Series
Scam School
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 41 epS2 · 41 epS3 · 12 ep
- 1The Human Chimney6 Apr 2008From nowhere, you produce billows of smoke out of your mouth...it's like you've manufactured smoke in your lungs!
- 2The Puzzle7 Apr 2008Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze!
- 3Bang Your Head8 Apr 2008Effect: Your friend beats his head on the bar repeatedly, to everyone's delight.
- 4The Mirror10 Apr 2008For this effect we've dressed up a straight-up old school bar scam. Here's the simple presentation for the classic "you do as I do" effect: Bet a friend he can't copy everything you do.
- 5How to Stick Your Friends to the Bar17 Apr 2008This clever trick uses a pint of beer and two willing thumbs to handcuff your friend (or enemy) to the bar, while you take his keys, wallet, girlfriend and more.
- 6The Lift24 Apr 2008Effect: Defying all laws of leverage, you summon a ridiculous amount of strength.
- 7The Race1 May 2008Effect: Bet your friend that you can drink 2 pints of beer before he can drink two shots of his favorite liquor.
- 8Nim8 May 2008 · 6mEffect: Play a game with your friend that you can always win.
- 9The Jack-O-Lantern15 May 2008 · 6mPlacing a lit match inside your mouth, you do a very convincing impression of a grinning jack-o-lantern...all without burning yourself.
- 10Circumference vs. Height22 May 2008 · 5mThis episode tests your visual perception. Which is more? The circumference of the rim of a pint glass, or the height of the pint glass from the bottom to the top?
- 11Static Charge Match29 May 2008 · 7mEffect: Despite being an insulator, Brian is able to charge a match with static electricity which then causes another match to jump into the air.
- 12Straw Teepee Puzzle5 Jun 2008 · 5mEffect: Amaze fellow bar patrons by picking up two straws using only one other straw.
- 13Cigarette Out On Tongue12 Jun 2008 · 6mThis one's like a playground dare gone too far...
- 14Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (1)19 Jun 2008 · 12mBrian opened for the live Diggnation show in New York, and we have it here for those who missed it!
- 15Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (2)26 Jun 2008 · 15mThis is the second and final half of Brian's opening act for Diggnation in NY.
- 16Scam Hot Chicks at the Bar3 Jul 2008 · 9mA guaranteed, never fail way to get the hottest girls at the bar to talk with you for at least 20 minutes.
- 17Code Drink10 Jul 2008 · 8mEffect: Surprise your friends by telling them you have X-ray vision
- 18BUSTED! 6 Matches and 4 Triangles puzzle17 Jul 2008 · 7mWatch the Master finally get beat at his own game!
- 19The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick24 Jul 2008 · 8mApply high school physics to amaze your friends and win free drinks.
- 20Quicksilver Matches31 Jul 2008 · 8mIt's Magic 101. Can you mimic the master?
- 21Clever Match Trick Scores Free Drinks7 Aug 2008 · 8mAll you need is a match, two pint glasses and a quarter, and you'll be drinking free all night!
- 22Fast and Loose14 Aug 2008 · 9mThis game goes by a bunch of names: "fast and loose," "pricking the garter," "the endless chain," "the strap..." The object is simple: a chain is laid in a figure-eight configuration. One of the holes is the true center of the chain and will hold "fast," while the other will not hold, and is instead "loose".
- 23The Ash21 Aug 2008 · 10mEffect: Let an entire cigarette burn without the ash falling.
- 24From the Forums28 Aug 2008 · 7mThis week Brian steps out of the bar, and into the Revision3 studios to deliver an episode straight from the Forums!
- 25The Key Card4 Sept 2008 · 8mEffect: This card trick is quite possible responsible for more free beers than any other in history. It's not just a magic trick, it's a cleverly-laid trap guaranteed to win you a frosty cold one.
- 26The Equation11 Sept 2008 · 8mA stumper of a puzzle‚ using only 4th grade math.
- 27Cheesy Beer Gags18 Sept 2008 · 8mAs you know by now, we here at Scam School pride ourselves on giving you only the very best bar scams. Today we break our streak, and instead present you with four stupid beer gags.
- 28Mind Control Scam25 Sept 2008 · 7mA brand new illusion that will trick your friends into believing in MIND CONTROL.
- 29Dan Martin's Match Trick2 Oct 2008 · 9mA new take on an old-time match trick
- 30Controlled Cards9 Oct 2008 · 10mWe've taught you how to scam, swindle, and steal... but we have yet to give you any actual talent. That all changes in this episode. We're going to teach you not only how to control a card to the bottom of the deck, but how to use that talent for a sweet little card trick.
- 31How to Predict the Future!16 Oct 2008 · 10mWhat's better than a card trick? Predicting the FREAKING FUTURE, which is exactly what you'll do in this scam. We call it Pigment Prediction.
- 32The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks!23 Oct 2008 · 10mIf you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.
- 33From the Forums - Part 2!30 Oct 2008 · 8mThis week Brian is back in the Revision 3 studios another "From the Forums episode"!
- 34It's In the Bank6 Nov 2008 · 7mThis week we've got another puzzle with a setup that sounds absolutely impossible.
- 35Stick It To 'Em with The Funnel13 Nov 2008 · 6mWe present the atomic bomb of sucker gags: The Funnel!
- 36Are You Dead or Alive?20 Nov 2008 · 7mAs a conversation starter, Brian shows you how to use two toothpicks to detect a pulse.
- 37You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim27 Nov 2008 · 12mMemorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!
- 38A Few Pennies for a Beer!4 Dec 2008 · 10mNo matter what the setup, the very best scams are the ones that let the mark think they're on top, only to get punked in the end. That's what makes the penny prediction so great!
- 39How to Stick a Nail Up Your Nose11 Dec 2008 · 12mRemember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!
- 40Money, a Short Con and Crime = Short Change18 Dec 2008 · 6mThis episode, we're turning to the dark side and learning actual CRIME. Remember, the following is for INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!
- 41Scam Hot Ladies at the Bar (Part 2)!25 Dec 2008 · 11mA while back, we taught you the importance of using easy, beatable puzzles to keep girls talking to you at the bar. Our Holiday gift to you is another set of "getting the girl" routines!
Details
- Created by
- Brian Brushwood
- First aired
- 6 Apr 2008
- Last aired
- 24 Mar 2010
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Revision3
- Episodes
- 94
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Brian BrushwoodHimself
