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      Season 1 – The Carbonaro Effect

      2014 Entertainment Comedy List
      Reviews 80% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Michael Carbonaro is a multifaceted entertainer. He's an actor who has had recurring roles in various TV series, and he has also performed in his own comedy and magic show at clubs in New York and Los Angeles. He puts all of those talents to use -- and throws in a unique improvisation skill -- in "The Carbonaro Effect," an unscripted series in which he deceives, amazes and amuses an unsuspecting public. In each half-hour episode, Carbonaro performs baffling tricks on people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Whether the marks are alone or with friends, everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what they just experienced. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 16 Buy Now

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      Tyler K I Love Michael this show is just freaking hilarious 8/10 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/15/22 Full Review Audience Member This guy is hilarious and so creative. The funniest parts to me are his straight-faced, sincere explanations of what just happened. He makes things up that are just gut-wrenching funny. And people just stand there and believe him. I can't get enough!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Apr 1, 2014 Got the Bug Out Michael gets a bug out of a customers phone; patrons at a bar fall for a never-ending beer bottle; gullible co-workers believe Michael can freeze-dry animals and reanimate them. Details Episode 2 Aired May 15, 2014 A Problem With Chocolate Turtles and Seeds Michael makes a shopper's face appear on a milk carton and then tries to convince her that she is really a missing person; Michael wants shipping store customers to believe that a bowling ball that can be mailed in a flat box. Details Episode 3 Aired May 15, 2014 A Waddle, a Scratch... Michael makes shoppers believe that a real waddling duck is just a lifelike decoy, and confuses clerks with a never-ending chain of hangers; liquor store customers are convinced that some corks are made of cheese and a wine can freeze on command. Details Episode 4 Aired May 22, 2014 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; Michael is suddenly wearing the clothes of customers. Details Episode 5 Aired May 29, 2014 Out of Bounce Michael convinces customers to buy toys that couldn't possibly exist; a security guard panics when Michael makes a car disappear on his watch. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 5, 2014 Don't Freeze Me! A customer debates the laws of physics with Michael after he makes a lightweight box impossibly heavy; Michael shows cafe patrons that glass is not impenetrable. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 12, 2014 The Lizard Law Michael makes salsa so spicy it melts metal; a never-ending brown bag lunch; freshening dead flowers. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 19, 2014 It's a Makeshift Michael makes a man's day when he convinces him that he's hit the coin machine jackpot in the laundromat. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 26, 2014 Green Friendly Wine drinkers are confused with an incredible shrinking bottle; a jewelry store patron is amazed when her rings suddenly vanish. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 10, 2014 Maybe It's the Echinacea? 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. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 17, 2014 Serious Deja Vu Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor. Then, Michael blows the minds of customers in a coffee shop. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 24, 2014 An Elevated Ferret Alert 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. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 31, 2014 Cause and Effect Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks, and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons; discover what happens when people learn they're on a TV show; see spectacular moments that went terribly awry. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 30, 2014 Out of Control Michael stuns customers in a holistic store by treating them to kale cannolis and shows one customer the mighty mouse effects of muscle supplements; Michael bewilders green thumb enthusiasts with seeds that instantly sprout. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 6, 2014 This Is Not an Orange 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. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 13, 2014 Just During the Previews 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. Details Episode 17 Aired Nov 20, 2014 In Case What?! Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order and leaves a mother and daughter questioning everything they know when he uses a spinning bowl to extract peanuts from candy. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 27, 2014 A Faux Pas to Wear Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 4, 2014 Just a Milker 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. Details Episode 20 Aired Dec 11, 2014 Suburban Pimp 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. Details Episode 21 Aired Dec 18, 2014 Might Be Trippin' 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. Details Episode 22 Aired Dec 25, 2014 An Awogami Is Ripe 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. Details Episode 23 Aired Jan 1, 2015 Iguanasaurs Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur. Details Episode 24 Aired Jan 8, 2015 3D Galastical Morphin' Ranging Power Tents 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. Details Episode 25 Aired Jan 15, 2015 Flash Melt 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. Details Episode 26 Aired Jan 22, 2015 An Over-Grooming Situation 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. Details
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      Critics Reviews

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      Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Magician's deceptions are extra tricky in fun reality show. Rated: 3/5 Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Network
      truTV
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Entertainment, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Apr 1, 2014