The Carbonaro Effect

Season 5

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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8 Episodes

Cat Lady
E1
Cat LadyAt auditions, Michael wows directors with costume changes but cracks when he sings; things get sticky when he demos flying post-its; Michael's co-worker's jaw drops when a shape-shifting tenant returns while they clean house.
Moving Dragon
E2
Moving DragonWhile working at a pool store, Michael flies on a kickboard and shows the culinary uses of a pool noodle; at a pet store, he breeds hamsters from pellets; Michael stuns his helper as moving day heats up with a fiery statue.
Lipstick and the Flying Nun
E3
Lipstick and the Flying NunWhile working at an antique shop, Michael unpacks an item with a message from beyond and a problem-solving toy puzzles his co-worker. Plus, Michael works a fundraiser where a painting raises not just money but the body of a nun.
Pink Slime
E4
Pink SlimeWhile working at a book store, Michael feeds some book worms. Plus, Michael serves food and gives new meaning to the term "grass fed beef". Then, at a food testing center, Michael spooks his assistant when an experiment takes a new shape.
Chilly Flakes and Wormholes
E5
Chilly Flakes and WormholesMichael works in a spice shop and gets the icy treatment with his take on "chilly flakes". Plus at a hotel, he cleans a spill with his phone. And then, at an abandoned house, Michael amazes his assistant when he climbs through a wormhole.
Popcorn Pants
E6
Popcorn PantsMichael delivers a shock in a shipping store when packaged wine tips over and gets the bubble wrap tipsy. At a popcorn shop, Michael dons the latest kernel fashions. Later, at a theater, he stuns his helper when a trick jumps off the screen.
Vanishing Daycare
E7
Vanishing DaycareAt a thrift store, Michael transforms a t-shirt that's suitable for all four seasons and at a daycare, his aid thinks she loses more than her mind. Plus, in a museum, Michael's helper runs scared when a sculpture starts to slither away.
Puppification
E8
PuppificationAt an appliance store, Michael blends juices with a sticker. Then, at a pet shop, he reverses the food chain. Plus, at a doggy spa, an old dog learns new tricks when a rejuvenation machine turns back time and Michael doesn't go unscathed.