The Carbonaro Effect - Season 1

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Got the Bug Out

1 - Got the Bug Out

Air Date: April 1, 2014

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

Air Date: May 15, 2014

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...

Air Date: May 15, 2014

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

Air Date: May 22, 2014

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

Air Date: May 29, 2014

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

Air Date: June 5, 2014

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

Air Date: June 12, 2014

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

Air Date: June 19, 2014

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

Green Friendly

9 - Green Friendly

Air Date: June 26, 2014

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?

Air Date: July 10, 2014

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

Air Date: July 17, 2014

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

Air Date: July 24, 2014

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

Air Date: October 30, 2014

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

Air Date: November 6, 2014

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

Air Date: November 13, 2014

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?!

Air Date: November 20, 2014

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

Air Date: November 27, 2014

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

Air Date: December 4, 2014

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

Air Date: December 11, 2014

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'

Air Date: December 18, 2014

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

Air Date: December 25, 2014

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

Air Date: January 1, 2015

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

Air Date: January 8, 2015

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

Air Date: January 15, 2015

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

Air Date: January 22, 2015

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.