The Carbonaro Effect

Season 1

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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.

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25 Episodes

Got the Bug Out
E1
Got the Bug OutPosing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along. Then, as a seemingly ordinary bartender, he makes patrons fall for a never-ending beer bottle and a shot that breaks the laws of physics. Plus, he infiltrates an office and has gullible coworkers believing that he can freeze-dry animals and reanimate them.
A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds
E2
A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and SeedsPosing 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.
A Waddle, a Scratch...
E3
A Waddle, a Scratch...Posing as a thrift store employee, Michael makes shoppers believe that a real waddling duck is just a lifelike decoy and confuses clerks with a never-ending chain of hangers. Then, he convinces liquor store customers that some corks are made of cheese and a wine can freeze on command. Plus, in a museum he shocks a gullible new employee by destroying a priceless piece then impossibly reconstructing it.
Just Smash It Out
E4
Just Smash It OutMichael 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.
Out of Bounce
E5
Out of BounceMichael convinces customers to buy toys that couldn't possibly exist, like bubbles that turn into Christmas ornaments when you catch them. Then, as a personal trainer, he makes a client think he actually sweat enough to fill a bucket. Plus, a security guard panics when Michael makes a car disappear on his watch.
Don't Freeze Me
E6
Don't Freeze MeAt a sporting goods store, a confused customer debates the laws of physics with Michael after he suddenly makes a lightweight box impossibly heavy. Then as a barista, Michael shows caf? patrons that glass is not nearly as impenetrable as it seems. Plus, he spooks museum workers when he shows that boomerangs really do always come back, and that taxidermy is a less than permanent solution.
The Lizard Law
E7
The Lizard LawIn a Mexican restaurant, Michael treats incredulous diners to a good luck serpent with their tableside guacamole and makes salsa so spicy it melts metal. Then, he confuses office coworkers with a never-ending brown bag lunch and a frozen meal that turns out to be alarmingly fresh. Plus, he confounds his new assistant with some tricks of the trade as a real estate agent, including freshening dead flowers right before her eyes.
It's a Makeshift
E8
It's a MakeshiftNever ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.
Green Friendly
E9
Green FriendlyMichael confuses wine drinkers with an incredible shrinking bottle and a supposedly deep cork that defies the laws of physics. Then, he bedazzles a jewelry store patron with disappearing diamonds. Later, he heads to the carwash where one woman takes a stand when her "go green" clean takes an unexpected turn.
Maybe it's the Echinacea?
E10
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.
Serious Déjà Vu
E11
Serious Déjà VuPosing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.
An Elevated Ferret Alert
E12
An Elevated Ferret AlertAt 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.
Cause and Effect
E13
Cause and EffectIn this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.
This is Not an Orange
E14
This is Not an OrangeMichael 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.
Just During the Previews
E15
Just During the PreviewsMichael 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.
In Case What?!
E16
In Case What?!Michael baffles a hardware store patron with an extension cord, confuses a food deliverer and duplicates a key. He then demonstrates a de-nutter in a health food store, freaks out a woman with a manicure fish. In an arcade, he opens a box from Germany containing a small child.
A Faux Pas to Wear
E17
A Faux Pas to WearThis week, Michael stuns shoppers at a thrift mart with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations. And at a hardware store, a DIYer is left questioning the intelligence of beetles that follow blueprints and unscrew nuts and bolts. Plus, one woman is shocked and bewildered when Michael disappears and reappears before her very eyes.
Just a Milker
E18
Just a MilkerMichael 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.
Suburban Pimp
E19
Suburban PimpMichael 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. Then, at an arcade, the atmosphere turns from fun to freaky for an employee when Michael gets "zapped" from one game to the next.
Might Be Trippin'
E20
Might Be Trippin'Filling in as a karate instructor, Michael disrupts the Zen of his student with skills that literally lift him off the ground, and at a toy store, Michael's frog necklace is so fashionably realistic that it has one little girl begging for a new pet. Then at a military outfitting store, Michael and an employee put together a clothing display that puts the "man" in mannequin.
An Awogami Is Ripe
E21
An Awogami Is RipeMichael 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.
Iguanasaurs
E22
IguanasaursMichael befuddles a hardware store patron with a collapsible spray paint can, and cuts a costume shop employee down to size when he shrinks into a leprechaun outfit. Later, a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.
3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents
E23
3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power TentsMichael 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.
Flash Melt
E24
Flash MeltMichael hits the jackpot at a convenience store and amazes a mother when he demonstrates her child's genius abilities at a toy store. Later, MIchael astonishes his Japanese restaurant co-worker with a set-up that really takes the cake.
An Over-grooming Situation
E25
An Over-grooming SituationMichael leaves a co-worker out to dry at the garden center with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water. Later, at the dog groomers, Michael's puppy takes to the catwalk after dressing himself in the most fashionable canine attire.