Series
The Carbonaro Effect
Reality
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 25 epS2 · 26 epS3 · 17 epS4 · 16 epS5 · 8 ep
1Got the Bug Out1 Apr 2014 · 30mPosing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along.
2A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds15 May 2014 · 30mPosing 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.
3A Waddle, a Scratch...15 May 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0A 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.
4Just Smash It Out22 May 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0Michael 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.
5Out of Bounce29 May 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing car makes a security guard panic.
6Don't Freeze Me5 Jun 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0A 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.
7The Lizard Law12 Jun 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0A 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.
8It's a Makeshift19 Jun 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.
9Green Friendly26 Jun 2014 · 30mA shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at the car wash.
10Maybe it's the Echinacea?10 Jul 2014 · 30m · ★ 8.0Posing 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.
11Serious Déjà Vu17 Jul 2014 · 21mPosing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.
12An Elevated Ferret Alert24 Jul 2014 · 30mAt 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.
13Cause and Effect30 Oct 2014 · 30mIn this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.
14This is Not an Orange6 Nov 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
15Just During the Previews13 Nov 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
16In Case What?!20 Nov 2014 · 30mMichael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.
17A Faux Pas to Wear27 Nov 2014 · 30mMichael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.
18Just a Milker4 Dec 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
19Suburban Pimp11 Dec 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
20Might Be Trippin'18 Dec 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
21An Awogami Is Ripe25 Dec 2014 · 30mMichael 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.
22Iguanasaurs1 Jan 2015 · 30mMichael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.
233D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents8 Jan 2015 · 30mMichael 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.
24Flash Melt15 Jan 2015 · 30mMichael 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.
25An Over-grooming Situation22 Jan 2015 · 30mMichael 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.
Details
- Created by
- Michael Carbonaro
- First aired
- 1 Apr 2014
- Last aired
- 2 Jan 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- truTV
- Episodes
- 92
- Votes
- 32 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Michael CarbonaroHimself
