Scam School

Season 2014

TV-PG
If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit, this would be it. Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood takes viewers on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If you watch carefully, you'll never have to pay for a drink again!

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52 Episodes

  • 300 Year Old WIZARD SECRET!
    E1
    300 Year Old WIZARD SECRET!Brian shows off one of the oldest and most used magic principles.
  • The STRING THEORY Trick!
    E2
    The STRING THEORY Trick!Particle physics? Not quite, but you'll feel like a genius with this string and ring trick.
  • Invent a PSYCHIC BOARD GAME!
    E3
    Invent a PSYCHIC BOARD GAME!Always win at the world's worst board game with this mind-reading, future-predicting original effect. You just need some napkins and a pen.
  • Michael Ammar's 'Crazy Man's Handcuffs!'
    E4
    Michael Ammar's 'Crazy Man's Handcuffs!'Melt brains with the BEST closeup rubber band trick you'll learn.
  • Nick Trost's 'Eight Card Brainwave'!
    E5
    Nick Trost's 'Eight Card Brainwave'!You won't need a full deck for this one, predict the future with 8 random cards! They will ALWAYS choose the card that came from a different deck.
  • The Triangle TRIFECTA!
    E6
    The Triangle TRIFECTA!It's the challenges that win you the free drinks. Here are 3 triangle puzzles that will get you all the beer.
  • How to Make ANY Dollar Bill Teleport ANYWHERE!
    E7
    How to Make ANY Dollar Bill Teleport ANYWHERE!It's the power of teleportation! And a little misdirection. Fire always helps too.
  • The Secret Method to Always Win at DOTS!
    E8
    The Secret Method to Always Win at DOTS!It's a math challenge that's a game and a lie. But it's no lie that you shouldn't miss Brian and Zak's beard growing contest for Dollar Shave Club!
  • Two Insanely EASY Ash Pranks to Impress Everyone!
    E9
    Two Insanely EASY Ash Pranks to Impress Everyone!Everyone loves a prank. Here are two super easy tricks that will make them look dumb and have everyone laughing their ashes off!
  • Can YOU Figure Out This Black Box Trick?
    E10
    Can YOU Figure Out This Black Box Trick?Here the "black box" is a fez. Fezzes are cool. Are your scam senses able to guess how David picked the right dollar bill? There are always shenanigans at play.
  • The Shuffled Deck Time Machine!
    E11
    The Shuffled Deck Time Machine!THEY shuffle the cards. THEY pick the coin. YOU provide the unbelievable coincidence. David Rangel workshops a card trick that fools all three magicians at the table.
  • Awesome Interactive Trick Works on YOU!
    E12
    Awesome Interactive Trick Works on YOU!Try this at home! Pause at 2:30 to play along. Advance the numerical value of the card you choose starting from the first line. Play until you don't have any more moves. What card do you end on? (Face cards = 5; and the Joker = 1).
  • How to Become an INSTANT TELEPATH!
    E13
    How to Become an INSTANT TELEPATH!Perform a mind reading miracle using magazines with hardly any preparation. AND a special cameo appearance by a special guest you can't miss!
  • Can YOU Spot the Counterfeit Cash?
    E14
    Can YOU Spot the Counterfeit Cash?Brian is using imaginary money to show off two real puzzles. Can you figure out these games?
  • SO MANY NAPKIN TRICKS!
    E15
    SO MANY NAPKIN TRICKS!Annoy everyone at fancy restaurants!
  • PSYCHIC Cards Against Humanity!
    E16
    PSYCHIC Cards Against Humanity!Brian shows off a version of Cards Against Humanity with a twist of wizard powers on the side.
  • Win this Math Race EVERY Time!
    E17
    Win this Math Race EVERY Time!Add up numbers like a whiz! Or is it a trick? It's probably a trick, guys.
  • Matchbox Monte!
    E19
    Matchbox Monte!Pete Boie joins us to show off a matchbox trick that is half magic and half SCAM.
  • Can YOU Pass "The Genius Test"?
    E20
    Can YOU Pass "The Genius Test"?Brian has 2 puzzle challenges for you - can you solve 'em?
  • 3 FAST and EASY Matchbook Scams
    E22
    3 FAST and EASY Matchbook ScamsBehold the nimble hands of Diamond Jim Tyler who stops by to teach us these matchbook scams (plus one good ol' jerk move).
  • Business Card MIND CONTROL
    E23
    Business Card MIND CONTROLWho'll buy the drinks? Not you! Pete Boie stops by to show an old gag to score a drink. Big thank you to Pete Boie for stopping by and showing us some simple choice manipulation.
  • It's The STRAWSHIP Enterprise!
    E25
    It's The STRAWSHIP Enterprise!This week, Brian shows off puzzle tricks that could very possibly melt your brain. Check out the latest Scam School and see if you can master these tricks and maybe even score free beers from your friends!
  • The Impossible Object!
    E26
    The Impossible Object!Manipulate time and space to create this impossible object - from a simple post-it note.
  • Turn POCKET JUNK Into MAGIC!
    E27
