The Carbonaro Effect
The Carbonaro Effect: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

April 1, 2014

Episodes

25 episodes

The Carbonaro Effect

Season 1

Episodes

Got the Bug Out

1. Got the Bug Out

April 1, 2014
30 min

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

May 15, 2014
30 min

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...

8.0
May 15, 2014
30 min

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

8.0
May 22, 2014
30 min

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

8.0
May 29, 2014
30 min

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

8.0
June 5, 2014
30 min

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

8.0
June 12, 2014
30 min

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

8.0
June 19, 2014
30 min

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

Green Friendly

9. Green Friendly

June 26, 2014
30 min

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?

8.0
July 10, 2014
30 min

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

11. Serious Déjà Vu

July 17, 2014
21 min

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

12. An Elevated Ferret Alert

July 24, 2014
30 min

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

13. Cause and Effect

October 30, 2014
30 min

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

14. This is Not an Orange

November 6, 2014
30 min

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

15. Just During the Previews

November 13, 2014
30 min

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?!

16. In Case What?!

November 20, 2014
30 min

Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.

A Faux Pas to Wear

17. A Faux Pas to Wear

November 27, 2014
30 min

Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.

Just a Milker

18. Just a Milker

December 4, 2014
30 min

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

19. Suburban Pimp

December 11, 2014
30 min

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'

20. Might Be Trippin'

December 18, 2014
30 min

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

21. An Awogami Is Ripe

December 25, 2014
30 min

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

22. Iguanasaurs

January 1, 2015
30 min

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

23. 3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents

January 8, 2015
30 min

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

24. Flash Melt

January 15, 2015
30 min

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

25. An Over-grooming Situation

January 22, 2015
30 min

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.