The Carbonaro Effect
The Carbonaro Effect
The Carbonaro Effect
Comedy
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Overview
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.
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: 2014-04-01
Runtime: 0h 30m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro
Himself
Official Videos
The Carbonaro Effect - Potato Chip Surprise
The Carbonaro Effect - Potato Chip Surprise
Episodes - Season 1
Got the Bug Out
Got the Bug Out
Episode 1
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
A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds
Episode 2
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...
A Waddle, a Scratch...
Episode 3
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
Just Smash It Out
Episode 4
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
Out of Bounce
Episode 5
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
Don't Freeze Me
Episode 6
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
The Lizard Law
Episode 7
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
It's a Makeshift
Episode 8
Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.
Green Friendly
Green Friendly
Episode 9
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?
Maybe it's the Echinacea?
Episode 10
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.
Serious Déjà Vu
Serious Déjà Vu
Episode 11
Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.
An Elevated Ferret Alert
An Elevated Ferret Alert
Episode 12
At 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.
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
Episode 13
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.
This is Not an Orange
This is Not an Orange
Episode 14
Michael 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.
Just During the Previews
Just During the Previews
Episode 15
Michael 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.
In Case What?!
In Case What?!
Episode 16
Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.
A Faux Pas to Wear
A Faux Pas to Wear
Episode 17
Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.
Just a Milker
Just a Milker
Episode 18
Michael 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.
Suburban Pimp
Suburban Pimp
Episode 19
Michael 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.
Might Be Trippin'
Might Be Trippin'
Episode 20
Michael 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.
An Awogami Is Ripe
An Awogami Is Ripe
Episode 21
Michael 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.
Iguanasaurs
Iguanasaurs
Episode 22
Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.
3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents
3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents
Episode 23
Michael 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.
Flash Melt
Flash Melt
Episode 24
Michael 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.
An Over-grooming Situation
An Over-grooming Situation
Episode 25
Michael 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.
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