The Carbonaro Effect

2014 • truTV
4.7
1.22K reviews
TV-14
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Volume 3 episodes (16)

1 Cause and Effect Second Edition
4/1/15
Get a peek behind-the-scenes as Michael pushes magical boundaries with a fiery potato laser and a very unusual puppy. Then, how does Michael react when he's recognized mid-stunt? And what happens when someone decides to play a prank on him?! Plus, see how stunned shoppers react when they learn they're on TV in this special episode!
2 Exposed
4/1/15
In this special episode Michael presents the most talked about tricks from previous episodes and reveals all new behind-the scenes material. Responding to viewer questions, Michael pulls back the curtain on never-before-seen rehearsal footage and provides new insights into the tricks that earned the most social media buzz! How does a wooden duck decoy transform into a live duck? How exactly does improv help one ghostly trick? Plus, when a car disappears is there some clever editing afoot or is it real magic?!
3 Just Made History
7/29/15
Michael poses as a hipster at a farmers market and makes an endless supply of juice. Then things become blurry at the eye doctor, and later, shape shifting aliens send Michael's co-worker into a frenzy.
4 Dangerously Drinkable
8/5/15
Michael astounds dental patients with molar radio transmissions, and while appraising art, he brings an extinct species back to life. Plus, an unusual brew stirs a ghostly hallucination that will make jaws drop.
5 Japanese Waterless Folding Toilet
8/12/15
Michael stretches headphone cords and reality with a mystical putty, stuns a coworker with new bathroom technology, and in the big finale, a Porta Potty becomes a Portal Potty, leaving a construction worker amazed.
6 The Albino Corn Snake Viper Patrol
8/19/15
Working at a tattoo parlor, Michael gets some killer ink in a flash. Then it's SNAKES ON A SEDAN when a serpent ambushes a routine car checkup, and down on the docks, one unlucky guy learns a lesson in shrinkage.
7 Amvox 73
8/26/15
Michael unearths a mutant turtle from a mystical Peruvian clay, a woman is blown away when 2 adorable bunnies become 8, and to top it off, a hapless carpenter becomes an accidental time traveler when a potent new glue has him coming undone.
8 Turn to Gold
9/9/15
A miraculous liquid gives Michael the Midas touch in an eyeglass store. And later, Michael trains the new girl at a tanning salon, but things take a horrifying turn when she believes she's killed her first customer.
9 Take the Mirror
9/16/15
Take The Mirror - Michael's candy shop customers witness a live scorpion get freed from a lollipop, and later, Michael's cocktail invention has one man drunk with envy! And in the big finish, a cursed mirror turns simple reflections into reality.
10 Sierra Volcano
9/23/15
Michael performs a revolutionary skin treatment that turns back time, and at the farmer's market, a pungent pre-historic cheese mesmerizes one shopper's taste buds. Plus, an accident with a 3D printer has Michael meeting his match.
11 The Doughy Parts
9/30/15
At an office, Michael goes from suave to slacker in the blink of an eye. Then at a museum, a man discovers his painter's touch is worth thousands, and at a pool club, Michael and his strange friend are in the deep end with security.
12 That's Voodoo
10/7/15
Michael wows mall shoppers with snakes that soothe and spiders that stitch, and at an art supply store, a woman finds out that she's a natural-born wood whittler. Plus, an abandoned house won't let go of its precious things.
13 Catching the Fl?
10/14/15
At a yard sale, Michael helps a man realize his amazing mind powers and shocks a college student by discovering she's the heir to the entire lot. Later, an art gallery's tribal mask goes missing and has the security guard fearing war!
14 Deep Space Air
10/21/15
While doing scientific research, Michael makes things heavy with some otherworldly air. Then, at a bakery, the new rolls are so light, they defy gravity. And as a golf instructor, Michael gets caught by the ultimate sand trap!
15 Fishguise
10/28/15
At a local copy shop, Michael introduces a print-by-hand technique, and at a bait and tackle shop, he unveils the latest fish fashion trends. Finally, at an office, Michael pulls a switcheroo, and the new temp has no idea who's the boss.
101 5 Best Reactions
7/20/15
Countdown the top 5 best reactions from The Carbonaro Effect.

About this show

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.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
1.22K reviews
Maricelly
December 28, 2014
Watched most the shows? Somewhat entertaining, but you can sometimes see exactly how he pulls the magic trick off.
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Timbo Tyler
January 11, 2015
This show is good enough to be on reality or a primetime TV show in a network. He is very convincing and can handle himself from not only the magic, acting and.creativity, hands down and up lol. .:-$ Chaching.
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Miss A
February 2, 2015
U wanna laugh? Wanna see a show the whole family can watch? Check this out? This is a unique show that merges highly impressive magic tricks w/an unsuspecting person on hidden camera. Watch their shock and dismay as startling and unbelievable events begin happening before their very eyes! Don't miss this fresh new show!
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