convince her that she really is a missing person. Then, in a shipping store he has customers believing that impossible technology of the future has arrived, like a bowling ball that can be mailed in a flat box. Plus, he has a hotel guest questioning her identity when he swaps her ID, and stumps a valet when he does a disappearing act from his car.

May 15, 2014

Episode 3 - A Waddle, a Scratch...E330m

A Waddle, a Scratch...

A duck fools thrift store shoppers; an endless chain of hangers; cheese corks in a liquor store; freezing wine; destroying and reconstructing art in a museum.

May 15, 2014

Episode 4 - Just Smash It OutE430m

Just Smash It Out

Michael convinces car wash patrons that he broke their window, only to miraculously fix it with the push of a button. Then, dry cleaning customers are confused when Michael is suddenly wearing their clothes in the blink of an eye. Plus, pet shoppers see fish in a dry water bowl.

May 22, 2014

Episode 5 - Out of BounceE530m

Out of Bounce

Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing car makes a security guard panic.

May 29, 2014

Episode 6 - Don't Freeze MeE630m

Don't Freeze Me

A light box turns heavy in a sporting goods store; Michael poses as a barista for a glass illusion; a boomerang in a museum; taxidermy mischief.

Jun 5, 2014

Episode 7 - The Lizard LawE730m

The Lizard Law

A lucky serpent at a Mexican restaurant; metal-melting salsa; a brown bag lunch that keeps on giving; the freshest frozen entrée ever; dead flowers revived.

Jun 12, 2014

Episode 8 - It's a MakeshiftE830m

It's a Makeshift

Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.

Jun 19, 2014

Episode 9 - Green FriendlyE930m

Green Friendly

A shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at the car wash.

Jun 26, 2014

Episode 10 - Maybe it's the Echinacea?E1030m

Maybe it's the Echinacea?

Posing as a Pet Store employee, Michael sells customers on the novelty of pets that can hatch out of balloons and convinces a hotel valet that he can park a car without even sitting in the driver's seat.

Jul 10, 2014

Episode 11 - Serious Déjà VuE1121m

Serious Déjà Vu

Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.

Jul 17, 2014

Episode 12 - An Elevated Ferret AlertE1230m

An Elevated Ferret Alert

At a car wash, Michael uses a unique method to retrieve keys that were locked in a car, and horrifies a woman who does not want new furry friends.

Jul 24, 2014

Episode 13 - Cause and EffectE1330m

Cause and Effect

In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.

Oct 30, 2014

Episode 14 - This is Not an OrangeE1430m

This is Not an Orange

Michael confuses variety store customers with products that have secret hideaways; astonishes camping store patrons with rafts that come in pill form; and convinces a woman that a tiny propeller enables human levitation.

Nov 6, 2014

Episode 15 - Just During the PreviewsE1530m

Just During the Previews

Michael tests gravity when he floats the idea of astronaut snacks; his darkness-triggering popcorn and he astonishes an antique store employee with glass figurines that feel emotion and repair themselves.

Nov 13, 2014

Episode 16 - In Case What?!E1630m

In Case What?!

Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.

Nov 20, 2014

Episode 17 - A Faux Pas to WearE1730m

A Faux Pas to Wear

Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.

Nov 27, 2014

Episode 18 - Just a MilkerE1830m

Just a Milker

Michael fishes for trouble in a toy store with pop-up books that contain live animals and, at a health food store, he shows a woman how to milk almonds; a mummy causes an employee to question ancient curses.

Dec 4, 2014

Episode 19 - Suburban PimpE1930m

Suburban Pimp

Michael gets spooky at an antique store with a vintage voodoo doll and, at a costume store, a Dorothy outfit comes complete with a little dog too.

Dec 11, 2014

Episode 20 - Might Be Trippin'E2030m

Might Be Trippin'

Michael fills in for a karate instructor and interrupts the Zen of his students; a frog necklace that is so realistic; a clothing display that puts the "man" in mannequin.

Dec 18, 2014

Episode 21 - An Awogami Is RipeE2130m

An Awogami Is Ripe

Michael works at a camping store where his life-saving s'mores and pop-up coolers stun customers; a child safety pill bottle with built-in invisibility proves too complicated for adults; Michael adjusts the size of a model train.

Dec 25, 2014

Episode 22 - IguanasaursE2230m

Iguanasaurs

Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.

Jan 1, 2015

Episode 23 - 3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power TentsE2330m

3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents

Michael tries to pull a fast one on burger joint patrons with his inflatable hot dogs and his unusual technique for bagging buns, then he creeps out a flea market vendor when he brings an acrylic encased arachnid back to life.

Jan 8, 2015

Episode 24 - Flash MeltE2430m

Flash Melt

Michael hits the jackpot in a convenience store with a man who guesses the winning lotto numbers and amazes a mother at a toy store when he demonstrates her own child's genius abilities.

Jan 15, 2015

Episode 25 - An Over-grooming SituationE2530m

An Over-grooming Situation

Michael leaves a co-worker with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water; Michael's puppy takes to the catwalk after dressing himself in the most fashionable canine attire.

Jan 22, 2015

Actors

Michael Carbonaro

Michael Carbonaro

Himself

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