    Turn POCKET JUNK Into MAGIC!From a random assortment of objects, always isolate the chosen one!
  • Cork Flipping For Dorks
    E29
    Cork Flipping For DorksDon't be fooled by this seemingly simple cork flipping trick!
  • The Penny Puzzle!
    E30
    The Penny Puzzle!Nate Staniforth performs two impressive illusions, and Brian sets the crowd against a difficult coin challenge.
  • The Amazing MONEY Wallet!
    E32
    The Amazing MONEY Wallet!Go from fool to cool with this, the best worst card trick.
  • EXPLODE Your Card Out Of A Balloon!
    E33
    EXPLODE Your Card Out Of A Balloon!Diamond Jim gives us a new look at an old trick, and Justin Willman busts out the balloons!
  • Look STRONGER Than Your Friends With Cellophane!
    E34
    Look STRONGER Than Your Friends With Cellophane!Pete Boie helps you get ripped (cellophane) by posing a simple challenge that's harder than it seems!
  • The Staniforth Switch
    E36
    The Staniforth SwitchNate Staniforth reveals his brilliant card swap trick!
  • Get Lucky With The Roll Of A Die!
    E37
    Get Lucky With The Roll Of A Die!Rig any game using dice by process of elimination!
  • The Holey Force
    E38
    The Holey ForceRipping up a folded napkin might not be as predictable as you would imagine.
  • Warp The Odds of SPINNING NICKELS!
    E39
    Warp The Odds of SPINNING NICKELS!What could be more fair than spinning a nickel? A lot of things, apparently.
  • Extracentsory Perception
    E40
    Extracentsory PerceptionNate Staniforth returns to read the finest of details from just the tips of his fingers!
  • Can You Make Lincoln Look The Other Way?
    E41
    Can You Make Lincoln Look The Other Way?Diamond Jim Tyler simply asks, "Can you get Abraham Lincoln to face the other way?"
  • See All With This MEMORY TECHNIQUE!
    E42
    See All With This MEMORY TECHNIQUE!When it comes to cards, Brian has unbeatable memory techniques!
  • Shortcut Your MASTERY Over Numbers!
    E43
    Shortcut Your MASTERY Over Numbers!Diamond Jim Tyler returns not only to defend his title for most badass guesting and to extract numbers from brains!
  • Bubbles... OF FIRE!!
    E44
    Bubbles... OF FIRE!!Brian reverts to his childhood and blows bubbles all episode! Oh, also his childhood is possessed with the drive to burn things. Who could've known?
  • Love Gloves & SPACE HERPES!
    E45
    Love Gloves & SPACE HERPES!There's a sudden outbreak of infectious disease, but inspection gloves are outrageously expensive! What is the most cost-effective inspection protocol?
  • The Three Equations That Will Melt Your Brain!
    E46
    The Three Equations That Will Melt Your Brain!Brian formulates his way to beer with three tricky equation-based puzzles!
  • DISAPPEAR Any Card As It's Shuffled!
    E47
    DISAPPEAR Any Card As It's Shuffled!Choose any card, shuffle the deck and IT'S GONE?! Into the void of unimaginable emptiness you might presume, but that's not necessarily the case. Brian shows you how.
  • Build The TALLEST Key Tower EVER!!
    E48
    Build The TALLEST Key Tower EVER!!Armed with a fistful of keys, Brian sets out to erect the world's TALLEST KEY STRUCTURE to keep his precious cork out of reach from the laypeople.
  • Predict The FUTURE Using ANY Calendar!
    E49
    Predict The FUTURE Using ANY Calendar!Matt Dillahunty uses a standard calendar to discern far more than is logical.
  • The Simplest Way to Turn 10 Dollars Into $20!
    E50
    The Simplest Way to Turn 10 Dollars Into $20!Tipping is usually a well received practice, but maybe not if you do it like this.
  • The Only Word Game You Can NEVER LOSE!
    E51
    The Only Word Game You Can NEVER LOSE!Brian explores a form of wordplay that doesn't involve puns in a game that he can't lose.
  • MELT Metal Through Metal!
    E53
    MELT Metal Through Metal!Brian warps minds with his mystical object phasing fires.
  • The 6 Numbers With A Mysterious Pact
    E54
    The 6 Numbers With A Mysterious PactThese 6 numbers have a common trait among them that are shared by absolutely no other numbers!
  • The Only Time Scissors STOP Your Escape!
    E56
    The Only Time Scissors STOP Your Escape!With this knot tied around scissors, the solution to unraveling it only takes a couple steps and yet still evades everyone who tries it.
  • The 7 Box CHALLENGE!
    E58
    The 7 Box CHALLENGE!You are given all the tools you need to succeed, but can you do it?
  • The Card Trick That REVEALS ITSELF!
    E59
    The Card Trick That REVEALS ITSELF!How do you get the same deck of cards that conceals a chosen card, to in turn reveal it?
  • The Magnetic Knife
    E60
    The Magnetic KnifeCatching a pile of salt on the blade of a knife seems nearly impossible, right?
  • Single Digit FACE-OFF
    E61
    Single Digit FACE-OFFOnly using the number 5 and the operation symbols, how efficiently can you get the calculator to show 17?

 

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