The Carbonaro Effect

The Carbonaro Effect

2014 - 2020RealityB-155 Seasons92 Episodes

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

Season 1

Season 1

25 Episodes • 2014

Season 2

Season 2

26 Episodes • 2015

Season 3

Season 3

17 Episodes • 2017

Season 4

Season 4

16 Episodes • 2018

Season 5

Season 5

8 Episodes • 2019

Episodes - Season 1

Got the Bug Out

1. Got the Bug Out

30m

Posing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along.

A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

2. A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

30m

Posing 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...

3. A Waddle, a Scratch...

30m

A 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.

Just Smash It Out

4. Just Smash It Out

30m

Michael 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

5. Out of Bounce

30m

Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing car makes a security guard panic.

Don't Freeze Me

6. Don't Freeze Me

30m

A 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.

The Lizard Law

7. The Lizard Law

30m

A 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.

It's a Makeshift

8. It's a Makeshift

30m

Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.

Green Friendly

9. Green Friendly

30m

A shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at the car wash.

Maybe it's the Echinacea?

10. Maybe it's the Echinacea?

30m

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.

Created by: Michael Carbonaro

Top Cast

Michael Carbonaro

Michael Carbonaro

Himself

Available on: truTV

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