The Carbonaro Effect

The Carbonaro Effect

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Hidden magic tricks amaze unsuspecting viewers
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade but a prankster by heart. In truTV's comedic series The Carbonaro Effect, Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera.
IMDb 7.5/1020148 seasons
13 episodes
  • 1. Pilot

    1. Pilot

    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.
    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.
    TV-14
    21min
    May 14, 2014
  • 2. A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

    2. A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

    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.
    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.
    TV-14
    20min
    May 14, 2014
  • 3. A Waddle, a Scratch...

    3. 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.
    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.
    TV-14
    20min
    May 14, 2014
  • 4. Just Smash It Out

    4. Just Smash It Out

    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.
    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.
    TV-14
    20min
    May 21, 2014
  • 5. Out of Bounce

    5. Out of Bounce

    Michael convinces customers to buy toys that couldn't possibly exist, like bubbles that turn into Christmas ornaments when you catch them.
    Michael convinces customers to buy toys that couldn't possibly exist, like bubbles that turn into Christmas ornaments when you catch them.
    TV-14
    20min
    May 28, 2014
  • 6. Don't Freeze Me!

    6. Don't Freeze Me!

    At a sporting goods store, a confused customer debates the laws of physics with Michael after he suddenly makes a lightweight box impossibly heavy.
    At a sporting goods store, a confused customer debates the laws of physics with Michael after he suddenly makes a lightweight box impossibly heavy.
    TV-14
    21min
    Jun 4, 2014
  • 7. The Lizard Law

    7. The Lizard Law

    In a Mexican restaurant, Michael treats incredulous diners to a good luck serpent with their tableside guacamole and makes salsa so spicy it melts metal.
    In a Mexican restaurant, Michael treats incredulous diners to a good luck serpent with their tableside guacamole and makes salsa so spicy it melts metal.
    TV-14
    21min
    Jun 11, 2014
  • 8. It's a Makeshift

    8. It's a Makeshift

    Michael mystifies laundromat patrons by impossibly multiplying miniscule amounts of detergent and makes one man's day when he convinces him that he's hit the coin machine jackpot.
    Michael mystifies laundromat patrons by impossibly multiplying miniscule amounts of detergent and makes one man's day when he convinces him that he's hit the coin machine jackpot.
    TV-14
    21min
    Jun 18, 2014
  • 9. Green Friendly

    9. Green Friendly

    Michael confuses wine drinkers with an incredible shrinking bottle and a supposedly deep cork that defies the laws of physics.
    Michael confuses wine drinkers with an incredible shrinking bottle and a supposedly deep cork that defies the laws of physics.
    TV-14
    20min
    Jun 25, 2014
  • 10. Maybe it's the Echinacea?

    10. 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.
    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.
    TV-PG
    21min
    Jul 9, 2014
  • 11. Serious Déjà Vu

    11. Serious Déjà Vu

    Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.
    Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.
    TV-PG
    20min
    Jul 16, 2014
  • 12. An Elevated Ferret Alert

    12. An Elevated Ferret Alert

    Posing as an interior designer, Michael stumps his new assistant who can't escape the ground floor of a home due to a disappearing staircase.
    Posing as an interior designer, Michael stumps his new assistant who can't escape the ground floor of a home due to a disappearing staircase.
    TV-PG
    21min
    Jul 23, 2014
  • 13. Cause and Effect

    13. Cause and Effect

    In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.
    In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.
    TV-PG
    21min
    Jul 30, 2014
  • The Carbonaro Effect
    IMDb 7.5/1020148 seasons
    Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade but a prankster by heart. In truTV's comedic series The Carbonaro Effect, Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera.
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